Week 32 · Day 4 Practice Pages
Practice page · Week 32, Day 4
Mathematics
I can solve the Garden Fence Challenge and explain which rectangle is the best design.
You have 28 feet of fence. Length plus width must make 14. Fill in the table.
| Length | Width | Area (square feet) |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
1 by ____
- 2.
2 by ____
- 3.
3 by ____
- 4.
4 by ____
- 5.
Which rectangle gives the most garden?
Mr. Tanaka has 30 square patio tiles. Each tile is 1 foot on each side. He wants the least border.
- 6.
List the rectangles he can make with 30 tiles and their perimeters.
- 7.
Which rectangle needs the least border? Write one sentence to Mr. Tanaka.
Challenge: Make up a challenge with 36 feet of fence. Which garden is best?
Materials: string loop · grid paper
Practice page · Week 32, Day 4
English Language Arts
I can ask follow-up questions and recount what an expert said.
An Interview with Aunt Rosa
Me: How did you learn to fix bikes? Aunt Rosa: My dad taught me when I was ten. We fixed a rusty old bike together. First, we cleaned the chain. Then we pumped up the flat tires. Last, we tightened the brakes. Me: What was the hardest part? Aunt Rosa: The brakes! I had to try three times. "Never give up on a good bike," my dad said.
Use the interview above.
- 1.
Which question was a follow-up question?
○ How did you learn to fix bikes?○ What was the hardest part? - 2.
Write a new follow-up question for Aunt Rosa.
- 3.
Recount the three steps in order.
- 4.
Copy the quote with its quotation marks.
- 5.
Which describing word fits Aunt Rosa in real life? Tell what she did that shows it.
Sort: does the word have gh that says /f/?
- 6.
tough
○ yes○ no - 7.
taught
○ yes○ no
Challenge: Interview a family member. Write the three most important things they said, in order.
Practice page · Week 32, Day 4
Science
I can design a bird with traits that help it survive in a habitat.
Design-a-Bird. Test each beak on your bird's food for 20 seconds and record the results.
| Beak | Food | Amount picked up |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
My bird's habitat and food: ____
- 2.
Best beak for my bird: ____
Finish your design.
- 3.
Name 2 more traits that help your bird in its habitat and tell why.
- 4.
Draw your bird and label its 3 traits.
- 5.
Why did the other beaks not work as well?
Challenge: How does your bird show that variation can help a species survive?
Materials: tweezers, clothespin, spoon and chopsticks · dry rice, beans and small cereal pieces · timer
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Social Studies
I can make a world map that shows where the foods in a breakfast come from.
A Breakfast Trip
Pineapples sold in the U.S. often grow in Costa Rica. They ride a ship to a U.S. port and then a truck to the store. Much of the cinnamon we sprinkle comes from Indonesia. Some wheat for toast grows in Kansas and rides a train to a bakery. Many oranges for juice grow in Florida or Brazil.
Breakfast Map: plot 5 breakfast foods on a world map. Draw a route from each place to your home. Fill in the table.
| Food | Country or state | Ship, truck or train |
|---|---|---|
- 1.
How many different countries helped make your breakfast?
- 2.
Which food traveled the farthest?
Answer each question.
- 3.
Name one place in the reading where pineapples grow.
- 4.
What three parts should every map have?
- 5.
How does your breakfast show global interdependence?
Challenge: Use two colors in your map key: one for ship routes and one for truck or train routes. Which color did you use more?
Materials: world outline map · breakfast food packages with labels · ruler