Social Studies- We will read Lesson 4.3 "Life in New Spain" and take notes. We will continue to find the main idea and supporting details in the text.
Essential Questions:
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?
Science- We will continue to read lesson 5.2 "How does energy pass through an ecosystem?" Students will be learning about the food web and energy pyramid.
Essential Questions:
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?
Essential Questions:
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?
Science- We will continue to read lesson 5.2 "How does energy pass through an ecosystem?" Students will be learning about the food web and energy pyramid.
Essential Questions:
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?
ELA
Reading- We will be finding synonyms and antonyms, and will be discussing point of view. Not only will we discuss perspective but also if a story is told in the first person, third person limited, or third person omniscient. We will also be reading Teammates, which is about how Jackie Robinson faced the challenge of being the first African American baseball player in Major League baseball.
Essential Questions:
How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?
How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?
How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?
Word Work- Not only will we be working with our root words/prefixes from last week (bio, man, phon, pre, aqua, uni), but we will also be looking at our vocabulary words from Teammates: segregation, prejudice, apathetic, and humiliation.
Language Arts- We will continue to study commas. This week we are looking at the use of commas in a direct address and tag questions. We are also focusing on comparative writing.
Math- We will begin Unit 1, Module 3 "Multiplication Strategies." We will be finding efficient ways to solving multiplication problems. We will also continue to go over factors, products, writing numerical expressions, prime and composite numbers, and finding volume.
Important Days:
Tuesday- Magazine Drive Turn-in Day
Thursday- Early Dismissal at 11:35
Saturday- District Dash/Team66 Community Days
Have a great weekend!
