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Friday, September 28, 2012

8th Science - 10/1/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1qSiIxIsC7s63NfV7fHFe1mjWB0_iyMxpvkBSg8Ceqdg

Homework:

10/2 - LL - Questions and answers

1. Compare elements in group 1 and 17.
2. Differentiate them from elements in group 18.3. List 5 most important elements for life.

10/3- On index card, create 3 questions about the periodic table.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=13vr-zSlp60kHyXVl3eriEauRor83D3zXQcFqVYndQAo
Homework:

10/4 - Research paper on a heart disease. 2 pages typed; 4 pages written. Must have a reference sheet. 12 font; Times Roman; black ink; 1 inch margins on all 4 sides. Details will be given in class.

10/2 - LL - Draw and label Heart.

6th Science - 10/1/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1r3cNzkF1a5tmsyLq3TBzLKhi7y_v41CMLyFvaqUNkng
Homework:
10/1- LL. Questions and answers
1. Draw and label the rock cycle.
2. Name types of rocks
3. Describe the process that each rock type goes through.

10/2 - Vocabulary words in NB with definitons

10/3 - LL. Questions and answers
1. Draw and label Earth layers
2. Define isostacy.
3. How is Earth’s lithosphere changing?

5th Science - 10/1/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1xGU8uNsBhIiST6eOsMNo1YWP_VBwSboRMoE45TOWedM

10/3 - On LL - Draw and label the solar system with planets orbiting the Sun.

10/5 - On LL - Draw and label the phases of the moon.

6th Social Studies - 10/1/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1e0lQFajitMdBWZ9YRmYHQqMmnze1p_8Dg7rRDsTiJNQ
Homework:
10/2 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan in your vocab NB. Define each word or phrase.
10/4 - LL - Questions and Answers:
1. How did the Tigris and Euphrates affected people life.
2. What are their farming methods.
3. Describe Mesopotamia.

10/3 - MAP OF THE MONTH

5th Social Studies - 10/1/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=14BR-H8vHOu68iLLkyKjibUH8xSjw10xC_89A4aFijf4
Homework:
10/2 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan in SS vocabulary notebook with definitions.
10/4 - LL - Textbook p. 655. #1-5 Questions and Answers.

10/3 - MAP OF THE MONTH

Sunday, September 23, 2012

8th Science - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1d7TSCGwNFxY5OOfhpgxc0pKKyxCDyDeObSw1T8sRuHc
Homework
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.

7th Science - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ZowMBLqRuDoUXAmbDZ_adbGRdxc1z17IHVDc_0FEN78
Homework
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.

6th Science - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=13nBzcqi5PhBBPADnrzW9jUXpZA2ypYxS_6i50eyroXA
Homework
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.

5th Science - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1TRyqs50AziajugbEKcTyNohQVWnlbFZBAYFJfjLdkHU
Homework
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.

6th Social Studies - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pArlmjfqxdwCMXrfs4HM2njAzfy53sPwXYP6GLBBXIU
Homework
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.
9/27 - LL. Essay on, "How alike and how different would you say Azeez' Indian values are from values in the culture you know?

5th Social Studies - 9/24/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KCLWgFuPOWugbGov69FXsqng8uCIdNauQ7lolZcTHSM
Homework:
9/25 - Copy vocabulary words from lesson plan, 1-10 in Vocab. NB and define each word or phrase.

928 - LL -What elements make a culture a civilization? a paragraph based on chapter 3, Lesson 1.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

8th Science - 9/17/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1fciORgM0XwxUX0iv-uhREk58ywpMPv87L2j_9-GEGKo
Homework:
9/18 - Copy the following vocabulary words in Science vocab. NB and define each term.
1. physical change 2. chemical change 3. chemistry 4. inhibitor 5. precipitate
6. reaction 7. atom 8. molecule 9. product 10. periodic table

9/20 -

7th Science - 9/17/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1omGr33JHwZpe3VarEi8Q1uVm-jFPepRlp9Sr--hitIg
Homework:
9/18 - In Science NB, copy and define each term.
1. digestion 2. chemical digestion 3. mechanical digestion 4. nutrients 5. minerals
6. protein 7. vitamins 8. enzymes 9. fats 10. water

9/20 -

6th Science - 9/17/12

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1vwJzHAB_9LGVq-rmf1vYRip0f6pDzURwCdoi2j4by3k
Homework:
9/18 - Copy vocabulary words in notebook and define.
1. matter 2. density 3. volume 4. mass 5. weight 6. atom
7. molecules 8. waves 9. compound 10. minerals

9/20- On LL: Copy and answer questions completely.
Compare mixture with a compound. What is an atom? How are molecules form?

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

Mrs. Ramsey Blog - Where Science and Technology come ALIVE!

Friday, September 28, 2012

8th Science - 10/1/12

Homework:

10/2 - LL - Questions and answers

1. Compare elements in group 1 and 17.
2. Differentiate them from elements in group 18.3. List 5 most important elements for life.

7th Science - 10/1/12

6th Science - 10/1/12

5th Science - 10/1/12

6th Social Studies - 10/1/12

5th Social Studies - 10/1/12

Sunday, September 23, 2012

8th Science - 9/24/12

7th Science - 9/24/12

6th Science - 9/24/12

5th Science - 9/24/12

6th Social Studies - 9/24/12

5th Social Studies - 9/24/12

Saturday, September 15, 2012

8th Science - 9/17/12

7th Science - 9/17/12

6th Science - 9/17/12

The Statue of Liberty

Dinosaur Fossils

Friday, September 28, 2012

Homework:

10/2 - LL - Questions and answers

1. Compare elements in group 1 and 17.2. Differentiate them from elements in group 18.3. List 5 most important elements for life.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Saturday, September 15, 2012

1. Compare elements in group 1 and 17.
2. Differentiate them from elements in group 18.3. List 5 most important elements for life.