Revisiting Metrics

Metric Weights and Measures

A millimicron is one thousandth of one millionth of one metre.

Most of the world uses the metric system. The only countries not on this system are the U.S., Burma, Liberia, Muscat, and South Yemen.

The metric system is based on 10s. For example, 10 decimetres make a metre (39.37 inches).

Units smaller than a meter have Latin prefixes:

• Deci- means 10; 10 decimeters make a meter.
• Centi- means 100; 100 centimeters make a meter.
• Milli- means 1,000; 1,000 millimeters make a meter.

Units larger than a metre have Greek prefixes:

• Deka- means 10; a dekameter is 10 meters.
• Hecto- means 100; a hectometer is 100 meters.
• Kilo- means 1,000; a kilometer is 1,000 meters.

Helpful Hints

Remember: A meter is a little more than a yard. A kilometer is less than a mile. A liter is a little more than a quart.

The Metric System

Length

Unit	Value
Kilometre (km)	1,000 meters
Hectometre (hm)	100 meters
Dekametre (dam)	10 meters
metre (m)	1 meter
Decimetre (dm)	0.1 meter
Centimetre (cm)	0.01 meters
Millimetre (mm)	0.001 meters

Capacity

Unit	Value
Kiloliter (kl)	1,000 Liters
Hectoliters (hl)	100 Liters
Dekaliters (dal)	10 Liters
Liter (l)	1 Liter(*)
Deciliter (dl)	0.10 Liters
Centiliter (cl)	0.01 Liters
Milliliter (ml)	0.001 Liters
* 1 liter + 1.057 quarts

Mass and Weight

Unit	Value
Metric Ton	1,000,000 Grams
Quintal (P)	100,000 Grams
Myriagram	10,000 Grams
Kilogram	1,000 Grams
Hectogram	100 Grams
Dekagram	10 Grams
Gram	1 Gram(*)
Decigram	0.10 Grams
Centigram	0.01 Grams
Milligrams	0.001 Grams
* 1 gram + U.S. 0.035 ounces

Witte Museum Trip

Darwin: How One Man's Theory Turned the World on its Head

Darwin: How One Man's Theory Turned the World on its Head

Paper Mache

Preparing for our fish projects

Fish Index

Here are some more options for our upcoming paper mache fish making project.  Scroll down the list to see all of the many options in the middle list of the page.

Fish Index

Más arriba: Spanish Language Exercises

Totally awesome lessons about the basics of Spanish. Click on a few and have a go.

Más arriba: Spanish Language Exercises

April is National Kite Month

National Kite Month

Persuasive Arguments

1. Persuasive Arguments

Let's revisit a somewhat familiar topic: Persuasive Arguments.  As you can see in the definition to the left, this is the art of getting what you want.

Now I know that all of you are good boys and girls, so it's probably not that difficult to persuade your parents to get the things you need or want.  However, ……..from time to time it may be necessary to use some creative language and a good solid argument to change your parents mind.

Let's see how creative or crafty you can get with language to persuade them.

Throughout the week, each of you has done a little bit of research about a particular country. You've looked into the history, culture, food, dance and geography of those places.  Now, try your skills at persuading your parents to take you to this country for a vacation or an exploration mission.

Here are some helpful questions to guide you along:

For Beginners:
1) Why do you want to visit this place?
2) What is so interesting about the place?
3) Is there something neat about the geography of the country?
4) Is there something historical or famous about the country you want to visit?

Paragraph 2

1) Introduce your parents to something special about the culture of your country.
2) Describe something that is popular in the country, such as art, outdoor activities, or fun stuff.
2) Now mention some of the awesome foods that are available in this country.
3) You can describe some types of music or dance that your parents might enjoy seeing.


Paragraph 3

1) Give some interesting facts and details about your country.
2) What sea, ocean or other countries are nearby?
3) What is the population of your country?
4) What are the three largest cities?
5) Name 3 or 4 types of industry or work in your country.

Paragraph 4

1) Describe some famous actors or actresses from your country.
2) Who are some famous musicians from your country?
3) Give an example of something important that happened in the history of your country?

Paragraph 5)

Now give a small summary of the biggest reasons why you want to visit your country and why your parents would enjoy the trip. This is only two or three sentences.

Make & Take Math Manipulative

1. Reading Comprehension 

A Cold Day

The Brenners

The Bus Driver

2. Getting some ideas on how to make our own math manipulatives.

Math Word Problems

Math Problems

Kaylee and Jaylee are going to the playground.  Since Jaylee is 3 years old she wants to spend time in the jungle gym.  If she uses the slide for 20 minutes, the swings for thirty minutes and the climbing wall for 10 minutes, how long will she spend playing?

Next, Kaylee and Jaylee go to the mall. It takes 10 minutes to drive there and they arrive at 11:00 am. If they walk around and shop for an hour and a half, what time will it be when they finish?

The girls then go to get their hair washed and cut.  They get to the beauty salon at 1:15 pm. Since Jaylee is so little, Kaylee has to stay with her during her haircut.  Now it takes 30 minutes for Jaylee’s haircut, then 45 minutes for Kaylee’s haircut.  What time will it be when both girls are finished?

Kaylee and Jaylee want to go see a movie for the rest of the afternoon. If it costs $4.00 for an adult ticket and $2.75 for a child’s ticket, how much will it cost for both of them to see a movie?

Since this is a special day Kaylee and Jaylee want to have some treats during the movie.  If they buy a children’s drink for $1.25, an adult drink for $2.25 and popcorn for $4.00, what is the total amount they will spend for treats?

Now for some fresh air the girls go to colorful flowers in the park.  There are red, yellow, blue and pink flowers all around the lakeside. If each girl picks two flowers of each color, how many flowers will they have at the end?

Jaylee starts to notice that there are lots of trees everywhere, so starts to count them.  Since she is only three years old, she looses count easily. So, Kaylee makes her count to six, then start over. If she counts to six a total of 9 times, how many trees will she count?

Kaylee and Jaylee sit down to take a little rest from all the action, then they notice that school buses are coming to pick up a huge group of students from the park.  Together, they count a total of 12 busses, and Kaylee counts that there are 28 students getting on each bus, how many total students were picked up from the park?

2. Exercise        

Fuel Up to Play 60

Earth Day 2012

1. Let's take some time to practice the skill of  understanding how to know the amount of time that has passed.

We always have a start time and a finish time, but what is the amount of time in between?

Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time Quiz

Elapsed Time Caluclator


2. Earth Day 2012

Earth Day Games

The history of Earth Day

Earth Day Activities in Texas

What Can You Do?

Earth Day Reading and Activities

Earth Day Flag

Raspberry Peach Blender Breakfast

Raspberry Peach Blender Breakfast
first of all it's good for you, made of healthy ingredients
easy to make, naturally sweet with fruit
Seth Muse

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Story with questions

Story #2

Story #3


Today, Mike and his mom are going to the library. Mike wants to find a book to read. His mom wants to use a computer there.

When they get to the library, Mike finds a book about detectives. He also finds a book with chapters about a friendly ghost. Finally, he finds a book about a man who lives in the woods without food or water. He puts the books on the front desk and waits for his mom.

Mike's mom sits at one of the computers in the library. She checks her email and looks at pictures of flowers on the internet. Then she reads a news article on a website.

Mike's mom leaves the computer and walks over to Mike. “I got a movie for us to watch tonight," she says. “Are you ready to leave?”

"Sure," Mike says. He puts his books and the movie on the front desk to check out. "How long can we keep them?" he asks.

"Three weeks," says the librarian.
"Cool," says Mike.

Suddenly, Mike is surprised. His mother is checking out something else that is too big to put on the desk.

It’s a picture of the ocean.

"What is that for?" Mike asks.

"To put on our wall at home," says Mike's mom.

"You can do that?" Mike asks.

Mike's mom smiles at the librarian. "Yes," she says, "but we have to return it in three months."

Questions
1) Based on the books Mike finds, we can tell that he is interested in
A. science
B. nature
C. mysteries

2) What does Mike's mom do at the library?
I. She uses a computer.
II. She looks at pictures.
III. She reads an article.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, and III

3) For how long can Mike use the books before he must return them to the library?
A. one week
B. two weeks
C. three weeks

4) What does Mike's mom want to do with the picture of the ocean?
A. She wants to buy it.
B. She wants to put it in her house.
C. She wants to give it to her friend as a gift.

5) Based on information in the passage, it can be understood that you can check out all of the following at the library except
A. computers
B. movies
C. pictures

6) As used in the passage, what does "check out" mean?
A. see
B. rent
C. find

7) Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Mike's Mom
B. A Picture of the Ocean
C. A Day at the Library

8) Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that you can check out which of the following things from the library?
I. pictures
II. furniture
III. food
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, and III

Gallon Man is the real deal

Measurement

 Yesterday our class did some simple practice to see if the famous Gallon Man was real. We started with a gallon of water, then transferred it to quarts, pints and cups. Follow our progress below.

Healthy Family Habits

Healthy Family Habits

This was a really good page I thought. It will teach your family healthy habits.  It will also teach you how to seceed and seceed in your healthy  goals.

Parish

Fun Colorful Recipe

Purple Potato Salad

The  thing about this recipe is that it has no sugar at all, not even in the dressing.

Ben Childs

Hydration Tips

Important Hydration Tips

  We all need to start eating healthy. You all ways have to drink lots of water.

Angelina Lin Longoria

Fast Food Tips for Kids

how to make go food choices for you and your family when eating out.
Click here

Julia Rodiguez

Fruit Snack

stephen.w

Happy Face Snack
it has no sugar:(,easy to make, and has fruit :3

Turkey Wraps

Good Dinner Turkey Wraps

Turkey is great. Turkey has less fat than beef.  Any way it looks delicious.

                                       Justice

Gluten-Free Treats™ Recipe - Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats

Gluten-Free Treats™ Recipe - Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats#/en_US/recipes/gluten-free-treats

from Achilles if where lucky Mr.frish will make this

Nutrition Education, Free - Fun Healthy Kids' Games, Healthy Family Living Website, Food Pyramid Education, Healthy Eating Wellness Tools, Children's Nutrition Information, Free Kids' Games

1. Nutrition Education, Free - Fun Healthy Kids' Games, Healthy Family Living Website

Nutrition is one of the most complicated things that we have to decide in our daily life.
There are many choices for us every time we feel hungry, every time we enter the cafeteria, kitchen or store.  Sometimes we make the right choice, and other times we just eat whatever we want.

So, as we have discussed during Food Day and our Affairs of the Heart celebration, we must make good choices in abundance and poor choices in moderation.  Let's face it, no one will expect you to totally surrender cheese pizza, Lucas, or Sour Patch Kids completely from your diet.  But, it's reasonable to expect you to limit those things on a daily basis or even a weekly basis.

The website listed above offers us a good deal of resources and activities to help explain the importance of healthy living, healthy eating and proper exercise.

2. Math


Elementary Test Prep: Math 4 Test (Grades 3-4) Possible Combination (Tree diagram)


Jacks Snacks

Jack was hungry after school. He made himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Jack decided to have a drink and a treat with his sandwich. The drinks that were in the refrigerator were water, milk, and orange juice. The treats were potato chips, pretzels, and apples. How many combinations of drinks and treats can Jack make to go with his sandwich?

Use the chart in the space below to list the combinations of drinks and treats Jack can have with his sandwich. Each combination can only have one drink and one treat in it.

Mr. Frisch will pass out a chart for you to help keep the possible combinations organized.  

Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes

1. Root words are an essential part of our language and communication.  These important words represent the patterns and connections between things we say each and everyday.  A quick example is the word mico, which means smalls.  So words such as microscope, microphone, microcosm all indicate something small.

Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes



2. Math

This is the same chart that you will receive on the day of the Math STAAR test.

We have used similar reference charts in the past to help learn about the process of converting one amount to another.
Conversion of numbers and figures is essential for adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing similar numbers.

Remember that you can only subtract gallons from gallons, or multiply quarts by quarts.
When the problem presents you with 2 yards, but asks you to add that amount to 14 feet, you know that you have to change the yards to feet so that the addition problem is possible.

Let's practice!!

Problem 1

Wilson is learning to play the piano and he plays a lot of short songs that are 120 seconds long.  If he place 10 of these songs everyday, how many minutes is he practice each day?


Problem 2

Charlie is learning to skateboard and he practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week.  Imagine if he did this every single week for an entire year. How may total days of practice would that be for the year?


Problem 3

Phillip has to serve 8 ounces (oz) of grape juice to each of his 10 little cousins.  How many cups of grape juice will he need to purchase?

Now that he knows the amount of cups he will need to purchase, can you figure out  how many pints he would need?


Problem 4

Brenda purchases 4 yards of ribbon to make bows for her granddaughters.  If each bow takes 2 feet of ribbon, how many bows will she be able to make?


Problem 5

Brian is buying hamburger for his family picnic.  If he buys 5 pounds of hamburger, how many ounces (oz) will he have?

If he makes hamburgers that take 4 ounces (oz) of meat each, how many hamburgers will he be able to make?


Problem 6
Sara buys a toy that weighs 23 grams. How many milligrams does the car weight?

3. Short Stories

The Fir Tree

The Red Shoes

The Moonlit Road


4. Statistics

Data Collection 

Biased and Unbiased Questions 

Idioms

1. Idioms

Idioms are fun expressions that we use everyday.  When we make an idiom, we take a familiar part of our daily speech and use it in a silly, awkward or odd way.  For example, a common idiom where I grew up is to "my ears are burning." We're all familiar with our ears, we know what they are for, we know what they do, we know how they look and we know where they are placed on the human body. However, it wouldn't be a particularly good thing if our ears were actually on fire. 

So what does this idiom really mean.  It means that our ears are alert, attentive and attuned to receive some important news.  We are so excited inside and so hunger to hear the news that we say, "my ears are burning."  It sounds pretty simple, logical and sill all at the same time; that's the beauty of an idiom.

Click here to expand our lesson and get some more examples of common idioms.

2. Quick Math Drills

Click here…

Quick Math

3. Week 20 Compound Words

Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards

Study these flash cards

Fun Spanish Words and Phrases

Fun Spanish Words

Learn Spanish Vocabulary for Greetings / Los saludos

View Scoreboard | Learn Spanish | Get Help with Spanish Translation

Probability Games for Kids

Probability Games for Kids - Online & Interactive Probability Math Games for 4th Grade 3rd Grade

Short Stories:

Mr. Sticky

The Emperors New Suit

Vusi Makuski

Elapsed Time

Review the following website to practice telling time. The activities will help you find the difference between the starting time and the end time.  Read the directions carefully.

Click here to begin.

Probability

Click here for an advanced coin toss.

Rain makes everything better

RainyMood.com: Rain makes everything better.

From Achilles Cortez

Words, Words, Words

1. Let us review our word choices and definitions.

Word-O-Rama

Homophones








2. Short Story

King Grisly-Beard

The Happy Prince

The Frog Prince

3.  More Math Word Problems

Problem 1

Ms. Schultz bought 24 school supply bags and put 12 pencils into each bag.

How many pencils does Ms. Schultz have?

Problem 2

Ms. Schultz had 152 pencils that she needed to split equally into four school

supply bags. How many pencils will be in each bag?

Problem 3

Coach Berkman had 240 baseballs. He sorted the baseballs into bags with

eight baseballs in each bag. How many bags did Coach Berkman fill?

Problem 4

Coach Berkman had 14 bags of baseballs. If there were

20 baseballs in each bag, how many baseballs did he have?

Problem 5

Ms. Schultz bought 16 boxes of pencils and each box contained

36 pencils. How many pencils did Ms. Schultz buy?

The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley

1. Take a look at this short story.

Short Stories: The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley


Questions

a. What genre is this story?  Is it fiction, non-fiction? Also, is it a myth or a historical event, or a fairy tale?

b. Before waking up, how did the dragon rock play a part in the daily life of the village?

c. What is the climax of this story?

d. What is the resolution to the problem in this story?

e. What do you suppose the dragon did after he disappeared into the cool dark waters of the lake?

2. Word Problems

a. There are 45 students in the school band. The band instructor wants to have five equal rows of students on stage at their performance.

How many band students will be in each row?

There will be _________ students in each row.

b. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of two hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked six hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

c. The science fair had 12 rows with displays. There were eleven displays in each row.

How many projects were displayed at the science fair?

There were ________ projects displayed at the science fair.

d. Melissa has 216 flowers. She wants to make vases with six flowers each to take to the retirement home.

How many vases will Melissa need? 

Melissa will need _________ vases.

e. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of four hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked twenty four hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

f. Sara has 24 classmates and she wants to bring Oreo cookies for her birthday party. She wants to give 5 Oreos to each student.

How many Oreos will she need to bring to class for her birthday party? 

Sara will need to bring ________ Oreos to the party. 

If there are 40 Oreos in each package, how many packages will she need to bring?

Sara will need to bring _______ packages of Oreos to the party. 

g. Joe and Noah are collecting Pokemon cards.  Every week they both buy 3 packages of cards. Each pack holds 5 cards. 

How many cards do they collect each week?

Joe and Noah collect _______Pokemon cards each week.

How many cards do they collect after eight weeks?

After eight weeks, Joe and Noah collect _______ Pokemon cards.

3.  Spring is in the air.

The following is a mix of popular spring designs and some student drawings.