Today we talked about different ways to represent a number. So far....
- Standard Form
- Expanded Form
- Place Value
- Words
- Base Ten Blocks
Example:
Standard Form
37 156
Expanded Form Numbers
30 000 + 7000 + 100 + 50 + 6
Place Value
3 ten thousands + 7 thousands + 1
hundred + 5 tens + 6 ones
Words (How it is read)
Thirty-seven thousand one hundred
fifty-six
Place Value Chart
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Ten Thousands
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Thousands
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Hundreds
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Tens
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Ones
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3
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7
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1
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5
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6
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Base Ten Blocks
Remember....
When we decompose numbers (break numbers up into parts), there are MANY possibilities. For example we could have written 37 156 as 2 ten thousands, 17 thousands, 1 hundred, 4 tens, 16 ones
We also collected data today by linking paper clips. We will use this data to construct stem and leaf plots, double bars graphs on paper and using the computer.
Literacy
Some great sentences today. Instead of....
Dad dished up three plates, side by side, with big pieces of pie and giant scoops of ice cream.
Dad dished up three plates, side by side, with enormous pieces of scrumptious apple pie and giant scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
At the end of the day we read "The Invisible Boy". What do you think is the message?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAJ62ia63Q
Social Studies
We began our discussion of the federal government today. This will give us the background information needed for the upcoming election. Do you remember the three branches of the federal government?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD-jb8odRNQ
Video from today on levels of government:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C8uDuhLqvg
We all could identify the one person below (British Monarch), but who is her representative, the Governor General of Canada?
Science
We talked a bit more about how a habitat provides the things a living thing needs to survive. We also talked about INTERDEPENDENCE of plants and animals. How do the plants and animals need each other? Please complete page 2 and page 3 in your duotang. Take some time and look up SPECIFIC plants and animals you might find near a pond. DON'T FORGET TO LABEL each species and answer the questions.
Find a type of SPECIALIST (not a panda or koala). What makes that plant or animal a specialist? The opposite of a specialists is a GENERALIST. Why is a specialist more likely to become EXTINCT?
Reminders:
- T-Shirt due Friday
- International Dot day on Friday. Wear your dots proudly!
- Below is the information for your t-shirt
