Thursday, February 28, 2019

ELA: From now through 3/27, homework is: Finish book club work (reading/notes).

Science:  Finish the Flocabulary assignments if you did not finish during class  Use these codes on Quizizz to take the practice quizzes on viruses & bacteria:  382525 and 131507.  Listen to the bacteria multiplication song. 

Social Studies:  Quiz tomorrow (Reconstruction).  There will be a check next Monday for warm-ups this quarter.  Be prepared, it will be a quiz grade!

Math: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Project, Quiz tomorrow
4th & 5th - test tomorrow

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Science:  Finish the Purpose, Procedure, and Prediction sections of your Bacteria Lab Report if you did not finish these in class. Click here for reminders of what should be in each section of your lab report.   Your procedure should include the following words:  Petri dish, nutrient agar, Sharpie, sterile swabs, 37 degrees C, and incubator.

Math - 1st,2nd & 3rd - Project
4th & 5th - Review sheet due Thursday, Test Friday
  

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

ELA: Until 3/27, your homework will be the same. If you don't finish your book club work (reading/notes) in class, finish it at home.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Social Studies:  Read NC 9.5 and take notes.  Finish the Flocabulary assignments on Reconstruction.  Reconstruction quiz this Friday.

Science:  Finish the Bacteria Basics handout if you did not finish during class.  Bacteria lab starts tomorrow; brainstorm for places where you will collect bacteria. 

Math - 1st, 2nd & 3rd - make sure to have all signatures needed for project; the project will be worked on in class (bring your poster board)
4th & 5th - Review Sheet due Thursday; Test Friday

Monday, February 25, 2019

ELA: Finish reading book club section and taking notes.


Social Studies:  Read NC Ch. 9 Section 4 and take notes

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Period - work on project; bring poster board to class with your name on it
4th & 5th - IXL BB.1 (90 smartscore or 20 min)

Science:  Finish the Hidden/Active virus comparison foldable if you did not finish in class.  INSIDE: Describe the steps of how each virus infects a cell, and draw a diagram.  Diagram should have color.  Be sure the viral and host cell DNA is clearly visible in each diagram. BACK COVER: List the similarities between hidden & active viruses. 

Friday, February 22, 2019

Social Studies:  New Unit Vocabulary (Reconstruction)
Reconstruction
freedmen
Black Codes
carpetbaggers
universal manhood suffrage
segregation
radical
Ku Klux Klan
martial law
impeach
disenfranchisement

Flocabulary due on Tuesday, Feb. 26th

ELA: Finish reading book club section and notes.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Science:  Finish your notes on Viruses (p. 440-446) using the header / detail format you have learned this year.  Study the Quizlet word set:  Microorganisms. 

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - finish signatures for project; there will be class time Friday to work on the project 
4th & 5th- graph quadratics 1/3 sheet; complete at least 10; any over 10 are extra credit

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Science: Study!  Quiz tomorrow on food & energy.  Use the links posted on Friday to help you review.  Check your work on the Biomolecules graphic organizer with the answer key. 

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Period - finish the signatures part of your survey project
4th & 5th - google classroom assignment on vertex

Friday, February 15, 2019

Science: Finish the Yeast Feast Lab if you did not finish during class.  Study for next week's quiz on food & energy.  Use the links below to study.
Chemical Compounds in Cells vocabulary
Cell Processes vocabulary
Photosynthesis review
Cellular Respiration Review
Macromolecules Infographic
Photosynthesis Notes
Notes - Carbohydrates and Lipids
Notes - Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Sample Questions - Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
Sample Questions - Biomolecules

Thursday February 14, 2019

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - CC.12, you will need a poster board next week
4th & 5th - BB.11 and google classroom "homerun" assignment

Wednesday February 13, 2019

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - will need a poster board for a project next week
4th & 5th - log at least 20 min on IXL BB.10 (or smart score of 85)

Science:  Study for next week's quiz on Food & Energy.  Use the Quizlet word sets below to review vocabulary.
Chemical Compounds in Cells
Cell Processes

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Science: Finish your Flocabulary assignments (Nutrition and Photosynthesis). Quiz next week!  Study all pages in your science binder.  Use the quizlet links below to review vocabulary.
Flocabulary
PS interactive
Quizlet - Cell Processes
Quizlet - Chemical Compounds in Cells

Social Studies:  Continue to work on your independent study project.  Follow the calendar!

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - IXL DD.9 work only 15 minutes; skip ones without visible y-intercept (yes, that means get them wrong to move on to ones where you can see the y-intercept)
4th - IXL BB.10 for 15 minutes
5th - finish classwork worksheet and show work

Monday, February 11, 2019

Link for Science:
Photosynthesis - use code cep-1042

Science:  Finish the Flocabulary "Nutrition" assignments if you have not finished yet.  Finish your photosynthesis diagrams.  Follow directions and use the photosynthesis animation (see link above) if you need help.. 

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - IXL CC.1 Interpret Tables (20 min or smartscore 85)
4th & 5th - IXL BB.7 Solve quadratic equation by factoring (20 min or smartscore 85)

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Links for Science:

My Plate Match Game

Blast Off Nutrition game

BrainPop: Sortify game

USDA Fitness game

Science:  STUDY your notes on Macromolecules.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary. 
Chemical Compounds in Cells - Quizlet word set

Social Studies:  Follow the process guideline on the calendar for your independent project on the Civil War era.  You should have two valuable resources in use by tomorrow.  Research day tomorrow as well!

Social Studies Extra Credit Opportunity Quarter 3

EXTRA CREDIT:  Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address which aired last evening.  The entire address is one hour and twenty-two minutes.  You must watch all of the address and write a 1 page reflection about your personal response to the speech.  This must be double spaced using size 12 font.  Make sure to cite important topics with details about what the President had to say and your reaction to the President.  Due by March 5th for 100 points (test credit).

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Social Studies:  Look for valuable resources related to your Civil War independent study topic.  Utilize books, primary sources and websites to gain insight into your topic of study.  Make sure that you have at least one valuable resource with information gathered in the form of a google doc or handwritten notes by tomorrow.  Do not plagiarize!  This will result in zero credit for you on this assignment.

Math: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd-quiz on systems (review practice problems from classwork or google classroom and thatquiz assignments)
4th & 5th - review sheet due tomorrow (Thursday); test Friday

Science:  Finish coloring the Macromolecules Infographic if you did not finish during class today.  STUDY all your notes on biomolecules and macromolecules. 

Tuesday February 5, 2019

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Thatquiz Systems HW2; quiz Thursday

4th & 5th - Review Sheet due Thurs; Test Friday

Science:  Finish the Energy Molecules activity if you did not finish during class. This will be collected tomorrow and will count as a lab grade.  REVIEW all of your notes on biomolecules and macromolecules! Learn the monomers for each biomolecule. 

ELA: You MUST have a COMPLETE rough draft of your argumentative essay by the start of class tomorrow. We will be doing peer revising and editing. 

Social Studies:  Period 1 -4 finish the reflection about "The Address".  What do you know?  

Period 5:  Look for valuable resources related to your independent study project.  

Monday February 4, 2019

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Thatquiz
4th & 5th- IXL EE.1 (20 min or smartscore of 90) and create 10 square roots that can be simplified

ELA: Work on your argumentative essay. Implement the coaching I've been doing in class. You MUST have a COMPLETE draft for in-class work on Wednesday. Final drafts are due on Friday.

Reflection on Board Game

You need to write one thing you did well with the board game project and one thing you need to improve upon.  You also need to write why.  This must be at least 4 complete sentences.  Grammar and punctuation will count.  This is due Wednesday.  Submit in Google Classroom.

Friday, February 1, 2019

ELA: I'm pushing the due date for the argumentative essay out to Friday, 2/8. Keep working on them and implementing the coaching I'm giving in class.

Science: Finish the Crash Course Biomolecules and Amoeba Sister Biomolecules assignments if  you did not finish during class today.  Look at Thursday's blog post for the video links.