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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 2/12/12

2/14 - Valentine's Day. Mass at 9:00AM to celebrate Archbishop Dolan becoming a Cardinal. All students must wear RED. NO JEANS, SWEATS, OR SNEAKERS.

2/14 - Weekly Vocabulary Words are on Miss Serewko's Blog. Words must be copied with definitions in student's vocabulary notebook. Notebooks will be checked on 2/14.

2/16 - Class group pictures will be taken. Students MUST be in full uniform. NO BOOTS, NO GYM UNIFORM, NO SNEAKERS. Girls must wear a vest and boys must have ties and belts on.

8th Science - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ORQeWpwIBwvicAv8r5BMbIoNsMxM3Ca9fCuMNlgVtkc
Homework:
2/15- Big 8 review book p. 87-89. #1-20 questions and answers Notebook
2/17 - big review. p. 90 # 1&2 question and answers in notebook

7th Science - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Bnjb5vlFe_tlmbwkUUsNQXItm0wcz2Z_q4CR96dpHG4
Homework:
2/14 - Use the internet to answer the following questions on looseleaf.
1. Describe biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.
2. Explain the interaction of matter and energy in the biosphere.

2/15 - LL. Use the internet.
1. Trace the flow of energy as it decreases through the trophic levels from producers to the quaternary level in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.
2. Identify patterns and interrelationships among producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a marine ecosystem.

2/17 - On LL - Use internet
Draw a picture of one of the following: a forest scene, a desert scene, an ocean scene, or a scene from your own community. Include the producers, consumers, and decomposers that would be found in that ecosystem. Drawings will be display in the classroom. Prepare to explain your drawings.

6th Science - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=17fnhfrLoWBAX7YrCFSTfd5LIyfXnakxG-US_gi2-ulw
Homework:
2/14 - Define: lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, & wheel and axle in Science notebook.

2/17 - Students will design and create a compound machine. Use the following links.
Simple Machine Station Guide.doc
Pulley Station.doc
simple machine field trip sheet.doc
Lever Station.doc
Inventor.doc
Inclined plane station.doc
Screw Station.doc
simple machine handout.doc
Wedge station.doc
Wheel and axle station.doc

5th Science - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1leftIVGjPBnyxPYTxClCmbQ-OVX9CI0ieIUJudySt3o
HOMEWORK:
2/15 - Use the Internet to answer the following questions on LL - Write out questions

What is the greenhouse effect?
What are four naturally occurring greenhouse gases?
What would Earth be like without the greenhouse effect?
What are some man-made sources of greenhouse gases other than power plants and automobiles?
What natural phenomena produce greenhouse gases?

2/17 - On LL - Write out questions.

What tools/methods are used to study climate change in the history of Earth
Distinguish between the greenhouse effect and global warming.
In what ways are humans having an effect on the concentration of greenhouse gases?

6th Social Studies - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=15D-6c0UFIbBRAacvOw8HW944GEVLWACexDmUrAXzWtY
Homework:
2/14 - Chapter 8 - Lesson 1 & 2 Vocabulary words, people, and place in notebook.
2/16 - Greek food using ingredients from ancient Greece is due. Work with your partners. All foods must be cooked or edible if you intend to eat or share it with others. Be aware of allergic reactions.
2/17 - On LL - Using a Venn diagram, compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.

5th Social Studies - 2/12/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ePTnl4s28NNwGnXBjPcdrtX6oy8RWWqSIgkVFX40UKg
Homework:
2/14 - Chapter 21 - Lesson 1 - Vocabulary, People and Places in notebook
2/15 - Chapter 21 - Lesson 2 - Vocabulary, People and Places in notebook
2/17 - On LL - p. 621 (textbook) # 5. Essay, 2 or more paragraphs. Handwritten. Not to be typed.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 2/5/12

* Students in grade 5-8 must copy weekly vocabulary words in their Vocabulary Notebooks. Due 2/7.

* 5 & 6 NHD Projects due 2/6/12 as stated in last week blog.

2/9 - O.L.Q.M History Day Fair - 9:00AM

2/10 - 12:00 Dismissal. Weekly Vocabulary Quiz

8th Science - 2/5/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1NHMl8tqS4pCdDBaf4gnHnv1RpOWlX77Sg0uGlwFE0RM

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Weekly Vocabulary Words for Grades 5,6,7,8 - 2/6/12

Students MUST copy the weekly vocabulary words in their Vocabulary Notebook for homework on Monday. On Tuesday, notebooks will be collected and checked by homeroom teacher.

1. fabulous - imaginary; as if out of a fable.
2. aviation - Flying in balloons or airplanes.
3. devote - To give up time to an activity.
4. airborne -Off the ground; carried by the air.
5. aloft - Up in the air.
6. enables - To allow; give the ability
7. altitude - Height; the distance above the ground.
8. recommend - To speak in favor of.
9. feat - A great or unusual act.
10. expanded - To become larger.
11. captive - Kept in prison.
12. overtook -Caught up with.
13. sustained - Supported; held up.
14. draft - a drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can.
15. imprisoned -Locked up; put in prison.
16. uplifted -Raised up and held in the air.
17. mortals - A human being
18. vaguely - In an unclear way; dimly.
19. reel -To whirl; feel dizzy.
20. veered - To change direction.

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

Mrs. Ramsey Blog - Where Science and Technology come ALIVE!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 2/12/12

8th Science - 2/12/12

7th Science - 2/12/12

6th Science - 2/12/12

5th Science - 2/12/12

6th Social Studies - 2/12/12

5th Social Studies - 2/12/12

Monday, February 6, 2012

Weekly Reminders - 2/5/12

8th Science - 2/5/12

Sunday, February 5, 2012

7th Science - 2/5/12

6th Science - 2/5/12

5th Science - 2/5/12

6th Social Studies - 2/5/12

5th Social Studies - 2/5/12

Weekly Vocabulary Words for Grades 5,6,7,8 - 2/6/12

The Statue of Liberty

Dinosaur Fossils