WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 2/1/10

1. waning - occurs after a full moon, when the amount of the moon's lighted side that can be seen becomes smaller.
2. trilobite - organism that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and is considered an index fossil of the Paleozoic era.
3. sori - spore-producing structures on the undersides of fern fronds.
4. sill - intrusive igneous rock body that forms when magma is squeezed into a crack and hardens.
5. prothallus - fern gametophyte, which can make its own food, absorb water and nutrients, and has both male and female reproductive structures

REMINDERS

2/1-2/5 - Science Fair Projects are due this week. No exception.

2/2 -Group picture day - Uniform-No gym or play clothes.

2/4 - 12:00 Dismissal - Parent-Teacher Conference from 3:00-7:00 pm.

2/5 - Individual picture day. Students are allowed to wear dress clothes. NO JEANS OR TEE SHIRTS.

8th Science - Week of 2/1

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HOMEWORK:
Students will be working on their Science Fair Projects - Due 2/1-2/5

7th Science - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_149dxpccgf6
HOMEWORK:
Students should be working on their Science Fair Projects - Due 2/1-2/5

6th Science - Week 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_146fdg2svfp
HOMEWORK:
Choose an ecosystem and draw or cut at least 20 pictures of different organisms that belong in that ecosystem. Make sure you include organisms from the plant, animal, fungi, protist, and bacteria kingdoms. Make cards with drawings and organize the cards to show a food web. due 2/5/20

5th Science - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_145dw2q2qcq
HOMEWORK:
Students will be working on their Science Fair Projects that is due this week. 2/1-2/5

6 Social Studies - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_144gcsq68fm
Homework will be assigned in class.

5th Social Studies - Week of 2/1

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_143gtp2jhnb
Homework will be assigned in class.

REMINDERS

1/25 - Map of the Month is due.
History Fair Projects are due this week.
Third Quarter begins on 1/25

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 1/25/10

1. scrubber - a device used in coal-burning power plants that allows the gases in the smoke to dissolve in water until the pH of the smoke increases to a safe level.

2. plucking - process that adds boulders, gravel, and sand to glacier's bottom and sides as water freezes and thaws and breaks off pieces of surrounding rocks.

3. Periosteum - tough, tight-fitting membrane that covers the surface of bones.

4. leaching - removal of minerals that have been dissolved in water.

5. creep - mass movement that occurs when sediments slowly inch their way down a hill. It is common in areas of freezing and thawing.

8th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_142hhft3ggp
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - 1. What is the major function of a reproductive system? 2. List the organs of the female reproductive system and describe their function. ON LL.
1/27-Due 1/29 If a mother is taking drugs during pregnancy, how can these harmful substances pass into the blood system of the embryo? LL

7th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_140f8vdcngz
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/29 - Research - 2 pages on Why adolescent females often require additional amounts of iron in their diet.

6th Science - Week 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_139ccd49mc8
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 -P. A18 - LAB: How can you group organisms? Use teacher lab sheet. Conclusion should be 3 paragraphs long.
1/27-Due 1/29 - A 92 1-15 on LL -Questions and Answers.

5th Science - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_136xz8sgkfw
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - P. B16 Vocabulary words in NB.
1/26- Due 1/28 - What is the relationship between a food chain and a food web. 2 paragraphs.

6 Social Studies - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_138fm8f43gp
HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - Chapter 9 vocabulary words:Vocabulary, People and Places in NB.
1/27-Due1/29- History Day Projects

5th Social Studies - Week of 1/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_137cx9s5khp

HOMEWORK:
1/25-Due 1/27 - Chapter 10 vocabulary words with definition in notebook. Vocabulary, People, & Places.
1/27 -Due 1/29: On LL 1. Where in our present-day country did the Spanish build missions?
2. How did the building of missions change the lives of Native Americans in New Mexico.

REMINDERS

Dear parents/students,

Maps are due 1/25/10

All homework assignments MUST be completed. Final grades on the report card will be affected by the incompletion of assignments, classwork, and participation, following school and class rules.

Students should be working on finalizing their History Fair Project. Due week of 1/25/10.

Science Projects are due the week of 2/2/10.

History Fair and Science Fair projects are requirements for this quarter. It consist of 50% of their final grade average in each subject.

8th Science - Week of 1/18/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_135hqk3zp97
HOMEWORK:
1/18-Due 1/20 - Textbook p. 476 -1-15 - Questions and answers on LL.
1/20-Due 1/22 - On LL - Write a description of a cone for someone who is visually impaired.

7th Science - Week of 1/18/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_134cbqr58f9
HOMEWORK:
1/18-Due 1/20- Use a Punnett square to explain how a woman who is a carrier for color blindness can have a daughtr who is color blind. LL
1/20-Due 1/22 - Design an experiment to determine if a trait is transmitted by a dominant or recessive gene. Make sure you get a lab sheet from teacher.

6th Science - Week 1/18/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_133gh3mtrg5
HOMEWORK:
1/18 - Due 1/21 - On LL - Write a 1 1/2 - 2 pages essay on Why do you think life expectancy depends on where you live. Compare the life expectancies in two countries. Compare and contrast other facts as well, such as the countries' major crop or climate. In your conclusion, explain what you think determines the life expectancy in a country.
1/21-Due 1/22 - Math - LL - About 25,000,000 cells are produced per second in the human body through the process of mitosis. About how many cells are produced in one minute?

5th Science - Week of 1/18/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_132dwgb4thf
HOMEWORK:
1/18 - Due 1/20 - 1. Why do mosses grow close to the ground? 2. Why do people sometimes add moss to a garden? 3. List two differences between mosses and ferns. LL
1/20 - Due 1/22 - Compare and contrast asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. At least 2 paragraphs. (6-8 sentences a paragraph)LL.

6th Social Studies - Week 1/18/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_131dh54snh8

HOMEWORK:
1/18-Due 1/20 - Write 2-3 paragraphs comparing democracy in Athens with democracy in the United States. LL
1.20-Due 1/22 - textbook p. 217 - 1 - 4. Paraphrase questions. Skip lines for each question. One word answers are unaccepted. LL.

5th Social Studies - Week of 1/18/10

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HOMEWORK:
1/18 - Due 1/20 - textbook p. 252 - 1-10 on LL.
1/20- Due 1/22 - textbook p. 252 - Thinking about facts 1-5. Questions and answers on LL.

REMINDERS

Dear Parents and Students

Quarterly Exams will be administered this week. Please review the monthly calendar for schedule of exams. It is important that all books are brought home to study for exam.

Science Fair Projects are due the week of 1/26 - 2/3. Please make sure that all materials are brought in to demonstrate experiment. All students MUST complete an experiment in order to get a passing grade in science.

History Fair must also be worked on during this time.

8th Science - Week of 1/11/10

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Homework will be assigned in class due to Quarterly Exams, History Fair, and Science Fair

1/11/10 - Big 8 Review on LL - p. 76 - # 68, 69, 70. Due 11/13

7th Science - Week of 1/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_127dmwh8hfb

Homework:
1/11/10 - Choose one to three inherited traits (tongue rolling, eye color, handedness, etc) and survey at least 6-8 people to see how many of them display the characteristics. Result should be graphed. Due 1/13/10

6th Science - Week 1/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_126r35t6vpw

Homework will be assigned in class due to Quarterly Exam and Science Fair Projects

1/11/10 - Textbook - p. B70- Create a Punnett Square on LL. Set up experiment as LAB- due 1/13/10

5th Science - Week of 1/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_125gwk4pwfn

Homework will be assigned in class due to Quarterly Exams

1/11/10 - How do instincts help an animal?
2. How are instincts different from reflexes?
3. How are behaviors learned?
4. Can learned behavior be inherited? Why or Why not. On LL - Due 1/13

6th Social Studies - Week of 1/11/10

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Homework will be assigned in class because of Quarterly Exams

1/11/10 - On LL - Chap. 8 - 1. Who was Pericles? 2. Who was Socrates? 3. Who was Plato? 4. What is philosophy. due 1/14

5th Social Studies - Week of 1/11/10

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Homework will be assigned during class because of the Quaterly Exams

1/11/10 - Look on p. 245 at Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. Write an almanac similar to Franklin's. 8 sayings - due 1/15/10

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

Apogee - The point farthest from the earth in the orbit of the moon or a satellite.

Eccentricity - Not situated in the center or having the axis away from the center.

Irridium - Iridium is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal.

Moraine - a deposit of material such as boulders, grave, and sand left by a glacier.

Perigee - a artificial satellite nearest to earth or point in the orbit of the earth.

8TH SCIENCE STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

Chapter 2 - Draw and label parts of an atom. Describe half-life and how it is calculated.
Chapter 3 - Explain the difference between a period and a group on the periodic table.
Chapter 4- Describe the arrangement of electrons in an atom. Consstruct a model for methane.
Chapter 5 - Study vocabulary words and the difference between physical and chemical change. What evidence might tell you that a chemical reaction has occurred?
Chapter
Chapter 6 - Describe how to calculate speed. Explain how to calculate velocity and acceleration. Describe what energy is and describe some of its form. What is the law of conservaton of momentum. Describe the collision that will occur when you roll a ball at a basketball. Predict what will happen to a ball if it bounces off the bumper of an approaching car.
Chapter 7 and 9 vocabulary words.
Chapter 15 - Draw and label the stomata and the role it plays in the exchange of gases needed for and released during photosynthesis. What is the relationship between stimuli and tropisms in plants.

7TH SCIENCE STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

Chapter 2 - What are waves and how do they carry energy? Describe wavelength, frequency and wave speed. Draw wavelength label each level.
Chapter 3 - How is light reflected from rough and smooth surfaces? How does a plane mirror forms an image? What is the difference between a concave and convex mirror? How does microscopes magnify objects?
Chapter 4 - Study matter and the kinetic theory of matter. Why do some things float while others sink?
Chapter 5 - What are the different types of solutions that can exist and how do they form? Describe homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures.
Chapter 6 - How do objects become electrically charged? Describe how lightning is formed?
Chapter 15 - Chemistry of living things and what makes up Earth? List the organic compounds that make up life. Describe the processess of diffusion and osmosis.
Chapter 16 - Draw and label the stages of mitosis and meiosis.

6TH SCIENCE STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

UNIT 1 - Chapter 1 - What are the characteristics of living things? What are the divisions of the Plant Kingdom? How are vascular plants different from nonvascular plants? What are vertebrates and invertebrates?
UNIT B - Chapter 3 - What are cells and what activities do all living things perform? Draw and label plant and animal cells. What are elements and compounds?
Lesson 4 - What is a life cycle? Describe mitosis and meiosis. Differentiate sexual and asexual reproducion.
UNIT D - Chapter 7 - How does Wegener's hypothesis explain why Earth's surface must be moving? How do earthquakes happen? How do volcanoes form?
UNIT E - Chapter 9 - State properties of matter. How are elements and atoms related? Name the different types of mixtures. How is energy related to motion? What are some sources of energy?
UNIT F - Chapter 12 - Study speed, distance, forces, motion, acceleration, and momentum.

5TH SCIENCE STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

UNIT A - Chapter 1 - What is the basic unit of life? Know how to draw and label an animal and plant cell. What traits are used to classify plants? How do the life cycles of mosses and ferns differ?
Unit C - Chapter 7 - Earth changing crust. What makes the crust move? Name the layers of the earth.
How are earthquakes measured?
Unit E - Chapter 12 - List some properties of matter. What is matter made of ? How is a compound different from an element?
Unit F - Newton's First law of Motion, Second and Third Laws.

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

Name the five themes of geography and give examples. Learn the different kinds of maps.
Chapter 1 - Why do geographers divide the world into regions? How does culture, values, and religion shape people's life?
Chapter 2 - How do sources help us to learn about the past? primary, secondary, oral, and written.
Chapter 3 - What did early people do to survive? How did life on Earth change during the Old Stone Age and when the New Stone Age begin?
Chapter 4 - How did the Nile's yearly floods help ancient Eqyptian farmers? How did Eqypt's social pyramid shape life in the New Kingdom?
Chapter 5 - In what ways did Mesopotamian farmers adapt to and change their environment? How did cuneiform help Sargon to create and rule an empire in Mesopotamia? How did the writings in the Torah shape Judaism?
Chapter 6 - How did the Indus River contribute to a new civilization? How did the Vedas shape Indian culture? What did the Buddha teach?
Chapter 7 - How did the Huang River affect Chinese civilization? What were oracle bones? How did farmers help make Shiduangdi's empire strong?

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES STUDY OUTLINE FOR QUARTERLY EXAM

Chapter 1 - Why is the United States a diverse country?
What is primary and secondary sources? How does studying the past help historians and how does it affect us today?
Chapter 2 - What are the five regions of the United States?
What are some natural resources that can be found in the US?
Chapter 3 - What did the Maya civilization achieve? How did the Aztect create their empire?
Chapter 4 - How did the Hopi, Iroquois, Natchez, Tlingit and Lakota Sioux use their environment?
Chapter 5 - What changes were made through trading and exploration across Europe, Africa and Asia?
Chapter 6 - How did the meeting of Columbus and the Taino people change the world? Learn the Spanish explorers and their discoveries.
Chapter 7 - Explain the early European settlements in New England. Who helped the colony of Jamestown survive?
Chapter 8 - Why did the Puritans decide to come to North America? How did William Penn help to build the colony of Pennsylvania?

WELCOME TO 2010!

Dear Parents/Students:

Welcome to the year 2010. I hope everyone had a restful and blessed holiday season.
Firstly, I would like to thank all the students and parents for the wonderful gifts I received. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
Secondly, this quarter is a bit "full" of academic endeavors. Science fair, History fair, and Quarterly Exam. Therefore, it is imperative that students and parents are prepared. Outlines for quarterly exams will be posted on the blog as well as highlghted in students notebooks. It is important that students hand in homework on time and all assignments completed. Please check SIS for updates on your child's progress.

Mrs. Ramsey

8th Science - Week of 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_122g4ntn8sp

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - Chapter 16 vocabulary words in NB. Due 1/6
1/6 - On LL - You see a plant that you like and want to grow an identical one. What type of plant reproduction would you use and why? Due 1/8

7th Science - Weel of 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_121g5n7smfc

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - Chapter 17 vocabulary words in NB - due 1/6
1/6 - On LL - Using Math - p. 469, write out question. due 1/7
1/7 - On LL - 1. How are alleles and traits related? 2. Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype. 3. What is the difference between dominant and a recessive allele? due 1/8

6th Science - Week of 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_120nc8nwgg7

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - In notebook, draw stages of mitosis. Use p. B43 for assistance. Label and color each stage. due 1/6
1/6 - Based on p. A 40 -B42 - On LL - 1. How do organisms grow? 2. How do cells grow? 3.What is the cell cycle? 4. What causes cancer? 5. Explain mitosis. due 1/8

5th Science - Week of 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_118c9z3xvd4

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - On LL - Based on pp. A110-111 - 1. Give examples of inherited behavior? 2. Give examples of physical traits. Due 1/6
1/6 - On LL - Think about your favorite animal. Which of its behaviors are automatic? Which are learned? Write an essay that compares the behaviors of your favorite animal with your own behavior. Which of your responses are automatic? Which are learned? Due 1/8

6 Social Studies - Week of 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_117gjp9vkgq

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - Chapter 8 vocabulary, people, and places in NB. due 1/7
1/6 - On LL - 1. Why was life in Sparta so different from life in Athens? 2. What effects did slavery have on life in Sparta? Write out questions. due 1/8

5th Social Studies - Week 1/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_116cftkfrcm

HOMEWORK:
1/5 - Chapter 9 vocabulary words in notebook. Vocabulary, People, and Places. due 1/7
1/6 - Based on Chapter 9, write 2 paragraphs ( 1 or more pages) on "What was life like for the enslaved people on plantations on the Southern Colonies? LL due 1/8