Thursday, January 31, 2013

Thursday, January 31

Science: All students: Continue your Food Web project.  Food Webs are due on Monday at the beginning of class.  If you are presenting your Energy Proposal on Wednesday afternoon: send your Prezi or PowerPoint to Ms. Midkiff TODAY.  Practice your proposal so that you will be ready for your presentation on Wednesday.  You will give your proposal to your science class on Monday - be ready!

Parents:  Please mark your calendars for our P.O.L. (Presentation of Learning) afternoon which is on Wednesday, February 6th from 3:30 - 4:45 at Voyager.  We are expecting 100% participation at this event.  Your children have worked very hard over the last semester to produce some amazing products and we want you to see their work!  

If your child is unable to participate due to pre-scheduled events or sickness, please e-mail your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible.


We look forward to seeing you on the 6th!!


 Citing Sources – Legacy Project

Reminders about citing sources:
1)      Evaluate if the site is valid.  Verify information from another source if necessary.
2)      You need at least three different sources for this project.
3)      A source should be listed only if you end up using the information from that source.
4)      Use the footnotes on Wikipedia to determine the specific source of each fact.  (Remember, Wikipedia is a collection of data and information, not a source itself)

When you list your sources, include:
-       The specific web address
-       Name of article
-       Author of article
-       Date published
-       Book title, author, date published and publisher (for a book)    

* * The Works Cited sheet must be on a separate piece of paper and it must be typed!!  Make sure that you list all sources used for the SHOE and product 2.  You must also cite sources for images.  This is due tomorrow 2/1.  
* * Attention all monologue people...  Make sure that you bring your costume for your presentation tomorrow!












Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Wednesday, January 30

Science:  Steps 1-3 of your Food Web should be completed before class on Thursday.  Completed Food Webs are due on Monday, February 4.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tuesday, January 29

Science:  Work on your Food Web project.  Complete steps 1 & 2 before class on Wednesday.  You may bring books from home or your own personal laptop to school to help with this project.

Parents:  Please mark your calendars for our P.O.L. (Presentation of Learning) afternoon which is on Wednesday, February 6th from 3:30 - 4:45 at Voyager.  We are expecting 100% participation at this event.  Your children have worked very hard over the last semester to produce some amazing products and we want you to see their work!  

If your child is unable to participate due to pre-scheduled events or sickness, please e-mail your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible.


We look forward to seeing you on the 6th!!  


Monday, January 28, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Science:  Finish the Deer Me activity handout - front & back.  You may want to graph your data first, and then use your graphs to predict the remaining 25 generations.  ENGAGE your brain ... you can do this!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Thursday, January 24

Science:   1) Quiz tomorrow!  Study interactions between living things and the predator-prey relationship.  Use quizlet to review terms (see previous posts for login information).  2) Finish the data table of today's Deer Me activity.  You will need to estimate numbers of deer & wolves for the remaining 25 generations.  You do not need to finish the graph or questions for homework - we will finish these in class on Friday or Monday.  
Humanities:  READ!  Follow the due dates for your Legacy 2 product using the calendar in the back of your packet.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Humanities:  Read!  We will begin Product 2 for the Legacy project tomorrow.  Check your calendar to stay up on due dates.  We are currently just one day behind due to the snow day.

Attention Parents:  We are out of supplies!  We are in desperate need of kleenex and table wipes!!

Science:  1) Finish your Imaginary Symbiosis project if you didn't finish this in class today.  Follow directions on your handout. 2) Quiz Friday! Study interactions among living things.  Use quizlet to help (see previous posts for login information).

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Science:   Study for tomorrow's quiz!  Study your notes on interactions among living things, and energy roles (pages 5-7 in your binder).  Use quizlet to review vocab terms with games, flashcards, and a practice quiz  (Username: kmidkiff   Password: voyager8).  Take another practice quiz here.  Learn about interesting parasites here (view at your own risk!)


**Update: Due to the Snow Day on 1/18, your science quiz will be on Friday, January 25.  You can thank Mother Nature. :-)  Enjoy your break from school! ***

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Science:  Quiz Friday on interactions between living things.  Study pages 5-6 in your binder, and use quizlet to help you review.  A new set of vocab words (Interactions Among Living Things) is available on quizlet for this week's quiz.  Username: kmidkiff Password: voyager8  Go here to take a practice quiz on different interactions between living things.

Humanities: The shoe workshop will continue through Friday.  The completed shoe art work is due on Friday, Jan 18, at the end of class.  Students are expected to have art supplies, their shoe, and their sketch in class every day.  Students will be given an alternative assignment in class if not prepared to work on their shoe project.

READ!!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Monday, January 14

Science:  Finish the back of p.5 (handout titled "Energy Roles") - sections A & B, based on today's activity in class.  Finish the Habitat Hunt handout (if you didn't in class), based on your observations at the pond today.
Humanities:  Continue with your research.  Make sure that you have plans in place for your SHOE.  Art workshop begins on Wednesday.  Final research progress check tomorrow.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2012

Humanities:
Humanities: Start looking for an old shoe that you can transform into a piece of artwork.  Our shoe workshop will start on Wednesday, 1/16/13.  Please have your shoe and art materials by that date.

Parents may be interested to look at the project packet and calendar that students have been given for Part 2 of the Legacy Project.  This is an in-school project.  

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Science - Quiz tomorrow!  Study pages 1-5 in your science binder, and the resources on the Science tab of the wiki.  Listen to the song we heard in class today.  Teach a family or friend the song / dance moves you learned today for producer/decomposer/consumer!  (You know you want to do this!)  Use quizlet to review Ecosystem terms or take a practice quiz.  (Username: kmidkiff   Password:  voyager8)

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Wednesday, January 10

Science:  Finish today's handout on the Oh,Deer activity we in class.  Complete graph & all questions.  Study for Friday's quiz on ecosystems.  Use the quizlet site to practice with vocabulary terms.  (Students were shown how to use this website in class today).  Username: kmidkiff    Password: voyager8
Click on "Ecosystems Terms" to review words for this week's quiz.    

Humanities:  Read!  Start the research for your Legacy 2 project.
*If you were unable to come up with a topic of study in class...YOU NEED TO FIND SOMEONE TONIGHT FOR HOMEWORK!  You must come to school tomorrow ready to research your famous North Carolinian.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tuesday, January 8

Science:  Read the Limiting Factors article - p.3 in your science binder.  Finish all questions on today's Limiting Factors handout.  Study!  Quiz Friday on ecosystem terms & limiting factors.  Study all class handouts, Chapter 1 Section 1, and your review sheet (Monday's homework, p.2 in your binder). 

Monday, January 7, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2012

Science:  Finish today's handout (Living Things & their Environment, front AND back) if you didn't during class today.  Go here to find the pages from Chapter 1 Section 1 which correspond with this handout.  (We have a class set of these textbooks, but the pages we used in class are posted on the wiki - go to the Science tab on the right. Thanks, Mr. Wooldridge, for sharing your space!)  Listen here for a song reviewing ecosystem terms. 
Humanities:  Study for your quiz tomorrow.  (America 12 and 14....ATSOU 4)
Read!
Core Connections: http://voyager8.wikispaces.com/What+happened+in+class%3F, complete steps 6-8 in the procedure. 

Friday, January 4, 2013

Friday, January 4, 2012

Humanities:  Read!!

Science:  Review your Ecosystem Terms (p.1 in your binder).  Listen to this song about ecosystems (how many terms are mentioned?) or this one about abiotic/biotic factors.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Thursday, January 3

Science:  Finish your ecosystems diagram (back of p.1, Ecosystem Terms).  Follow directions on handout.  Use color and labels. Here are a few links that may help you:
  • Click here to listen to a song about abiotic/biotic factors (thanks, KC, for sharing this!!) 5th period, you heard this in class today. :)
  • Click here to view a diagram comparing organisms, population, and community (the first picture, #73).
  • Click here for a matching game of ecosystem terms (2 of the words are not on your handout, but try it!)
  • Click here and scroll all the way to the bottom picture - this is a good review of the organizational levels in an ecosystem.
  • Click here to find the PowerPoint we used in class today - look under science tab
Math 8 - None
CC1 - Do 4 Systems Word Problems
Geo - Complete CW

Humanities:  Answer the BLOG question for the week.  Remember to write at least 5 complete sentences for your response.
  • T1: What happened in the early 1800's that helped increase rights for women?  Why were those events important?
    T2: Which reforms in the early 1800's do you believe were the most significant?  Why?
    T3: What brought on the spirit of reform in the early 1800's?  Does reform always come in "waves"?

    Read!

    Finish your America 14.3 notes....homework check tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Humanities:  Read from your independent novel.  Remember that reading should be a priority each day of the week when we are not reading an in-class novel.  Also, remember to read at least 20 pages per sitting.

Work on your response to your BLOG question.

Science:  Happy New Year! Be ready to present your ecosystem term tomorrow.  You need an explanation, 2-3 examples, and a connection / teaching aid.  No quiz this Friday.