Thursday, September 18, 2014

Series and Parallel Circuits


In today's math lesson, we used the short algorithm for multiplication to solve word problems involving multiplication. Students found this tricky work. Not only do you need to be great at multiplication facts up to 9 x 9, but you need to work neatly and systematically, keeping digits in the correct place. Due to the amount of time it would take to get through the practice questions, I have reduced the number of questions that need to complete for homework. Please see the list below.

In our inquiry time, students worked independently to discover troubleshooting steps that electricians use to solve problems Students used the troubleshooting steps to solve electrical problems. Students were given an additional electricity vocabulary list to find the definitions for from a glossary.

While all this independent work was being done, some students were called over to the electricity station, where they learned about the properties of series and parallel circuits. They did this by building both types of circuits. We will continue with this work tomorrow, so that everybody has a turn at the electricity station.


 

Students who completed their electricity work began working on writing a paragraph that began with a TOPIC sentence supported by DETAIL sentences. They were challenged with beginning and ending with strong sentences.

Grade 6s attended French and Gym class today.

We finally made it through all the power generation presentations. YAY!

Homework & Reminders:

  • Complete practice questions 2. c), h), 3, 5, 8, 9, 10,11 on p. 66 & 67 of the MMS textbook.
  • Practice your multiplication facts up to 12 x 12
  • Electricity test moved to Monday, Sept. 22
  • Fall Fair tickets on sale this week - $10/child, $5/adult. Prices increase after Friday
  • Fall Fair on Thursday, September 25,6 pm- 8 pm

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