Somerset Academy Boca



Agenda for Wednesday, April 29, 2020Mrs. Taylor’s ClassOffice Hour: 11:00-12:00Good Morning, Class!9:00am: Please sign into . Then onto my classroom link to join our meeting through Zoom.Throughout the day, if you have questions or needs, please contact me in the following way: BloomzApril Reading Challenge We are encouraging all students to choose an independent reading book and post a book talk here on our Flipgrid, by April 30th. They may need to use their new school email address to post. Subject:??ELA (Reading/Writing)Subject:??ELA (Reading/Writing)Today’s goal: To use reading strategies learned this year to comprehend fictional text. To do today: Students will read/listen to chapter 8 in “Because of Winn Dixie” while focusing on the characters, plot, and setting. My Lesson for you: Teacher and students will discuss what has happened so far in the book.Students will read/listen to chapter 8 in the novel “Because of Winn Dixie”.Practice: Begin the “Understanding the Story (Chapters 6-10)” slide attached to Google Classroom. Quizlet: Practice Because of Winn Dixie Chapters 1-10 “LEARN” section: Resource: Winn Dixie Read Aloud Chapter 8: online novel: ***Chapter 1-10 Vocabulary Test Friday. Taken on Quizlet***Subject: MathToday’s goal: use the commutative property to calculate real world problemsTo do today:Do Now: Complete Day 34 of the 40 Day Math PacketMy Lesson for you: Students will calculate a budget and which loan is the best & find the square footage of a building.Teacher will review yesterday’s research on taking good care of a dog.Watch BrainPop videos.Vocabulary:loan- borrowing moneymortgage- a loan in which money is borrowed to buy property. The loan is paid back in small payments every month.Interest- the fee for using someone else’s money.budget- an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period of time in the future.Practice: Step 4- Get a Loan page 9Step 5- Finish the Blueprint pages 10-11Complete all pages in Google Classroom.Resources: BrainPop Interest Mortgages Username: Somersetboca20Password: somerset20 Subject: Science Module: Matter Lesson 2: Measuring MatterToday’s goal: What is the difference between and observation and a measurement? To do today:My Lesson for you: Teacher and students will discuss Lesson 2: Measuring Matter Practice: Students will go over the Google Slide on Lesson 2 and read pages 118-123 their Student Handbook. Resource: : Science Handbook pg. 118-123Subject: STEAM Today, we are going to look at another design challenge. Today, you get to create your own Snazzy Sneakers! Take a look at the agenda to help you in your design challenge. We will continue designing / make improvements to our designs next week.PS: Please remember that in a typical classroom, these projects can usually take a few weeks. Please DO NOT feel pressured to send me a final picture the day of STEAM class. Please take your time with these projects and ultimately have fun! That is the priority of these lessons. :)??Subject:? Design Your Own Snazzy Sneakers● ? ? Today’s goal: For this design challenge, you will decide on what specific design requirement you’d like to use for your own sneakers. For example, will your sneakers be comfortable? Waterproof? Or just plain snazzy? The bottoms (soles) of sneakers provide support, cushioning, flexibility and traction as makes sense for the sport or activity. In addition, some sneakers are intended to be fashionable with cool colors, materials or added height. Sneakers are engineered products that use a mix of materials to create highly functional, useful shoes. Then, you will go through the engineer design process to create your shoes.?○ ? ? Learning Objectives;■ ? ? How to use creativity and everyday materials to build something useful. ??? ■ ? ? How to utilize designs and sketches in creating a product.● ? ? Video Link: Here is a video that may help you think of some ideas: ?● ? ? Video Link: How New Balance Sneakers Are Made | The Making Of??● ? ? Video Link: How To Make Shoes | Custom Sneakers From The Sole Up?● ? ? Problem: With materials you have from home, can you create a sneaker that fulfills a particular criteria of your choice???● ? ? To do today:○ ? ? Watch the provided videos to help you have an understanding of the challenge and to see how sneakers are made.?Follow along with the provided worksheets (at the bottom of the page) to help you through the design process.?○ ? ? Gather your materials – be sue you have a parent’s permission to use the materials ?○ ? ? Begin designing your Snazzy Sneaker.● ? ? Possible Materials:an assortment of materials to provide cushioning, support, protection, flexibility, height and/or traction for shoe prototype construction, such as fabric, canvas, sponges, foam packing material, foam core board, rubber gloves, rubber baseboard, sandpaper, brillo pads, paintan assortment of fabrication tools and adhesives to work with the materials, such as scissors, twine, glue and tape**Safety Warning! Please do not use materials that can be harmful to you! Always ask for a parent/adult to help while using materials such as hot glue! **A Template for a small sized foot - does not need to be a full sized foot :) ................
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