Mrs. Ramsey Blog - Where Science and Technology come ALIVE!: November 2012

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 11/26/12

11/30 - Weekly Science Quiz
11/30 - 12:00 Dismissal
12/3/12 - Social Studies Quiz

Students in grades 5-8 must continue to work on their NHD projects at home.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1WPZfWXAqunPTIPtr7h5UwRCJFBmyTeYLhRQSEBoFVzg

Homework:
11/27 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.
11/28 - On LL - MUST SHOW WORK - 1. What force must be applied to a 10-kg object to make it accelerate at 6m/s?
2. An object of mass 8kg is moving at 5m/s. A fforce takes 4s to stop the object. Find the force.
11/30 - Weekly Science Quiz.

7th Science - 11/26/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1BjYht5Lue8KyKjyanzk8YkAoD1dZKg9RiPh2hgXGO0U
Homework:
11/27 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.
11/29 - 2 page research on an STD of your choice. Details will be given in class.
11/30 - Weekly Science Quiz.

6th Science - 11/26/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IXRKsv9AfGaJGI_xsHN21bdH4IECEjZcQaIOLdNjIUs

Homework:
11/27 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.
11/28 - WB p. 183. # 1-12. Questions and answers in NB
11/30 - Weekly Science Quiz.

5th Science - 11/26/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1WnrDV-84_Ez0M-as6BdS8-ql3ZLWKYNQcU7JricLhd0
Homework:
11/27 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.
11/28 - WB p. 225 # 1-10 in NB. Questions and answers.

11/30 - Weekly Science Quiz.

6th Social Studies - 11/26/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1NpGQb0BYZOjaA9eWEdW6i6m5qRiEybXFYVCj0SSBNTI

Homework:
11/29 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.

5th Social Studies - 11/26/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1wGMcBLziNu7K1vELODrVqSaW5D2CtRHK0pHK543AzC4
Homework:
11/29 - Copy and define vocabulary words from Lesson Plan in Vocab. NB.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 11/19/12

Can Food Drive - LAST DAY - (Wednesday) 11/21/12 - The class that brings in the most food cans will win a pizza party.

Weekly Quizzes will be canceled this week.

Students in grades 5-8 should be working on their NHD project.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!

8th Science - 11/19/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bpCzw9D_15Py3NyLMwRtWi1EkYWHOYKRc2d1gfMvIXc

7th Science - 11/19/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=16LWNe4mgChNFc3Cb4q4wA90mNuDtd1-alkK1rFm6We4
Homework:
11/28 - Research paper. 2 pages; typed (black ink only); plus a reference sheet. Do not plagiarize.
Choose an STD and research how it is contacted, cure, population affected by it, age group, medication, etc.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 11/12/12

11/12/12 - Veteran's Day Observed - School Closed.

11/13/12 - 12:00 Dismissal - REPORT CARD. Parent-Teacher conference - 2-7PM.

Grades 5-8 - Students should be working on their NHD projects. Documentary, Exhibit, or Websites.
(Homework will be modified in order for students to research and organized their data for the project).
I am available on certain days after school if students need assistance. Students must inform me a day ahead if they are staying.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

8th - Science - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Hlc6lPsmrQ60hlbKbFcH6M0GIGYEKlblJdHFO8Air98

7th Science - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Q6QY2WM1su1e_ZKILDv13JrMLUAm_KoSGV5In-zhqOA
Homework:
11/14 - Group presentation due. 2-3 minutes per presentation. Powerpoint, sketch, drawings, videos, and demonstrations are all acceptable.

6th Science - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1RC-gzq5uGKOuROUywAhj8UFaIatRMAiFLB2pMqAPJok

5th Science - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1W0R0Zyb5pEqWS5SncCSvZyStoSyfaYReJs1Ls3ZLmcU

6th Social Studies - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1DAA_CbIVSRxivq9qrAmQ3c5lMCrEAmAUjzmOo6DXUe4

5th Social-Studies - 11/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JK0MCkgkAem4CdV4C9_MbbIjzbXZNe52Xzzkp0eSfuk

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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