Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Totally Tuesday

SCIENCE EXPO IS DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 31ST.  Remember that I am grading the "My Science Journal"  portion for science.  Presentations are being graded by language arts teachers.  Feel free to send in the board and journal this week if you want to get it out of your house.

Language Arts~
We are reading a non-fiction article this week, "The Power of Oil."  It is a persuasive article that helps persuade people to use less oil.  Our vocabulary is electrical, globe, fuels, and decayed.  Our comprehension focuses on fact and opinion and persuasion.  Our RIT words are refrain, quip, style, suspense, and quote.  Weekly homework was assigned yesterday and will be due on Friday.

Math~
Today we continued our exploration of probability.  Homework is study link 7.12  Math test will be on Thursday! 

Science~
Today we challenged ourselves to light a light bulb using a D-Cell.  We began to learn about electricity and how it works.  No homework.