Day One:
Today's focus was homework review and analysis, with a brainstorming session for making a snappy title. Some students had math homework, but they needed very little assistance. A fifth grader was preparing for a test so once eveyone completed their HW, we collaborated to help her study for her test. In general, we quizzed her on using decimals to the thousandths place. We also reviewed the metric system and converting centimeters to meters, meters to kilometers, kilograms to grams, and milliliters to liters. After that, we discussed the meaning of foreshadowing in literature. Finally, we brainstormed a title for an essay about the 9/11 tragedy... Serious Lack of Kindness.
Day Two:
There was a focus on Marh and Science. Because the Science experiment involved money, I used this opportunity to review decimals to the hundredths place. We had approximately $14.32 in change ($6.00 in quarters, $6.00 in dimes, $1.80 nickels, $0.52 in pennies). The students were asked to count and write out the amounts in dollars, in hundredths, and to round to tenths. They were also asked to tell what they would purchase if they had that amount to spend.
The Science experiment was one that demonstrated water surface tension. First we filled an ordinary glass of water to the brim. Next, we carefully dropped dimes into the water, one at a time, to try to see how many coins it would take for the water to drip over the side of the glass. Everyone underestimated the amount of coins it would take. In he end, it took all $6.00 (or 60) dimes, and 14 pennies. Here is a photo of the experiment.
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