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Saturday, October 17, 2009

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - LL - Describe how the city of Tenochtitlan was founded. 1 para.
Tuesday - LL - Describe growing up Aztec. 2 paragraphs
Wednesday - LL - How are the Maya and the Aztec civilizations similar?
Thursday - LL - Who was Huitzilopochtli? What made the sun god happy?
Friday - To be determined

Saturday, October 10, 2009

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 10/12/09

1. Hydroelectricty - electricity that is produced by flowing water.
2. photosphere - the lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere and the lays from which light is given off.
3. corona - the largest layer of the sun's atomsphere and extends millions of kilometers into space.
4. nebula - large cloud of gas and dust in the beginning of a star's life.
5. binary system - when two stars orbit each other.

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - Report on Copernicus sun-centered model of the solar system. 2 pages. due 10/15
Wednesday - Chap. 23 vocabualry words in NB
Thursday - LL - How are sunspots, prominences, and solar flares related?
Friday - To be determined

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus day - School Closed
Tuesday - LL - Do all light rays that strike a convex lens pass through the focal point.
Wednesday - LL - Explain why a rough surface, such as a road, is a better reflector when it is wet.
Thursday - LL - If the speed of light were the same in all materials, could lenses be used to magnify objects? Why or Why not?
Friday - To be determined

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - NB - Lesson 4 vocabulary words
Wednesday -LL - Explain two main kinds of energy.
Thursday - LL - What is temperature and what is heat. Explain fully.
Friday - LL -What is the difference between conduction and convection?

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus day - School Closed.
Tuesday - LL - Does the Moon give off light? Why or Why not?
Wednesday - LL - How does light trave when it passes from one substance into another?
Thursday - LL -How does light bounce off a mirror?
Friday - To be determined

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - In NB - Chapter 3 vocabulary words including places
Wednesday - LL - How did trade help the people of Catal Huyuk?
Thursday - LL - Explain how agriculture change the way people interacted with their environments.
Friday - LL - Write an essay on whether you would like to be a farmer, craftworker or hunter gatherer in Catal Huyuk. 1 page

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - Chapter 3 vocabulary words in NB- vocab. and places.
Wednesday - LL -How did farming lead to the development of civilization?
Thursday - LL - What kind of activities took place in the Maya cities?
Friday - To be determined

Monday, October 5, 2009

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 10/5/09

1. CATALYST - a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but doesn't appear in the chemical equation because it is not permanently changed or used up.
2. INHIBITOR - a substance that slows down a chemical reaction.
3. ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - a reaction in which energy is absorbed.
4. EXOTHERMIC REACTION - A reaction in which energy is released.
5. ISOTOPES - atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.

8th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - A car maintains a speed of 20 km/h as it turns to the left. Is a force acting on the car? Explain
Tuesday - LL Explain sliding friction, rolling friction, and static friction.
Wednesday - NB - p. 184 Using Math
Thursday - p. 188 Using Math in NB
Friday - To be determined

7th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - What happens sto the particles of a crystalline solid as it is heated at its melting point? 2 paragraph
Tuesday - LL - Describe the motion of the particles of a solid as it cools from -250 to -273.15
Wednesday - p. 103 Using Math LL
Thursday - LL- Use the kinetic theory to explain why a gas completely fills its container while a liquid or solid may not.
Friday - To be determined

6th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - How are position and motion related? What are two ways to describe motion?
Tuesday - LL - What determines the velocity of a moving object?
Wednesday - LL How can velocity change? What affects the velocity of an oject?
Thursday - LL - How do you find average speed?
Friday - To be determined

Sunday, October 4, 2009

5th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - WB p. 331 - Write out questions and answer in NB
Tuesday - NB p. 327 - WB - Questions and answers.
Wednesday - LL - WB p. 329- Draw diagram and answer in sentence form.
Thursday - LL - How is velocity different from speed?
Friday - To be determined.

6th Social Studies - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - What are the main steps in making a good decision?
Tuesday - LL Why is it important to set a goal when making decision?
Wednesday - LL -How did archaeologists figure out how old the Iceman was? due 10/9
Thurday- LL - Describe the Iceman
Friday - To be determined

5th Social Studies - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK

Monday - On LL - 1 paragraph on: What is the difference between weather and climate?
Tuesday - On LL - 2 paragraph: "How does climate affect people's live?"
Wednesday - LL - Describe three products that people make out of trees.
Thursday - Construction paper: Write a poem that celebrates the beauty of the United States.
Friday - No homework-Must review weekly notes

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