As you may know, we have a science quiz on Friday, October 4th. The students were given a study guide.
A great study habit for your child to develop is to make corrections to their work as the teacher goes over it in class. I've explained this to them, and I walk around the room to see if they're going so, but sometimes they miss a problem or to. A great way for you to help your child grow into an independent learner is to take some time to review the study guide with your child. Did he/she mark questions they answered correctly with a star? Did he/she circle questions they answered incorrectly (so they know to spend extra time studying that topic), AND write the correct answer? If your child did, then celebrate this success! If not, please encourage them to do so in the future. It's hard to be prepared for a quiz when your study guide is wrong!
Also, we've discuss some memory tricks in class to help remember the difference between qualitative and quantitative measurement:
1. Qualitative has the root word QUALITY. If you want a good quality meal, you're hoping it will smell great, taste delicious, look appetizing, etc. Qualitative observation is all about the five senses.
2. Quantitative has the root word QUANTITY. If you want a large quantity of sometime, you want more of it. That means you're thinking about numbers.
3. Also, quaNtitative has an N in it, which can stand for numbers. Quantitative observation is all about numbers and measurement.
Helping your child come up with memory tricks while they are studying is a great habit to develop. Encourage your child to come up with their own tricks from time to time!
One final way your child can prepare for the quiz, is to check out any of these sites for extra practice using and reading a triple beam balance:
* http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=GCH202
* http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=385
* http://www.touchspin.com/chem/DisplayTBB.html
* http://www.ohaus.com/products/education/weblab/TBBread.html
A great study habit for your child to develop is to make corrections to their work as the teacher goes over it in class. I've explained this to them, and I walk around the room to see if they're going so, but sometimes they miss a problem or to. A great way for you to help your child grow into an independent learner is to take some time to review the study guide with your child. Did he/she mark questions they answered correctly with a star? Did he/she circle questions they answered incorrectly (so they know to spend extra time studying that topic), AND write the correct answer? If your child did, then celebrate this success! If not, please encourage them to do so in the future. It's hard to be prepared for a quiz when your study guide is wrong!
Also, we've discuss some memory tricks in class to help remember the difference between qualitative and quantitative measurement:
1. Qualitative has the root word QUALITY. If you want a good quality meal, you're hoping it will smell great, taste delicious, look appetizing, etc. Qualitative observation is all about the five senses.
2. Quantitative has the root word QUANTITY. If you want a large quantity of sometime, you want more of it. That means you're thinking about numbers.
3. Also, quaNtitative has an N in it, which can stand for numbers. Quantitative observation is all about numbers and measurement.
Helping your child come up with memory tricks while they are studying is a great habit to develop. Encourage your child to come up with their own tricks from time to time!
One final way your child can prepare for the quiz, is to check out any of these sites for extra practice using and reading a triple beam balance:
* http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=GCH202
* http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=385
* http://www.touchspin.com/chem/DisplayTBB.html
* http://www.ohaus.com/products/education/weblab/TBBread.html
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