Monday, February 28, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Enrichment Cluster Workday.  All directions for today's goals can be found in GC (classwork)

2.  Q3 Warm ups will be collected this Friday. 

3.  If you are producing an extra credit assignment for Q3, please make sure that you send it to my email by this Friday, March 4th.

Core Connections:

1. Today, Ms. Dodson and Ms. O'Kane are coming over from the high school to help you with high school registration. 

2. Don't forget your cereal box and a shoe box, too if you can.  (Don't panic if you don't have one).  We'll need these over the next couple of days.

We'll be painting this week - I highly suggest bringing an old t-shirt.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 

Took notes p69 Word Problems

Homework: google slides (complete either tables or graph; do what works best for you)

3rd:
Took notes p96 The Discriminant

IXL BB12 (should be able to go to 100 smartscore)

Friday, February 25, 2022

Core Connections:

We're continuing our bird sculptures today. Please bring a cereal box on Monday.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Solving Systems by Graphing Day 3 Practice

3rd: Continued Practicing Quadratic Formula (turned in)

Thursday, February 24

 Social Studies:

1.  Completing the "Enrichment Cluster Planning Guide"  1-6(classwork)

2.  Investigations on topic added to a shared google doc (classwork)

3.  Review for your test next Wednesday using the study guide which was posted yesterday (homework)

*Reminder:  Your enrichment cluster investigations will lead to the creation of a product or service which will be presented to an audience.  More info to come in the following days.

ELA:

1. Journal Prompt on google classroom

2. Discussion Chapter 2 of Animal Farm

3. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Vocabulary Activity - on google classroom

4. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Interference Questions - on google classroom

5. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Character Analysis - on google classroom

Science

1 - Warm Up (in GC slideshow for today)

2 - Review for quiz.  See today's slideshow for help.

3 - Study!  Quiz tomorrow on cell processes and microbes.  See study material posted in Google Classroom. 

Core Connections: 

Please read through the expectations and activity explanation today for working on our clay sculpture.

You will need to be on task and mature in order to participate.  

Math:

1st: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

2nd: took notes p67; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

3rd: took notes p95 Quadratic Formula; worked on practice sheet in class and turned it in; homework is quadratic formula google slide

4th: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

5th: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

 ELA

1. Journal prompt on google classroom

2. Finish both Animal Farm worksheets for chapter 1 from yesterday on google classroom

3. Animal Farm chapter 1 class discussion

4. Read Animal Farm chapter 2 as a class

Social Studies:

1. Warm up #20 (last one of the quarter).  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO GET YOUR WARM UP DOC READY FOR SUBMISSION.  It is a project grade!!

2.  Watch the Civil War video in GC and play the vocab game. (classwork)

3.  Pick your enrichment cluster group and topic.  Fill out the planning guide and get started on your INVESTIGATION! (classwork/homework)

STUDY GUIDE (CIVIL WAR TEST on MARCH 2)

Unit vocab

America Ch. 15 reading

15.1 notes, 15.2 notes, 15.3 Powerpoint, 15.4 Powerpoint, 15.5 notes

ATSOU #5 Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation Video and questions

Gettysburg Address:  Language of Lincoln and Multiple Choice Questions/"The Address"

Core Connections:

1.  Finish yesterday's work.  

2. David Sibley is the (nice) Audubon artist of our time.  Please read this.  https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2020/learn-draw-birds-david-sibley

3. Color the Saltmarsh Sparrow - Make it REALISTIC and Accurate. (Turn in today!)

4.  Using the video guide, draw a Black-Capped Chickadee. Turn in on the back side of the sparrow sheet.

5.  Beaks and Feet Game. http://www.audubonadventures.org/beaksandfeet/index.html

Thursday we'll do clay sculptures.  Friday we'll begin painting.  If you have your t-shirts/smock and cereal boxes by Friday, that would be great!  

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Practice Solving Systems by Graphing (classwork)

IXL CC2 (65 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

3rd: Finished INB p94 examples 6&7

Practice Solve by Factoring (matching activity; classwork)

IXL BB8 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Science:

• Finish the Fungi Quiz from the BrainPop video. The quiz is linked for you in Google Classroom.
• Study! Quiz on Friday. See GC for study links and sample questions.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

 Social Studies

1.  Warm up #19 (classwork)

2.  Review your responses to yesterday's reading in GC (classwork)

3.  Watch the conclusion of "The Address" by Ken Burns (classwork)

4.  Answer the multiple choice questions 8-14 on the Gettysburg Address (classwork)

5.  Review your unit vocab and Civil War unit notes.  Test coming next Wednesday, March 2nd! (homework)

Science

1 - Warm Up (classwork)

2 - Which Microbe Are You? (quiz link and question in GC)

3 - Read and annotate the Human Microbiome article.  Use this article to answer the questions posted in GC. 

4 - Study!  Quiz Friday on photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and microbes.  Use the Review Material posted in GC for you.  

Core Connections:

1. Complete the Great Backyard Bird Count Follow Up.  It is a series of activities in Google Slides.  

2. Our next project will be a series of potentially messy art-related activities.  Please try to find the following and bring in:: 

a. Oversized, old t-shirt that you can use like a smock

b.  Cereal Box

c. Shoe Box

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

Completed solve by graphing worksheet (posted digitally for those who are absent) in class

Homework: Solve by Graphing google slides posted in google classroom

3rd: Continued taking notes on p93 (added example #5)

Worked on Practice Sheet

Homework: Solve by factoring doc posted in google classroom

Monday, February 21, 2022

8th grade Yearbook Ad information flyer

 

ELA

1. Please open google classroom and complete the commas practice worksheet. All directions on the worksheet document.

2. Review over notes on Animal Farm Propaganda and background to prepare for the start of the book tomorrow

Science

1 - 1st Period: Answer the Attendance Question in Google Classroom by 1 pm today.

2 - Finish your Bacteria Lab Report.  Be sure to follow the directions in the Lab Report Guide posted in GC with the assignment and with today's announcement.  Follow directions carefully and you should write a great report! 

FYI: Quiz this Friday (2/25) on Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Microbes (including Fungi, which we will start this week). 

Core Connections:

Today, you're going to do Citizen/Community Science. 

Step 1:  Wake up. Birds are most active in the mornings, usually before many teenagers are awake.  But birds are active in the late afternoon/early evenings, too. They're not as active during lunchtime. 

Step 2:  Use the Google form for today's assignment.  This must be done TODAY, 2/21/2022.

Step 3:  Last year many people participated in the actual Great Backyard Bird Count.  Here's the registration information.  https://www.birdcount.org/participate/  If you can't do this, just let me know in the Google Form.  

Step 4:  If you need help with bird ID, I've posted the links for you in the Google form.  

Step 5:  (optional) If you take pictures/videos, you can upload files on the form itself.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #18.

2.  Finish reading America Ch.15 Section 5 p. 535 - 537.  

Answer questions 1 a and b, 2 a and b and 3 found at the bottom of p. 537.  You may use a piece of notebook paper or a google doc.  Be prepared to share your responses in class tomorrow.

3.  Review your key terms from the Civil War unit.  You will have a test on this unit on Wednesday, March 2nd.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, & 5th: Complete Linear Functions Google Form

3rd: IXL BB7

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  "The Address" by Ken Burns (classwork)

*If you are at home, find a video about the Gettysburg Address and watch it.

2.  Complete 1-7 on the back of the handout that I gave you which has the Gettysburg Address on side 1 (classwork)

Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up if you were not in class today. 

2 - Work on your Bacteria Lab Report. Follow the directions posted in GC with the assignment.  By the end of the day, you should be able to view the class data from all 5 classes.  Stay tuned for the due date on this assignment.  We may view your plates again next week when you return. 

Core Connections

Today's assignment include:

1. Watching a short clip about the Great Backyard Bird Count, which we will be doing on on virtual day next Monday.  

2.  Listening or reading the podcast from Deja Perkins, who started the international movement of Black Birders Week.

3. Using internet resources to compile a background on a bird that is specific to North Carolina.  The Google Doc contains 10 quick research points to better understand birds.  Don't forget to look at the GC stream for additional links and resources.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: (all of this was intended to be completed during class; if you didn't finish, please finish)

INB p64 Unit 6: Systems table of contents

INB p65 Systems

INB p66 Solve by graphing

Complete Desmos Activity: Intro to Systems

3rd:

INB p92-93 Zero Product Property and Examples

Worked on practice doc and turned in at the end of class

Spanish: Link to Final Test topics

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

 ELA

1. Journal Prompt posted on google classroom

2. Animal Farm Pre - Read Vocabulary on google classroom

3. Begin Propaganda Animal Farm Pre - Read Notes - if you are absent today please email me to have me send you these notes

Science

1 - Complete today's Warm Up if you were not in class for any reason.

2 - Write the Purpose, Predictions, and Procedure sections of today's Bacteria Lab.  We will use this tomorrow when we view your plates.  If you missed class today, please review today's slideshow so that you know what we did in class for this lab. 

Core Connections:

1. Complete the reading activity for Christian Cooper's It's a Bird.  There is a Google Form that goes with this graphic novel.

2.  Dr. Drew Lanham:  There is a short video and some information about Dr. Lanham that goes with a Google Form for this, too.

3.  Please check for any missing work.   

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Test today in class; no homework (unless you have missing work to complete)

3rd: IXL BB6 (85 smartscore)

Monday, February 14, 2022

Social Studies:

1.  Adam Gault Studios Video: Gettysburg Address (classwork)

2.  Define the language of Lincoln (classwork)

Word list:  four score, testing, prosper, unfinished work, conceived, task, honored, dedicated, perish, under God, devotion, liberty, hallow, detract

3.  Read the Gettysburg Address and plug in definitions which match the context of the speech (classwork and homework) .  If you are working at home, please find a copy online.  

4.  Review your new unit vocab/Quizlet (homework)

Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up (classwork). 

2 - Complete the Roles of Bacteria notes using today's slideshow, if you were not in class.

3 - Finish the Microbe of the Month nomination assignment (in GC) if you did not finish in class today. 

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: TEST Tomorrow on Linear Equations

What to study...homework from Feb 9th, notebook pages 48-62, review done in class today (video of answers & explanations posted in google classroom by 2pm), 8th IXL AA topics

3rd:
INB p90 Simplifying Square Roots

Worked on Simplifying Square Roots and turned in during class

HW: IXL EE1 (go to at least 85 smartscore)

Core Connections

1. Darwin's Finches: Watch the video and answer the Google Form.  This activity is scored on correctness, not completion.  

2.  If you finish, you can get started on the activity "It's a Bird" by Christian Cooper. 

Friday, February 11, 2022

Core Connections

We have a few options today.  Each class may have a different opportunity.  Please check Google Classroom for your specific assignments.  

1.  Darwin's Finches Video with Questions in a Google form.  These questions will be score for correctness.

2.  Bird Bingo: An outside birding adventure - IF students are able to focus and safely do so. 

3.  Birding Basics SlideShow. An intro to the basics of identifying birds using Cornell's Merlin Bird ID.

ELA

1. Finish spoken word poem. These should be finished by the beginning of class on Monday and ready to turn in on google classroom.

2. Practice performing the spoken word for your presentation on Monday

Science

1 - Finish your Warm Up and submit this if you did not submit during class today. 

2 - Complete the Bacteria Basics notes (in GC) using today's slideshow (posted in GC).

3 - Watch the Multiplication Song to see how quickly bacteria divide. If you were present in class today, you saw this during class. 

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up#17  (classwork)

2.  Review the 15.4 slide show in GC (classwork)

3.  Submit your Pt. 3 Constitution Project in GC.  Do not share it with me! (classwork)

4.  Read America Ch. 15 section 5 p. 533-535  (classwork)

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Test Tuesday (Homework from Thursday 2/10 was a review); will review more in class Monday

3rd: cpmplete8th grade IXL F1, F3, F4, F7, F10 to 85 smartscore

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #16 (classwork)

2.  Review Emancipation Proclamation lesson from Wednesday (classwork)

3.  Read America Ch. 15 Section 4 p. 528-532 (homework)

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th - INB p62 Write Equations from Two Points (pdf in google classroom)

Classwork - Practice Writing Equations (slides in google classroom)

3rd:

INB p87 New Unit Table of Contents Unit 6: Quadratics

INB p88 Perfect Squares and Perfect Cubes

INB p89 Examples

8th Grade IXL's due by Friday at the end of the day: F1, F3, F4, F7, F10 (go to 85 smartscore on each; will be working on this in class today and Friday)

ELA

1. "Still I Rise" Poetry Analysis - due tonight

2. Continue working on spoken word poem for Monday's presentation

Core Connections

1. Audubon's Art worksheet with a Google Form for responses. 

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Warm up # 15 (classwork)

2.  Review the America 15.3 Slideshow in GC.  Take notes as you go (classwork)

3.  Watch the Emancipation Proclamation video in GC.  Take notes as you go (classwork)

4.  Using a piece of notebook paper, answer the Emancipation Proclamation questions in GC.  Turn in your paper when you are finished.  The video is only 4 minutes long.  There are 5 questions.  (classwork)

5.  Review your new unit vocabulary using Quizlet (classwork and homework)

Core Connections

1. Make sure you update, revise, and resubmit the slides you've completed.  I am looking closely at the summary statement for each of the 6 people that demonstrate an understanding of how the person contributed to birding and environmental justice.

Science:

Today we made a model of a virus in class.  There is nothing to complete for homework.  If you were absent, please view today's slideshow and answer your Warm Up questions for today. 

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 

Classwork - 1. sort slopes & y intercepts slides and 2. Word problems sheet/doc

Homework - Writing Equations Linear Functions (slides)

3rd: none

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #14 (classwork)

2.  Finish ATSOU #5 "Civil War" (classwork)

3.  Discuss Interesting, Important and Confusing points from the documentary (classwork)

4.  Review the notes from last night's reading (15.2 America Book) (classwork)

5.  Read in the America book Ch. 15 section 3 p.524-527 (homework)

ELA

1. Finish the What I Learned section on the Poetry KWL chart

2. Complete the Poetry Spoken Word Brainstorm

3. If you are not here today and need access to notes and have not reached out to me please do!

Science

1 - Notes on Viruses (classwork). If you are absent, please complete the notes (in GC) using today's slideshow (in GC).

2 - Complete the Video, Vocab Cards, and Vocab Game portions of the Flocabulary - Viruses assignment.  This is assigned to you in GC. 

Core Connections

1. Finish the Birder slides from yesterday.

2. Complete the Bird Nest Cam activity with the Google Form. 

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th - complete IXL math diagnostic

3rd - complete polynomial study guide

quiz tomorrow

Monday, February 7, 2022

 Science

Finish the Biomolecules graphic organizer review if you did not finish in class today. 

💜 Thanks for working hard on your Science Check-In today! 💜

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #13 (classwork)

2.  Continue watching ATSOU#5 "Civil War"  (classwork)

3.  Read in your America text Ch. 15 Section 2 p. 518-521 (homework)

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: complete and turn in missing work

IXL math diagnostic due Wed Feb 9th

3rd: 

Classwork - "Find someone who can" Activity 

Homework - Polynomials Review Sheet; Quiz Wed (add, subtract, multiply and factor polynomials)

Core Connections

We'll continue the PowerPoint on Birding Leaders tomorrow.  

Friday, February 4, 2022

 Science:

1 - Review today's slideshow with important info regarding NC Check-Ins next week.

2 - Finish the Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis Comparison chart (Google Classroom).

3 - Finish the Cellular Respiration Color By Number (paper handout). 

* Science Check In #2 is on Monday. Please be on time for school and bring a fully charged device with you. 

Core Connections

1. Please make sure you've completed your Social Studies project.

2. Please finish your Water Poster.  To digitize and submit your poster, please ask for help if you need it.  Paste it into the last slide of the Water Poster.

3. Please make sure you've filled out yesterday's Google Form.  

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

1. Review Writing Equations sheet (doc for those who are absent) (classwork)

2. Matching graphs and equations (classwork; only for those who are at school)

3. IXL math diagnostic due Wed Feb 9th

4. IXL AA10 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)(optional)

3rd:

1. Notes p85 Factoring Special Cases & p86 Summary of Factoring

2. half sheet practice (doc for those who are absent)

3. IXL AA6 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Social Studies:

1.  Use your quizlet game for the new unit vocab "Civil War" to review (warm up/classwork)

2.  Review the America 15.1 notes in GC (classwork)

3.  Complete Pt. 3 of the Constitution Project if you have not already finished.  More details will come next week regarding submission (classwork/homework)

4.  Watch America the Story of Us part 5 called "Civil War".  (classwork)

*Please search for a version of this film using YouTube.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Core Connections:

This week, you've been working on two things that are due on Friday, 2/4/2022.  (That's tomorrow).

1. Social Studies: Part 3 of the Legacy of the Constitution. This will be turned in to Mrs. Harris.

2. Water Poster Contest: Slow the Flow - Save H2O.  This will be turned into me.  

3. Please also complete the official, short Google Form for today that is posted in GC.  It serves as a check-in for us and a classwork grade for you. 

See you soon!

Ms. Sauer

Social Studies:

1.  Define your new unit vocabulary "Civil War" by creating a quizlet game (classwork).  The new words are located in GC.

2.  Read America Ch. 15, section 1 "A Call to Arms" p. 512 -517.  Take notes as you read using bullet pts. (classwork and homework)

3.  Part 3 of the Constitution project is due tomorrow!

Science:

Finish the Yeast Feast Lab if you did not finish in class today.  This counts as a lab grade and you don't have any lab grades for 2nd quarter yet.  Be sure to complete this if you were here for class today. (Absent students: please read through today's slideshow so you have an idea of what we did in class today.)

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:
Classwork: Writing Equations practice in google classroom

Homework: Writing Equations google form

3rd:

Homework worksheet - factor 8 problems

ELA:

Giver Movie Today

We will finish "The Giver" movie tomorrow and then begin our poetry unit

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Core Connections:

1. Today, you're wrapping up your Social Studies projects (due Friday).  

2. You're also working on your Water Poster (also due Friday).  

• Remember, the Poster Contest's theme is "Slow the Flow: Save H20."  That means that the theme is conserving (saving) water.  
• Think back to your 2nd-grade and 4/5th-grade activities - how can you save water in your household use? 
• Look back over your PowerPoint from earlier this week to review 8th-grade concepts on water cycle, water distribution on earth, stewardship, conservation, water usage... 
• This is a great opportunity for 8th-grade science review prior to your benchmarks and, eventually, your EOG.  This content is definitely on there.  
• I'll help you digitalize your posters during Friday's class.

Social Studies:

1.  Update to Syllabus:  Warm ups 13-17 are being moved to next week!

2.  Complete slides 8 and 9 (Constitution Project) (classwork and homework)

Additional Example for Slide 8 Content:

Title of Slide:  What is the legacy of the U.S. Constitution?

Example of a Definition of Legacy:  Legacy is how something is viewed and the impact that it has

Plug in the definition:  How is the U.S. Constitution viewed and how has it impacted America?

Thought Processing using the definition in the context provided: It is viewed as a rule book

                                                                                                        It is viewed as a foundation to build a community

Lens of Your Amendment

Example:  The 22nd Amendment states that the President may only be elected to 2 terms.  This allows for a change in leadership that will hopefully enhance fairness and a division of power among elected officials.

Answer to the Question:  The legacy of the U.S. Constitution is guidance to produce equality and fairness.

Science:

Classwork - Notes on Cellular Respiration (paper handout) & Fermentation (GC)

Classwork - Show What You Know (checked in clas)

Homework - Finish the Cellular Respiration EdPuzzle Review

* Science Check-In is on Monday, February 7.  Bring a fully charged device and please make every effort to be on time for school!

ELA

Test Day! 

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

Classwork - Writing Equations Given a Slope and a Point Google Slides

Homework - Writing Linear Functions Google Form

3rd: work 5 more problems from the classwork sheet

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Core Connection:    

1. Please continue working on your Social Studies Projects.  Remember, they are due Friday.  You should have finished through Slide 6 yesterday.

2. Once you finish SS, please work on the Water Poster.  Yes, it is a grade. For your reference, the rubric and background for the contest and the content is in your GC from yesterday.  There is card stock and new art materials (markers) on the standing desk.  Please return anything you borrow so that the next group may use it.

Science

1 - Classwork: create flashcards for the photosynthesis / respiration equation.  See slide in GC for what should be on the front & back of each card. 

2 - Classwork - Photosynthesis Click & Drag review (slides in GC to edit / submit)

3 - Photosynthesis Color By Number - finish if you did not finish during class today

Social Studies:

1.  Peer reviews (2) using the questions in GC (classwork)

2.  Use Paragraphs 2 and 3 from your Pt. 2 SCRIPT to create slide(s) 7 of your PROJECT (classwork and homework)

ELA

1. Finish "The Giver" Chapters 19 - 23 by 11:59pm

2. Study for "The Giver" Chapters 7 - 23 Test

3. "The Giver" Chapter 7 - 23 Test TOMORROW!!!!

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 

Classwork was Writing Equations from Tables Google Doc

Homework: Writing Linear Equations google form

3rd:

Classwork: Factoring GCF first 1/2 sheet/doc

Homework: Polynomial Review Form