Week of March 4 - 8

SCIENCE:

• Textbook,  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Mon., Mar. 4 - Working on Design & Function sketches in our visual journals
• Tues., Mar. 5 - Continuing notes on materials & joints  (Design & Function PPT)
• Wed., Mar. 6 - Starting the Bridge Challenge:  Introduction & blueprint design.   Bridge Proposal PPT. Bridge Challenge Handout
• Thurs., Mar. 7 - Continuing work on the Bridge Challenge:  Purchasing materials & beginning to build
• Fri., Mar. 8 - Completing work on the bridge.

MATH:

• Textbook,  Chapter 6:  Fraction Operations   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Mon., Mar. 4 - Due (7-4 at beginning of class):  Practice, pp. 207-208, #9 - 21.  (7-3)Finishing math practice first half of class.  Whiteboard practice for both classes (finding factors, common & GCF)
• Tues., Mar. 5 - Due (7-3 at beginning of class):  Practice, pp. 207-208, #9 - 21.  Whiteboard practice - Finding common factors, GCF & using them to reduce fractions into lowest terms.
• Wed., Mar. 6 - Reviewed and practiced finding lowest terms and completed a fraction portioning activity
• Thurs., Mar. 7 - Adding Fractions with manipulatives and whiteboard practice
• Thurs., Mar. 14 - Chapter 6 Test (Divisibility, Factors, Adding & Subtracting Fractions)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Mar. 8 - ACE, T456     (ACE - 7-3: Ingram; 7-4: Pedersen; 7-5:  Wesley)
• Fri., Mar. 15 - ACE, W123   (ACE - 7-3:  Pedersen; 7-4: Wesley; 7-5:  Brown)
• Fri., Mar. 22 - PD Day:  No School
• Mon., Mar. 25 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Spring Break