I.S.S. in the News December 19th

Search the following link for some interesting connections.

Follow this link for a more specific site related to Chris Hadfield.

And because I can't stop myself because this is so darn interesting, here is another related link.

http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/12/Chris-Hadfield-Ed-Robertson-and-Bob-McDonald-share-playlists-to-prep-for-space

Look for:

• Canadian content
• Musical content
• Historical content
• Science content
• Mathematical content
• Literary content
• Political content

Add a comment referencing the most enticing part of your learning about the I.S.S. events from today.  Share any knowledge that you may have acquired elsewhere to add to our comments.

Also, if you have any questions or confusions, feel free to add them to help shape further inquiry.

Multiplying Decimals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEHejQphIYc

Adding Decimals

http://www.mathsisfun.com/adding-decimals.html Khan Academy: Adding Decimals Tutorial After viewing, click on Practice This Concept. http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/v/adding-decimals

Happy First Week of Advent ... patience!

Decimal Introduction

View the following videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gaBpdEj8oM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPdBey0qcPg

Grade 5:  Today's challenge is to search around the classroom and the on-line Spectator for interesting and challenging decimals (ie. pi = 3.14159265358979).  In your math notebook, neatly record 10 of your decimal discoveries.  Please include what the decimal represents (ie. dollars, population, degrees).  Remember to date and title your work so that it is readily accessible for tomorrow's challenge.

Grade 6:  Today's challenge is to go on line to the Toronto Stock Exchange http://www.tmx.com/ and look for interesting decimals.  Record fifteen of the most intereresting decimals that you discover on the Stock Market.  Be sure to record them neatly in your notebook including title and date.  Also, please include what the decimal represents so that we can easily follow up with this information tomorrow.