Thursday and Friday April 18-19

Thursday:

We finished up Area of 2-D figures and looked at how to decompose or breakdown compound figures into rectangles or triangles to find the area of the complete figure.

Handout used:
http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Decomposing%20Polygons%20to%20Find%20Area.pdf


Then we began our 3-D unit. The students worked on matching nets to the 3-D figures. the students created a foldable.

Foldable:
http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/elementarymathematics/K6%20Support%20Documents/6th%20Grade%20Support/Surface%20Area%20%20and%20Nets%20Foldable%20-%20Teacher%20Copy.pdf


Friday:

Looked at Prisms and Pyramids and named their bases, and numbered their surfaces, edges, and vertices. The students constructed figures from nets they were given.

Here are great links to look at the 3D figures:

Prisms: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/prisms.html


Pyramids:

Square: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/square-pyramid.html

Tetrahedron: http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/tetrahedron.html

Monday- Wednesday April 15-17

During these three days we are going to be looking a area of polygons and using the formulas to solve. Many times the students are going to have to decompose these polygons (break them up) into simpler polygons like triangles, trapezoids, or parallelograms.

here are some videos to help review area and formulas:

Area overall:

 http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/find-the-area-of-triangles-quadtrilaterals-and-polygons-by-composing-rectangles-or-decomposing/find-the-area-of-a-parallelogram-by-decomposing

Finding the area of a triangle:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MathMeeting?v=Dt5fi89gA-0

Finding the area of a right triangle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAbtdFXwtU

Find the area of a parallelogram:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVFwRA7kcLY

Finding the area of a trapezoid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI3yDL89_A

Students will view website on area to complete their study guide. 

http://math.about.com/library/blmeasurement.htm

 

Monday Handout

Tuesday Handouts

 

 

Monday and Tuesday April 8-9

Welcome back from Spring break! I hope you all have a wonderful time off and relaxed!

We are 4 weeks away from testing!!! Can you believe it? And only 6 weeks from the end of school!!!


Now is crunch time and the last stretch of a long race we have run all year! Please remember that we are not finished just yet and I need to you to hand in there and push a little harder until we make it to the end!!

This week we begin our Coordinate Geometry and Geometry units this is the last of out units for the year!

Monday:

Plotting and identifying coordinates.

Here are some sites to help you practice!

http://www.geometry.uconn.edu/5th%20grade%20geometry/LocatingPoints.htm

http://mrnussbaum.com/stockshelves/

Tuesday:

This day we will review coordinates and plotting those, then we will move our focus to polygons on a coordinate plane. We will need to be able to identify their vertices' coordinates.

Here's a video about polygons on a coordinate plane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GSvVao_dO8