Weekly Vocabulary Words - 4/26/10

1. polyoma-a virus that can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice.
2. lingua-a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
3. livedo-skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin.
4.bigeneric-resulting from a cross between species of different genera.
5.scabies-a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.

8th Science - Week of 4/26/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_215hqjn3hf8
Homework:
4/26-4/28 - Big 8 Review - p. 248 on LL #3 & 4 on LL.
4/28-4/30 - Big 8 Review - p. 250 on LL # 12 - 20 Q & A

7th Science - Week of 4/26/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_214dhvzvvgk
Homework:
4/26-4/27 - Chapter 14, on LL - Write 8-10 sentences on "In what ways does cutting the rain forest affect the environment?
4/27-4/29 - What does recycling do for the environment? 2 paragraphs.

6th Science - Week of 4/26/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_213hdzkm2p8
Homework:
4/26-4/28 - Why is it useful to record seismic waves with a seismograph? on LL 2 paragraph.
4/28 - 4/30 - Write a 2 page essay to persuade the mayor to take appropriate action to make the town seismic safe.

5th Science - Week of 4/26/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_212c6qhv8cj
Homework:
4/27-4/28 - p. C44-C45 - On LL - What is the differences between sedimentary and igneous rocks. 6-8 sentences.
4/28-4/30 - In NB draw and label the Soil horizons on p. C49.

6th Social Studies - Week of 4/26/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_211zq6s9zft
Homework:
4/26-4/28 - Chapter 12:5 - On LL - How did the Reformation affect the unity of Europe?
4/28 - 4/30 - What reforms did the Protestant snd Catholic Churches makes in the 15oos? LL

5th Social Studies - Week of 4/26/10

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Homework:
4/26-4/28 - Chapter 14 vocabulary words in NB
4/28-4/30 - On LL - Why did the pioneers move west in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Chapter 14

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 4/19/10

1. anaerobe - any organism that is able to live without oxygen.

2. biogensis - theory that living things can come only from other living things.

3. ascus - saclike, spore-producing structure of sac fungi.

4. chyme - liquid product of digestion.

5. cuticle - waxy, protective layer that covers the stems, leaves,
and flowers of many plants and helps prevent water loss.

Reminders for 4/191/0

Research paper on the volcano eruption in Iceland is due on Thursday 22nd, 2010. Research on USBs will NOT be accepted. There are NO exceptions. All assignments must be completed when due.

8th Science - Week of 4/19/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_209vhvvdwfq

HOMEWORK:

4/19-4/22 - 2 page research paper on the history and eruption of the volcano in Iceland. Discuss the clouds, ash, ice melting, plumes and its effect.

7th Science - Week of 4/19/10

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HOMEWORK:4/19-4/22 - 2 page research paper on the history and eruption of the volcano in Iceland. Discuss the clouds, ash, ice melting, plumes and its effect

6th Science - Week of 4/19/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_207c59fxzg8

HOMEWORK:

4/19-4/22 - 2 page research paper on the history and eruption of the volcano in Iceland. Discuss the clouds, ash, ice melting, plumes and its effect.

5th Science - Week of 4/19/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_206cxnw2zhp

HOMEWORK:

4/19-4/22 - 2 page research paper on the history and eruption of the volcano in Iceland. Discuss the clouds, ash, ice melting, plumes and its effect.

6th Social Studies - Week of 4/19/10

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5th Social Studies - 4/19/10

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Welcome Back

Hope everyone had a restful and blessed Easter recess. Please review the monthly calendars for important information on testings and events. This is the fourth and last quarter for the school year. Serious studying must be occurring at all times.

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 4/12/10

1. isthmus - a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses.

2. griot - an oral historian and musician who became important in western Africa in the 1500s and still carries on oral traditions today.

3. emancipee - a person who has been freed, or emancipated, from a sentence of punishment given to him or her by the government.

4. intifada - The Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule that began in 1987.

5. quipu - a knotted cord used for record-keeping by the Inca.

8th Science - Week of 4/12/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_203gr6d72dj
HOMEWORK:
4/12-4/14 - Chaper 19 vocabulary words in NB
4/14-4/16 - On LL - Explain how fossil fuels could be considered a form of solar energy. 2 paragraph.

7th Science - Week of 4/12/10

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HOMEWORK:
4/12-14 - In NB - Chapter 12 vocabulary words.
4/14 -16 - On LL - If sea level rises significantly because of global warming, how will continental shelf regions be affect? 11/2 pages.

6th Science - Week of 4/12/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_201fjgc82gg
HOMEWORK:
4/12 -4/14 - On LL - What causes earthquakes?
4/14-4/16 - In NB - Workbook p. 191-192 Questions and Answers

5th Science - Week of 4/12/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_200cwp78zc7
HOMEWORK:
4/12 - 4/14- In NB - Workbook p. 141 -142 Questions and Answers
4/14 -4/16 - On LL - W14 orkbook p. 159-160 Questions and Answers - Underline answers

6th Social Studies - Week of 4/12/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_199hkh6pwd8
HOMEWORK:
4/12 -4/14 - Chapter 12 vocabulary words in NB
4/14-4/16 - On LL - How did the waterways of Europe affect life there?

5th Social Studies - Week 4/12/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_198vt6k9cg7
HOMEWORK:
4/12 -4/14 - In NB - Chapter 13 Vocabulary Words
4/14-4/16 - On LL - What was Thomas Jefferson's purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence" 1 page