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Saturday, May 30, 2009

5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 8TH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMS

Dear Parents,

Your child has finals the week of June 2nd. Therefore, your child must spend time studying for these exams. They were given outlines and notes in Science & Social Studies to study. Check exam outline from last week's blog.

Mrs. Ramsey

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

Monday 1st, 2009
AIM: The Solar System
OBJECTIVE: Online: Enchanted Learning - The make-up of our solar system
HOMEWORK: Find picture of the solar system online and draw & label in NB

Tuesday 2nd, 2009
AIM: The Inner Planets
OBJECTIVE: How are the inner planets different from the outer planets?
HOMEWORK: Big 8 Review p. 129-130 # 1,2,&3 on LL

Wednesday 3rd, 2009
AIM: Motion of the Earth
OBJECTIVE: How does Earth rotation cause day and night?
HOMEWORK: Big 8 Review p. 131-133; # 4,5,6 on LL

Thursday 4th, 2009
AIM: Gravity
OBJECTIVE: The importance of gravity as it relates to the motion of Earth.
HOMEWORK: Big 8 Review p. 9 on LL

Friday 5th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: Science Exam
HOMEWORK: Review weekly notes

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

Monday 1st, 2009
AIM: The inner solar system
OBJECTIVE: Explore how to distinguish a planet from a star
HOMEWORK: LL – Describe the relative distances of the planets from the Sun.

Tuesday 2nd, 2009
AIM: Social Studies Final Exams
OBJECTIVE: Students will take their SS finals
HOMEWORK: LL- WB p. 143-Draw and label Earth and answer questions.

Wednesday 3rd, 2009
AIM: The Solar System and Beyond
OBJECTIVE: WB – p. 165-166 in NB
HOMEWORK: LL – WB p. 29 Q & A

Thursday 4th, 2009
AIM: Properties of a star.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the properties of a star.
HOMEWORK: Study notes for Science Exam

Friday 5th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: Science Exam
HOMEWORK: Review weekly notes

5TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

Monday 1st, 2009
AIM: Earth and its Neighbors
OBJECTIVE: Describe the effect of gravity between objects in the solar system.
HOMEWORK: LL – WB p. 197 Q & A

Tuesday 2nd, 2009
AIM: Exam
OBJECTIVE: Students will be taking the SS Exam
HOMEWORK: LL WB – p. 49 Q & A

Wednesday 3rd, 2009
AIM: GYM
OBJECTIVE: Students will have GYM classes
HOMEWORK: Study for exams

Thursday 4th, 2009
AIM: The Sun and Moon
OBJECTIVE: To identify effects of the on the moon
HOMEWORK: NB – p. 195 Q & A

Friday 5th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: Science Exam
HOMEWORK: Review weekly notes

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

Monday 1st, 2009
AIM: Empires of West Africa.
OBJECTIVE: To classify information about each of the three kingdoms.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 3 vocabulary in NB

Tuesday 2nd, 2009
AIM: The “Land of Gold”
OBJECTIVE: Analyze how their economies worked
HOMEWORK: LL – Define supply and demand as stated in lesson 3.

Wednesday 3rd, 2009
AIM: Architectures and Arab Muslims influences on Timbuktu
OBJECTIVE: To describe life in Timbuktu
HOMEWORK: LL - Explain types of trade, architecture, and religion of Timbuktu.

Thursday 4th, 2009
AIM: The Songhai Empire
OBJECTIVE: Why did the Songhai empire collapse?
HOMEWORK: LL – How were griots and scribes important to rulers of the Songhai empire?

Friday 5th, 2009
AIM: Griots and oral history.
OBJECTIVE: To appreciate the cultural contributions of griots, past and present
HOMEWORK: Review weekly notes.

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF JUNE 1ST, 2009

Monday 1st, 2009
AIM: Computer Class
OBJECTIVE: Students will have Computer Classes
HOMEWORK: Study for Exam

Tuesday 2nd, 2009
AIM: Chapter 13 - The Articles of Confederation
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of the Articles of Confederation on relations between states
HOMEWORK: On LL – Who was Richard Allen and what did he do? 2. What was Shay’s Rebellion?

Wednesday 3rd, 2009
AIM: Northwest Ordinance
OBJECTIVE: To explain why the Northwest Ordinance encouraged settlements
HOMEWORK: Lesson 2 vocabulary words in NB

Thursday 4th, 2009
AIM: The Constitutional Convention
OBJECTIVE: Describe the basic structure of the Constitution.
HOMEWORK: LL – Why were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams missing from the convention

Friday 5th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: 2:30 Dismissal
HOMEWORK: Review Chapter 13

Monday, May 25, 2009

8th Study Outline for June Exams

Chapter 21 - Astronomy: axis; rotation; revolution; ellipse; equinox; moon phases; full moon; solar eclipse; lunar eclipse; marie

Chapter 2: prominences; sunspots; solar flares; atoms; half-life; protons; electrons; atomic number; neutons

Know of Earth's rotation on its axis; what causes night and day; the summer solstice/

Review the Planets and their moons.

Should be able to explain how the moon phases depend on the position of the moon, sun; Earth.

Also, Why do planets orbit the sun.

7th Science Study Outline for June Exams

Chapters 18; 19; 20 vocabulary words.

dermis; epidermis; involuntary muscles; joints; ligaments; marrow; muscle; periosteum; smoothe muscles; tendons.

6 classes of nutrients: Must know which ones are Organic or Inorganic nutriuents

The Digestive System: esophagus; gall bladder; large intesting; liver; anus; pancreas; recturm; small intestine;; stomach; mouth

Must be able to discuss the food pyramid and the relationship between diet and health;

What are enzymes and how they help in digestion.

6th Science Study Outline for June Exams

Review Unit D on Astronomy; Weather, and Climate

Especially the vocabulary on the following pages in the workbook:

p. 127; 145; 151; 158 ; 165; 177

Students must study test notes given in class

5TH GRADE SCIENCE OUTLINE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS WEEK 'S BLOG

6th Social Studies outline for June exam

Review: convent; crusade; feudalism; fief; lord;Middle Ages; navigable; Protestantism; Reformation; Renaissance.

Know the following: Charlemagne; Leonardo Da Vinci; Queen Elizabeth I; Martin Luther; Pope Urban II

Study: Copan; Bagdad; Muhammad; Constantine; Pompeid;

Read Chapters 12 and 13 also. PLUS - DBQ

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES STUDY OUTLINE FOR EXAM

Review: militia; rebel; repeal; liberty; boycott; American Revolutin; Boston tea paryt; Sons of Liberty; Stamp Act; minutemen

Know the following: Thomas Paine; John Paul Jones; Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Franklin; Nathan Hale; Philis Wheatly; Patrick Henry; James Madison; and George Washington

Study: traitor; Patriot; Loyalist; Continental Army; Declaration of Independence

Students must read chapter 11 and 12 also for exam

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 25TH, 2009

Monday 25th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: MEMORIAL DAY -CLOSED
HOMEWORK:

Tuesday 26th, 2009
AIM: The Solar System
OBJECTIVE: The sun-centered and Earth-centered model of the solar system
HOMEWORK: Chapter 22 vocabulary words in NB

Wednesday 27th, 2009
AIM: How the solar system formed
OBJECTIVE: Oral reading and notes on the formation of the solar system
HOMEWORK: LL- What was Johannes Keplers contribution to the sun-centered solar model

Thursday 28th, 2009
AIM: The inner planets
OBJECTIVE: The inner planets in their relative order from the sun.
HOMEWORK: How many years would it take to travel from Earth’s orbit to Mars? LL

Friday 29th, 2009
AIM: The outer planets
OBJECTIVE: The major characteristics of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
HOMEWORK: Study for finals

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 25TH, 2009

Monday 25th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: MEMORIAL DAY -CLOSED
HOMEWORK:

Tuesday 26th, 2009
AIM: The Respiratory System
OBJECTIVE: The function of the respiratory system
HOMEWORK: Chapter 21 vocabulary words in NB

Wednesday 27th, 2009
AIM: How oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and in tissues.
OBJECTIVE: Draw and label figure 21-1 on the process involve in the transports of oxygen
HOMEWORK: On LL – ( 8 sentences) What is the difference between breathing and respiration?

Thursday 28th, 2009
AIM: The pathway of air in and out of the lungs
OBJECTIVE: Draw and label organs of the respiratory system. Explain
HOMEWORK: Describe the 0pharynx, larynx, and Trachea on LL

Friday 29th, 2009
AIM: Three effects of smoking on the respiratory system
OBJECTIVE: To learn of Emphysema; lung cancer; asthma
HOMEWORK: Review test notes for exam

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF MAY 25TH, 2009

Monday 25th, 2009
AIM:
OBJECTIVE: MEMORIAL DAY -CLOSED
HOMEWORK:

Tuesday 26th, 2009
AIM: Comets and Meteoroids
OBJECTIVE: What makes a comet visible?
HOMEWORK: On LL – How do meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites differ?

Wednesday 27th, 2009
AIM: Inner and Outer Planets
OBJECTIVE: How far apart are the outer planets compared with the inner planets?
HOMEWORK: How do comets cause meteor showers? LL

Thursday 28th, 2009
AIM: Jupiter’s moon
OBJECTIVE: Why are Jupiter’s Moon special?
HOMEWORK: On LL – Describe the moons of Jupiter

Friday 29th, 2009
AIM: Moonscapes
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of the many moon in the solar system.
HOMEWORK: Review test notes for exam

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