5th Grade Math - LCM- Least Common Multiple

Math.com has a good step by step lesson on LCM.
Math is fun also had a good lesson on LCM.

Got it?  Good.  Quiz yourself.

Venus Fly Trap (& Other Carnivorous Plants)

Read about carnivorous plants on Factmonster.  (Can you summarize the main ideas?)

Use context clues and other strategies to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words in these articles:
Chomp! Meat Eating Plants
How Venus Flytraps Work

Science Extra Credit -- Blog Your Project

Choose an experiment from the pages I told you about in class.  Do the experiment.
(5th grade: A31, A57 or A95)

Sign up at kidblog with the code that I provided in class.  Make sure you use your first name and last initial only.

Write a two paragraph summary of your project on kidblog.org/teacherp.  The first paragraph should summarize what you did in the experiment and what happened.  The second paragraph should include what you learned from the experiment.  How does this experiment apply to what we have been learning in class?  Feel free to upload a picture of your experiment to make your post more interesting and informative.

If you are reading this post before Friday 10-25, you won't be able to sign up on kidblog until after you see me on Friday.  I will give you the code then.

Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions

Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions: Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
Practice this concept at math playground.
Read about this concept a AAA math.

Math Is Fun has great lessons on improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Fractions in Simplest Form

Fractions in lowest terms: Fractions in lowest terms

If you want more on this topic, check out Khan Academy's fraction page.
Math Is Fun has more on simplifying fractions.
Try this fun quiz from Math Playground.

Equivalent fractions:
Check out this fraction number line.  (This is cool.)
There is also a lesson on equivalent fractions.
This page has a good lesson with a fun way to practice.

Have you mastered this concept?  Good.  Quiz yourself.

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

You book has some great online help for GCF.  You can also take a quiz.

Check out the GCF lesson on math.com.
You can also try GCF on mathisfun.com.

Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund

Our assembly today was awesome.  Please visit their website to learn more about these amazing cats.  www.wildcatfund.org  You can learn about all of their individual cats (including those we saw today) on their web page.

If you are interested, there is quite a bit of information about our school mascot on the web as well.  Learn about the Lynx. 

When Did the First Americans Arrive? -- Learn about this and Native American history.

We are just beginning to learn about Native Americans in our history class.  Now that you have watched the video on how Native Americans came to North America, read more about Native Americans.
This fact sheet has tons of information and FAQS.
This website about Native Americans was designed for kids.
Nat Geo Kids has a video about Native Americans.
This is an interesting article about the disagreement among historians as to how many Native Americans used to live in North America before Columbus arrived.
These are good essays to learn more about Native Americans.
Learn about the Native American tribes of California.

Grammar Practice -- Sentences

Practice your grammar this weekend.
Start with a review of subjects and predicates.
Check out another teacher's review page.
Quiz yourself on subjects and predicates.
Take this find the predicate quiz.

Review the 4 types of sentences.
Try this activity.
Try this quiz on sentence types.

Grammar Blast sentence quiz (easy).
Grammar Blast sentence quiz (harder).
Leave me a comment to let me know you did this homework.  I will give you a prize on Monday.

Different ways to look at DIVISION :) :) :)

Yes indeed.  Division does deserve three smiley faces.

Try out some new ways to look at division:

Divide numbers using rectangular arrays.

Divide with an area model.

Try the distributive property for division.

Check out decomposing the division problem.
This is so cool it deserves a second link.

Of course there is always good old fashioned loooonnnggg division.

Try some word problems (read carefully to see if you multiply or divide).
Someone stop me before I divide again!

What is an Ecosystem? What is a Food Chain? -- 4th grade

Read about ecosystems and food chains to complete your research project.
Geography for kids -- Ecosystems
E School Today -- What is an ecosystem?
Geography for kids -- Biosphere/Ecosystems
Geography for kids -- Food Chains
E School Today -- Food Chains
Create a food chain game.
Check out more videos and activities about ecosystems.