Mrs. Ramsey Blog - Where Science and Technology come ALIVE!: November 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

8th Science - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11BhaMmJsJCIDLEk-DlIS2eBFSb_dnydvRRhHmBxWNvU/pub

HOMEWORK:
11/26 Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

11/27 - LL - What is L-tryptophan and how does it affect us?

7th Science - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tG9o_VQ7V0miEqNK9VtLRTCkbiBq7DYGeZAEcgQYZBk/pub
HOMEWORK:

11/26 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB.

11/27 - LL - What is L-tryptophan and how does it affect us?

6th Science - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7pDFFFfBOuqYKXM4v0QJ9nYwYC-UNKX6-_eLBD9NBw/pub

HOMEWORK:
11/27- Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

5th Science - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tHE18eB8qev-6E1HM8-zJJpvcr742lwKON4SUBk2aFo/pub
HOMEWORK:

11/27 - Copy and define the vocabulary words from the lesson plan in NB

6th Social Studies - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NpGQb0BYZOjaA9eWEdW6i6m5qRiEybXFYVCj0SSBNTI/pub
HOMEWORK:

11/26 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

11/26 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

5th Social Studies - 11/24/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whX43FNBzafTGFqwEYgcPQBr9h0PeuyC2CB-4u8HXL0/pub

HOMEWORK:
11/26 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB.

11/26 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

Sunday, November 17, 2013

11/21 - 12:00 DISMISSAL - PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE - 2:00PM - 7:00PM

11/20 - HOLIDAY MAILS FOR HEROES - OLQM will be sending Christmas post-cards to our troops abroad.
Each 6th grade is asked to bring in .50 cents for the purchase of these cards. Money is due this week. Students should not bring in their own cards since there a specifications to the type of cards that are mailed. Post-cards will be mailed out 12/3.

11/26 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

11/26 - THE LAST DAY OF THE CANNED FOOD DRIVE IS NEXT TUESDAY (11/26/13)

8th Science - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PMQ3i8l34oICJvdH_b3tHagOgqssGVEPls1yiKL9HdE/pub

HOMEWORK:

11/20 - Group Presentation of Newton's Three Laws of Motion

11/22 - Complete Inquiry Book on experiments (11/20). All parts must be completed.

7th Science - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qzXWgwvy4muhJUCTSvQT39KNL9B8bxDL9-4yXR_cPD4/pub

11/19 - Copy and define the vocabulary words in NB ( 5 words)

11/20 - Write a paragraph using the five vocabulary words.

11/22 - Create a lesson (5 min) on Communicable Diseases.

6th Science - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Trhw0YZ7JX5yql05WdXgPc88CXt_VqBG9RWpDptVZV4/pub

HOMEWORK:

11/20- LL - p. D 67 - 1-3 and Write About it. Questions & answers

11/21 - Complete Activity Inquiry experiment on How Mountains are formed

5th Science - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h0zHJBbCs_1eZssoMD10omfu0QC41kDfvqWpDltHbkc/pub

HOMEWORK:

11/20 - Complete science inquiry project - How do Clouds Form?

11/21 - LL - Write a 3 sentence summary on what you learned about clouds.

6th Social Studies - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fq0Asy7h5ZraA_txaxr1hoLF81834cY9RYXizWkYAWg/pub

HOMEWORK:
11/21 - on ll - What does Thanksgiving mean to you? 1-2 paragraph .

11/22: write a poem about thanksgiving - 2 paragraph

11/26 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

5th Social Studies - 11/18/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16H0tR3hyC42cFUNBA9OhNSoy3M4kod28SJipRPeFc2c/pub

HOMEWORK:

11/21 - on ll - What does Thanksgiving mean to you? 1-2 paragraph .

11/22 - In NB - 6 main events on Squanto article

MAP OF THE MONTH DUE: 11/26/13

Monday, November 11, 2013

Weekly Reminders 11/11/13

Can Food Drive - OLQM is collecting can goods or non-perishable items for our food drive this year. The food collected will be donated to the Sisters of Charity Foundation.

The class that collects the most cans will be rewarded with a pizza party! Please be as generous as you can afford too and be a Blessing to those who are less fortunate! Thank You

Sunday, November 10, 2013

8th Science - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u2JRDzEu7hDtxMp_E3fhwvHoURTMffhRmo43E9HLaHc/pub
Homework:

11/13 - in NB - copy and define chapter 7 vocabulary words in NB
11/15- bring in material on p. 196 for project on Friday. Groups of 4

7th Science - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ISnhfChkjCWXYsBt1W25wYa1Pn98c7pbHksuziLZrE/pub

11/13 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Chapter 22 in NB
11/15 - Bring in an article on how smoking can affect the brain.

6th Science - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mhoLTCVTs0EtG5WJZoVkSsN5bfmBV_KPX3P69yvND9c/pub
Homework:
11/14 - Workbook p. 185-186 Q & A on LL

11/ 15- Groups of 4 - Material: waxed paper, clay, wooden rulers, plastic knife.

6th Social Studies - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vB3kbFJ17AHf2UJSWh8G4hmDA1F_ba7Ag7NbXrfeUKI/pub
Homework:
11/13 - On LL - Write 2 paragraph about the effect of the Nile River on Ancient Egyptian civilization.
Tell about the problems the Nile caused and what people did to solve it.

11/15 - text p. 93 - # 1-4 on LL

5th Science - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JxCLXxd38vTwCm49RxMZREc7yrdkI7DNlBEkd3PKlYg/pub
Homework:
11/13 - Text - p. D 73 # 1-5 on LL

11/15 - report on the disaster in the Philippine. Details were given in class on 11/12

11/15 - bring in small empty water plastic bottle with cap or a 2 liter plastic bottle

5th Social Studies - 11/11/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14hko33cPMd1fWwU0WEsS6lN_9WEOEc0N1CBwUFURKLw/pub

Homework:
11/14 - Textbook p. 421, # 1 - 5 in NB

Sunday, November 3, 2013

8th Science - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19FMtSbbD-R3Kiqrgmaepby5Z9p8STDfIyp_mZzNdXJI/pub
Homework:

11/5 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

11/7 - Report given on last week's blog. The date has been changed from 11/4 to 11/6 because of the Rally on 11/5. Report on Isaac Newton and Rene Descartes. See last week's blog for details.

7th Science - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjfWkQRqalymQkXXtSBeIe71jP-n-WQLJ0htJhLj0s4/pub

Homework:
11/5 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

11/13 - (Will be done in class) - Use the objects from your bags (given in class) or choose a new object to write a poem about sensory imagery. You must use your five senses in the poem. The goal is for you to use your senses to describe something so well that your audience senses it too. You may want to start by making a list or graphic organizer so that you have a variety of sensory images you can use in your poems.

11/ 7 Bring in a fruit or different types of food and brown paper bag.

6th Science - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cPMmHsMGrzhX-uG31sdwgl-zhw1TmooNBnSnC9NzYf0/pub
Homework:
11/5 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB from lesson plan.

11/7 - On LL - Copy paragraph and answer each questions completely. Use the internet for information.

In early 1915, the German scientist Alfred Wegener developed a theory that the continents once formed a giant super-continent that he called Pangaea. He speculated that Earth took this form about 245 million years ago, during the Triassic period of the Mesozoic era. (The Mesozoic is the era in which dinosaurs lived.) A few years after Wegener proposed his theory, South African geologist Alexander Du Toit further theorized that Pangaea divided into two super-continents 205 million years ago. Du Toit called the northern super- continent Laurasia and the southern one Gondwanaland.

Discuss where the fossil remains have been found. Does this evidence support Wegener and Du Toit's theory? Do you think it is sufficient evidence? What other information would be helpful?

5th Science - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_LVHFztI7E5Da96b0OF7NAn0v7jbBjDCtsLGKwU-jjY/pub
Homework:

11/6 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB from lesson plan.

11/7 - Essay on Benjamin Franklin's inventions with a time-line. Essay should be typed; double spaced, 12 font; Times Roman; black ink; 1 inch margins on four sides; paragraph; proper heading.
If written in pen, please make sure it is legible and neatly done.

6th Social Studies - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14und7h6VD5hJEkPEFvC2Y8mUsNUqR7LK2-pM4LKYDvo/pub
Homework:
11/5 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

11/7 - Report on Howard Carter due. Assignment was posted on last week's blog.

5th Social Studies - 11/4/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HqPxNmuHdi_xrahSdEkVfmdUOPp5dTSNheQ19k_rrkY/pub
Homework:

11/5 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB. Use the internet for words or phrase that are not found in the textbook.

11/7 - Bring in a newspaper. Daily News, Post, NY Times.

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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