Good morning class!
Welcome to your first blog assignment!
We've already visited with Mr. Bill Nye on the subject of Food Webs. Today we're going to continue our ecological research with some online activities. We'll check in with Tim and Moby to see what they have to say on the subject. You're going to watch 3 BrainPop videos, take a quiz on each, and draw quality pictures/diagrams to describe what you've learned. You've got a packet of all the materials you'll need. The diagrams you create will become a part of your science notebook, which will be a record of what you've studied this year. It will also help you study for your future tests/quizzes.
REMEMBER: In order to use BrainPop, you need to login-- username: tjelem, password: tiger. (Note: TJ's membership will only work during school hours).
Here are the links to the videos:
Ecosystems
Food Chains
Natural Selection
When you are done, you may explore the following areas on portaporal:
Science > Animals > Animal Adaptations
Science > Ecosystems/Biomes
Science > Food Webs
Science > Plants > Plants: Adaptations
Expand your brain and have fun!
-Ms. Bragg
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
SONG!: Mr. Duey's Long Division Rap
Lyrics – Long Division
By: Daniel Joseph Duey
Verse 1
Mr.Duey exclusive. This is what you been waiting for.
Better than the best on the planet. You know.
Draw a line up to the right take the number you dividing by.
Put that number to the left of the line. Now put the number you
dividing with inside of it, setting up long division if you listen that’s the
bottom line of it. Now try to get this answer to this problem that
I about to give, 390 divided by 6. Now the 6 wont fix into 3 but if fits
into 39, 6 times. Put the 6 above the 9. Now take the 6 multiply it by
the number you divided by. Gives you 36 write it right below the 39.
Subtract that, that’s 3 bring the 0 down.. right! And see that 6 goes
into 30 perfectly 5 times. Put the 5 by the 6 on the top of the line.
And see that 6 goes into 390, 65 times. Put some time behind to
comprehend the rhyme I designed. To understand it’s long division
at the drop of a dime.
Chorus 1
Now draw a line up to the right, take the number you divided
by put that number to the left of the line. Put the number you
divided with inside of, setting up for long division if you listen
that’s the bottom line of it
Repeat 2X
Verse 2
You know me Mr.Duey I just breezed through college.
Please Mr.Duey would you stick to the topic. That’s how i got
my job, kid. Plus it will only take me a hot minute to drop this.
Decimals I got this. I rock this show you how you how to spit the
hotness. Show you 5 go into 82 without using a remainder as an
option. Drop a decimal, drop it like it’s hot finish the problem. Remember
5 to the left of the line, 82 inside and see how many times it will divide.
The 5 fits into 8 just 1 time. Put the 1 above the 8 and multiply
it by 5 and 1 x 5 is 5, put it right below the eight
subtract them giving you 3 then bring the 2 down. Giving you 32, dirty.
and 5 goes into that 6 times, 6 x 5 is 30. Subtract 30 from 32, that gives
you 2 and then what you do is real simple, I will explain it to you.
Drop a decimal in your answer and your problem, add a 0, drop it down
to the 2 and solve them. and 5 goes into 20 evenly 4 times, 16.4 dividing
82 by 5. Take some time to comprehend the rhyme I design
To understand it’s long division at the drop of a dime.
Chorus 2
Now draw a line up to the right, take the number you divided
by put that number to the left of the line. Put the number you
divided with inside of, setting up for long division if you listen
that’s the bottom line of it
Repeat 2X
Outro
Me Mr. Duey I just breeze through college.
SONG!: Mr. Duey's Fraction Rap
LYRICS
Chorus
I’ll teach how to get rid of an improper fraction
Teach you how to get a percentage from a fraction
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions, what’s that? Lights, camera, action
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions, everything you need to know I’ll rap
I’ll teach you how to get rid of an improper fraction
Fractions, what’s that? Lights, camera, action
Verse 1
Fractions, if it’s improper you have to change it into a mixed
number, I’ll be the one to explain it. Improper is when the top
number is bigger than the bottom so when you take the bottom fit
it into the top one. So say that the bottom is 3 and the top can be
17. How many times does 3 fit in between? Well let’s see, that’s
5 take the 5 write it down big on the line. With the 2 left over from
the 17 you must now put that 2 on top of the 3 and, wow, the
mixed number is found. It’s that easy, listen to the song and you
believe me, put your own numbers in the place of what I’m
teaching.
Chorus
I’ll teach how to get rid of an improper fraction
Teach you how to get a percentage from a fraction
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions, what’s that? Lights, camera, action
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions, everything you need to know I’ll rap
I’ll teach you how to get rid of an improper fraction
Fractions, what’s that? Lights, camera, action
Verse 2
Fractions, I bet you wonder how to get a percentage, divide the
top by the bottom number. For example, 5 over 10. 10 can’t go
into 5 so add a zero to the 5 and begin. Because 10 can go into
to 50 just fine, but you need a decimal point before the number of
times. So I, I guess we’re left with ‘.5’. Now take the point by the
5, move it 2 to the right and what you have is 50 so it’s 50
percent. When Mr. Duey takes you through it then it all makes
sense. It’s that easy, listen to the song and you believe me, put
your own numbers in the place of what I’m teaching.
Fractions
Take the top number divide it by the bottom number.
What’s that? Take the top number divide it by the bottom number
Saturday, January 8, 2011
SONG!: The Angle Dance from Square One TV
I know all the angles
And dancing’s the latest fad
Make two lines meet
And a throbbing beat
The results will drive you mad
If you learn all the angles,
You can dance to my angle song
To start put your knees 45 degrees
Everybody crawl along
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Find the point where two lines merge
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Come let’s make our paths converge
Once you know all the angles,
A two person square’s a breeze
It’s quite cut and dry
Stretch one arm to the side
Raise the other 90 degrees
Next hang a friend from the ceiling
If he loves you I know he won’t care
Clasp his hands real tight
Get those angles right
Yeah, you’ve done it, you’ve made a square
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Help me measure these angles please
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
We’re all doin’ it by degrees
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Make a circular turn on your toe
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
In degrees spin three-six-zero
If you try, you can make any angle
If you don’t, there’s no excuse
This little beaut is called acute
And this wide one is obtuse
Now I’ve taught you the angles
You’re angle dancing hip
And if you’re inclined
You can go out and find
A spatial relationship
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Come and join me hon
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Have some geometric fun!
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Let’s hope our math’s correct
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
Gee it’s great when lines connect
Angle dance!
Angle dance!
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