Tuesday October 15, 2019

Tremendous Tuesday!

We began the day learning about rates and unit rates in math. 

A rate is a comparison in which two quantities with different units are being compared. A rate is a special type of ratio ****

Examples:

·      3 burgers in 2 minutes – In this case we are comparing the unit of burgers to the unit of minutes. 

·      Miles per hour, Miles per gallon, $ per hour are very common rates

A unit rate is special type of rate. In this case, the comparison is made with a denominator of 1, which is why it is called a unit rate. The word “UNIT” indicates that we are interested in a "Quantity per one of" comparison.****

Examples:

·      60 miles per (one) hour. This phrase, “60 miles per hour” means that something is moving at a rate of 60 miles for every 1 hour that it is moving

·      2 pencils per student -- note that the "one" is often omitted in stating a unit rate

We did some examples as a class to ensure our understanding between a rate and a unit rate and understanding how to convert from a rate to a unit rate.

After we got into our literature circles for chapter 15 of our novel study.

Then we continued to work on electric cars. 

After first recess and lunch we had French.

Then we began a new art project: Zentangle Pinwheels 

Zentangle Pinwheels

Zentangles are intricate designs built up by completing small areas of pattern at a time. It’s a kind of doodling but with a consistent look. Relaxation and focus are important parts of the technique. 

Students will be using Zentangles to decorate their pinwheel. On one side of the pinwheel, students will choose 4 geometric Zentangle patterns. On the other side, students will contrast their Zentangle with a free-flowing, non-geometric design as a contrast.

As students complete each section, they will reflect on the elements and principles of design that makes up their pattern.

Students will then assemble their pinwheel, appreciate how beautiful it looks, and explain how it connects to our energy UOI.

Here are two videos to help students pick designs for their Zentangle. 

15 Zentangle Designsand 24 Zentangle Designs

At the end of the day we had physical education.

Homework:

1. Read Daily

2. Math 64-65 (Questions 1-6 but students are not to complete question 4 in the text book. I gave the students another question to work with)

3. Read chapter 16 and role

4. French project