4th Grade at Pratt Industries - Celebrate Earth Day!

Pratt Industries is a 100% recycled company that designs and makes corrugated (cardboard) for a ton of different companies and industries.  They took us on a tour through their facility to show us how the magic happens!  We learned about the life-cycle of a pizza box, saw the machines take a single sheet of corrugated and turn it into a fully designed, pre-cut, colored box, and left with our very own tiny boxes and flowers to plant for Earth Day.  Thank you, Pratt, for partnering with SASIC and showing us what it really means to be green!

Extra Credit for Last 9 Weeks

Hey guys,
Some people may want to pull their grades up for this last 9 weeks by doing some extra credit.
Here is a sheet of 10 multi-step word problems.  To get extra credit points, solve the problems by filling out our Word Problem GO! graphic organizer.  Ask me for the organizers in class so you can take them and fill them in with each word problem you want to do.
You will receive 100 extra credit points for each problem that you solve completely and successfully!

Geometry Games

PBS Kids: Star Gazing - Estimating Angles

Math Playground: Measuring Angles

Best Math Friends (BMF)

Play Best Math Friends here:

Best Math Friends

Under "Play Now on Computer", click on either
"Harder Word Problems (grade 4+)
or
"Medium Addition/Subtraction (grade 3+)"

Solve a problem correctly to gain famous new friends!

Time Measurement Games

Try these cool games from Adapted Mind!

Converting Minutes and Hours

Elapsed Time - 5 minute intervals

Elapsed Time - Minute intervals

3rd 9 Weeks, Week 4: Word Problems (due Friday, 2/13/15)

WEEKLY WORD PROBLEMS
Instructions:
1.  Read the problem twice.  Circle key words.
2.  Choose a strategy to solve the problem.  Write down the name of the strategy you will use to solve.
Strategies include:
-Draw a Picture
-Look for a Pattern
-Guess and Check
-Use Logical Reasoning
-Solve a Simpler Problem
-Make a Table or a Chart
-Make a Graph
-Work Backwards
-Use a Strip Diagram

3.  Solve the problem (make sure to label and circle your answer).  Double check your work to make sure of your answer.
4.  Finally, explain how you got the answer and why it makes sense.  Your explanation should be at least 3 sentences long.

Problems:

A)  Ramon has an 8-liter jug of water.  He fills nine 750-milliliter pitchers with water.  How much water is left? (hint: 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)


B)  Aaron is 63 inches tall.  In order to ride a roller coaster at an amusement park, a person must be 5 feet tall.  Is Aaron tall enough to ride a roller coaster?  (hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)


C)  Aliya made 32 cups of punch for a party.  She needs to pour the punch into bowls that hold 1 quart each.  How many bowls of punch will she fill up?  (hint: 1 quart = 4 cups)

3rd 9 Weeks, Week 3: Videos (due Thursday, 2/5/15) and Word Problem (due Friday, 2/6/15)

VIDEO #1: METRIC CONVERSION RAP
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1.  What examples are given in the song of things that are measured in meters?
2.  Every measurement in the metric system is separated by the power of _______ .

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhtgKHYZti0



VIDEO #2: CONVERTING BETWEEN CUSTOMARY UNITS
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1.  The saying the teacher gives to help us remember how to convert is, "Horse to fly, ___________. Fly to horse, ____________ , of course."
2.  How many inches are in 4 feet?

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnPva_3DCyM




WEEKLY WORD PROBLEM
Instructions:
1.  Read the problem twice.  Circle key words.
2.  Choose a strategy to solve the problem.  Write down the name of the strategy you will use to solve.
Strategies include:
-Draw a Picture
-Look for a Pattern
-Guess and Check
-Use Logical Reasoning
-Solve a Simpler Problem
-Make a Table or a Chart
-Make a Graph
-Work Backwards
-Use a Strip Diagram

3.  Solve the problem (make sure to label and circle your answer).  Double check your work to make sure of your answer.
4.  Finally, explain how you got the answer and why it makes sense.  Your explanation should be at least 3 sentences long.

Problem:
An island in the Indian Ocean was 13 miles long and had a total perimeter of 32 miles.  What is the width of the island?