Weekly Preview Week Beginning 19/01/2009

Weekly Preview

Week Beginning: January 19th 2009

Reading
Mystery Stories
Unsolved Mysteries
Novel Study - Holes

Writing
Elements of Mystery Writing
Writing own mystery Story
Holes Related Work

Math
Chap 9: Multiplying While Numbers
Lesson 9.5 Problem Solving – analyzing for Reasonableness
Chap 9 Test
Chap 10: Multiplying Decimals & Whole Numbers
Lesson 10.1 Modeling Multiplication of Decimals & Whole Numbers
Lesson 10.2 Algebra – Patterns in Decimal Factors & products
Lesson 10.3 Model Decimal Multiplication

Social Studies
Survival Game – Linked to ‘Holes’

Science
Forces & Motion
What is Gravity?
What is Momentum?
Activity 3: Moving Masses
Activity 7: Rolling On
Activity 8: Great Race
Activity 9: Accelerating Masses
Activity 13: Clacker Conservation

Spelling/Vocab
Mystery & Holes Vocab
Science Forces & Motion Vocab

Spelling & Vocabulary Words

Alibi - an excuse that a suspect uses to show that they were somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed
Clue - a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
Crime - an act that is against the law
Detective - a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
Evidence – something that helps prove who committed the crime
Mystery - something that is secret and unknown
Red herring – a false lead that throws the investigator off track
Sleuth - another name for a detective
Suspect - a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
Victim - someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
Witness - someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information
Force - A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction. It will also cause an object with mass to accelerate.
Motion - This is the process of changing from one position or place to another.
During a typical trip to school, your car will undergo a series of changes in its speed.
Distance - This is the measurement from one point to another. This also may refer to a physical length, a period of time, or an estimation.
Speed - is a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time.
Acceleration - is an increase in speed
Deceleration - is a decrease in speed.
Velocity - is an object’s speed in a particular direction. If the direction changes, the velocity will also change
Friction - is a force that acts against or stops motion when two surfaces rub against each other.
Gravity - is the force that pulls all objects in the universe toward one another. It is also is the force which pulls all objects to the surface. Slope - is used to describe the steepness, incline, or

Fun / Social
Auditions for the NJIS Talent Show - Monday & Tuesday
Bake Sale - Friday


“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown