Inferencing centre activity

Inferencing Centre activity:

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrdet/blue-ribbon-readers-the-detectives-notebook-game/

Money Website

Grade 4 and 5 Money Website:

https://www.practicalmoneyskills.ca/games/moneymetropolis/

Inferencing Website:
http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/games/detective/DetectiveGame.html

Grade 5 Conservation of Energy

Grade 5's:  Conservation of Energy Final Task

You will be designing an energy efficient home with a partner.  For this, you will be using a shoe box or any other type of box.  You are to include things in your home that will have you use less energy. You only have to include one of each type of room:  Kitchen, bedroom, living room.  Please bring materials to school as you will have school time to work on this.  You do not have to have actual materials, you can draw everything in if you'd like.

Success Criteria:
- There is a kitchen, bedroom, and living room included
- Each room has at least 3 or more things that are energy efficient
- Effort was used to create the house

Grade 4 Websites on Mining:
http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/mining.html

http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/Miningtruth/miningfinal.pdf

Grade 5 Conservation of Energy Website:
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/energy-street-energy-conservation

Grade 4 PSA on Healthy Habits:

Levels	1	2	3	4
Text Pattern: Cause and Effect	The cause and effects in his/her PSA were not easy to identify.	The cause and effects in his/her PSA were somewhat easy to identify.	The cause and effects in his/her PSA were easy to identify.	The cause and effects in his/her PSA were very easy to identify and were explained very well.
Presentation	His/her presentation rarely kept the audience’s attention and did not put forth much effort.	His/her presentation sometimes kept the audience’s attention and   put forth some effort.	His/her presentation kept the audience’s attention most of the time and put forth a consistent effort.	His/her presentation always kept the audience’s attention by making it interesting and creative.
Information	The information presented did not have enough detail or was not factual.	The information presented had some detail and some facts.	Most of the information presented had facts was interesting.	All of the information was factual and was very interesting.

Grade 5 PSA success criteria for power4bones:

Success Criteria:
-WHO :  Does the PSA describe who needs to build strong bones now?
-WHAT: Does the PSA correctly describe what are the best bone-building foods and/or activities?
-WHEN: Does the PSA describe when is the most important time to build strong bones?
-WHERE: Does the PSA explain where their classmates should go for more information?
-WHY: Does the PSA explain why its message is important?
- HOW: Does the PSA explain how their classmates can build strong bones today?

Dear Parents,
In math, both grades have been working on decimals.  Grade 4's are working on decimals up to the tenths column, and the grade 5's are working on decimals up to hundredths.  I have found an interactive website for students to play a game where they will be ordering decimals.  This activity will be played at school, and can also be played at home.
A way in which you could help your child with decimals is to relate it to money.  While you are out shopping, look at prices with your child and compare prices of different products and have your child identify which price is lower and which is higher.
Website:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/BalloonPopDecimals1.htm

Another great website for comparing and ordering decimals is:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html?goLesson=6

Grade 5: Conservation of Energy

Grade 5 Website:  Conservation of Energy
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/renewable/

Decimal website

website for decimals:
mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates/