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Brief history of wind energy and a quick look at turbines. Includes a link to a site that gives directions for a pinwheel that the students can make.

Engineering Task: Make a tower out of no more than 100 marshmallows and 100 toothpicks. The goal is to hold as many pennies as possible. There are two tests at the beginning of this assignment to help the students discover the strength of triangles. Then the students are asked to design a structure of their own. Then they must join their group and discuss their designs. They then decide on a final group design. Then they build their tower. After they have built their structure, they test their

Pages for each letter of the alphabet. Space to write about each entry. Could be used for a variety of topics. I have used it as an end-of-year class project: "The ABCs of Room 35's." I have also used it for a end-of-year review project for social studies: "The ABCs of Massachusetts."

Challenge your students with these Problem's of the Week! These 19 problems require your students to use their problem solving and/or criticial thinking skills. I encourage my students to do them outside of class and for their efforts, I reward them with a small prize. I have had many parents tell me they love having a challenge problem to work on with their student. A great way to get students to enjoy a mathematical challenge! I have included a letter that I send home attached to the first

Powerpoint created by using information from the Energy Information Administration website for kids. Covers coal, natural gas, petroleum, propane and nuclear energy. Includes a short quiz at the end.

Vocabulary pages for angles, polygons, triangles and quadrilaterals. Each page includes definitions, examples and places for students to show their understanding. Please note: The thumbnails distort the spacing of this document. This should download with properly.

A powerpoint including the defintion of energy, a general history of energy use, including how cave people used the sun and fire as energy sources continuing into coal and electricity.

Students solve some of the harder multiplication facts and then create a rhyme for each one to help them remember the product. I have them choose one and illustrate it. The illustrations are always very creative!

Vocabulary Cards for Divisor, Dividend, Quotient

Draw a line from the geometric figure to the correct name.

Name the geometric figures shown.

Hundreds Day Math Activity

A challenging interdisciplinary worksheet.