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Monday, March 27, 2017

5th Science and Religion - 3/27/17

Saturday, March 18, 2017

8TH SCIENCE - 3/20/17

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3/25 - MATERIALS FOR LAB
* Flour
• Dry pudding mix, dry drink mix or cocoa powder or another powder that is a different color
• Roundish nuts, seeds and/or small fruits (such as raisins, almonds, peanut halves, cherries, and so on

3/28 - Observations and results

How did the size of the craters compare with the size of the meteorites that made them?

Does a high-speed meteor make a different type of crater than a slow-speed meteor?

Check both the size and shape.

The material that gets moved (or ejected) during the impact is known as "ejecta." By studying the patterns in which lower levels of dirt and rock were tossed up by the impact, scientists can make estimates about how big the meteorite originally was. (Meteors often get incinerated upon impact or disappear over time.)

Ask a friend or your parent to make several craters and remove the meteorites; can you estimate the size of the meteorite from the ejecta and the crater?

Meteorites that survive their fall to the surface can also often tell us about where they came from by the type of rock and other chemicals they contain. For example, scientists have found some meteorites that are made up of the same material as the moon.

Why doesn't Earth's surface look like that of the moon?

Aside from most of the rock burning up in the Earth's atmosphere before it can hit the surface, craters on Earth often vanish over time as the Earth's surface changes from the flow of liquid water, scraping glaciers, lava-spewing volcanoes or other agents. The moon doesn't have a very active surface, so meteor craters or even footprints from astronauts are likely to stay as they are for a very long time.

4/1 - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS TOPICS DUE (3)
THEME: BIOLOGY

7TH SCIENCE - 3/20/17

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Due 3/23

1. Why does water take up more space as steam than it does as liquid water?

2. Why does the rate of evaporation of a liquid increase as its temperature is raised.

BRING A PACK OF M AND M FOR THURSDAY'S LAB.

4/1 - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS TOPICS DUE (3)

THEME: BIOLOGY

6TH SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, RELIGION - 3/20/17

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SOCIAL STUDIES:
3/21 - Define the following in NB

peninsula; harbor ; isthmus, myth, legend, mythology

RELIGION:
3/24 - Design a billboard containing religious messages from one of the prophets in the lesson

SCIENCE: 3/22 in NB

1. Describe genes and genetics?

2. What traits do animals pass to their offspring?

3. Explore how human behaviors are inherited?

4/1 - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS TOPICS DUE (3)

THEME: BIOLOGY

5TH SCIENCE AND RELIGION - 3/20/17

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SCIENCE: 3/24 - IN NB -
1. What are the differences between monocot and dicots?

2. Describe what are cotyledons?

3. Explain pollination

RELIGION - 3/22 - Vocabulary words in NB:

Anointing of the Sick

Corporal Works of Mercy

Spiritual Works of Mercy

4/1 - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE (3 TOPICS)
THEME: BIOLOGY

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Weekly Reminder - 3/13/17

3/13 - (Monday) 12:00 Dismissal

3/16 (Thursday) Green Day - students can wear green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

8th Science - 3/13/17

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3/15 - AIM - Relate the effects of plant hormones

Plant Hormone Chemical Message(s)
Auxins

Ethylene

Gibberellins

Cytokynins

7th Science - 3/13/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/A1UHV

6th Social Studies; Religion; Science - 3/13/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/F3VB3

3/14 - Science - WB p. 331 and 332. Write out question and complete answers -
AIM: Drawing Conclusion in NB

3/15 - WB - Social Studies - In NB - AIM - Solving Problem
p. 51 and 52. Write out questions and complete answers

5th Science and Religion - 3/13/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/5Q9BB

3/14 - Science - WB p. 21 and 22. Write out question and complete answers - In NB
AIM: Main Idea and Supporting Details

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

7th Grade - Gluten Free Brownies

1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
3 eggs
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 square baking dish.
Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

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