The philosophy of MR. RainH2O's classroom explained.

Parents and students,
Watch the video below. Leave comments as necessary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81-44ADf74

As I promised.

I know it's late but... If you are studying then here is something to look at!

1 & 2 How many cubic centimeters will it take to fill this box?  Find out without filling the entire box with cubes.  Write your answer and explain how you found the volume of this box.

Volume:  _______________________

3.  What is the volume of this stack of cubes?

1. 94 cubic units
2. 60 cubic units
3. 15 cubic units
4. 12 cubic units

4.  A diagram of the Watson’s new storage bin is shown. What is the volume of the bin?

1. 108 ft³
2. 25 ft³
3. 72 ft³
4. 13 ft³

5.  A box contains 240 sugar cubes. You open the top of the box and count 8 cubes across the front and 6 cubes along a side. How many layers of sugar cubes are in the box?

1. 3 layers
2. 4 layers
3. 5 layers
4. 6 layers

6. Paul is looking for a cage for his bird. He finds a cage that measures 2 ft by 4 ft by 6 ft and another cage that measures 3 ft by 5 ft by 3 ft.

Which cage offers the most living space for his bird? Explain your reasoning.

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7.  Label the dimensions of your box below so that the box has a volume of 48 cubic feet.

 

8.  Which box has a volume of 90 cubic units?

 

9

A.                                                                    B.

					8
				5
						15

 

3

5

C.                                                                    D.

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			5
	5

 

9.  A cube has a volume of 64 cubic inches. What is the length of each edge of the cube?

1. 2 in.
2. 4 in.
3. 6 in.
4. 8 in.

10.  Which equation can be used to determine the volume of the prism below?

1. v = 24 x 4 x 6
2. v = 36 x 4 x 6
3. v = 6 x 4 x 6
4. v = 7 x 5 x 7

Learning Earnings

I would like to announce our class Positive Rewards System. Learning Earnings.

You and your child will be able to redeem tickets and credits for items to be used in the classroom and in the real world.
Your login and password is your first name with the first letter of you last name. For example the login for Paul Johnson would be paulj.
Your password for the initial login would be "rainwater". You will have the option to change it once you log in.
As always, you  may contact me at drainwater@ems-isd.net.
Carry On!

Use the Force

This week in science we are learning about Forces. Not the force like in Star Wars but forces that are all around us.
First forces are what makes things move, or stop, or change direction. Can you name all of the forces that we see and experience?
Well, let's start with the easiest. Gravity. Sir Issac Newton is known for his work in gravity and is even know for it's discovery. (Notice I didn't say he 'invented' it. This is what most people misconceive) Newton is also attributed as to discovering gravity while sitting under an apple tree and one hitting him on the head. Yes, another misconception. More than likely he OBSERVED the apple falling and wondered why did it fall.
It is this curiosity that I am trying to bring out in your child. We try to answer the "why" does something happen. Coming up in the next week or so, we will be exploring this question and using 'forces' to answer it.
First we will go through the Scientific Method and come up with a testable experiment. This will be totally from a curiosity perspective from your child. They will have to come up with a 1. Hypothesis, 2. Constant, 3. Variable, 4. procedure for testing, 5. a way to collect data such as a chart, 6. conclude with a reasonable finding.
You might find your child rummaging through junk to find things to test or they may ask you weird questions. This is normal and ok.
Keep in mind that this project will take a few days and there may be times that they will be frustrated. Again , this is normal. Assure them that things will get better the more times they perform the tests. Help them tweak some things and help them take careful notes.
After Newton's work in gravity and his Laws of Motion were widely accepted among scientists, Einstein came along and made even more understandable... yeah right! watch the following video and you will see what I mean. By the way, your children will NOT be tested on the following information.
Newton vs Einstein

First post

This is our class first post.

The idea behind having this blog is to get our students excited about what we are learning in the classroom. What better way than to show the world what we are doing?
Feel free to look around and leave a comment. Who knows, maybe you might find something interesting!
Carry On!