Monday, June 8
Number Sense
Research the number of days per school year that students attend school in two different countries. Record the name of the countries you researched and the number of days, hours and minutes that students in each country attend school. In which country would you rather attend school?
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Number Sense
Record-breakers: Use a stopwatch to time yourself running, roller blading, swimming, or biking. Then try to beat your time. Be sure to keep the distance you’re moving the same for each trial. Graph the results. (You may need a partner for this.)
More challenges:
Create your own challenge!
Research the number of days per school year that students attend school in two different countries. Record the name of the countries you researched and the number of days, hours and minutes that students in each country attend school. In which country would you rather attend school?
OR
Number Sense
Record-breakers: Use a stopwatch to time yourself running, roller blading, swimming, or biking. Then try to beat your time. Be sure to keep the distance you’re moving the same for each trial. Graph the results. (You may need a partner for this.)
More challenges:
- How many times can you bounce the basketball in one minute?
- How many jumping jacks can you do in one minute?
- How many laps around your house can you do in one, two, three minutes?
Create your own challenge!
Writing
It’s hard to believe that another school year is almost over! Write a thank you letter to a teacher or any other adult at HES who you appreciate and who has helped you grow throughout your years at HES. Be sure to send them your letter via email or mail (can mail to HES with that adult’s name on it).
It’s hard to believe that another school year is almost over! Write a thank you letter to a teacher or any other adult at HES who you appreciate and who has helped you grow throughout your years at HES. Be sure to send them your letter via email or mail (can mail to HES with that adult’s name on it).
Literacy & Art
Task: Make at least one poster to help decorate your car for the Grade 5 Drive thru Celebration at HES on Wed June 10th.
Feel free to add as many decorations on your car including balloons and streamers.
Feel free to add as many decorations on your car including balloons and streamers.
Monday, June 1
Number Sense
Profile a City of your choice
City Name: __________________________
Year Founded: _____________
Country:
Have fun!
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Number Sense
Use each of these digits once: 8, 6, 1
Arrange the digits to make a 3-digit number.
How many different 3-digit numbers can you make that have no remainder when divided by 7? How do you know you have found them all? Explain to someone in your household or email your teacher!
Profile a City of your choice
City Name: __________________________
Year Founded: _____________
Country:
- What was your city’s population in 2000?
- Write that number in Expanded Form:
- What was your city’s population in 2020?
- Write that number in Written Form:
- How much did your city’s population increase from 2000 to 2020?
- What is the population of your city in 2020 and Montreal in 2020 combined?
Have fun!
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Number Sense
Use each of these digits once: 8, 6, 1
Arrange the digits to make a 3-digit number.
How many different 3-digit numbers can you make that have no remainder when divided by 7? How do you know you have found them all? Explain to someone in your household or email your teacher!
Writing
June 1st is “donut day”. If you could create a new donut, what would it look like and what flavour would it be? Would there be sprinkles? Would it have something in the middle? Be sure to draw a picture to go with your donut creation!
FI students please complete this activity in French.
June 1st is “donut day”. If you could create a new donut, what would it look like and what flavour would it be? Would there be sprinkles? Would it have something in the middle? Be sure to draw a picture to go with your donut creation!
FI students please complete this activity in French.
Science
Last week you learned about the 6 simple machines. This week, we are going to put that new knowledge to use. Spend some time on YouTube researching and developing ideas to create your own “Rube Goldberg” machine.
Take photos and film to share with your class and teacher!
Last week you learned about the 6 simple machines. This week, we are going to put that new knowledge to use. Spend some time on YouTube researching and developing ideas to create your own “Rube Goldberg” machine.
Take photos and film to share with your class and teacher!
Monday, May 25
Number Sense
Game: How to Play
Game: How to Play
- Each person will take turns rolling the dice. Find the first number rolled on the 1st chart and record that number on paper.
- Roll the dice again and find the second number on the 2nd chart. Record that number as well.
- Multiply the two numbers together.
- Your partner will do the same thing.
- The player with the greatest product gets a point. The first person to get 6 points, wins!
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Number Sense
Billy-Bob owns a candy store. He orders six hundred fifty-one jaw breakers. When they get delivered 5 days later, he wants to put an equal amount in seven see-through candy jars. How many jawbreakers go in each jar? Will there be more than 100 in each jar?
Number Sense
Billy-Bob owns a candy store. He orders six hundred fifty-one jaw breakers. When they get delivered 5 days later, he wants to put an equal amount in seven see-through candy jars. How many jawbreakers go in each jar? Will there be more than 100 in each jar?
Writing
May is « National Bike Month ». If you could create a bicycle path through your neighborhood or through your town, where would the path lead? Would there be anything special on the path (picnic tables? Bird feeders?)? Include a description of the sights and sounds someone would see along your path. Even better, why not include a map of your path? Be sure to include a legend on your map!
May is « National Bike Month ». If you could create a bicycle path through your neighborhood or through your town, where would the path lead? Would there be anything special on the path (picnic tables? Bird feeders?)? Include a description of the sights and sounds someone would see along your path. Even better, why not include a map of your path? Be sure to include a legend on your map!
Science
How to Make Invisible Ink
How to Make Invisible Ink
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Watch and learn how you can make your own invisible ink. Task: Collect the ingredients indicated in this video and follow the steps to make the invisible ink. Write your secret message and have another family member find out what your message says. |
Find out about The Science Behind Invisible Ink:
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* Additional Menu Options * (Monday May 18 option)
Math & Art
Watch the video about the Introduction to Transformations This art project is inspired by a quilted square pattern. Perform a single transformation (translation, rotation, and reflection) of 2-D shape and draw the image. * Please see attachment for more details. |
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For more lessons visit: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-transformations congruence/transformations-intro-basic-geo/v/introduction-to-transformations
Science
STEAM Challenge!
STEAM Challenge!
Monday, May 11
Math:
Number Sense Create a LEGO maze and write a code on how to get through it. (EX: Go forward 3 cm. Turn left 9 cm, advance 2 cm) Now change your code to mm. What are your measurements in mm? Or (if no LEGO) Number Sense Look around your house and find 5 decimals (ex. Decimals can be found in flyers, catalogues, newspapers). Once you have found the 5 decimals, do the following: 1. Place them in order from lowest to greatest. 2. Add the two largest decimals to find the sum. 3. Subtract the smallest decimal from the largest decimal to find the difference. 4. Add them all together! |
Writing
May 15th is L. F. Baum's Birthday - Author of the Wizard of Oz books and creator of Dorothy, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and the Wizard. Which character from the world of Oz would you most like to meet? Explain your answer.
If you have not seen the movie or read the books “Wizard of Oz”, no worries! Which character from a book that you are reading or have read would you most like to meet? Be sure to explain your answer!
May 15th is L. F. Baum's Birthday - Author of the Wizard of Oz books and creator of Dorothy, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and the Wizard. Which character from the world of Oz would you most like to meet? Explain your answer.
If you have not seen the movie or read the books “Wizard of Oz”, no worries! Which character from a book that you are reading or have read would you most like to meet? Be sure to explain your answer!
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Science
Check out Bill Nye’s episode on Phases of Matter and answer the questions below: 1. What are the 3 phases of matter? 2. What is required in order to change the phase of any type of matter? 3. What do speed and distance have to do with phases of matter? |