Tuesday, November 9, 2021

 Science:

- Study for your quiz tomorrow on Water Quality and Water Treatment.  Use the links and study material posted in GC. 

- Bring your blank estuary booklet to class tomorrow.  We will work on this after the quiz. 

Core Connections:

1. InTENtional Ten journal

2.  Social Studies Amendment Project

    a.  Note from the 5 questions

    b.  Three source articles properly cited

3.  Find your little brown journal for tomorrow

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #16 (classwork)

2.  Project work day step 1:  Producing Research Notes (Doc 1) and a Works Cited page (Doc 2).  Each of these DOCS are due on Friday and will be submitted through GC for a Project grade.

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th - Google Form Equations from Angles

3rd - IXL X3 (85 smartscore or 20 minutes)

Monday, November 8, 2021

Core Connections    

1. Work on your Constitutional Amendment Project.

2. If you finish or have downtime, please review for Science and ELA.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #15 found in GC  (classwork)

2.  Work on your research notes on the Amendment that you selected on Friday.  The rubric and student example can be found in GC.  If you go back to Friday's hw blog post you will see a link to the National Constitution Center's website.  Once you go to the site click on INTERACTIVE CONSTITUTION for links to wonderful resources which support your project work!

*Today and tomorrow you will have project workdays in Social Studies and Core Connections.  Step 1 of the project will be due on Friday, November 12th.

*You will need to create a Works Cited page which is separate from the google doc which contains Part 1-5 of your research notes.

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Google Form Equations from Angles

3rd: Complete IXL X1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Google Form Evaluating Exponential Functions

ELA

1. Study your Figurative Language study guide, notes, and PowerPoint on google classroom

2. Figurative Language test tomorrow Tuesday, Nov. 9th!!!

Science

Study! Quiz on Wednesday.  See GC for study links and review material.  Practice the Brain Dump strategy we discussed in class.

Friday, November 5, 2021

Core Connections

Today is a project work day.

1. Please finish your science lab report.

2. Do at least one peer review.

3.  If you finish, please study for your Science quiz or your ELA quiz.

Science

- Classwork: LearnEd pages and EdPuzzle assignments

- Water Quality Lab Report is due today by the end of the school day.

- Quiz next week on Water Quality and Water Treatment.  Use the tools posted in GC to review and prepare.

Social Studies:

1.  Group share of Legacy statements from GC (classwork)

2.  Project 1 Kick Off:  The Legacy of Our U.S. Constitution.  Pick an amendment, begin research using guidelines posted in GC.  Google doc should be titled:  "Legacy Project Step 1"  (classwork)

*There is an example of a completed product in GC.  Make sure that you review it.

*This is an wonderful resource https://constitutioncenter.org/ 

(click on INTERACTIVE CONSTITUTION)

ELA

1. Please finish your figurative language study guide

2. Study for your figurative language test that will be on Tuesday, Nov. 9th

Math:

No Homework

Thursday, November 4, 2021

 Science:

- Work on your Water Quality Lab Report.  Your completed lab report is due on Friday, November 5 by the end of the school day. 

- Study for your quiz on Wednesday, November 10. Use the study/review material posted in Google Classroom.

Core Connections

Project Work Day

1. Work on your science lab report. 

2.  Peer Review opportunity.

3.  Make sure your Battle of the E's is completed

Social Studies:

1.  Groupwork presentations (classwork) Major Events of the early 1800s

2.  Legacy questions in GC (groupwork classwork)

3.  Review the Legacy of Our Democracy Project in GC (homework)

*We will begin our 1st project tomorrow.  Be prepared!

ELA:

1. Continue to study for your Literary Device and Figurative Language Test on Tuesday, November 9th

2. If you have not finished and submitted your "All About Me" paper do so tonight

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Google Form (angles formed from transversal)

3rd: no homework

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

 Science:

1 - Complete p. 19 in your Hydrosphere LearnEd notebook. Use slides 77-85 in the slideshow

2 - Continue working on your Water Quality Lab Report.  This is due Friday by the end of the school day. 

3 - Study for your quiz next week.  Topics covered: water quality, water treatment

Social Studies:

1.  HW Check America 9.4 notes War of 1812 (classwork)

2.  Review the notes posted in GC on America 9.4 (classwork)

3.  Groupwork mini project: 

a.  Answer the EQ

b.  Create your visual

c.  Create your poem

*plan your presentation for tomorrow (classwork)

4.  Review your new unit vocab WESTWARD (homework)

Core Connections 

1. Work on your science lab conclusion section. 

2. We'll table some of our environmental justice assignments temporarily.

ELA

1. Study for Literary Device Test on Tuesday, November 9th

2. Review and finish writing notes from literary device and figurative language powerpoint posted on Google Classroom

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Google Form- Parallel Lines and transversals

3rd: no homework; Check-in is Thursday and Friday during math class

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

 Science:

1 - Finish p. 17 in your Hydrosphere LearnEd notebook.  The information starts on Slide 68 in the slideshow. 

2 - Work on your Water Quality Lab Report (Purpose, Procedure, and Results sections).  Your Lab Report is due by the end of the school day on Friday, November 5. 

Social Studies:

1.  HW Check America 9.2 (classwork)

2.  Review and check your notes with mine in GC  (classwork)

3.  Group mini project:  Significant American Events of the early 1800s.  See GC for instructions (classwork) Tell one of your family members about the event from U.S. History that you have researched today.  

4.  Read America 9.4 War of 1812 (homework) and take bullet point notes No paragraphs!

5.  Groups will present information on their mini project on Thursday, November 4th.

*I have noticed that students are continuing to plagiarize information from websites.  

YOU MUST PUT INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  COPYING THE WORK OF ANOTHER IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.

Core Connections

1. Turn in/Complete your Environmental Justice Citations activity from Monday.

2.  Make sure the Battle of the E's is complete and submitted.

3.  Begin/participate in Denotation versus Connotation Word web, articles, and work on Environmental Justice Sources

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Completed lockers activity in class (copy of assignment is posted in google classroom if you were absent)

Complete 8th grade IXL Q15 (80 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

3rd: No homework

Monday, November 1, 2021

 Core Connections

1. Turn in Battle of the E's
2. Begin your Environmental Justice Sources and Citations activities

Social Studies:

1.  Read 9.1 "Jefferson Takes Office" in the America Text.  (classwork)

2.  Review the notes on section 9.1 posted in GC (Classwork)

3.  Period 4 and 5:  Define the new unit vocab and key events by following the instructions from the Thursday, October 28 post (classwork)

4. Read America 9.2 "Louisiana Purchase" and take notes (homework for all classes)

Guidelines for notes:

a.  Always use bullet points under a heading which is borrowed from the text

b. Make sure to include main ideas and supporting details in each section

c.  Do not write paragraphs 

Science:
Work on the Purpose and Procedure sections of your Water Quality Lab Report.  Use the documents and guidelines in Google Classroom to help.

Math:
1st: IXL Z4 (20 min or 75 smartscore) and IXL Z6 (20 min or 75 smartscore)

2nd: IXL Z4 (30 min or 75 smartscore)

3rd: For worksheet given in class complete 2 problems from each section(can complete more to help prepare for test); Test tomorrow

4th: IXL Z4 and IXL Z6 (75 smartscore on both or 30 combined minutes)

5th: IXL Z4 and IXL Z6 (75 smartscore on both or 30 combined minutes)