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Question Bank p. 83-88

Glossary p. 153-155

Family Letter p. 132-133

th

Grade

Investigations &

Assessments

Days

Materials for

Students

Materials for

Teachers

Transparencies

ACE Questions

Copies for

Students

Miscellaneous

1.

Building Boxes

Read TE p. 14 a-i

3

Inch & centimeter grid

paper, metric rulers,

scissors, transparent tape,

Assorted rectangular boxes

& flat patterns that can be

folded into boxes

Cm cubes (15-20 per pair)

In. cubes (1/student)

Assorted rectangular boxes

and flat patterns that can be

folded into boxes

1.1 to 1.4, p.111-116

1.1: #2-5, 8, 9, 11-16

1.2: #2-5, 8, 9, 11-16

1.3: #10, 19

1.4: #6, 7, 17, 18

Notebook Checklist, p.88

Labsheet 1.4, p.108

Labsheet 1.ACE, p.109

ACE 6.7 (use Labsheet

1.ACE)

2

Designing Packages

Read TE p. 23 a-f

2

Calculators

Cm cubes or other unit

cubes (30/group)

Overhead of 2.1 answer

2.1 and 2.2, p.117-118

2.1: #1-7

2.2: #8, 9, 11-13

ACE 10 as part of Prob. 2.1

lesson

3

Finding Volumes of

Boxes

Read TE p. 36 a-f

3

Calculators

Cm cubes (optional)

Small cardboard boxes

Transparent tape

Metric rulers, Plain paper

Overhead of isometric dot

paper

Examples of various prism

shapes (opt.)

Small items for filling

prisms (i.e. rice)

3.1 to 3.3, p.119-121

3.1: #1-8, 13

3.2: #9, 14, 16

3.3: #10-12, 18

Isometric dot paper, p.37

ACE 13, Isometric dot

paper, demonstrate how to

use it.

Check-Up 1

1

p. 77

4.

Cylinders

Read TE p. 45 a-h

4

Calculators

Cm grid paper, Plain

paper, Scissors,

Transparent tape, metric

rulers

Cylinders and a rectangular

prism, small items for

filling

Cylindrical tennis ball

container & string (opt.)

4.1 to 4.3, p. 122-124

transparent cm grid

transparency of Labsheet

4.2, p.110

4.1: #10-11

4.2: #1-4, 6

4.3: #5, 7-9, 9-11

Cm grid paper, p.134-135

5.

Cones and Spheres

Read TE 56 a-f

3

Calculators

Modeling dough (Play-

Doh recommended easier

to use)

6-9 cm strips of

transparency film,

transparent tape, metric

ruler, scissors plain paper,

sand or rice

Assorted spheres, cones,

cylinders (some with same

height and radius)

Cylindrical tennis ball

container with 3 balls

5.1 to 5.3, p.125-127

5.2: #1-4, 8, 12

5.3: #5-7, 9-11

Check-up 2

1

p.78-79

6.

Scaling Boxes

Read TE p. 67 a-g

3

Calculators

Cm cubes, Scissors

Transparent tape

Demonstration compost

boxes (real or scale

models; optional)

6.1 to 6.3, p. 128-130

6.1: #6, 9, 10

6.2: #1, 3-5, 7, 11

6.3: #2, 8, 12-22

Cm grid paper, p. 134-

135

Quiz

1

p. 80-82

7.

Finding Volumes of

Irregular Objects

Read TE p. 72 a

1

Calculators

Clear plastic containers

marked in millimeters

Metric rulers, Cm cubes,

Stones & other irregularly

shaped objects, water Clay

spheres from Inv. 5

Transparent 2-quart

measuring container and a

stick of butter (optional)

7.1, p.131

7.1: #1-7

Self-Assessment

Take

Home

p. 89

Unit Test

1

p.85-86

Guide to the unit test p.93-

96