grade 4 home learning - lynn school district

Grade 4 Home Learning

Math: Choose one review page for each day.

• Division • Multiplication • Number forms • Time • Addition and subtraction

ELA: • Go on epic and choose a nonfiction book.

Create a two column notes with the main idea and details. After write a summary.

• Choose a fiction book or epic and do a two column notes for problem, events, and solutions. After write a summary using your notes.

• Do a vocabulary 4 square for 3 unknown words from your reading this week.

• Choose either tornadoes or hurricanes and write two column notes to describe cause and effect.

• Write a simile and metaphor for each of the attached pictures.

Science: • Write a list of ways that you can conserve

energy in your house. • Describe the internal and external structures

of your favorite animal. • Label the external structures and functions

of a plant. • Label and describe each landform in the two

column notes. • List the types of renewable energy that can

be found in Lynn

Art, Music, PE: • Draw a picture of what you see outside your

windows • What is your favorite instrument you’ve

been introduced to in elementary school and why

• Name work out • Draw a self portrait • List your favorite song and describe the

things you like about it.

Additional Resources: • Prodigy • Get epic • Iknowit • Xtramath • funbrain

Contact: • [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected]

The Power of Hurricanes

by ReadWorks

Illustration Credit: AMNH/Ico Romero

illustration of the earth and equator

The equator is an imaginary line along on the earth that sits between the North and South Poles. Places near the equator have tropical climates. Tropical climates are often hot, humid, and wet. In fact, many places near the equator receive over 100 inches of rainfall every year! These tropical storms can sometimes form into hurricanes.

Hurricanes are tropical storms that can last up to 14 days long. They begin at the ocean around the equator. When the tropical storm moves north, it can run into cooler air. As a result, the rain gets heavier and the wind gets more powerful. In the center of the storm, there is the "eye of the storm." Rain does not fall in the eye, but the winds surrounding the calm eye are dangerous. The winds there can blow at 200 miles per hour! Trees and homes can be ruined if the hurricane's eye travels close by.


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Photograph of a hurricane

Hurricanes can travel across the ocean for thousands of miles. They usually die at sea without making it to land. When hurricanes do make it to land, they can be disastrous. Hurricanes can cause floods and mudslides, which can kill people. One of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States was Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Hurricane Katrina started in the Bahamas and then traveled northwest. It hit a few states, including Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It caused flooding and destroyed many homes. About 1,830 people died as a result of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding afterward.



Photograph of flooding after Hurricane Katrina

If a hurricane is powerful enough, people usually evacuate, or leave, their homes. If people decide to stay, they can take steps to protect their homes. One thing that people do is trim their trees. Dead tree branches can often fly off in the wind and crash into homes. Another thing that people do is install a special kind of shutter on their windows. These shutters are stronger than normal shutters. They block wind and rain from entering the house.

Some companies are starting to build homes that can stand up against winds blowing at 185 miles per hour. These homes are also raised above the ground, so they are less likely to be flooded. Would you want to live in one of these homes?


Protecting Against Tornadoes

by ReadWorks

photograph of a tornado

Did you know that tornadoes come from thunderstorms? Thunderclouds build up when cool, dry air runs into warm, wet air. If enough cool air runs into warm air, clouds can start to gain energy and power. A tornado can result from this energy. A tornado is a spinning column created by the thunderstorm's strong winds. The winds are so strong that they can pick up water, dust, and scraps. A tornado can spin over 200 miles per hour, which means that it has a lot of force.


Tornadoes connect the ground to the thunderstorm clouds in the sky. The ground that the tornado touches is a dangerous place to be. Tornadoes can pick up people, cars, trucks, and houses. Sometimes, tornadoes can ruin whole towns. In the United States, towns in "Tornado Alley" are often hit hard by tornadoes. "Tornado Alley" is the nickname for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, because these states are most frequently hit by tornadoes.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

the aftermath of a tornado

The deadliest tornado to hit the United States was called the "Tri-State Tornado." The tornado blasted through three states and traveled for more than 300 miles. Six hundred ninety- five people were killed during this tornado. It occurred on March 18, 1925. Another deadly tornado swept through Gainesville, Georgia, and it is known as the "Gainesville Tornado." Two different storms collided to cause this tornado. It killed 203 people in its path. Over 750 homes were destroyed.


up-close photograph of a tornado



Photo Credit: FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

photograph of a home destroyed from a tornado

Even though tornadoes have a lot of force, there are ways to protect your home. One way is to set up wind-proof shutters and doors. Some shutters and doors are designed to hold up against strong winds. Another way is to clip your roof down. Steel clips can help to keep your roof from flying off of your house. A third way to protect your home is to tie your house down with strong cables. These cables are designed to prevent your whole house from getting picked up by the tornado!


Figurative Language Pictures

What time is it? ____________________

If school starts at 7:45am and we are dismissed at 1:45pm. How long are we in school for? What is the elapsed time? ___________________

Cheerleading practice ends at 5:00pm. Practice is for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time did practice start? What is the start time? ___________________

The pizza party started at 6:00pm. The party lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. What time did the party end? What is the end time? ___________________

32, 567

+ 12,798 ______________

56,724

+ 27,026 ______________

10,000

- 82 ______________

2,567

- 1,243 ______________

Sam has 26 books. Sue has 4 times as many. How many books does Sue have? 738 X 5

At Callahan School, 8 classrooms collected 3,245 SOAR tickets each. How many SOAR tickets were collected altogether?

25 X 31

Mrs. Steele went apple picking with her family and picked 37 apples. She went home and decided to

make apple pie. Each pie requires 5 apples. How many apples were left

over after making all the pies?

125 ÷ 5 =

4,420 ÷ 4 = 42 ÷ 6 =

Directions: Answer each box using the number in the circle.

Write this number in standard form.

Write this number in expanded form.

Write this number in word form.

What is the value of the underlined digit? 135,468

135,468

Landform Description

Hill

Mountain

Plain

Plateau

Valley

Canyon

Ocean Trench

Complete for Each Vocabulary Word

Definition:

Sentence:

Synonym (Same):

Picture:

Word

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