Friday, December 18, 2015

Science Instructions for  Friday's class:  Follow directions on the assignment you copied and renamed yesterday.  Complete the assignments in the correct order.  Writing prompts are due by the end of class.  
(If you  missed class on Thursday, click on this assignment  and  follow directions in Part 3 to copy, rename, and share the Biosphere 2 assignment with me.  Then submit your assignment on the Submission Form.)

Biosphere 2 TED Talk - use your earbuds/headphones to watch 
Discover magazine article  

Additional links to explore (only if you finish Assignments 1, 2, & 3!)
Biosphere 2 - current state of Biosphere 2
Aerial photos of Biosphere 2 - use your earbuds/headphones to watch 
Retro Report on Biosphere 2 - use your earbuds/headphones to watch 

Thursday, December 16, 2015

Science:   "Oh, Reindeer!" activity class data  

Fall Play students who missed science class this morning need to do the following assignments: 

1. Use the class data to finish the "Oh, Reindeer" activity.  Answer the questions on the Oh, Reindeer! Activity handout.  (If you did not get a handout in class, use the link to complete the assignment.) 
2. Use the two links below.  Complete Steps 1 - 4 of Part 3 of "Friday's Assignment" on the link below.

Link for Friday's Assignment (We will copy this document & submit this during class on Thursday; you will do the assignment during class on Friday.  This is NOT HOMEWORK.)
Submission Link for Biosphere 2 Assignment


Core Connections: Review the Grade Rubric for the Sea Fari and the 7th Grade Feedback.  Plan your station adjustments and be prepared for your presentation Friday.

8th Grade Math: Complete HW #22 (If you did not turn it in during class)
Math I: None

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Science:  Finish the limiting factors article if you did not finish in class today:  read, annotate, and answer the questions after the article.  Wear comfortable clothes and shoes tomorrow for a different outdoor activity.  Bring earbuds to class on Friday. 


Humanities:  Read and study for your test.

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1633347#.Vmnd_UqDGko

Monday, December 14, 2015

Science:  Finish your ecosystems diagram if you did not finish in class today.  Listen to the Ecosystems Song.  Wear comfortable clothes and shoes tomorrow; we will be outside for an activity (weather permitting). 

All Math classes: Benchmark given Tuesday 12/15 and Wednesday 12/16. Charge your Chromebook tonight!
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Humanities:  Read your Literature Circle novel.  Test next week.  Author study and writing product due tomorrow.

Test next Wednesday, December 16th
Study Guide

Crafting Freedom Lessons (Brown, Keckly, Lane, Jacobs)
Key Features of Enslaved Entrepreneurship
(Pursuit, Opportunity, Stress, Self Agency, Growing Up In Poverty)
John Brown Timeline/Characteristics
America 12.1 and 12.3 Reforms
America Close Reading 14.3 and 14.4
America Ch. 14 Vocabulary Word Wall
Horace Mann/Grimke' sisters
Impact of the Eric Canal for America
*Kansas-Nebraska Act (you must research this topic yourself)

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Core Connections: Link for today's classwork

Science:  Finish notes on Section 1.1 - Living Things and the Environment. 


Humanities:  Read for Literature Circle discussions tomorrow.  Test next week.
Author study foldable due on Friday along with your first writing product.

Read the articles on Horace Mann and the Grimke sisters.  Annotate and answer the questions.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Science:  Oceans test tomorrow.  Use the review sheet to prepare. Use the Estuaries in NC article  and your estuaries fact sheet to study estuaries. 

Core Connections: Link for today's classwork

Monday, December 7, 2015

Core Connections: Complete this Google Form to indicate your top choices for Sea-Fari topics.  You and your partner should only complete ONE form per pair.  Due Tuesday.

Science:  Finish the questions on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch if you did not finish in class.  Test Wednesday on oceans.  Use your notes and study guide to prepare. 
Great Pacific Garbage Patch article
Great Pacific Garbage Patch video

Math I: Compete HW #27 Review 
8th grade Math: Complete Practice 7-2 (#1-6)--Be sure all problems are graphed and have a solution.

Humanities:  Read your novel for Literature Circles on Thursday.  Complete the Word Wall with Non-Linguistic representations (America Ch. 14).  Complete the Close Reading Activity for America 14.4.

Writer's Workshop Product 1 is due on Friday.

December 4, 2015

Science Link for Class: Great Pacific Garbage Patch article 

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Science:  Finish your estuaries booklet if you didn't finish during class.  Follow directions on the instructions.  Be sure that the cover of your booklet includes the title and the style of the booklet you chose to make.  

Additional Estuary Resources:
Estuaries - NatureWorks
Estuaries in NC
Basic Info about Estuaries - EPA
Estuary Facts & Info

Math I:  HW #28 (#9-14)
8th Grade Math: Practice 8-7 (#1-8)

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Science:  Finish 6 pages (or more) of your Estuaries Booklet.  Completed booklets are due Friday, December 4.  Follow directions on the instructions.

Additional Estuary Resources:
Estuaries - NatureWorks
Estuaries in NC
Basic Info about Estuaries - EPA
Estuary Facts & Info

Discuss the 8th Grade Field Experience with your parents and plan your visit.  We encourage you to carpool with other students and travel together to one of the sites.  Have fun! 

Humanities:  Read your novel for Lit Circles tomorrow.  Seminar Prep...John Brown's words at his trial prior to execution (Dec. 2, 1859) *Read and Annotate

Read America 12.3 and answer the questions given in class on Monday.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Close Reading Handout/America 14.3.  Check out the link below to help with transitions between paragraphs.  (Writer's Workshop)

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/transitions/

Science:  Intertidal zone / neritic zone review sheet is due tomorrow.  Finish 3 pages (or more) of your Estuaries Booklet.  Completed booklets are due Friday, December 4.  Follow directions on the instructions.

Additional Estuary Resources:
Estuaries - NatureWorks
Estuaries in NC
Basic Info about Estuaries - EPA
Estuary Facts & Info

Math I:  HW #28 (#1-8)
8th Grade Math: Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing (#5-8)

Monday, November 30, 2015

Science:  
1 - Read and annotate the Estuaries Fact Sheet if you did not finish during class.  Work on your estuaries booklet (due Friday, December 4).  Follow directions on the instructions provided in class today. (Additional websites are provided below.)
2 - Finish the Intertidal Zone / Neritic Zone review sheet if you have not finished it yet; this is due Wednesday, December 2. 
 3- Finish any incomplete ocean zone creature cards if you have been absent or have not completed them yet.

Additional Estuary Resources:
Estuaries - NatureWorks
Estuaries in NC
Basic Info about Estuaries - EPA
Estuary Facts & Info

Math (All classes): NONE

Humanities:  Read your Literature Circle novel.  America 12.1 read and answer the questions.

8th Grade Field Experience

Choose ONE of the following field experiences to complete.
Make sure that you have completed your assignment by January 8th.  You  must complete this Google Form when you finish the assignment.

Science:
Visit the Duke University Stream and Wetland Assessment Management Park (SWAMP), accessible on the Al Buehler Cross Country Trail.  (Directions and parking information can be found here.)  Read the educational signs along the trail (there are 9 total) and make observations at each stop along the path.  Write at least 2 paragraphs describing your observations and the goal of the project.
Questions to answer and consider in your response:

• Describe the goal of the SWAMP project and why it was established (purpose, goals, before & after changes, etc.)
• Describe the role of wetlands in promoting water quality.  How do wetlands act as natural filters?  How have plants and animals been affected by the restoration project?
• What did you learn about water quality in this area? Describe the  main pollutants and how the wetland project helps to improve the water quality.
• Describe your observations about the area.  (Make a sketch of the area if this helps.)  
• Take a selfie while you are there to document your visit.  Have fun!

Humanities:
Option 1
Visit Historic Stagville on December 5, 2015 for their Open House "Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters" or their Lantern Tours.

Open House "Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters" 12pm - 4pm (free)
Lantern Tours 4pm - 6pm (Adults $5, Children $3)
For more information go here:
http://www.stagville.org/events/

Write at least 2 paragraphs describing your observations.  Take a selfie while you are there to document your your visit.  Your paragraphs should also reflect the knowledge gained about slavery through our recent unit of study.  Build upon what you know and share your experience through your writing.

Option 2

Visit the Burwell School in Hillsborough.
For information on this field experience go here:
.http://www.burwellschool.org/

Write at least 2 paragraphs describing your observations.  Take a selfie while you are there to document your visit.  Build upon what you know about this era and the "Crafting Freedom" project to share your experience through your writing.

Have fun exploring our community's history!

Core Connections:

Visit Bennett Place State Historical Site on Dec. 12, 2015, Saturday 10am- 4pm.  for their seasonal event: "Christmas in the Carolinas" or simply visit Bennett Place on any day and take a guided tour (tour times listed on the website).

For more information go here:
http://www.bennettplacehistoricsite.com/special-events/

Write at least 2 paragraphs describing your observations.  Take a selfie while you are there to document your your visit.  Your paragraphs should include questions you have about the Civil War.  Address the importance of Bennett Place as a Durham Landmark and the legacy of Bennett Place.

Math:  "The Secret to Becoming a Millionaire"

• Students should research to obtain general information on money market funds, treasury bonds, treasury bills, savings accounts, and certificates of deposits. Students should choose one savings instrument, visit a local bank to obtain specific information to be able to answer the following questions.

1. What is this savings instrument called?
2. Does it require a minimum balance?
3. Are there fees or penalties if you withdraw your money before a specified time?
4. Is this savings method more or less risky than savings bonds?
5. What is the interest rate on this savings instrument?
6. Is interest compounded annually, semi-annually, quarterly, daily?
7. How is the purchasing power of the savings protected from inflation?

• Students should prepare a brief presentation in which they compare the advantages and disadvantages of the savings instrument they chose with the advantages and disadvantages of an I Bond.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Science links for deep sea creature research:
Deep Sea Creatures Database (scroll down & click "sonar off" if you use this website during class)
World Register of Marine Species 
World Register of Deep Sea Species
Bomber Worms - feeding habits of this recently discovered organism can be found on this site

Science:  Finish the draft of your open ocean / deep zone organism if you did not finish during class today.  Work on your ocean creature card.  Finish any incomplete cards from other zones if you haven't done this yet.  All cards are due Tuesday in science class.

Math I:  Complete Test 7 Review; TEST tomorrow.
8th Grade Math:  Complete Test 6 Review; TEST tomorrow.

Mid-quarter grades are available in PowerSchool.  Log in to your account to check your grades.  

Friday, November 20, 2015

Science:   Finish your neritic zone ocean card if you did not finish it class on Friday.

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Science:  Finish the draft of your neritic zone organism.  You will create the card in class tomorrow, but your draft must be complete!  Follow directions on the sample card / template (on the back of your ocean zones chart).

Humanities:  Read.  Finish your Elizabeth Keckley/Crafting Freedom classwork assignment if you did not have time to finish it in class.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Humanities:  Read.  Test tomorrow.

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1587370#.VkoGcHarTIU

8th Grade Math:  HW #21 (#2-12 even) and Complete #3 ("Old Games") on Investigation 2.
Math I:  HW #24 (#2-16 even) and Line of Best Fit using the calculator:  Find the Slope and Y-Intercept for the Fast Food Sandwiches.

Science:  Finish your Intertidal Zone creature card (due tomorrow at the beginning of class). Follow directions on the sample card (on the back of your ocean zones handout).

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Science:  Finish the Intertidal Zone row of your Oceans Zone chart.  Begin research on your intertidal zone creature; work on the draft of your intertidal zone creature.  Use the links below to help find information.

Links for Science Ocean Research:

Monterey Institute (pictures of Intertidal Zone organisms):
http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson10/l10la2.html
National Aquarium:
http://www.aqua.org/

National Geographic:
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/ocean-life/

Feeding Relationships:
http://scuba.about.com/od/ConservationandDiving/tp/Ocean-Food-Chain.htm

Deep Sea Creatures:
http://marinebio.org/oceans/deep/

Deep Sea Creatures Database:
http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/deep-sea-menu.html

More Deep Sea Creatures:
http://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/index.
Rock Lice info  and More Rock Lice info

Core Connections: Today's Classwork (finish for homework)

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Study for your test on Thursday.  Read and annotate the Abner Jordan slave narrative.  Write down 3 questions that you would ask a formerly enslaved person.  Seminar tomorrow.

8th Grade Math:  HW #21 (#1-11 odd)
Math I:  Complete "Line of Best Fit" (d-f) and HW #24 (#1-15 odd)

Monday, November 16th, 2015

Core Connections: Current Events Mini-Project Instructions
Complete this Google Form by 11:00pm tonight

Science:  Finish the Ocean Water Chemistry handout from class today - front & back.  Follow directions for completing the diagrams on the back.

Humanities:  Read.  Review for your test on Thursday.  Define the "Crafting Freedom" unit vocabulary.

Math I: None
8th Grade Math: Warm-up (#1-6) graphing and Rate of Change Investigation (#1-4)

Friday, November 13, 2015

Core Connections:
Link for today's classwork - finish Part I for homework- due Monday
digital copy of answer sheet if you prefer to type your answers

Links to add Then and Now Photos:
Black Wall Street
Hayti
Durham Station
Carolina Theater

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Core Connections: Journal #5 due tomorrow (be sure to edit for punctuation - specifically commas)

Science:  Test tomorrow!  Use the study skills you learned in class today to prepare.  View the Study Skills video  you saw in class today.  Scroll back to Tuesday's blog post for study links, the review sheet, and the password for Quizlet.

8th Grade Math:  HW #20 (odd numbers); Mathletics due by 11:59pm
Math I:  Mathletics due by 11:59pm

Humanities:  Read.  Review for your test next Thursday.

Study Guide

Ch. 8 Vocabulary/flashcards  (on blog)
NC 8.1 and 8.2
America 4.3/11.2
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Video/Worksheet
ATSOU #4 Video/Worksheet
Slave Narratives/Unchained Memories Documentary Worksheet

Work on your responses to the Unchained Memories worksheet tonight.  It is due at the end of class tomorrow (after part 2 of the documentary).

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Science:  
1.  Finish the Freshwater Pollution (Chapter 3, Section 3) handout if you did not finish during class today.
2.  Study and prepare for the freshwater test on Friday.  Use this Review Sheet to help you prepare.
3.  Use quizlet (username: kmidkiff   password:  voyager8) to review vocabulary.
4.  Use these animations to review the steps of the water treatment processs:

• overview of the entire process
• coagulation
• flocculation
• sedimentation
• filtration
• disinfection
• quiz yourself!  (put the steps in the correct order)

5.  Review the steps of the water cycle with this quiz.

Core Connections: link for punctuation classwork

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 min/20 pages.

Review your notes and vocabulary from NC Ch. 8.  

Monday, November 9, 2015

Core Connections: BRING EARBUDS TO CLASS TUESDAY

• Journal 5 due Friday, Nov. 13
• Complete any classwork you still need to finish (Heritage or Hate packet and quiz) due Tuesday.
• Then and Now Photo Essay - individual rewrite (optional for those with a grade of 79 or below) due Thursday.

Science:  Finish today's handout (Water to Drink, all sections) if you didn't finish during class.  Test Friday.  Study pages 6-11 in science binder and these topics:  hydrosphere, water distribution on Earth, water cycle, water quality.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary - word sets "Freshwater &Water Cycle" and "Water Quality."  (Username: kmidkiff   Password:  voyager8)  ** If you did not finish your Water Quality Lab Report over the weekend, this needs to be completed today! **

Math I:  Test 6 Review
8th Grade Math:  Complete Taxi problems and Taxi questions (#1-9),            (5th period only): "Stained Glass Window" due Thursday.
ALL MATH CLASSES: MATHLETICS DUE THURSDAY 11/12/15
*Review the Number System:

• Are You Ready?
• Add Integers
• Subtract Integers
• Integers Add/Subtract
• Integers Multiply/Divide
• Integers Multiply/Divide I

Humanities:  Read your independent reading book for at least 20 minutes.  Review vocabulary and notes from Ch. 8 and classwork lessons.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Science:  If you did not finish your Water Quality lab report during class today, it is due by 10 p.m. tonight (Friday, November 6).  Follow directions on the lab report guide you received in class.  

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Science:
Copy the Water Quality Lab Report template and follow the directions for renaming the assignment.  Submit the link to your lab report on this Submission Form.   Work on the Purpose and Procedure sections of your lab report tonight.  Follow directions on the lab handout you received in class.  We will work on the lab reports in class on Friday.  Lab reports are due at the end of your class period on Friday, November 6. 

Wednesday, November 4, 2014

Core Connections:  Complete any work you did not finish in class on the 3,2,1 for both Nov. 3 and 4 on CNN Student News - Directions for the assignment are here

8th Grade Math:  Assignment on Exploring Rate of Change (#1-12)
Math I:  HW #22 (Odd numbered problems)
1st-4th Period Math classes:  Stained Glass Window due FRIDAY!

Humanities:  Read your independent reading novel.  Read NC 8.2 and take Cornell Notes.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Core Connections:  Template for Digital Portfolio Classwork - homework if you don't complete in class - Due Wednesday, Nov. 4

Humanities:  Read. Read America 4.3 and complete the 10 questions (worksheet).  Create your writing plan.  Be prepared to share your ideas tomorrow.

Math I:  Complete HW #21 (All problems) and "Stained Glass Window" due FRIDAY
8th Grade Math:  Complete HW #19 (All problems) and "Stained Glass Window" due FRIDAY

Monday, November 2, 2015

Humanities:  Read.  Make sure that you have completed your flashcards for Ch. 8.

Read NC 8.1 and take Cornell notes.

Ch. 8 Unit Vocabulary (NC)
sectionalism, agrarian, yeoman, subsistence farming, blacksmith, cooper, barter, plantation, artisan, camp meeting, justice of the peace, emancipation, slave code, quarters, free black

Science:  Finish the "Stop Pointless Personal Pollution" article and questions if you did not finish in class.  Finish the Aquifer Lab from last week if you did not finish on Thursday or in class today!  Study and review all notes on the hydrosphere (pages 6-9 in your science binder).

Math (All classes):  "Stained Glass Window" due FRIDAY

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Survey

Science:  Finish your Aquifer Lab Reflection TODAY (if you did not finish during class).  Proofread your work carefully and use the spelling tool to check misspelled words.  

8th Grade Math:  Mathletics is due FRIDAY 10/30 by 11:00pm!
     Review the Number System:

• Operations with Fractions
• Comparing Fractions with signs
• Multiplying 2 Fractions 2
• Divide Fraction by Fraction 2

Math I:  Mathletics is due FRIDAY 10/30 by 11:00pm!

     Review the Number System:

• Are You Ready?
• Ordered Pairs
• Integers (PEMDAS)
• Ordering Integers
• Comparing Integers

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Science Links for Class (None of this is homework!)
Aquifer Lab Reflection
Submission Form

Humanties:  Read.  Quiz tomorrow....Trail of Tears, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Democracy, Flash Card Vocabulary....BE PREPARED!
Make sure that you have an answer to the DQ:  What is the legacy of the forced removal of Native Americans?

Math I:  HW #21 (Odd numbered problems)
8th Grade Math:  HW #19

Core Connections: Final Draft of Then and Now Essay due Thursday

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Science:  Finish your diagram of the water cycle if you did not finish in class today.  Follow directions.  Optional terms to include for challenge:  sublimation, infiltration, groundwater, 2 different types of surface water.

Links for Science Class:
Water Cycle
Water Cycle Guide
Water Cycle image with labels

Humanities:  Read.  Complete the Writers Workshop Prep assignment. 

Math I:  Complete Rate of Change Investigation ("Abbott & Bailey problems) and HW #20
8th Grade Math:  HW #18

Monday, October 26, 2015

Science:  Listen the the Groundwater Song (or find it here)!  You do not need to finish any part of today's handout.

Math I:  HW #20
8th Grade Math:  Review (A-C and #1-8)

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Science:  Quiz tomorrow on Water Properties and Energy.  Use quizlet.com to review vocabulary (Username; kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8).  See yesterday's homework blog entry for energy presentations to review.  Study ALL notes in your science binder!

Math I;  Cumulative Review due tomorrow
8th Grade Math:  HW #17

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Science:
1. Finish the questions (1-8) after the "Water on Earth" activity handout if you did not finish during class.
2.  Quiz Friday on water properties and energy.  Study all notes in your science binder and Chapter 2, Section 1.  Click on a student presentation below to review a specific type of energy. Remember to review all types of energy, not just the ones listed here:

Wind Energy by Kiera & Ashley H
Solar Energy by Ashley S & Madison
Solar Energy by Brita
Biomass & Natural Gas by Rosie
Nuclear Energy by Ian, Ian, & Gabe
Hydroelectricity by Caroline & Maeve
Hydroelectricity by Cordi & Will
Biomass by Liana, Christian, & Cylie
Natural Gas by Alex, Cameron, & Jared
Nuclear Energy by Audree, Cameron, & Kolby

Core Connections; Landmark Lesson Checklist for Wednesday Classwork

Humanities:  Read.  Finish your flashcards with a non-linguistic representation for the unit vocabulary.  

suffrage, credit, democracy, territory, Indian Removal Act of 1830, literate, illiterate, expedition, custom, treaty

Math I:  Assignment on Slope/Rate of Change (#1-20); Cumulative Review due FRIDAY.
8th Grade Math: Writing Rules Worksheet (A-D)

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Answer the guiding questions regarding the Trail of Tears.

1.  What was the Trail of Tears?
2.  Who was responsible for it?
3.  What happened?
4.  What was the consequence of the Trail of Tears for America?

Essential Questions for the Westward Expansion Unit:

1.  Why do people move?  Why live there?  Why does inequality exist?  Will inequality always exist?

Science:  Quiz Friday on energy and water properties.    Use strategies and tips from the Study Skills video.  Finish the Water Properties review handout (A - D, all sections) if you did not finish during class.  Click here for a brief review of various water properties.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Science:  Quiz Friday on energy and water properties.    Use strategies and tips from the Study Skills video  and today's presentation.  1st period - finish the Water Properties review handout (due Wednesday).

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Humanities:  Test tomorrow on the Government unit.

Core Connection:  Finish Mathletics Set 2.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Core Connections:
link for classwork

Science:  Finish the diagrams on your Properties of Water chart.  Use labels, details, and color in your diagrams. Completed diagrams should represent 8th grade quality work (or you may be asked to re-do the assignment). Listen to the Water Properties song and review your notes.

Humanities:  Read.  Study for your test on Friday.  Benchmark in LA tomorrow. 

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1508515#.

Monday, October 5th, 2015

Field Trip Reminders:
Please bring-

• a notebook and writing implement
• a photo taking device and charger
• $$$ for lunch
• optional - photo for Then and Now photo

Core Connections:

Mathletics Set 2 due Friday, October 9th

8th Grade Math:

Review - The Number System

• Ordered Pairs
• Integers: Order of Operations
• Ordering Integers
• Comparing Integers
• More with Integers

HS Math 1:

Review - The Number System

• Divide Fractions by Fractions 2
• Comparing Fractions with Signs
• Multiply Two Fractions 2
• Operations with Fractions

Humanities:  Read.  Study for your test on Friday.  Be prepared for the field experience tomorrow.  Bring paper and a writing utensil, a camera and an inquisitive mind!

Study Guide/Government Unit

History Alive WS/3 Branches of Government

U.S. Constitution/focus on the Preamble

Vocabulary:  Federalist, Anti-Federalist, veto, ratify, compromise, War of 1812, precedent, judicial review, state's rights, Bill of Rights, bicameral, Electoral College, ingenuity

Presidency WS

Jim Crow Laws

Science:  Study & review all notes on water properties discussed so far.  Be familiar with the examples and activities we used to demonstrate each water property.  

Friday, October 2, 2015

Core Connections: link for Friday classwork

Project Teams

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Core Connections:  Continue work on Mathletics - due Monday, Oct. 5

Assignments:

• HS Math (CCI) - Statistics and Probability:
• Scatter Plots
• Correlation
• 2-Way Probability Tables
• Relative Frequency
• Data Analysis of Scatter Plots
• Math 8: Review-Expressions and Equations
• Expanding with brackets
• Expanding with negatives
• Expand then simplify

OPTIONAL - Honors extension for Photography Basics: Submit one photo into this Google presentation that YOU took that demonstrates ALL FIVE of the techniques we discussed.  Write a brief paragraph explaining how this photo fulfills each of the five techniques.

Math I:  HW #18, Quiz tomorrow (Inequalities Review, Slope, and Graphing Lines)
8th Grade Math:  HW #12 and Practice 1-10

Science:  Finish Cornell notes on Section 2.1 if you did not finish in class.  Remember to write a summary after your notes!

Humanities:  Read.  Study for your government test next Friday.  Review Vocabulary, Bill of Rights, Branches of Gov....

Finish your Cornell Notes on the "Station History" reading.  Write your reflection paragraph.

Wednesday, Sept. 30

Homework for ALL 8th graders: Claim Your Student Account at the PowerSchool Student Portal

1. Visit this page

2. Click "Claim My Account"

3. Make sure the policy is set to "LEA Student Claim Policy". Click "Next"

4. Enter your pupil number (student ID), current grade level, birthdate, and LEA/Charter Code (32L)

5. Enter the captcha code and click "Next"

6. Choose a password according to the listed requirements and click "Next".

7. Answer at least five of the challenge questions. These are used for self-service password reset.

8. Click "Next" and you are done.

You will then sign in through http://my.ncedcloud.org/ (bookmark this page in your Chromebook) using your UID and password you created. You will click on the icon titled HB Student 32L.

Core Connections: Continue working on Mathletics - due Monday, Oct. 5

Science: 
1st & 5th period - Finish "Energy for NC's Future" handout (front side) if you did not finish during class. 
2nd, 3rd, and 4th period - Finish and "Energy Conservation" handout if you did not finish during class. Use the Saving Energy tips to help , or other online resources. 

Humanities:  Read!  Study your notes and content information on our Government unit.  Test next Friday.  Read the shared document about black entrepreneurs in Durham/"Black Wall St".  Take Cornell Notes and answer the Think About It questions.

Math I:  HW #17
8th Grade Math:  Complete Quiz Review. QUIZ TOMORROW!

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Humanities:  Read.  Review the Bill of Rights and Gov. unit content/vocabulary.  Nease/4th period...finish the Bill of Rights Violation or No Violation worksheet.

Bring in your field trip permission forms!  We leave in less than a week!

Core Connections: Continue working on Mathletics - due Monday, Oct. 5

Link for Wednesday Classwork

Slides for Period 1
Slides for Period 2
Slides for Period 3
Slides for Period 4
Slides for Period 5

Math I:  None
8th Grade Math:  Coordinate Grid handout (front and back)

Monday, September, 28, 2015

Core Connections:  If you have a digital photo device, bring it to class the remainder of this week.  Periodic Table edits due Tuesday.

Science:  Finish your presentation slides if you did not finish during class.  Learn and rehearse your information.  Be ready to present in class tomorrow!

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 min.  Legacy Generalization artwork due tomorrow.

Math I:  Complete Test Review 4, Test tomorrow!
8th Grade Math:  Complete Assignment #11 and Categorical/Quantitative Handout (#1-14).

Friday, September 25, 2015

Core Connections:
Link to Digital Portfolio Template

Link to Mathletics Website

CC Homework: If you have a digital device that takes pictures, please bring it Tuesday - Friday of next week (week of Sept. 28)

Science:  Work on your city council proposal presentation slides.  Be ready to present on Tuesday. 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Science:  Continue working on your city council proposal.  Follow directions and use the rubric provided.  Completed presentation is due Friday by the end of class.

Good vs Bad Presentation Slides - follow these guidelines as you edit the presentation template.

Core Connections:

Writing Reviser Resource  username is Walk5paper - no password - go to Browse Resources ---> English Language Arts --->Writing Reviser ---> Launch Resource ---> Create Essay ---> paste text in box ---> Click Submit ---> click Sentence Variety  ---> Sentence Fragments (check) ---> Sentence Run ons

Core Connections Homework - Enter your Journal #4 into Writing Reviser and complete revisions.  Journal #4 due Friday

Humanities:  Read.  IRC next Monday...100+pages.

Review all vocabulary words and content from class this week.
Field trip permission forms due tomorrow or as soon as you can return it!!
Field trip on Tuesday, October 6th

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Science homework:  Work on your energy proposal for the City Council mini-project.  Completed presentation is due on Friday by the end of class.  Be prepared to present on Monday, September 28.  Test corrections due tomorrow!

Links for Science class today:
View this before you edit the template! Follow these guidelines as you build your presentation.
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
4th period
5th period

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  IRC next Monday.

8th Grade Math:  Assignment #9
Math I:  HW #13

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015

Core Connections:
for students new to Voyager - Creating a Digital Portfolio Tutorial
Template for creating a Periodic Table Project page on your digital portfolio (do not do - for class Wednesday)
Link to print from Chromebooks - please add BW-Student-03 to your printer list

Homework for Core Connections:

• Finish editing the final draft of your Periodic Table Summary
• continue to work on Journal #4
• update your Digital portfolio profile and picture
• Bring your independent reading book Wednesday!

Humanities:  Independent reading for at least 20 minutes.  Prepare for your Novel Test.  Review the content and vocabulary from Monday and today.  Bring your novel tomorrow so that it can be returned to the Media Center.

Book Fair this week!

Science:  Finish both sides of the Energy Comparison chart if you did not finish during class today. Scroll back to Monday's blog post for the links to websites. 

Math I: Solving Inequalities
8th Grade Math: Assignment #8 (Fraction, Decimal, Percent) and Analyzing Two-Way Tables

Monday, September 21, 2015

Science: Complete the front side of the Energy Comparison chart (coal through biomass) if you did not finish during class.  Test corrections (if this to you) due by Thursday, September 24.  If you did not finish Friday's homework, you need to complete the assignment tonight!

Links for Energy Research:

• BBC Bite Size - scroll down; use all 3 
• 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

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: 

• finish your Periodic Table summary - due Tuesday
• Journal #4 due Friday

8th Grade Math:  HW #8

Math I:  HW #12 and Practice 1-10

Read/finish your novel.  Novel test on Wednesday.  Finish your new unit flashcards.

New Vocabulary:  Articles of Confederation, precedent, judicial review, judicial branch, compromise, U.S. Constitution, veto, ratify, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights, state's rights, bicameral
*James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

What to study:

Vocabulary: Elements of fiction, novel vocabulary

Plot, setting, characters, theme in your book

Utilize worksheets, novel study sheet, and your book to study

Friday, September 18, 2015

Science:  Finish the Fossil Fuels assignment if you did not finish during class.  Use Fossil Fuels to complete the assignment.

Core Connections: Periodic Table project due Monday
                               Next week's journal assignment

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Humanities:
http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1476027#.VfhxuRFViko

Read your novel and study for your test tomorrow.

Core Connections: Periodic Table Project - soft submission for peer review Friday.  Final project due Monday.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Core Connections: Any student who has not finished gluing cards should complete the task by the start of class Friday.  Tables will be peer reviewed on Friday.  Final Periodic Tables are due Monday, Sept. 21st.

Link for Student Reading Level Assessment (completed in class)

username = student ID#
password is your birthdate = mmddyy

Science Links for Class:  Use these links to practice balancing chemical equations.
It's Elemental
ChemBalancer
Khan Aacademy
Phet Simulation 

Science homework:  Study!  Prepare for your chemistry test.  Use your review sheet, links for online quizzes, and Quizlet (for vocabulary review).  
Quizlet login info: 
Username - kmidkiff  
Password - voyager8

Math I:  Test tomorrow! Compete Test Review Worksheet
8th Grade Math:  Test tomorrow! Complete Triplet problems (#1-10) and Practice 6-7 (#2-14 even, #15, #16)

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study for your test on Friday.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study for your test on Friday.  Seminar tomorrow on the current event from yesterday (General Assembly).  

Vocabulary for the test on Friday:

charter, quit-rent, Lords Proprietors, Redcoats, timeline, capital, militia, appropriate, frontier, backcountry, extortion, Loyalist, Patriot

Main Ideas:

13 Original Colonies/Regions Jigsaw
ATSOU Rebels and Revolution
Ch. 3 NC Fill in the Blank (Proprietors and Problems)
NC 4.2 Immigration Graphic Organizer
Loyalist/Patriot meaning and examples
Reasons for the American Revolution as stated in the Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War People
Mecklenburg Resolves/Impact
NC 4.4 Regulators, Edenton Tea Party, Halifax Resolves

Science:  Finish sections A, B, C, and D on the Balancing Equations sheet from class today.  Study. Prepare for your chemistry test on Thursday.  Use your review sheet to help.  

Math I:  Complete #1-3 on Scatter Plot notes and Matching "r" values on Scatter Plot notes.
              Test Thursday

8th Grade Math:  Complete "You Try's" (#1-3) on Percent Equation notes; Complete Practice 7-4.
                             Test Thursday

Monday, September 14, 2015

Science:  Chemistry Test on Thursday, 9/17.  Use your review sheet and the links on the review sheet to help you study.  Use quizlet to review chemistry vocabulary.  (Username:  kmidkiff  Password: voyager8)

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Read NC Ch. 4.4 and take Cornell Notes.  Why is there a bookstore on 9th street in Durham called the Regulator?

Complete your format sheet for the Outer Banks current Event.  Seminar on Wednesday...be prepared!!  

Test on Friday.  Study Guide will be posted tomorrow.

Math 1:  Complete Assignment #9 and Stats Review Worksheet
               Test Thursday

8th Grade Math:  Complete Practice 11-4 and Practice 7-4 Worksheets
                             Test Thursday

Core Connections:  Complete your element cards for the periodic table project.  Each card should have color, accurate information, and legible handwriting.  Do your best work!

Friday, September 22, 2015

Science:  Finish your Physical and Chemical Changes lab report if you did not finish in class today. Click here and here to review physical and chemical changes.  

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Core Connections: Journal #3 Due Friday

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review all classwork material.  Complete your Word Wall activity and read NC Ch. 4 section 2.  Complete the graphic organizer and map for NC Ch. 4.2.

Science:  Study your notes on physical and chemical changes.

Math 1:  Fraction, Decimal, Percent Worksheet / Assignment #9 (Even #'s)
8th Grade Math (1st and 5th Periods):  Reteaching 6-1 (#1-8)
8th Grade Math (3rd Period):  Reteaching 6-1 (#1-8) and Practice 6-2 (#1-19)

Chromebook Resources:

This is the link to add the printer in Mrs. Norman's room to your Chromebook: https://goo.gl/zX8Occ

Parent- Student Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form
                           

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review all material covered in class today.  Word Wall Novel Vocabulary due on Friday.

Science:  Finish the back of p.12 (Physical & Chemical changes notes) if you did not finish in class today.  Study your notes on physical and chemical changes.  

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Science:  Read Section 16.1 ("Observing Chemical Change", pages 650-657)  and take notes on this section.  Review your notes on physical changes from class today.

Reminder:
8th Grade Curriculum Night: Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00pm.

Please ask your parents to visit the following links before attending:

Please review the following information with your parent and have a parent complete the agreement form:

 Parent and Student Laptop Policy Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study all the material covered since our last test.  Practice great study skills to be prepared for the next assessment!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Core Connections: If you did not complete and turn in your Periodic Table rough draft, please complete it.  It is due at the start of class Tuesday.

Reminder:
8th Grade Curriculum Night: Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00pm.

Please ask your parents to visit the following links before attending:

Please review the following information with your parent and have a parent complete the agreement form:

 Parent and Student Laptop Policy Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Work on the research for your Revolutionary War People Mini Project.  

Science:  Quiz tomorrow on atoms, periodic table, and metals/nonmetals/metalloids.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 (Sections 1-4) in your textbook.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary.  

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Science:  Quiz Friday.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 (Sections 1-4) in the textbook.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary - word set "Atoms and Periodic Table Groups."  Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review material from class today with your parents.

Tuesday, September 1

Science:  Finish the Nonmetals & Metalloids section of the chart if you did not finish during class today.  Use pages 628 - 635 in your textbook to help.  Quiz Friday.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 in the textbook.  Use quizlet to review vocabulary - word set "Atoms and Periodic Table Groups."  Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8


Humanities:  Read your independent reading book for at least 20 minutes.

Read the "African World" article.  Annotate as you read and create a two column chart which outlines key vocabulary in the passage and content themes.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Humanities:  Independent Reading.  Period 1 , 2 (Nease)...Read and annotate the Jamestown document and answer the following questions:
What surprised you in the reading?  Explain.
What obstacles to settlement does this account describe?  Make sure that you respond in 3 to 5 complete sentences.

Walls Classes and Walls/Nease Shared Class

Read and annotate the primary source about Jamestown.  Respond to this question in 3 to 5 sentences:

What obstacles did Jamestown settlers face?

Nease Period 3,4 Review all materials from NC Ch. 3 and America Ch. 3

Science:  Finish classwork (sections A, B, C and D of the handout ) if you did not finish in class today.  Quiz Friday!  Study your notes on atoms, the periodic table, and metals/nonmetals/metalloids.

Periodic Table Project Instructions  

Friday, August 28, 2015

Core Connections:  1. Fragment Assessment Worksheet  2. Bring in a large Ziploc bag labeled with your name 3. Bring in one poster board (for periodic table project)

Science:  Finish the "Metals" section of today's classwork if you did not finish in class.  Use pages 618-625. (You do not need to complete the Nonmetals / Metalloids section of the chart this weekend.) 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Science:  Brainstorm at least 3 possible topics for your periodic table, and list 4-6 groups within each topic.  Select your topic  Begin your 1st draft of your periodic table (use pencil!)  Listen to the new version of the periodic table song and learn the location of groups and families. 

Math I:  Complete Investigation on Standard Deviation
Eighth Grade Math:  Complete "You Try" (#1 and #2) on class notes; Quiz tomorrow--One-step and Two-step Equations

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Finish your NC Ch. 3 activity if you have not already done so.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Humanites:  Read.  Study for your test tomorrow using the study guide provided last Friday.

Finish your symbols activity from class today on the European and Native American readings.

Science:  STUDY your color-coded versions of the periodic table.  Learn the location and names of groups, families, and types of elements.  ** If you did not finish this assignment or were asked to re-do it, please complete it tonight.  If you did not turn in your Store Visit assignment, this should also be completed tonight.  Scroll down to Friday's post for the directions, or use the instructions given to you in class on Friday.

Math I:  Complete investigation on Percentiles/Box Plots and Equations (Even #'s)
Eighth Grade Math:  Practice 2-2 (#15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, and 29)

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Core Connections: Journal 2 Due Friday"
Humanities:  Read.  Study for your test on Thursday.  Finish your symbols assignment if you didn't finish it in class.

Science:  
1- Finish color-coding the periodic table if you didn't during class.  Follow directions and use the hints to help you find groups of elements. Finish Part A, Part B, and the "Family Ties" questions.
2 -Store Visit assignment is due tomorrow. Follow directions on the instructions you received Friday. 

Math I:  None
Eighth Grade Math: "You Try"  (#1-3) on class notes

Monday, August 24, 2015

Science:  Finish the diagrams of atoms on the Models of Atoms handout from class today.  Use color and finish the key:  protons should be green, neutrons should be red, and electrons are blue.  Store Visit assignment is due on Wednesday.  Follow directions on the handout you received in class (or see Friday's post).      

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Read NC Ch. 2 section 3 and take Cornell notes on the section.  Test on Thursday.  BE PREPARED by using one or several of the strategies given to you on Friday.

Math I:  None
Eighth Grade Math:  Practice 2-2 (#2, 4, 6, 8, 20, 22-26, 28, 33, 34, 37, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, and 49)

Friday, August 20, 2015

Core Connections:  Write one well constructed paragraph answering #6 on "The Julian Chapter" worksheet. (For those who had not completed the reading for class today, please complete #1, #2, and #6)

Science:  Store Visit assignment due on Wednesday, August 26.  Follow directions on the handout you received in class. 

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Core Connections: Read the entire "Julian " packet.  

Science:  Quiz tomorrow!  Finish the review sheet from class today (all sections.)  Study all notes in your binder and Section 13.1 in textbook.  Click here to listen to the elements song you heard in class today.  Use the  quizlet word set "Lab Equipment and Matter"  to review vocabulary.    (Username: kmidkiff     Password:  voyager8) 

Humanities:  Read!  Letter of Intro due tomorrow.  Finish "The European World" classwork assignment.  (annotation/questions)

1.  How did society and environment play a role in migration?

2.  Can one person affect change on a large scale?  Can a group? Explain.

3.  What motivated western European powers to migrate and settle in the New World?

Math I:  Complete Test Review 1 (Front only)
8th Grade Math:  TEST TOMORROW! Complete HW#3 (#2-28 even) and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions (#1-10) as review for your test.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Humanities:  Read!  Letter of intro due on Friday.  Seminar tomorrow on being an American.  Complete your graphic organizer on the geography of NC.  

Science:  Sing the Atoms Family song to someone!  Study and review all science notes.  Prepare for Friday's quiz on lab safety, lab equipment, matter, molecules, and atoms (pages 1-4 in science binder). Use quizlet to review vocabulary (Username: kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8 )  Use the word set "Lab Equipment and Matter."

Math I: Study for Quiz
8th Grade Math:  Worksheet 1-3 and 2-3 (Even #'s)

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Science:  Finish all questions and diagrams on the Making Molecules handout from class today.  Quiz on Friday!  Study your notes on lab equipment, lab safety, matter, and molecules (pages 1-4 in your science binder).  Use quizlet to review vocabulary (Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8).  Use the "Lab Equipment and Matter" word set.  

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 min.  Complete the Word Wall assignment.  Read America Ch. 1, section 2 and take notes.

Math I:  Mean, Median,Mode Worksheet
Eighth Grade Math:  None

Monday, August 17, 2015

Science:  Study all science notes for 15-20 minutes.  Finish reading Section 13.1 (pages 536-545) in your science textbook if you did not finish in class.  Use the links below to view the science demonstrations you saw in class on Friday.
Flammable bubbles
Flaming money
Glowing water
Disappearing styrofoam
Elephant toothpaste

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Letter of Introduction due on Friday.  Finish the reading/annotation of the immigrant experiences article.  

Math 1:  Complete HW #3
8th Grade Math:  Assignment #2

Friday, August 14, 2015

Core Connections: Complete your Wonder Portrait.  Remember - no lines, only words.  

Reminder: Be sure you have completed your non-fiction summer reading book by Monday.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Science:  Finish analyzing the diagrams on "Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures."  Study your notes on lab equipment and matter.  

Core Connections: First Journal due Friday.  The first journal does not have to be typed, but I prefer that you do if you are able.

Math (all classes): Homework #2 (#1-19)

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Parents, please complete the forms in the envelope and return them with your student.  Thanks to everyone who has already done this!

Science:  Finish all questions on the Science Inventory; this is due tomorrow.  Review your notes on lab safety and lab equipment.

Humanities:  Read.  Independent Reading Check on Monday.  

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Parents:  Please complete all forms in the envelope and return them to your student's homeroom teacher.

Science:  Bring back your Lab Safety contract (signed by parent and student) if you have not already.  Finish the Student Inventory - due Thursday.  Review the Lab Safety Rules we discussed in class.  

Humanities:  Make sure your yellow sheet is signed by a parent by Friday.  Bring Wonder to class and make sure you have also read a non-fiction piece of literature by the end of this week (from the summer reading list).  Find an independent reading book.  Finish your current event from class today.


Core Connections:  
Personality Box due Thursday 8/13
Journal 1 and Parent Brag Sheet due Friday 8/14
Core Connections Supplies Due Monday 8/17 

Humanities Syllabus

1^st Quarter 2015

Contrast/Crossover

*A syllabus is an outline or summary of the main points of a course of study.

*We will have a Legacy Field Experience in Durham during this Quarter.

Week 1:  August 10 – August 14

Intro to the Course/Reading Expectations/Socratic Seminar Process/Native Americans/Intro To Journaling/Vocabulary/Summer Reading Activity/What Is An American?

Week 2:  August 17 – August 21

 Independent Reading Check/ Seminar 1-What Is An American?/Letter of Introduction/Cornell Notes/Poetry and Myths/Pre-Assessment /Geography/Colonial Era/Vocabulary

Week 3:  August 24 – August 28

IRC/Test/Oral Tradition/ATSOU Rebels/Folklore and Poetry/Colonial Era

Week 4:  August 31 – September 4

IRC/American Revolution/Novel Study 1

Week 5:  September 8 – September 11

Novel Study 1/American Revolution/Mecklenburg Resolves/Focus on Style and Structure in Literature/ATSOU Revolution

Week 6:  September 14 – September 18

Novel Study 1 Completion and Test/Seminar 2 Current Event/American Revolution

Week 7:  September 21 – September 25

IRC/U.S. Government/Legacy Generalizations

Week8:  September 28 – October 2

IRC/Test/Seminar 3/Pre-Field Trip Activities

Week 9:  October 5 – October 9

IRC/U.S. Government