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Sunday, February 25, 2018

8th Science - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/HY58Y

3/1 - COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PUNNETT SQUARE IN NOTEBOOK

Directions: Complete each Punnett Square and answer the questions.

1. Flower color a. Purple is dominant (P) b. White is recessive (p) c. A PP father and a PP mother d. What color(s) are the parents? e. What color(s) are the children?

2. Seed color a. Yellow is dominant (Y) b. Green is recessive (y) c. A yy father and a yy mother d. What color(s) are the parents? e. What color(s) are the children?

3. Seed shape a. Round is dominant (R) b. Wrinkled is recessive (r) c. An RR father and an rr mother d. What shape(s) are the parents? e. What shape(s) are the children?

4. Pod color a. Green is dominant (G) b. Yellow is recessive (g) c. A Gg father and a GG mother d. What color(s) are the parents? e. What color(s) are the children?

5. Pod shape a. Smooth is dominant (S) b. Bumpy is recessive (s) c. A Ss father and a ss mother d. What shape(s) are the parents? e. What shape(s) are the children?

5th Science and Social Studies - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/8HFPZ

Science -
2/28 - Answer the following questions. Restate
p. All in Textbook - # 1 -4

Social Studies : Textbook p. 343 - 1-3
3/1 - Questions and Answers in NB

6/7th Science and Social Studies - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/US59Z

Science - Powerpoint Presentation - Chapter 23 - Lesson 3 - 8-10 slides

3/1 - The sequence of events from infancy to adulthood

Social Studies - Textbook p. 237. # 2 a; b. 3 a; b
2/28 - in Notebook Questions and answers

4th Grade Social Studies - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/4WZRU

Due 3/1 - Questionsa and Answers in NB. Chapter 5. Lesson 1

1. What did the British do to support Native Americqn lands?
2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
3. What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
4. When did the revolution begin?

3rd Grade Social Studies - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/UPEEG

3/1 - COPY THE FOLLWOING VOCABULARY WORDS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

1. penisula - a long stretch of land with water all around it

2. ruin - an old building that has fallen apart

3. mountainous - steep, rocky land

4. port - a place where boats can bring their good to land.

5. village - a small community

2nd Grade Science - 2/26/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/X385H

HOMEWORK;

Due 2/28 (Wednesday) - Copy the following vocabulary words

1. fossil - a trace or print or the remains of a plant or animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock

2. climate - the general weather conditions that are typical of a place.

3. dinosaur - a group of extinct often very large reptiles of the Mesozoic era.

4. flying reptile - an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and wings

Monday, February 19, 2018

Weekly Reminders - 2/19/18

2/21 - Wednesday at 9:30 AM, there will be performances presented by Ms. Alma and the students in Grades 4-8 in honor of African American Heritage Month.

Students are to dress up for African American Presentation. No jeans or sneakers

2/23 - Stations of the Cross @ 11:00AM. Parents are invited.

2/26 - 12:00 Dismissal next Monday due to a Faculty Meeting. ASP will be in session.

8th Science - 2/19/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/8FUNV

6/7 Science and Social Studies - 2/19/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/VZ6BX

Science
2/21 - Draw and label the make reproductive system

5th Science and Social Studies - 2/19/18

https://www.planbookedu.com/s/2ZU3J

Science
2/22 - Draw and label plant cell in NB

Monday, January 8, 2018

8TH SCIENCE STUDY NOTES FOR MIDTERMS 2018

STUDY THE FOLLOWING ESSAY IDEAS AND VOCABULARY. USE YOUR NOTES THAT WERE GIVEN IN CLASS TO STUDY ON WEDNESDAY!

Describe Terms of position, velocity, and acceleration. Compare the distance and displacement.

A) Define the two types of reproduction: sexual and asexual. B) State one advantage and one disadvantage that organisms that use each type of reproduction would experience. C) Give an example of an organism that uses each type.

Compare and contrast Mitosis and Meiosis. Be detailed with your explanation. Make sure you focus on: A. All the stages in Mitosis B. All the stages in Meiosis C. What occurs during each stage of Mitosis and each stage of Meiosis.

Are all human cells capable of mitosis and cell division? How does this affect the body’s ability to repair itself? Support your answer with specific examples.

What are the disadvantages and disadvantages of cloning animals?

In Mitosis, how many times does the cell divide (how many steps)?

What shape is DNA?

What are the names of the nitrogenous bases on DNA?

What is the purpose of mitosis?

How many chromosomes does a sex cell have?

The cells produced via meiosis are called?

How many parents are required for asexual reproduction?

The end of meiosis results in?

Which of the following is a disadvantage for sexual reproduction?

Know the phases of mitosis and meiosis!

How to calculate average speed and acceleration.

Know the the definitions of velocity; displacement; average speed; acceleration

Know the terms egg, sperm, and zygote

2ND GRADE SCIENCE STUDY NOTES FOR MIDTERMS 2018

STUDY THE FOLLOWING ESSAY IDEAS AND VOCABULARY. USE YOUR NOTES THAT WERE GIVEN IN CLASS TO STUDY ON WEDNESDAY!

When the sun heats the water from oceans and lakes, the water turns into?

What points in the direction the wind comes from?

The weather changes throughout the year and have four?

What is made up of tiny drops of water?

a special gas that you breathe in to your lungs is called?

About how many bones does your body have?

What organ takes in air into your body?

What does the heart do?

The water that evaporates changes to?

What do you use your brain for?

What goes from your brain to all parts of your body?

What holds up your body and give it shape?

Draw a plant showing the 4 different parts of the plant

vocabulary words:

wind vane seasons gases temperature weather

clouds evaporates water vapor

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