Mrs. Ramsey Blog - Where Science and Technology come ALIVE!: June 2009

Saturday, June 6, 2009

8th Science - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM: The Evolution of Stars
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn that stars begin as a large cloud of gas and dust.
HOMEWORK: LL – What happens to stars the size of our sun?

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: Our Sun
OBJECTIVE: Outline the history and probable future of our sun.
HOMEWORK: Using Math p. 677 on LL

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM: Black Holes
OBJECTIVE: How do astronomers locate black holes?
HOMEWORK: What is the big bang theory - LL

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: The three main types of galaxies
OBJECTIVE: Students
HOMEWORK: LL – What are the Clouds of Magellan?

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM: Expansion of the Universe
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and discussion on the Doppler Shift.
HOMEWORK: Review notes

7th Science - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM: Eclipses
OBJECTIVE: How does an eclipse occur?
HOMEWORK: Big 8 – LL - #10

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: Celestial Debris
OBJECTIVE: Evidence that the universe began as a giant explosion
HOMEWORK:

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM: Big 8 Review
OBJECTIVE: Multiple Choice Questions on LL
HOMEWORK: Constructed Response – p. 141 1 & 3 on LL

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: The Atmosphere – p. 145
OBJECTIVE: Explain how the atmosphere interact, evolve and change.
HOMEWORK: LL – p. 145 #13 on LL

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM: Extended Constructed-Response
OBJECTIVE: p. 144 - !-2 in NB
HOMEWORK: review weekly notes

6th Science - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM: Tides
OBJECTIVE: Describe what tides are
HOMEWORK: LL – What does the moon have to do with the tides in the ocean?

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: Describe the surface area of the moon
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of craters on the moon
HOMEWORK: LL – Does the moon have an atmosphere?

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM: The Sun
OBJECTIVE: Explain how the sun is Earth energy source.
HOMEWORK: Draw and label sun in NB

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: Space Travel
OBJECTIVE: Describe the requirements and goals of space travel
HOMEWORK: LL – Who can travel into space?

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM: How do we get information from space?
OBJECTIVE: LL – Students will write a composition
HOMEWORK: No Homework

5th Science - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM: Models of the solar system
OBJECTIVE: Problems in building a scale model of the solar system.
HOMEWORK: WB – p. 49 in NB

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: The search for planets beyond our own solar system.
OBJECTIVE: How are scientists searching for new planets?
HOMEWORK: WB p. 194 in NB

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: GYM CLASSES
HOMEWORK:

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: What keeps planet in orbit?
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and notes.
HOMEWORK: What are the conditions that make up weather? LL

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM: Atmospheres
OBJECTIVE: How does atmosphere change with elevation ?
HOMEWORK: Review weekly notes

6th Social Studies - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM: Geography of Asia
OBJECTIVE: To identify major regions of Asia
HOMEWORK: Chapter 14 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: The Ottomans
OBJECTIVE: Describe the achievements of the Ottoman Empire.
HOMEWORK: LL – Who were the grand muftis

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM: India Under the Moguls
OBJECTIVE: Indentify and describe its greatest achievements
HOMEWORK: LL – What great things did Akbar do as a military leader?

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: Shah Jahan
OBJECTIVE: Why did Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
HOMEWORK: LL – How did Akbar’s affect Hindus in the Mogul Empire?

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: 2:30 Dismissal
HOMEWORK:

5th Social Studies - Week of June 8th, 2009

Monday 8th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: Students will have Computer Class
HOMEWORK:

Tuesday 9th, 2009
AIM: Checks and Balances
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the system of checks and balances
HOMEWORK: LL – What is a federal system of government?

Wednesday 10th, 2009
AIM: How the Constitution Works
OBJECTIVE: To describe the basic structure of the Constitution
HOMEWORK: Why does the Constitution still work?

Thursday 11th, 2009
AIM: Ratifying the Constitution
OBJECTIVE: The debate over ratifying the Constitution.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 4 vocabulary words in NB

Friday 12th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: 2:30 Dismissal
HOMEWORK:

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Events in History - 1/9 - 1/13

January 9
Connecticut entered Union, 1788 (5^th)
Mississippi seceded from the Union, 1861
President Richard M. Nixon was born, 1913
January 10
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published, 1776
London's Metropolitan; World's first underground railway, opened to the public, 1863
The League of Nations established 1920
The Holocaust began, 1933
January 11
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury was born, 1757
Alabama seceded from the Union, 1861
Major League Baseball (American League) adopted the designated-hitter rule, 1973
January 12
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died, 1519
The Alamo, a Franciscan Mission, was built, 1722
The first public museum in United States (South Carolina) established, 1773
January 13
Hood resigned as commander of the Army of Tennessee, 1865
Hubert H. Humphrey, former vice president, died in Waverly, Minnesota at age 66, 1978
Air Florida jet crashed in Washington, D.C., 1982
The Beatles US album Yellow Submarine was released, 1969

Scientific Method

Rules to follow in using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

Steps of the Scientific Method
Detailed Help for Each Step
Ask a Question: The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where?
And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.
Your Question
Do Background Research: Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a savvy scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past.
Background Research Plan Finding Information Bibliography Research Paper
Construct a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:"If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen."
You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question.
Variables Variables for Beginners Hypothesis
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment: Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident.
Experimental Procedure Materials List Conducting an Experiment
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion: Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.
Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.
Data Analysis & Graphs Conclusions
Communicate Your Results: To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.

Rules to follow when using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

A message from the Holy Father on Advent and Christmas

On the first Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI reminded the faithful that Christmas is about God who "comes to be with us."The Holy Father's comment was heard by thousands who had gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus. He highlighted the significance of Advent as a time to prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth."In Advent, the liturgy often repeats and assures us, as though seeking to defeat our mistrust, that God 'is coming,'" the Pope said."He comes to be with us, in each one of our situations; he comes to live among us, to live in and with us; he comes to fill the distances that divide and separate us; he comes to reconcile us with himself and with one another," the Pontiff said.God, Benedict XVI added, "comes in the history of humanity to knock on the door of every man and woman of good will to offer individuals, families and peoples the gift of fraternity, concord and peace.""Therefore, Advent is par excellence the time of hope, in which believers in Christ are invited to remain in vigilant and active expectation, nourished by prayer and by a concrete commitment to love," the Pope said.

Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

Although juicy and tender butterball turkeys are the main cuisine of today's Thanksgiving celebrations, these birds were NOT the most popular centerpieces on the first Thanksgiving tables.
In 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they were gobbling up many more foods than just turkey. Since lobster, goose, duck, seal, eel, and cod were plentiful during this time, these foods were most likely the main courses of this first feast. Deer meat and wild fowl are the only two items that historians know for sure were menu of this autumn celebration.
So how did the turkey become the main mascot of modern-day Thanksgiving if we don't know for certain that turkeys were at this first feast?
One story tells of how Queen Elizabeth of 16th century England was chowing down on roast goose during a harvest festival. When news was delivered to her that the Spanish Armada had sunk on it way to attack her beloved England, the queen was so pleased that she order a second goose to celebrate the great news. Thus, the goose became the favorite bird at harvest time in England. When the Pilgrims arrived in America from England, roasted turkey replaced roasted goose as the main cuisine because wild turkeys were more abundant and easier to find than geese.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Mrs. Ramsey

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