SUPER SHOPPERS!

4K teamed up with Mrs. Murphy's class to put all they learned about decimals to use. Teams worked together to create a menu for Mrs. Murphy to have the Kelleher's over for dinner. They had to buy everything on the list AND come in at the lowest cost. Teams scoured flyers for the best prices. They were comparing prices and figuring out costs. Great real life math lesson. Which team managed to spend the least?
They worked together for 3 periods and the winners will be revealed shortly.

FINDING FACTORS

Finding factors of a number is an important skill in math. 4K did a hands-on activity to show how you can use arrays to help find factors. We extended this to see the difference between prime numbers and composite numbers, too.

A "MAZE" ING MARBLE CHALLENGE!

In our first school-wide STEM challenge, students were asked to create a maze that includes obstacles and a track for a marble to travel through. The materials given:
1 paper plate
1 marble
scissors
tape - unlimited
yarn - unlimited
strips of paper - unlimited
Students worked in teams for 3 minutes to formulate a plan and 10 minutes to use as much of the materials given to design and build their mazes. Just look at what 4K made!

MENU MANIA!

We were invited to Team Murphy to collaborate on creating a menu for dinner complete with salad, main course, vegetables, side dishes, fruit and dessert. The students teamed up to plan a meal that met all the criteria, but was the lowest total cost. We really had to put our new decimal knowledge to work. 

UNCOVERING THE WHOLE

4K learned a new game! This fun activity helped us practice equivalent fractions. The class used the fraction tiles they made to "uncover the whole" after rolling a die with 1/2; 1/4 ; 1/8; and 1/16 on it. Starting with their wholes covered with two halves. Then, depending on what fraction was rolled, the halves would be traded in so the fraction could be removed. 

SUPERB SYMMETRICAL 3-D ART

We have been learning about symmetry. We created 3-D symmetrical art that has at least one line of symmetry.