answers for Tuesday's homework & attempting to make the Math more concrete, Homework reminders, HPE and exploring stereotypes, Eglinton Crosstown statistics, Viola Desmond graces the $10 bill

Please check your homework answers.  I apologize for the pages not be as clear as they could be.  For those who have not finished this, you need to do it and hand it in to me.

This is one of the questions that I worked out, with Ella, Daphene, and Shandy.

Superman, Bizzaro, and the King Henry chart

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_2_160

Think of this chart as being on two sides.  The Power of 10 on one side being for greater than 1 and being less than 1. This is why I keep talking about Bizarro and Superman!

Some images to assist with our chart

I was trying to think of concrete ways to explain this.  I like to find real-life examples to show how Math relates to everything.  At first I came up with some drawings on the board, but I found those confusing, so I went back to the drawing board:

Example 1:

1.0 divided by a 0.1

Example 2:

A 100 m race divided into 10 sections, or a tenth, along with the times.  From http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/22/usain-bolt-100m-10-meter-splits-and-speed-endurance/

Example 3 & 4:

Something worthy of review:

Health (as part of the Health and Physical Education program)

**UPDATE:  Unfortunately, we did not get to this topic due to the review for a Math quiz and some reading from our class novel.  We will look at this on Friday.

In the Health curriculum, there is a section on assessing the effects of stereotypes.  Stereotypes are very damaging to how people relate to one another and it happens on a regular basis.  This unit will cross over with aspects of the Language program.  We will begin with some short, jot note like, homework tonight.

In addition to this note, we will take a look at this video to prime the thinking that will be necessary throughout this unit.  This one concerns the stereotypes of African men, which is too simple to say, since Africa is a continent and not a country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSElmEmEjb4

Tunnel Boring machine:  I wanted to use these stats for a quiz, but I forgot

This is kind of a cool machine.  I wanted to use some real life statistics for a Math test, but forgot to.  Here are some interesting stats:  diameter of 5.75m and works at a rate of 10m/day.  You can track the progress of the machine at this website:  http://www.thecrosstown.ca/progress/track-the-tunnel-machine

http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/fact-sheets/tbm

Where is this construction taking place?  For this answer and a whole lot more, check the following site out:  http://www.thecrosstown.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/tbm-fact-sheet2015.pdf

Viola Desmond:  The new face of Canada's $10 bill

This is the face of the new $10 bill in Canada.  It is the first Canadian woman to appear on a Canadian bill.  

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/viola-desmond-bio-1.3886923

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Addition to some answers from this weekend's homework, link to food waste videos, Reading Comprehension strategies, Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10 and place value with decimals, Homework

Link for CBC videos on food waste:  http://rumblingsfrom52.blogspot.ca/2016/11/cooler-weather-food-waste-jelly-beans.html

Carly Fleischmann, Advocate

UPDATE:  I did not get around to sharing this with the class on Tuesday and will do it on another day.  I am not certain why the topic of being Autistic came up.  There are a lot of complex layers to diagnosing and understanding someone who is Autistic, but a general definition, according to the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual 5, is "...Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts...[where] restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities" can be observed.." https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/diagnosis/dsm-5-diagnostic-criteria

This first video will give you some insight into what some people with Autism may experience:

This is an older profile on Carly, who is from Toronto.

This video is based on an excerpt  from the book, Carly's Voice, which she wrote with her father.   More information may be found, on the book at http://carlysvoice.com/home/

Reading: Returning to Bloom's Taxonomy & the basics of answering Reading Comprehension questions

These responses demonstrate a range of thinking that pushes the students to think beyond the basic type of questions they may encounter, like Who was Little Red Riding Hood going to visit? Still, being able to answer this question is important.     

I found an ESL YouTube video that will introduce you to a very basic format for answering comprehension questions.  We will put this into practice today as we look at the article on food waste.  In the meantime, let us listen to Manoj

Where this screenshot comes from:

Math Genius (by popular demand) &Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of Ten

This video was a request, from the class.

We have moved from the Measurement strand back to the Number Sense strand in Math.  While I am anxious to move forward, there is some work we need to cover, which relates to the work we have been doing with King Henry involving the multiplying and dividing by Powers of Ten, or simply, the moving of decimals.

After we'll go Old School and you'll receive a 15-year-old hand-out from a former colleague that will help you remember your decimal movements and do some work out of the textbook.

On the flipside of this handout are the rules for working with decimals.  That may seem a little confusing.  To reinforce what you are learning, make sure you have this chart recorded in your Math notebook.

After school, a student came to me to say that he did not understand how this works.  While there were a few examples on the side to support the general idea of the chart, it may not have been quite enough for everyone.  So, I will attempt to break this down a little more:

added to handouts on Proudfoot Institute page

  In addition, here is a great Math Antics video on the topic of place value and decimals:

...to be continued...

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/208150814000344959/

Homework:

Social Studies project due on December 12

Math:  pages posted on Proudfoot Institute page on the Homework and attachment section.  It will be marked December 6th
There will be a non-graded pre-quiz on ordering decimals and rounding tomorrow.

This blog is intended for all audiences related to Room 28 and any visitors, interested in some of the things we are up to.

Food Waste: Returning to something we never quite started, Success Criteria for Social Studies, Homework and handouts posted on Proudfoot Institute site

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/past-best-before-store-1.3874203


The preceding link concerns the issue of food waste.

Two weeks ago, I assigned an article to be read on food waste.  I intended to dive into the topic but will come back to it by assigning a couple of journal questions for homework.  This will get the mind thinking about  the issues again and we will use some information, from the news, to direct the discussion and Reading based work on the topic.

As I was browsing through Now magazine, I noticed a new documentary, Theater of Life, which will be showing at the Bloor Hot Docs cinema:

Homework & Handouts

These three handouts went home today.

This is a visual reminder of the homework:    The Math; the Success Criteria for the Social Studies project; the Journal questions for the article of food waste, from a couple of weeks ago.

The article from What in the World, the Math, and Journal question will be scanned and posted on The Proudfoot Institute Google page.  I will aim to do this before Friday evening.  You will require a TDSB password to get to this page.  While we have been using the laptops in the classroom for our research, I have been resetting student passwords, in case they have forgotten their old ones.

UPDATE as of December 2:  Items have been added to the Proudfoot Institute site.  It is under, I believe, the assignments page.  I have not figured out how to change the calendar name from AMG to Dovercourt.

A class photo is in order for this award.  Room 28 won the award for the classroom that used cars the least, as a form of transportation to the school.

Enjoy your long weekend.

Math Homework from Wednesday, some images from our Scientist in the School visit.

Math textbook answers

This is textbook work all of the students were expected to attempt.  It was corrected and the results put up on the board for all to check.  Please make sure you have done this, so you will know what to do when you are being evaluated on this topic.

Scientist in the School:  Christina

I am not sure if all of these videos will upload, but I am going to do this first, so you can get a sense of the fun and learning we had in the room.  After, I will upload the images.

Christian directed me to a website, which I haven't checked out yet, about the brain.  It is especially designed for students on making matters of Neuroscience more accessible.  

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Recent addition to Booktalk Art:

Can you spot the new work of Art?

to be continued...