1. 1.Gather all materials. 2.Go to website and click on Acuity 3.Log in and click practice. 4.As you are going through the questions write down any skills you are struggling with. Record those skills on the records sheet. 5.3 Minutes prior to the end of rotations completely fill out the records sheet and turn in. Extension Activity: If you complete all your practice list go to website and play the Student Choice Acuity games. Skills needed based on last Acuity Test Noise level 0 Acuity Action Materials Laptop, pencil, and record sheet Project Connection Not connected

2. Acuity Records Sheet Date: _______________________ Name: ______________________ Skill(s) you completed _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ List one skill you think you need the most help with? _______________________________ Date: _______________________ Name: ______________________ Skill(s) you completed ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ List one skill you think you need the most help with? ______________________________

3. Can you Equate? NOISE LEVEL 1 ½ Standard 5.NG.4.a. Interpret product (a/b) x q as a part of a partition of q into b equal parts; equivalently, as a result of a sequence of operations a x q/b. In general, (a /b) x (c /d)=ac/bd. Materials Equate Game Score Sheet Pencil Calculator Directions: 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.As a group, review the “Defining Terminology” sheet. 3.Each player needs a rack to hold their 9 tiles. 4.Draw 9 tiles from the bag. 5.The first player to start is the player in the northeast corner of their table. Play continues in a clockwise rotation. 6.Equations can only have ONE equal symbol and MUST be made either horizontally or vertically. 7.A player earns points for each value in the bottom right hand corner of the tile times the 2E or 3E, 3S or 3S value on the board for each tile that lands on this symbol (example: +1 x 2E=2 points). 8.Remember to keep your score by writing your equation on the score sheet along with the points you earned during your turn. 9.The player with the highest score at the end of the rotation wins.

4. Equate Score Sheet Name ______________ Roun d Equation Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roun d Equation Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Points=_________

5. Plants in Science Materials Pencil Science textbook page A 43 Explore Activity #4 Worksheet Seed Detective worksheet Project Connection Project Irwin Gardens & P2P Directions: 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.As a group, read page A43. 3.Individually complete the hypothesis and prediction portion of the Explore Activity #4 worksheet. 4.Glue the worksheet into your journal on the next available page. Prepare your table of contents to match. 5.Follow the directions to prepare your seeds in the container. (One per group). 6.Place the container in the area designated by your teacher. 7.Complete the Seed Detectives worksheet when done. Place your work in the rotation basket. 8.Clean up your area when done. NOISE LEVEL 1 ½ How Do Roots Grow? Standards SC 5.1.1 Recognize and describe that results of similar scientific investigations may turn out differently because of inconsistencies in the methods, materials, and observations. SC 5.2.7 Follow step-by-step instructions.

6. Explore Activity Lesson 4 How Do Roots Grow? Prediction: Make a prediction about the direction you think the roots will grow. Draw a diagram on the opposite page. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Observe: Complete the chart below as you observe your seed. In what direction were the roots growing on each day? Hypothesis: Do roots always grow “down” no matter how you plant a seed? Write a hypothesis: _________________________________________________________________________ Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Interpret Data: Is your prediction supported by your data? ____________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Garden Checklist 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.Gather your materials. 3.Glue the “My Garden Checklist” into your Journal of Knowledge on the next available page (see sample). 4.Add “My Garden Checklist” to your Table of Contents in your Journal- number it accordingly. 5.With your group, inventory the garden supplies on your list. 6.Items that are still needed should be researched using the Gardener’s Supply Company catalog and/or the links on this week’s rotation sheet. 7.Add the items you feel we still “need.” (Remember, needs are different from wants!). 8.Return all materials to their appropriate containers when the rotation ends. Add and subtract with money in decimal notation 5.5.7 Add and subtract with money in decimal notation. multiplication and division of 5.2.1 Solve problems involving multiplication and division of any whole numbers Project Connection Irwin Garden and P2P Project Connection Irwin Garden and P2P Literacy Connection: Comprehension

8. Plants in Science Project Connection Project Greenhouse Irwin Gardens/P2P Language Arts 5.2.1 Use the features of informational texts, such as formats, graphics, diagrams, illustrations, charts, maps, and organization, to find information and support understanding. Science 5.4.3 Observe and explain that some organisms are made of a collection of similar cells that benefit from cooperating. Science 5.4.7 Explain that living things, such as plants and animals, differ in their characteristics, and that sometimes these differences can give members of these groups (plants and animals) an advantage in surviving and reproducing. VOICE LEVEL 1 Materials Old Science textbook Laptop Directions: 1.Listen to the leader read the task sheet. 2.Gather your materials. 3.Read pages A30 thru A35 in the science textbook as a group. 4.Go to this website and learn more about the parts of a plant: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.s html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.s html 5.Click on the “Help” button for a quick explanation about how to do the activity. Practice taking the flower apart and putting it back together until you know the parts and their function. 6.Clean up the station area. Literacy Connection: Comprehension

9. Irwin Gardens: Behind the Scenes 1.Listen to manager read this task list before beginning. 2.Using your notes and measurements from the visit to the kitchen garden, draw out the entire area inside the brick fence on graph paper. 3.In the design you must include the measurements of each flower bed and garden spot. Extension Activity: Using all information about this project, begin working on research of different types of plants and shrubs that you think would me good to put in the Irwin Garden outdoor kitchen. You could also use these links to help design the area. http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Page-KGPJS http://www.smallblueprinter.com/garden/planner.html MA.5.5.1 2000 Understand and apply the formulas for the area of a triangle, parallelogram, and trapezoid. MA.5.5.2 2000 Solve problems involving perimeters and areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids, using appropriate units. Project Connection Connects to Irwin Garden and P2P Project Connection Connects to Irwin Garden and P2P Materials Needed Notes Graph Paper Pencil Materials Needed Notes Graph Paper Pencil