Hi Everyone,

   Welcome to week 6 (Wow, can't believe it's been that long already) of home learning.  Hopefully all is well with you.  Here are this weeks learning opportunaties.

MATH - Dreambox is still the go to for our math if you are able to use it.  If you have still not requested your user name and password and would like to give Dreambox a try, please just send me an email and I will get it right to you.  A lower tech option would be math-drills.com.  This weeks focus should be on fractions.  Grade 6 should work on converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa.  For grade 8, multiplication and division of fractions is a skill that you will certainly need in high school, so this week, focus on multiplication.  Here is a short video on how to multiply fractions, https://mathantics.com/lesson/multiplying-fractions.  For this weeks no tech option, we will go with a classic - play a game of WAR with someone in your house.  All you need is a deck of cards.  I have also uploaded this weeks Problem of the Week and the answers for last weeks.

SCIENCE - This weeks science challenge is all about filtering water - Humans need clean drinking water to survive.  The water from our rivers, lakes, streams, and ocean is all around us but it might have a few undesirable items floating in it.  Everyone has a right to clean drinking water.  Venture out in nature to collect some water from a local, natural water source.  Take note of what your water looks like.  Your challenge is to build a water filtration system to turn dirty or salty water into clean water!  There are clues and tips located on the websites attached to the document.

Have a great week everyone and remember to feel free to send me any pictures about what you are doing.

Mr. Richard