Math Bonus

Uranus made a complete rotation from 4:53 a.m. to 10:09 p.m. To the nearest hour, how long is Uranus' rotation?

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Math Challenge May 3

The diameter of Saturn is seventy-four thousand, nine hundred seventy-seven miles. What is the diameter of Saturn rounded to the nearest ten thousand miles?

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Postcard Lesson Plan

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May 2, 2007

History
Journal/Geography
Print out the following postcard worksheet:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/Socialstd/grade5/Wilder_Postcard.html
Cut out the cards and on one side of each draw a picture depicting a sight you would see in each state listed. On the other side, address the postcard to a friend or family member and write a note to that person describing what you drew.
Language Arts
Write a postcard describing your town:
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/elt/products/i4worksheet6-2.pdf

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Math Challenge May 2

Austin mailed 6 postcards to the “Win a Bike” Contest. If 462 postcards were received by the contest, what is Austin’s probability of winning?

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May Day Lesson Plan

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May 1, 2007

History
Today is May Day. Learn more about it here:
http://www.first-school.ws/features/holiday/maydaystorypage.htm

Journal

Create an acrostic poem about the May Pole.
M
A
Y
P
O
L
E
Language Arts
Hawaii has its own version of May Day called “Lei Day”. Learn more about it with this daily edit:
May Day, the first day of the month of may, is celebrated as Lei Day in the state of Hawaii. Leis (pronounced lays) are colorful strands of flowers that is hanged around the neck as a cymbal of piece and friendship. hawaiians welcome visitors with leis. Their considered to be so special that a lei should never be refused or took off in front of the giver Hawaii has celebrated Lei Day sinse 1928.
Answer: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/edit0501.shtml




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Math Challenge May 1

The centerpiece of May Day is the maypole. The maypole is a tree which is harvested from the woods, stripped of its branches, decorated with ribbons, and used as a symbol of the holiday. Often a dance is performed around the maypole.

If a young 5-foot tree (or sapling) grows 5 inches each month, how many months would it be before the sapling reached the minimum maypole height of 15 feet?
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