Monday, November 25, 2013

Prime and Composite Numbers

Watch this short video on prime and composite numbers. Think about the numbers 2,6,13,16,and 19. Which of these numbers are prime, and which of these numbers are composite? Click on "comments" to answer the question.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Hydroelectic Power - How it Works

http://www.youtube.com/v/cEL7yc8R42k?version=3&autohide=1&autohide=1&showinfo=1&autoplay=1&feature=share&attribution_tag=mmfQuAskMhWV1AbAt8rvdQ

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Monday, July 1, 2013

Drawing 3D Shapes

Here's another video that teaches 3D shape drawing.  Notice the shading and the use of perpendicular lines. 

Drawing Characters

Some of you "artists" wanted me to put up some videos on drawing cartoon characters.  Check this out.

Different Types of Figurative Language

Figurative Language in movies

Flocabulary/ Vocabulary

Watch this video on vocabulary.  Write a sentence using the word pedestrian, another sentence using the word revert, and another sentence using the word sparse

Mean, Median, & Mode

List the mean, median, and mode for the numbers 12, 14, 7, 5, 12. 

Gregor & The Prophecy of Bain

For those of you interested in the sequel to "Gregor The overlander", here is a Lego preview of "Gregor & The Prophecy of Bain".

Probabilities & Predictions

Watch this video on probabilities & predictions and then answer the question below.

*Question - A spinner has a blue side, a green side, a yellow side, a black side, and a purple side.  If you spun the spinner 25 times, how many times could you predict that you would land on blue?

Faces, Edges, Vertices


      Watch this video and write a response that tells how many faces, edges, and vertices a cylinder has. 

Long Division


1,032 by 4 before watching this video.  After you are finished, watch the video and check to see if you did it correctly. 

Rounding Numbers

In this video about rounding numbers, why is the number 12,596,253 rounded to 12,600,000?  Could it have been rounded to 12,500,000?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Measurement

After watching this video on measurement, type three sentences that explain several different units of measurement. 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Industrial Revolution

  Write a sentence or two explaining how the Industrial Revolution changed the way Americans lived. 

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Difference Between 2D and 3D Shapes



                           Write a sentence explaining the  difference between a 2D shape and a 3D shape.
                                                                       -Mr. Foster

Friday, March 22, 2013

Converting Units of Time

Watch this video on conversions of time.  Afterwards, figure out how old you are in days and write the answer in the comment box.  Thanks -Mr. Foster

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

"Manifest Destiny" Rap Video

                            List two things that you learned about Manifest Destiny from this rap video.

Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors of Great White Sharks

Watch this video on the inherited traits and learned behaviors of Great White Sharks.  Write a short paragraph describing some of the inherited traits and learned behaviors that you have. 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Finding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Post a response letting me know that you watched this video on finding the volume of rectangular prisms.  Thanks -Mr. Foster

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Habitat & Adaptations of Animals

Watch this short video.  Afterwards, click on "add comment" and write a one to two page sentence explaining how habitat and adaptations are related.  Write your name at the end of your comment.  When your are finished click on "publish".  Thank you,  Mr. Foster