Tuesday, February 19

Science:  

• Study pages 13 & 14 in your science binder.  (These pages cover Chapter 9, Section 3 and Chapter 10, Sections 1 & 3).  Draw diagrams for photosynthesis and cell division on p.14, your Food & Life Processes notes.    
• Click here to listen to the Photosynthesis Song heard in class today. Click here to listen to another Photosynthesis song. Go here and here to see the cell division animations.  Go here to hear another song - this one is about cell division.
•  Parents - We need 2-3  bags of white sugar for science class this week (Thursday).  We will be measuring & visualizing the amount of sugar in various foods using food labels.  If you can help provide a bag of sugar for this lab, please send it with your child on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.  If possible, please send me an email (kmidkiff@voyageracademy.net) if you can provide sugar.  Thanks so much!!!

Monday, February 18, 2013

Humanities:  Read!  No Blog Questions this week.  Finish your questions from the Shaw letter.

Science: Study your notes on chemical compounds in living things.  Quiz Friday!  

* Parents - We need 2-3  bags of white sugar for science class this week (Thursday).  We will be measuring & visualizing the amount of sugar in various foods using food labels.  If you can help provide a bag of sugar for this lab, please send it with your child on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.  If possible, please send me an email (kmidkiff@voyageracademy.net) if you can provide sugar.  Thanks so much!!!

Thursday, February 14

Science:  Illustrate the boxes in the diagram on today's handout, Chemical Compounds in Cells (page 13 in your binder). Write a summary of the concepts shown in the diagram in the space below the diagram.  Happy Valentine's Day!  I am so glad I am your teacher.  You are very special to me, and I hope your day is amazing!
Humanities:  Read!  Answer your BLOG questions.  Answer questions 1 - 3 from GLORY.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Science: Finish Cornell notes on Chapter 9, Section 3.  Remember to write your summary after taking notes!   

Humanities:  Read and answer your BLOG questions for this week. Review your part for the "Comedy of Secession".  

In order to watch GLORY tomorrow, you must turn in your permission slip. DO NOT FORGET TO GET IT SIGNED!!!! 

Monday, February 11

Click here for science class today.

Science: 1) Finish Cycles of Matter (use above link) if you didn't during class today.  2) Twiz (more than a quiz, less than a test!) on Wednesday.  Study pages 1-11 in your science binder.  Work on the review sheet questions. Use quizlet to review vocab on ecosystems and ecology.  (Username: kmidkiff  Password: voyager 8)  Topics covered:  ecology terms, energy roles, limiting factors, population growth, symbiosis, food chains/webs, energy pyramids, cycles of matter

Humanities:  Read!  Read America 15.3 and take your own notes on the section.  
Blog Questions for this week are posted below.  Please respond to your Tier with a five sentence (or more) paragraph.

Blog Questions for the week of Feb. 11...

Q1  Interpret the following quotes
T1:  "You can't hold a man down without staying down with him"-  Booker T. Washington
T2:  "Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work" - Frederick Douglass
T3:  "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.  This expresses my idea of democracy."
         -Abraham Lincoln

Q2  Answer the following questions...
T1:  The Emancipation Proclamation was an Executive Order given by President Abraham Lincoln.  Define Executive Order.  Why was this proclamation so important at the time?
T2:  Define the Emancipation Proclamation.  What kind of affect did it have on the Confederate Army?  What kind of affect did it have on the Union Army?  Explain.
T3:  How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the "character" of the Civil War?  Explain using details.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Wiki questions due February 8:

Question 1:

T1: What is the most important thing that you learned about your subject for the Legacy project?

T2: What is the legacy of your subject worth knowing?

T3: After hearing about the legacies of your classmates' subjects, what stood out? What types of legacies are most moving / most important?

Question 2:

T1: What strategies helped you be successful with this project?

T2: What does it mean to produce a polished final product?  How do you achieve this?

T3: Why is student initiative so important in project based learning?  What happens when it's present?  What happens when it's not?

Humanities:  Read and prepare your final draft of your photo essay.  Fix your pictures if they are in need of "repair"!

Friday, February 1, 2013

Science:  Food Web project is due on Monday, Feb. 4.  (Student have had 5 class days to work on this project.)  * All students who are presenting Energy Proposals on 2/6 need to be prepared to practice your presentation on Monday during class.  Finish the legacy connection questions before you present; add slides to your Prezi or PowerPoint if you need to add any information.

PBL Presentations are on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 3:30 - 4:45. All students are expected to attend and  participate.

Voyager Academy High School information meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.