Sunday, March 19, 2023

Leprechaun Traps

 Students designed and created a leprechaun trap.  They had to explain how forces would be used to help catch their leprechaun.  Although we didn't catch one, they did leave behind some gold!



















Sunday, March 5, 2023

Friction

Students learned how friction affects the movement of a toy car. They also learned that when forces are applied with equal strength, but in opposite directions, the object will not move. The enjoyed conducting various experiments to test out these ideas.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Chapter 9 Videos

In this unit, your child will be learning how to use bar models to help them solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems.  Here are some videos that can help your child as they work on homework and want to review these concepts.

Bar Models for Multiplication




Bar Models for Division





Bar Models for Multiplication and Division




Two Step Word Problems





Bar Models with Multiplication of Length