Week 29 · Day 3 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 29, Day 3
Mathematics
I can split a rectangle into two smaller rectangles to find its area.
Look: 7 by 4 split into 5 rows and 2 rows
- Draw a line after 5 rows.
- 5 × 4 = 20 and 2 × 4 = 8.
- Add the parts: 20 + 8 = 28 square units.
Draw each rectangle. Split the rows as shown. Find each part and add.
- 1.
6 by 7: split into 5 rows and 1 row of 7
- 2.
8 by 9: split into 5 rows and 3 rows of 9
- 3.
7 by 6: split into 5 rows and 2 rows of 6
- 4.
9 by 8: split into 5 rows and 4 rows of 8
Solve the word problem.
- 5.
A garden is made of 6 rows of 8 square plots. Each plot is 1 square meter. Nina splits it into 3 rows and 3 rows. Find the area of each part, then the whole garden.
- 6.
Why would you split a 7 by 8 rectangle?
Challenge: Split a 6 by 9 rectangle a different way from 5 and 1. Show your work.
Practice page · Week 29, Day 3
English Language Arts
I can figure out tricky words and then say an idea in my own words.
Look: paraphrase in three steps
- Find the tricky words and figure them out.
- Cover the sentence. Say it in your own words.
- Check that the meaning stayed the same.
Desert Plants
A cactus can survive for months without rain. Its thick stem stores water like a sponge, so the plant stays alive during a long drought, when no rain falls for many weeks. Sharp spines protect the cactus from thirsty animals. A barrel cactus is one kind that is round and fat.
Use the clues in the text above.
- 1.
What does drought mean? Underline the clue.
- 2.
What does survive mean here?
○ Stay alive○ Grow flowers○ Fall down - 3.
You know protect means 'keep safe.' What does protection mean?
- 4.
Look up spine in a dictionary. Which meaning fits a cactus?
○ The bones down your back○ A sharp, pointed part like a needle○ The back edge of a book - 5.
Paraphrase: 'Its thick stem stores water like a sponge.'
- 6.
Using someone's exact words as if they were yours is called ____.
Write it a shorter way with a possessive.
- 7.
the spines of the cactus
- 8.
the coats of the farmers
Challenge: Name two ways to use a source's idea without plagiarizing.
Practice page · Week 29, Day 3
Science
I can sort traits and behaviors as inherited or learned and give a reason.
Sort all your cards. Write each one in the right column.
| Inherited (born with) | Learned (had to learn) |
|---|---|
Circle the best reason for each one.
- 1.
a horse's long mane
○ born with (inherited)○ had to learn (learned) - 2.
playing the piano
○ born with (inherited)○ had to learn (learned) - 3.
a peacock's colorful tail feathers
○ born with (inherited)○ had to learn (learned) - 4.
a dog ringing a bell to go outside
○ born with (inherited)○ had to learn (learned) - 5.
a kitten's striped fur
○ born with (inherited)○ had to learn (learned)
Challenge: A young spider spins its first web without ever seeing one made. Inherited or learned? Why?
Materials: your trait and behavior cards · 4 blank index cards
Practice page · Week 29, Day 3
Social Studies
I can read a climate map and tell why places have different climates.
Why Climates Differ
Weather is what the air is like today. Climate is the usual weather in a place over many years. Places closer to the equator are usually warmer. Places near an ocean have milder temperatures, not too hot and not too cold. Tall mountains can block rain clouds, so the land on the far side is often dry. On a climate map, each color stands for a different climate zone.
Write W for weather or C for climate.
- 1.
It is snowing in Denver right now.
- 2.
Seattle has many rainy days every winter.
- 3.
Phoenix is hot and dry most of the year.
- 4.
There is a thunderstorm this afternoon.
Climate Chart: find your zone and two others on a climate map. Fill in the table.
| Place | Climate | One way people adapt |
|---|---|---|
- 5.
Why is Texas usually warmer than Minnesota?
- 6.
My climate zone is ____.
Challenge: Rain clouds hit a tall mountain and drop their rain on one side. What is the land on the other side probably like?
Materials: U.S. climate zone map · globe