Weekly Reminders - 1/28/13

1/30 - Report Card Meeting - 2PM - 7PM.  A letter was sent home on Friday stating that Ms. Serewko and myself will be at a technology conference.  Therefore, our  Parents' Teacher Conference will be from 3:30 - 7:30.  Mr. Placido and Ms. Larios will be there from 2:00PM - 7:00PM. 

* Weekly quizzes will be given on Friday and Monday.

8th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwBJ0ibdum43qrOIXYw2lGHgXVzVG1Zxg7nutgWyQCg/pub
Homework:
1/29 - In NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - Write an essay that explains why the offspring of two parents may or may not show much resemblance to either parent. 2+ pages.

7th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gOAH30B_dpnGdQXV36zr7FYcRuqkgBQPAype5fLPB5g/pub
Homework:
1/29 - In NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - 2 page research paper on: Benjamin Franklin's  study of the Gulf Stream.

6th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kk2oMSKJlh5C7FiMavV3THH3S2WAz3hsWMdXpM0Knj0/pub
1/29 - In vocabulary NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - LL.  WB . p. 313, # 1-13. Questions and Answers.

5th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1liGwxqXIo3AOlLzy685431wT7cE0bk0oWXWTIhBWecw/pub
Homework:
1/29 - NB - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - LL - WB. p. 97-98.  Questions and answers
2/1 - Weekly Assessment on vocabulary words

6th Social Studies - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ALdt8PpztqCljRAETgFCYEvjlG_rTj9LMt7To4j1T8U/pub
Homework:
1/29 - Vocabulary words with definition in NB.  Words are found in Lesson Plan
1/31 - Create a flow chart that shows the sequence of events for Rome from 509 B.C. to 100 B.C.
2/1 - LL - Write two paragraphs about Rome's republican government.  First explain how it worked.  Then compare it with the United States democracy.

5th Social Studies - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N4TKPzHAKHUoVPm3rUYUr92ASAlU9RXCs9KdlFCRqeM/pub
1/31 - LL.  Text p. 252, #1-10.  Thinking About Vocabulary.  Questions and Answers.
2/1 - Essay: Discuss why it is important that women have equal rights with men and what the effects of denying equality to any citizens might have on society as a whole.

8th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBqNtQ5zcAdowArlbLZVpulS6pYhYOZ9doL7EZIunTY/pub
Homework:  
1/23 - LL - Write a complete essay using ALL the vocabulary words from the lesson plan.
1/24 - NB -Big 8 Review - p. 67, 1-16. Questions and Answers
1/25 - 2 page research report on various human genetics disorders. What causes genetic disorders and can it be fix?

7th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1muCP1IjZuns6doeVW9vbmYHOCfwnO4_gc4t0PBgBAPs/pub
 Homework:
1/23 -LL - Chapter 10. p. 287, Section Assessment: 1-4, Questions and Answers.
1/24 - In vocabulary NB - Rewrite the vocabulary words with definition
1/25 - LL - p. 291.  Using Math.  Write out question and show work.

6th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuXj1_DcM52xBqVhx01zpIo-2SbHOEpTNraHhhqIIZo/pub
Homework:
1/23 - LL - WB p. 265-266.  Questions and Answers.

1/25 - LL - WB p. 268.  Draw diagrams with label and answer questions in sentence form.

5th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p1yQ6evRkEvz_rYwNSWrk6TXC7fFXng8ai4ctbiLZnM/pub
Homework:
1/23 -LL - Draw and label parts of a food chain or a food pyramid.  Create your own food chain or pyramid by following the directions from your textbook.

1/24 - LL.  Writing a Story.  Stories have a setting, characters, and a sequence of events.  They also have a theme, or central idea.  Write a story whose theme is "A changing ecosystem."  Make sure events in your story involve the lives or activities of your characters.

6th Social Studies - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uyflhy1TD4Sl6CQUBEEsvBhqCGtfWWtdSVVl63NCAE4/pub
Homework:
1/23 - In NB.  Copy and define chapter 9 (Ancient Rome) vocabulary words, places, and people.
1/25 - LL - Textbook p. 227 - # 1-4.  Questions and Answers

5th Social Studies - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1evKTCRaEf-WOFHXyQUNcm5lQQdJDjeNthR3SgWWpEQY/pub
Homework:
1/23 - LL - Textbook p. 241 - # 1-4.  Questions and Answers.
1/25 - LL - Textbook p. 250 - # 1-4. Questions and Answers.

Study Guidelines for Science Midterm - Grades 5,6,7,8 and 5 & 6 Social Studies

Students in grades 5-8 classsroom folder was sent home in order to assist in studying for the Midterms.  Students should focus on the Weekly Quizzes, Vocabulary Words, notes, as well as the guidelines listed below.


8th Science

Chapter 2 - Inside an Atom
Chapter 3 - Periodic Table
Chapter 5 - Chemical Reaction
Chapter 6 - Motion
Chapter 7 Force and Newton's Law
Chapter 8 & 9 Earth's Interior
Chapter 10 - Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes


7th Science
Chapter 8 - Weather and Soil
Chapter 15 - Cell Processes
Chapter 18 - Skeletal System
Chapter 19 -Nutrients and Digestion
Chapter 20 - Circulatory System
Chapter 21 -Respiration and Excretion
Chapter 22- The Nervous and Endocrine System
Chapter 24 - Immunity


6th Science
Chapter 7 - Earth's Moving Crust
                - Moving Plates
                - Earthquakes
                - Volcanoes
               - Chemical Weathering
               - Rock Cycle
Chapter 9 - Matter; Phyical & Chemical Weathering
Cha[ter 10 - Temperature and Heat


5th Science
Chapter 5 - Ecosystem
Chapter 7 - Earth's Changing Crust - Lesson 1
                  Lesson 2 - Landform
Chapter 8 - Earth's Atmosphere
Chapter 9 - Astronomy - Lesson 1 & 2
Chapter 10 - Atmosphere and Temperature - Lesson 3
                  - Lesson 4 Water & Humidity
                  - Lesson 5 Clouds and Precipitation
                  - Lesson 6 Air Pressure and Wind
Chapter 11 - Air Masses & fonts, Storms, & Climate


5th Social Studies
Special Edition - Canada and Latin America
Chapter 3 - Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere
Chapter 4 - Native Americans of North America
Chapter 5 - Life in the Eastern Hemiphere
Chapter 6 - East Meets West
Chapter 7 - Early European Settlements of North America
Chapter 8 - The English Establish 13 Colonies


6th Social Studies
Chapter 1 - Regions of the World
Chapter 3 - Early Cultures
Chapter 4 - Ancient Egypt
Chapter 5 - Mesopotamia
Chapter 6 - Ancient India
Chapter 7 - Ancient China
Chapter 8 - Ancient Greece

Weekly Reminders - Week of 1/13/13

*  Midterm Exams will be the week of January 21. Please make sure that your child starts reviewing vocabulary and notes from September to present.

*  Report Card Distribution will be on 1/30/13. 2-7PM.

8th Science - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EMUfdI2W75xBifufOUjVTVBCPrBaQatr4iydVLVOy1s/pub
Homework:
1/15 - Vocab. NB - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/16 - LL - Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. ( not questions)
1/17 - LL - Write out questions and answers.
Predicting Chromosome Numbers
A horse and a donkey can mate to produce a mule.  The mule is almost always sterile.  Horses have a diploid chromosome number of 66.  Donkeys have a diploid number of 60.
Solve the problem:
1.  How many chromosomes would the mule receive from each parent?
2.  What is the diploid number of the mule?
3.  What would happen when meiosis occurs in the mule's reproduction organs?
5.  Why might a mule be sterile?

1/18 - On LL - 4-6 paragraphs:

A car is parked on a hill.  The driver starts the car, accelerates until the car is driving at constant speed, drives at constant speed, then brakes to put the brake pads in contact with the spinning wheels.  Explain how static friction, sliding friction, rolling friction, and air resistance are seen in this example.

7th Science - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILrT13hM9bFhywpw-u8L_w0tcnSnCL-HWJfHtFv6DuI/pub
Homework:
1/15 - In vocab. NB - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/16 - LL - Copy and define vocabulary words.
1/17 - Textbook p. 272: # 6-17.  Questions and answers
1/18 - On LL - 4-6 paragraphs: Describe why the skin and lungs are classified as excretory organs.  Then explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs.

6th Science - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a_F1oe7b3drV9FJNEhPR981zMUcl8VSq9jfbP8Rk1zg/pub
Homework:
1/15 - Vocab. NB.  Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/16 - LL - WB. p. 263. Questions and Answers.
1/17 - LL - WB. p. 264. Questions and Answers.
1/18 - On LL - 4-6 paragraphs:
Describe how the formation of volcanoes and plate boundaries are related? Then draw and label the parts of a volcano.  Compare and contrast the three types of volcanoes, cinder-cone, composite, and shield volcanoes.

5th Science - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uuJ7XmKyCB8M98VvIGaE8mstt8K2hTDl2smxyP1LKgg/pub
Homework:
1/15 - In vocabulary NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/17 - On LL. Workbook p. 95, # 1-15.  Questions and Answers.
1/18 - On LL - Name the four different kinds of air masses and state how they are different. Then draw two diagrams showing a cold front and a warm front.  Show how they affect the weather in an area. 4-6 paragraphs

6th Social Studies - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HRapNX2crFEwNvpwGKhl3oE2dYfrMxXB18kqjIjuAd4/pub
Homework:
1/16 - Vocab. NB.  Copy and define vocabulary words.
1/18 - LL -p. 220. Thinking About Facts. 1-5, Questions and Answers. 
1/18 - On LL - 4-6 paragraphs:

Much of Mesopotamia is now called Iraq.  Today, most of Iraq’s people live in cities, some live in villages, and a few travel with their herds of animals (mostly sheep).  Based on what you have learned about farming and the development of cities, where would you expect most of the people of Iraq to live? Tell Why. 

5th Social Studies - 1/14/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YrZyIajqG9Sc6URr4VotdOBv4hMYhvWyKgipNvbgULo/pub
Homework:
1/16 - In vocabulary NB.  Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/18 - On LL - Textbook p. 252.  Thinking About Vocabulary, 1-10. Questions and Answers.
1/22 -   On LL - 4-6 paragraphs

In what way was Canada’s effort to gain independence from Britain different from the efforts of most countries in the Western Hemisphere? Give examples to support your point.

Weekly Reminders - 1/6/13

1/7 - 1/9 - NHD projects due.
1/10 - Science fair topics due ( at least 5 topics).  This year's theme: Earth Science.

8th Science - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1BkzUNQOHptzTtxK9AK_zhYeRxi0msyGLAiIsIl-8Tys
Homework:
1/7 - LL - Write a sentence (not a question) for each vocabulary word from the lesson plan.
1/8 - LL - Big 8 Review p.
1/10 - LL - Big 8 Review p.

7th Science - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1m3GsTvD_UnZX0BtMfor7OgoBG1fKX9WUC3Fu3g6hs_s
Homework:
1/7 - 1 page research on how soils are classified and what the different type soils in your state.
1/9 - Design an experiment to find out how the concentration of an acid affects the rate of chemical weathering.  State your hypothesis clearly and eliminate all variables except the one you want to test.  2 students per group.
1/11 - Using Math p. 235 on LL. Must show work.

6th Science - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1zhKv6yYrww_xhj-1T6-yaiNeQwEzOkAK25mU5n0oeL0
Homework:
1/8 - LL - Write a sentence (not questions) for each of the vocabulary words from the lesson plan. Skip lines and underline the vocabulary terms.
1/10 - In NB- WB p. 257, questions and answers ( # 1-14)

5th Science - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1l-YeBCNjZfQRbwrb-th7ERRmohrE16SNJeBEdpwE7J0

Homework:
1/8 - LL - Write a sentence (not a question) for each vocabulary words from the lesson plan.
1/10 - In NB.  Workbook p. 89.  # 1-15, Questions and Answers. Skip lines for each question.

6th Social Studies - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1R1t_ok05dMoamB7-4E4M0SpOQjjYH5V1ACyOaFdQN1c
Homework:
1/8 - LL - Write a sentence for each vocabulary words from the lesson plan. Do not write questions as sentences.  Underline the word/s in each sentence.
1/11 - LL - Textbook p. 201.  1-5.  Write questions and answer in full sentences.
1/11 - Greek Food project.  Bring in a variety of food that are considered traditionally Greek food.

5th Social Studies - 1/6/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1F2yGoJwC4fdDze6rdJrsukedFSKxzygBAwNdDxgTllA
Homework:

1/8 - On  LL - Write a sentence for each vocabulary words from the lesson plan.  Do not write questions for sentences.  It must be a proper sentence. Underline the vocabulary word/s in each sentence.

1/11 - LL - Questions and Answers. Textbook p. 220 - Thinking About Vocabulary 1-5 AND Thinking About Facts # 1 & 3

NHD projects due.

8th Science - 12/31/12-1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KacuD6PeofaUdEbzKYNT0esslFx5y-FV-nLibHxh2s8
Homework: Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in vocab. NB
1/7/13 - NHD projects due
1/10/13 - Science Fair topics due (5 topics)

7th Science - 12/31/12 - 1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gSay-d9c71jRokVQp_5FCLeTssBpT17wnYITL3kKSb0
Homework:
1/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in vocabulary notebook
1/7/13 - NHD projects due
1/10/13 - Science Fair topics due ( at least 5 topics)

6th Science - 12/31/12 - 1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=17vRUH0Nw58ITaErPaCP7SqKrtAJ6YiN16VKjgLRQP5Y

Homework:
1/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in vocabulary notebook.
1/10/13 - Science Fair topics dues (at least 5 topics)

5th Science - 12/31/12 - 1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1COQpXOd4QQuBhtLxc3PVxRlpvqUL24SL4_KM5vajAGY

1/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in Vocabulary notebook.
1/10/13 - Science Fair project topics due (at least 5 topics)

6th Social Studies - 12/31/12-1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1UsLIhwBNgHfgoGGoUkAlc-8HfP81Tid5WbwLHcA3HFg
Homework
1/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in Vocabulary NB:

1/7/13 - NHD projects due!

5th Social Studies - 12/31/12 - 1/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1SieueI8Ql4zv1qMohDOZMV6xzvQ4pYn4ZyAJHD2Jkpo
Homework:
1/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words in vocabulary words in NB
1/7/13 - NHD project due.