7TH STUDY GUIDELINES - 1/11/16

7TH SCIENCE

Review: 7^th Science – MOY Exam Review – September to January

Review: You MUST read the chapters that were covered in from September to January 4^th.

MUST STUDY - Weekly Vocabulary words for Unit 1, Unit II, and Unit III.

Vocabulary:  
cartilage; joint; dermis; epidermis; muscle; ligament; cardiac muscle; skeletal system; Periosteum;tendons; Smooth muscles;         voluntary muscles; melanin, vertebrae,

Identify the dietary needs for maintaining healthy bones.  

Name the six types of nutrients and their importance.

Be able to distinguish between mechanical and chemical digestion.  

Know the parts of the skeletal system - Joints, muscles, and bones

Compare arteries, veins, and capillaries. Know parts of the heart.

How is the CNS and PNS different? 

Name the three parts of the brain and the function of each part.

What is the immune system?

READ CHAPTER 24 ON IMMUNITY, DISEASES, STDs; and What are communicable and non-communicable diseases?

Parts of an animal cell.  

8TH STUDY GUIDELINES - 1/11/16

8TH SCIENCE 

Review: 8^th Science – MOY Exam Review – September to January

Review: You MUST read the chapters that were covered in from September to January 5^th.

Weekly Vocabulary words for Unit 1, Unit II, and Unit III. (September – January)

MUST STUDY: Weekly Vocabulary words for Unit I, Unit 2, Unit III.

Types of faults: reverse; strike slip, normal

epicenter, faults; and read over the lesson on Earthquakes.

Be able to describe and measure the speed of a chemical reaction.  

What is a physical and chemical change?

 What evidence might tell you that a chemical reaction has occurred?

What is an atom? 

Know the structure of an atom

Learn the process of radioactive decay. 

 When is the equation for a chemical reaction balanced?

Be able to explain exothermic and endothermic reactions.

How distance traveled compare to displacement? 

Learn the properties of the representative elements. 

NEWTON'S LAWS : 1ST, 2ND, AND THIRD 

8TH SCIENCE - 1/10/16

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7TH SCIENCE - 1/10/16

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6TH SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES - 1/10/16

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HOMEWORK:

SCIENCE

1/13 -



SOCIAL STUDIES -

1/12 - Chapter 2 - Answer the following questions in NB.  Give specific details.  Write out question

1. When the division of labor developed in an agricultural community, what changes occured?

2.  What do the shrines excavated at Jericho and Catal Huyuk tell you about the peope who lived at those sites?

5th SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES - 1/10/16

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HOMEWORK:

1/13  - In Notebook - Workbook p. 248 - 1-5 and p. 201 - # 1-7.  Questions and answers.





SOCIAL STUDIES

1/12 - In NB - Answer the following questions. Chapter 2.  Give specific details

Why were trees more important to people of the Northwest Coast and the Eastern Woodlands than they were to the Plains Indians?

What kinds of natural resources were used to build each of the the following shelters: tepees; longhouses, and pueblos?

8th Science - 1/4/16

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7th Science - 1/4/16

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6th Science and Social Studies - 1/4/16

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Weekly Reminders - 1/4/16

WELCOME TO 2016 -  HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my students, parents, and their families for the wonderful and thoughtful gifts I received for Christmas.  It is very much appreciated.  Again, Thank you all!


This quarter, students will be getting ready for mid-term exams.  Please make sure your child/ren are doing their homework, studying, going over daily classwork, and coming to class prepared.

The material on the mid-terms will cover the important terminology and concepts your child have learned since September, 2015. An outline of the important terms, concepts, and facts that may be covered on the exams will be posted on the school blog by Monday, January 11th.

January Calendars will be sent home on Monday.  Please read the calendar carefully.


1/8 - 12:30 DISMISSAL

8th Science - 1/4/16

1/5- In NB -Draw and label the animal cell

1/7 - Copy and define the following vocabulary words:

trait, inherited traits, chromosomes, DNA in NB

7th Science - 1/4/16

1/5 - NB - Copy and answer the following questions in complete sentences with details and examples.

1.  What conditions causes weathering?

2.  How is Earth’s surface change because of weathering?

3.  Explain how small weathering changes lead to big changes in the surface of Earth.

1/7 - NB - Copy and answer the following questions in complete sentences with details and examples.

1.  Explain why topsoil is fertile.

2.  What is the first stage in soil development from rock exposed at Earth’s surface.

3.  Compare A and B horizon in soil profile.

6th Science and Social Studies - 1/4/16

SCIENCE

1/5 -In NB - Compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy

1/8 - In NB - WB p. 309 - 310, Q & A


SOCIAL STUDIES:

1/6 -In NB - 1.  How did writing help maintain order in Mesopotamia?

2.  How do you think innovations in transportation helped cities gain power?  Write out questions.


1/7 - LL - How are the roles of children in the present-day United States similar to and different from those in Sumerian society?    2 paragraphs

5th Science and Social Studies - 1/4/16

SCIENCE

1/6 -  In NB - What is an ecosystem and what are its parts and functions. 
Answer the following question using your textbook and/or information from class.  Give full details

1/8 - In NB - Identify the fundamental structure and function of an ecosystem




SOCIAL STUDIES:

1/7 - On LL: How were the Catholic Church's reasons for sending missionaries to the America similar to those of the Catholic kings and queens who sent explorers.  Use your textbook, information discussed in class, and reliable internet sources.  2 paragraph