Hi Everyone,

   I hope you are all doing well.  Here are this weeks learning opportunites:

MATH  - For math, Dreambox is still the recommendation.  I see that a lot of you are working on this and that is great.  Remember, about 20 minutes a day should do.  If you are really stuck on something, don't be afraid to reach out.  For lower tech options, go to www.math-drills.com and do some work with order of operations.  Grade 6 should just do the basic operations (no integers or fractions), while grade 8 can try any of the problems.  You can also challenge a sibling (or parent ;) ) to a little multiplication challenge with a deck of cards.  Grade 8's can up the challenge by making all red cards negative.  There is also a problem of the week on graphing posted.

SCIENCE - Spring is a time for new growth and warmer temperatures.  Scientists also see this as a time to study climate change through the melting of icebergs. Icebergs are large pieces of floating ice in the sea which have broken off from larger ice structures such as glaciers or ice shelves.  They are common in the Spring when ice begins to melt.
 
Your challenge is to conduct an investigation to determine the fastest way to melt ice cubes without adding heat. Be sure to only change one thing and control your variables!   You can find more information in the attached STEM document.

*** If you are coming to pick up your belongings on Monday (grade 6) or Wednesday (grade 8) PLEASE check your bookbags for your math textbook.  If you have it at home, please send it in along with any library books, class novels, or school uniforms. ***

That's it for this week.  My personal goal is to break my personal streak of never catching a bass (I swear they know when I am coming and swim away).  If anybody has any luck (or suggestions where to go) feel free to send me some pics!

Mr. Richard