5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: p. D6 - What is the Solar System?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of the different parts that make up the Solar System.
HOMEWORK: Draw and label System in NB

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: What keeps the Planets in Orbit
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of how gravity works.
HOMEWORK: Who was Sir Isaac Newton? 2 page report typed. Due 5/15

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Students will have Computer Class
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Work on report of Isaac Newton

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: WB – Completing the questions based on Lesson 1 & 2
OBJECTIVE: Class-work – Students will answer questions in NB
HOMEWORK: Work on report on Isaac Newton

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: Presentation
OBJECTIVE: Isaac Newton Report Presentation
HOMEWORK: Review notes

6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Why are the Middle Ages known as the “Age of the Crusades?”
OBJECTIVE: The religious struggle to recapture the birthplace of Christ.
HOMEWORK: Research the Black Death in 1348 – 2 pages typed due 5/15

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: The Renaissance.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of the rebirth of the classical times
HOMEWORK: Who were Petrarch, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Copernicus? LL

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Questions based on Lesson 3 and 4
OBJECTIVE: Students will be given questions based on lesson 3 & 4
HOMEWORK: Textbook p. 350 LL – 10 Q & A

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: The art of Language: Shakespeare
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of Shakespeare earliest plays and poems.
HOMEWORK: Study vocabulary for quiz

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal
OBJECTIVE: Vocabulary quiz
HOMEWORK:

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 11TH, 2009

Monday 11th, 2009
AIM: Students will have GYM
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Lesson 3 vocabulary words in NB – p. 328

Tuesday 12th, 2009
AIM: How did the Patriots win the Revolution?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how ordinary citizens including women help win the war.
HOMEWORK: On LL – 1 para. On How did the colonists a home support the Patriot?

Wednesday 13th, 2009
AIM: Who was James Armistad?
OBJECTIVE: To learn how enslaved African American aided the Revolution.
HOMEWORK: p. 338 on LL, 1-10 questions and answers

Thursday 14th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 12 Review
OBJECTIVE: In NB – p. 338 Thinking about facts.
HOMEWORK: Study for vocabulary quiz on 5/15

Friday 15th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal
OBJECTIVE: Vocabulary Quiz
HOMEWORK: Review chapter

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK OF MAY 4TH 2009

Dear Parents/Students,

Please complete all homework listed on the blog. Students will be notify in class if there are any changes on the homeworks. Therefore, all homeworks on the blog must be completed and hand in on time. Late homework is unacceptable unless permission is given by me.
Mrs. Ramsey

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 21 – The Sun-Earth-Moon System
OBJECTIVE: The physical data on Earth
HOMEWORK: Chapter 21 vocabulary words

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: 8TH GRADE WRITTEN STATE TEST
OBJECTIVE: Students will be testing all morning.
HOMEWORK: Performance exam on 5/7

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: PERFORMANCE STATE EXAM
OBJECTIVE: Students be taking the performance state exam.
HOMEWORK: No homework

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: How do seasons occur?
OBJECTIVE: Students will go online and note how seasons occur
HOMEWORK: How does earth’s revolution and tilt cause seasons to change? LL

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: What are plates tectonics?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how continents move.
HOMEWORK: Enjoy your weekend

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 - Nutrition
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the importance of a balance diet.
HOMEWORK: 2 page research on Anorexia and Bulimia-due Friday 8th

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 Nutrition and Digestion
OBJECTIVE: What is considered a balanced diet?
HOMEWORK: On LL- Create a balance daily meal.

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: The importance of minerals in the body.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the different types of minerals.
HOMEWORK: Is fat intake important? Why or Why not LL-1page

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: The danger of eating unhealthy.
OBJECTIVE: Discuss the relationship between diet and health.
HOMEWORK: On LL – Why is it important to eat healthy? 2 para

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Presentation.
OBJECTIVE: Students will present their research on anorexia and bulimia
HOMEWORK: Review notes

6TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 7 – Earth’s Moving Crust
OBJECTIVE: Hoe continents move?
HOMEWORK: On LL – Describe how continents move. 2 para.

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: How do the layers of the earth help us?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how the layers provide essential needs.
HOMEWORK: What is the crust, mantle, and core of the earth – LL (see notes)

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: How do plate tectonics change continents?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn that the Earth is constantly moving.
HOMEWORK: On LL ( 2 paragraph) How do Tsunamis form?

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: What are faults.
OBJECTIVE: Why does California have so many earthquakes?
HOMEWORK: How do earthquakes and volcanoes form?

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Quiz
OBJECTIVE: Quiz on the layers of the Earth
HOMEWORK: Review notes

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 8 – Earth’s Changing Crust.
OBJECTIVE: What makes Earth’s crust move?
HOMEWORK: How do earthquakes occur-LL – 2 paragraphs

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: What are the forces that act on Earth’s crust?
OBJECTIVE: Students will draw and label the layers and forces of Earth’s Crust
HOMEWORK: What are faults and plates – LL – 2-3 paragraphs

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Students will have computer classes
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Review vocabulary words for quiz

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: Why are the layers of the Earth important.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn the structure of the layers of the earth?
HOMEWORK: On LL – Describe the layers of the Earth.

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: Test on layers of the Earth
OBJECTIVE: Students will be tested on chapter 8
HOMEWORK: Study notes

6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 12-Cultures of Medieval Europe
OBJECTIVE: Describe Europe’s main geographic features.
HOMEWORK: On LL describe Charlemagne

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Growth of Europe civilization
OBJECTIVE: Describe how Europe’s features contributed to the growth of civilization.
HOMEWORK: On LL-Why did young boys want to become knights

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Europe’s natural resources.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn of Europe’s land mass and waters.
HOMEWORK: On LL – Who were the serfs? 1 para.

Thursday 7, 2009
AIM: The Middle Ages.
OBJECTIVE: What is feudalism and life under it?
HOMEWORK: On LL – How did men become masters? See notes in notebook

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: QUIZ
OBJECTIVE: 2:30 Dismissal
HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 12 for vocabulary test

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2009

Monday 4th, 2009
AIM: Students will have GYM
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 11

Tuesday 5th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 11 – Breaking Ties with Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: Students will oral and take notes
HOMEWORK: On LL – What was the Stamp Act. 1 page

Wednesday 6th, 2009
AIM: Breaking Ties with Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: Students will understand why we pay taxes
HOMEWORK: Why did the colonist want to break ties with Great Britain. LL

Thursday 7th, 2009
AIM: The beginning of Independence
OBJECTIVE: The Struggle and fight to gain Independence.
HOMEWORK: What was the purpose of gaining Independence - LL

Friday 8th, 2009
AIM: 2:30 Dismissal - QUIZ
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: Students need to read chapter 12

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

Monday 27th, 2009
AIM: Earth’s Moon
OBJECTIVE: How the moon’s phases depend on the relative position of sun, earth, and moon.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 2 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 28th, 2009
AIM: Eclipses
OBJECTIVE: How eclipses occur and how solar and lunar eclipses compare.
HOMEWORK: Draw and label phases of the moon on p. 613

Wednesday 29th, 2009
AIM: The Moon
OBJECTIVE: What can the surface features of the moon tell us about its history?
HOMEWORK: What provides the force necessary to form craters on the moon? LL

Thursday 30th, 2009
AIM: Exploration of the Moon
OBJECTIVE: Facts about the moon’s poles that may be helpful to future space travel.
HOMEWORK: Why was Clementine placed in lunar orbit? LL

Friday 1st, 2009
AIM: SCHOOL CLOSED
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CLOSED

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

Monday 27th, 2009
AIM: The Digestive System
OBJECTIVE: To learn of the organs of the digestive system and what takes place in them.
HOMEWORK: On LL – Explain the role of enzymes in chemical digestion.

Tuesday 28th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 – Digestion
OBJECTIVE: Test notes on Chapter 19
HOMEWORK: Study for test on 4/29

Wednesday 29th, 2009
AIM: Chapter 19 - test
OBJECTIVE: Students will be test on Digestion and Nutrition
HOMEWORK: Chapter 20 vocabulary words

Thursday 30th, 2009
AIM: Circulation – Chapter 20
OBJECTIVE: How to compare arteries, veins, and capillaries?
HOMEWORK: Lesson 1 vocabulary words in NB

Friday 1st, 2009
AIM: SCHOOL CLOSED
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CLOSED

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

Monday 27th, 2009
AIM: Earthquakes
OBJECTIVE: How do Earthquakes happens?
HOMEWORK: WB p. 170 on LL

Tuesday 28th, 2009
AIM: WB p. 171 & 172 – Cause & Effect
OBJECTIVE: Students will answer questions based on Chapter 7
HOMEWORK: WB p. 175 in NB

Wednesday 29th, 2009
AIM: WB – p. 173, 174, & 176 – Moving Plates.
OBJECTIVE: Students will answer questions on the moving Continents
HOMEWORK: WB p. 177 in NB

Thursday 30th, 2009
AIM: How do earthquakes make wave?
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how earthquakes start and make waves.
HOMEWORK: What is the difference between the Richter and Mercalli Scale? LL

Friday 1st, 2009
AIM: SCHOOL CLOSED
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CLOSED

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

Monday 27th, 2009
AIM: How do rivers change the Land?
OBJECTIVE: Students will understand the importance of rivers
HOMEWORK: WB p. 137 in NB-Draw Earth layers

Tuesday 28th, 2009
AIM: Earth’s changing Crust
OBJECTIVE: WB p. 135,136, & 139 in NB – questions for test
HOMEWORK: Study questions for test

Wednesday 29th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: Students will have Computer classes
HOMEWORK:

Thursday 30th, 2009
AIM: Earth’s Changing Crust Quiz
OBJECTIVE: Students will be test on Lesson questions
HOMEWORK: WB p. 140 on LL

Friday 1st, 2009
AIM: SCHOOL CLOSED
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS CLOSED

6TH SOCIAL-STUDIES - WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

Monday 27th, 2009
AIM: The Evolution of Government.
OBJECTIVE: To identify major events in the evolution of government. HOMEWORK: Lesson 2 vocabulary words in NB

Tuesday 28th, 2009
AIM: Conquerors and Kings
OBJECTIVE: Invasions by the Vikings and how they became Normans.
HOMEWORK: What was the Magma Carta? 2 para. On LL

Wednesday 29th, 2009
AIM: The Church in the Middle Ages.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the role of monasteries, convents, and cathedrals in society.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 3 vocabulary words in NB

Thursday 30th, 2009
AIM: The Crusades
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the Crusades and their effects on Europe
HOMEWORK: What was the main purpose of the Crusades? 2 pages

Friday 1st, 2009
AIM: NO SCHOOL
OBJECTIVE:
HOMEWORK: NO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM