Inventor Report Helps

We are working on inventor reports. Here is the link you will use to do your research.

http://apprenticeunit.blogspot.com/

Find the Inventor report section.

Thanks Mrs. Knight for your help with these great resources!

Homework: Elapsed Time

We started working on elapsed time this morning. It can be difficult. We learned several strategies to figuring the hours and minutes.

Try these five elapsed time questions and give your answers in the comments section. Make sure to put your number.

I will have a special treat for those that do this homework. Also, if you haven't checked out the blog in awhile take a look at all the cool things going on.

1) 7:15 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.

2) 3:20 A.M. to 9:48 A.M.

3) 12:30 P.M. to 10:55 P.M.

4) 4:10 P.M. to 5:17 P.M.

5) 10:45 A.M. to 5:55 P.M.

Taking Care of Business Tools

Here are some great games to help you understand economics.

Hot Shots Business: http://spapps.go.com/hsb4/landing/

Lemonade Stand: http://www.ae4rv.com/games/lemonade.htm

The Winner is ....

Congratulations to the Strawberry Kiwi Slam group! They are the flavor winners! We loved having our Brain Buddies help us with this challenge. Their votes were so important they had to send their Secret Agents to deliver the ballots!

Recipe for Strawberry Kiwi Slam

• Vanilla Frozen Yogurt


• Strawberries


• Kiwi

The Yogurt Challenge

To kick off our Taking Care of Business Unit, we learned about consumers, products, and market surveys. The challenge was to develop a healthy frozen yogurt flavor that would appeal to kids. The results were delicious!

State Fair '07!

We had a great time at our State Fair on Friday! We learned so much about our country and the different regions. Check out our website to view movies of the experience. http://teachers.emints.org/FY06/elliottl/ourclass.htm

Take a peek below at some of the action.

Nixa Hot Spots Projects

We completed our Nixa Hot Spots projects. We learned about our community, maps, scale, and decimals. Congratulations to our winners! Their projects are currently on display at the Nixa Chamber of Commerce. Way to Go!