A Sentence or Not a Sentence?

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS AND RUN ON SENTENCES

I can identify sentence fragments and correct run on sentences.

You need:

timer
pencil
journal
headphones
one piece of construction paper
colored pencils or markers
your notes


You will:

You will explore the websites below and learn more about sentence fragments and run on sentences. When you have finished, you will create a poster that explains the most common ways to correct run on sentences.

Identifying a Sentence Fragment
Read about correcting run on sentences 
Is this a sentence?
Sentence or Fragment
Brainpop: Run on Sentences

Context Clues

Context Clues

You will need:
Your journal
Headphones
A Pencil
Your notes


You will:
Watch the following Brainpop Video on Context Clues, and then you will complete the quiz on a separate sheet of paper.


You may have to log in to Brainpop and then click on this link again. Be sure to ask your classmates for the username and password.
Brainpop

Quiz

Multiple Meaning Words

Multiple Meaning Words

You will need:

Your journal
A Pencil
A Timer

You will:
You will set your timer for 15 minutes and check out the websites below. Make sure to allow yourself
five minutes to complete the quiz on the last link. You will write your answers on a piece of paper, label the paper Multiple Meaning Words Quiz, make sure your name is on your paper, and turn this quiz in to me.


Online Practice for Multiple Meaning Words

Click on Begin 1 Player Game at this site!

Quiz-Make sure your read the directions above

Word Problem Madness

Word Problem Madness

The best way to solve a word problem is to read it from the bottom to the top.

If you know what the question is and THEN read the information, it helps to make the problem more simple.

Once you know what the question is, then you have to determine the operation or operations.

Then you have to decide how to solve it: equations, pictures, graphs, charts, guessing, etc..

The websites below give you an opportunity to practice with word problems:

http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/MDLevel2_5.htm

http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/MDLevel1_1.htm

http://www.mathplayground.com/WordProblemsWithKatie2.html

Analyzing Analogies

Today you will work on completing analogies. 

The link below provides you practice, not only on your level, but on middle and high school level
analogies as well.

Remember to try and create a sentence showing the relationship between the two things, and then use the answer you chose to see if it works in your sentence as well.

Example:

Actors:Plays:: ____________: ____________

A. zoos:lions
B. clowns:circus
C. hot:cold
D. Actresses: Women

My Sentence:

Actors perform in plays.

Now try each of the answers in a sentence:

Zoos are in lions.
Clowns are in the circus.
Hot is in cold.
Actresses are in women.

Which sentence works? Yep, that's right! Clowns are in the circus.

So your answer is:
Actors:Plays::Clowns:Circus

Try some on your own   http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogies/

Heredity

Heredity and Genetics

You will need:
A journal
A Pencil


Please click on the link below to learn more about the famous scientist Johan Mendel.

You will read about him, watch videos, and then click on the PROBLEM link and take a short quiz. 

When you are finished, I would like for you to write a 100 word paper about what you have learned from this website regarding heredity and genetics.

Click here to explore HEREDITY

Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND RADIATION

You will need:

Pencil
Journal
Construction Paper
8 Colored Pencils, Markers, or Crayons

Check out the links below to learn more about heat transfer.

When you are finished, create a poster explaining the three different methods of heat transfer. Please be sure to give definitions, provide examples, and illustrate each different method.

http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/staff/hand/convcondrad.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/energy_transfer_storage/revision/5/

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

You will need:

Your Journal
A timer
Headphones
A pencil
A poster
Colored Pencils or Markers

You will:

Take 10 minutes and check out the websites below. When you are finished, you will be required to complete a poster explaining what homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms are. You must give an example of each, provide and illustration, and a definition.

ReviewHomonym PracticeSynonym Practice

Civil War Webquest

Click on the link below and follow the directions to complete the task!

http://www.usd232.org/education/projects/projects.php?sectiondetailid=15031&

Where Did You Get Those Genes?

You will need:

A journal
A pencil
A timer

You will:

Spend 20 minutes at the following site:
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ThoseGenes/default.htm#page2

When you are finished, you will write a 75 word minimum, summary of everything you read and learned about genetics and inherited traits.