Homework for the week of 15 - 19 March

Homework: Puzzle of the Week: Use tangrams. (provided) If the small triangle has an area of 1 unit, make a figure with the pieces that has an area of 9 units. If the medium triangle has an area of 1 unit, make a figure that has an area of 3 1/2 units. Make up a problem using the square, if it equals 1 unit. Make up a problem using the parallelogram, if it equals 1 unit. Answer the questions regarding how you solved the puzzle. Guidelines for Writing about the Puzzle of the Week 1.What is the puzzle about? Restate the situation in your own words. Check your writing: What are you trying to find out? Did you give enough information for someone else to be able to solve the puzzle? 2.What are your first impressions of this puzzle? How do you think you will solve it? Check your writing: What strategies do you think you will use? Might you draw a picture, act it out, make a table, chart, or list, use objects, or use some other way? Does this puzzle remind you of other puzzles? 3. Describe how you solved the puzzle. Explain your method. Check your writing: How did you start? What did you try that didn’t work? Did you learn n anything from those tries? What did you do when you got stuck? Did someone help you with this puzzle? Were they helpful or not? What steps did you use to find you your solution? Be specific so others could try your strategy. 4. How do you know your answer is right? Check your writing: How would you prove your solution is right if someone disagrees with you? Could there be more than one correct solution? Vocabulary: Homework: Please put the list in alphabetical order. Use odd numbered words in a sentence and find the definition of even numbered words. (Hint: Use your Social Studies Alive! book to help find definitions) geography scale map key coastal plain inland plateau basin diverse immigrant peak revolution canal lock (use meaning associated with chapter 4 of Social Studies book) mass production Constitution skyscrapers