Tuesday, January 31

Science:  Finish the back side of the Biomolecules handout if you did not finish in class.  Read Chapter 9, Section 3 in your textbook and take notes.  Use appropriate detail (as discussed in class).

Monday, January 30, 2017

Core Connections: Water Poster Contest Rough Draft - Due Tuesday

Social Studies:  Read 15.5 and take notes.  Answer questions 1 a,b, 2 a, b and 3 at the end of the reading.

Study Guide

Review your unit vocabulary terms  (found on this blogspot three weeks ago)
ATSOU Civil War notes
The Cause by Ken Burns notes
Review the Dred Scott decision and its impact on America
Election of Lincoln/northern and southern response
Mass. 54th role of African Americans in the war
Emancipation Proclamation effects
Role of women during the war
America Ch. 15 notes
Gettysburg Address main ideas
civil war tactics

Science:  Study! Test on Ecosystems tomorrow.  Use the study guide posted last week.  
Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen cycle slideshow

Friday, January 27, 2016

Core Connections: Today's classwork - complete and post your entry for the Seafari Project on your digital portfolio - link to template

Language Arts: Don't forget to prepare for the reading conferences on Monday (1/30).  You'll need to know the theme, have evidence of the theme in your book and be able to show your reading notes.

Science:  Study for your test on ecosystems on Tuesday (1/31).  Use your study guide to prepare.  See additional links and quiz codes for studying on the Ecosystems Study Guide you viewed in class today.  

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Science:  Finish your WebQuest if you did not finish during class on Wednesday.  (Use the links on yesterday's blogpost if you need them.)  Finish your Study Guide (due Friday, 1/27) for the Ecosystems test.  Follow directions in red on the Study Guide template. See additional directions on yesterday's blogpost. 

Social Studies:  Make sure your word list from the Gettysburg Address has the correct definitions after using the context clues from the speech.

Language Arts: Book Trailer Project due dates are Friday, February 10th and Friday, February 24th
Project Outline due February 10th
Trailer Scripts due February 10th
Two Completed Book Trailers due February 24th
*Project information on Google classroom

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Science Links for Web Quest:
Section 1:  Nitrogen Cycle
Section 2:  Carbon Cycle
Section 3: Carbon & Oxygen Cycles (pages 50-51) and Nitrogen Cycle (pages 52-53)

Review games/links (if you finish the WebQuest early)
Carbon Cycle Game
Food Fight Ecogame

Science homework:  
1 - Finish the WebQuest if you did not finish during class today. It is due on Friday, 1/27.  Use the links above to complete any part of the assignment you did not finish.  
2 - Make your study guide for the Ecosystems Test next week.  Copy the Study Guide template, and follow the instructions listed in RED.  Your Study Guide is due on Friday, January 27.  (NOTE: Late work will not be accepted for this assignment because we are reviewing the answers in class on Friday.)
3 - Study! Test on Ecosystems next week (Tuesday, 1/31). 

Parents: Please see this flyer about a 6-week life skills group designed to empower young males.  More information is on this registration link.   



Social Studies:  Mini Project due tomorrow periods 1 -3.

Core Connections: Seafari revision statement - If you have not yet completed #4, please finish it for homework.  Due Thursday.

Math (ALL CLASSES): DUE FRIDAY--5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination" (See example 3)

Tuesday, January 24, 2016

Core Connections:  Dress up for the Sea Fari presentations for the 5th graders on Wednesday.
Seafari Revision Statement due at the end of class on Wednesday (will be completed in class- not homework)

Science:  Bring earbuds/headphones to class on Wednesday if you have them.  Test on Ecosystems on Tuesday, 1/31.  Study pages 5-14 in your binder.  

Social Studies:  Review your notes on Ch. 15 and your unit vocabulary.  Test next week on the Civil War.

Mini Project/Mass. 54th workday tomorrow for 1/2 the class period.  Paragraphs due on Thursday at the beginning of class.

Math (ALL CLASSES): 5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination" (See example 2)

Monday, January 23, 2017

Language Arts Reminders: Lesson 5 Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday, January 25th   /  Reading Conferences on Monday, January 30th

Social Studies:  Review your Ch. 15 America notes and unit vocabulary (test next week)

Mini-project-Mass. 54th due on Thursday, January 26th at the beginning of class. Research day tomorrow/writing day on Wednesday.

Science:  Write a summary paragraph (at the bottom of today's notes) describing the 6 interactions among living things.  Study your notes on Interactions / Symbiosis.  Finish your food web poster if you did not turn it in today.  Text next week on Ecosystems (most likely on Tuesday, 1/31). 

Parents: Please see this flyer about a 6-week life skills group designed to empower young males.  More information is on this registration link.   

Math (ALL CLASSES): 5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination"

Friday, January 20, 2017

Science:  Finish your Food Web poster if you did not turn it in today.  It is due Monday at the beginning of class.  Follow directions on your instruction sheet. 

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Social Studies:  Periods 1 -3 read America 15.4 and take notes.  Make sure that your EP lesson is complete.  Your team will present your person tomorrow in class.

Science:  Work on your food web poster. Follow instructions and guidelines given in class.  Posters are due Friday (if you are finished) or Monday, 1/23/17.  

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Science:  Finish your Food Web poster DRAFT if you have not finished this yet.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd period - Finish the Food Web Analysis if you did not finish this in class on Friday.  (This was the assignment you started after the test.)

Social Studies:  Read 15.4 America and take notes.  Period 4 and 5:  make sure that you complete the EP lesson by Friday.  Make sure you are ready to present on that day for a homework grade.

Math (ALL classes): Benchmark on Thursday, January 19. Please bring your laptop and calculator.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Science:  Finish the Food Web analysis if you did not finish during class.

Language Arts: REMINDER! Benchmarks next week. Tuesday, January 17th ELA / Thursday, January 19th MATH
ELA Class Aasignments for testing. 
Ms. Uzoewulu's 1st Period will test in her room
Uzoewulu 2nd Period with Ms. Norman
Uzoewulu 3rd Period with Ms. Nease
Uzoewulu 4th Period with Ms. Graham
Uzoewulu 5th Period with Ms. Strickland

Social Studies:  Unit Quiz on Monday....10 ?s T/F

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Science:  Test tomorrow on Oceans and Ecosystems - study & prepare. Use the Study Guide - pay special attention to the "Online Tools and Review Links to use".  Work on your Food Web draft if you did not finish it during class. 

Oceans & Ecosystems Study Guide

Notes / Handouts / Papers from your Science Binder to study:

• Chapter 2, Section 1 notes (paper or digital copy)
• Ocean Zones diagram and notes
• Oceans Vocabulary
• “Under the Sea” ocean zones stations packet
• Estuaries Fact Sheets and Estuaries booklet
• Limiting Factors notes & articles
• Oh, Reindeer activity
• Ecosystems Terms & Diagram
• Energy Roles terms
• Food Webs & Food Chains WebQuest
• Food Chain & Food Web Notes (front side only)

Concepts & Ideas to understand and know:

• Name all zones of the ocean and describe the characteristics in each zone.
• How do organisms survive in the deep zone?
• Describe estuaries:  location, conditions, type of water found in estuaries.  
• Why are estuaries important, and what types of animal/plant life exist here?  How do estuaries benefit the coast?
• Be able to recognize or give examples of all vocabulary terms.
• Example:  Be able to identify a biotic factor from a list.
• Example:  Be able to select the best example of an herbivore (and other terms).
• Know examples of limiting factors and how these affect population sizes.
• Describe and analyze the effects of limiting factors on population sizes.
• Describe the roles of producers, consumers (all types!), and decomposers in an ecosystem.  Be able to recognize or give examples of all of these energy roles.
• Be able to analyze and understand the interactions in a food web.  (What do the arrows mean? How are organisms connected?  How do changes in one organism affect other organisms in the food web?)

Oceans Vocabulary

Intertidal zone Neritic zone Oceanic Zone Salinity Photic zone Aphotic zone

Estuary Brackish Bioluminescence Hydrothermal vent Upwelling Phytoplankton Zooplankton

Nekton Plankton Benthos Marine snow Mangrove trees Cordgrass

Ecosystems Vocabulary

Organism Habitat Biotic factor Abiotic factor Species Population Community Ecosystem Ecology

Limiting factor Carrying capacity Producer Consumer Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Scavenger Decomposer

Food web Food chain Autotroph Heterotroph Primary consumer Secondary consumer Tertiary consumer Predator Prey

Online Tools and Review Links to use

• Use the tools on quizlet.com to review vocabulary:
• In the search bar, search for “kmidkiff,” then look for these Study Sets:
• Oceans 2016
• Ecology & Ecosystems
• Go to phschool.com and use the web codes:  cea-5010  and cfa-3040.  Take this quiz several times until you have seen all combinations of questions.  Note:  Some questions refer to topics not covered on this test!  However, many of the questions are useful and relevant for review.
• Use these links on Study Jams to review oceans, ecosystems, and food webs.  Click on “Slide Show,” then “Test Yourself” to take a short quiz related to each topic.
• Oceans:  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/earths-oceans.htm
• Aquatic Ecosystems: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/aquatic-ecosystems.htm
• Ecosystems: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/ecosystems.htm
• Food Chains: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm
• Food Webs:  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-webs.htm

Social Studies: Make sure that you have completed your flashcards for the Civil War unit vocabulary!!

Math (ALL CLASSES): HW #33

Core Connections: Bring in all materials for your Seafari Station

Friday, January 6, 2017

Science:

• Test on Oceans & Ecosystems on Friday, January 13, 2017.  Complete the Oceans & Ecosystems Study Guide Template for your test.  Your study guide should include 1) a list of papers/notes/handouts from your binder to review, 2), a list of important concepts, topics, and ideas and 3) a list of important vocabulary terms for both oceans and ecosystems.  Use the Freshwater Test review sheet as a guide/model.  You may also use word sets on Quizlet to help you as you create your study guide (search for "kmidkiff" on quizlet.com to find my word sets).
• Work on the draft of your Food Web poster if you did not finish your draft during class on Friday.  The draft is due on Monday.  

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Social Studies:  Define your unit vocabulary words.  Words 1 -15 can be found in the America glossary.  

1.  border state
2.  neutral
3.  martial law
4.  blockade
5.  casualty
6.  emancipate
7.  habeus corpus
8.  draft
9.  income tax
10.  inflation
11.  seige
12.  total war
13.   ironclad
14.  secession
15.  Emancipation Proclamation

Other Terms:
16.  expansion
17.  reform
18.  Confederate States of America
19.  Antebellum
20.  States' Rights
21.  industry
22.  supply 
23.  demand
24.  Industrial Revolution
25.  technology

People of Interest:
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Clara Barton

Science:  Study your notes on ecosystems, limiting factors, and food webs/chains. Finish the WebQuest if you did not finish in class today. Test on Ecosystems and Oceans next week (Friday, 1/13).  Study ocean vocabulary with this word set on Quizlet.

Core Connections: finish your Sea-Fari Research Planning Guide - due at the start of class Friday

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Links for Science WebQuest
Section 1 Part A (Food Chains)
Section 1 Part B (Food Chains)
Section 1 Part C (Food Webs)
Section 2 Food Chain Quiz
Section 3 Food Web Game

Science:  Finish Section 1, Parts A & B on the  WebQuest assignment if you did not finish during class today.  Use the links above.  (We will finish the WebQuest in class on Thursday.)  Listen to the Ecosystems song you heard in class today.  

Core Connections: Sea-Fari Research Planning Guide Due Friday
Link for class to Ms. McKisson's website

Social Studies:  Read 15.1 in the America book and take notes.  Bring your index cards tomorrow!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Science:  Finish the Limiting Factors article and questions if you did not finish during class.  Finish the chart on the Energy Roles handout if you did not finish during class.  Use the links below to help.  
Links for Science Class:
Energy Roles in Ecosystems Section 2.1 (from green book)
Producer, Consumer, Decomposer definitions
Producer, Consumer, Decomposer explanations
Producer, Consumer, Decomposers in the forest (definitions & examples)
Scavengers 
Review animation / game

Science / Core Connections:  Finish your Estuaries booklet if you did not finish in class today.  Follow directions on your instructions page.  

Social Studies:  Read Ch. 14.4 in the America book.  Take notes on the reading.

Language Arts: Read the article about Growth Mindset, complete the questions and graphic organizer attached to Google classroom (Test Prep 1/3/17)