Welcome 2011-2012 6th Grade Muir Cougars!!!
Welcome to Room 118 where every student is a smart and capable problem solver!
Real Life Math
On March 3rd, your balance was 150.00
On March 5th you bought a DVD for $15.00
On March 14 you bought a ticket to Magic Mountain for $30.00
On March 28th you bought Ms. Konnight a birthday present giftcard for $20.00
How much money did you have left in your account on March 29th?
Surveys
You want to find out what radio station people in your school like best. How do you find out this information USING A RANDOM survey?
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
In your enviroment there are both abiotic and biotic factors. Give 3 example of each.
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Successful Testing Day Tips!
1. Please go to the following link and copy the 10 tips in to your notebook.
2. On the class blog, respond like you normally would to a question by answering:
A. Which of the ten tips do you think is the MOST
important? Explain why you think it is important.
B. Which of the ten tips do you think is the
LEAST important? Explain why you think it is NOT as important as the other tips.
Click on the link blow when you are ready!
10 Tips for terrific Test Taking
Wind Erosion
*What is this a picture of?
*What is it made of?
*How was it created?
*Where would you find one in real life if you wanted to take apicture of it for your classmates?
*What is it made of?
*How was it created?
*Where would you find one in real life if you wanted to take apicture of it for your classmates?
Rivers
Look at the two pictures below.
Explain 3 WAYS why these rivers are different from one another. Be sure to use complete sentences!!!
Famous River Webquest
Go to the follow website where you will read about the
Nile River.
(Click on the underlined link)
Nile River
List 5 facts you learned about the Nile River in complete sentences.
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MMMRO Explained...
Calvin has chose the following numbers to play the lottery with. His sister, Chelsie said he can use the numbers to make a math problem and find the average of them.
Explain what Calivin needs to do in order to find the average of his set of numbers.
Real Life Math
Using your knowledge about proportions, consider the following situation and see if you can help Ms. Konnight out.
Ms. Konnight went to Mexico. She needed to get pesos with her dollars. The rate was 13 pesos per dollar.
How many pesos would Ms. Konnight get if she gave the bank teller $20 in American dollars?
Erosion- Ice
Make A Prediction!!!
Using your knowledge about how glaciers move and how water changes objects, predict how this glacier eroded to become this form (shape and size).
Erosion-Water
How do waves cause erosion?
List some types of coastal landforms that are created by waves.(Hint: There are 5 major ones!)
Real Life Math
Leo the Leperchaun just found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in Brazil. He decides to take his family to dinner. What was the TOTAL of he orders are placed (before tax and tip!):
Momma Lisa- Potatoes and Beef @ $12.95
Papa Lalow- Chicken and Carrots @ $8.45
Sister Letty- Shepards Pie @ $10.85
Auntie Laura- Chicken and Dumplings @ $7.50
Unlce Luis- Fish n' Chips @ $12.25
Grams Leona- Chopped Ham and Peas @ $9.95
Gramps Liam- Turkey Cobb Salad @ $8.75
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