Week 29 · Day 4 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 29, Day 4
Mathematics
I can find the area of a shape made of rectangles by adding the parts.
Look: two parts
- Split the shape into rectangles that do not overlap.
- Multiply to find the area of each one.
- Add the areas of the parts.
Sketch each shape on grid paper. Label each rectangle, multiply, then add.
- 1.
An L made of a 6 by 3 rectangle and a 2 by 4 rectangle
- 2.
A T made of a 7 by 2 bar and a 2 by 5 stem
- 3.
A U made of two 1 by 5 posts and a 2 by 1 base between them
Solve the word problem.
- 4.
Aiden's room is shaped like an L. One part is 9 feet by 5 feet. The nook is 3 feet by 4 feet. What is the total area?
- 5.
Why must the rectangles not overlap?
Challenge: A shape is made of a 4 by 4 square and two 1 by 4 strips on its sides. What is its area?
Practice page · Week 29, Day 4
English Language Arts
I can combine facts from two sources into one big-idea sentence.
Two Source Cards
Source 1: A giant panda eats bamboo for about 12 hours a day. Source 2: Pandas spend 10 to 16 hours each day eating bamboo. Source 2 also says wild pandas sometimes eat small animals, such as rodents.
Use the source cards above.
- 1.
What fact do both sources agree on?
- 2.
Which fact is in only one source?
- 3.
Write a big-idea sentence that fits both sources.
- 4.
Add dis- to agree. Write the new word and what it means.
- 5.
Add -able to agree. Write the new word.
- 6.
Put these words in order from least sure to most sure: knew, wondered, believed, suspected.
Circle the correct possessive.
- 7.
The two ____ coats were wet.
○ girl's○ girls' - 8.
My ____ panda book is new. (one sister)
○ sister's○ sisters'
Challenge: Only one source says a fact. Should you write 'scientists know' or 'some scientists believe'? Why?
Practice page · Week 29, Day 4
Science
I can explain that some traits depend on what is inherited and on the environment or practice.
Two-Part Trait Chart. For each trait, write the inherited part and the part that comes from the environment or practice.
| Trait | Inherited part | Environment or practice part |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
My height today: ____ cm
Read and answer.
- 2.
Two pepper plants grow from one seed packet. One gets sun and water. One gets very little. Which grows bigger?
- 3.
A dog's parents were large. What could make the dog weigh less than its parents?
- 4.
Why do muscles get stronger when you exercise?
Challenge: Why do healthy food and enough sleep matter for how tall a child grows?
Materials: tape measure or yardstick · pictures of a healthy plant and a wilted plant of the same kind
Practice page · Week 29, Day 4
Social Studies
I can use several maps together to explain why many people live in a place.
Map Clues: Seattle
The physical map shows that Seattle sits on Puget Sound, a deep bay that connects to the Pacific Ocean. The resource map shows forests and fishing nearby. The climate map shows mild, rainy winters and mild, dry summers. The population map shows a dark spot around Seattle. A geographer puts these clues together to explain the dark spot.
Use the map clues above.
- 1.
Which map shows that Seattle is on a deep bay?
○ physical map○ climate map○ population map - 2.
Which map shows that winters are mild?
○ resource map○ climate map○ population map - 3.
Which map shows that many people live there?
- 4.
Name one resource near Seattle that gives people jobs.
Map Detective: write a claim and two clues about why many people live in Seattle.
- 5.
I think many people live in Seattle because the ____ map shows ____, and the ____ map shows ____.
- 6.
Name one thing these maps cannot tell you about Seattle.
Challenge: Why do geographers use more than one map?
Materials: physical, climate and population maps of the U.S.