Percent, Storytelling and Geologic Time Scale Project

Announcements:

• Good luck to those wrestling in tomorrow's meet!
• Report Cards go home at the end of next week
• Friday, February 1st, is a Non-Instructional Day (No School)

Math:

Students continue to practice how to calculate percent of a number using a hundreds grid or unit square or equivalent fractions.

For more information on using the 100's grid go to Calculating percent of a number using a hundreds grid or unit square or review Percent of a Number Practice Problems.

Percent of a Number Word Problem Quiz was pushed back to tomorrow. Thank you to those students who came at lunch or after school for extra help!

Science:

Today we had a special guest, Jill Harbour (Indigenous Coach at EMS), teach the class. She taught the scientific perspective and the Blackfoot perspective of how the Big Rock in Okotoks came to be. At the end of class students designed a comic strip to share one of these perspectives and they did this with wonderful artwork and thoughtful attention to detail.

We are currently researching Geologic Time Scale Eras. Every student has chosen an Era and is researching 10 organisms, the landscape, and more. Individually or in groups students will make a poster or presentation to share their findings. This project is due next Wednesday. If possible, research should be completed by Friday. Click the link for the project checklist.