We formed new table teams by drawing names out of a cup. The team names are Diamond, ABLE and USA.
In math we played with materials in order to understand what multiplying by fractions really means.
1/2 x 1/2 = a half of a half = a quarter. Can you draw a picture of this?
We wrote an absurd excuse for not bringing homework. What was yours?
We went to the library for borrowing and reading.
In the afternoon we worked on our Taichung Power Project. Peach Wind and Special Solar decided to form a consortium. I found some more resources and put them on the links page. I’m looking forward to going to the Satellite Lab tomorrow afternoon and tying up the loose ends of our research.
Homework:
- Read for at least 30 minutes every day.
- Use Khan Academy for at least an hour over the whole week.
- Practice the spelling words.
- Recently we’ve been talking about superstitions. (a) Find out about some more superstitions, especially ones to do with good luck and bad luck. They might be from your home country or they might be from anywhere else. (b) Interview your family members about what they think of those superstitions.
We will use some of these for a later science experiment.
Spelling List 1
acorn forlorn horn morning normal
store chore tore before ignore
more wore your pour hour
subvert hostile reckon absurd
Spelling List 2
angle settle little fable rattle
hotel angel camel model yodel
reckon experience impressed conspiracy subvert
impressive absurd offended irritated decisive
fiveast 