Thursday, September 28, 2017

Science:  Work on the slides for your Energy Proposal.  Presentations will begin on Tuesday, 10/3.  Check the rubric for this project as you work.  Study!  Quiz on Energy and Chemical Reactions on Friday, 10/6.  

Social Studies:  Read NC Ch. 6 section 2 and take Cornell notes.

Questions for the N.C. Digital Postcard Activity:
1.  Name of Postcard
2.  Relative location of the place featured in the postcard
3.  Region of N.C.
4.  What does the name of the postcard reveal about N.C.?
5.  List 1 inference from the observation activity. (partner 1)
6.  List another inference from the observation activity. (partner 2)
7.  What does your postcard reveal about the cultural legacy of cuisine in N.C.?

Language Arts: Movement Research is due Tuesday, October 3rd.  

Reading Conferences will be Monday, October 2nd. Need Title, Theme, Evidence.  Everyone did such a fantastic job with the last conference! :-)

Math (ALL Classes): NONE

***All students in the 8th Grade will receive a FREE t-shirt from a Voyager Academy sponsor. Please click the link below to select your t-shirt size. Adult XS sizes are not available, so please either select a Youth XL or an Adult Small. PLEASE COMPLETE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd.
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Tuesday, September, 26, 2017

Core Connections: Click here for today's assignment - Be sure to turn this in by the end of class.

Link for Science: 
Good and Bad Presentation slides
1st Period template
2nd Period template
3rd Period template
4th Period template
5th Period template

Science:  Finish the draft of your Energy Proposal if you did not finish in class today.  ALL members of your group should have this completed. Energy Proposal presentations begin on Tuesday, October 3.  Test on Chemistry & Energy on Friday, October 6. 

Language Arts: Reminder!! Vocabulary Test on Thursday, September 28th! Lessons 1-4 / 25 Questions
Words to Study
Proprietor    Haunt    Simulate   Resilient   Pseudonym  Gruesome  Inventory  Anonymous  
Surmise       Reverberate   Derive   Despondent   Amiss  Demean   Instill  Affable
Extricate    Anthology    Endeavor   Abrasion  Rebuff


Social Studies:  Field trip tomorrow.  No electronics or phones.  

Read NC Ch. 6/Section 1 and take Cornell Notes

8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Period): Complete Practice 1.3; Study "Comparing & Ordering Rational/Irrational Numbers".
8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Study "Comparing & Ordering Rational/Irrational Numbers".
Math I: TEST Thursday 9/28/17.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Social Studies:  Make flashcards for your new unit vocabulary.
U.S. Government:
Articles of Confederation
precedent
judicial review
compromise
U.S. Constitution
veto
ratify
Federalist
Antifederalist
Bill of Rights
State's Rights
bicameral
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch

The Durham Legacy field trip is this Wednesday, September 27th.  Make sure that you have turned in your permission form.  Pay your $13 fee online.

4th and 5th Period:  Finish the Mecklenburg Resolves/Declaration of Independence classwork activity!

Science:  Finish the Energy Comparison chart if you did not finish during class.  Use the links posted online last week (scroll down). Use detail and be thorough - you will need to write small on your chart. 

Students received information about our second field trip today.  Please read and sign the permission slip and return it to your student's homeroom teacher.  If you are available to chaperone on Tuesday, October 17, please contact Mrs. Graham (kgraham@voyageracademy.net).  

8th Grade Math: Complete Lesson 7.4 (#1-31 ODD).
Math I: No homework; TEST Thursday 9/28/17.


Core Connections: No Homework

Friday, September 22, 2017

Links for Science class for FRIDAY
Energy Research:

• BBC Bite Size - scroll down; use all 3 pages
• Virtual Science Fair - click tabs on the left; view the animations
• Conserve Energy Future - click tabs at the top
• University of Manchester - click any type of energy; read the pros/cons
• EIA Energy Kids 

Textbook Resources - green books (classroom use only):

• Chapter 5, Section 1 - coal, oil, natural gas
• Chapter 5, Section 2 - solar, electric, wind, biomass, geothermal
• Chapter 5, Section 3 - nuclear

Core Connections:

1. Finish your Periodic Table Summary

2. Get at least one peer edit and revise the Summary

3. Summary Due Monday

4. Digital Portfolio Periodic Table Reflection - complete for Monday - you do not have to post this on your digital portfolio - just complete the Google Doc and keep it in your drive

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Social Studies:  No homework.  Enjoy your evening.

8th Grade Math (1st & 2nd Periods): Comparing & Ordering Rational #'s (#1-8 all).
8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Comparing & Ordering Rational #'s (#1-6 all).
Math I: BONUS assignment (Optional) is due tomorrow.

Science:  No homework.  Bring both assignments from class today to class with you tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Science:  Finish today's handout if you did not finish in class.  Spend 15-20 minutes using the links below to practice balancing chemical equations.

Links for Science Class:
Khan Academy 
Chembalancer 
Balancing Act 
Balancing Equations
Phet Simulations - click "Game"

Core Connections: Classwork directions for Periodic Table Summary  due Monday, Sept. 25th (we will work on this in class tomorrow - this is NOT homework)

8th Grade Math: None
MathI: Assignment #11 (Equations only). BONUS assignment (Optional) is due FRIDAY 9/22.

Social Studies;  Create your legacy SYMBOL from the generalization that you created in class.  Bring the symbol to SEMINAR tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Social Studies:  Read for at least 15 minutes.

Science:  Watch this video for more help with balancing chemical equations.  If you did not finish the equations in the chart (on the back of yesterday's handout), finish these for homework.  

Core Connections: Final Periodic Table due tomorrow (Wednesday) at the start of class.  Click for the rubric.
      Don't forget:

• Group titles
• Sample square labeled
• color key
• Title

8th Grade Math: Complete "How Do They Fit?"
Math I: Complete Two-Way Table "Titanic" Worksheet (Front & Back). QUIZ tomorrow.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Link for Science:

Chemical Equations balancer - Work up through Level 3 by the tomorrow.  Practice will make this easier!  Don't give up.  (Also:  Finish your Physical & Chemical changes lab if you did not turn it in today or Friday.)

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Practice 2-4 (#2-12 even) and (#37, 38, 39).
8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Periods): Practice 2-4 (#2-20 even) and (#37, 38, 39).
Math I: Assignment #9

Core Connections:  Periodic Table final table due Wednesday, September 20

Friday, September 15, 2017

Student Council Ballot

Science:  Finish your Physical & Chemical changes lab if you did not finish during class today.  Use this and this if you do not have your lab paper at home.  Use this if you did the Extension (optional). 

Math (All classes): NONE

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Language Arts: TEST TOMORROW 

* Reading Conferences will take place on Monday, September 18th.  You will need to provide the title, theme and evidence of the theme in your text.

All of this information has been posted to GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Science: Study your notes on physical and chemical changes. 

Math I: HW #8
8th Grade Math: "You Try's" on today's notes

Core Connections: Finish all of your Periodic Table cards and be ready to glue them onto your poster board in class Friday.  Final table due Tuesday, Sept. 19th.

Wednesday, September 13

Links for Science Class
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
4th period
5th period

Science homework:  Finish the Mosa Mack assignment if you did not finish during class.  Finish the "Changes in Everyday Life" assignment on the back of today's notes - follow instructions. 

Math (ALL CLASSES): NONE

Social Studies:  Use the study guide to prep for next week's test.  Get a poster board for your mini project.

Tuesday, September 12

Science:  Define the "Changes in Physical State" at the bottom of your notes today. Study your notes on physical changes.

Social Studies:  Define popular sovereignty.

Study Guide for the test on 9/19

What do I need to pull from my notebook?

Colonial Era Vocabulary (see past blog posts)
Graphic Organizer NC 2.3 Europeans Explore Carolina
Lost Colony notes NC 2.4
Worksheet NC Ch. 3 Map Skills and Fill in the blank notes (Proprietors and their Problems)
NC Ch. 4 Graphic Organizer Immigrants to NC colony
Map of the 13 original colonies
Regulator Notes
NC 5.1 Cornell Notes
ATSOU Revolution Graffiti 
Mecklenburg Declaration

Questions to consider:

How did the patriots affect change on a large scale?
What is sourcing?  What does it look like when historians engage in sourcing?
Were the Regulators or citizens of Mecklenburg County justified protestors or lawless criminals?
Should armed resistance be used to promote change?  

Math (ALL CLASSES): Test tomorrow

Monday, September 11, 2017

Social Studies:  Happy Patriots Day!  Read NC Ch. 5 Sect. 1 and take Cornell notes.  Please add the following terms to your vocabulary list for the Colonial unit:  Tory, Whig, loyalist, patriot.  The colonial era/American Revolution test has been moved up two days to Tuesday, September 19th.  The study guide will be added tomorrow.

Language Arts: Don't forget to complete  and submit your independent reading check if you haven't done so already!  You should be reading for at least 15 minutes each evening and annotating using the elements of fiction as a guide.  Fictional novels will allow you to practice identifying the elements of fiction and developing an appropriate theme.  ASK QUESTIONS if you need help.

TEST ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th!!!

Math I: Test on Wednesday, September 13th!!! Test will cover Equations, Frequency Tables, Boxplots, and the impact of an outlier on the mean, median, interquartile range, and standard deviation.

8th Grade Math: Test on Wednesday, September 13th!!! Test will cover One-Step, Two-Step, and Multi-Step Equations and Vocabulary.

Science:  Finish the online assignments from last week in CK-12 if you haven't finish.  Finish today's classwork: read and take notes on Chapter 16, Section 1.  

Science Study Links

Sample Questions
Answer Key
Be sure to finish the Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids assignment (on CK-12) if you did not finish in class on Friday.  After checking documents, many students have not completed some or all of this.

Language Arts: Don't forget to complete  and submit your independent reading check if you haven't done so already!  You should be reading for at least 15 minutes each evening and annotating using the elements of fiction as a guide.  Fictional novels will allow you to practice identifying the elements of fiction and developing an appropriate theme.  ASK QUESTIONS if you need help.

Friday, September 8

Only 2 days left to order your 8th Grade class t-shirt or sweatshirt.  Click here to order online.

Science:  Quiz on Monday!  Study your notes on the periodic table, groups of elements, physical and chemical properties, and metals / nonmetals / metalloids.  Use the review questions on the handout from class today to practice.  Finish the CK-12 assignment from class if you did not finish today!

Links for Science:
CK-12 - Finish the assignment from yesterday.
Study Jams - Periodic Table 
Study Jams - Physical and Chemical Change
Quizlet - username: kmidkiff  password:  voyager8   (Use the "Atoms and Periodic Table Groups" word set)

Social Studies:  Patriot day is Monday.  Wear red, white and blue to show your patriotism.:)

Math I: Test Wednesday (Frequency Tables, Histograms, Creating and Interpreting Boxplots, and Equations).
8th Grade Math: Test Tuesday (One-Step, Two-Step, and Multi-Step Equations).

Thursday, September 7, 2017

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER A CLASS T-SHIRT!  Click this link to order online.

Science Links for Class:
Review Sheet
Submission Form
Periodic Table with uses for elements

CK-12 Class Links
1st Period Science
2nd Period Science
3rd Period Science
4th Period Science
5th Period Science

Science Homework:  Finish the "Metals" section of the CK-12 review assignment from class today if you did not finish. (We will work on the Nonmetals and Metalloids sections in class tomorrow.) Quiz on Monday, September 11.  Study pages 11-15 in your notes and these topics:  periodic table, physical & chemical properties, metals, nonmetals, metalloids.   

Social Studies:  Read NC book Pg. 143-148 The Regulator Movement.  Stop when you see the sub-heading Battle of Alamance.  Take Cornell notes.

8th Grade Math: Practice 2-3 (#2-30 even)
Math I: Standard Deviation Problem from the board

Language Arts: Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW (lesson 2)

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

8th Grade Class T-Shirt Ordering is now OPEN!  Order online through Custom Ink.
 Orders close in SIX days!

Core Connections: Rough Draft of you Periodic Table is due as soon as you finish and are ready for a teacher review.  It should be submitted no later than the end of class on Thursday, Sept. 7th.

Please bring in one standard sized poster board and 20 unlined notecards by Friday, Sept. 8th.

Science:  Finish the Nonmetals and Metalloids sections of the chart on the handout we have used in class.  Use pages 628-635 in your textbook to help.  

Social Studies:  Review your notes and vocabulary on the Colonial period.  Short quiz before the end of the week.

Math I: QUIZ tomorrow (Five-Number Summary, Constructing and Interpreting Boxplots and Solving Equations).
8th Grade Math: Practice 2-2 (#2-6 even) and (#12-32 even)

Language Arts: Take notes from the Grammar videos posted to Google classroom. You will need to show me your notes on Tuesday 9/5.

Quiz (Reading Literature):                  Wednesday, September 6th
Quiz (vocabulary and grammar):         Friday, September 8th