Posted by
Mr. Rauseo on Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:09:52 AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Well, finally, the heat wave is over. Now, can we get some serious work done? Of course, I'm only kidding. We've been working diligently in Room 11. Currently, we're comparing and ordering fractions which requires an understanding of the concept of least common denominator. It requires an automatic knowledge of the multiplication table and an ability to use prime factoring.
In science, students are reading about plate tectonics. The District would like the students to understand this material by the end of September, which is somewhat difficult given the amount of dislocation that goes on in the first few weeks at Columbus Middle. Currently, the students are working on an essay that will demonstrate their knowledge of earth's structure as well as their comprehension of the theory of plate tectonics. It's heavy stuff, man.! Here's a link to the website
Dynamic Earth which should help anybody understand some of the difficult but cool ideas in this area of Earth Science.