Acuity Practice

1. Gather all materials.2. Go to website and click on Acuity3. Log in and click practice.4. As you are going through the

questions write down any skills you are struggling with. Record those skills on the records sheet.

5. 3 Minutes prior to the end of rotations completely fill out the records sheet and turn in.

Extension Activity: If you complete all your practice list go to website and play the Student Choice Acuity games .

Skills needed based on last Acuity Test

Noise level 0

Acuity Action Materials

Laptop, pencil, and record sheet

Project Connection

•Not connected

Acuity Records Sheet

Acuity Records Sheet

Date: _______________________

Name: ______________________

Skill(s) you completed

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List one skill you think you

need the most help with?

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Date: _______________________

Name: ______________________

Skill(s) you completed

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

List one skill you think you

need the most help with?

______________________________

Can you Equate?

NOISE LEVEL 1 ½

Standard5.NG.4.a. Interpret product (a/b) x q as a part of a partition of q into b equal parts; equivalently, as a result of a sequence of operations a x q/b. In general, (a /b) x (c /d)=ac/bd.

MaterialsEquate GameScore Sheet

PencilCalculator

Directions:1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.2. As a group, review the “Defining Terminology” sheet.3. Each player needs a rack to hold their 9 tiles.4. Draw 9 tiles from the bag.5. The first player to start is the player in the northeast

corner of their table. Play continues in a clockwise rotation.

6. Equations can only have ONE equal symbol and MUST be made either horizontally or vertically.

7. A player earns points for each value in the bottom right hand corner of the tile times the 2E or 3E, 3S or 3S value on the board for each tile that lands on this symbol (example: +1 x 2E=2 points).

8. Remember to keep your score by writing your equation on the score sheet along with the points you earned during your turn.

9. The player with the highest score at the end of the rotation wins.

Equate Score Sheet Equate Score Sheet

Name ______________ Name ______________

Round Equation Points

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Total Points=_________ Total Points=_________

Plants in Science

MaterialsPencil

Science textbook page A 43Explore Activity #4 Worksheet

Seed Detective worksheet

Project ConnectionProject Irwin

Gardens & P2P

Directions:1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.2. As a group, read page A43.3. Individually complete the hypothesis and

prediction portion of the Explore Activity #4 worksheet.

4. Glue the worksheet into your journal on the next available page. Prepare your table of contents to match.

5. Follow the directions to prepare your seeds in the container. (One per group).

6. Place the container in the area designated by your teacher.

7. Complete the Seed Detectives worksheet when done. Place your work in the rotation basket.

8. Clean up your area when done.

NOISE LEVEL 1 ½

How Do Roots Grow?

StandardsSC 5.1.1 Recognize and describe that results of similar scientific investigations may turn out differently because of inconsistencies in the methods, materials, and observations.SC 5.2.7 Follow step-by-step instructions.

Explore ActivityLesson 4How Do Roots Grow?

Prediction:Make a prediction about the direction you think the roots will grow. Draw a diagram on the opposite page.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Observe: Complete the chart below as you observe your seed. In what direction were the roots growing on each day?

Hypothesis:Do roots always grow “down” no matter how you plant a seed?

Write a hypothesis:

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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Interpret Data: Is your prediction supported by your data?____________________________________________________________________________________________

Garden Checklist

1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.2. Gather your materials. 3. Glue the “My Garden Checklist” into your Journal of Knowledge on the

next available page (see sample).4. Add “My Garden Checklist” to your Table of Contents in your Journal-

number it accordingly.5. With your group, inventory the garden supplies on your list. 6. Items that are still needed should be researched using the Gardener’s

Supply Company catalog and/or the links on this week’s rotation sheet.7. Add the items you feel we still “need.” (Remember, needs are different

from wants!).8. Return all materials to their appropriate containers when the rotation

ends.

5.5.7 Add and subtract with money in decimal notation.5.2.1 Solve problems involving multiplication and division of any whole numbers

Materials:Pencil

Science JournalProject Greenhouse

containerMy Garden Checklist (2

pages)

Project ConnectionIrwin Garden

and P2P

Voice Level 1 1/2 Literacy Connection: Comprehension

Plants in Science

Project ConnectionProject

GreenhouseIrwin Gardens/P2P

Language Arts 5.2.1 Use the features of informational texts, such as formats, graphics, diagrams, illustrations, charts, maps, and organization, to find information and support understanding. Science 5.4.3 Observe and explain that some organisms are made of a collection of similar cells that benefit from cooperating. Science 5.4.7 Explain that living things, such as plants and animals, differ in their characteristics, and that sometimes these differences can give members of these groups (plants and animals) an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

VOICE LEVEL 1

MaterialsOld Science

textbookLaptop

Directions:1. Listen to the leader read the task sheet.2. Gather your materials.3. Read pages A30 thru A35 in the science textbook as a group.4. Go to this website and learn more about the parts of a plant:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml

5. Click on the “Help” button for a quick explanation about how to do the activity. Practice taking the flower apart and putting it back together until you know the parts and their function.

6. Clean up the station area.

Literacy Connection: Comprehension

Irwin Gardens:Behind the Scenes

1. Listen to manager read this task list before beginning.2. Using your notes and measurements from the visit to the kitchen

garden, draw out the entire area inside the brick fence on graph paper.

3. In the design you must include the measurements of each flower bed and garden spot.

Extension Activity: Using all information about this project, begin working on research of different types of plants and shrubs that you think would me good to put in the Irwin Garden outdoor kitchen. You could also use these links to help design the area.http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Page-KGPJShttp://www.smallblueprinter.com/garden/planner.html

Voice Level 1

MA.5.5.1 2000 Understand and apply the formulas for the area of a triangle, parallelogram, and trapezoid.MA.5.5.2 2000 Solve problems involving perimeters and areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids, using appropriate units.

Project ConnectionConnects to Irwin Garden and P2P

Materials NeededNotes Graph Paper Pencil