Global Horizons 708

Well, the time has finally come and you are about to start 6th grade. I just wanted to say good luck and to remember to focus on the learning. Be problem solvers and thinkers. I hope to hear from some of you on these blogs.

Mr. Bosch 

Hey everybody. I hope you are doing well. I am sitting in the airport in Charlotte, NC at 3:12 pm on Monday. I have been reading some of your blog entries and I like what I am seeing. Please remember to be as detailed as possible in your entries and don't forget to use the keywords. I will be checking in again throughout the trip.

 Mr. Bosch

In order for us to move forward we have to have a better grasp of putting fractions in simplest form. The primary skill for being able to put fractions into simplest form is to find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for the numerator and denominator. Therefore, it is essential that you are able to fluently find the GCF of two numbers.

Please watch the following tutorial on Finding the GCF 

Now please do some practice problems on page 190 of your math book (#10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24). When you finish please see me about checking your answers. When you have finished checking your answers with me I would like you to choose one problem for each section and explain in a blog entry how you found the GCF for the two numbers. Use Keyword: gcf

Please feel free to refer back to the tutorial as much as necessary or ask for assistance. 

I see you made it to your blog. Great!

Now let the fun begin.

1. Copy and paste the last section ( your favorite part) from your Book Review Word Document into a new blog post. Use keyword book review.

2. Read ALL of your classmates' blogs.

3. Choose your favorite blog Book Review and make a positive comment. Now in two sentences tell why you would read that book. Please let your reasons reflect on your reading.

Please watch the following tutorial on a division strategy: Partial Quotients Tutorial

Now do the following problems in your Math Book using the strategy demonstrated in the tutorial: Page 189 #12, 14, 15, 16, & 21.

Next, I would like you to do a blog entry that shows me your problems worked out using the Partial Quotients method. Discuss your experience using this method and whether or not you felt it helped you with dividing 3-digit dividends. Use keyword partial quotients