Dear Families,
Just an update about where we are right now. I hope you are well and that you got to enjoy the wonderful weather of these past few days!
Math
Tomorrow we will have a quiz on evaluating and writing exponents (Common Core State Standard 6.EE.1). At the beginning of the week I have students a small pre-assessment on writing and evaluating exponents and this week we have been practicing them.
Tonight for homework students have 10 practice problems and should review their work from this week to prepare for the quiz tomorrow.
Science
In science we have been trying to understand and graph the differences between force and speed to compare our fan cars and our mousetrap cars. This week I am also introducing students to a kid-friendly version of Newton's three laws of motion.
- An object will keep moving the way it's moving (or not moving) unless an unbalanced force changes its movement.
- Everyone knows that heavier objects require more force to move the same distance as lighter objects.
- Whenever one object pushes on another object, it's gets pushed back in the opposite direction but equally hard.
Field Trip Update
Our field trips are approaching fast! We still have room and need of chaperones and volunteer drivers. If you would like to volunteer, please email me or use these surveys:
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