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Friday, March 11, 2011

5th Social Studies - 3/14/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_4269bpt2wwr
Homework:

3/15-3/17 - Describe the Revolutionary War. LL- 2 pages

3/17-3/18 - On LL - How did the Patriots and Loyalists feel about the war for Independence?

6th Social Studies -3/14/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_428hqv6f4k6
Homework:

3/14-3/16-Textbook p. 308 on LL Thinking About Vocabulary 1-10 Questions and Answers.

3/16-3/17 - On LL - How did the waterways of Europe affect the life?
TEST - Ancient Arabia - Chapter test. 3/16

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Weekly Vocabualry Words - 3/7/11

Molecular Formula- Identifies the number and type of atoms in a compound

Malleable- Able to be hammered into thin sheets

Ductile- Able to be drawn out to a fine wire

Graduated Cylinder- A scientific tool used to measure the volume of a liquid

Thrust- A pushing force, usually generated by an engine, that moves a vehicle forward (or backward)

8th Science - 3/7/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_425fhfxxqfc
TEST - 3/7 - Draw and label parts of a flower
9/10 - Composition on species

7th Science - 3/7/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_424fbrd2jdc
TEST - 3/7 - Chapter 18
3/9 - Chapter 20 vocab in NB
3/10 - Draw and label body in NB

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_423z6b69fdr
HOMEWORK:
3/8 - Bring in fruits that have monocot and dicot seeds. See text or go online if you forgot.
TEST - 3/7 - Draw and label process of photosynthesis and parts of a plant.
9/9 - Complete lab sheet

5th Science - 3/7/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_422hh24fkc6
HOMEWORK:
3/9 - Students need to bring in different types of fruits with seeds. Reviewing monocot (corn) and dicot seeds (avocado, beans, apples, mangoes etc)
3/10 - On LL - What is the difference between a monocot and dicot plant.

6th Social Studies - 3/7/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_4215gjcf7fq
TEST - 3/8 - Chapter 10 test

5th Socaial Studies - 3/7/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_420zfqh58hn
TEST - 3/8 - Chapter 11

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 2/28/11

1. xylem – the tissue through which water and minerals move up through
a plant
2. phloem – the tissue through which food from the leaves moves down through the rest of a plant
3. cambium – the layer in plants that separates the xylem from the phloem.
4. Isobar - a line on a weather map connecting places with equal air pressure.
5. epidermis – an outermost layer of such plant parts as roots and leaves

adjective : having a combination of fresh and salt water

oun : a small vehicle similar to a submarine, used for extremely deep diving

noun : a small vehicle similar to a submarine, used for extremely deep diving

8th Science - 2/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_419dtwd69gk
HOMEWORK:
3/2 - Chapter 17 vocabulary words in NB
3/4 - Research and write a 2 page report on a female American scientists.

7th Science - 2/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_418gs5qg7g4
HOMEWORK:
3/1 - Chapter 18 Vocabulary Words in NB
3/3 - Textbook p. 499 # 1,2,3, questions and answers on LL
3/4 - p. 506 # 1-5 sentence form on LL

6th Science - 2/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_417d6zp66g3
HOMEWORK:
3/2 - WB p. 45 - Questions and answers in NB
3/3 - WB p. 47 -48 questions and answers in NB
3/4 - Chapter 2 test

5th Science - 2/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_416dsgvz5cn
HOMEWORK:
3/4 - Research a female American scientists and write a report on her accomplishment.
3/4 - Chapter 5 test.

6th Social Studies - 2/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_415g9n8htgm
HOMEWORK:
3/2 - Textbook p. 257 # 3,4,5 - Questions and Answers on LL. Full answers.
3/4 - Chapter 10 Vocabulary words in NB

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