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Comparing the circulatory system to other human body systems

Present a 30-60 second commercial/ public announcement on being healthy

Identify a star athlete who over time demonstrated exceptional endurance.

Create a film strip of one event from the Civil War or create a news report of one of the events of the Civil War

Students will draw a shell from life. They will break down the complex organic shape of a shell into simpler geometric shapes. Students will also learn how to use a light sketch line.

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of symbiosis through identifying each of the three types of symbiosis and matching each description to the correct type of symbiosis. 5.L.2 Understand the interindependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem.

Creating abstract art using quadrilaterals

The new Prime Minister hates curves, and has commissioned a new Geometric Town to be built. Students must sketch a house to be included in this new town on the following conditions: 1) The house must be made of polygons only. 2) The hosue must contain at least 4 different types of polygons. 3) The measurements of every angle inside the house must be written down. 4) Students will choose 2 polygons from the house, and on a separate sheet of paper, they will describe at least 3 different attributes of the polygon eg: identify if it is a regular/irregular polygon, concave/convex polygon, how many equal sides/angles the shape contains, if the shape is a triangle, the type of triangle, etc.