Saturday, May 31, 2014

Weekly Reminders - 6/2/14

Parents/Guardians:

Progress Reports were sent home on Friday (5/30/14).  

6/3 - 8th grade NYS Science Exam

6/4 - Archdiocese Religion Exam

6/6 - 12:00 Dismissal

8th Science - 6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FTUp6a3DARhNrhpO3Z0n__RkMDtyHCPLkDFkNSLCjpM/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

7th Science - 6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wRs5XzcAwdItf90UqHwAokzouRHBixB6LSdQyhcUVyE/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

6th Science - 6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BvnmzGxxsi56pQ5LGlskI4NPzmEOd0RwpgdDOanoahQ/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

6th Social Studies - 6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oC4iAIjmSciJ2mBhzncelE5SI4Bdu0WBmLYCT71t648/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

5th Science - 6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BUXbNIsJciBhvCIbJRhAYms3qW_hbSc0jePN5z6b0Sg/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

5th Social Studies -6/2/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S7-2eGUbaz12IgcBJugAP9DPJ_yis5kz97fKBHXqKRQ/pub

Homework

6/4 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook. 

Friday, May 23, 2014

8th Science - 5/26/14


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TT6B6XNXUxflAssIyyH1sh6atjuogTazPUn0PxYh7rE/pub

Homework:
5/30 - LL

1.  Mars is a planet, not a star.  It gives off no light of its own.  Yet a person standing on Earth is able to see Mars shining in the night sky.  Explain how this is possible.

2.  Wolves hunt in packs.  Describe how the process of natural selection might take place in a pace of wolves.

7th Science - 5/26/14


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SrobfhdYbIWyaIAcv3Pkd6TBI49KMSUURjKIxpKRzEQ/pub

Homework:
5/28 - LL -  Questions are based on information from Chapter 7.

What is the purpose of placing metal lightning rods at the top of tall buildings?

5/30 - A person who has grasped a current-carrying might not be able to let go. Why?

6th Science - 5/26/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVZUscthkIF6WV9ZLsJwn7G_6gbrJsxbl2l1kxmzSp0/pub

Homework:

5/29 - WB p. 99.  Draw diagram and answer questions in NB

5/30 - Read pages B92-B93  (text) or use reliable source from the internet  and answer the following question on LL
How is Down Syndrome an inherited disorder?  ( No limit to the length of your answer)

6th Social Studies - 5/26/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LM6VJiJx84qDqS96qhdV_xWHQ9_ysGZbz1rb2ZliitI/pub

Homework:

5/29 - Read Lesson 2 ( pp 492-497) and answer the following questions on LL

Who was Toussaint L"Ouverture?
Who was Miguel Hidalgo and how did he begin his revolution.
When did Mexico win its independence?

5th Science - 5/26/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AgoP4NCcT6LiL7N-XiNNVDsGfKJtKf0DQRwGsFyPf5U/pub

Homework:
 5/28 - WB p. 112.  Complete statement.  LL

5/30 - WB p. 114 - Write out paragraph in NB and underline answers.

5th Social Studies - 5/26/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUTF3bWgOZV9-DvH6psTJwjBUkWcFWX2AKE-ZCD1rBY/pub

5/29 - Read pages 490-491 and answer the following questions on LL.

1. Which battles ended in victory for the Confederacy?
2.Which for the Union?
3.Which battles were fought during 1862?

Friday, May 16, 2014

Weekly Reminders - 5/19/14

5/23 - Weekly Quizzes for Science

5/27 - Social Studies Quiz


5/23 - Early Dismissal

8th Science - 5/19/14


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQ1RbhSy6sYBOLVV6ngllyqD4KYt5Bo8K7gKkiswPYo/pub

Homework:

5/20 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

5/22 - Copy and answer questions on LL

1.  How do molds and casts differ?
2.  What conditions are needed for most fossils to form?
3.  Describe how a mold-and-cast fossil might form.

7th Science - 5/19/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJitTLkC-VJotfasWCct0tuSf_-YNOuqQVD5hZW8KSM/pub

Homework:

5/20 - Copy and define the vocabulary words in NB

5/22 - On LL - Copy and answer the following questions.

1.  What is an electromagnet?
2.  How does a transformer work?
3.  Describe how a magnetic field affect a current-carrying wire?
4. Describe how can magnets move currents.
5. How does Earth’s magnetic field protect the biosphere?

6th Science - 5/19/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZXwftcg4fR8Dp_6ZnhLShnPKqUrTkTMtCd6Mdr65wJ4/pub

Homework:

5/20 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

5/22 - On LL - Must copy questions.

1.  What is gene-splicing?
2.  How is it accomplished?
3.  What cause the bacterium to produce insulin?

6th Social Studies - 5/19/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gl4aaeZUDa3bzUT_e5IkSUslLBJvl2jQyjyOTKHIQ_g/pub

Homework:

5/21 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

5/23 - On LL, copy the questions before answering.

1.  Who was Henry the Navigator?
2.  Which cities were growing rich from trade?
3.  How did tales of the Silk Road affect some European?
4.  Why was a journey along the Silk Road so expensive?

5th Science - 5/19/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J8eDYvuzFJvr8Iz7n7zovlkfklPE1fZGTNbWbb5iKk0/pub5/21 - Homework:

5/20 - Copy and define each of the vocabulary words in NB.
       

5/22 - WB. - LL p.111 and 112,  Questions & Answers


5th Social Studies - 5/19/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16HI4B1SagJKfmMG8ThCCQHaOs0olcwJwmPhQCbzbf7Y/pub

Homework:

5/21 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

5/23 - On LL - Write out questions.
1.  What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
2.  What did the Confederates do with the Merrimack?
3.  Why were food and clothing scarce

Saturday, May 10, 2014

8th Science - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zLUM6V5E83z23W8_xscCHL_cRKDcsNnQyGJzDer1gqA/pub

HOMEWORK:

5/13 - Big 8 Review p. 209-210 # 19 - 27.  Answers only on LL

5/14 - Big 8 Review p. 192 - #3 A & B on LL.

7th Science - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xu1EaFJYI02262AGk_EwH2v6d4ScECMGX7qiF7OAPro/pub

Homework:

5/14 - LL - Textbook p. 145.  Problem Solving.

5/16 - LL p. 156.  # 6-15.  Questions and Answers


5/13 - In vocabulary notebook.

Vocabulary/Definitions 

Concentration:   Ratio of solute to solvent: the amount of material dissolved in a measure of liquid; the more material dissolved in the liquid, the more concentrated the solution.
Dilute: To make a solution less concentrated, usually by adding more liquid.
Dissolving: Process when two or more materials are mixed and one seems to disappear.
Evaporation: A change from a liquid state into a vapor (a solid into a vapor is called sublimation); the removal of moisture or liquid.
Heterogenous: Consisting of diverse or mixed ingredients
Homogenous: Of uniform structure or composition throughout.
Mixture: When two or more kinds of matter are put together.
Saturation: A solution that has reached its maximum concentration.
Solute: The solid, liquid, or gas that dissolves in the liquid of a solution. The salt is the solute in a salt-water solution.
Solution: A homogenous mixture formed by the dissolution of a liquid, solid or gas in a liquid.
Solvent: The liquid in which the solute disappears. The water is the solvent in a salt-water solution.
Volume: The three-dimensional space occupied by something.

6th Science - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vfColRTJrUKQlocUME0Hk8KLlk4p6QOew7FT1nRS2yU/pub

5/14 - Copy and define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook

5/16 - WB p. 100. 1-7.  Questions and Answers on LL

6th Social Studies - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14LtOwDet4aMUl-E4BekLTSYNiYI4tgWfG5lPOVFpuYE/pub

Homework:

5/13 - Copy and define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook

5/15 - Textbook p. 460, # 1-4.  Sentence format on LL

5th Science - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_MaYOuOLOGclamKFWZmEkva3YrxJ_P0QiudxmonxX8/pub

HOMEWORK:

5/13 - Copy and define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook

5/15 - WB - p. 84.  Write out the events in order and answer the step-by-step sequence on LL 

5th Social Studies - 5/12/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKKM800wpa1G4rkphQULIQ5Q4rUk_8zWFws_klT0SbY/pub

Homework:

5/14 - Copy and define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook

5/16 - Textbook p. 500.  Thinking About Vocabulary. # 1-10.  Q & A on LL

Saturday, May 3, 2014

8th Science - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hpf6nlOATYwtZ4xLduVX9enjNpM-Rm33erO_LegTTlE/pub

Homework:

5/7 - Big 8 Review, p. 222 - 1-10.  Questions and Answers on LL

5/9 - Big 8 Review p. 206 - # 1-16.  Answers only on LL

7th Science - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMu9TcZu4Le1J57gm3h4unUmkpqHfnLDq_xcioSGoHc/pub

Homework

5/6 - Textbook p. 132, # 1-3 on LL

5/8 - Chapter 5 -  vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook (all of chapter 5)

6th Science - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YrfJUGatIhSvaugY4c7Y1h6vUjgJ9cIXu-djqXKVIPA/pub

Homework:

5/7 - WB p. 281. Questions and answers in NB

5/8 - WB p. 285.  Draw diagram and write out questions with answers in NB

6th Social Studies - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o3ZOAlOiqBgsmGuwqxyYqlwJX_4BC-IUUBOBz5ZbNSg/pub

Homework:

5/6 - Copy and define vocabulary words

5/8 - LL - Write a full and complete sentence for each vocabulary words.  (not questions)  Will be graded 

5th Science - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sCMJR1kl9r0NRP5Z0w-aMnqsjK3sZtVwR5dOzchFD_U/pub

Homework:

5/7 - WB p. 65-66.  Questions and answers in NB.  Underline answers.

5/9 - In NB -  Workbook p. 69..  Questions and answers.

5th Social Studies - 5/5/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f-KWYeguoVQ2FbLUVYA0PdiW1IzEP895i6G7rfyc_t4/pub

Homework:

5/6 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

5/8 - Write a complete sentence on LL for each of the vocabulary words.  (do not write a question)