Good afternoon everyone!
It’s Thursday – almost Friday!
We started our morning with gym and
music, which you can read about on Mr. Orr’s and Mr. Oliver’s blogs (links on
the left).
Inquiry into Language – We took
some time today to practice for our spelling test tomorrow.
In the afternoon, we had French,
which you can read about on Mme. Rawan’s blog (link on the left).
Inquiry into Math – We continued
our inquiry into math by discussing the order in which you complete operations
in math. We began with an inquiry by trying a few questions. We accidentally
ended up with a negative number!
Math drives us crazy...
We then discussed the acronym
PEDMAS.
P – Parenthesis (Brackets)
E – Exponents
D – Division
M – Multiplication
A – Addition
S – Subtraction
For example, (4 + 5) – 3 x 3
First, you do 4 + 5 since it is in
the brackets. 4 + 5 = 9
Then, you do 3 x 3 since it is multiplication.
3 x 3 = 9
Finally, you are left with 9 – 9,
which is 0.
We will continue our inquiry tomorrow
with some textbook questions. We have a challenge question for tonight.
Inquiry into Matter – Today, we did
a few experiments for our inquiry into matter. We were inquiring into the
concept of density. Density is a measure of how close particles are to one
another in matter.
For our first experiment, we
examined three beakers: one with air, one with water, and one with rocks. Of
course, the rocks were the heaviest, then the water, and then the air. This is
because they are more dense than the water, and the water is more dense than
the air.
Our second experiment was called Oil and Water. In this experiment, we
had two glasses – one with water, and one with oil. When the glass with water
was placed on top of the glass with oil, the water and oil switched places! This
is because oil is less dense than water.
Our last experiment was called Goo!
In this experiment, we mixed corn starch and water. This creates a liquid
solution that is so dense that it can behave like a solid.
A couple of quick reminders:
- · Mr. Beresford and our athletic division have planned a trip to the golf range for our grade. This trip was included in the athletic fees for grade fives. A permission form was sent home to be signed – it is due back to me by September 24th.
- · Terry Fox forms were sent home today in the student agendas.
As always, please feel free to
reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as
quickly as possible.
Mr. Conte
