Homework for Thursday, 10/24

Assignments:  Two!  (kind of)
1) Decimal Advantages
Describe in a short paragraph the advantages of using a decimal number rather than a fraction.  There are definitely advantages and that is what you should focus on for this particular assignment.
If you are having trouble thinking of any, ask other people ... just not your classmates.  When you think you have enough ideas, put them in paragraph form.
Remember: there are disadvantages too, but you're not addressing those now.  ;-)
DUE MONDAY

2) Paper Airplane
NOTE: This is just a heads-up to an assignment that will be due at a later date (I'm aiming for next Friday).
Still, if you find extra time on your hands this weekend and want to get started on this, here are the instructions:

Create a paper airplane

This is an effort based grade based upon:
*you must use a single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper.  It can definitely be colored, but it cannot be "construction" paper.  I do have paper for you if you need, just please ask me.
*you may use Scotch tape only.
*you may cut your plane to make flaps.
*you should decorate your plane, including your name.
*you should spend more than 2 minutes creating your plane and it should look like you did.  Look on the internet, ask someone, test it out.  This IS your plane for the duration of this unit, so do a good job of it.
*you may not use any other kind of tape.
*you may not add anything else to your plane, including weights.
*you should not build your plane in carpool, during class, or at break; it won't be "effortful" enough ... and I know what effort is.
When you bring your plane to school, please park your plane in your room #1 airplane hangar so that it doesn't get squished or bent in any way.
-Please do not fly them in the classroom or the hallways.
-Respect all planes; do not touch or mess with anyone else's plane.
THANKS!  Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for flight.
This is assignment is NOT due yet, but if you finish it (or want feedback) you can store it in your airplane hangar in the classroom!  

Please do your best to have any redone and/or late papers in the room #1 basket by this Friday.
Happy conferencing!
Mo ;-)