Hot Air Balloon Lesson Plan

History



On this day in 1978, three Americans became the first people to complete a transatlantic trip in a balloon.  They traveled 3,200 miles in 137 hours, 18 minutes.

Vocabulary

What does the word transatlantic mean?  List other words that you know the the prefix trans.  Give their meanings.

Math

They traveled 3,200 miles in 137 hours, 18 minutes.  What was their speed?

Science

Try this hot air balloon unit study.


Make your own hot air balloon.

See how hot air balloons work with this video:

Klondike Gold Rush Lesson Plan

 

Writing Prompt

What appears to be happening here?

Where might these people be going? Why? 

Write about it.

History

On this day in 1896, George Washington Carmack discovered gold in the Klondike region of the Yukon at Bonanza Creek.  During the following year, more than 30,000 people joined the gold rush to the area. Read more about it here.

Geography

Learn about the routes to the Klondike here.

Reading

Read more about the Klondike Gold Rush: The Rush for Gold

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Math

Try these Gold Rush Word Problems
 
Watch It!

You can learn more about the Klondike Gold Rush with this video:

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