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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 10/11/10

1. Discrimination - treatment based on class or category rather than individual merit.

2. Disenfranchised - deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

3. Disparities – lack of equality.

4. Dispute - a disagreement or argument about something important

5. Distributor – a firm that sells and delivers merchandise to retail stores or acts as an
intermediary in business.

8th Science - 10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_299dd64v9dj
HOMEWORK:
Due 10/14 - On LL; Textbook p. 204-205. Questions # 16-20. Write out question and answer in full sentences. Skip lines for each question.

TEST: 10/14 - Chapter 7

7th Science - 10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_298hhwqtwg9
HOMEWORK:
Due: 10/13 -Textbook p. 122 # 1- 15 answers only on LL

TEST: Chapter 4 on 10/14

6th Science - 10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_297dxjmc7cc
HOMEWORK:
Due: 10/13 - On LL - Workbook p. 323 & 324 - questions and answers only. No drawings

TEST: Chapter 12 on 10/14. Use notes and text to study.

5th Science - 10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_296ft2ptbgc
HOMEWORK:
Due: 10/13 - In notebook - 10 questions will be given in class on 10/12 for students to answer. Use notes and textbook. Chapter 14, Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion.

TEST: Chapter 14 based on 10 questions on 10/15

6th Social Studies - 10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_295cdfq8ccq
HOMEWORK:
Due: 10/14 - On LL - p. 62 - Questions and Answers. Skip lines for each questions.

TEST: Chapter 3 on 10/13. Study notes from notebook including vocabulary and questions.

5th Social-Studies-10/11/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_2944mfwbpg3
HOMEWORK:
Due: 10/14 - Textbook p. 52; On LL - Questions 1 -15. Write out questions and underline answers. Skip lines for each questions. Must be signed.

TEST: Chapter 2 test on 10/13- vocabulary words, questions and answers were given in class.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Weekly Reminders - 10/4/10

10/4 - St. Francis of Assisi Mass led by the 6th grade.

This week students must be in full uniform. No gym or computer classes. Classes will be made up the following week.

It is important that parents make appointments to meet with all four teachers. Progress reports will be sent home in 2 weeks.

All homework must be hand in when due. Students are required to take books home to study.

Check blog daily for test schedule and updated events.

Tests will be sent home this week and must be signed by a parent.

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 10/4/10

1. Plasma - a very hot, gas-like state of matter

2. Probe - an object or device used to investigate the unknown

3. Property - any characteristic or attribute of an object or substance

4. Proton - a positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom

5. Prototype - an original type that serves as a model for later examples

8th Science - 10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_292hqpptqfh
HOMEWORK:
10/5 - Chapter 7 vocabulary words in notebook.
10/7 - On LL - Textbook p. 182 questions and answers.
10/8 - On LL - How does an air bag prevent injury in a car crash. 2 paragraphs.

7th Science - 10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_290cqp7cxc2
HOMEWORK:
10/5 - On LL - Text. p. 103. Questions 1 - 4. Sentence form.
10/7 - Chapter 4 vocabulary words in notebook.
10/8 - On LL - Textbook p. 117, 1-4 sentence form.

6th Science - 10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_289hb5szvdj
HOMEWORK:
10/5: LL - Workbook p. 313 - 1-13. Questions and answers.
10/7: On looseleaf - Workbook p. 205 - Answer all questions (Q & A). Must draw diagrams and charts.

5th Science - 10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_288mf8nfgf9
HOMEWORK:
10/6 - On LL - Chapter 14 - Lesson 1 vocabulary words with definitions. Also, write a sentence using each word.
10/8 - In notebook - Students will be given questions in class that must be answered for homework.

6th Social Studies - 10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_293g6bt6wrs
HOMEWORK:
10/6 - On LL - Write a least 4 paragraphs on "How did the development of agriculture changed the way people lived.
10/8 - In notebook all of chapter 3 vocabulary words. Must be signed by parents.

5th Social-Studies-10/4/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_285hkrfjxf2
HOMEWORK:
10/5 - On LL - What are the five regions of the United States? Under each region, list some special features of those regions.
10/7 - Chapter 2-Lesson 1 and 2 vocabulary and places definitions in notebook. Must be signed by parents.

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