Spelling words for a test on
October 16, 2015 (words from
Social Studies):
Mrs. Craig’s Tweets
Week of October 13, 2015
elevation,
climate,
industry,
equator,
landform,
environment,
temperature,
resource,
plains
Please note that our Social
Studies terms will also be our
spelling words for the week,
except we will not include the
word precipitation. We will
only have 9 words.
Just so you know…
Thank you to all parents for
your help with your child’s
national parks report. The
students did a tremendous
job!
Mathematics
This week, we will apply the
associative property of
multiplication with real-world
problems.
Associative Property- the way
that factors are grouped does
not change the product
5 x (2 x 3) = (5 x 2) x 3
Please help your child study his/her
multiplication and division facts
each night.
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Social Studies
This week, our vocabulary test will focus upon our Social Studies
terms. The following terms will be on a Social Studies test on Friday,
October 16, 2015
1 . elevation- the height of land above sea level
Sentence: New Orleans has a low elevation, because the city is below
sea level.
2. climate- an area’s weather over a period of many years
Sentence: Death Valley is part of a desert climate, which is dry and
hot.
3. industry- businesses and factories for an area
Sentence: The farming industry provides food for the entire nation.
4. equator- an imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and
southern hemispheres
Sentence: The United States is north of the equator.
5. landform- a shape on Earth’s surface
Sentence: Some examples of landforms include mountains, valleys,
hills, plains, and plateaus.
6. environment- the surroundings in which people, plants, and
animals live
Sentence: Mountain environments typically have colder environments
than valleys.
7. temperature- how hot or cold the air is
Sentence: Today’s temperature is 70 degrees.
8. natural resource- something found in nature that people can use,
such as water, soil, and trees
Sentence: People depend on natural resources to grow food, raise
animals, and build homes.
9. precipitation- water that falls from the sky as rain, sleet, or snow
Sentence: The precipitation that Illinois receives most often is rain.
Did you know
that our class
has already
passed 489 AR
tests! Wow!