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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Reminder - Weekly Vocabulary Test Change for 10/14/11

The Weekly Vocabulary Test for 10/14/11 will be given on 10/18/11 (Tuesday) instead.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 10/10/11

1. Haciendas -

large estates some ranchers in the borderlands of northern Mexico built.

2. missionary -

a person sent by a church to teach its religion

3. civil war -

a war between two groups in the same country

4. sea dogs -

commanders of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasures

5. raw material -

a resource that can be used to make a product

8th Science - 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1YSueGB6lLoVjVfZbMULszSB-ONeurOl1SydMhF6FULc

Homework:
10/13 - Text. p. 155 - Questions # 1, 2, 3 in notebook. Q & A
10/14 - On LL - Which has greater momentum, a falling raindrop or a truck at a stop light? Explain

7th Science - 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1YSueGB6lLoVjVfZbMULszSB-ONeurOl1SydMhF6FULc

Homework:
10/13 - Design an experiment to compare the heartbeat rate at rest and after exercising. Lab Book
10/14 - On LL - Make a hypothesis to suggest the effects of smoking on heartbeat rate

6th Science - 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1H4fRIlwnLxlkloJWOvfSGw7qrF3G-jeX2RW54rEWRi4

Homework:
10/12 - Workbook p. 52 in notebook.
10/14 - Workbook p. 57 in notebook

5th Science 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1SWpsROKzYEXGG9YJErilAZjm1aBO40O9wPOsee3k7o4

Homework:
10/12 - Workbook p. 194; Draw and label diagram in notebook. Follow directions.
10/14 - List and explain ten ways the Sun and Moon affect Earth in notebook.

6th Social Studies - 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ejlxmXaP--2k1IK-yvjvNSAAWyj1G3wmXGM9sM92YmA

Homework:

10/14 - Textbook p. 115; Questions and Answers in notebook.

5th Social Studies - 10/10/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1eZZjHr8ckei8hVZApMRg4BKW8sHaQH3vDRenHdx0-aY

Homework:
10/13 - Chapter 10 - vocabulary words including people in notebook.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 10/3/11

1. Conductor- A material through which heat passes easily

2. Insulator- A material through which heat does not pass easily.

3. Conduction- The transfer of energy through matter (solids) by the direct contact of the particles.

4. Convection- The transfer of energy in a fluid by the movement of the heated particles.

5. Radiation- The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.

8th Science - 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1loYPGb41HOdG-hiut3QYawor79f-k5Srwh5JwA4CYxY

Homework:

Consider the Law of Conservation of mass and the statement, “We are rapidly using up our natural resources.” Write a short essay that show that the law of conservation and the statement are not in conflict. Essay should include we using resources in the form in which they exist, but because of the law of conservation of mass, atoms cannot be destroyed.

7th Science - 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=19sv7WqNe3GoNAeJIy6vYGOTMzwK3JVjU453q-f6Z7FM

10/6 - Research paper on cardiovascular diseases (details were given in class)
10/7 - Research the diets of Native Americans, Indians, Inuit, and people who live in the rainforest. How does the incidence of heart disease vary with culture.

The 2 research paper are very similar with the exception of 2nd paper which have specific cultures. Follow the same format.

6th Science - 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1jZt2pQQwcgEpUodJzQyJ9UVi5bx7ybso2srL9YPp8nA

Homework:
10/5- Workbook p. 29 and 30 questions and answers in notebook. Test on 10/6

10/7 – Workbook p. 45 – Q & A in notebook

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5th Science 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1-t9gOq4GeLX-cTxPM_m6wTv-3-ZFtykWYp5lCsBUZpo

Homework:
10/4 - Workbook p. 200. Copy length of day chart and diagram of earth. Then write out questions and answer them in notebook.
10/6 - workbook p. 207, 1-14 - Questions and answers in notebook

6th Social Studies - 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1jR7VIB4I-jnHrgqLN9Vue-O5pA7fUJEQIwLUzsOVBwI

Homework:

10/4 - p. 107; 1-5 Questions and Answers in notebook
10/7 - On LL - Write an essay - comparing life in Mesopotamia to your own live.

5th Social Studies - 10/3/11

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1lrgHngMbOYEsZvEaWPVHpJL67D_GGDwaKrZWwfQHfyw

10/5 - On LL - Predict what might have happened if the Maya civilization had continued into the present day. Explain - 1+ pages.
10/7 - In notebook - page 69, # 4 & 5; questions and answers.

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