Friday, April 28, 2023

 Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up and submit your Warm Ups. The Warm Up questions for today are posted in Google Classroom.

2 - Complete the Diversity of Life LearnEd assignment: pages 10-11, top of 12, and top of 14. See details in Google Classroom.

3 - Read and annotate the Atomic Structure article. Answer the questions on the back.

4 - Read and annotate the Periodic Table of Elements article. Answer the questions on the back.

5 - Use the Build an Atom website. Follow the directions on the website. 

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #19 (classwork)

2.  Answer the ATSOU #9 "Bust" questions during the documentary (classwork)

3. Complete the Flocabulary assignment "The Great Depression".

ELA:

Finish the "Battle of Mogadishu" questions (if not done in class). Remember: for each question, answer the RIGHT side first, and THEN the left.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

 ELA

Periods 1,3,4,5:

"Battle of Mogadishu" article & questions 1-9

Period 2:

"Battle of Mogadishu" article & questions 17-18

Science:

1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Periods: Finish the Classifying Matter Card Sort activity (in Google Classroom) if you did not finish during class today. 

Core Connections:

Interactive notebook: Bird Mortality Graph notes on page R8.   We will go over the graph during class tomorrow.

  

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #17(classwork)

2.  Review your answers to the "Boom" documentary with your peers (classwork)

3.  Review the definition of propaganda and the WWI slide show in GC (classwork) 

4.  Complete the WWI propaganda poster assignment (homework)

Science:

1 -  Complete pages 18-20 in your Diversity of Life LearnEd notebook. Use slides 44-55 for pages 18-19. For page 20, research each of the five organisms and describe the adaptations of each organism. Write in your own words and give sufficient detail. 

2 - Are you up to date with assignments?  Check PowerSchool. Complete any missing assignments. Be sure to email me (kgraham@voyageracademy.net) when you finish your late work.

ELA:

Period 2:

Finish questions 6-9 for the "Battle of Mogadishu" article.

Period 4

1) Optional extra practice: create some embedded quotes based on Question 2 on your discussion question sheet. We will review these (if you do them) before the activity you will complete tomorrow to get points back on your quiz.

2) If you did not do the "Revised Game Responses" assignment, you must complete it in order to use tomorrow's assignment to earn back points for your Embedding Quotes quiz.

Core Connections:

Please make sure you finish your bird silhouette.  

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Core Connections:

Don't forget - we'll finish painting our bird silhouettes on Wednesday!  

Science:

Test tomorrow on Infectious Diseases and Earth History. Use the review materials posted in GC.  Study your slideshows on Infectious Diseases and Earth History. Study the pages you have completed in your Health & Disease and Earth History LearnEd notebooks. 

Monday, April 24, 2023

Monday:

1 - Study for your science test on Wednesday, April 26. Use the resources in Google Classroom to help you review and prepare.  Study your slideshows on Infectious Diseases and Earth History.

2 - Finish today's classwork (the back side of your Dichotomous Key notes) if you did not finish during class today. Complete the Identifying Aliens section and the Make Your Own Dichotomous Key section.

Friday, April 21, 2023

Core Connections:

Please complete the "Birds And" powerpoint. You should have selected a topic of interest to you and chosen a specific bird that is impacted by the topic.  Select a bird in flight photo and cite it. Then, you should sketch it on Cardboard using your dilation skills from Math to ensure the proportions and details are correct.  We'll be painting Monday and Wednesday.  

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

1) Fix Core Connections responses from yesterday for formal style. Make sure you put your fixed answers in the Google Form in your ELA Google Classroom.

**Remember: Even if something is your opinion, you should still STATE it like it's a FACT.

2) Use paragraphs 38-42 and 54 in "Conservation as a National Duty" to complete the "patriotism" column of your claim chart (in Google Classroom)

Period 2:

Work on the assignment "#20 NOAA" in Edulastic until it stops reassigning to you.

Period 3:

Finish revising your Core Connections responses for formal style and submit them in the new Google Form, posted in your ELA Google Classroom. You received an email with your original responses from me earlier.

**Remember: Even if something is your opinion, you should still STATE it like it's a FACT.

Science:

1 - Finish the Natural Selection of Goldfish Lab if you did not finish during class.  Yes, you need to complete both sides of this lab.

2 - Study for your quiz on Wednesday, April 26.  Use the review material posted in Google Classroom. Review the slideshows for Infectious Diseases and Earth History. 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

 Core Connections:

1.  Gaming Resources for Birds:  Please make sure you've worked on FOUR total bird gaming choices before you begin the Google Doc. (Due today)

2.  Intro to Bird Research (Due Friday)

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #13 (classwork)

2.  Goosechase scavenger hunt in celebration of Earth Day! (classwork)

3.  Study for your quiz tomorrow.  Review vocab and the Ch. 18 slideshow in GC (homework)

4. Industrialist trading cards due tomorrow!

ELA

Periods 1, 4, 5:

1) Finish "Conservation as a National Duty" discussion questions, using paragraphs 14-26 of the speech (if not done in class)

2) Study for your embedding quotes quiz tomorrow. Make sure you know the material in the powerpoint -- ESPECIALLY the part on punctuation!

Period 3:

Read Animal Farm chapter 9 and answer the questions in Google Classroom

Science:

1 - Finish the EdPuzzle assignments if you did not finish during class today.  There are two of these to complete: Natural Selection and Homologous / Analogous Structures.

2 - 4th Period - Finish watching the rest of the video we started in class. Take notes on the rest of the video and submit your notes document. The video is linked in today's slideshow on Slide 56. The slideshow is posted, as usual, in Google Classroom. 

3 -Study!  Test next week on Wednesday. Use the review materials in GC to prepare.  Study your slideshows on Infectious Diseases and Earth History.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

8th Grade Semi-Formal Invitation / Announcement 

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #12 (classwork)

2.  Read in the America Text Ch.18 Section 3 p.620-624 (classwork)

3.  Review the slide show notes on Ch. 18 sections 1-3 in GC (classwork)

4.  Work on your industrialist trading card (classwork)

HOMEWORK

1.  Read in the America text Ch.18 Section  4 p. 625-629

2.  Review the Industrialization vocabulary (quizlet set)

QUIZ on Friday.  BE PREPARED!

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

1) Finish revising your "Comparing Themes" paragraph response, based on what you have learned about embedding quotes and formal style the last 2 days.

2) Prepare for your quiz on embedding quotes (on Friday)

Period 2

Finish your claim chart (if not finished in class)

Period 3:

Read Animal Farm chapter 8 and answer the questions in Google Classroom

Core Connections:

Thank you for your patience with IT glitch.  

Interactive Notebooks:  Field notes today from bird watching.  

Science:

1 - Finish the Natural Selection in Action assignment from class if you did not finish. 

2 - Finish pages 12-13 in your Earth History LearnEd notebook if you did not finish during MTSS today. 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Please check for any missing work.

2.  Google Form/Journal Spring Break Reflection.

3. Tic Tac Crow!

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #11 (new prompts in GC) (classwork 5-7 minutes)

2.  Using the online America textbook which was posted on January 30th in GC, read p. 608-614 :The New Industrial Revolution".  This is Chapter 18 section 1.  Take notes as you read. (classwork 15 minutes)

3.  Review your Industrialization vocab study set in quizlet.  Quiz this Friday! (classwork 5 minutes)

4.  Begin the Trading Card assignment (classwork 20 minutes)

5.  Read Ch. 18 section 2 p. 614-619 for homework.  Take notes as you read.

Science:

1 - Complete page 15 in your Earth History LearnEd if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - Complete the More About Ice Cores assignment in Google Classroom if you did not finish in class today. 

3 - Test next week (Wednesday, April 26) on Infectious Diseases & Earth History. Use the review material posted in Google Classroom to prepare. 

*Best wishes to the cast and crew of Matilda this week!  This is an exciting week and weekend for you!  I know you'll do a great job and I look forward to seeing you perform. 

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

1) Finish notes on embedding quotes, using the slideshow posted in Google Classroom

***Periods 4 & 5: I will not be here for much/all of your class tomorrow. If you have questions about the notes, please email me as soon as you have them, so I can answer them in a timely manner!

2) Revise your answers to today's warmup, based on what you learned in class today.

3) Embedding Quotes quiz on Friday -- study!

Period 2:

Finish the discussion question handout from class today, using paragraphs 14-26 in "Conservation as a National Duty"

Period 3

Animal Farm chapter 7 -- read and answer questions in Google Classroom

Math 8

Hoping everyone is having a restful and rejuvenating spring break AND ready to return with vigor and determination to end the 8th grade school year successfully. Three measures of growth will be the EOG Reading, Math, and Science administered May 15th-19th. Shockingly, that leaves us only 19 school days before testing.  It will be important for everyone to be at school on time and in attendance during review time. Here is the review calendar for Math 8 and Math I.

A. Tuesday, April 18-Wednesday, April 19: Number System (Rational vs Irrational Numbers)

B. Thursday, April 20-Friday, April 21: Expressions/Equations (Radicals and Exponents)

C. Monday, April 24-Friday, April 28: Expressions/Equations (Linear Equations/Inequalities/Systems Of Equations)

D. Monday, May 1-Wednesday, May 3: Geometry (Congruence/Similarities, Angle Relationships, Pythagorean Theorem, Volume, and Statistics)

E. Thursday, May 4-May 5 Practice Math 8 EOG Test

F. May 8-May 11 Review Practice Math 8 EOG Test

I ask that every student has their own Expo markers during this time as hand-held white boards are the quickest way for me to check for understanding. We would also accept donations of markers as they last only a week or so. 

Lastly, most or all of my assignments, learning targets, and agendas will be posted on my Google Classroom. Parents who have not joined their child's Math Google Classroom already will receive another invitation to join. This is a great way for all to see our daily activities. 

See you bright and early Tuesday morning. 

Mr. Kozy

Thursday, April 6th, 2023

 ELA:

All: If you did not reach mastery on your IXL MTSS assignment today, you need to finish before the end of break, or you will spend lunch with me the day we return.

Period 3: Chapter 6 paragraph response peer review (if not completed in class). Directions are in the Google Classroom stream,

Core Connections:

1. Natural Selection in Fish - video, questions.  Working on Science and ELA skills to review based on recent check-ins.

2.  Check for missing work.

Science: 

1 5th Period: Use the slideshow posted in Google Classroom.  Watch the Ice Core Video (linked on slide 42 in the slideshow). Answer the questions on your Ice Core Notes from class today and submit these once you answer the questions.

2. Quiz on Infectious Diseases and Earth History the week of April 18-21 - stay tuned for date.  Review material will be posted in Google Classroom over the break if you would like to review and prepare. 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Core Connections:

Please MAKE SURE that you have completed the following:

1.  It's A Bird: Weird Week slide show. 

2.  Interactive Notebook pages:  L5 Sibley Sketch R5 Carolina Wren coloring sheet with the required seven facts.  R6 Bird Bingo, L6 Field Observations.

3.  Bird Cam Form

4.  Birds and Migration Article with Google Form questions.  

I will be entering these as grades.

ELA

Period 3: Finish your Animal Farm: Chapter 6 paragraph response in Google Classroom.

Science:

1 - Finish the Radioactive Decay lab if you did not finish in class today.  Complete the graph and the analysis questions.

2 - Complete the IXL assignment from MTSS if you did not finish this during MTSS today. 

3 - Complete any missing assignments.  Be sure your LearnEd pages are up to date!

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Finish the interactive notebook pages, if you haven't done so.

2. Bird Cam Google Form

3.  Outside observations

Science:

1 - Finish the EdPuzzle: Half-Life and Radioactive Decay if you did not finish in class.

2 - Complete pages 8, 10, and11 in your Earth History LearnEd.  See instructions in Google Classroom. If the LearnEd website is not loading for you, use the slideshow with screenshots (posted in Google Classroom).

ELA

Period 3: Animal Farm chapter 6 paragraph response -- posted in Google Classroom (due Thursday)

Monday, April 3, 2023

 Social Studies:

1.  Work on your Arpillera.  The project is due this Thursday, April 6th!

2.  Make sure that you review the Project Rubric and Artist Statement Template found in GC.

3.  Bring in your Permission form for the Field trip on April 25th.  Pay for the field trip using the TITAN system.

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've completed the following and put them into your Interactive Notebook

1. Bird Art 1:  Coloring Sheet 

2. Bird Art 2:

Then, make sure you've completed the slides we have done together during class.  We'll continue with this tomorrow.

3.  Tomorrow: Field work - Bird BINGO.

Science:

Complete pages 6-7 in your Earth History LearnEd notebook. 

• For page 6, use slides 2-10 in the LearnEd slideshow.  
• For page 7, write a description (in your own words) and draw a picture for each of these fossil types: carbon film (imprint), mold & cast, petrified, preserved remains, trace, and coprolite.  Use your notes and slideshows from class to write a description in your own words. 
• If you have trouble accessing the LearnEd website, please use this slideshow with screenshots of the information.