FCAT EXPLORER DUE 4/11/2013

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE  5TH GRADE FCAT EXPLORER.

YOU MUST PRINT OUT THE GRADE SHEET!!!
THIS WILL BE WORTH 10% OF YOUR GRADE FOR 3RD QUARTER.

DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET ON FCAT EXPLORER....

FCAT explorer Sign on InFO!!!

Let's Get Started on FCAT explorer early!!!



Go to http://www.fcatexplorer.com/ and play, play, play!!!!

We are doing the 5th grade math. :)

Your child's sign in:
Last name, First Initial

Your child's password
06 (first four letters of last name) month and day of birthday

Example:
John Doeboy was born on July 12, 1996

His sign on is:
DoeboyJ

His Password is:
06doeb0712

Happy SURFING!!!!!

I'm back!!!!! 3/1/2013

FCAT is almost here....

April 15th-26th

Here's self help sites....


Great website sent by a student. Click here.


Here's a website that has lots of games and reviews on it. Click on the link before.
***Study all chapter tests and review Properties of Addition and Multiplication on page 339.  Here is a web page to study the properties.
***Do you know how to multiply, divide, add, and subtract decimals?Click here to help.
*** Do you know how to solve a proportion from  a word problem? Click here for an explanation and problems to practice.
*** Do you know how to figure out fractions/ decimals/ and percent equivalents?(changing a fraction to a decimal to a percent) Click here for a great page.
**** Do you know how to find the sale price of an item?  The tip? The percent of a number? Click here for help
***Do you know the formula for a semi circle?
****Do you know how to multiply, divide, add, and subtract fractions?  If you want a math workout on adding and subtracting fractions, then click here.  Or you can review adding and subtracting fractions by clicking here.    Here is a great page on multiplying and dividing fractions.
**** Do you know how to find the perimeter or circumference AND area for certain shapes/figures?   Here is a page that explains how to find the perimeter.  This page has lots of links to help you .
**** Do you know what the signs for inequalities stand for?  How to solve an inequality?
****Do you know how to solve one and two step equations?
****  Do you know what mean, median, mode, and range are?  Here is a great website to review these terms.
*** Can you read a graph, a line plot, a stem/leaf plot, and tables to get information to help you solve a problem?
*** Can you figure out the volume and surface area of 3 dimensional shapes?  Here is an interactive work site that lets you see what happens when the size of the shape changes.  What happens to the volume?
*** Do you know how to find the ratio of a number? If you nee some help, click here.  This page has formulas for surface area of lots of shapes.


*** Do you know how to follow the order of operations?  PEMDAS.  Remember there are only 4 steps not 6!!!! 
 -Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication and Division from left to right.  
-Addition and subtraction from left to right.
HERE's Another Site!!




***  Familiarize yourself with words that mean to add, subtract, multiply or divide!!!


Always double check your work!  Reread word problems at least two times.  They are tricky!!!


Always ask yourself this question. . . . 
Does your answer make sense?