The Tortoise and the Hare (Disney 1934)

Here is a video of "The Tortoise and the Hare". Compare this video to the story we read this week called, "The Tortoise Tricks the Trickster".

Renewable and Non Renewable Quiz

Try this quiz and write your score down. Compare your scores to your group mates for some friendly competition.  Any words or phrase you do not know or understand need to be looked up in the dicitonary or  on your laptop,  Make sure you write these words down because we will be reviewing them in class.  Have fun!!

Renewable/Non Renewable Quiz!!

Republic of Texas

The following articles need to be read and you need to write down the main points of each article to discuss with your group.

Mirabeau Lamar

Anson Jones

Sam Houston

Treaty of Velasco

Texas Constitution

Renewable Resources

Here is an article I would like you to take the time and read because, it tells you how important it is to take care of our environment so we can continue to have renewable resources.  After reading this article I would like you to make a list with 5 examples on how we use wood in our daily lives.  Also, I want you to write a composition telling me what our world would be like if our forests were completely destroyed from lack of care by humans.  This assignment will be due on Thursday, March 28, 2013

Renewable Resource Reading Material

National Water Day

Every year on March 22, water.org highlights the global water crisis, and also celebrates the progress they have made in helping poor communities around the World with access to a clean water supply. I would like everyone in our class to read and explore the following website to help you understand how fortunate we are here in the United States to have an abundance of water supply and technology for us to have clean water for different activities in our everyday lives.  Choose an article of your choice to do the following assignment:

http://water.org/

Write a paper stating the problem and the purpose of the text, including a solution that you come up with to help solve the water problem in some parts of the world.

Writing/ Math Review Assignment

Remember a time that you had the most fun with a family member or close friend. Write a paper describing that joyous experience. Use the diagram below as a guide for your paper.

-Topic sentence
-paragraphs
-spelling
-punctuation

Who, what, when, where, why, and how

Here are a few math problems to work on to practice multiplying and dividing: (fact families)

23 x 78=
92 x 12=
56 x 75=


Get a pack of M&M's. Make a bar graph of the different colors and show the fraction. Create a pie graph with the same information putting the decimal of each color in the graph. Then you can enjoy your snack. (IF YOU CAN'T GET ANY MULTICOLORED CANDY, USE YOUR RESOURCES IN YOUR HOUSE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, SUCH AS A HANDFUL OF FRUIT LOOPS, OR DIFFERENT COINS).

Science and Social Studies Vocabulary

The following list makes up our new Science and Social Studies Vocabulary List.  Make sure to record your words in your Science and Social Studies journals.  You are responsible for finding the CORRECT definition and recording it in your journal. This vocabulary list will be used in our next section of Science and Social Studies, and will begin as soon as we come back from spring break.  The definitions will be turned in on Friday, March 8, 2013.
         Science
Resources       
Plants 
Petroleum (Oil)
Renewable        
Animals                 
Natural Gas
Air                      
Nonrenewable       
Conserve
Water                 
Fossil Fuels           
Recycle
Soil        
Coal    
Reduce

Social Studies
Representative Government
Republic
Treaty

Online Stories

THIS IS FOR THE TEACHERS TO LOOK AT. IT HAS A 7 DAY TRIAL PERIOD. THESE ARE LEVELED BOOKS.

3 Billy Goats Gruff

3 Billy Goats Gruff

Read this story for pleasure as well as comparing it to the snake in the story the Roadrunnner's Dance. Write the similarities you discover and then turn in the answers to the basket in class.