6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 18TH, 2009

Monday 18th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 13 Empires and Cultures of Africa
OBJECTIVE: Identify major geographical features of Africa
HOMEWORK: Chapter 13 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 19th, 2009
AIM: Explain how early Africans adapted to their environments.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how farming and herding help their cultures survive.
HOMEWORK: p. 357 in NB 1-5 Q & A

Wednesday 20th, 2009
AIM: To identify the accomplishments of the Kush, Aksum, and Zagwe rulers.
OBJECTIVE: How large trade and conquering of different cities brought wealth.
HOMEWORK: How was trade important to civilizations in ancient Ethiopia? LL

Thursday 21st, 2009
AIM: Who was Lalibela?
OBJECTIVE: Discussion and notes on the most powerful Zagwe king (111-85-1225)
HOMEWORK: For what was Lalibela best remembered? LL

Friday 22nd, 2009
AIM: DISMISSAL AT 12:00
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK:

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 18TH, 2009

Monday 18th, 2009
AIM: STUDENTS WILL HAVE GYM CLASSES
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Chapter 13 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 19th, 2009
AIM: Chap. 13 The Articles of Confederation
OBJECTIVE: The set up of our country’s first central government.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 1 vocabulary words

Wednesday 20th, 2009
AIM: Daniel Shays and the Shays’ Rebellion.
OBJECTIVE: How the Shays’ Rebellion showed how the government was weak.
HOMEWORK: LL – Lesson 2 vocabulary words in NB

Thursday 21st, 2009
AIM: How was the Great Seal of the United States Chosen?
OBJECTIVE: Students will read chapter 13 to get answer.
HOMEWORK: Textbook p.348 1-3, write out questions.

Friday 22nd, 2009
AIM: DISMISSAL AT 12:00
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK:

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 21 – Planet Earth.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of the physical data about Earth
HOMEWORK: Chapter 21 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: What is the difference between the rotation and revolution of Earth?
OBJECTIVE: Online demonstration on Earth’s rotation
HOMEWORK: LAB on p. 603

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: How Earth’s revolution and tilt cause seasons to change on Earth.
OBJECTIVE: EnchantedLearning.com notes and model.
HOMEWORK: Study season questions online for test

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: How seasons change Test.
OBJECTIVE: Students will be tested on Earth’s Season changes.
HOMEWORK: Why is the length of day changes from winter to summer in your area?

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: What are Equinoxes and Solstices?
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and notes.
HOMEWORK: Read chapter 21

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Where and how digestion occurs?
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and notes. Draw figure 19-12
HOMEWORK: What are enzymes on LL

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 Assessment
OBJECTIVE: p. 542-543 in NB 1 -22
HOMEWORK: LAB p. 535 on lab sheet

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 20 - Circulation
OBJECTIVE: How to compare arteries, veins, and capillaries.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 2 vocabulary words in NB

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: What are the pathway of blood through chambers of the heart?
OBJECTIVE: Draw and label heart in NB. Oral reading and notes.
HOMEWORK: What is the difference between veins and arteries LL

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: Lab: How the heart works
OBJECTIVE: Students will complete mini lab
HOMEWORK: Review notes

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: p. C 6 – What is astronomy?
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and notes from Enchanted Learning.com
HOMEWORK: What are two things astronomers do? LL

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: What is Light and two properties of light?
OBJECTIVE: To learn that light is electromagnetic radiation and waves.
HOMEWORK: How do telescopes work? LL

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: How do we get information from Space?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of different spacecraft and instruments.
HOMEWORK: What instruments detect invisible light? LL

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: What is life on Space like?
OBJECTIVE: Online research on the oxygen, water, & food.
HOMEWORK: What is light and is all light visible? Explain 2 para. LL

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: Quiz on Seasons questions given on 5/7
OBJECTIVE: Students will be tested on questions from EnchantedLearning.
HOMEWORK: Review work.

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: p. D6 - What is the Solar System?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of the different parts that make up the Solar System.
HOMEWORK: Draw and label System in NB

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: What keeps the Planets in Orbit
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of how gravity works.
HOMEWORK: Who was Sir Isaac Newton? 2 page report typed. Due 5/15

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Students will have Computer Class
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Work on report of Isaac Newton

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: WB – Completing the questions based on Lesson 1 & 2
OBJECTIVE: Class-work – Students will answer questions in NB
HOMEWORK: Work on report on Isaac Newton

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: Presentation
OBJECTIVE: Isaac Newton Report Presentation
HOMEWORK: Review notes

6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Why are the Middle Ages known as the “Age of the Crusades?”
OBJECTIVE: The religious struggle to recapture the birthplace of Christ.
HOMEWORK: Research the Black Death in 1348 – 2 pages typed due 5/15

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: The Renaissance.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of the rebirth of the classical times
HOMEWORK: Who were Petrarch, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Copernicus? LL

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Questions based on Lesson 3 and 4
OBJECTIVE: Students will be given questions based on lesson 3 & 4
HOMEWORK: Textbook p. 350 LL – 10 Q & A

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: The art of Language: Shakespeare
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of Shakespeare earliest plays and poems.
HOMEWORK: Study vocabulary for quiz

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal
OBJECTIVE: Vocabulary quiz
HOMEWORK:

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Students will have GYM
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Lesson 3 vocabulary words in NB – p. 328

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: How did the Patriots win the Revolution?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how ordinary citizens including women help win the war.
HOMEWORK: On LL – 1 para. On How did the colonists a home support the Patriot?

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Who was James Armistad?
OBJECTIVE: To learn how enslaved African American aided the Revolution.
HOMEWORK: p. 338 on LL, 1-10 questions and answers

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 12 Review
OBJECTIVE: In NB – p. 338 Thinking about facts.
HOMEWORK: Study for vocabulary quiz on 5/15

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal
OBJECTIVE: Vocabulary Quiz
HOMEWORK: Review chapter

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK OF MAY 4TH 2009

Dear Parents/Students,

Please complete all homework listed on the blog. Students will be notify in class if there are any changes on the homeworks. Therefore, all homeworks on the blog must be completed and hand in on time. Late homework is unacceptable unless permission is given by me.
Mrs. Ramsey

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 21 – The Sun-Earth-Moon System
OBJECTIVE: The physical data on Earth
HOMEWORK: Chapter 21 vocabulary words

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: 8TH GRADE WRITTEN STATE TEST
OBJECTIVE: Students will be testing all morning.
HOMEWORK: Performance exam on 5/7

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: PERFORMANCE STATE EXAM
OBJECTIVE: Students be taking the performance state exam.
HOMEWORK: No homework

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: How do seasons occur?
OBJECTIVE: Students will go online and note how seasons occur
HOMEWORK: How does earth’s revolution and tilt cause seasons to change? LL

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: What are plates tectonics?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how continents move.
HOMEWORK: Enjoy your weekend

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 - Nutrition
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the importance of a balance diet.
HOMEWORK: 2 page research on Anorexia and Bulimia-due Friday 8th

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 Nutrition and Digestion
OBJECTIVE: What is considered a balanced diet?
HOMEWORK: On LL- Create a balance daily meal.

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: The importance of minerals in the body.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the different types of minerals.
HOMEWORK: Is fat intake important? Why or Why not LL-1page

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: The danger of eating unhealthy.
OBJECTIVE: Discuss the relationship between diet and health.
HOMEWORK: On LL – Why is it important to eat healthy? 2 para

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Presentation.
OBJECTIVE: Students will present their research on anorexia and bulimia
HOMEWORK: Review notes

6TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 7 – Earth’s Moving Crust
OBJECTIVE: Hoe continents move?
HOMEWORK: On LL – Describe how continents move. 2 para.

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: How do the layers of the earth help us?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how the layers provide essential needs.
HOMEWORK: What is the crust, mantle, and core of the earth – LL (see notes)

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: How do plate tectonics change continents?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn that the Earth is constantly moving.
HOMEWORK: On LL ( 2 paragraph) How do Tsunamis form?

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: What are faults.
OBJECTIVE: Why does California have so many earthquakes?
HOMEWORK: How do earthquakes and volcanoes form?

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Quiz
OBJECTIVE: Quiz on the layers of the Earth
HOMEWORK: Review notes

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 8 – Earth’s Changing Crust.
OBJECTIVE: What makes Earth’s crust move?
HOMEWORK: How do earthquakes occur-LL – 2 paragraphs

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: What are the forces that act on Earth’s crust?
OBJECTIVE: Students will draw and label the layers and forces of Earth’s Crust
HOMEWORK: What are faults and plates – LL – 2-3 paragraphs

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Students will have computer classes
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Review vocabulary words for quiz

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: Why are the layers of the Earth important.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the structure of the layers of the earth?
HOMEWORK: On LL – Describe the layers of the Earth.

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Test on layers of the Earth
OBJECTIVE: Students will be tested on chapter 8
HOMEWORK: Study notes

6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 12-Cultures of Medieval Europe
OBJECTIVE: Describe Europe’s main geographic features.
HOMEWORK: On LL describe Charlemagne

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Growth of Europe civilization
OBJECTIVE: Describe how Europe’s features contributed to the growth of civilization.
HOMEWORK: On LL-Why did young boys want to become knights

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Europe’s natural resources.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of Europe’s land mass and waters.
HOMEWORK: On LL – Who were the serfs? 1 para.

Thursday 7, 2009
AIM: The Middle Ages.
OBJECTIVE: What is feudalism and life under it?
HOMEWORK: On LL – How did men become masters? See notes in notebook

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: QUIZ
OBJECTIVE: 2:30 Dismissal
HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 12 for vocabulary test

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Students will have GYM
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 11

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 11 – Breaking Ties with Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: Students will oral and take notes
HOMEWORK: On LL – What was the Stamp Act. 1 page

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Breaking Ties with Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: Students will understand why we pay taxes
HOMEWORK: Why did the colonist want to break ties with Great Britain. LL

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: The beginning of Independence
OBJECTIVE: The Struggle and fight to gain Independence.
HOMEWORK: What was the purpose of gaining Independence - LL

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal - QUIZ
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Students need to read chapter 12