ALERT students at Conder worked hard on math puzzles, algebraic equations, and shape venn diagrams. After successfully solving an "expert" level problem a few weeks ago, 5th grade stalled out on one that was a level below that this week. We are going back to the strategy drawing board so we can identify patterns and strategies to help us solve all types of problems. I introduced them to Pablo Picasso and Cubism art, which became popular right around the same time as the new styles of architecture we learned about. They had a few minutes to create a cubism face sketch, which turned out very creatively. At the end of the day we introduced area and volume using a Minecraft assignment, they had to analyze 3D shapes, mostly rectangular prisms, but they also had to figure out the volume of a pool full of water. Some of them counted blocks and used the forumlas for area and volume, others went in and cleared the water from the pool and refilled it with blocks.
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