Friday, June 15, 2012

science

In science we learning to make bottle rockets. 

Spelling

Last week in spelling I learned the meaning if Voluntary: It means to offer to do something   free will( free pay or get paid very little)

Median

They middle number in a group of ordered numbers.

Mean

The mean is the average of a group of ordered numbers.

soil

soil is is the upper layer of soil that contains humus. This is the soil where plants grow.

cap

The word cap was one of the words on our 100 word spelling test. A cap is something you were on your head. The word cap has 1 syllable.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Ratio review

Today in math while studying for our math exam we got a sheet that had ratios on it. Ratio is the relationship between two numbers of the same kind.

Desertification

Desertification is how desert's are formed.

Science

HOW TO MAKE  A  BOTTLE  ROCKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mode

The mode is the most common number in a number sequence

science

particle size- particle size effects how grittty a soil feels and the size of space in soil

Bottle rockets

In science class we r start to make our bottle rockets. You have to fill them with pressurized air and water

Net

Net is the first word on our 100 word spelling test it is very easy to spell. It has one syllable, it means something to catch fish with or to catch other things like people.     :)
Waif
 Syllables: 1
 Origin:ScandinavianNoun
Definition: a homeless child

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Exams

Today in math we were studying for exams and we learning how to find words in the dictionary!

Friday, June 8, 2012

mean

The mean is the the average of a group of numbers

Step 1: add the numbers together.
Step 2: Divide the sum by the number of items .

Mode

Mode is the most common number in a number sequence.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Mode

In math we learned about mode. Mode is the number that occurs the most often in a series of numbers.

Syllable

A single sound that forms part of a word or a whole word.

math

In math we learned about mean. The mean is the average of a group of numbers. example:
step 1. 7+11+12+18+23+25=96 step 2. 96/6=16.

Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

Today in math we learned about mean,median,mode, and range. Mean: is where you add all the numbers up and then divide it by how many number there are. Median is when you arrange the numbers from least to greastest and it is the middle number. There cannot be more then one median. Mode is how many times it appears most often in the set of numbers there can be more than one mode. Range is the difference from the greatest number and the least number then you subract it to get the range number.
today in science class we are making bridges out of spagetti and i am with zain and andrew.

science

compost- compost is decaying matter made up of dead plant matter.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

 is the longest word in the world. it is pronounced  tow-
mat-ah-whack-a-tang-ee-hang-ah-co-or-ott. It is the name of a hill in New Zealand.

Mean

The mean is the average Of a group of numbers. So say you have these numbers 12, 33, 11, 45. You woul add them Up which would add up to 101 then divide by the number of numbers in the group which would be 101 divided by 4=25.25. That is your mean but if u want to round it to the nearest tenth it would be 25.3

Desertification

Desertification is how deserts are formed.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Science

Today in science we made spagehetti bridge. So my and Brooklyn are 49 cm long because Mr.Naha said that we need more than 30 cm long so we made 49 cm long instead.

Circle gaphes

In math today we learned about circle graphes it is hard to Make a good circle but of ubuse your compas it is easy and u have to TAKE A PERCENTAGE out of 360 degrees to get your degrees to make a graph

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Longust word in english

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: Means lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs

science

herbivores- are plant eating animals.
carnivores- are meat eating animals.
predators- are animals that kill and eat other animals.
scavengers- are animals that eat other dead animals.
 

Literacy

Literacy was a spelling word this week which means Relating to the ability to read and write. It has 4 syllables lit-er-ac-y.

Intrusive Rock

Intrusive rock is igneous rock being formed by cooling magma slowly below the earth's surface. Mineral crystals are large. Granite is an example.

Friday, June 1, 2012

ELA

in ela we are making short stories about what we like and what we hate. i am doing a story about my brothers birthday!!!!!!!

Yesterday in math we learned a new unit on statistics and in the unit right now were learning about surveys and how to do surveys.

rock cycle

METAMORPHIC ROCK- IS A ROC THAT HAS CHANGED CHEMICALLY DUE TO HEAT AND PRESSURE. IT FORMS FROM IT'S PARENT ROCK.


 MORPH-  MEANS TO CHANGE.


 THE ROCK CYCLE IS THE  NATURAL PROCESS WHERE ROCKS CHANGE FORM.

Fertile soil

Fertile soil is soil that supply nutrients to help plant growth

Desertification

Desertification is the formation of deserts.

Climate

The type of rock and the amount of moisture influence soil formation.

Leaching

Leaching is the removal of soil materials dissolved in water.