Monday, August 26, 2019

Week of August 26

8/26 - 8/30

Social Studies
How did life change for Americans at the turn of the 20th century?
Learning Target: I can describe the reasons people immigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled.  

Immigration
People immigrated to the United States for many reasons.
They all came hoping for a better life.

PUSH FACTOR                        PULL FACTOR
reason people have for leaving an area        reason people have for moving to an area
                                                                          
religious freedom                                free/cheap farmland
political freedom                                  jobs
persecution                                         a better life
famine                                                 gold in California 
unemployment
Where did Immigrants come from?

  1. Ireland- potato famine
  2. Germany- political unrest
  3. England- unemployment and economic instability
  4. Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia- religious persecution and poverty
  5. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland- came for farming
  6. China- came for work on the railroad and gold in California

What happened when immigrants arrived?
Europeans arrived at Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
Asians arrived at Angel Island in San Fransisco, California.
Upon arrival immigrants had to pass a medical exam and answers questions that included their name, occupation, how much money they had and where they were planning to go and do.
Immigrants encountered crowded cities, harsh living conditions, and many faced discrimination.

Math
Monday-Wednesday
Learning Target : I can fluently divide up to 4 digit dividends by 2 digit divisors using multiple strategies.
Quiz on Wednesday

Which strategy do you like best?

Partial Quotient Video

Array Model for Division 

Here is the extension game for your Technology piece this week. Give it a try!

Division Game

Here is a free printable practice page.

division by 2 digit divisors
Thursday and Friday
Learning Target: I can read, write and compare decimals to the thousandths place. 
Quiz on Tuesday, September 3rd
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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Week of August 19

Math

Learning Target : I can fluently divide up to 4 digit dividends by 2 digit divisors using multiple strategies.

Which strategy do you like best?

Partial Quotient Video

Array Model for Division 

Here is the extension game for your Technology piece this week. Give it a try!

Division Game

Here is a free printable practice page.

division by 2 digit divisors


Social Studies

Learning Target : I can explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America's role in the world (Spanish American War and Panama Canal) 

Here are the notes from class this week. 

President  
William McKinley 
-McKinley helped expand America’s role in the world by gaining territories (more land).  
-During the Spanish-American war the United States gained control of Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.  
-Because America helped them gain their independence America’s influence around the world increased.  

President  
Theodore Roosevelt 
-emerged as a hero of the Spanish American War. 
-During his presidency construction began on the Panama Canal to improve trade.  


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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Week of August 12

8/12 - 8/16

Math
Learning Target: I can fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm up to a 3 digit by 2-digit factor. 

Our test will be on Friday, August 16



Extra Practice Worksheets: Printable worksheets to do at home

Social Studies
Learning Target:  I can describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication) and Thomas Edison (electricity).

Our SS test will be Monday, August 19

Notes For This Unit

The Wright Brothers - The Airplane
Impact on American Life: Revolutionized Transportation
  1. Now we can fly all around the world.
It would take me about 14 hours to drive from Baker Elementary to New York City in a car. It would take 18 hours to get there by train. I can fly to New York city in 2 ½ hours!
  1. Tourism to Kitty Hawk, NC.
The Wright Brothers put Kitty Hawk on the map. Now the city makes $100 million a month from tourists. This helps the economy in North Carolina.

George Washington Carver - Agriculture Science
Impact on American Life: Improved Farming
  1. Now we can grow crops better because of crop rotation.
Carter discovered that if you rotate crops the soils has more nutrients and the plants are healthier.
  1. Many uses for peanuts.
Carver discovered many uses for peanuts because the peanut plant helped nourish the soil and he didn’t want to waste the peanuts. He found over 300 uses for peanuts!

Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone
Impact on American Life: Improved Communication
  1. Now we talk to anyone around the world any time we want to.
Bell’s telephone made it possible for people to communicate over distance.

Thomas Edison - The Electric Light bulb
Impact on American Life: revolutionized indoor lighting
  1. Now we can see after the sun goes down with safe light bulbs.
We have lights in our homes, buildings, and even on our streets that don’t present fire risks. We can work and play long after it gets dark because we have lights.
  1. The phonograph
Edison also invented the phonograph which was used to record sound. Now we have many recording devices for music, audio books, and many other things. 
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Social Studies Notes for test

These are the notes we have taken in Social Studies this week from a video we watched and articles we read together. Since students' journals stay in my class, I wanted students to have access to the notes at home if they want to study.

Our test is FRIDAY, AUGUST 9!

Students will need to be able to describe the role of the cattle trails in the 19th century. Everything they need to know is in the notes.



Cattle Trails Video

There was a shortage of meat in the North.

There was a surplus of cows in Texas.



Problem- How can we get cows to the North?

Solution- Cattle Drives by cowboys



There were 2 main cattle trails.

Chisolm Trails

Great Western Trail


Cowboys took 2 months to move cows from Texas to Kansas and Nebraska.
Cows sold for $4 in Texas and $40 in the North. 
Why did the cattle drives end? 3 reasons 
1.      Law prohibiting cattle drives because of Texas Fever.

2.      Homes and fences being put up.

3.      New railroads were being built coming south into Texas. 


The Price You Pay

What was the motivation to spend 2 months driving cattle?

MONEY
What is an incentive?

Something that encourages someone to do something. 
Supply and Demand

The meat supply in the North was low and the demand was high; therefore, people were willing to pay $40 a cow.



The meat supply was high in Texas so the demand was low; therefore cows sold for only $4.



Black Cowboys



Who were the black cowboys?

Black cowboys were former slaves who moved west looking for work and equal opportunities.



1 in 4 cowboys were black.



For the first time in American History, African American men received equal pay and equal opportunity as cowboys. They worked alongside white cowboys doing the same jobs. Black cowboys did face discrimination along the trails.  


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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Multiplication notes

These are the notes that we have taken in class this week. We will continue to practice multiplication using the standard algorithm for the rest of the week.



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Sunday, August 4, 2019

Week of August 5

Math

Learning Target: I can fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm up to a 3 digit by 2-digit factor. 

Our test will be on: Monday, August 12th

Technology 


Extra Practice Worksheets: Printable worksheets 
Challenge Problem of the Week- Bring your answer to class

Directions: Use the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, to create two numbers that have a product as close to 500,000 as possible. NOTE: You may use any length of factors as you would need. Ex 8 digit by 1 digit. 4 digit by 3 digit.

Source: Miles Knight


Social Studies
Learning Target: I can describe the role of the cattle trails, the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail and the Chisholm Trail in the late 19th century. 

Learning Target: I can locate the Chisholm Trail on a map of the United States. 

 Our assessment will be Friday, August 9

Want to read more about what we are learning about in social studies?  The following links will provide some extra information on the topics we are covering in class. 




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