Absent this week? Please check here! Thursday Blog Update

Hello everyone,

A number of people have been absent this week due to illness, so I wanted to take a moment to post some information should anyone have missed something or feel like catching up. I don’t usually post all of our worksheets this way, mostly because much of what I do is either in hard copy or is not a worksheet. Please do check in with me when you return to class after an absence, as I will provide copies of what you missed and give you time to finish it since you were away.

Math: 

Continue with the Skyscrapers handouts through p. 28. In class, we have done a measurement sheet, which is hard copy. Those who have it can make sure it is finished. In class yesterday, I went over the conversion stairs for the metric system. On the Math is Fun website, you can get a full explanation of the prefixes and a version of the chart I made in class. Here is also a great website for doing conversions between the imperial and metric systems, whether you are doing length/width, volume, area, etc. See Science Made Simple.

Unit Work — Science:

Yesterday we completed watching the Planet Earth Video from BBC that refers to the migration of animals from pole to pole. You can see it online if you missed a part: Pole to Pole. 

While watching the video, please fill out the answers to this worksheet to follow along: Planet Earth Pole to Pole WKSHT

On the back of the sheet, please define what is a BIOME and which ones you saw within the video. We will be looking more closely at the following biomes: Aquatic, Rainforests, Tundra, Taiga, Desert, Temperate, and Grassland. We recognized that when we do research on biomes, there are other names used and some others that may be identified; therefore, we will focus on the list above just to be consistent. Today, we reviewed information on all of these biomes via the Missouri Botanical Garden website. Use this map Blank Map Nat Geo Migration and as you read the website information about each biome, colour the map to represent the general area you would find each one in the world. You will need to make a colour key to represent each biome. On the back of the map, please write all of the biomes down, define them (what are there characteristics), and tell me some plants and animals found there. Please make sure to reach through each section on the website for valuable information.

Want more information on biomes? You can look at: Fact Monster Biomes, Blue Planet Biomes, UCMP Berkeley Biomes websites.

Unit Work — Socials:

If you haven’t finished it already, please complete the Family Tree Sheet

Today, we will look closely at human migration patterns and begin to discuss push and pull factors for the movement of humans across the globe. One of my favourite sites for migration patterns is People Movin and we will review it today. We will also talk about the human journey of migration via this National Geographic migration graphic. Here is a simple map that shows migration patterns Patterns Human Migration and a chart that we will review in class Migration Data Table Nat Geo. Using the chart, please fill out this sheet Global Patterns Human Migration  We will get time to do the chart and human migration sheet tomorrow, as our discussion today ran over.

TOMORROW: We will be going to the Young People’s Concert. Please arrive on time as we will load buses directly at 8:50 AM.

I hope this helps!

Ms. D