Subtracting Mixed Numbers -- Webquest

Try out this webquest to review mixed number subtraction.

If you finish early, work on Frontrowed.com.

Patriots and Loyalists

In social studies this week, you will use your Google accounts to make slideshows contrasting Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolutionary War.  Please follow these directions as you work on this project with your group.

1. Make sure you include a title slide with the names of your group members.  Don't forget to label the slideshow in the upper left corner or it will remain "untitled."
2. Each slideshow should include a definition of a Patriot and a definition of a Loyalist.
3. Please include at least 3 slides about a famous Patriot from your textbook.  Include who they were and what they did to promote the cause of independence from Britain.
4. Please include at least 3 slides about a famous Loyalist from your textbook.  Include who they were and what they did to fight against independence from Britain.
5. Proofread your slides.
6. If you finish early, look up other famous Patriots and Loyalists using Google and include slides about them.  Make sure you indicate whether they were a Patriot or Loyalist and what they did to make them famous.
7. Publish your slideshow to the web and add a link to it on your Kidblog page.

Links that might be useful:
Thomas Hutchinson
Jonathan Boucher
Lord Dunmore
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Mercy Otis Warren

What Is A Verb?

Learn about the differences between action verbs, linking verbs and helping verbs in these slideshares:
What is a verb?
Types of verbs.
This one explains linking verbs really well.  (The activities at the end don't work so well.)

Identifying verbs quiz.
Helping verbs quiz.
Linking verbs quiz.

Climate Change Experiment Tracks Lizards & Butterflies

We will watch this video in relation to our rain forest unit.  Make sure you look for steps in the experiment process.

What is Climate Change?
Information from the US EPA.
Information from NASA.

Adding Fractions with Different Denominators

Try out this concept on the Khan Academy website.
Watch another video on Math Antics.
Try out more practice adding fractions.
Quiz yourself.

Fractions In Simplest Form

Still need help?  Learn more at Math is Fun.
Practice this skill.

Quiz yourself on simplifying fractions.
Quiz #2 (longer).

Action Verbs and Direct Objects

Learn about action verbs.

Action verbs explained.

Balloon verb game.

Action verbs practice.

Action verbs quiz.

Learn about direct objects.

Direct objects explained. (You only need the first few examples for 5th grade).

Direct objects practice and explanation.

Direct objects quiz.

Scientists Who Inspire

Who inspires you?  We are reading about a rainforest scientist in language arts class right now.  Can you think of a scientist who is an inspiration to you?  Why do they inspire you?  What did they study?  Why should other people learn about them?

Here are a few suggestions:  (Feel free to find your own scientist who inspires you.)
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington Carver
Archimedes
Marie Curie
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Mae Jemison
Stephen Hawking
Galileo
Rosalind Franklin

Please write at least one paragraph about a scientist who inspires you on kidblog.  Please answer the questions at the top of this post as part of your paragraph.  I suggest using Google to find out more information than the links I provided on this post will give you.

Adding Fractions with Rectangular Models

Try out a few of these links:
This website has some good examples and practice problems.
This parent handbook also has good examples and explanations.
You can also find models on this page.

This video is just for fun because this guy is awesome!

Adding Fractions With The Same Denominator

Adding fractions with like denominators: With like denominators, you're basically just adding numerators. That's not too bad, right? Can the resulting fraction be simplified?

Try out Khan Academy's practice problems.
Try Khan Academy's number line practice.
Review how to add fractions on a number line.
Practice number lines on Visual Fractions.
Practice on IXL.

Equivalent Fractions

The unit we are beginning assumes that you know all about equivalent fractions.  Please watch this video and try a few of these activities to refresh your knowledge.
Equivalent Fractions with models
Equivalent Fractions matching game
Equivalent Fractions triplets game

These links could be useful for all of the fraction lessons under standard 5NF1.