Divisibility Rules and Planet Earth

Math:

After writing the Decimals Unit Assessment on Wednesday, students began learning Divisibility Rules. These help students understand factors of numbers and reduce fractions.

See presentation attached for more information on divisibility rules.

Science:

Students' Ecosystems Research Projects are marked. They will receive a rubric with comments tomorrow. Marks can be viewed on Power School.

New Unit, Planet Earth, begins tomorrow.

Students will brainstorm why it is important to study the earth?. Hopefully this will generate conversation about many things and will help them feel connected to the new topic.




Some ideas that might arise from this discussion about understanding the earth include:

1.    Valuable Resources found in the earth

2.    Understanding the evolution of our environment 

3.    Minimize our risk from earthquakes, volcanoes, and storms (natural disasters)

4.    How and why earth’s climate has changed in the past (natural and human caused climate change)

5.    Human Impact – avoid changes in the future (e.g. fracking)

6.    Use our knowledge of this planet to understand the solar system

7.   What do humans need to survive on this planet? Is Mars a viable alternative?

8.   More ...