Friday, January 17, 2020

State Project

50 Nifty United States Project Directions:
You will be assigned a state to research and present to the class. You must research your state using encyclopedias and the internet. Wikipedia is a good source for state rank and size; HOWEVER, it can be changed so it may not be good for any other research. Some good websites to use are: www.theUS50.com, www.50states.com, and any state Department of Tourism website. You may also use the library to search for books on your state.

You must find and display the following information on a poster:
 State Motto
 State Flower
 State Tree
  State Bird
 Date of Statehood
  Nickname
  Top 3 Agricultural Products
 State Population and Rank
 State Size and Rank
 State Per Capita Income
 Climate
 People and Cultures that Live in your State
 Top 3 Major Industries/Companies/Sources of Employment for Population
 1 Natural Disaster that your state is susceptible to (Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, etc.)  Region of United States (South, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast)  3 current events in your state (Use CNN, or locate a local news station for your state and browse their top stories)
  State Map - Create a map of your state, including the capital and 4 other major cities. Map should display bordering states and waterways. Map should display 4 physical features such as rivers, mountains, faults, deserts, etc. You must draw these! No printing!
 State Flag - Re-create your state’s flag on a large sheet of paper and attach it to your poster. Use color!
 State Quarter o Find your state’s quarter…either the actual coin or a picture of it on your state’s website or from the US Mint website. Re-create (draw) your state’s quarter on a larger scale, and attach it to your poster. Explain the motto, words used, pictures, etc. that are on the back of your state’s quarter in detail. Try to find your state’s quarter to share with the class.

Native American Project

For your project, select one of the following Native American Tribes to research:

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee

Once you have selected a tribe, decide whether you will create a mini book or google slides.
You may design your mini book any way you would like.

You must include the following information in your project:
1. Name of your tribe
2. Where this tribe lived
3. What work did the men do? The women do? The children do?
4. What materials from their environment did they use to make what they needed?
5. What are some of the things they made?
6. What kind of food did they eat?
7. What kind of house did they live in? How did they build them?
8. What was their music like?
9. What religion did this tribe follow?
10. What kind of games did they play?
11. Did they use any form of money? What kind?
12. Were there any special ceremonies this tribe conducted? Describe them.
13. What type of clothing did the tribe members wear? Describe it.

Once you are done adding your information to your project, you will be using this knowledge to
create your teepee. You will get a paper bag and a string. Cut a small triangle on the bottom of one
side of the bag. Draw pictures on your teepee that represent your tribe. When you are done, gather the top and tie it with your string.

Be prepared to present your project to the class!!

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Cold War Events Activity



Directions: Visme you are going to build an interactive timeline of major events in the Cold War.

To Begin:
-       Click the blue button to create your timeline
-       Select “infographic”
-       Pick the template you like best
-       For each event add the date, a title, short description and picture of the event
-       Share with your teacher when you are finished

All of the following events must be included in your timeline:
-       Iron Curtain
-       Berlin Airlift
-       Cuban Missile Crisis
-       Beginning of Space Race
-       Sputnik 1
-       Sputnik 2
-       First man in space
-       First man on the Moon

Monday, January 13, 2020

Morphology Wall

5th Grade
Prefix
Suffix
Root
Definition
Examples
Origin
Additional
Information
en-, em-


to cause to be, to put into or onto, to go into or onto
encounter, enable, employ, embark, encircle
Latin

sub-


under, beneath, below
secondary
subway, subsoil, substitute
Latin

fore-


before, earlier
forearm, foreword
Anglo-Saxon

semi-


half
semicircle, semicolon
Latin

anti-


opposite, against
antibiotic, antifreeze
Greek

auto-


self
autograph, automatic
Greek

multi-


many/ much
multicolor, multifamily
Latin

poly-


many/ much
polygon, polysyllable
Greek

deca-
deci-


ten
decathlon, decade, decimal, decimeter
Latin/ Greek

kilo-


1,000
kilogram, kilowatt
Greek

milli-
mille-


1,000
millennium, millimeter
Latin

centi-


100
centimeter, centipede
Latin


-ion, -tion, -ation,
-ition

act of/ state of/ result of
tension, attention, elevation, union
Anglo-Saxon
Usually a noun
The real suffix is –ion. Putting s or t in front of –ion is simply determined by the spelling of the root

-able
-ible

can be done
enjoyable, sensible, likable
Latin
-able ending words have roots that can stand alone.(enjoyable)
-ible ending words have roots that can not stand alone. (sensible)

-ive
-ative
-tive

inclined/ tending toward an action
festive, talkative, active, sensitive
Latin
Words that end with –de (intrude) change the –de to s then add –ive (intrusive).
Words that end with silent e (create) drop the e then add –ive (creative).

-logy,
-ology

science of/ study of
biology, chronology
Greek


-ence
-ance

act/ condition of
persistence, excellence, assistance, importance
Latin
Usually a noun –ence and –ance sound alike because of the schwa. –ence is used somewhat more often than –ance.

-an, -an

one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to
electrician, magician, American, suburban
Latin
Usually a noun


ject
to throw
inject, objection, project
Latin



struct
to build
construct, instructor
Latin



vis
to see
vision, evidence
Latin



vid
see
video, evidence, provide, providence
Latin



jur
juris
judge, oath
law
jury, jurisdiction
Latin



log
logue
word
prologue, apology, dialogue, eulogy, monologue
Greek



path
feeling/ suffering/ disease
apathetic, pathology
Greek



ast
astr
star
astronaut, astronomy, disaster, asterisk
Greek



mit
to send
emit, transmit, admit, remit
Latin



audi (aud)
hear
audience, auditorium, audiovisual
Latin



dict
to say, tell
diction, dictator
Latin

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