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JBM 5th Grade Math  Week of April 27, 2020 Review of Common Core Standard: 

● 5.NBT.B - Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths

Dear Families: Below are optional activities for your student to participate in each day. Use your discretion on what activities you choose to do with your student. Choosing to do 

only some of the activities is fine, as one activity doesn’t depend on the other to be completed successfully. These activities will not be graded and are a review of math and 

science skills that we have already practiced.  This Week’s Math Focus: 

Adding, Subtracting, & Multiplying with decimals This Week’s Science Focus: 

Ecosystems 

Weekly Parent Newsletter: 5thGr Math Vol. 4.pdf  Virtual Counselor’s Corner- bit.ly/JBMguidance 

Smyrna School District Home Learning Resources 

 JBM Storytime- Daily on our PTO page at 11 AM and 7 PM. Sign-up to read bit.ly/JBMstorytime 

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Monday Math Video  Math Activity  Math Game  Science  

Watch this video modeling how to add and subtract decimals!  Lesson - Adding And Subtracting Decimals 

Vocabulary   

Match the correct vocabulary words with 

their definitions.   

Addition & Subtraction with Decimals  

Complete the above activity that offers a mix 

of computation and problem solving. 

Target 1 - Family Game   

Players use number cards to create 2 decimals that have a sum as close to 1 

as possible. The score for each round is the 

difference between a player’s sum and 1. The 

player with the lower total score after three 

rounds wins. 

Ecosystem Interactions Use this table to document interactions between organisms and their environment.  

Record of Interactions in an Ecosystem   

Video (if you can’t go outside) How Wolves Change Rivers  

Tuesday Math Video  Math Activity  Math Game  Science  

Adding and Subtracting Decimals Song 

 Watch this video by 

NUMBEROCK on how to Add and Subtract 

Decimals 

Adding and Subtracting Decimals 

 This Math Activity is 

from the Bridges Practice Pages and 

provides practice on the skill of Adding and 

Subtracting Decimals   

Adding and Subtracting Word Problem Game 

 Students solve the word problems to move to the 

next level 

Food Chain This video introduces 

students to food chains and food webs. 

  

Flow of Energy Students will go 

through the Powerpoint to understand more 

about food chains, the flow of energy, 

producers, consumers, and decomposers. 

  

Nature Journal Students will go 

outside and do a nature journal about food 

chains.  

Wednesday Math Video  Math Activity  Math Game  Science  

Dante's Decision Tutorial: How to multiply decimals on a ratio table  This video walks you through how to multiply decimals using a ratio table, and goes over number one on the Bridges page for today’s activity.   Dante's Decision Standard Algorithm  This video solves the same problem covered on the ratio table,but using standard algorithm.  

Dante's Decision/Multiplication Strategies  This Math Activity is from the Bridges Student book and provides practice applying the skill of multiplying decimals through various word problems.         

Math 6 Spy Guys  This is a math game that has you apply your understanding of adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals to help solve real world problems by helping spy agents on their mission. 

Rainforests 101 1. This video goes with the Science Lesson for Today: Rainforest Food Webs.  Rainforest 101 Questions 2. Complete these questions as you watch the video.  Rainforest Food Chain  3. Here is a sample food chain for you to look at as a resource to complete your own food chain, which will be done in step four.  4. Rainforest Food Web Drag and Drop   Food Web Explanation.webm Here is a video with an explanation of how to complete this activity.   Exit Ticket 5. Complete the following to share what you’ve learned about food webs.   

Thursday Math Video  Math Activity  Math Game  Science  

Multiplying Decimals  Watch this video for a review of how to multiply using decimals.     

Callie's Soccer Cleats   This Math Activity is from the Bridges Student book and provides practice applying the skill of multiplying decimals through various word problems.        

Multiplying Decimals Basketball Game  Online interactive game multiplying with decimals.  

In The Forest S.T. Shrew Reading  Read the story “The Forest of S.T. Shrew”  TheForestofSTShrew_WhatstheConnection.pdf  Complete What’s the Connection? Worksheet 

Favorite Friday Choose your favorite activity from earlier in the week and practice it! 

Math Video  Math Activity  Math Game  Science  Review  Review 

 Extra math practice activities:  Multiplication & Division of Decimals   Multiplying with Decimals   

Review  Continuation from Thursday’s science lesson.  Go outside today or this weekend and explore the microhabitats mentioned in the story. You can look under a fallen log, leaf litter, bark on a tree, etc.  Take a mental note or write down all of the similarities and differences between what you see and what Jackie saw?   

 

Need something else? Check out the Bridges website! 📚 Math Bridges 📚

We’ve worked on Units 1-5 this year and there are many practice problems to keep our brains fresh. -https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/home-learning

-https://sites.google.com/mathlearningcenter.org/math-at-home/online-games

💡Problem of the Day 🚨 Math 24: Object of the game: Make the number 24 from the four numbers shown. You can add, subtract, multiply and divide. Use all four numbers on the card, but use each number only once. You do not have to use all four operations. Can you solve the card below? There are 8 cards this week!!!! NEW CARDS FOR WEEK 4/27/20 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-DQIY0RrOio1k2armMMR29Yrv_i-mNuZ/view?usp=sharing

  

⚛ Science 🔬 Here are some additional science activities if you would like to do them. https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Sxvl4bp15OoxcTM0ttC3DIgT5Bbxyp7/view?usp=sharing

  

Related Arts Art  

with Mrs. Pitts Last week we explored non-traditional art materials using found art or “objet trouve”. Here are the 

examples my family and I created.  

 

These were made using flower petals, mulch, rocks, and cardboard. This inspired me to look for 

other avenues of art using things around us in nature. 

This week we are going to explore rock painting. Find any type of 

rock around your home that looks interesting. You can either write an inspiring message or look 

for natural characteristics of the rock that could stand out in a creative way when you paint it.  

BONUS: Take a trip around town (keeping social distance of course) and leave your rock 

somewhere for someone else to find and get inspired! Ask an adult at home to help connect with 

others on the same mission using Facebook pages like “Everyone Rocks” and “MOT Rocks”. You 

can also hunt for rocks that others have hidden. 

 

Here are some ideas to get you started. http://www.youandkids.com/rock-painting-ideas/ 

You can even use melted crayons for paint! 

 

Technology Education  

with Mr. Bogia 

Try Blending technology with your art skills this week using the link below. You can share 

drawings with friends and even link it to an app on your Phone! 

https://www.pixilart.com/ 

Music  with Ms. Huff 

Let’s review the Ocean song. I have provided a link below. Try to create your own lyrics to the 

rhythm of the Ocean song. Check out my examples. 

 

 

Check out how this teacher remixed these lyrics for his students: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM0e8GbkSqo 

And how this student remixed this song about school success! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGTemw1qcI&list=RDjM0e8GbkSqo&index=2 

 

Physical Education  

with Mr. Stakey 

Check out P.E with Joe Monday - Friday 9am live on YouTube 

 

 

 

How many of these “Microworkouts” you can 

work into your daily routine this week? 

 

 

STAY ACTIVE & HEALTHY MY FRIENDS!!! 

Health  with Mr. Reuter 

 

Hope everyone had a safe spring break and enjoyed my health and fitness activities I provided for 

you last week. This week, I would like everyone to think about setting an achievable goal or goals 

for yourself. The goal or goals you choose to accomplish can consist of anything you wish to set 

and achieve. Be creative and I would love to hear from everyone on this. Feel free to email me at 

steven.reuter@smyrna.k12.de.us with your goal or goals that you decided to set and accomplish.   

 

Below are the links to the brain pop video, articles, and a worksheet I provided for 

you to assist in setting achievable and maintainable goals for yourself.  

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrqYnHIPSI  

 

Articles: https://www.brainpop.com/health/settinggoals/settinggoals/relatedreading/#tab=1 

 

Worksheet: https://www.brainpop.com/health/settinggoals/settinggoals/worksheet/ 

Social-Emotional Learning with 

Mrs. Hendricks, Mrs. Mathes & 

Ms. Weeks 

Anything’s Possible! What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? 

Click on the picture below for career explorations! 

 

 

Youth Mental Health Survey Outreach for 6th graders 

We are working with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public 

Health to collect public opinion regarding mental health challenges faced by some youth and the 

stigma surrounding mental health issues. Breaking the silence around mental health issues 

among teens can help facilitate access to treatment and prevent extreme situations. 

  

We developed a brief online survey about messages that promote better understanding and 

immediate treatment of teens suffering from mental health challenges. 

  

The survey should take less than 10 minutes and may be accessed at this link: 

www.helpisherede.com/youthsurvey. The survey will close on April 30, 2020.  

Virtual Field

Take a field trip with Mr. Pat Williams to his home kitchen and watch him cook biscuits and shortbread!

Trips

Facebook page - Smyrna School District’s virtual

“We Can” week with Jesse Ruben

Explore 302 Aquaponics

Visit Mr. Pat William’s kitchen as he makes homemade pizza!

See what’s happening on The Webber Farm!

Check out The Judy Family Bulldogs!

Smyrna School District Home Learning Resources website

https://www.smyrna.k12.de.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=212231&type=d

 https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnbassettmooreintersch 

  

Monday (4/27) - Math Activities 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

Tuesday (4/28) - Math Activity  

  

Wednesday (4/29) - Math Activity Dante’s Decision

1. Dante’s favorite packs of baseball cards cost $1.70 each. Fill in the table below to show the cost of

different numbers of packs of baseball cards.

Packs of Baseball Cards

1 2 4 8 9 10 15 25

Cost $1.70

2. Dante’s favorite gum costs $0.60 a pack. Fill in the table below to show the cost of different numbers of packs of gum.

Packs of Gum

1 2 5 9 10 19 20 25

Cost $0.60

On the following problems choose which strategy works best for you, either the ratio table or standard algorithm. If you use the standard algorithm please explain how you knew where to place the decimal point.

3. Gavin also bought a dozen flowers for his mother, but her favorite flowers cost $0.35 each. How much did Gavin spend? Show your thinking.

4. Xavier earns $12.50 for each lawn he mows. If he mowed 8 lawns last week, how much money did he earn? Show your work.

5. Matthew bought 16 gallons of gas for $4.25 per gallon. How much did he spend? Show your work.

Thursday (4/30) - Math Activity  

Student Book  

Pages 122-123 

 

 

Number of 

Beaded Bracelets 

1  2  4  5  8  9  10  19  20 

Cost  $2.25   

 

             

 

 

 

Number of 

Beaded Bracelets 

1  2  4  5  8  9  10  19  20 

Revenue (money 

from sale) 

$3.50   

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Woven 

Bracelets 

1  5  9  10  15  49  50  99  100 

Cost  $1.20   

 

             

 

 

 

Number of Woven 

Bracelets 

1  5  9  10  15  49  50  99  100 

Revenue (money 

from sale) 

$1.50   

 

             

 

 

 

               

Friday (5/1) - Math Activity - Multiplication & Division with Decimals 

 

Monday (4/27) - Science Activity: Record of Interactions  

Today you are going to head outside to look for interactions between different components of an ecosystem! You are going to record your observations in the table below and then answer the questions. Whatever interaction you find is what is recorded in the table. You may see an ant carrying food dropped on the ground by a person, or a cat/dog using a tree for shade...There are so many ways in which organisms interact with their environment. All you have to do is sit down, relax and observe! Have fun! The following video will also give you great examples of how organisms interact with their environment, just in case you can’t go outside. 

How Wolves Change Rivers  

Organism  Interacting with...  End result 

Bird   

Gathering /using twigs   

Building a nest 

  

  

 

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

Questions we will examine:  1. How do the biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem interact?  

  

2. How do they depend on one another?    

3. How are humans a part of an ecosystem and what impacts do we have?      

Tuesday (4/28) - Science Activity Directions: Use the information found on the next few pages to help you complete the Nature Journal and create your own food chain. 

 

  

 

     

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

     

Nature Journal  

Choose a plant or animal around your house. Look around and consider the food chain that includes this plant or animal. 

Draw and label a possible food chain. 

If you can not find of any plants or animals outside your house then here is some examples: 

Oak tree, maple tree, pine tree, grass, zinnia , milkweed, dandelion, clover, monarch butterfly, honey bees, squirrel, chipmunk, mouse, cardinal, rabbit, grasshopper, deer, robin, red shouldered hawk, red fox, raccoon, 

spider, snake, frog, barred owl, skunk, earthworm, mushroom 

Food Chain

Then conduct research using the following websites in order to check food chains you completed around your house.  

● http://www.whateats.com 

Vocabulary  

Vocabulary Words  Definition  

Deciduous Forest  ● A deciduous forest is a biome dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally. 

● They are located in North America, Europe and Asia.  

Food Chain  ● Food chain is the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism. 

Producers  ● an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances. 

● Producers are organisms that produce their own energy from sunlight. 

● Producers turn sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food in the form of a sugar. 

Consumers  ● an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals. 

● Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy. ● Consumers may eat producers or other consumers. 

Decomposers  ● an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances. 

● Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organisms and their wastes into smaller and simpler forms of matter, such as nutrients, carbon dioxide, water, and organic matter that all become part of soil, air, and water. 

Scavengers  ● an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. ● Scavengers eat dead organisms but don’t break them into 

smaller and simpler pieces. ● They do help with decomposition by leaving behind smaller 

pieces of the dead organism, but scavengers don’t break it into simpler parts.  

 

       

Wednesday (4/30) - Science Activity Directions: Use the sample Rainforest food chain to help you use the following cards to create your own Rainforest food chain. 

  

 

Exit ticket: Pick one of the animals and describe how the food web would be affected if that animal population increased or decreased.                              

Thursday (4/30) - Science Activity Directions: Read “In the Forest of S.T. Shrew” and complete “What’s the Connection” table and questions.  

e In the Forest of S.T. Shrew Jackie sat down with a “humph.” “I don’t think anything lives in these woods,” she thought. “I’ve been walking around for a long time, and I haven’t seen anything except for a couple of squirrels.” Squirrels didn’t really count. She had squirrels in her front yard, and there were squirrels around school. She was supposed to be seeing all kinds of interesting, unusual animals to include in her report for school. “Pick a place near school or home, and investigate what lives there. Then write a report about all the interesting and unusual things you find.” That was the assignment. Too bad she didn’t live near the pet shop, like Rene Navarro. Then she’d have lots to write about. But no, she had picked this patch of woods behind the playground thinking it would be loaded with animals. “Now what am I going to do?” she wondered. She closed her eyes to think.... “So, you don’t think anything interesting lives in these woods, huh?” she heard a high-pitched voice ask. “What was that?” she gasped as she looked around. Sitting next to her, with its head poking out from under the leaves, was a small, furry animal with big whiskers and tiny little eyes. It repeated its question. “You don’t think anything interesting lives in these woods?” “Well, I didn’t....” she answered. “Who are you?” “Everyone calls me S.T.,” he answered. “I’m a shrew —a short- tailed shrew. Now, put your finger on my back.”

“What?” she asked, surprised. “Look, you would like to know about what lives in these woods, wouldn’t you? So, c’mon. Hurry up!”

Slowly, Jackie reached out her finger and gently touched him on the back. There was a flash and she found herself standing next to S.T., looking him right in the eye. Then she realized that she was standing on four legs and was covered with fur. She had turned into a shrew! “There, that’s much better,” he said. “Now, follow me.” “Where are we going?” asked Jackie. “A lot of creatures around here are pretty upset that you don’t know they even exist. So I’ve been appointed to show you around. Besides, now that you’re my size, you’d make a tasty meal for some- thing, so you’ll be safer if you follow me.” And with that he turned and dove down the hole he had popped up out of earlier. As Jackie stood there wondering what to do, she looked up and saw a large bird flying overhead. “Uh-oh!” she cried and dove into the hole after S.T. In the Ground Jackie had never crawled through the ground before and wasn’t sure she liked it. It was dark and damp and smelled like dirt. And there were so many roots everywhere! Tiny roots were constantly brush- ing by her face. She and S.T. had to crawl up, over, and around larger roots over and over

again. Then all of a sudden, S.T. stopped. “Hey, everyone! We’re here!” he yelled at the dirt walls of the tunnel. At first Jackie could hear and see nothing. Then she noticed a rum- bling sound that seemed to be get- ting louder and louder. Suddenly, heads began popping out of the tunnel wall. There were earth- worms and beetles and white grubs and many other creatures Jackie couldn’t identify. “Do you all live in the ground?” asked Jackie in awe. “Uh-huh, and lots of others do too,” said one particularly fat earth- worm. “But how do you live?” Jackie asked. “I mean... what is there to eat down here?” “Well, you could say I eat my way through the soil!” replied the earth- worm. “I make a tunnel by eating the dirt, then separating out bits of plants and other food from the dirt particles. It’s not for everyone, but I love it!” he ended. “We suck juices right out of roots,” said three white grubs together. “And one day we’ll crawl up out of the ground and become adults.” “Did you ever wonder what hap- pens to animals that die in the woods?” interrupted a black beetle, waving its antennae back and forth. “It’s thanks to me that they’re taken care of.” “He means, thanks to all us car- rion beetles,” said another black beetle. “We eat them up. Keep the forest clean.” As Jackie thought about all this, S.T. thanked all the soil creatures for coming. Then he turned to Jackie and said, “Follow me. There’s still a lot more for you to see.” A Rotten Place to Live Jackie followed S.T. through the soil for a short distance; then they climbed up to the surface and ran along the ground under a cover of leaves. As they traveled, the leaves crunched and rustled. Jackie could see spiders, centipedes, and other small creatures crawling around. She wanted to stop and talk to them, but S.T. kept moving and she knew she had to keep up with him. Finally, S.T. stopped at the end of a log. S.T. ran onto the top of it and Jackie followed. Most of the top of the log was covered with a thick, green carpet of moss. “Oooh!” cried Jackie. “It’s so soft. And look at all the other things growing up here.” Jackie ran around on top of the log. She rolled in the soft moss, touching the cool, bright orange fungi that were growing on one end of the log, and sniffing the tops of tall, red-capped lichens as though they were flowers and had a scent. There was even a tiny tree, only about three inches tall, grow- ing out of the log. tudent Page “Want to see the inside?” asked S.T. “OK,” answered Jackie, following S.T. back over the end of the log. She waited as he called to someone named Millie. In just a few seconds a long, dark creature with dozens of legs came crawling out of the end of the log. “I’m a little too big to go with you on this part of the trip,” S.T. told her. “You go with Millie and I’ll wait for you here.” “But I’m just as big as you are,” said Jackie. But just then Millie reared up and touched Jackie’s head with sev- eral of her legs. Just as before, there was a flash, and Jackie turned into a millipede just like Millie. At first Jackie found it a little difficult to move all her legs in a coordinated way. But once she and Millie got inside the log, she was too busy looking around to think about how to walk and she didn’t

have any trouble at all. Millie was pointing out things and explaining them to Jackie, who was having trouble absorbing all the information. But finally, she began to get the idea she was in a kind of factory— a factory that breaks logs down into soil. Everywhere they went there were things chewing, tunneling, and boring through the wood. There were wood roaches, small white termites, and hard- shelled pill bugs that rolled into tight little balls as she and Millie went by. There were also insect-eating hunt- ers: huge, shiny-black beetles with giant jaws and centipedes with ven- omous fangs. And at one point, when they’d crawled deep inside the log, they saw a salamander resting in a dark damp hole in the decaying log. Jackie had no idea there was so much activity inside a log and was really sorry when they headed back to S.T. But after Millie turned Jackie back into a shrew, Jackie3 and S.T. said goodbye to Millie and scurried off. Lift at the Top Soon Jackie and S.T. stopped at the base of a tree. Immediately, a small, black-capped bird flew down and landed on the leaves next to them. “I was beginning to wonder whether you were coming,” said the bird. “Hello, Jackie—I’m Sitta. Ever felt like flying?” she asked, stretch- ing one of her wings over Jackie’s head. There was a flash and then Jackie slowly stretched out her own wings—she had become a nuthatch just like Sitta. “Let’s go!” cried Sitta, and she leaped into the air and flew off. “I’ll wait here,” S.T. called after them. Of everything she had done that day, Jackie was sure flying was the best. First they flew up over the trees where Jackie could see many other birds flying in and out of the tree- tops. Then she and Sitta swooped into the top of one tree and darted in and out among its branches. Jackie was amazed at all the insects she saw. There were grass- hopper-like creatures and other “bugs'' sitting on the leaves. There were wasps and flies buzzing around. And there were caterpil- lars crawling on many of the leaves. Then Sitta fluttered down and landed on the tree trunk. As Sitta led Jackie down the tree head first, Jackie looked closely at the trunk and was amazed at what she saw. There were caterpillars and ants crawling. She saw several spiders and a moth that was almost the same color as the bark—in fact, she almost missed it because it was so perfectly camouflaged against the bark. There were also pale green- ish lichens and moss growing on the bark. Eventually, she and Sitta reached the bottom of the trunk. “This tree is like an apartment building or something,” said Jackie as she jumped onto the ground next to S.T. “There are different things liv- ing on it all the way from the leaves at the top to the base right here on the forest floor.” she added. “I guess I should say right down into the dirt— I shouldn’t forget everyone I met under- ground earlier!” “Well, it’s good to hear you talking about all the things that live in and on trees,” said Sitta. Then she held her wing over Jackie’s head again and flew back up into the trees out of sight. Home Again As Jackie once more followed S.T. through the ground, she began wondering where they could be going next. It was dark and damp in the tunnel, and root hairs were brushing by her face. As they ran along, the smell of dirt filled her nose.... Suddenly, Jackie opened her eyes. She was back by the tree she’d sat down against earlier that day. Somehow she’d fallen over and was lying on the ground with her face resting on top of the leaves.

Her nose was filled with the smell of dead leaves and dirt. Slowly, Jackie sat up. Did I dream the whole thing? she wondered as she looked around. “There’s a dead log over there like the one I went to with S.T. And the bark of this tree is covered with all kinds of things, just like the one I saw with Sitta,” she said as she stood up. Still her adventure seemed impossible. But then Jackie looked at the ground near where she’d been sitting and reached over to the spot that seemed to be where she thought she had first seen S.T. As she carefully lifted up some of the leaves, she could see it: a small hole in the ground. Jackie laughed out loud. “Boy, do I ever have a lot to write about in my report!” she cried. Then she turned and ran all the way home.