Math homework due back tomorrow -
We are working on strategies for division.
We started today with the Calgary Zoo receiving 12 panda bears. The zoo keeper put an equal number of panda bears in the 2 available enclosures. How many panda bears are in each enclosure? We put the 12 panda bears one at a time into the enclosures until there were none left and wrote the division problem in numbers.
Guided practice was provided as students used their own whiteboards to draw and move panda into enclosures.
Students were given 24 counters and four cupcake liners to manage their own 'pandas' and told that they had a shipment of 24 pandas and their job was to figure out how many animals would fit into 1, 2, 3, 4 enclosures. They are to model the division through the objects, draw it in their math books and write a division sentence for each.
Students who did not finish are bringing this home for homework.
What do you think engineers do? was the science question today. We talked to our partner, watched a video and then read 'Rosie Revere, Engineer.' Rosie had to solve a few problems, some that took several attempts, and come up with new inventions. We learned that engineers solve problems. If there are any engineer parents out there we would like to hear from you!
Reminder that everyone needs a box for Monday.
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