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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Reminders - Week of 11/1/10

Students in grades 5, 6, 7, 8, will be given tests in Science and Social Studies this week. Parents must check student's assignment book for dates. It is important that books are taken home to study. Study questions and notes will be given in class. Tests will be schedule when lessons are successfully completed. Therefore, dates will not be determined beforehand.

Weekly Vocabualry Words - 11/8/10

1. Ethical consideration – a set of moral standards that is a factor when making decisions
or judgments.

2.Federal – anything pertaining to the national government, but not the state or local
government

3.Filibuster - The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for
the purpose of delaying legislative action

4. Genocide – the extermination of a cultural or racial group.

5. Demography – the study that emphasizes statistics to look at human population
distribution, population density, and trends in population

8th Science - 11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_317hbs7whg9
HOMEWORK:
Due 11/3 - Fossil biography
11/4 - Chapter 8 vocabulary words in notebook.

7th Science - 11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_316dxmg5tqs
HOMEWORK:
11/2 - What is mechanical weathering? Explain how small weathering changes lead to big changes in the surface of the Earth.
11/3 - Draw a series of pictures that show how a mountain changes shape over time because of weathering.
11/4 - Research and describe the different ways that the Latin word speleum is used.

6th Science - 11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_315jf5h276r
HOMEWORK:
Due 11/2 - Workbook p. 175 - Draw diagram and label it. Answer questions 1-5 sentence form on LL.
11/5 - LL - Workbook p. 177. Questions & Answers

Test - questions in NB on 11/3 Static electricity - Lesson 7

5th Science - 11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_314d83rmdgn
HOMEWORK:
DUE: 11/3 - Textbook p. F76-77 # 1-15 - Question & answers on LL.

11/4 - Write 2 paragraphs (6-8 sentences) explaining how a sound reaches your ear. Drawings are acceptable.

TEST - 11/2 - Study the questions given on 10/26 - Lesson 4 & 5 (Sound Waves, Pitch and Loudness)

6th Social Studies - 11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_313d7rq54w4
HOMEWORK:
DUE 11/3 - On LL - Textbook p. 81 - # 1 - 5 Sentence form.
11/4 - On LL - In what ways was ancient Egypt a rich civilization.

Test - 11/2 - Chapter 4 vocabulary

5th Social-Studies-11/1/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_312grbvgtxr
HOMEWORK:
11/3 - On LL - Use lesson 2 - pp - 90 - 94. Write out questions and answers -
1. Name some of the Native American peoples who live in the Southwestern region.
2. How and when did they come here?
3. How did the Hopi succeed at farming in their dry environment?
11/5 - Chapter 6 vocabulary words in NB

11/4 - Test - Chapter 4 vocabulary words

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Vocabulary Words - 10/25/10

1. Grid - a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines forming squares of uniform size on a map or chart.

2. Helium - a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas (Helium becomes a liquid near absolute zero. Liquid helium is used to cool Jefferson Lab's accelerator components.)

3. HTML - an acronym for HyperText Markup Language; the programming language or code used for the creation of internet web pages.

4. Kelvin - a temperature scale that begins at absolute zero, where there is no molecular movement (Water freezes at 273 K and boils at 373 K.)

5. Laboratory - a place equipped for scientific research, experiments or testing.

Reminders - 10/25/10

10/25 - Scientist report
10/27 - Sun test

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, tests and assignments may have to be rescheduled. Students will be notified and is require to write the changes in their assignment books. Time constraints may not allow me to update my blog. Students are responsible to have updates and events written in their assignment books when given in class.

8th Science - 10/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_311gfg485g6
HOMEWORK:
10/28 - On LL - Draw a picture and write a description of what happens from the time a sky diver jumps out of a plane until the time he or she lands on the ground. You must use the following words in your descriptions: free fall; terminal velocity; air resistance; gravity; and acceleration due to gravity. Indicate when during the trip the forces on the sky diver are balanced and when they are unbalanced.

7th Science - 10/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_310cjbhj5hj
HOMEWORK:
10/26 - In NB - Chapter 7 vocabulary words.
10/27 - On LL - Textbook p. 197 # 1-4 Questions & Answers.
10/29 - On LL - Textbook p. 206 # 1-4 Questions & Answers.

6th Science - 10/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_3097q3t7rf7
HOMEWORK:
10/26 - In Notebook - WB p. 277-278-Questions and Answers.
10/29 - On LL - Textbook, p. 105 # 1-5, Questions & Answers.

5th Science - 10/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_308gnqx2dzp
HOMEWORK:
10/27 - On LL - Answer questions given in class.
10/29 - On LL - Textbook p. F53 - Think and Write # 1- 5 - Questions and answers.

6th Social Studies - 10/25/10

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_307hr9t677c
HOMEWORK:
10/27 - On LL - Textbook p. 100, Thinking About Facts, # 1-5 Questions & Answers.
10/29 - Chapter 5 vocabulary words in NB

10/28 - Chapter 4 Test.

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