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Homeschool June 27 - 31

 



1. A bag has green and purple marbles. Two-fifths of the marbles are green, and the rest are purple. If there are 135 marbles in all, how many are purple?

2. Karen and Ann share the cost of a DVD that costs $30 so that Karen pays 3/5 of it and Ann pays 2/5 of it. How much does each girl pay?

 Complete: 

3) 0.9 + 0.05 = _________ 

4) 0.28 + _______ = 1

 5) 0.82 − 0.2 = ______


Convert

6) 0.2 m = ___________ cm 

7) 37 cm = ___________ m

8) 2.9 km = ___________ m 


Solve

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13)  a. A square has a perimeter of 12 m. What is its area? 


14) A square has an area of 25 ft2 . What is its perimeter?


15) What time will it be 25 minutes later from the time shown on the clock?


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17) What is the value of 12 - (3 + 5)?


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WORD FORMATION




Find the value of the unknown angles below.


 
































Calculate the following.

 1. 2% of 50 

2. 8% of 150 

 3. 5% of 60 

Share $600 in the following ratios: 
a) 1 : 4 
b) 2 : 3 
c) 3 : 7



1. What are the three largest continents in North America?

2.Name 3 Caribbean countries whose flags appear in the video. 

3. Name two continents which are larger than North America. 

4. Which sea borders North America?

5. How many species of mammals can be found on the continent?

6. Where do scientists believe that the original settlers in North America came from?

7. What is meant by a 'territory'? Give an example. 

8. What are Canada's two national languages?

9. Name 3 countries which are part of Central America.

10. What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?

11. How tall is Niagara Falls?

12. Who is Amerigo Vespucci?




https://www.education.gov.gy/web2/index.php/students-resources/secondary-school-resources/grade-6/grade-6-textbooks/mathematics-10/361-lets-do-mathematics-book-6/file

Page 30 Exercise B - 1, 2, 3

Page 48 Number 3 - d

Page 62 -63 Number 3 (a - e) 'Solve these problems'



10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer

Write.
Write more.
Write even more.
Write even more than that.
Write when you don’t want to.
Write when you do.
Write when you have something to say.
Write when you don’t.
Write every day.
Keep writing.

 Brian Clark

Rewrite the sentences below with more expression. 

Example:

Outside was very hot.
The heat of the golden sun radiated throughout the sky. 

The boy looked sad. 
Tears flowed freely from the boy's eyes as he looked toward the ground. 

I was happy when I got the gift.
My eyes gleamed with joy and a broad smile covered my face as I received my gift. 

1. We were tired. 

2. My mother was very upset with my marks. 

3. I was disappointed when my dog ran away. 

TOPICS

a. Write a story that includes: ''Oh no! Where did I put that money? I can't believe that it is lost!

b. My Life as a Dog

c. The Importance of Keeping our Beaches Clean

d. The Big Race

e. The Classroom Thief





1. In five tests, Kyle scores an average of 57%. If four of his marks were 58, 64,, 65 and 30, how much did he score on the final test?

2. The average of three numbers is 76.05. Two of the numbers are 84.09 and 78.35. What is the third number?

3. The average temperature for four days this week was 88.2 degrees. On Monday and Tuesday, the temperature was 84 degrees both days. On Wednesday the temperature was 87.6 degrees. What was the temperature on Thursday?


Write a letter to your parents or older siblings giving them details about some of the activities you want them to do with you this summer. List at least 3 activities and explain why you deserve to do these things. 



QUIZ!

1. Which is the largest city on the North American continent?

2. Which is the largest lake of the North American continent?

3. What is the population of St. Kitts?

4. Name 2 oceans that border North America. 

5. What is the largest country (by size) in North America?






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