This document contains assignments for various subjects for the homework on Tuesday May 21, 2013. It includes reading from the practice book on page 208, math problems on pages 623-624 of "My Homework", and a social studies assignment to imagine being a farmer in the western US in 1803 and write a letter to a friend in the east describing how the Louisiana Purchase might affect western farmers. Spelling and vocabulary words are also listed for assignments.

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JeffreyTuesday
May 21, 2013
May 17 was National Bike to Work Day. Not all people
can safely ride a bike to work or school. Explain what
you would do to make riding to work or school safer.
Edward
Adrianette

2. DO NOW:
Write the x4
Times Table ten
times.
Morning Work

3. Reading
Aim: Balloon
Flight (p. 710)
Talk About It
Nowadays
people can
travel quickly
by plane to
almost any part of the world. Why do you
think people still like to go up in hot­air
balloons?

4. Something that is launched is started in
motion or sent off.
Particles are small bits or pieces of an
element.
Things that are dense are thick or packed
closely together.
Inflate means to cause to swell by filling
with air or gas.

5. Anchored means held firmly in place.
Hydrogen is a light gas that burns easily.
Scientific means having to do with or used
in science.
A companion is a person or animal who
keeps somebody company.

6. Reading
Aim: The Science of Hot­
Air Balloons (p. 712)
Word Parts
Greek Roots help you
understand entire word
families. The hydrogen
has the Greek root hydr­.
This root means "water."
Most words beginning with hydr­ have
something to do with water.

7. hydraulics

9. Reading
Monitor Comprehension
Make Generalizations
A Generalizations Chart helps
you make broad statements
that describe ideas or events.
This will help you monitor your
comprehension or
understanding of what you read. To make
generalizations, combine key facts from the
text and your prior knowledge.
Information
from Text
Prior Knowledge
Generalization

10. Information
from Text
Prior
Knowledge
Generalization

14. Reading Homework
Practice book, page 208

15. Math
Aim: Add Like
Fractions (p. 619)
Lesson:
Complete pages
619­622
Homework:
"My Homework" pages 623­624

22. Spelling
1. clothes 11. cycle
2. January 12. cyclone
3. cereal 13. gigantic
4. mortal 14. Olympics
5. lunar 15. territory
6. atlas 16. terrace
7. ocean 17. parasol
8. salute 18. fortune
9. fury 19. furious
10. echo 20. gracious

23. Spelling
1. tripod 11. triangle
2. triplet 12. bisect
3. unicorn 13. trio
4. uniform 14. unify
5. unison 15. centipede
6. biweekly 16. centimeter
7. triple 17. century
8. bicycle 18. binoculars
9. tricycle 19. universe
10. unicycle 20. university

24. Spelling
Aim: Mythology Words
Lesson:
• Pages 174­175
Homework:
• Spelling words ABC order ten times each.

27. Social Studies
Aim: Exploring the
West (p. 354)
Lesson:
• Define Vocabulary
words
• Read pages 354­360
• Write TEN (10) facts about the lesson
Homework:
Imagine that you are farmers in the western US in
1803. Write a letter to a friend in the East telling them
how the new Louisiana Purchase might affect
farmers in the West.

28. Social Studies
Directions: Answer the questions on loose leaf
paper.
1. Why was the Wilderness Road important?
2. What was an effect of more settlers
moving west?
3. Why did France agree to sell Louisiana to
the United States?
4. What was the goal of the Corps of
Discovery?
5. What were the results of Pike's expedition?

29. Homework Summary for Tuesday May 21, 2013
Reading
Practice book, page 208
Math
"My Homework" pages 623­624
Social Studies
Imagine that you are farmers in the western US in 1803.
Write a letter to a friend in the East telling them how the
new Louisiana Purchase might affect farmers in the
West.

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