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Collect data from the link below about Dorchester County. Use at least 3 pieces of data to convince a person who lives in another state to move to Dorchester County, Maryland.
http://www.choosemaryland.org/Resources/pdffiles/briefeconomicfacts/DorchesterBEF.pdf
Go to the link below and learn about the animals that can be found in Maryland. Next, create a food chain using the animals you read about. Remember you will need to include the sun and a producer in your food chain to make it complete.
Look at the data below:
1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Answer the following questions:
1) If I add a 7 to the data will the median stay the same? Why or why not?
2) If I add a 7 to the data will the range stay the same? Why or why not?
3) If I add a 7 to the data will the mode stay the same? Why or why not?
Go to the link below and read “Whose Habitat Is It?” and describe the effect that humans have on an environment. Make sure to include if the effect is positive or negative and use evidence from the article to support your answer.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,579340,00.html
Go to the link below and watch the video of the water cycle. Identify the stages of the water cycle and list them in order in the comments section. On your own paper draw a poster of the water cycle and bring it into class. Make sure to label each of the parts of your poster and to make the poster neat and eye catching.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Go to the link below and practice identifying which decimal amount is larger. Next, subtract to find the difference between the two decimal amounts. This is an interactive decimal game of Tug of War. Can you beat the computer or a friend? When you are done explain how this game could help someone struggling with learning decimals. Did this game also help you? Explain how.
This week we are reading a biographical story about the great baseball player Lou Gehrig. We will learn that although Mr. Gehrig had many obstacles in his life, he believed he was still the luckiest man alive. Take a web field trip to learn more about baseball. Go to the link below. Choose one of the three baseball sites. In the comments section tell which site you went to and 3 facts you learned from the site that you didn’t already know.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr05/gr4/activities/gr4_th5_sel3_trip.html
We use common sense to solve math problems at school and in the real world. To do this we need to have a sense of numbers. Go to the link below and watch the video to review what we have learned about the number sense of place value. When you are done give three examples of situations where you would need to know place value to solve a problem in the real world. http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/3_Place_Value/index.html
This week we are learning about a boy named Peter who goes to stay with his Great Aunt in Chinatown for summer vacation. While he is there he finds an old dragon that is in bad condition and decides to fix the dragon. Go to the link below and learn more about dragons. When you are done summarize what you have read.
http://www.tooter4kids.com/MedievalTimes/History%20of%20Dragons.htm
This week we are learning about a boy who is sent to a logging camp in 1918 to protect him from influenza. Go to the link below and click on the eWord Game link on the left of the screen. Practice vocabulary words from the story. When you are done click on the Crossword Puzzle link on the left, print out the crossword, and complete the puzzle. In the comments section below think of a word from the story that you did not know the meaning of. Find the meaning. Write the word, the meaning, and why adding your word to the eGame would help the reader better understand the story.
