Paquete de TareaEstimados padres de familia, 

Adjunto esta un paquete creado por las maestr@s de quinto grado para continuar apoyando al aprendizaje de nuestros estudiantes durante estas circunstancias. Esperamos continuar apoyando de manera virtual. Tendremos recursos que los estudiantes pueden utilizar a través de la página web de EJE Elementary Academies para tener las herramientas necesarias para que los estudiantes continúen trabajando en casa. Cualquier duda o pregunta favor de hacérnosla saber, ya que nuestra meta es asegurar que nuestros estudiantes continúen practicando lo que hemos aprendido en el salón. Por Favor de incluir 30 minutos de leer por dia.  Apreciamos su apoyo durante este proceso y espero que ustedes y sus familias se encuentren bien. 

Atentamente,    Maestr@s de 5to Grado

Dear parents and families, 

Attached is a packet created by the 5th grade teachers to continue supporting our students learning at home considering the current circumstances. We hope to continue supporting them virtually. We have resources for the students to continue their learning on our EJE Elementary Academies websites which will provide students with the necessary tools to continue their work and learning at home. Please feel free to contact us with any questions as we work to ensure students continue to practice what we have learned in the classroom.  Please include 30 minutes of reading every day. We appreciate your support during this process and we hope you and your families are safe and well. 

Sincerely 5th Grade Teachers

Week 1March 16-March 20

English/inglés

Name: 

DIRECTIONS: Read the story “Arachne's Gift” two times.  After you read the story two times, summarize the beginning, middle and end of the story, find the main idea, 2 pieces of BEST evidence that supports the main idea and explain the evidence.  

ARACHNE’S GIFT By Shirley Climo

AGES ago, on the shores of the Aegean Sea, there lived a Geek maiden named Arachne. She was special, for Arachne had a gift. As a baby, she lay content in her cradle, trying to braid the sunbeams that danced above her head. As a small child, while her friends struggled to tie the thongs on their sandals, Arachne strung daisies into chains and made baskets, tiny as hummingbird nests, from weeds and grasses. And, as soon as she grew tall enough to stand upon a stool and touch the top of a loom, Arachne began to weave. At first, she snarled the strands of wool and tangled her shuttle in the web of strings. But even though her hands ached and her eyes smarted, she would rip out her mistakes and begin again. Her friends thought Arachne strange, always shut away, always spinning and weaving. “Arachne! Arachne!” they would tease her through the window. “You’ll not catch us in your net!” Then Arachne would close the heavy wooden shutters, but the thump, thump of her treadle and the swish, swish of her reed could still be heard, far into the night. 

Finally the day came when she no longer made mistakes. The wool Arachne spun was as warm as summer and light as a thistle puff. The cloth she wove was so delicate that a moth would leave behind its footprint, yet so strong no spear could pierce it. The same voices that had taunted Arachne now pleaded to buy a robe or wrap of her making. “There’s not gold enough in Greece to repay me for your teasing,” she told them. Now she kept the shutters wide open for all to admire her skill.  The fame of Arachne the Spinner spread across the countryside, and even the nymphs slipped out from their secret hideaways to watch her at her work. “Ah, Arachne!” cried one. “Your shuttle flies fast as an arrow from Diana’s bow!” Arachne smiled. “Even swifter.” “You have a gift from the gods,” said another. Arachne scowled. “I have only myself to thank for my talents.” “But surely the goddess Minerva was your teacher?” asked a third. “Minerva!” Arachne turned angrily to the nymphs. “Why, should I meet that noble hag, it’s I who could teach her a trick or two!” The nymphs gasped and disappeared like wisps of fog among the trees. But they whispered Arachne’s terrible boast to others. Now people spoke not of her clever fingers but of her bold tongue. “Take care, Arachne,” they warned. “Nothing said or done escapes the gods on Mount Olympus.” Their advice was annoying to Arachne as the buzzing of mosquitoes. “Should the gods be watching, it is because they envy me!” Arachne went on with her weaving. As she pushed the shuttle back and forth, it seemed to sing, “None can match Arachne, None can match Arachne.” 

One midnight, something scratched softly on her shutters. A branch, thought Arachne, blown by the wind, but she opened her door and peered out. All she saw was the silhouette of an owl, perched on a limb of an olive tree, black against the moon. Then a bent old woman, wrapped in a shawl, stepped from the shadows. “Come in and rest,” Arachne offered. “I seek not shelter but only to look upon your weaving.” “Then you come too late,” Arachne replied. “My work’s best seen by light of dawn.” The old crone pushed past Arachne to the loom. Her eyes darted up and down the tapestry. “You weave splendidly,” she said, rubbing her bony fingers over the cloth. “Yes,” agreed Arachne.

“For I am different from most, and better than any.” “Except Minerva,” the stranger said sharply. “Mind, even you cannot compete with that goddess.” 3 “I wish I had the chance!” Arachne stretched out her hands. “I am young and my fingers are nimble. Minerva is old, like you, Grandmother. Her glory is past.” “Ask forgiveness, child, for such foolish words.” The woman’s voice was muffled by her cloak. Arachne shrugged. “My weaving speaks for me.” “Then your wish shall be granted.” The squinted eyes opened wide and the hands upon Arachne’s loom spread out strong, without a wrinkle. “Here, on the morrow, you shall have the contest you desire.” “With whom?” asked Arachne. There was a sudden rush of cold wind, and the oil lamp sputtered. Arachne shivered and rubbed her eyes. Her visitor had vanished. Through the door, yet ajar, Arachne saw the owl flap silently up from the olive tree. It was said that whenever Minerva journeyed into the mortal world, her owl always went with her. “With Minerva,” whispered Arachne to the empty room. “The goddess herself has challenged me.” 

Arachne could not sleep that night. To steady her mind and her hands, she carded and spun and sorted her wools, choosing only the softest and finest. Then she strung her loom with a web of new, strong threads. She had just tightened the last peg when her door burst open. Minerva stood on the doorstep, bright as the rising sun. The goddess wore a shining breastplate, and a golden helmet crowned her head. The owl sat on her shoulder, its talons curled about a jeweled guard. But the loom Minerva brought was made of wood and no grander than Arachne’s own. Minerva stared at Arachne, her gray eyes glinting with sparks, like those struck from a flint. Arachne met her gaze. Even now she would not apologize. Without a word, the contest began. The nymphs grew dizzy watching, so fast did the fingers of the weavers skim across their looms. The goddess wove with the colors of the heavens. She used the golden rays of the sun and the blue from the midday sky. She drew palest pinks and greens and lavenders from the rainbow and worked with silver spun from starshine. 

The story Minerva spun was of the heavens, too, scenes of the dozen most powerful gods. Father Jupiter sat upon his throne, and Neptune, ruler of the sea, rose 4 up from bubbling waters. Apollo scattered the clouds with his chariot, and Diana arched her arrow at the moon. Minerva placed herself, victorious, in the center of her cloth. In the corners she embroidered smaller figures. These were the unhappy humans who dared to defy the gods. “Arachne!” the nymphs said softly. “See how Minerva warns you!” Arachne ignored them. Nor did she listen to the song of her shuttle as it sighed, “Do not mock Minerva, Do not mock Minerva.” Arachne worked with the colors of the earth. Her oranges and scarlets were the shades of spring poppies. She picked yellow from the summer daisies and purple from autumn grapes. Her gray was soft as winter’s mist, but her blue was bright, as if she’d dipped her yarn into the sea. Arachne, too, put the gods into her patterns. But the tales she chose to tell were dreadful. She pictured Minerva, defeated in battle, with her owl a cowering sparrow. She showed the goddess Juno in a jealous rage. She dressed Jupiter as a swan, foolish in his feathers, and again disguised as a bull. So artful was her hand that the swan seemed about to trumpet and the bull to bellow aloud. At nightfall, Minerva stepped back from her loom. “The contest is over. My work is finished.” The nymphs crowded about Minerva’s glowing tapestry. “Ah!” they cried, shading their eyes, for it was like looking at the sun itself. Then they peeked over their shoulders at Arachne’s handiwork. 

The nymphs were speechless. “Who is the winner?” Minerva demanded. “Judge for yourself,” answered Arachne. Minerva wheeled about and stared in disbelief at Arachne’s loom. An insult to the gods was stitched in every splendid scene. “Wretch!” she shrieked. Arachne held her head high and smiled. “My work deserves praise, for it is as perfect as your own.” Snatching Arachne’s shuttle, Minerva tore down the weaving. “This is what your wickedness deserves!” she declared. 5 Arachne looked down at her tapestry, in shreds on the floor. Nothing was left of her marvelous work but a single strand, dangling from the frame. With shaking fingers, Arachne seized it and tied it tight around her neck. 

“Hold!” Minerva’s hand loosened the knot. “You wish to hang, and so you shall, but in another manner.” Minerva drew a flask from the folds of her tunic. When she unstoppered it, fumes rose like smoke, for within were the juices of a powerful plant called aconite. “This is my gift to you,” said the goddess, sprinkling a few drops on Arachne’s head. Arachne’s skin tingled, then grew numb. She felt weightless as a cloud. It seemed as if this were the way she was born to be. “Since you are proud to

be different, you shall be like no other on earth,” spoke Minerva. The nymphs saw Arachne change before their very eyes. Her body shrank smaller and smaller. Eight slender legs replaced her fingers. Her nose and her ears disappeared; her hair fell away. But her mouth remained, and the last thing that the nymphs saw of Arachne was her proud smile. Now some strange new creature hung suspended from the loom. “Live,” said Minerva, “and spin your wondrous webs forevermore.” So saying, the goddess left. The thunderstruck nymphs were silent. As they watched, the creature slowly spun its way to the top of the frame and began to weave a web. Arachne the maiden had been transformed into the first of the world’s spiders. And, for Arachne the spider, work had just begun. 

Arachnes Gift

Summarize what happened at the beginning of the story, in the middle of the story and at the end of the story.

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

Main Idea:

BEST evidence #1 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #1:

BEST evidence #2 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #2:

Name: 

DIRECTIONS:  Read the article “The sun, an engine of nuclear energy” two times.  After you read the article: answer questions at the end of the article, summarize each section of the article in one or two sentences, find the main idea, 2 pieces of BEST evidence that supports the main idea and explain the 2 pieces of evidence. 

The Sun, an Engine of Nuclear Energy

The sun has been burning for five billion years. What is the fuel that keeps it going?

The key is a process called nuclear fusion. An atom contains subatomic particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Heavier atoms have more of each subatomic particle. Nuclear fusion is when lighter atoms combine to make heavier ones.

The Recipe For Nuclear Fusion

The main ingredients for nuclear fusion are simple: atoms, heat and pressure. At the hearts of stars are billions of tiny atoms. If they smash into each other with enough force, they can join together to make a single atom (they "fuse"). When this happens, an enormous amount of energy is released.

Nuclear fusion produces a huge amount of energy. Here's an example: suppose you have a gallon of water and you take out all of its hydrogen. You then fuse the hydrogen atoms together until you've turned it all into helium. Along the way, you would have created enough energy to power New York City for three days.

Now imagine if you had an entire star's worth of hydrogen.

The Sun's Core Is Very Hot

Though the idea of nuclear fusion is simple, that doesn't mean that making fusion happen is easy. In fact, it's extremely hard. Huge amounts of heat and pressure are required. The sun's core, for example, burns at about 10 million degrees Celsius, or 18 million degrees Fahrenheit.

In this frenzy, groups of hydrogen atoms are constantly fusing together to become helium. Every fusion creates more heat, which creates more fusion. It such a powerful process that can power stars for billions of years.

Stars cannot live forever, though, as they eventually use up all of their hydrogen. This means the end of the line for small stars, which quietly fade into the darkness after running out of hydrogen.

Bigger stars, like our sun, do not fade into the darkness. As their hydrogen runs out, they shrink, which makes them heat up. This releases more energy, and the stars balloon into "red giants." If they get hot enough, their helium can then start to fuse. This can create heavier elements like carbon, oxygen, and neon.

The Cycle Of Stars

Some big stars can then enter a cycle. They grow and shrink and then grow again. Each time they heat back up, another round of fusion takes place. How many times a star goes through this cycle depends on how big it is.

Most stars, like our sun, stop burning after they make carbon, oxygen and neon. Stars that are a couple of times bigger can keep going. They get so hot that carbon and oxygen can start fusing as well. This forms even heavier elements: sodium, magnesium, silicon, phosphorous, and sulfur.

The biggest stars can heat their cores to several billion degrees. Here, a complex chain of fusion can form metals like nickel and iron. Only a few stars get this far, though. To make iron, a star has to be about eight times bigger than the sun.

Creating The Supernova

For the biggest stars, the next stage is called a supernova. All the gas that makes up a star comes crashing down on its center. The resulting collision causes a supernova - a massive explosion that is one of the most dramatic events in the universe.

Here, in the fires of a supernova, the rest of the elements in the universe are created. All the gold in all the world can only have come from one place: a nearby supernova.

It is amazing that the largest of stars are fueled by the tiniest of atoms. All the light and energy in our universe is the result of nuclear fusion at the centers of stars. Fusion has kept stars burning for billions of years. When big stars die, the resulting explosion produces even bigger fusion reactions, creating new, heavier elements.

Everything that we are is the result of nuclear fusion inside stars. As the astronomer Carl Sagan once famously said, we truly are star stuff.

Quiz

1. The term "nuclear fusion" is essential to understanding how the sun is powered.  Which selection from the article BEST explains what "nuclear fusion" means?

a. At the hearts of stars are billions of tiny atoms. If they smash into each other with enough force, they can join together to make a single atom (they "fuse"). When this happens, an enormous amount of energy is released.

 b. Though the idea of nuclear fusion is simple, that doesn't mean that making fusion

happen is easy. In fact, it's extremely hard. Huge amounts of heat and pressure are required. The sun's core, for example, burns at about 10 million degrees Celsius, or 18 million degrees Fahrenheit.

c. It is amazing that the largest of stars are fueled by the tiniest of atoms. All the light and energy in our universe is the result of nuclear fusion at the centers of stars.

d. Everything that we are is the result of nuclear fusion inside stars. As the astronomer Carl Sagan once famously said, we truly are star stuff.

Question #1 ANSWER 

2. Read the following selection from the section "The Sun's Core Is Very Hot."

Bigger stars, like our sun, do not fade into the darkness. As their hydrogen runs out, they shrink, which makes them heat up. This releases more energy, and the stars balloon into “red giants." What is the meaning of the word "balloon" as it is used in the selection above?

a. float 

b. explode 

c. expand 

d. crash

Question #2 ANSWER 

3. Read the first two paragraphs and the final two paragraphs.  What is the connection between

these paragraphs?

a. The first two paragraphs explain how nuclear fusion works and the final two paragraphs describe how it was discovered.

b. The first two paragraphs define nuclear fusion and the final two paragraphs explain why it is important.

c. The first two paragraphs ask a question about nuclear fusion and the final two paragraphs give the answer.

d. The first two paragraphs present research about nuclear fusion and the final two paragraphs describe a researcher.

Question #3 ANSWER 

4. Which option BEST describes the structure of the sections "The Cycle Of Stars" AND "Creating The Supernova"?

a. different perspective

b. list of historical events

c. cause and effect

d. compare and contrast 

Question #4 ANSWER 

THE SUN, AN ENGINE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Summarize the article per section:

Section #1:  The recipe for nuclear fusion

Section #2:  The sun’s core is very hot

Section #3:  The cycle of stars

Section #4:  Creating the supernova

Main Idea:

BEST evidence #1 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #1:

BEST evidence #2 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #2:

Spanish/españolInstrucciones: Lee los siguientes dos artículos e identifica y escribe un párrafo de idea principal.

Articulo #1Copa mundial y ciencia

A partir del jueves 14 de junio, los fanáticos del fútbol no estarán solos en su emoción por la Copa Mundial 2018. Equipos de todo el mundo competirán para llevarse a casa el trofeo del evento de fútbol más importante del planeta.

Los científicos también seguirán cada movimiento de los jugadores y de la pelota. Explorarán todos los aspectos del hermoso juego para obtener conocimientos sobre la ciencia, la mente humana y el cuerpo humano.

Nuevo diseño del balón

La pelota parece ser un tema controversial en casi todas las Copas del Mundo. Desde el año 1970, Adidas se ha encargado de diseñar el balón oficial del torneo de la FIFA.

La pelota que se usará este año, llamada la Telstar 18, ya ha sido criticada. Algunos arqueros dicen que es demasiado difícil de agarrar.

Sin embargo, los científicos dicen que el nuevo balón es en realidad bastante estable.

La Telstar 18 es una referencia al primer balón de la Copa del Mundo de Adidas, la Telstar. Fue utilizada en México para la Copa Mundial de 1970.

El nuevo diseño de la pelota de fútbol es blanco, negro y gris, con letras doradas.

Eric Goff es profesor de física en la Universidad de Lynchburg, en Virginia. Él formó parte de un equipo que analizó la Telstar 18. Los científicos tomaron medidas de su superficie. También estudiaron su comportamiento en el aire al ser pateada.

Los científicos compararon también la Brazuca, la pelota utilizada en la Copa de Brasil 2014, con la Telstar 18. Esta vuela por el aire un poco más pesada, según descubrieron los investigadores.

Esto significa que recorrerá distancias más cortas al ser pateada a alta velocidad, explica Goff.

"Eso podría ser algo malo para los delanteros que patean desde una gran distancia, y por lo tanto deben patear la pelota con más fuerza", dice.

Pero también puede traer buenas noticias para los arqueros. Esto significa que las pelotas lanzadas a alta velocidad llegarán al marco un poco más despacio.

¿Hay un color más exitoso?

Una fórmula para ganar necesita los mejores jugadores y los mejores entrenadores. El uniforme de un equipo, como muestran las investigaciones, también puede darle ventaja. Especialmente, los uniformes de color rojo.

Iain Greenlees estudia la salud mental de los deportistas. Trabaja en la Universidad de Chichester, en Inglaterra. Sus investigaciones dicen que los jugadores, tanto en el ataque como en la defensa, se benefician del uso de un uniforme rojo.

Los estudios sugieren que los jugadores con camisetas rojas son vistos como más dominantes y habilidosos. Los jugadores que usan el rojo, se ven a sí mismos de esta manera. Sus oponentes también los ven así. Como resultado, pueden tener un peor rendimiento.

Algunos de los mejores clubes de fútbol de Inglaterra, como el Liverpool y el Manchester United, por ejemplo, juegan con camisetas de color rojo. Pero esto no significa que todos los equipos exitosos usen el rojo. Después de todo, el equipo de Brasil tiene la mayor cantidad de títulos de la Copa del Mundo, y es conocido por su famosa camiseta amarilla. Y los campeones defensores, Alemania, usan camisetas blancas.

Greenlees señala que la diferencia general que marcaría cualquier color sería mínima.

"Un buen equipo que vista de blanco, azul o verde aún puede superar a un equipo promedio que vista de rojo", dice.

Habilidad y sorpresa

Los grandes jugadores de fútbol como Pelé, Lionel Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo tienen algo en común. Todos ellos mezclan la habilidad que tienen con la sorpresa. Sus fascinantes jugadas pueden cambiar un partido de un segundo al otro.

La patada de bicicleta por encima de la cabeza que Pelé hizo famosa, y los pases sin mirar, son algunos ejemplos. Son trucos diseñados no solamente para entretener a las multitudes, sino para ganar los partidos también.

La creatividad es un buen indicador de la victoria. Así lo descubrió un estudio publicado en abril.

Los investigadores analizaron los mejores torneos de fútbol entre el año 2010 y el 2016. Estudiaron los 311 goles anotados durante juego abierto en los torneos.

Específicamente observaron las ocho acciones previas a un gol, y las calificaron de cero a 10 según su creatividad. El uso sorpresivo u original de la pelota fue contado como creatividad.

Tiros al marco exitosos

Los investigadores descubrieron alta creatividad en las dos últimas acciones previas a un lanzamiento al marco exitoso. Descubrieron que la creatividad justo antes del tiro, "resultó ser el mejor indicador de ganar un partido".

El estudio demostró que los movimientos altamente creativos eran poco usuales durante los partidos. Ocurrían en una de cada 10 ocasiones. Sin embargo, casi la mitad de los goles marcados incluían una o más acciones altamente creativas. Esto significa que la selección de los jugadores según su creatividad puede ser muy importante, de acuerdo a los investigadores.

Parrafo de idea principal

 

"Hombre araña"

El "Hombre Araña" o Spiderman es uno de los personajes de cómics más exitosos de la historia. Pero el personaje por poco no levanta vuelo, según lo admitió el creador del personaje, Stan Lee. Lee tiene ahora 94 años.Lee visitó la ciudad de Tokio, en Japón, la semana pasada y allí habló con los reporteros. Les dijo que tuvo la idea del Hombre Araña al ver a una mosca subirse a una pared, y quiso inventar un superhéroe con las mismas habilidades."De alguna manera, llamarlo 'Hombre Volador' no sonaba lo suficientemente atractivo", dijo Lee. "¿Qué otra cosa podría ser? ¿Hombre Mosquito? Luego dije: Hombre Araña. Y sonó muy emocionante", comentó Lee.Lee decidió crear su nuevo personaje como un adolescente y darle "muchos problemas personales"."No tiene suficiente dinero, vive con su tía que está enferma y necesita medicamentos y él tiene que cuidar de ella. Y también tiene que luchar contra los maleantes", dijo.A su jefe no le gustó el Hombre Araña

Lee le llevó la idea a su editor, quien dijo: "Stan, esa es la peor idea que jamás haya escuchado".Antes del Hombre Araña, los superhéroes tenían que ser adultos y no tener ningún problema. Por eso eran superhéroes, dijo el jefe de Lee.Y añadió otra cosa: "¡La gente odia a las arañas, por lo que no puedes llamar a un héroe 'Hombre Araña!'"

No obstante, Lee tuvo la oportunidad de incluir una historia de Spiderman en la última edición de un libro."Solo por diversión, para sacarme las ganas, puse al Hombre Araña en esa última edición y luego lo olvidé", dijo.Nace el cómic del Hombre ArañaAl jefe de Lee no le gustaba la idea del Hombre Araña. Pero tal parece que a los lectores sí."Un mes después, tras conocerse todos los números de las ventas, mi jefe entró corriendo a mi oficina y dijo: '¿Recuerdas a ese personaje Spiderman que tanto nos gustó a ambos? Hagámoslo un personaje regular'", recordó Lee."Y así fue como nació Spidey", dijo Lee ante aplausos y risas.El creador del Hombre Araña tiene 94 años y es un hombre muy ocupadoEl energético hombre de 94 años de edad admitió haber estado conduciendo un auto de carreras "Super Mario" por las calles de Tokio la noche anterior. Alguien le preguntó cómo hace para mantenerse tan activo."Estar ocupado es la mejor medicina que existe. Mientras no esté ocupado siendo un villano", aclaró. Un villano es el hombre malo en una historieta de cómic.En cuanto a cómo se le ocurrió la idea de Spiderman, la respuesta fue simple: "Tengo mucha suerte. Soy brillante".

Parrafo de idea principal

Math/matemáticas 

TASK 1Instructions: Add the fractions, turn improper fractions into mixed numbers, and simplify your answer when possible.

Word Problems

1. Natalie sawed five boards of equal length to make a stool. Each was 9 tenths of a meter long. What is the total length of the boards she sawed? 

2. Marisela cut four equivalent lengths of ribbon. Each was 5 eighths of a yard long. How many yards of ribbon did she cut?

Additional Support:

Adding fractions with like denominators:  https://youtu.be/EJjnEau6aeIConverting improper fractions to mixed numbers: https://youtu.be/8JyPzTeA_8w Simplifying fractions: https://youtu.be/WPimvspI0_c 

Adding fractions with like denominators:

Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers:

Simplifying fractions:

TASK 2Instructions: Subtract the fractions  and simplify your answer when possible.

Word Problems

1. Dan has 3/10 of a book left to read for school. Dan read 1/10 of a book on Tuesday. How many more books does Dan have to read?

2. Sandy has to walk 5/12 of a mile to get to the theater. Benny has to travel 1/12 of a mile to also get to the theater. How much further does Sandy have to walk than Benny to get to the theater?

Additional Support:

Subtracting fractions with like denominators: https://youtu.be/UbUdyE1_b9g 

TASK 3

Instructions: Fill in the missing numerator or denominator by creating equivalent fractions. 

Additional Support:

 Equivalent fractions:  https://youtu.be/N1X0vf5PUz4

TASK 4Instructions: Add the fractions, turn improper fractions into mixed numbers, and simplify your answer when possible.

Word Problems

1. Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use?

2. Nadia spent 1/4 of her money on a shirt and 2/5 of her money on new shoes. What fraction of Nadia’s money has been spent? What fraction of her money is left?

Additional Support:

Adding fractions with unlike denominators: https://youtu.be/fvtv2uYjo_E 

TASK 5 Instructions: Subtract the fractions  and simplify your answer when possible.

Word Problems

1. Robin used 1/4 of a pound of butter to make a cake. Before she started, she had 7/8 of a pound of butter. How much butter did Robin have when she was done baking? Give your answer as a fraction of a pound.

2. Katrina needs 3/5 kilogram of flour for a recipe. Her mother has 3/7 kilogram of flour in her pantry. Is this enough flour for the recipe? If not, how much more will she need?

Additional Support:

Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators: https://youtu.be/poGjjX_VNbM 

Week 2March 23-March 27

English/inglés

Name: 

DIRECTIONS:  Read the story “The Magical Lost Brocade” two times.  After you read the story two times, summarize the story and answer the questions below.  

The Magical Lost Brocade

Once in China there lived an old widow and her son, Chen. The widow was known all over for the brocades that she made on her loom. Weaving threads of silver, gold, and colored silk into her cloth, she made pictures of flowers, birds, and animals, so real they seemed almost alive. People said there were no brocades finer than the ones the widow wove.

One day, the widow took a pile of brocades to the marketplace, where she quickly sold them. Then she went about buying her household needs.

All at once she stopped. “Oh, my!”Her eye had been caught by a beautiful painted scroll that hung in one of the stalls.

It showed a marvelous palace, all red and yellow and blue and green, reaching delicately to the sky. All around were fantastic gardens, and walking through them, the loveliest maidens.

“Do you like it?” asked the stall keeper. “It’s a painting of Sun Palace. They say it lies far to the east and is the home of many fairy ladies.”

“It’s wonderful,” said the widow with a shiver and a sigh. “It makes me want to be there.”

Though it cost most of her money, the widow could not resist buying the scroll. When she got back to her cottage, she showed it to her son.

“Look, Chen. Have you ever seen anything more beautiful? How I would love to live in that palace, or at least visit it!”

Chen looked at her thoughtfully. “Mother, why don’t you weave the picture as a brocade? That would be almost like being there.”

“Why, Chen, what a marvelous idea! I’ll start at once.”She set up her loom and began to weave. She worked for hours, then days, then

weeks, barely stopping to eat or sleep. Her eyes grew bloodshot, and her fingers raw.“Mother,” said Chen anxiously, “shouldn’t you get more rest?”“Oh, Chen, it’s so hard to stop. While I weave, I feel like I’m there at Sun Palace.

And I don’t want to come away!”Because the widow no longer wove brocades to sell, Chen cut firewood and sold

that instead. Months went by, while inch by inch the pattern appeared on the loom.One day, Chen came in to find the loom empty and the widow sobbing. “What’s

wrong, Mother?” he asked in alarm.She looked at him tearfully. “I finished it.”

The brocade was laid out on the floor. And there it all was—the palace reaching to the sky, the beautiful gardens, the lovely fairy ladies.

“It looks so real,” said Chen in amazement. “I feel like I could step into it!”

Just then, a sudden wind whipped through the cottage. It lifted the brocade, blew it out the window, and carried it through the air. The widow and her son rushed outside, only to watch the brocade disappear into the east.

“It’s gone!” cried the widow, and she fainted away.Chen carried her to her bed and sat beside her for many hours. At last her eyes

opened.“Chen,” she said weakly, “you must find the brocade and bring it back. I cannot live

without it.”“Don’t worry, Mother. I’ll go at once.”Chen gathered a few things and started to the east. He walked for hours, then days,

then weeks. But there was no sign of the brocade.One day, Chen came upon a lonely hut. Sitting by the door was an old, leather-

skinned woman smoking a pipe. A horse was grazing nearby.“Hello, deary,” said the woman. “What brings you so far from home?”“I’m looking for my mother’s brocade. The wind carried it to the east.”“Ah, yes,” said the woman. “The brocade of Sun Palace! Well, that wind was sent by

the fairy ladies of the palace itself. They’re using the brocade as a pattern for their weaving.”

“But my mother will die without it!”“Well, then, you had best get it back! But you won’t get to Sun Palace by foot, so

you’d better ride my horse. It will show you the way.”“Thank you!” said Chen.“Oh, don’t thank me yet, deary. Between here and there, you must pass through the

flames of Fiery Mountain. If you make a single sound of complaint, you’ll be burnt to ashes. After that, you must cross the Icy Sea. The smallest word of discontent, and you’ll be frozen solid. Do you still want to go?”

“I must get back my mother’s brocade.”“Good boy. Take the horse and go.”Chen climbed on, and the horse broke into a gallop. Before long they came to a

mountain all on fire. Without missing a step, the horse started up the slope, leaping through the flames. Chen felt the fire singe his skin, but he bit his lip and made not a sound.

At last they came down the other side. When they’d left the flames behind, Chen was surprised to find that his burns were gone.

A little later, they came to a sea filled with great chunks of ice. Without pausing a moment, the horse began leaping from one ice floe to another. Waves showered them with icy spray, so that Chen was soaked and shivering. But he held his tongue and said not a word.

Finally they reached the far shore. At once, Chen felt himself dry and warm.It wasn’t long then till they came to Sun Palace. It looked just like his mother’s

brocade!He rode to the entrance, sprang from the horse, and hurried into a huge hall. Sitting

there at looms were dozens of fairy ladies, who turned to stare at him, then whispered to each other excitedly. On each loom was a copy of his mother’s brocade, and the brocade itself hung in the center of the room.

A lady near the door rose from her loom to meet him. “My name is Li-en, and I welcome you. You are the first mortal ever to reach our palace. What good fortune brings you here?”

The fairy was so beautiful that for a moment Chen could only stare. Li-en gazed shyly downward.

“Dear lady, I have come for my mother’s brocade.”“So you are the widow’s son!” said Li-en. “How we admire that brocade! None of us

has been able to match it. We wish to keep it here till we can.”“But I must bring it home, or my mother will die!”Li-en looked alarmed, and a flurry of whispers arose in the room. She stepped away

to speak softly with several others, then returned to Chen.“We surely must not let that happen to her. Only let us keep the brocade for the rest

of the day, so we can try to finish our own. Tomorrow you may take it back with you.”“Thank you, dear lady,” said Chen.The fairies worked busily to finish their brocades. Chen sat near Li-en at her loom.

As she wove, he told her about his life in the human world, and she told him about hers at Sun Palace. Many smiles and glances passed between them.

When darkness fell, the fairies worked on by the light of a magic pearl. At last Chen’s eyes would stay open no longer, and he drifted to sleep on his chair.

One by one the fairies finished or left off, and went out of the hall. Li-en was the last one there, and it was almost dawn when she was done. She cut her brocade from the loom and held it beside the widow’s.

She sighed. “Mine is good, but the widow’s is still better. If only she could come and teach us herself.”

Then Li-en had an idea. With needle and thread, she embroidered a small image onto the widow’s brocade—an image of herself on the palace steps. She softly said a spell. Then she left the hall, with a last long smiling gaze at Chen.

When Chen woke up, the sun was just rising. He looked around the hall for Li-en, but saw no one. Though he longed to find her to say good-bye, he told himself, “I must not waste a moment.”

He rolled up his mother’s brocade, rushed from the hall, and jumped onto the horse. Back he raced, across the Icy Sea and over Fiery Mountain.

When he reached the old woman’s hut, she was standing there waiting for him. “Hurry, Chen! Your mother is dying! Put on these shoes, or you’ll never get there in time.”

Chen put them on. One step, two, three, then he was racing over the countryside faster than he could believe possible. In no time, he was home.

He rushed into the cottage and found the widow in bed, pale and quiet. “Mother!”Her eyes opened slowly. “Chen?”“Mother, I brought it.” He unrolled the cloth onto the bed.“My brocade!” The widow raised herself to look. Color came back to her face, and

she seemed already stronger.“Chen, I need more light. Let’s take it outside.”He helped her out of the cottage and placed the brocade on a rock. But just then a

sudden wind came, and the brocade rose slowly in the air. It stretched as it rose, growing larger and larger, till it filled their view completely. The palace was as large as Chen himself had seen it, and standing on the steps was the fairy lady Li-en.

Li-en was beckoning with her hand. “Quickly!” she called. “While the wind still blows! Step into the brocade!”

For a moment, Chen was too astounded to move. Then he took hold of his mother’s arm, and together they stepped forward. There was a shimmering, and there they stood before Sun Palace.

Li-en rushed up to them, and the other fairies gathered around. She said to the widow, “Welcome, honored one. If it pleases you, we wish you to live with us and teach us the secrets of your craft.”

“Nothing could please me more!” cried the widow. “But, Chen, is it all right with you?”

Chen looked in Li-en’s eyes and smiled. “Yes, Mother, it’s just fine with me.”So the widow became teacher to the fairies, and Chen became husband to Li-en.

And people say there are no brocades finer than the ones they weave at Sun Palace.

Summarize the story by writing what happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end:

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

Answer the questions:

How does having a plan help Ping accomplish his task?

How did following the plan lead to his finding lost brocade?

When have you followed a plan in order to accomplish a task?

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DIRECTIONS:  Read the article “Trick or Treat! Dwarf Planet “the Goblin” Found in Time for Halloween” two times.  After you read the article: answer questions at the end of the article, summarize each section of the article in one or two sentences, find the main idea, 2 pieces of BEST evidence that supports the main idea and explain the 2 pieces of evidence. 

Trick or Treat! Dwarf Planet "the Goblin" Found in Time for Halloween

Astronomers appear to have discovered a new planet-like object in our solar system.

It's past Pluto, and it is probably covered in ice.

"The Goblin" Is A Dwarf Planet

The planet is being called 2015 TG387. It's considered a dwarf planet. This means it's too small to be considered a "true" planet like Earth or Saturn. Pluto is also considered a dwarf planet.

Scientists from the International Astronomical Union announced the discovery October 2.

Astronomers first observed the dwarf planet on October 13, 2015. Since it was near Halloween then, the scientists nicknamed 2015 TG387 "the Goblin."

Pluto Is Six Times Wider

The Goblin is around 200 miles wide. Dwarf planet Pluto is six times wider than the Goblin. Scott Sheppard is an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. He helped discover the Goblin.

Teams at Northern Arizona University, University of Hawaii and the University of Oklahoma worked together to find the Goblin.

Sheppard has been searching for tiny planets on the solar system's outer rim for a long time. He's interested in the Goblin because it "always stays well beyond the giant planet region." This refers to our solar system's four biggest planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

40,000 Earth Years Equals One Goblin Year

Since 2015 TG387 is so far away, it isn't helpful to talk about its distance in miles. Instead, astronomers measure its orbit in astronomical units, or AU. One AU is the distance between the sun and Earth. Pluto usually sits about 40 AU from the sun. The Goblin comes no closer than 65 AU.

At its farthest, the Goblin reaches 2,300 AU. This also means the Goblin takes 40,000 Earth years to complete one orbit of the sun. In other words, one "Goblin year" ago, Neanderthals were still walking the Earth. These were early humans that lived in caves.

Scientists took three years to confirm the orbit of 2015 TG387. They needed to observe it over and over because the planet moves so slowly. The astronomers were lucky to catch the Goblin when they did. Most of the time, 2015 TG387 is too far and too faint to be detected.

Are There Other Dwarf Planets? Probably Thousands!

Sheppard predicts thousands of objects the same size as 2015 TG387 sit on the edges of our solar system. However they are also too far away to be seen most of the time. He thinks astronomers will be able to find only another dozen or so objects in the next few years of the survey.

Konstantin Batygin studies planets at the California Institute of Technology. He was not involved with the observation. He called the Goblin a great discovery. It could help us learn how gravity works in our solar system, he said. Gravity is a pulling force that works across space. It is what gives objects weight on Earth, and what makes them fall.

Only a few known objects in our solar system have orbits like the Goblin's. The dwarf planets Sedna and 2012 VP113, nicknamed Biden, are examples.

Hints Of A Mysterious "Planet Nine"

The Goblin's orbit takes a long, strange path, and so do Sedna's and Biden's. Sheppard says a large and unknown planet could be "shepherding" these dwarf planets. In other words, this large planet could be forcing small planets to move a certain way.

He proposes that a possible planet lurks at the dark edge of the solar system. It is being called Planet Nine. If it exists, this planet would be bigger than the Goblin or Pluto. Batygin has estimated Planet Nine would be up to 10 times larger than Earth.

So, Planet Nine would be quite an obstacle. Smaller objects like the Goblin would have to dance around Planet Nine. Otherwise, they would crash into it or get thrown off their orbits. So far, all of the objects Sheppard has spotted appear to dance as predicted.The Goblin sits right in the middle of a group of objects we already know about, he said. Finding the Goblin could help scientists locate Planet Nine.

Quiz1. Read the section "Are There Other Dwarf Planets? Probably Thousands!"  Which sentence

from the section shows why Konstantin Batygin thought the Goblin discovery was important?

a. He thinks astronomers will be able to find only another dozen or so objects in the next few years of the survey.

b. Konstantin Batygin studies planets at the California Institute of Technology.

c. It could help us learn how gravity works in our solar system, he said.

d. Only a few known objects in our solar system have orbits like the Goblin's.

Question #1 ANSWER 

2. How did scientists figure out Goblin’s orbit? How do you know?

a. They created a new way to measure; Since 2015 TG387 is so far away, it isn't helpful to talk about its distance in miles. Instead, astronomers measure its orbit in astronomical units, or AU.

b. They used observations from Neanderthals; This also means the Goblin takes 40,000 Earth years to complete one orbit of the sun. In other words, one "Goblin year" ago, Neanderthals were still walking the Earth.

c. They watched it as it moved for three years; Scientists took three years to confirm the orbit of 2015 TG387. They needed to observe it over and over because the planet moves so slowly. 

d. They made a guess about how it moves; The astronomers were lucky to catch the Goblin when they did. Most of the time, 2015 TG387 is too far and too faint to be detected.

 Question #2 ANSWER 

3. What effect does Planet Nine have on Goblin?

a. It is close to Goblin but does not do anything to it.

b. It makes Goblin almost crash into other planets.

c. It prevents scientists from being able to see Goblin clearly.

d. It may be causing Goblin to move in a long and strange path.

Question #3 ANSWER 

4,. What is the relationship between Goblin and Pluto?a. Goblin is another dwarf planet that is much smaller than Pluto and farther away from the

sun.

b. Goblin is another dwarf planet that circles around Pluto on the edge of the solar system.

c. Goblin is about as far away as Pluto is from the sun but it is much bigger than Pluto.

d. Goblin is about as far away as Pluto is from the sun but it is much lighter than Pluto. 

Question #4 ANSWER 

Summarize the article per section:

Section #1:  Pluto Is Six Times Wider

Section #2:  40,000 Earth Years Equals One Goblin Year

Section #3:  Are There Other Dwarf Planets? Probably Thousands!

Section #4:  Hints Of A Mysterious "Planet Nine

Main Idea:

BEST evidence #1 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #1:

BEST evidence #2 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #2:

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Artículo #1Robots

BEDFORD, Mass. — Los robots aspiradores ya existen hace bastante tiempo. Puede observar uno de ellos darse topetazos con los muebles mientras aspira la sala. Entonces, puede preguntarse por qué no existe un robot que pueda podar su césped. Resulta que sí existe.

Durante más de 10 años, iRobot ha estado trabajando sin cesar en la producción de un robot podador de césped. iRobot es la empresa creadora del robot aspirador Roomba. Esta es una pequeña aspiradora automática. Se mueve por la casa y limpia sola. Ahora finalmente ha terminado de crear una podadora robot. Sin embargo ha tenido su costo."Este robot me estaba volviendo loco""Para ser sincero, este robot me estaba volviendo loco", comentó Colin Angle. Él es el director de iRobot. Él presentó a Terra, el tan esperado podador de césped de la empresa. Angle dijo que estaba convencido de poder terminar el proyecto.La empresa de Angle reveló su podadora de forma rectangular y plana el 30 de enero. Este producto fue finalmente terminado a pesar de una larga batalla de ingeniería. Diseñar el producto incluyó varios retos. Hubo muchos experimentos fallidos además de un conflicto con los astrónomos que estudian el espacio.iRobot empezó a vender Roombas en el 2002. Desde entonces, ha tenido que hacer frente a la pregunta "¿cuándo van a podar mi césped?". Pero instruir a un robot para que se traslade a lo largo de un típico jardín estadounidense resultó más difícil de lo que se creía. La podadora tenía que evitar dañar las flores. "Hubo muchos momentos de frustración y desesperación a lo largo del proceso", señaló Angle.Un proyecto secreto

Los ingenieros probaron todo tipo de diseño que se pudieron imaginar. Mientras tanto, mantuvieron el proyecto en secreto. Escondieron al robot detrás de grandes y sólidas cercas. Una autopista se encuentra justo a las afueras de las oficinas de iRobot en Massachusetts. El césped de prueba incluía una mesa de pícnic y otros obstáculos.El primer problema fue lograr que el robot identificara su ubicación para que no se perdiera y así no dejara espacios sin podar. La tecnología satelital del GPS no funcionó. Resultó ser muy complicado porque la interferencia de las ramas de los árboles o de las casas cercanas podían obstaculizar su funcionamiento, explicó Angle.Tampoco funcionó el sistema de visión computarizada con el que trabajan los últimos modelos de Roomba. La tecnología no trabajaba debidamente en el exterior porque los lentes de la cámara se bloqueaban con las hojas y la tierra. Los cálculos de la máquina se confundían a medida que la podadora iba brincando y avanzando. Los localizadores de láser y los faros situados en tierra, o señales, presentaron otro tipo de problemas.La empresa llevó a cabo tantos intentos que algunos de los primeros modelos del robot podador se pueden ver en la película "21 blackjack" del 2008. El actual Terra no tiene ningún parecido con estos modelos."Ya nos habíamos dado por vencidos", contó Angle acerca del proyecto. "Creo que nos dimos por vencidos en dos oportunidades".Desde el 2016, iRobots se dedica casi exclusivamente a la venta de aspiradoras. La principal excepción es Braava, el robot mopa, quien genera una fracción del total de los ingresos.Los robots podadores de césped también comenzaron a proliferar en Europa. En la actualidad las ventas totales ascienden a unos $300 millones. Sin embargo, los dueños tienen que colocar alambres alrededor del jardín para mantener a las máquinas dentro del mismo.Angle explicó que eso funciona bien en Alemania. Allí los jardines traseros son por lo general pequeños, planos y rectangulares. Esto no funciona con los serpenteantes céspedes de Estados Unidos. La mentalidad estadounidense respecto a la poda del césped también es más exigente en cuanto a cómo debe lucir. Las líneas rectas y claramente perceptibles de ida y vuelta son muy apreciadas, apuntó.Tecnología de radio

La empresa finalmente encontró la solución con una tecnología de radio basada en una banda "ultra ancha". Esta tecnología utiliza señales de radio de baja frecuencia. Las señales se comunican con las podadoras. Guían a las cortadoras de césped en el jardín. Las podadoras robot también utilizan la memoria de mapas que iRobot ya emplea en las aspiradoras. Pero dicha idea entró en conflicto con los astrónomos quienes alegaban que las señales de radio podrían interferir con sus estudios.

Finalmente, iRobot necesitaba la aprobación de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones. Esta organización se conoce como Federal Communications Commission —FCC. La FCC controla la Internet, la TV y la radio. La FCC les dio permiso para utilizar la banda ultra ancha en los robots podadores inalámbricos. El silencioso aparato podador está accionado con electricidad, cuenta con un par de trituradores de tres hojas. Avanza lentamente sobre el césped. A diferencia de un corte semanal normal, Terra puede maniobrar por el césped diariamente o varias veces a la semana. Regresa a su estación al concluir.El robot saldrá por primera vez al público en Alemania. Allí, iRobot espera beneficiarse del mercado ya existente de modelos de podadoras de césped robots. Los modelos saldrán a la venta en los Estados Unidos en el 2020.iRobot todavía no ha dado a conocer el posible precio de Terra. Pero algunos robots podadores ya existentes pueden llegar a costar fácilmente más de $1.000.

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Articulo #2Youtubers

Antes, los niños más famosos por lo regular actuaban en películas. Pero hoy en día, sin embargo, muchos de los niños más famosos no son actores para nada. Son estrellas de YouTube.Y uno de los más reconocidos es un niño de 6 años llamado Ryan que juega con juguetes. Los videos de Ryan jugando entretienen a millones de niños en todo el mundo.Desde que tenía 3 años, los padres de Ryan han estado capturando videos de él abriendo juguetes. Toman videos de él jugando con los juguetes y "haciendo reseñas". Publican estos videos en su canal de YouTube, "Ryan ToysReview".El número ocho de las personas mejores pagadas en YouTubeEl apellido de Ryan es un secreto y tampoco se sabe dónde vive. Hay una razón para esto. Gracias a sus videos, Ryan se ha convertido en un multimillonario. La revista Forbes ha publicado una lista de las personas mejores pagadas en YouTube. Ryan estaba en el puesto número ocho. Ryan ganó $11 millones entre el 1 de junio del 2016 y el 1 de junio del 2017, y eso fue antes de que su familia pagara impuestos.Cuando era más pequeño, Ryan veía muchos videos de reseñas de juguetes. Le gustaban mucho los juguetes de Thomas the Tank Engine."Un día me preguntó: "¿Cómo es que no estoy en YouTube cuando todos los demás niños lo están?", dijo su madre. "Así que decidimos... que sí, que podíamos hacerlo. Lo llevamos a la tienda para comprar su primer juguete y todo empezó ahí".Una explosión en el número de seguidoresPronto el niño empezó a jugar, no solo con un juguete a la vez, sino con dos, y luego con docenas. Alrededor de cuatro meses después, su canal fue testigo de una explosión de tráfico. Esto ocurrió principalmente por un video de Ryan haciendo una reseña de un centenar de juguetes a la vez. 

"Ryan ToysReview" comenzó a llegar lejos y las visitas empezaron a duplicarse cada mes. En enero del 2016, alcanzó 1 millón de suscriptores y un año después tenía más de 5 millones. Ahora, tiene más de 10 millones de suscriptores. Sus videos han recibido más de 16 millones de visitas.Un jugador de la NBA hace un experimento de cienciasEn junio, TubeFilter clasificó a "Ryan ToysReview" como el canal de YouTube más visto en los Estados Unidos durante 40 semanas seguidas. En septiembre, el jugador de la NBA Kevin Durant apareció en uno de los videos de Ryan. Durant realizó un experimento científico.

Hay muchos anuncios en el canal de YouTube de Ryan. Cuando millones de personas ven que a Ryan le encanta un juguete, eso significa que se venderá bien en las tiendas. Cada vez que alguien hace clic en uno de los videos de Ryan, su familia gana dinero.El año pasado, los padres de Ryan dijeron que ellos pagaron por todos los juguetes que Ryan reseñó. No está claro cuántos juguetes le envían los patrocinadores. Pero sus descripciones de video a menudo incluyen docenas de enlaces a artículos de marca. Luego de que Ryan reseña los juguetes, sus padres dicen que los dan a organizaciones de caridad.Un nuevo video todos los días"Publicamos un nuevo video todos los días", dijo su mamá. Normalmente filman dos o tres videos un par de veces por semana. La mayoría de las filmaciones tienen lugar durante el fin de semana, y los padres de Ryan editan sus videos mientras él está en la escuela. Los niños en todas partes se han enganchado con los videos de Ryan y los ven durante horas. Algunos incluso lo están imitando y comenzando sus propios canales en YouTube. Para algunos de sus fanáticos más jóvenes, Ryan no es solo un extraño en la Internet, sino que también es su amigo.Una fanaticada de niños y sus padresAlgunos padres han dejado un montón de mensajes en el canal de Ryan en YouTube. Le agradecen a él y a sus padres, y dicen que sus hijos a veces ven sus videos por horas en un día.Una madre escribió que su hijo es autista. Debido a su condición, es difícil que se comunique con otros. La madre escribió que los videos de Ryan están ayudando a su hijo. "¡Sus videos le están ayudando a hablar, a usar su imaginación y a usar correctamente los juguetes!", escribió ella. "Él disfruta de estos videos varias veces al día, ¡y me encantaría darles las gracias".Mensajes desde todas partes del mundoRyan recibe mensajes de todas partes del mundo. A veces, los padres ayudan a sus hijos a dejarle mensajes a Ryan en su página de YouTube.Un niño de 5 años le escribió a Ryan recientemente usando la cuenta de su padre. "¿Cuántos años tienes tú?", preguntó el niño. "Me encantan tus videos".

 

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1. Sara just turned 18 years old. She spent 4/9 of her life living in Tijuana. How many years did Sara live in Tijuana?

2. A farmer collected 12 dozen eggs from her chickens. She sold ⅚ of the eggs at the farmers’ market and gave the rest to friends and neighbors. 

a. How many dozen eggs did the farmer give away? 

b. She sold each dozen for $4.50. How much did she earn from the eggs she sold?

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Word Problems

1. A newspaper’s cover page is  ⅜  text, and photographs fill the rest. If ⅖ of the text is an article about endangered species, what fraction of the cover page is the article about endangered species?

2. Solve and show your thinking with a tape diagram. Three-quarters of the boats in the marina are white, 4/7 of the remaining boats are blue, and the rest are red. If there are 9 red boats, how many boats are in the marina?

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Instructions: Skip problems 7, 8, and 9.

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DIRECTIONS: Read the story “Arresting the Stone Buddha” two times.  After you read the story two times, summarize the beginning, middle and ending of the story, find the main idea, 2 pieces of BEST evidence that supports the main idea and explain the evidence.  

ARRESTING THE STONE BUDDHAA Japanese Tale retold by Kate Walker

 IT WAS GRANDPA’S job to take the family’s cotton goods to market, and  he always came home with

the most amazing tales. So amazing, sometimes,  they were very hard to believe. Then one day grandpa said to Kenji, his grandson, “I’m getting tired. It’s  your job to take the goods to market now.” Kenji couldn’t wait. He set out early next morning with his fifty bundles of  cotton goods. It was a heavy load but he marched along, proud to be such a young wayfarer on so important a journey. 

About ten o’clock he stopped to rest at a wayside shrine. It was just a  bamboo shelter over a small stone statue of Buddha. Kenji placed his bundles of goods on the ground beside him, stretched out at the feet of the smiling statue and fell asleep. When he woke up a little while later, his bundles were gone. Kenji panicked, but only for a moment. He knew what to do. Quickly he hurried back to the village through which he’d just passed and told the local policeman, “Someone has stolen the goods I was taking to market.” The policeman’s name was Yamaguchi. Straight away he said, “Don’t worry! I’ll run for Mr O-oka. He’s our district judge. He’s a very clever man. He’ll catch your thief for you.” Yamaguchi hurried off and soon returned with a strange little man. The little judge also acted very fast. “We’ll hold court, at once,” he said, “in the Inn yard!” Wasn’t that acting a little too fast? Kenji thought. How could they hold a trial until the thief was caught? But Mr O-oka was not to be argued with. He demanded a table and chair be brought into the yard and he said aloud, “Let the court begin!” 

Mr O-oka ordered Kenji to tell his story, and as Kenji did, more and more people wandered into the inn yard to see what this was about. When Kenji finished, Yamaguchi, told how he’d seen the boy pass through the village earlier carrying his load. “Just as he said,” the policeman cried, “fifty rolls of cotton goods at least!” “So,” Mr O-oka said to Kenji, “when you went to sleep at the foot of the Buddha, your goods were beside you. When you woke up, they were gone.”  “Exactly,” said Kenji. “Case solved!” said the judge. The people in the inn yard began to glance at each other with puzzled smiles. “This is nonsense,” some whispered. 

Others called to passers-by, “Come and hear this!” Despite the whispering and the steadily growing crowd, the little judge carried on. “Buddha,” he said, “was the only one there when the goods were stolen. He must be the thief. Yamaguchi, get to the shelter and arrest the Buddha and bring him here. For his crime he

must be charged and sentenced.” “At once, sir!” Yamaguchi snapped to attention, then hurried away. The little judge rose and walked into the Inn where he ordered tea. The people began to chatter nosily. 

By the time Yamaguchi came struggling back with the stone Buddha, every person from the district was there. They all wanted to hear for themselves this crazy little judge pass sentence on a statue. As Yamaguchi stood the stone Buddha before the judge’s table, the crowd  jeered and made donkey noises. Then when the judge himself returned, the crowd laughed and call out now much they thought the statue should be fined, and what prison it should be sent to. 

Mr O-oka stood like a statue himself until every person there was laughing and calling out. Then he snapped: “You forget, this is a court of law!” His commanding voice stunned them to silence. “By laughing and joking you are in contempt of court. That is a serious crime and you are all subject to imprisonment or a fine!” Kenji couldn’t believe his ears. What about his stolen goods! The little judge seemed to have forgotten all about those. Several people came forward and apologised to the judge. “I cannot alter the law,” the judge said. “Each of you must pay a fine or go to prison.” And the fine he imposed was one roll of cotton goods per person, to be paid immediately. 

The villagers hurried away and came back with their cotton goods. They paid them to Mr O-oka, who kept a strict list of all items and names. The rolls of cotton were taken to Yamaguchi’s house, where Kenji sat  holding his head. He would never get his family’s goods back now. Whoever had stolen them would be long gone. Maybe the judge thought to give him the cotton goods collected as fines, to take to market. But they were mostly used and tatty, except for…! Kenji leapt up. 

Among the fines paid to the little judge was one roll that was brand new. Kenji recognised it at once. It was one of his bundles! Thus the thief was caught and all fifty rolls recovered. All the other goods, paid as

fines, were returned to their owners and Kenji continued on his way. He couldn’t get home quick enough to tell his family the story. They all laughed, but none of them believed him and he couldn’t understand why. But his grandpa took him aside and told him, “They’ve never been to market like you and I, Kenji.” The old man winked, “They’ve no idea what amazing people you can meet along the way.” 

Arresting The Stone Buddha

Summarize what happened at the beginning of the story, in the middle of the story and at the end of the story.

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

Main Idea:

BEST evidence #1 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #1:

BEST evidence #2 to support main idea:

Name:

DIRECTIONS:  Read the article “Space-grown lettuce” two times.  After you read the article: answer questions at the end of the article, summarize each section of the article in one or two sentences, find the main idea, 2 pieces of BEST evidence that supports the main idea and explain the 2 pieces of evidence. 

Space Grown Lettuce to Give Astronauts a More Varied Diet

Life as an astronaut has many interesting attractions. When astronauts go to space, they can experience weightlessness. They get to see the Earth as a little blue dot. Astronauts get to experience shooting up into space at 20,000 miles per hour. That's more than three times faster than an airplane.

Food, on the other hand, is not one of the interesting parts of being an astronaut. Over the years, space travelers have endured delicacies such as freeze-dried ice-cream and liquid salt and pepper. They've also had to eat dehydrated shrimp cocktail. However, the menu for astronauts is going to be expanded. The first lettuce grown in outer space is as safe, nutritious and tasty as lettuce grown on Earth.

Crucial On Long Missions

Gioia Massa works at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She is the lead scientist on the lettuce-growing project. She said that growing food in space could be crucial for astronauts on long missions such as Artemis III. That mission is scheduled to land humans on the southern part of the moon by 2024. NASA will also send its first crew of astronauts to Mars in the late 2020s.

Massa says that today's space food may not work for these longer missions. When this packaged food is stored for a long time, the quality and taste of the food decreases. In addition, the vitamins in the food start to break down. Massa says the astronauts may not get enough nutrition from these foods.

Helping Psychologically

She also added that there could be another benefit to growing food in space. Looking after plants could help astronauts psychologically.  Space food is said to have improved in recent years. Many astronauts visit the International Space Station (ISS), a research station in outer space. Anything sent to ISS has to score at least 6 out of 9 on a taste scale. A score of 1 means the food is "the worst thing you've ever tasted." Even so, astronauts can grow tired of eating the same old vacuum-packed meals. Massa says many of the astronauts end up losing weight.

Lettuce was grown onboard the ISS between 2014 and 2016. The vegetable production system is known as Veggie. It is made of plant pillows, which are sealed units that contain soil. There is also a lighting system and a watering system that involved astronauts injecting water through a tube.

The lettuce crops grew undisturbed for 33 to 56 days. Then they were harvested and eaten, or deep-frozen and returned to Earth to be tested. Astronauts rubbed the lettuce leaves with sanitized wipes before eating. Massa says they did this to keep astronauts from getting sick.

Even Richer In Some Elements

The space-grown lettuce was similar to Earth-grown lettuce. In fact, some of the space-grown plants were even richer in elements such as potassium, sodium and zinc. They also had higher levels of bacteria. This was possibly because the lettuce grew in a warmer, more humid system. However, the space-grown lettuce did not have any dangerous bacteria such as coliform E coli or salmonella. The findings of the project are published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science.

NASA plans to grow other produce on the ISS. There are plans for tomatoes, peppers and red Russian kale to be grown later this year. It will be longer before astronauts can cook these ingredients, however. Massa says there's nowhere to cook on the ISS. NASA is focusing on growing foods that taste good fresh.

Quiz

1. Read the section "Crucial On Long Missions."  Which sentence from the section shows WHY packaged foods are not appropriate for long missions in space?

a. She said that growing food in space could be crucial for astronauts on long missions such as Artemis III.

b. That mission is scheduled to land humans on the southern part of the moon by 2024.

c. NASA will also send its first crew of astronauts to Mars in the late 2020s.

d. In addition, the vitamins in the food start to break down.

Question #1 ANSWER 

2. Read the section "Helping Psychologically."   Select the paragraph from the section that shows the components of NASA's vegetable growing system.

a. She also added that there could be another benefit to growing food in space. Looking after plants could help astronauts psychologically.

b. Space food is said to have improved in recent years. Many astronauts visit the International Space Station (ISS), a research station in outer space. Anything sent to ISS has to score at least 6 out of 9 on a taste scale. A score of 1 means the food is "the worst thing you've ever tasted." Even so, astronauts can grow tired of eating the same old vacuum-packed meals. Massa says many of the astronauts end up losing weight.

c. Lettuce was grown onboard the ISS between 2014 and 2016. The vegetable production system is known as Veggie. It is made of plant pillows, which are sealed units that contain soil. There is also a lighting system and a watering system that involved astronauts injecting water through a tube.

d. The lettuce crops grew undisturbed for 33 to 56 days. Then they were harvested and eaten, or deep- frozen and returned to Earth to be tested. Astronauts rubbed the lettuce leaves with sanitized wipes before eating. Massa says they did this to keep astronauts from getting sick.

Question #2 ANSWER 

3. What effect does growing food in space have on the food's nutritional value?

a. Food grown in space is significantly less nutritious than Earth-grown food.

b. Food grown in space has no significant nutritional difference fromm Earth-grown food. 

c. Food grown in space is significantly more nutritious than Earth-grown food.

d. Food grown in space has significantly more dangerous bacteria than Earth-grown food.

e.Question #3 ANSWER 

4. According to the section "Even Richer In Some Elements," how do astronauts cook on the International Space Station?

a. They use small propane elements.

b. They have electric cook surfaces.

c. They cannot cook on the ISS.

d. They boil their food in vacuum bags.

 Question #4 ANSWER 

Summarize the article per section:

Section #1:  Introduction

Section #2:  Crucial On Long Missions

Section #3: Helping Psychologically

Section #4:  Even Richer In Some Elements

Main Idea:

BEST evidence #1 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #1:

BEST evidence #2 to support main idea:

Explanation for evidence #2:

Spanish/españolInstrucciones: Escribe una historia usando las siguientes imágenes, que incluyan los cinco componentes de una narrativa (conocimientos previos, acción creciente, clímax, acción decreciente, resolución).

Primera Imagen

Narrativa

Segunda Imagen

Narrativa

Math/matemáticas

TASK 11

Additional Resources

Adding decimals: https://youtu.be/oLh_sIESQnY Subtracting decimals: https://youtu.be/Eq4mVCd-yyo 

Adding

TASK 12

Additional ResourcesMultiplying decimals:  https://youtu.be/STyoP3rCmb0 

TASK 13

Additional Resources

Dividing a decimal by a whole number: https://youtu.be/Z_NHrwK6ALE 

TASK 14

TASK 15

Additional Support

US (customary) Units: https://www.mathsisfun.com/measure/us-standard-units-introduction.html

Week 4-5 April 6-April 20

EJE AcademiesReading Log

Registro de lectura

Instructions/Instrucciones: 

We recommend your child read in your strongest language (English or Spanish) / Recomendamos que su hijo/a lea en el lenguaje que sea más fuerte (inglés o español)  

Ensure your child is reading at least 30 minutes per day / Asegúrese que su hijo/a lea por lo menos 30 minutos diariamente 

Write the information for each book below / Escriba la información de cada libro en la página adjunta 

Please sign the form to signify that your child read / Favor de firmar cada día para dar constancia de que su hijo/a ha leído

Submit the form to your teacher by June 14th  / Entrega el registro de lectura a su maestra /   maestro a más tardar el 14 de junio

Student Name/Nombre del estudiante:_______________________________________ 

Grade/Grado: ______________   

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Math/matemática

Practice your multiplication: https://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html

Multiplication Tips: https://www.mathsisfun.com/multiplication-tips-tricks.html