SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE INQUIRY PROJECT4th graders are using a new to tool to share their learning. Google Slides is a presentation tool much like Keynote and Powerpoint. The benefit of using Slides is that students may work collaboratively from any device and the project is stored in Drive for easy access and sharing. Students had a chance to play with this new tool before using it to show off their learning. Next, learners teamed up with classmates who studied the same topic, and worked together to build a presentation to teach their classmates. Project guidelines and details are posted in Google Classroom. Ask your child to show you! Next week, students will share presentations in class. This is a wonderful opportunity for learners to become teachers. Students have really enjoyed learning about how volcanoes, glaciers, and earthquakes change the surface of the earth! MATHMany STRATEGIES FOR MULTIPLYING NUMBERS![]() In Chapter 2, we worked with many strategies for multiplying multi-digit factors by one-digit factors. We used bar models to model comparison problems. We also used area models, expanded form, partial products, the distributive property, and finally we practiced the standard regrouping algorithm. Students showed their learning through writing, drawing, designing problems, completing a performance task, and finally a unit test will take place on Monday. In Chapter 3, multiplication of multi-digit factors by multi-digit factors will be the focus. Ask your child which strategy he/she prefers for solving multiplication problems. Can he/she share an additional strategy and show you how it differs? TOOLSGOOGLE CLASSROOMThis space is quickly becoming a powerful part of our 4K/4W learning community. We have asked students to make a regular, daily habit during homework time to check the Google Classroom stream for any announcements, assignment updates, or feedback from teachers. While we don't have accounts for parents, you are encouraged to use your child's log-in information to look around and see what's happening. Thank you for supporting your child's use of this tool at home! APPS For MOBILE DEVICESDoes your child use a mobile device at school or at home? These apps will help support our work at school and help get the most out of mobile devices! Reflex Math Sumdog Google Drive Google Classroom Google Docs Google Slides Vocabulary Spelling City
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