Math In The News - Facebook

Facebook has tons of friends - as of July 21st that number is over 500 million! 

• Twitter has 105 million users. That is _____ fewer than Facebook. Estimate the answer, then calculate. 
• LinkedIn has 70 million users. Facebook has ____ more users than LinkedIn. 
• Together, Twitter and LinkedIn have _____ fewer users than Facebook.
• Facebook has a goal of reaching 1 billion users.  How many more do they need?

How Many Hundreds Math Challenge

If you had $1,000 in hundred dollar bills, how many bills would you have?

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Banana Math Challenge

The average American eats 26 pounds of bananas per year!  How many pounds of bananas would a family of 4 eat?

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Can You Find The Grammar Error?

Can You Find The Grammar Error in the picture below?

Responding To Literature - Writing a Book Review

You've just read a great book, and you want to tell the world about it!  How do you write a great book review that others would like to read?  Here are some pointers:

• Go to Write a Book Review with Rodman Philbrick to learn how to write a book review.
• Now that you know how, write your review!  Make sure you include:
• author of the book and a statement about the author's style
• a brief summary of the book (do not give the ending)
• use one new vocabulary word from the book in the review
• briefly describe the "best part of the book"
• explain why someone should or should not read the book
  
  

Denmark Lesson Plan

History
It’s Flag Day in Denmark. Legend has it that on the night of June 15, 1219, the Danish army was caught by a surprise attack. In answer to prayers, a crack of thunder sounded and a red flag with a white cross fell from Heaven. When King Valdemar raised the flag, his troops won the battle.

Vocabulary
What is a legend?

Geography
Learn more about Denmark with this worksheet.

52 Totally Awesome Science Experiments You Can Do At Home

For me, trying to come up with fun, educational science experiments at home is often a challenge. Naturally, I was super excited when I ran across this blog post entitled 52 Totally Awesome Science Experiments You Can Do At Home. There are experiments such as making a tornado in a bottle, making a rocket, and how much sugar is in a soda. Head on over and check it out!