Week at a Glance 1/6

Math- We are continuing our unit on fractions.  I will introduce comparing fractions.  At first I am teaching them to draw two identical stacked rectangles, partition the rectangle, and then shade the fractional part.  This helps them to visualize the size.  (See the example below.)

Eventually, they will be able to look at the fraction and reason that the more you partition a fraction the smaller the pieces get.  They will no longer need to draw the model once they have that understanding.




Science-We are continuing our unit on forms of energy.  Students will design a robot that uses all 5 forms of energy and sketch what it will look like.  This has been a lot of fun for students in the past.