Malaysian Folk Tales: The Story of Mount Santubong

Today in Social Studies we began talking about Malaysian Folk Tales. We read the story of Princess Santubong and Princess Sejiinjang. Here is an audio version of the story if you would like to listen!

This week's focus: Multiplication and Division Review

Weird but True Facts about the Human Body

Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflower's

The student's just finished recreating one of Vincent Van Gogh's famous paintings, the sunflowers. Click the picture for the link to the Van Gogh Museum website!

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Architecture

Science Lesson: Building designs for Natural Disasters

Hey Grade 5s, here are all the websites I used for today's lesson in science and a few others, enjoy!

Tsunami proof home- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmPiKv8TZc
Wildfire - http://inhabitat.com/6-tips-to-protect-your-home-from-wildfires/ (non-combustable shutters and tile or steel shingles for the roof).
Avalanche - https://arapahoearchitects.com/custom-homes/avalanche-house/ 
Earthquake- http://imaginationstationtoledo.org/educator/activities/can-you-build-an-earthquake-proof-building (skyscrapers that site on a moat).
Hurricane- https://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-111-flood-and-hurricane-resistant buildings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxsSBHTFk3w 
Volcano- http://www.architecturerevived.com/how-to-design-buildings-for-volcano-eruptions/
Blizzard - pointed roofs, wood houses (wood is a conductor, it is better at keeping heat longer).
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2011/04/22/disaster-proof-architecture-13-super-strong-structures/ 

Converting mixed numbers into improper fractions and vice versa