Fractions

Please have your student visit these sites frequently to practice identifying, comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions. They must also be able to identify equivalent fractions.

http://www.visualfractions.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html

Has anyone tried Star Walk?

STAR WALK ($5): A jaw-dropping astronomy app. Hold the iPad toward the night sky and it labels everything. You can also preview the movement of tonight’s sky, or witness a particular night sky from centuries ago. Star Walk is billed as an educational app, but it’s as entertaining as anything on the market.

Taken from:
App Smart

10 Apps That Make Magic on Your iPad

By BOB TEDESCHI

Published: December 8, 2010

Multiplication and Division

Most of you (and me!) did not learn how to multiply and divide this way but check it out. We are learning this in class and it makes sense and allows your student to use the facts they are most familiar with.

Having trouble making the link work, but if you type it in there should not be a problem.

http://www.mathatube.com/e-partial-quotient-method.html

Sound Project

Sound projects are due this Friday,December, 10th. Please take a photo of your "bottle" project and return the completed worksheet. If you elect to make the rubber band band, complete the worksheet and bring your instrument to school.

Spelling Words Week of Dec. 6th

1. eardrum
2. amplitude
3. frequency
4. medium
5. pitch
6. vibrate
7. sound
8. volume
9. wave
10. wavelength
11. intensity
12. crest
13. trough
14. funnel
15. acoustics