Social Studies study guide and information

The History of Michigan Study Guide and information

·         The first people to live in the state of Michigan were the Native Americans. The three main tribes were the three fires (Ojibway, Potawatomi, and the Odawa).

·         The second groups of people to live in the state of Michigan were the French Explorers. They wanted to sail west to China but didn’t know that North America was in the way. Remember, people back then did not have good maps and globes to show them the way they had to figure it out on their own. Once the French reached North America, they decided to explore the great lakes. They met the Native Americans and began to trade furs to take home. They especially wanted beaver furs since they were so scarce in France. The French Explorers began to trade furs for pots and artifacts that the Native Americans made. The fur trade became very popular and made huge profits for the French Explorers.

·         Another reason the French wanted to stay in Michigan is because they wanted to tell the tribes about their God. The priests lived with the tribes and tried to convert them to Christianity so they tried really hard to be their friends. Father Marquette was a famous French Explorer who was a part of the Catholic Church, he led the Christians on their mission to convert Native Americans to his religion.

·         The French soon claimed the land of Canada and the Great Lakes, they even called the land New France. They forgot that the Native Americans were there first.  The Native Americans did not feel threatened by the French because the French were very friendly and easy to get along with.

·         The third groups of explorers who came to Michigan were the British. They heard about the great fur trade and wanted to be a part of it.  They came to Michigan and started to build forts all over the land to claim it as their own. They did not ask anyone for permission and they began wanting to be a part of the fur trade which made the French explorers mad.

·         Soon the British wanted to take New France away from the French explorers. The French explorers were worried because the British were very powerful, they had huge cannons and a much larger army. So the French decided to team up with the Native Americans against the British and defend their land.

·         The French-Indian war lasted from 1754-1763. The Odawa Chief Pontiac was very important in this war. He led a large group of Native American warriors during a battle in what is now Detroit and helped them win the French-Indian war.

·         In 1796, Michigan became a part of the United States of America.

Third Graders,
The test will take place this Monday. You should know the following information:

• The different groups of people who came to Michigan in chronological order.
• Name three reasons why the French explorers came to Michigan.
• Explain why the fur trade was so important to the French.
• What does the word scarce mean?
• In what year did Michigan finally become a state?

Math Connects Website

Asalamu Alaikum,
Here is the website for the Math Connects book. Through this website students can access chapter tests, practice problems, and games.

Math Connects

http://macmillanmh.com/math/mathconnects/grade3/sg3c1lesson1.html

Chapter 7 test practice

Chapter 8 test practice

Sing The Perimeter Song!

PERIMETER, PERIMETER, GOES AROUND AND ROUND;
ADD UP ALL THE SIDES AND THEN WRITE YOUR ANSWER DOWN;
ADD UP ALL THE SIDES AND WRITE YOUR ANSWER DOWN, DON'T FORGET
THE UNIT BECAUSE THEN I'LL MARK IT WRONG!

PERIMETER, PERIMETER GOES AROUND AND ROUND;
FIRST YOU ADD THE LENGTH AND WIDTH AND MULTIPLY BY TWO;
ADD THE LENGTH AND WIDTH THEN MULTIPLY BY TWO, BUT DON'T FORGET
TO PUT THE UNIT THEN IT'LL BE WRONG, THAT'S TRUE!    
The perimeter is the distance around an object or a shape. To find the perimeter, all you have to do is add up all the sides. 3+3+6+6= 18 ft.
                                   or
Add up two sides and then multiply by 2.
3+6=9 and 9x2=18 ft.

Meet Mr. Capacity Man

Mr. Capacity Man will teach Third graders the customary units of capacity and how to convert them.

Math Study Guide Chapters 7 and 8

Math Study Guide for Chapters 7 and 8

Academic vocabulary: quotient, dividend, divisor, (p. 297), fact family, number sentence (p.333), expression (p.338), function (p.348), rule (p.344).

Students will be given various division problems to solve. (Remember: students can draw a picture or an array to solve the problems.)

Students will also be given 3 numbers and are expected to write out the fact family for all three: Example: The fact family for 8,4,32 is

8x4=32

4x8=32

32/8=4

32/4=8

Students will also be given a function table and be expected to fill in the blanks and find the rule: Example:  

Know the difference between a number sentence and an expression.

Number sentence: 8x7=56 or 4x2>2x2

Expression: 8x7 or 4x2

An expression does not have an = or >or< sign.

Science Study Guide Chapter 6

Science Study Guide for Chapter 6

·        Study the different types of Earth’s landforms and their characteristics (C55)

·        Describe and identify natural causes of change in the Earth’s surface and be able to identify which causes work slowly and which causes work quickly. (C58-C75)

The following concepts from chapter 5 will be reinforced on this test:

·        What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources? Give 2 examples of each.(C40-C41)

·        Identify Earth materials used to construct some common objects on Earth. (Some of Earth’s materials such as rocks, and wood from trees are used to make buildings, roads, bridges, and glass.)

·        Describe how materials taken from the Earth can be used as fuels for heating and transportation. (C26)

The online Science book can be accessed off of www.macmillanmh.com/science/2005/student. You will find many activities and practice quizzes to help with studying.

Spelling Lists for 1/14/2011 and other homework assignments

Dear parents and students:
I will be out of the building on Monday 1/14 and Tuesday 1/15 due to illness. All homework assignments will that are posted below will be due on Friday 1/18. This change will only be for this week. Next week we will resume with our daily homework logs and assignments.

Assignments for the week of 1/14:

• write your spelling words 3 times each.
• write your spelling words in ABC order.
• Math worksheet (multiplication and division)
• Science questions Think and Write on pages C 75 in your Science book. Remember to answer questions in complete sentences.
• Science Chapter 6 review on pages C76 and C77. Students will have a chance to start this in class and whatever is not done is to be finished at home.
• Math Chapter 7 Study guide and review. Text book pages 322-326. this study guide is very long. Students will have time to start it in class and whatever is not done in class is homework.

Spelling lists for this week are:

List 1:

Monday

sudden

until

forget

happen

follow

dollar

window

hello

market

pretty

order

stubborn

expect

List 2:

caught

thought

bought

laugh

through

enough

fought

daughter

taught

brought

ought

cough

sought

granddaughter