Morning Work Dec. 16 th 1.) Read the poem below. The write two thoughts you would like to share with the class about the poem. 2.) Answer the science question. Write an explanation to defend your answers. 3.) Solve/answer the math problems. Poetry 1. Which number is closest to the answer to the problem below? 39 X 62 A 3900 B 2400 C 1800 D Which list shows all of the prime numbers between 0 and 22? A 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 B 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 C 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 D 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 Math 1. A species of giant pandas lives only in central China. Bamboo, a tall, green tropical plant, is the main food source for these animals. Large areas of bamboo are being cut down in central China to make room for growing other crops. What will most likely happen to these giant pandas? A They will become endangered or extinct. B They will migrate to warmer areas of China. C They will become carnivores. D They will begin to live in caves. 2. A nonliving factor in an ecosystem is called an ____ factor. A.Biotic B.Limiting C.Abiotic D.Carrying capacity Science Chocolate Cake, author unknown Friends are like chocolate cake, you can never have too many. Chocolate cake is like heaven - always amazing you with each taste or feeling. Chocolate cake is like life with so many different pieces. Chocolate cake is like happiness, you can never get enough of it.

Morning Work Dec. 17 th Poetry 1. At a school, there are 704 desks to place into 22 classrooms. If the same number of desks is placed in each classroom, how many desks will be in each room? A. 32 B. 34 C. 42 D Veronica can type 28 words per minute. At this rate, how many words can Veronica type in 5.5 minutes? A. 154 B. 157 C. 159 D. 162 Math 1. Which effect does a decrease in sunlight have on a pond ecosystem? A. an increase in oxygen levels B. a decrease in the nitrogen levels C. an increase in the algae population D. a decrease in the algae population 2. Which organisms are producers? A. algae B. frogs C. insects D. snakes Science HABITS A habit is a sticky thing; Much good or evil it can bring; It binds a victim, holds him fast, And keeps him in a vise-like grasp. Bad habits grow with extra speed, Much like a healthy, growing weed. The roots grow deep, the stem grows stout; How difficult to pull it out! Good habits are a little slow; They need a lot of care to grow; If tended well, they grow more fair Than any bloom a plant can bear. Good habits help us all through life; Bad habits bring us pain and strife; Our habits, whether right or wrong, Each day will grow more firm and strong.

Morning Work Dec. 18 th 1.) Read the poem below. The write two thoughts you would like to share with the class about the poem. 2.) Answer the science question. Write an explanation to defend your answers. 3.) Solve/answer the math problems. Poetry 1. The total land area for the United States is 3,537,438 square miles. What is this value rounded to the nearest thousand square miles? A. 3,500,000 B. 3,537,000 C. 3,538,000 D. 3,540, X.03 A B C D Math 1.Salt concentration, water temperature, plankton, and the whale shark might all be used in a description of an ocean A. climate B. food web C. ecosystem D. population 2. What a species eats and what eats that species is part of its ___, or role in the ecosystem. A.Community B.Producer C.Habitat D.Niche Science I’m like wind Warm, dancing, bright I’m like wind swirling, bouncing, light I’m like thunder Booming, crashing, loud I’m like thunder I’m like raindrops Gentle, quiet proud I’m like weather Always changing I’m like weather Yes, that’s true That’s me That’s me How ‘bout you? -anonymous

Morning Work Dec. 19 th Poetry 1. Tony had a rope 8.35 meters long. He cut off 2.6 meters. How long was the piece of rope that was left? A 5.65 meters B 5.75 meters C 6.65 meters D 6.75 meters 2. If N=4, What is the value of 6X3-N? A. 6 B.9 C. 18 D. 21 Math 1.Decomposers are important in the food chain because they A. produce their own food using light from the Sun. B. stop the flow of energy from one organism to another. C. break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil. D. are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them. 2. Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next? A. Rain will fall. B. Hurricanes will form. C. Lightning will strike. D. Hail will form. Science The sky is low THE sky is low, the clouds are mean, A travelling flake of snow Across a barn or through a rut Debates if it will go. A narrow wind complains all day How some one treated him; Nature, like us, is sometimes caught Without her diadem. Emily Dickinson