3rd Nine Weeks

This nine weeks, the 5th grade will be focusing on Life Science. Your child should know the following vocabulary words, and be able to explain them:

• Ecosystem • Thrive • Ill • Perish • Modify • Adapt • Characteristics
•Species •Survive •Reproduce • Niche • Traits • Inherited • Learned • Photosynthesis
• Carbon cycle • Nitrogen cycle • Water cycle

We will be working on the following:
Science- Focus 3.1/Growth and Life Cycles -Focus 3.2/Food Chains and Webs
Focus 3.3 /Inherited Traits, Adaptations and Learned Behavior
Focus 3.4 /Habitat

Social Studies-Focus 3.1/ The Constitution and Bill of Rights
Focus 3.2 /The U.S. Grows
Focus 3.3 /Civil War and Reconstruction

Homework Due 2/3

Social Studies Homework: Finish reading pages 338-343 complete worksheet
Science: Finish labeling and defining your flower diagram

HBU Field Trip

All permission slips must be turned in tomorrow, to go on the science field trip to HBU!!!!!

Landform Project Due Tomorrow!!

All landform projects are due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!

You must have your

• landforms


• paragraph for each landform

Example: Mountain :

Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma is the highest mountain on Earth. As measured by the height of its summit above sea level, which is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China. The highest mountain in the world attracts climbers of all levels, from well experienced mountaineers to novice climbers. Climbers are a significant source of tourist revenue for Nepal, whose government also requires all prospective climbers to obtain an expensive permit, costing up to $25,000 per person.

<-Mount Everest

Students Weathering Postings

Brittani
LaVera

Justina/Chuck

Vidal

Que

If you do not see your posting listed, the link might have been bad.

Boston Tea Party 12/15-12/18

All you have to do is complete the activity on the water cycle. When you are done, post your scores ( they will be kept private).
http://education.jlab.org/reading/boston_tea_party_01.html

Water Cycle Activity 12/15-12/18

All you have to do is complete the activity on the water cycle. When you are done, post your scores ( they will be kept private).
http://education.jlab.org/reading/water_cycle.html