Monday 9/17
LA
Shared poems
Continued "Bronx Masquerade" and character charts
Vocab Packet #4 / Spec = see, look
Sentences due Wednesday, Packet #4 due Friday Math 9/17 - 9/21
Math
POD
pg 43, 68-77
Pg 61 1-18 groups
Fraction to Decimal
5/4 = 1.25
-1/6 = -0.16 (repeating)
Assignmentpg 825 1-10
pg 66 34 - 56 (evens)
Science
Bellwork- 1. What is the reference line for Latitude? 2. What is the highest degree reading you
can have? 3. Does latitude measure N and S or E and W? 4. What is reference line for
longitude? 5. What is the highest degree reading you can have? 6. Does longitude measuer N
and S or E and W?
Lat/Long wks
Topographic notes
map- model/graphic representation of a specific area topographic maps- shows changes in
elevation and natural features contour lines- line on a map that connects points of equal
elevation contour interval- the difference in elevation between two side by side contours index
contour- contour line that is marked with their elevation, darker, every 5th line
contour rules
1. contour lines NEVER cross
2. contours form Vs that point upstream whenever they cross streams 3. the closer the lines,
the steeper the hill 4. the tops of hills and mountains are shown with closed circles
Map parts
legend- explains what symbols used on the map mean
scale- the relationship between the distances on a map and actual distances
worksheet - USA latitude and longitude activity
SS
Journal- 2 religious groups that came to the colonies. Where did they go and why?
Video- Constitution Day
netbooks - What is the federal system created by the constitution? (R55 in book), page 3 & 4 (4
questions)
Ch. 3 Test Part 1 on Thursday (pg 72-87 in book, finish review)
Tuesday 9/18
LA
Vocab Packet #4 due Friday, Sentences due Wednesday
Continued "Bronx Masquerade" and character charts
Diagraphing worksheet: Adjective Modifiers (modify nouns),
Math
POD pg 67 70-79
Notes
2-4 Multiplying Rational Numbers
-8(6/7) = -8/1 * 6/7 = -8*6 / 1*7 = -48/7 = -6 6/7 Make whole number a fraction, multipy across
2(5 1/3) change mixed fraction into an improper fraction (16/3) change 2 into a fraction (2/1)
then multiply across 2/1 * 16/3 = 32/3 = 10 2/3
1/8 * 6/7 = 6/56 = 3/28
8 (9/10) 8/1 *9/10 = 72/10 = 7 2/10 = 7 1/5
-1/3 (6/7) -1*6/3*7 = -3/42 = -1/14
46/57 (9) =9/1 * 46/57 = 414 /57 = 7 15/57
1/10(2/20) = 1*2 / 10*20 = 2/200 = 1/100
Assignment:
pg 78 14 - 28 (evens), 40 - 43, 52, 53
Science
Creating a Topographic Map wks
Social Studies
JournalWrite a short story describing this picture. (Picture of a ship dropping off pilgrims.)
Worksheet review over Ch. 3
Ch. 3 Test Part 1 on Thursday