Additional Research on the issue: Should schools serve chocolate milk in schools?

Articles in favor of (for) serving it in schools: Dairy Councill of California (Click the link), NJ.com, Smithsonian Mag, The Lunch Tray

Articles against serving it in schools: Hard Facts about Flavored Milk, Connecticut Proposes Milk Ban in Schools, Video: LA School Districts Ban Chocolate Milk

Good readers build their background knowledge about the time period in which their story takes place! 

Find articles and videos about your book club time periods below!










Civil War BrainPop Click Here
Brain Pop sign in for video on Civil War Click Here
Learn more about the Civil War Here


Ellis Island and Immigration to the US
Click Here


Segregation in the US Click Here
Freedom Riders during segregation Click Here
Brainpop sign in for video on Civil Rights Click Here


World War II
Brainpop sign in video World War II and World War II causes Click Here

The Great Depression 
History.com video 1The Great Depression
History.com video 1 Click Here
The Great Depression in NY Click Here

Long Division Practice Khan Academy Click Here

Should Chocolate Milk be Served in Schools?  Video Center

Jamie Oliver fills a bus with sugar Click Here

Chocolate Milk Tasty Nutrition Click Here

The Civil Rights Movement

Welcome to the new unit on the Civil Rights Movement--an important movement in U.S. History that still shapes our society today.

You will be a reporter, teaching other students about important events during this time period.

Visit the following dictionaries and find the meaning of the following terms. Write the meaning in your content area notebooks.
 Yourdictionary , Merriam Dictionary , The Free Dictionary

Segregation	Integration	Discrimination	Racism	Suffrage
Boycott	Reform	Jim Crow Laws	Protest	Civil Rights

Choose 4 topics from the list below to research:

Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka: Click Here

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery:    Click Here

Freedom Riders:  Click Here

Little Rock Nine:  Click Here

Bloody Sunday: Click Here                             

Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a Dream” speech: Click Here 

Rosa Parks (Fighting for Integration on Busses): Click Here

Greenboro Sit-Ins: Click Here

For each topic you will write information that tell:

• ·         What happened?
• ·         Where and when did it happen?
• ·         Key people involved?
• ·         Why did it happen?
• ·         Who was affected by the event?         
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Computer Group: American Progress by John Gast Click Here

Multiplication of multi digit numbers Click Here

Estimation of products when multiplying Click here

Trail of Tears Video Click Here

Here are some math sites that can help you for homework

KhanAcademy.org Click Here
ixl.com    Click Here
Flocabulary Click Here

Decimal Game Click Here

Science Friday

Brainpop Assignment:

1. Before watching the Brainpop Video on Cloning, visit, Yourdictionary.com and find out the meaning and pronunction of the following words:
organ, clone, embryo, cell, biologist, ethical

2. Visit brainpop.com and type in cloning in the search bar.

3. Set up your  a box and bullet chart in your science notebook with the topic , "Cloning" as your box.

3. Watch the video "Cloning"  and as you watch jot down the most important details from the video as bullets

4. Write a summary of the video by putting all your details together
5. Take the quiz
6. Read the FYI section
7. Create a T chart with the following headings "Advantages of Cloning" and "Disadvantages of Cloning" and add the details with the evidence from the video, the FYI section and the text on cloning that we read last week.

8. Write an essay that is 2 pages long agreeing or disagreeing with this statement: We should clone humans

Use the graphic organizer  below  to help you write your essay:

Paragraph 1: Introduction  Restate the question

Body Paragraph 1

Body Paragraph 2

Body Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4: Conclusion  Restate your introduction

Online Resources for Westward Expansion

Broad Topic: Westward Expansion

Ducksters.com Click Here
Interactive Map of Westward Expansion Click Here
Scholastic Click Here
History.com Click here

Narrow Topics or Subtopics

The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal Click Here
PBS.org Click Here
National Geographic – Creating Canals (video):click here
History.com – videos: Building the Erie Canal (2:39):click here
Learn more about the canal hereClick Here

The Gold Rush
Videos about the Gold Rush Click Here
Kidport.com Click Here
Social Studies for Kids Click Here
Ducksters.com Click Here
PBS.org – map of the largest strikes: click here
Carpenter’s Discovery Triggers Gold Rush (3:15):Click Here

The Homestead Act
Social Studies for Kids Click Here
History.com Click Here
Ducksters.com Click Here
PBS.org – Frontier House video clips click here
National Parks Service Click Here

Lewis and Clark
Discovering Lewis and Clark: click here
National Geographic:click here
Kids Know It: Educational video with quiz: click here
National Geographic: Sacagawea: click here

The Louisiana Purchase
WatchKnowLearn.org: Louisiana Purchase in a Nutshell (1:11): click here
Ducksters.com Click Here
Social Studies for Kids Click Here
History.com Click Here
Learn more here! Click Here

The Oregon Trail
Go on the Trail too! Click Here
Ducksters.com Click Here
WatchKnowLearn.org – videos: In the Wake of Lewis and Clark (5:39):click here

The Pony Express
Ducksters.com Click Here
National Geographic – map and photographs: click here
Social Studies Click Here
The Pony Express Click Here
National Geographic Click Here

The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears Click Here
More information Click Here
A Brief History of the Trail of Tears Click Here
“We Shall Remain” (5:27) from PBS Learning Media:click here

The Transcontinental Railroad
PBS.org – photo gallery:click here
Ducksters.com Click Here
Teacher Tube Click Here
History.com Click Here


Other sources of information:
Visit  Google.com then type in Social Studies for kids and type in your topic

Visit the following website here and find out the following:

1.Who were Lewis and  Clark?
2.What did they do?
3.How did they contribute to Western Expansion?

Write a short essay in your content area notebooks. Use each bullet to write a paragraph. So you should have 3 paragraphs and an introduction and conclusion. Use your own words and quote from the text where necessary.

You can visit other websites such as social studies for kids for more information.

Westward Expansion Through Maps

                             Westward Expansion Through Maps

                       
When the United States won its independence from Great Britain at the end of the Revolutionary War, the country nearly doubled in size. The Treaty of Paris, signed with the British in 1783, provided for the expansion of the young nation west to the Mississippi River.

After 1783, the United States gained new land from European countries, neighboring countries (such as Mexico), and Indian tribes. This was done through purchases (paying for it), wars and treaties, and the forced removal of Indian tribes from the lands they had occupied for thousands of years.

The 13 original British colonies became the country's first states, but they were not the same size and shape as they are today. It took more than 176 years — from 1783 to 1959 — for all 50 states to become part of the United States of America.


Your task: Today you will begin learning about Western Expansion through maps

Current map of USA


1. Visit the Map of the US in 1800 US in 1800 .


Draw a T-chart in your content area notebooks with the following headings "Current Map of USA" and "USA in the 1800s"
Write down your observations about each map under each heading.

Then write a short response to this question: Compare and contrast the geography of the United States in 1800 and today in 2014? (What are the similarities and differences)

2. Now visit the map of the USA in 1860 US in 1860.Write a short response to the following question in your content area notebooks: What new information are you learning as you look at this map?

You can use the following thinking prompt to help you.
When I look at the map, I am noticing____(describe details on the map)____. This is making me realize___________________________.

3. Use the map to brainstorm and jot down some ideas in your notebooks on what was the Louisiana Purchase.

4. Next begin research using box and bullets on the following topic: The Louisiana Purchase.

1. What was it?
2. When did it occur?
3. Who were involved?
4. Why did it occur?
5. How did it occur?

Use the following resources to help you in your research:
Ducksters
Social Studies for Kids
History.com
monticello.org
US history
Geography.com
American History
Mrnussbaum.com/
Pbs.org

5. Visit the following map map of US rivers and click geological features to see the various rivers in the United States.

Examine the major rivers in the Louisiana territory. How is this map helping you to understand why Thomas Jefferson wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory from the French?

Westward Expansion through Pictures

During the first half of the 19th century, the United States acquired millions of acres of new territory, and its citizens quickly began heading west to settle these new lands.

This week , you will be looking at images and videos to build your background knowledge of this period in American History.

Task A: Create a table with three headings in your content area notebook with: What I feel, What I notice, What I want to find out more about.

Look at the following images and fill in the table with your impressions:

ANDREW MELROSE--WESTWARD THE STAR OF EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY--NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA, 1867

JOHN GAST' - "AMERICAN PROGRESS," (1872)

WILLIAM RANNEY - "BOONE'S FIRST VIEW OF KENTUCKY" ; 1849.

GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM - "DANIEL BOONE ESCORTING SETTLERS THROUGH THE CUMBERLAND GAP," ( 1850-51)

First View of the Big Colorado River, from Summit of Mountain Between Camps 31 and 32 (1853)

Ho! For California! (1851)

Task B: After analyzing the photos and jotting down your impressions in a table. Begin preliminary reading on Western Expansion to find out exactly what it was and how it affected American History. At the end of your reading today, you should have one paragraph in your notebooks telling the reader what was the Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny in American History.

Visit the following websites to begin your reading:
Westward Expansion for Kids
All About Westward Expansion
Videos and Articles on History.com

 The Slithering Rocks of Racetrack Playa

After reading and answering the questions in the assigned article, visit npr here to find out more about the topic, listen to the story and to see the rocks move over time. Then complete the following in your science notebooks:

1. Write a short reflection on how this video helps you to understand more about the science article
2. Write a summary of your science article. You can use the graphic organizer on page 8 here.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         NYTIMES Article: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Resigns

After you are done reading and answering the questions in the assigned article. You can watch a video here to find out who exactly is Eric Holder and what is the U.S. Justice Department.

The complete the following:
1. Write a short reflection on how this video helps you to understand more about the NYTIMES article

2. Write a summary of the NYTIMES article. Use a graphic organizer found here on page 8 to organize your thoughts.

BILL OF RIGHTS:  You will need: headphones, a computer, content area notebooks and loose sheet paper

1. Watch the video I'm just a bill

2. Begin research on  the Bill of Rights.
When was it founded? By whom?
What circumstances led to its creation?
How does it influence our daily lives?

Use a box and bullet structure in your content area notebooks to take notes and write down the source of your information as you research.

Be sure to visit the site "How to know if a website is credible "(believable) before you begin researching.

3. On loose sheet paper: Write at least a page and a half to teach your classmates about the Bill of Rights. Put your name on all your work. Hand in your essay to your teacher.

You can visit the following websites in addition to your own
Scholastic
primary documents
wikipedia.com

U.S. CONSTITUTION: You will need: headphones, a computer, content area notebooks and loose sheet paper

1. Watch the video 3 Branches of Government

2. Begin research on  the U.S. Constitution
When was it founded? By whom?
What circumstances led to its creation?
How does it influence our daily lives?

Use a box and bullet structure in your content area notebooks to take notes and write down the source of your information as you research.

Be sure to visit the site "How to know if a website is credible "(believable) before you begin researching.

3. On loose sheet paper:Write at least a page and a half to teach your classmates about the U.S. Constitution. Put your name on all your work. Hand in your essay to your teacher.

You can visit the following websites in addition to your own
us constitution
scholastic

Rounding Decimals

Hi There! The last time we spoke about this topic, you had very confused looks on your faces. So I thought, why not play rounding decimal games to make the concept more understandable?

Today you will complete the following tasks:
1. Visit KhanAcademy and watch a video on rounding decimals click here for video
2. Practice the 5 Questions at "Rounding Decimals 2" after the video on KhanAcademy
3. Visit the following site to play a game to round decimals to tenths Rounding to nearest tenths game and hundredths Rounding to nearest hundredths game

3 BRANCHES OF U.S. GOVERNMENT

You can find the article click here

Questions;

1. What does the word,''levying'' most likely mean in paragraph 7? Use details from the text to support your answer 

2. According to the text,what is the role of the president of the U.S.A? Use details from the text to support your answer.

3. How can the legislative branch limit the power of the president?Use details from the text to support your answer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Published by JASON MAHMOOD                                                                     

Science Small Group

Please watch the following Video on Exoskeletons

Math Small Group


Please visit the following site on Khan Academy before completing the assigned task.

Technology in the Classroom
Read the article on US News

Answer the following questions

1.According to the text, how is technology used in the classroom?
2. What does the word "implemented" most likely mean in the article?
3. "Gadgets go out of date and humans do not. We only get better with age and with teaching and our gadgets all break down, "  explain the meaning of the phrase in light of the text that you have read.

Writing Task Essay:
1. What are the pros and cons of using technology in the classroom?
Use details from the text and further research (online, in the classroom library) to support your response

Rubric
4/4
-Your essay is 2 pages long
- You have quoted and relevant details from texts/sources
- You have at least two pro and two cons of using technology in the classroom in your essay
- You ahve revised your essay to check your grammar and spelling

                               

                                          Content Area/Push in Week 1: 

                                          The American Revolutionary War

ELA Focus: Cause and Effect R.I 5.3

Centers: American Revolutionary War computer center,  NY State ELA center  pages 71-78,  Bands of Text Center (2 groups)

Exit ticket: Explain in at least one paragraph what is a cause and effect relationship. Be sure to give an example.

Visit our classroom Blog: http://www.5-102.blogspot.com to see your assignments online

Reading

1. Carry out research to find out the following:

What were the main causes of the American Revolutionary War and identify the effects of these causes

For example: X event (cause) increased prices  which made the colonists angry and led to demonstrations in the streets. (effect)

2. Create a T chart to help you keep track of the information that you are discovering in your Content Area notebooks

For example: (See T-chart example in your center bin )

Cause of Revolutionary War	Effects
1. The Stamp Act in 1765 required tax stamps on many items and documents including playing cards, newspapers, and marriage licenses	1. The colonists formed boycotts and intimidated tax collectors.
2.

You can visit the following websites for sources of information:

Causes of American Revolutionary War:

http://lajhsslab.com/revolution/stamp_act.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

History. com :  http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution

Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

3. Create event cards showing the most important details from each effect on index cards. Identify how each cause led to an effect.

4. Writing Task

Review all the causes of the American Revolutionary War that you have researched. Select two of the most important causes and write an essay that is a page and a half stating why these two causes that you have chosen are the most important.

Be sure to cite the sources of information.

Use the following writing rubric to guide you in your writing task

	4 Points(Excellent)	3 Points (Good)	2 (Fair)	1 (Poor)
Content	1. You selected two important causes and argue why each of the is more important than all the other causes 2. Your essay is at least a page and a half	1. You selected two important causes and argue why at least one of them is the most important 2. Your essay is at least a page and a half	1. You selected one cause and state why it is important 2. Your essay might be at least a page and a half	1. You might have mentioned some causes but we don’t know which ones you think are the most important 2. Your essay is less than a page and a half
Grammar	You have revised your work to correct grammar and spelling mistakes	You have revised your work to correct grammar and spelling mistakes	You have revised some of your work to correct grammar and spelling mistakes	You did not revise your work to correct grammar and spelling mistakes
Conventions	1. Your essay includes an introduction, body and a conclusion and includes transition words such as: Moreover, Furthermore, In addition 2. You have stated the sources of information using  phrases such as “According to the text….” “The article states…”	1. Your essay includes an introduction, body and a conclusion. 2. You have stated  the sources of information using  phrases such as “According to the text….” “The article states…”	1. Your essay includes some of the following:  an introduction, body and a conclusion. 2. You have stated some of the sources of information using  phrases such as “According to the text….” “The article states…”	1. Your essay does not  include ALL of the following: an introduction, body and a conclusion. 2. You did not state the sources of information using  phrases such as “According to the text….” “The article states…”

Latin American Current Affairs Debate

Country: Brazil
Background: The World Cup preparations are causing a significant increase in rent.

Debate Question: Is what is happening to residents such as Rita fair?

Sides:
Pro Yes it is fair.
Con No it is not fair

Groups 3 and 4 will be the debate moderators. Your role is to make sure that there is an active discussion in the class and that everyone speaks. The discussion should last for at least 10 minutes.

You will use:

1. Your background knowledge and the articles that you have read. Reread the article in the Current Affairs Center, See other articles Article Here and Article Here
2. The videos that are included Video Here, Video Here and Video Here

Then each student must create at least 3 discussion questions  to keep the discussion going.  Write these questions in your writing notebooks.
Please consult your teacher if you have any questions about this.

Take the time to plan out the discussion. Will you record it? (We have a class ipad that you can use) How will you set up the discussion stage? Will you have special guests?
Click Here to learn how to prepare yourself to lead a class discussion.