Friday, April 28, 2017

Science:  Work on your EOG Review Packet.  Packet is due Friday, May 5 and counts as a test grade.  Pace yourself!  Complete 10-12 questions per day.  EOG Review Packet  (NOTE: question 57 is incomplete in the linked version of the Review Packet.  Consult the paper copy you received in class to be sure you answer this question completely!)

Core Connections:
link for POL Station Selection
link for Shoe Project Digital Portfolio Template - due Monday
Legacy Statement for Native North Carolinian - due Monday for 3rd Period only

Social Studies:  Finish your Album cover before Monday.  On Monday you will print your DQ Paragraph and your 5 EQ responses and attach them to side A and side B of your vinyl record insert. 

Completed Albums are due on Tuesday!

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Science Link:
Ice Core Videos

Science:  Finish the Ice Core video assignment if you did not finish during class today.

Social Studies:  Last workday tomorrow for your Album Product!  Album due on Tuesday, May 2.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Science Link:
Plate Tectonics article

Science:  Finish the plate tectonics assignment (annotations, summary, and questions) if you did not finish during class today.  Listen to the Alfred Wegener song again or watch the Animated Life story again for review.           * Bring earbuds tomorrow if you have them. * 

Language Arts: Finish your 'Examining Assessment Questions' (Google classroom) assignment tonight, to turn in tomorrow at the start of class.
DUE Thursday, April 27th

Math I: TEST tomorrow! 
8th Grade Math: Complete Review Worksheet if you did not finish during class today.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Links for Science:
Natural Selection animation
Peppered Moth simulation - click the fourth circle, then read and follow directions.

Science:  Finish today's classwork (front and back).  For slightly more information on natural selection, watch this again.  😏

Social Studies:  Bring all of your art materials to work on your Legacy Album/North Carolinian.  Be prepared!  Album covers due with vinyl, DQ paragraph and 5 EQ's by next Tuesday.  Workdays this week in Social Studies class!

Monday, April 24, 2017

Science:  Finish the Survivor of the Beans activity if you did not finish during class.  Finish the Stated Clearly/BBC assignments (assigned Thursday, 4/13) if you have not finished yet.  Use the links posted on the blog on April 13.

Core Connections: Native North Carolinian Shoe Project due Wednesday, April 26th.
link to project rubric

Math I: Complete 9.3 Multiplying Binomials (All problems). Complete Quadratics "Pumpkin" problem. TEST WEDNESDAY!

8th Grade Math: Complete "Lesson 6: Intercepts and Slope" Worksheet.

Social Studies:  Read Ch. 13.4 (NC)  Take notes

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Science Links:
Stated Clearly - What is evolution?
Stated Clearly - What is natural selection?
BBC - Evolution
BBC - Organisms in Their Environment
Finish the optional science extra credit assignment.  Information and links for this assignment were posted on the blog on March 28, 2017.  The assignment is due by April 25, 2017.  

🐰  Enjoy your Spring Break! 💮

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Science:  Bring earbuds tomorrow!  1st, 2nd, and 3rd Periods - Finish the Radioactive Decay lab if you did not finish during class.  

Math I (2nd Period): Complete "Golden Gate Bridge" Problem, HW #51, and Multiplying Binomials Worksheet.

8th Grade Math (1st Period): Complete "Lesson 6: Intercepts and Slope" EOG Practice Worksheet.

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Complete/Make corrections on "Lesson 8: EOG Practice" and "Systems Review" Worksheets.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Social Studies:  Review your new unit vocabulary on Civil Rights.

We will have a debate on Monday, April 24th (the first day back after Spring Break).  Please read the article found on the link:

www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/

Science:  4th and 5th periods - Finish the Radioactive Decay lab if you did not finish during class.  

Language Arts: Alternate Ending and Vocabulary Assignments have been posted to Google classroom.  All work is due Thursday, April 13th.  

Math I (4th Period): Complete "Golden Gate Bridge" Problem, HW #51, and Multiplying Binomials Worksheet.

8th Grade Math (5th Period): Complete "Lesson 6: Intercepts and Slope" EOG Practice Worksheet.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Core Connections:  Today's classwork
                                Native North Carolinian Shoe Planning Template
                                bring in any materials you need for your shoe symbols
                                (4th period & 5th - Tues/1st, 2nd, 3rd - Wed.)

Science:  Finish the Carbon Dating handouts if you did not finish during class today.

Benchmark Testing
Science - Tuesday, 4/11
SS - Wednesday, 4/12

Friday, April 7, 2017

Benchmark Schedule next week:
Tuesday, 4/11 - Science
Wednesday, 4/12 - Social Studies

Science:  Quiz on Monday.  Study your notes on microbes, pathogens, fossils, and earth history.

Social Studies:  Work on your depth of knowledge questions (5 Essential Questions) this weekend if you did not meet the progress check today for Legacy 2.  You will start the construction of your shoe on Monday.  Make sure that you have all of the supplies that you will need to work on this project while in Ms. Norman's class.

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Core Connections: 👠  👟  👞
1. A shoe that represents your native North Carolinian and one white poster board due TOMORROW!
2. The objects you will use to symbolize your native North Carolinian - due Monday, April 10th.

Science:  Quiz on Monday, April 10.  Study your notes on microbes, diseases, fossils, and earth history.  Use quizlet to review vocabulary.  

Social Studies:  Bring in a poster board and shoe for your Legacy 2 products.  Make sure that you are able to answer the 5 Essential Questions about your native North Carolinian!  

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Science:  UPDATE - The science quiz is now on Monday, April 10.  Study the same topics (microbes, diseases, and fossils).  Be prepared!

Study Jams Review videos - Watch the video, then click on the "Test Yourself" button. 
Atoms
Properties of Matter
Elements and Compounds
Periodic Table
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis
Nitrogen Cycle
Food Webs
Fossil Fuels
Symbiosis

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Core Connections:  👞  👟  👠
Reminder to bring in a shoe that represents your native North Carolinian and one white poster board by Friday, April, 7th.

Science Homework:  Finish the "Relative Age of Fossils" handout you received this afternoon.  Use the links below (in #3, Afternoon Assignment).  STUDY for Friday's quiz. 

Science:
1 - Science Extra Credit:  Follow directions on the assignment.  Submit your assignment on the Submission Form. Extra Credit is only available for students who have completed at least 90% of the required science assignments for 4th quarter.  Extra Credit is due Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (the Tuesday AFTER spring break).
2 - Read the Dinosaur Extinction article and answer the questions. 
3 - Afternoon Assignment:  Read Chapter 8, Section 2 and answer the questions on the review sheet.  You may also use Chapter 8, Section 1 for help.  
4 - Study and prepare for your quiz on Friday.  Study your notes on Microbes/Diseases and Earth History (fossils).  Use Quizlet to help you review vocabulary: Search for "kmidkiff" in the search bar on Quizlet. Then study the "Fossils and Geologic Time" and "Microorganisms" word sets.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Core Connections: Nutrition Project Digital Portfolio Template  - Due Tuesday

Bring in by Friday:

• An old shoe that represents your native North Carolinian
• One white standard sized poster board

Language Arts: (See e-mail sent to you) We will take the ELA Benchmark on Wednesday, April 5th. Make sure your device is operational and fully charged. Get your rest and think happy thoughts!

Science:  Finish "How Fossils Form" on the back side of today's notes.  Quiz Friday on microbes and fossils.  Bring earbuds tomorrow!

Social Studies:  Bring in a shoe and a piece of poster board for your Legacy 2 products.  Work on in-depth research of your Native North Carolinian.  Make sure that you can answer the 5 Essential Questions in your packet.

Reminder: Math I students will test with Ms. Strickland and Ms. Uzoewulu tomorrow Tuesday, April 4th.