Wednesday October 30, 2013 Morning Work Good Morning class! Please get yourselves settled and grab your journal and a pencil to begin your morning work! Morning Work

LA Morning Work What is the TEXT Structure? Before people knew about germs, they thought that sickness was a punishment for their sins. Early scientists knew this was not true. How could they prove it? They did experiments. They gathered information about the spread of illness. Finally, they were able to solve the mystery of how diseases spread. Multiple Meaning Words/Shades of Meaning Before there were toothbrushes, people used twigs to clean their teeth. These twigs came from a flexible type of tree. Which sentence uses the word type the same way it used in the sentence above? A. I need to type my book report B. This book is written in very small type C. This type of animal can run very fast D. My sister isn’t the skateboarding type

Math Morning Work Erin ran 7.45 miles on each day for a week. How many miles did she run in all? Estimate, then find your actual answer and compare.

Science Morning Work In a grassland ecosystem, if the population of eagles suddenly decreased, what will most likely be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem? A The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes. B There will be a decrease in the population of snakes in the ecosystem. C The nutrition of the soil in the ecosystem will decrease. D More types of plants will begin growing in the ecosystem.