So what has been happening in fifth grade
In science student learned how to conduct 4 different tests to identify if a food contains starch, glucose, fat and proteins. We also discovered why we need those nutrients in our diet to keep us healthy. Students where then broken in to 4 groups and using our Google logins to research and create a visual aide to share with the class. Our next Einstein kit has arrived, Microworlds. Students will be learning how to use microscopes to take a closer look at the world around them. Today students practiced making observations and recording them in our lab notebooks. We learned that we will be continually making revisions to our observations, the more we look at an object the more details we will see. We also learned that we can't see everything with our eyes, we need to use tools to help us take a closer look.
In science student learned how to conduct 4 different tests to identify if a food contains starch, glucose, fat and proteins. We also discovered why we need those nutrients in our diet to keep us healthy. Students where then broken in to 4 groups and using our Google logins to research and create a visual aide to share with the class. Our next Einstein kit has arrived, Microworlds. Students will be learning how to use microscopes to take a closer look at the world around them. Today students practiced making observations and recording them in our lab notebooks. We learned that we will be continually making revisions to our observations, the more we look at an object the more details we will see. We also learned that we can't see everything with our eyes, we need to use tools to help us take a closer look.
In math we have started our unit on multiplying and dividing fractions. We started off with learning how to multiply whole numbers and unit fractions. We started by finding 1/4 of 24 which is the same as saying 1/4 * 24, to find the answer students divided the whole number by the denominator. We discovered that when we multiply by a fraction our product will be less than the factor. We then took what we have learned about unit fraction multiplication and applied it to non unit fraction multiplication. To find 3/4 of 24 we took the answer for 1/4 and multiply it by 3 3/4 * 24 = 18.