EOY Study Outline

It is important that parents and students read the June calendar carefully for exams dates and important events and closing.

8th Science - Vocabulary Words - Unit 7 ( Chapter 20; 21; 22; 23); Further vocabularly words from notebook notes.

7th Science - Chapters 1 & 2 - Using the SI units; Chapter 2 - Wavelengths; Chapter 11 - Vocabulary Words; Chapter 18 - Bones, Muscles, and Skin; Chapter 19; and The Solar System Notes given in class.

6th Science - Unit B - Organization of Living Things - Parts of a cell - WB p. 65; Unit C - Observing the Sky - Stars - WB p. 157; Unit D - The Restless Earth - Moving Plates - p. 177; Unit E - Matter and Energy p. 257.

6th Social Studies - Review Chapters 1 to 12. Focus on vocabulary words, places, and people.

5th Science - Unit A - WB - p. 57; Unit C - Landforms - WB p. 145; Unit D - The Solar System - WB p. 202; Astronomy p. 209-210; and Unit E - p. 305.

5th Social Studies - Review Chapters 1 to 12. Focus on vocabulary words, places, and people.

8th Science - Week of 6/1/10

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7th Science - Week of 6/1/10

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6th Science - Week 6/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_246d4n3kcgn

5th Science - Week of 6/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_245hjcwqzfs

6 Social Studies - Week of 6/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_244ghmqwsfs

5th Grade Social Studies - 6/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_243g4q2s2f9

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 5/24/10

1. Ion - an atom or molecule that has an electric charge because it has either gained or lost electrons.

2. Jefferson Lab - a nuclear physics research facility built to explore quarks in the nucleus of the atom, located in Newport News, Virginia.

3. Kelvin - a temperature scale that begins at absolute zero, where there is no molecular movement (Water freezes at 273 K and boils at 373 K.)

4. Laboratory - a place equipped for scientific research, experiments or testing.

5. Lepton - one of the two basic building blocks of matter (An electron is a lepton.)

8th Science - Week of 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_242s7ttp3gf
Homework:
5/24-5/26 - 2 page research on why the moon does not have an atmosphere and whether it ever did have one. Also include myths about the moon.

7th Science - Week of 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_241c5t3tkcr
Homework:
5/25 - 5/27 - Research Black Holes. Why are black holes black?, Why are they called holes?, What are they?

6th Science - Week 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_240cn8p4ncm
Homework:
5/25 - LL -How are Mercury and Venus alike and different?
5/26 - Textbook p. C51 - Draw and label Layers of the Earth in NB.
5/27 - LL - How can we tell the difference between a star and planet?

5th Science - Week of 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_239djk73zcj
Homework:
5/25 - LL - Compare inner planets and outer planets.
5/26 - LL - Textbook p. D30 - Draw and label How Sunlight Earms Earth.
5/27 - LL -Textbook p. D32 - Draw and label Layers of the Atmosphere.

6th Social Studies - Week of 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_238dsj62tgn
Homework:
5/25 - Chapter 14 Vocabulary, places, and People in NB
5/26 - LL - How is life in Asia affected by the Himalayas?
5/27 - LL - Why are monsoons important to farmers in south Asia?

5th Social Studies - 5/24/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_237dkp3r4g9
Homework:
5/24-5/25 - On LL - How were Slater and Lowell important to the Industrial Revolution.
5/26 - On LL - In what ways did the Industrial Revolution changed farming?
5/27 - LL-Who was Eli Whitney?

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 5/17/10

1. Fahrenheit - a temperature scale at which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
2. Gluons - particles that hold quarks together
3. Grid - a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines forming squares of uniform size on a map or chart
4. Helium - a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas (Helium becomes a liquid near absolute zero. Liquid helium is used to cool Jefferson Lab's accelerator components.)
5. HTML - an acronym for HyperText Markup Language; the programming language or code used for the creation of internet web pages

8th Science - 5/17/10

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Homework
5/17-5/18 - LL - Why does a lunar eclipse occur only during a full moon?
5/19 - What process generates energy in the core of a star?
5/20 - How do stars evolve?
5/21 - Describe a black hole. ALL work on LL - para or more

7th Science - 5/17/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_235dkqj8wpc
Homework:
5/17-5/18 On LL - You are an astronaut on a mision to explore the sun. Your spacecraft must travel at a speed of 40,200 km per hour to escape the earth's gravity field. How many days it will take for you to reach the sun?
5/18-5/19 Does a lunar eclipse of the moon occur during any particular phase of the moon? Explain. LL
5/19 - 5/20 - What is a meteor and where do meteors come from? LL
5/20-5/21 - LL - Explain the difference between the rotation and revolution of Earth.

6th Science - Week 5/17/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_234g7jhmnhn
Homework
5/17 - 5/18 - How is a lunar eclipse different from a solar eclipse/ LL 6 sentences
5/18-5/19 - How does the Moon's surface compare with Earth's. LL para.
5/20-5/21- What cause day and night? LL

5th Science - Week of 5/17/10

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Homework
5/17-5/18 Why is it so difficult to design a real-scale model of the solar system? LL para
5/19-20- How is gravity important to earth? LL 2 para.
5/21 - On LL What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? explain LL

6th Social Studies - Week of 5/17/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_232c6z8sxf4
Homework:
5/17-5/18 - In what ways did Muslim Arabs who settled on Africa's Eastern coast contribute to Swalili culture? Describe an important legacy of the Swalili civilization. Both questions on LL
5/19- How did life in Mogadishu reflect the imprtance of trade in Swalili cities? LL
5/20 - Name three important Swalili cities. What two important products did they trade with Asia - LL

5th Social Studies- Week of 5/17/10

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Homework:
5/17-5/19 - DBQ - On LL - 2 pages - Write a descsription of how the Louisiana Purchase was made.
5/20 -5/21 - WB p. 80 Q & A on LL.
5/22 - vocabulary test. - study

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 5/10/10

air mass – a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout

storm plunge – a great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low air pressure

cold front – a front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass

front – a boundary between air masses with different temperatures

hurricane– a very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center

8th Science - Week of 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_229hfwx26g6

Homework:

5/10-5/12 - 2 pages -Explain that gravity is the force that maintains the orbit of the planets around the sun, as

well as a moon’s orbit around a planet

5/12-5/14 - 2 pages - Explain that tides occur mainly because of differences in how much the moon pulls on

different parts of the earth

7th Science - Week of 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_230ftmcjzfk

Homework:

5/10-5/12 - Use scientific notation to write planet distances from the sun.

5/12-5/14 - Many objects and constellations in the heavens are named after

mythological character. Research the origins of their

names and share the mythological stories with the class.

6th Science - Week of 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_227x25q94kb

Homework:

5/10-5/12 - 2 page - Research to find out how the “blue screen” is used in

science fiction movies like “Star Wars”.

5/12 -5/13 WB on LL - p. 133 Draw and answer questions in sentence format.

5/13 - 5/14 - WB p. 134 - on LL answers only

5th Science - Week of 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_226fjnhr8fp

Homework:

5/10-5/12 - Write a 2 page essay telling why you would like to be an astronaut.

5/12 - 5/13 - WB p. 207 on LL 1-14 Q & A

5/13-5/14 - WB p. 209 - 210 answers only on LL

6th Social Studies - Week of 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_225hhzh5hcv
Homework:
5/10-5/11 - Textbook on LL -p. 347 1-4
5/11-5/12 - Textbook on LL - p. 350 - 1-10 Q & A
5/12 - 5/14 Facts LL (Textbook) p. 350 - 1-5 Q & A

5th Social Studies - Week 5/10/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_224ztg5s42m
HOMEWORK:
5/10-5/11 - Textbook on LL - p. 377 1-4
5/11-5/12 - Textbook on LL - p. 383 1-4
5/12-5/14 - Chapter 14 vocabulary words in NB

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 5/2/10

1. squander - to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate waste.
2. ardent - expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
3. beset - to trouble persistently; harass.
4. countenance - appearance-especially the expression of the face.
5. cursory - performed with haste and scant attention to detail.

8th Science - Week of 5/2/10

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5/3-5/4 - On LL - Big 8 Review - p. 20 Sample Expreiment 1- 38-41.
5/4 -5/6 - On LL - Big 8 Review - p. 20 Sample Experiment 2 - 42 - 45
5/6-5/7 - On LL p. 22 - Big 8 Review - #55

7th Science - Week of 5/2/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_221cmmwxwhp
HOMEWORK:
5/3-5/4 - Chapter 11 vocabulary words in NB.
5/4/- 5/7- Chapter 11 - On LL # 4 Think Critically on LL - 2 pages- written or typed.

6th Science - 5/2/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_220f7g6fwws
HOMWWORK:
5/3-5/4 - WB - p. 126 - Draw and label diagram - Q & A in NB
5/4/-5/5 - WB p. 131 - Draw and label diagram - Q & A in NB
5/5 - 5/6 - WB p. 132 - Draw and label diagram - Q & A in NB
5/6 - 5/7 - WB p. 133 - Draw and label diagram - Q & A in NB

5th Science - Week of 5/2/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_219c2cckwfx
HOMEWORK:
5/3-5/4 - WB p. 167 - Draw and label diagram and answer questions in NB.
5/4-5/5 - WB p. 168 - Draw and label the two diagrams -Q & A in NB
5/5 -5/6 - WB p. 173 - Draw and label diagram of water cycle - Q & A in NB
5/6-5/7 - WB p. 174 - Draw and label diagram of Purify Water - & A in NB

6th Social Studies - Week 5/2/10

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5/3-5/4 - Chapter 12 Vocabualry, People, & places in NB - Whole chapter.
5/4 - 5/7 - Write a 2 page DBQ on feudalism. Identify lords, ladies, vassals, and serfs and explain their roles in feudal society.

5th Social Studies - 5/2/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_217g3bdnxcr
HOMEWORK:
5/3-5/5 - Chapter 14 Vocabularly, People, & Places in NB - Whole chapter.
5/5 - 5/7 - Based on Chapter 14- Write a 2 page DBQ on "An eyewitness account of one of the major events of the War of 1812 on LL.