12/4/23 to 12/8/23 Week at a Glance

Math : Chapter 5 - Add and Subtract Decimals (one lesson per day) 

  • Monday - Chapter 5, Lesson 7 - Addition Properties (objective: use the Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties to add whole numbers and decimals mentally)
  • Tuesday- Check My Progress thus far in-class
  • Wednesday - Chapter 5, Lesson 10 - Subtract Decimals (objective: Subtracting decimals)
  • Thursday - Concept Check for understanding
  • Friday - Practice Test #1 in-class to prepare for our test on December 12, 2023…we will do it again on Monday, December 11th for extra practice too

Science: Chapter 2 - Forces and Motion (one lesson per week)

  • Chapter 2 - Lesson 4 = Answering the essential question: How are shadows formed?
    • Objective: Students will investigate how shadows form and will communicate the results of their investigation
  • Key Vocabulary this week: light, shadow, and waves
  • Wednesday - Physics of Amusement Parks packet
  • Thursday - Wood vs Steel Roller Coasters packet
  • Friday - Lesson 4 Quiz Check

Social Studies: The Bombing of Hiroshima….

  • Monday - Hiroshima & Nagasaki packet
  • Tuesday - Cause of WWII packet
  • Wednesday - Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima webquest
  • Thursday - Hiroshima & Nagasaki Escape Room fun
  • Friday - Brain Pop assignment on Hiroshima

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the ethics of the US government's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 
  • Consider how the world's attitude toward nuclear weapons has changed since this story was published in 1946.

*Please note that The Week at a Glance is very broad. Please check my nightly Edlio posts to read about what we specifically did in class that day.*