Math

12/17-Wednesday
Math quiz -- fractions, decimals, and percents Complete Homework Agenda 8 no assignment

12/18-Thursday
MD 91-103
due 1/5/09

Math

Aces-Signals of Spring

Ecosystem Poster Project due WED am
Mr. Mazerik's class please bring them to class before school.

Timbuktu HW-due 12/17-WED

Here is the link for the Internet Research project due on 12/17

http://www.history.com/classroom/unesco/timbuktu/index.html

Steps for the project:
1. Answer questions from handout sheet
2. Click on link for Mansa Moussa and answer questions
3. Take the quiz-print and turn in results
4. Draw two pieces of west African art

The Guggenheim site on West African Art seems to be down-Here is a PDF with other links to follow

http://mag.rochester.edu/plugins/acrobat/teachers/pastInservices/AnxiousObjects_inservice.pdf

This assignment will be put into Interactive notebooks and turned in for a grade on WED 17

New Math Posting

Here are the Math assignments for this week.

*assigned on 12/08 MD 40-51
special instructions: MD 47 can be done with the previous resource page or copied out of the book.
due Wednesday Dec. 10th

*assigned on 12/10 MD 52-65
due Thursday Dec. 11th

*assigned on 12/11 MD 66-79
due Monday Dec. 15th

*12/15 MD Quiz on probability, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, converting fractions, decimals, and percents

traveling students

For Students who are traveling please complete the following assignment-this will take the place of science and social studies work while you are missing school. Please remember to check in with the office to see what paper work needs to be completed.

Keep a journal - one entry per day ?
? relating what you did
? how you felt
? and how it connected to history for you

Then, when you come back, please prepare a slide show presentation for the class of your travels. This can be with your own personal pictures of your trip or internet pictures of the places you went. The goal of this is for me and the class to sense how much you learned and share in your trip with you. Expect your classmate to have lots of great questions for you!

Ms. Burnham
AKA Lorraine

Fwd: SS and Science tests for DEC

>SS Test Chapt 13-Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
>Friday 12/12
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>SS Test Chapt 14-The Influence of Islam on West Africa
>Friday 12/19
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>Student Notebooks will be collected for a grades on Wed 12/10 & 12/17
>Grades are based on completeness, consistency, and color
>4 pts for exceptional project
>3 pts for standard project
>2 pts for substandard project
>1pt incomplete project
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>please note-any student may resubmit their interactive notebook for reevaluation at anytime during the grading period, if they are unsatisfied with their grade.
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>Science Test Unit 2-Cells
>Chapters 3 & 4
Monday 15th

Reminder Science Menu items will be due on 12/19-a minimum of 5 completed projects
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ELA Homework

Wednesday, December 10th - Book Club projects due. Students were given many choices for these book report projects. They were given time in class to begin work on Friday, December 5th. They should have a handout explaining the details.

Tuesday, December 16th - Final copy of Catherine, Called Birdy persuasive essay is due. All students should have a rough draft (completed in class) of this 4 paragraph paper. We will continue to revise and edit in class on Dec. 9th and 12th. A rubric with full details will be discussed and handed out on Tuesday, December 9th.

The Catherine, Called Birdy novel will be collected in class on December 16th. Please make sure that you have it!

Chapter 10-Contributions of Muslims to World Civivilzation

Wed December 2-test on SS chapter 10

Chapt 8 Test on Muhammad

Friday 11/21

Prophet Muhammad Report-Due 11/25

Creating an Illustrated Manuscript Report about Muhammad

Follow these steps:

1. Create a cover with a title and with designs that incorporate colorful geometric shapes
i. 10 pts
2. Create four pages about the life of Muhammad that include:
a. Information from each of the four pages of your Reading Notes
i. 40 pts
b. Colorful and appropriate illustrations (no human or animal figures)
i. 10 pts
c. All the words from Step 1 in the first four pages of your Reading Notes
i. 12 pts
d. At least one large Arabic word on each page
i. 12 pts
e. Between 500-700 words
i. 11 pts
3. Prepare a rough draft of your manuscript and have your teacher review it
a. 5 pts
4. Type or write your final draft neatly in ink
5. Add creative touches to make your manuscript look authentic

Project Due Tuesday November 25th

Fwd: Student Surveys

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Fwd: Sceince Chapt 5 doc

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>Dear Parent,
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>Your son?s or daughter?s science class will soon begin exploring the chapter entitled ?Heredity.? In this chapter, students will learn about the passing of traits from parents to offspring. By the end of the chapter, students should demonstrate a clear understanding of the chapter?s main ideas and be able to discuss the following topics:
>1. what experiments Gregor Mendel conducted (Section 1)
>2. how genes and alleles are related to genotypes and phenotypes (Section 2)
>3. how to use the information in a Punnett square (Section 2)
>4. how Mendel?s ideas are supported by the process of meiosis (Section 3)
>Questions to Ask Along the Way
>You can help your child learn about these topics by asking interesting questions as he or she progresses through the chapter. For example, you may wish to ask your son or daughter the following questions:
>? How do flowers reproduce?
>? Do you look like either of your parents? If so, why do you think that is?
>? What is a similarity you can recognize in at least three of your relatives?
>? Why is it important that cells can divide?
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>California Science Standards
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>The following standards are addressed in this chapter:
>Investigation and Experimentation
>7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
>Focus on Life Sciences
>7.2 A typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits. Those traits may be modified by environmental influences.
>7.2.b Students know sexual reproduction produces offspring that inherit half their genes from each parent.
>7.2.c Students know an inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes.
>7.2.d Students know plant and animal cells contain many thousands of different genes and typically have two copies of every gene. The two copies (or alleles) of the gene may or may not be identical, and one may be dominant in determining the phenotype while the other is recessive.
>7.2.e Students know DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of living organisms and is located in the chromosomes of each cell.
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>The Internet at Home
>If you have Internet service at home, you and your child can access information related to the ?Heredity? chapter. The following resources are available for your use.
>sciLINKS: At www.scilinks.org you will find links to Web sites that have been selected by the staff at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The staff at NSTA regularly scans the Internet to find sites that are current, engaging, and appropriate for middle school students. Check out the latest links by typing in the sciLINKS numbers listed below.
>GO TO: www.scilinks.org
>TOPIC: Heredity sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70738
>TOPIC: Dominant and Recessive Traits sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70423
>TOPIC: Genotypes sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70664
>TOPIC: Phenotypes sciLINKS NUMBER: HY71135
>TOPIC: Meiosis sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70935
>TOPIC: Genetic Diseases, Screening, sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70651
> Counseling
>go.hrw.com: The resources at this Web site come to you directly from the publisher of your child?s textbook. Here you will find resources to help your son or daughter better understand the chapter entitled ?Heredity.? You can access these materials and other information by entering the keyword below.
>GO TO: go.hrw.com
>KEYWORD: HY7HERF
>Thank you for your time and interest. Your participation in your child?s education is a sure way to encourage learning!
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>Sincerely,
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>Ms. B
>AKA Lorraine
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Sceince Chapt 5 doc

Dear Parent,

Your son?s or daughter?s science class will soon begin exploring the chapter entitled ?Heredity.? In this chapter, students will learn about the passing of traits from parents to offspring. By the end of the chapter, students should demonstrate a clear understanding of the chapter?s main ideas and be able to discuss the following topics:
1. what experiments Gregor Mendel conducted (Section 1)
2. how genes and alleles are related to genotypes and phenotypes (Section 2)
3. how to use the information in a Punnett square (Section 2)
4. how Mendel?s ideas are supported by the process of meiosis (Section 3)
Questions to Ask Along the Way
You can help your child learn about these topics by asking interesting questions as he or she progresses through the chapter. For example, you may wish to ask your son or daughter the following questions:
? How do flowers reproduce?
? Do you look like either of your parents? If so, why do you think that is?
? What is a similarity you can recognize in at least three of your relatives?
? Why is it important that cells can divide?

California Science Standards

The following standards are addressed in this chapter:
Investigation and Experimentation
7.7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
Focus on Life Sciences
7.2 A typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits. Those traits may be modified by environmental influences.
7.2.b Students know sexual reproduction produces offspring that inherit half their genes from each parent.
7.2.c Students know an inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes.
7.2.d Students know plant and animal cells contain many thousands of different genes and typically have two copies of every gene. The two copies (or alleles) of the gene may or may not be identical, and one may be dominant in determining the phenotype while the other is recessive.
7.2.e Students know DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of living organisms and is located in the chromosomes of each cell.

The Internet at Home
If you have Internet service at home, you and your child can access information related to the ?Heredity? chapter. The following resources are available for your use.
sciLINKS: At www.scilinks.org you will find links to Web sites that have been selected by the staff at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The staff at NSTA regularly scans the Internet to find sites that are current, engaging, and appropriate for middle school students. Check out the latest links by typing in the sciLINKS numbers listed below.
GO TO: www.scilinks.org
TOPIC: Heredity sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70738
TOPIC: Dominant and Recessive Traits sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70423
TOPIC: Genotypes sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70664
TOPIC: Phenotypes sciLINKS NUMBER: HY71135
TOPIC: Meiosis sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70935
TOPIC: Genetic Diseases, Screening, sciLINKS NUMBER: HY70651
Counseling
go.hrw.com: The resources at this Web site come to you directly from the publisher of your child?s textbook. Here you will find resources to help your son or daughter better understand the chapter entitled ?Heredity.? You can access these materials and other information by entering the keyword below.
GO TO: go.hrw.com
KEYWORD: HY7HERF
Thank you for your time and interest. Your participation in your child?s education is a sure way to encourage learning!

Sincerely,

Ms. B
AKA Lorraine

Fwd: Up and coming tests-2

>Subject: Up and coming tests
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>Science test on the Cell in Action 11/19-Monday
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>SS test on Chapter 7_The Geography of the Arabian Peninsula Friday 11/15
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Up and coming tests

Science test on the Cell in Action 11/19-Monday

SS test on Chapter 7_The Geography of the Arabian Peninsula

Science Menu

Based on input during conferences from parents and students, Mondays in science will include choice. The following assignments are from the enrichment and alternative sections of the Holt Science Curriculum. Instructions and handouts are available in class, creative writing descriptions are at the bottom.

Monday-Science Menu (or Tuesday if there is a field trip)

Wednesday-Signals of Spring Aces curriculum

Thursday-Hands on Lab

Science Menu for 11/19-12/19

Please complete a minimum of five of the following assignments. You will have part of Monday?s class time to work on the items of your choice; you may or may not have to complete assignments at home. I will be conferring with you on Mondays, checking your progress and your portfolios. Assignments and portfolios will be due on 12/19/08.

o Lungs of the earth-illustrated presentation
o Comparing solar cell processes-research
o Clothing combos-different traits
o Know the score (calculating your BMR)-skills practice
o Specimen Surprise-critical thinking
o Drawing conclusions from data-investigation and experimentation
o Mitosis flip-book-drawing
o Flower Cross-art
o Completing a Punnet Square-diagramming
o Exploring probability-mathematical
o Meiosis Skit-performance
o The Purpose of Pigment-activity
o Directed Reading B
o Chapter Review-skills worksheet
o A Celluloid Thriller-critical thinking
o Standardized Test Preparation-Worksheet
o Biography of a cell-written and illustrated
o Mitosis and Cancer-Research and report

Biography of a cell
Have students write and illustrate the biography of a cell. It can be humorous or serious, but should include accurate descriptions of how materials are transported into and out of the cell and how cells reproduce.

Mitosis and Cancer
Have students research the role of mitosis in cancer and write a report or create a poster or other visual presentation on what they learn. Student?s report should include information about various cancer treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery.

Lungs of the Earth
Plants are sometimes called the ?lungs of the earth?. Think about this and prepare an illustrated presentation for the class. Students may want to research the role that rain forests play as Earth?s ?lungs? and explain the contributions rain forests make to the health of the planet.

Comparing Cell Processes
Newer kinds of solar cells simulate photosynthesis more closely than older solar cells do. Just as plant cells us energy from the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into energy rich sugars, these new solar cells use the sun?s energy to convert water into rich hydrogen gas, which can be used as fuel. The byproduct of this process is oxygen. Research these newer solar cells and make a poster showing how they work.

Science Test 11/13

The Cell in Action
Chapter 4 test on WED 11/13

Fwd: Byzantine Paper-notes and answers

It seems the MACs cannot open the link-so her is the content

Why is the Byzantine Empire Important to study?

Some times history repeats itself
It can help you in the future for reports and making connections
We can improve our culture and society
It?s a part of world history
To not make the same mistakes
They created lots of things we use today
To learn how the things we used today were started
To learn of the good things they did
It?s a part of the California 7th grade standards

How did the Byzantine Empire affect the course of history?

Systems for society
Established trade
Helped establish the church
Gave us ideas how to take care of our people (orphanages, elderly)
Foundation for human rights
Their technology was used by other nations
Their laws, and system of government were used by other nations
Their architecture is used by other nations
Their weapons they used (swords, bows and arrows, and flame throwers, Greek fire) inspired weapons for today
Their art (mosaics, paintings) inspire art today

Did this assignment help you understand the Byzantine Empire better?

No-
Yes-

How has the Roman Empire influenced the development of the Byzantine Empire?

Weapons are the same-but the Byzantine advanced them
Art is the same-mosaics, idols (icons)
Architecture was the same-domes, columns, places of worship
Rome worships Cesar, emperors Justinian, Constantine
Trade
Development of cities

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Byzantine Paper-notes and answers

C:\Documents and Settings\Staff\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.MSO\WordWebPagePreview\93B03269.mht

Here is a link to a web page we made in class

If your student brings their rough draft to school tomorrow (11/5) they would be able to use the class time for peer editing. If not, we will work on completing the rough draft.

Fwd: Due date of Byznatine Project

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>Brochure due 11/4-Tues
>Artifacts/Presentation 11/5-Wed
>Final Paper 11/7-Thurs
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Fwd: my test

Science Update

1. Chapter review pages 82 and 83 due 10/29

2. Performance Based Assessment-Cell Model Making Due 10/30

> Using materials from home and class (yarn, beads, pasta, string, etc) build and label a model of a plant, animal, and prokaryotic cells that have the following structures:
cell membrane
cell wall
cholroplast
endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi complex
circular DNA
lysosomes
mitochondria
nucelus
ribosomes
vacuole

The Inside a Cell worksheet with function, material used and why needs to be completed as well.

use CellsAlive.com for a resource

Lots of Glue!

SS test

On Tuesday, 10/28 we will review key terms and essential questions from Chapter Five-The Decline of the Middle Ages and then take the chapter test.

The next chapter (6) is on the Byzantine Empire-here is the web site for the project that will be due November 4th. Students will have some time in class, however most of the tasks will have to be done, made, and printed at home. If anyone has trouble accessing the internet or with printing please let me know ASAP.

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Byzantine Empire Webquest

- Oct 24File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
Byzantine Empire Web quest. Theme: How is the Byzantine Empire a continuity of the Roman Empire? Task:. You work at a museum desperately in need of new ...
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Science Homework

Draw and label a plant and animal cell

List 3 traits of each

Choose one puzzle to put together and print results

Due Thursday, October 23

Coming up

Quiz on Section 1 and 2 Cells on Thursday Oct 23

Social Studies Test-Chapt 5 The Decline of the Medieval Period on Tues Oct 28

Social Studies Homwork

Test on Life in Medieval Towns chapt 4 10/15

Chapter terms and Essential questions due

Shield project due (put in 3 subject Social Studies notebook

Schedule

Monday-Science

Tuesday-Social Studies

Wednesday-Science/Social Studies

Thursday-Science

Friday-Social Studies

Welcome!

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