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Sunday, February 14, 2010

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 2/15/10

1. armistice - an agreement to stop fighting; a truce.
2. circa - a Latin word, often abbreviated "c" that means "about" or "around."
3. codex - a manuscript page such as the kind that used by the Aztec to record historical, religious, governmental and scientific knowledge.
4. indulgence - a pardon or forgiveness given by the Roman Catholic Church to people who act against Christian teachings.
5. vermiculite - any of a group of minerals that expand on being heated. used especially for insulation.

8th Science - Week of 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_162jwhx5vfn
HOMEWORK:
2/16-2/19 - research the Tennessee Valley Authority which was
established in 1933 to help farmers in the Tennessee River Valley. 2 pages.

7th Science - Week of 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_161c26469cp
HOMEWORK:
2/16-2/19 - Crackers contain starch. Explain why a cracker held in your mouth for five minutes begins to taste sweet. What would happen to food if the pancreas did not secrete its juices into the small intestine?

6th Science - Week 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_160fgqd5nhh
HOMEWORK: Unit B - Chapter 3
2/16-2/17 - LL How is active transport different from passive transport? 2 paragraphs. You can use drawings to demonstrate.
2/17 - 2/18 - How does photosynthesis allow plants to make food? LL - a para.

5th Science - Week of 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_159c43fn6hb
HOMEWORK: Unit B - Chapter 5
2/16-2/17 - On LL - What are five abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem?
2/17-2/18 - Find out how early inhabitants of N. America stored food in the
winter.

6 Social Studies - Week of 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_158ch9d3gdn
HOMEWORK:
2/16-2/17 - On LL - 1. Why were the followers of Jesus called Christians?
2. How were Jesus' teachings rooted in Judaism? Q&A
2/17-2/18 - 2 paragrahs. What role did the Roman empire play in the movement of Christianity throughout the ancent Mediterranean worlds. You must read Lesson 4 for answer.

5th Social Studies - Week of 2/15/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_157gp7tvpcw
HOMEWORK:
2/16-2/18 -Textbook. p. 278 -Thinking vocabulary 1-10 on LL. Q & A
2/18 - 2/19 - Chapter 11 vocabulary words in NB

Saturday, February 6, 2010

REMINDERS

Dear Parents/Students:
It is important that you keep abreast of any important events and projects that are assigned. Information are posted on the blog to inform both parents and students of weekly events. In order for learning to take place, it is very important that schedules and rules are followed. Lesson plans are posted to inform parents and students of the lessons being taught, activities of the day, and when tests and labs are scheduled. It is imperative that these rules are followed for the accomplishment of academic achievements.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 2/8/10

1. gastroliths - stones swallowed by dinosaurs and by modern birds to help with digestion.
2. photovoltaic cell - device made of silicon that turns sunlight directly into electric current.
3. uniformitarianism - states that Earth processess happening today are similar to those that happened in the past.
4. tephra - bits of rock or solidified lava dropped from the air during an explosive volcanic eruption.
5. mascon - concentration of mass on the moon located beneath an impact basin.

8th Science - Week of 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_156hncj4zfz
HOMEWORK: Week of 2/8/10
Due: 2/12 - Discuss how one’s spiritual life (both prayer and relationships) changes
with time. 2 pages. Typed. Double spaced. Black ink. 12 Font.

7th Science - Week of 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_155d49b9fhm
HOMEWORK: Week of 2/8/10
Due: 2/12 - Research disorders of the endocrine system such as Graves’ disease, Cushing’s Syndrome, Addison’s disease, diabetes, gigantism, and acromegaly. 2 pages. Typed. Double spaced. Black ink. 12 font.

6th Science - Week 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_154c9ts7vf2
HOMEWORK: Week of 2/8/10
Due 2/12 -Research to find out when passenger pigeons were used to carry
messages, and find out why they became extinct. 2 pages. Typed. 12 font. Black ink. Double space.

5th Science - Week of 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_153ch7px8dq
HOMEWORK:
Due: 2/12 - Research why a certain species is endangered or became extinct. 2 pages typed. Double spaced. 12 font. Black ink.

6 Social Studies - Week of 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_152hnfbj3hn
HOMEWORK: Week of 2/8/10
Due 2/9 - Chapter 9 - On LL - Write a paragraph explaining the branches of Rome's republic.
Due 2/11 - 1. What happened to the republican government of Rome when Julius Caesar took control? 2. What did Roman religion have in common with that of ancient Greece? 3. How did life change in Rome during the Pax Romana.

5th Social Studies - 2/8/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_151gmq68zdh
HOMEWORK: Week of 2/8
Due 2/10- On LL - Textbook-p. 271. Reviewing Skills # 1-5- Sentence form.
Due 2/12 - Textbook p. 277 - Applying Thinking Skills- 1-5 on LL

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