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JUMPING PENNY EXPERIMENT
Materials: glass bottle with opening no larger than a penny, one penny, bowl of ice cold water.
Dip the penny and the threads of the bottle neck in the cold water. Put the penny over the opening of the bottle and wrap hands around the bottle until the penny jumps. The heat from your hands is transferred through conduction to the air in the bottle warming the air. This causes the air molecules to move faster which makes the penny jump.
BALLOON EXPANSION EXPERIMENT
Materials: saucepan filled with hot water, oven mitts or gloves, empty glass bottle (such as a ketchup bottle), rock or a weight to hold the bottle down, balloon
Put a balloon over the top of an empty ketchup bottle (you may need to put a rock in the bottom of the bottle for weight). Place the bottle in a saucepan of hot water. The balloon should expand because the air inside the bottle gains thermal energy and the molecules move around more, filling the space inside the balloon.
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WRITING IDEAS
JOURNAL WRITING TOPICS
Staying at a friend’s house
A special secret place
When I was upside down
What if we suddenly had to move?
My most embarrassing moment
Talk about being scared!
Do I want to be famous?
Creepy, crawly things
What if I were the teacher?
I’ll never eat another . . .
My biggest surprise
This school really needs . . .
The first day of school is the worst/best
. A pet sitter needs special instructions to care for my pet.
. Doing homework
A song that means a lot to me
My best day
A day in the life of my pet
I don’t understand why . . .
Dirt bikes and in-line skates
A visit to a friend’s school
What is important to me?
A terrible storm
Me and the outdoors
My first school memories
Building a fort
Going to the dentist
What it’s like to use a wheelchair
Looking at a globe
An excellent birthday party
Gone fishing!
Rings on her fingers
Pizza is . . .
Why my mom and dad are the greatest
Getting my first pair of glasses
Summer games
What I use a computer for
My favorite form of exercise
How to stop hiccups
A trip in a submarine
A special photograph
Creatures that live in the ocean
A cartoon character I like
Things I see when I take a walk
Why I like/dislike playing team sports
Discovering a new friend
How we divide the chores at my house
Grandma’s attic
I’d like to invent a machine that . . .
My favorite clothes
.My Best Friend
.My Favorite Sport
.My Last Holiday
.The Pet that I would Like to Have
.What if I had Super Powers
.My Mother/Father
.Things I Like to do During My Pastime
.The Most Special Day of My Life
.The Person I Admire the Most
.The First Day in My New School
.Things I Did During Summer
.A Dream I had Last Night
.My Most Memorable Birthday
.Qualities Required to Become a President
.What Will I Do When I Grow Up?
.If I Became an Animal
.The Most Interesting Book I have Read
.If I Became Invisible
.If I had a Magic Pen
An Eventful Day in My Life
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101 PERSUASIVE ESSAY TOPICS
o Kids should have very short Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and other breaks so they can go to school just 4 days a week.
o Kids should go to school 6 days a week, which would allow for frequent vacation days.
o Snow days are great for family quality time.
o Kids should get paid for good grades.
o Free speech should have limitations.
o Kids should have less homework.
o Penmanship is important.
o Penmanship class is a waste of the school day.
o We should teach manners in schools.
o Bible class should be put back into public schools.
o Spam mail should be outlawed.
o Short hair is better than long hair.
o I'm old enough to babysit.
o Recycling should be mandatory for everyone.
o Gun ownership should be tightly controlled.
o Children should be required to read more.
o We shouldn't have to pay for Internet access.
o All students should study abroad.
o Cell phones should never be used while driving.
o All schools should implement bullying awareness programs.
o Bullies should be kicked out of school.
o Parents of bullies should have to pay a fine.
o School days should start later.
o All students should wear uniforms.
o Cigarettes should be more expensive.
o Smokers should pay a health tax.
o Students should be allowed to pray in school.
o Teens should be able to choose their bedtime.
o We should allow pets in school.
o We should all grow our own vegetables.
o MP3 music should be free.
o Textbooks should be free.
o We should all give back to our communities.
o Every American should learn to speak Spanish.
o Every American should learn to speak English.
o Video games can be educational.
o We need more holidays.
o Aliens probably exist.
o Athletes are paid too much.
o Kids should be able to vote.
o Kids should get paid for grades.
o School should take place in the evenings.
o Country life is better than city life.
o City life is better than country life.
o Life is better than it was 50 years ago.
o Some health foods are really junk foods.
o Some junk foods are really health foods.
o We should return to horse and buggy transportation..
o Year round school is a bad idea.
o We can change the world.
o Skateboard helmets should be mandatory.
o We should provide food for the poor.
o The government should impose household trash limits.
o Children should be paid for doing chores.
o We should populate the moon.
o Letter grades should be replaced with pass or fail.
o Dogs make better pets than cats.
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LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE REVIEW: answers are at the bottom
1. 3 and 5
2. 2 and 14
3. 5 and 15
4. 7 and 12
5. 5 and 12
6. 3 and 6
7. 2 and 8
8. 2, 8, and 18
9. 6 and 10
10. 98 and 196
11. 3 and 12
12. 2, 4, and 13
13. 12 and 18
14. 8 and 12
15. 2, 5, and 12
16. 3, 9, and 21
17. 4 and 6
18. 6 and 13
19. 4, 12, and 16
20. 16 and 30
21. 5 and 10
22. 2, 7, and 11
23. 6, 12, and 14
24. 4 and 12
25. 4 and 10
26. 5, 15, and 16
27. 3, 6, and 27
28. 5 and 7
29. 8, 12, and 20
30. 5 and 8
31. 4 and 15
32. 2, 7, and 9
33. 7 and 13
34. 3, 6, and 18
35. 9 and 12
36. 6 and 8
37. 6, 24, and 54
38. 7 and 15
39. 2, 6, and 14
40. 2 and 4
41. 6 and 18
42. 6, 10, and 14
43. 6, 12, and 17
44. 6 and 9
45. 77 and 154
Answer Key
1. 3 and 5
15
2. 2 and 14
14
3. 5 and 15
15
4. 7 and 12
84
5. 5 and 12
60
6. 3 and 6
6
7. 2 and 8
8
8. 2, 8, and 18
72
9. 6 and 10
30
10. 98 and 196
196
11. 3 and 12
12
12. 2, 4, and 13
52
13. 12 and 18
36
14. 8 and 12
24
15. 2, 5, and 12
60
16. 3, 9, and 21
63
17. 4 and 6
12
18. 6 and 13
78
19. 4, 12, and 16
48
20. 16 and 30
240
21. 5 and 10
10
22. 2, 7, and 11
154
23. 6, 12, and 14
84
24. 4 and 12
12
25. 4 and 10
20
26. 5, 15, and 16
240
27. 3, 6, and 27
54
28. 5 and 7
35
29. 8, 12, and 20
120
30. 5 and 8
40
31. 4 and 15
60
32. 2, 7, and 9
126
33. 7 and 13
91
34. 3, 6, and 18
18
35. 9 and 12
36
36. 6 and 8
24
37. 6, 24, and 54
216
38. 7 and 15
105
39. 2, 6, and 14
42
40. 2 and 4
4
41. 6 and 18
18
42. 6, 10, and 14
210
43. 6, 12, and 17
204
44. 6 and 9
18
45. 77 and 154
154
FINDING FACTORS REVIEW: answers are at the bottom
1. 39
2. 32
3. 16
4. 15
5. 29
6. 27
7. 11
8. 40
9. 44
10. 28
11. 43
12. 42
13. 33
14. 49
15. 10
16. 41
17. 65
18. 45
19. 77
20. 25
21. 23
22. 58
23. 48
24. 20
25. 18
26. 37
27. 53
28. 59
29. 31
30. 63
31. 98
32. 74
33. 70
34. 87
35. 81
36. 19
37. 94
38. 26
39. 64
40. 68
Answer Key 1071473
1. 39
1, 3, 13, 39
2. 32
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
3. 16
1, 2, 4, 8, 16
4. 15
1, 3, 5, 15
5. 29
1, 29
6. 27
1, 3, 9, 27
7. 11
1, 11
8. 40
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
9. 44
1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44
10. 28
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
11. 43
1, 43
12. 42
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
13. 33
1, 3, 11, 33
14. 49
1, 7, 49
15. 10
1, 2, 5, 10
16. 41
1, 41
17. 65
1, 5, 13, 65
18. 45
1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
19. 77
1, 7, 11, 77
20. 25
1, 5, 25
21. 23
1, 23
22. 58
1, 2, 29, 58
23. 48
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
24. 20
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
25. 18
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
26. 37
1, 37
27. 53
1, 53
28. 59
1, 59
29. 31
1, 31
30. 63
1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63
31. 98
1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98
32. 74
1, 2, 37, 74
33. 70
1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70
34. 87
1, 3, 29, 87
35. 81
1, 3, 9, 27, 81
36. 19
1, 19
37. 94
1, 2, 47, 94
38. 26
1, 2, 13, 26
39. 64
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
40. 68
1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68
SOME DIFFERENT MATH WORD PROBLEMS: you can SKIP #'s 2, 3, 6, & 8
2. Frank Duryea and his brother Charles formed the Duryea Motor Wagon Company and in 1896 produced thirteen cars. When Henry Ford set up the first moving assembly line, workers were able to produce a car in 1 hour and 39 minutes. At that rate, how many cars could be assembled in forty-nine hours?
3. Andrew lives on a farm in a rural part of his state. When he was three years old, he started learning to ride a horse. Now he has his own horse and rides it everywhere. He grooms it every day and makes sure it has enough fresh food and water. He rides it to and from school almost every day. It takes him twenty-two minutes to ride the nineteen miles to school. At that rate, how many miles could he ride in 1 hour and 50 minutes?
4. Matthew's brother, an emergency medical technician, helped with the rescue of a man from a car caught in floodwaters. The 9-1-1 call came to the Rescue Center at 1:11 It took the EMT vehicle four minutes and forty-three seconds to get to the location of the car, twelve minutes and forty-five seconds to get the man out of the car, and six minutes and fifty seconds to get him to the hospital. At what time did the man reach the hospital?
5. The movie Adventures in Health begins at 3:15 p.m. and ends at 4:37 p.m. What is the elapsed time?
6. If the Duryea brothers raced 54 miles in 10 hours and 23 minutes, what was their average speed in miles per hour?
7. Stephanie told her mother that it takes her 120 seconds to brush her teeth. How long is that in minutes and seconds?
8. When the Duryea car was tested for the first time, he traveled twenty-five feet. What fractional part of a mile (5,280 feet) is twenty-five feet? Express your answer in lowest terms.
9. Mrs. Martinez, the fourth grade health teacher, told her class that she is 5 decades 6 years old. How old is Mrs. Martinez in years?
10. The Duryea brothers made thirteen cars their first year. If they had been able to continue making cars and they doubled their output every year, how many would they have during the sixth year?
POSSESSIVE NOUNS & APOSTROPHE PRACTICE
1.
The alligators eyes were fixed on the bank of the river.
2.
The computers keyboards were damaged.
3.
The police cars sirens were loud!
4.
The flys buzzing woke me up.
5.
I borrowed Mollys book.
6.
At the zoo, the penguins homes were my favorite spots.
7.
The painters brush dropped to the floor.
8.
Im afraid of our neighbors dog.
9.
The teachers desk was covered with papers.
10.
The childrens screams were heard a mile away.
11.
My brothers whistling drives me crazy.
12.
The doctors names were written on the door.
13.
The dogs barking told us that something was wrong.
14.
My dog loves to eat the cats food.
PLURAL AND SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUN PRACTICE
1.
Hattie's pencil broke.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
2.
The bats' cave was dark.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
3.
The sky's color turned green after the tornado.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
4.
The bikes' seats were wet because of the rain.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
5.
The crumbs led us to the mice's home in the wall.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
6.
My grandma's garden is full of mums, daisies, and marigolds.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
7.
The students' talking was disturbing to the teacher.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
8.
The pony's rider was too big.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
9.
The four lizards' tails are green.
The possessive noun is: (circle one) singular plural
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A LETTER TO MY "VIRTUAL STUDENTS" FROM YOUR "VIRTUAL TEACHER"
I just wanted to say "thank you" for all of your sweet hugs, "thank you's", smiles, stories, and yummy treats! I have enjoyed each one of them! Matter of fact, Tate, it's because of you that I had a very "chocolatey-sweet lunch!" I actually gobbled both the cookie AND the donut in one sitting! (So much for the food pyramid today!) I'm saving the butterfly cookie to show to Sarah later, and I'm thinking that it will make a decadent morning snack with tomorrow's coffee! Well, I better get back to my chores: laundry, dishes, vacuum, find a dead insect to investigate its "sensilla"...
P.S. If I find a dead insect, I will try to remember to take an up-close photo of it and post it on our website. That whole "sensilla" thing is both intriguing AND gross to me! Ughh!
Have a great rest of the day!
Love,
Miss JoJo