Colorado Research

This week you've been researching people of Colorado's past during writing and social studies. Some students have felt great success, while others are full of frustration. Write a paragraph responding to following prompts. Please be honest and as specific as possible. Mr. Lewis and I will carefully look at your responses to determine our next steps. You've done great work so far!

-How are you feeling about your research? (What has worked well? What has been frustrating?)

-What are your next steps?

-What can Mr. Lewis & Ms. Trumbull do to help you?

Area of Irregular Shapes

Fourth graders...

Why were you doing this activity?  What was a challenge about it?  What does this have to do with math?

Area of Irregular Shapes

Fourth Graders...

 What was this activity all about?  What was hard about it?  What does this have to do with fourth grade math?

Area of Irregular Shapes

Fourth Graders...

What was this activity all about?  What was hard about it?  What does it have to do with fourth grade math?

What is the Area of Your Skin?

It is said that you can approximate the area of your skin by figuring out the area of the outline of your hand and then multiplying that by 100.  In this post, students will be explaining the process they went through to calculate the area of their skin and commenting about whether they think this is a reasonable way to calculate it.

Basketmakers & Pueblo Dwellers

Suppose you could interview a Basketmaker or a Pueblo Dweller. What three thoughtful questions would you want answered?