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Brain Starter

Try a few, or all of these! Leave your answers in the comments.

*Found at https://www.math-salamanders.com/

Math Must Do Activities – Due May 7, 2020

IXL – You will be completing 5 skills that focus on adding fractions, LCM, LCD, and GCF. These are skills you must complete with a smart score of at least 80 over the week. If you have questions about how to find these skills, please visit me during our office hours or email me. HINT: Start with LCM, LCD, and GCF before you work on adding fractions.

*This Flocabulary video will remind you about LCM and GCF.

*This video will show you how to find the LCM using prime factorization.

*This video will show you how to add with unlike denominators.

*This video will show you how to find the LCD. 

*This video will show you how to add mixed numbers with unlike denominators.

*This Brain Pop video will show you how to reduce or simplify fractions.

Galileo – This will be assigned on Wednesday. Remember, this is now a quiz and is meant to be completed after you have practiced your IXL skills. If you score a 90% or higher, you will receive a 4!

Science May Do Activities

If you’ve ever done a cardboard challenge in school, chances are it was inspired by Caine! Watch this video from 2012 to learn more.

Caine, who is now 17, is hosting a Virtual Cardboard Challenge on May 7. I challenge you to use the design process to create your own arcade came! Do you remember the design process from either the junk mail shoe or creating a robot? The steps are 1. Ask 2. Imagine 3. Plan 4. Create 5. Improve and 6. Share! Share with your siblings or parents. In fact, get everyone to create a game so you can have your own in-house arcade!

Video of the Day

If you didn’t already watch it, watch the video above about Caine’s Arcade. It’s a good reminder, when we are bored using our creativity can change our mindset.

I hope everyone had a great Monday!

Mrs. Moore