Power Point compatability issues

The tech team will be downloading a PowerPoint patch to solve compatibility issues we are having in class for research projects

Another quick work around is to have the student ?save as? and choose the older format from the drop down list. I do this all the time with word and excel at home since I have the newer version of Office. Then I know I have files in a format anyone can use.

Science Hw Feb 2-9

Name______________________________________

Make Your Own Science Homework
Week of February 2-February 9

Directions: This week you are responsible for designing your own homework. Please use the following criteria when designing your homework

1. The purpose is to go more in depth for something that you want to learn about.
2. It should take between 3-5 hours to accomplish (more hours are fine?less is not okay.)
3. You will choose a topic in Chapter 7-The Evolution of Living Things pages 174-180 for your in depth study
4. There must be a tangible product demonstrating what you learned (examples could include,: a movie, artwork, essay, science experiment write up using the scientific method, book and or film reviews, newspaper article, etc.)
5. Be prepared to present on Monday February 9 during science class

STEP ONE: Brainstorm
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STEP TWO: Decide on the homework. Describe it here. If I do this homework, what are the questions that I am trying to answer? List the questions. (Use the back for more room.)

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STEP THREE:

Final product due in class Monday, February 9

I agree to follow my plan and get my homework in on time.

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Biome Poster 1/26-Monday

Make a poster of the Elk Horn Slough Biome

Consider the particular creatures and their life styles that inhabit that biome, the conditions, (weather, terain, human inhabitants, etc.) that exist in that area and what the consequences of the human tampering has on their environments Your poster must be neat, clearly written, and colorful. Consider covering: water, air, food and places the animals live within the biome of Elk Horn Slough.

Inauguration HW

Assessment from packet is due WED 1/21

mathposting

*assigned on 1/15 GC 1-12
due on 1/21

*assigned on 1/21 GC 13-25
due on 1/26

Dates

The grades are not final until the 30th any late work can be turned in by the 23rd.

I passed out assignment reports which listed missing work-please note the grades will go down when 0's are put in for missing work.

SS Project 2-Due Friday 1/23

SS-Individual Projects

Students have requested the opportunity for deeper research in our history curriculum-The following students have chosen the chapter-Chinese Discoveries and Inventions (18) for their research. Suggested research ideas: Power Point, Diorama, skit, poster, report, brochure, artifacts, scrapbook, comic book, movie. This is worth 25 points and is done instead of the Reading Notes for that Chapter and the test.

Aidan, Tim, Josh, Alexander, Roy

Claire, NIla, Cameron, Aaron

Priscilla, Leah, Zion, Sarah, Evan

SS-Individual Projects

SS-Individual Projects

Students have requested the opportunity for deeper research in our history curriculum-The following students have chosen the chapter-China Develops a New Economy (17) for their research. Suggested research ideas: Power Point Diorama, skit, poster, report, brochure, artifacts, scrapbook, comic book, movie. This is worth 25 points and is done instead of the Reading Notes for that Chapter and the test.

Janine, Dillon, and Daniellle

Science Test-WED

Chapt 6 DNA
Sections 1 and 2

Wed 1/14

Letter to the Emperor

Pretend you are a foreigner, an aristocrat, or a scholar. You are looking for
a government job. Write a letter to the emperor to try to convince him to
hire you. Your letter should be between 500 and 700 words and
? follow the form for a business letter. Include the date, your address, the
emperor?s address, a salutation, and a closing.
? have three paragraphs:
?5 pts-Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself. Explain who you are (a foreigner,
an aristocrat, or a scholar) and the type of government job you want.
?15 ptsParagraph 2: Clearly state that you believe a person like you is best
qualified for this position. Give three reasons for your claim. Make
your letter personal by adding fictitious details. If you are a scholar,
for example, you might write, You know that scholars have to study
hard to pass the civil service exam. You can assume, therefore, that
I do not shrink from hard work and will spend endless hours collecting
the taxes that the selfish aristocrats have refused to pay.
?10 pts Paragraph 3: Give two reasons why the two other types of people
would not make good officials.
? be free of grammatical and spelling errors.
? be written neatly in ink.
5 pts
Write a draft of your letter on scratch paper. Then make a final copy on
the next page.-108

This is worth 35 points and will take the place of a test for this chapter
Due on Tuesday 1/13/09

Math

*assigned on 1/5 MD 104-118
due on Wed. 1/7

*assigned on 1/7 MD 120-128
due on Thurs. 1/8

*assigned on 1/8 MD Chapter Review
due on Mon. 1/12

Test on Chapter 3 Monday 1/12

Science Menu 2

Science Menu 1/6-1/30
Chapter 6 Genes and DNA

Please complete a minimum of five of the following assignments and one from the back of the page. 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 1/30

1. Human Genome Project and Human Disease
2. Cross Word Puzzle-vocab
3. How DNA works-vocab
4. Cracking the Code-(logical)
5. Fingerprint ID
6. Making a Model of DNA
7. Dimples and DNA
8. DNA-drawings on SciLinks
9. Directed Reading Packet A
10. Directed Reading Packet B
11. Portrait of a Dog-Research Project
12. Human Traits-Family Research
13. Chapter Review page 158-159
14. Standardized Test Preparation page 160-161

a. Story of a Scientist (interpersonal)-Create a comic book or short video drama about Mendel?s life and work. Highlight his use of the scientific method and his habits as a scientist.
b. Perfect pitch (musical)-Research the gene responsible for perfect pitch. Using PowerPoint, Word, video, or a poster, debate if early musical education is as important as inheritance in perfecting perfect pitches.
c. Protein Skit (kinesthetic)-Write and perform a short skit to demonstrate the formation of a protein. For Example, students cold play the roles of ribosome, an amino acid, a transfer RNA, and a DNA copy.
d. Sickle Cell Trait-(verbal)-present to the class information on the disease including the history, and outcomes, and the difference between having the sickle cell trait and having the disease.
e. Genetic Diseases-(verbal)-Select a genetic disease to conduct research and write a report. Suggestions: hemophilia, diabetes, familial ALS (Lou Gehrig?s disease), SCID (Plastic bubble syndrome), Huntington?s, and neurofibromatosis (elepahntititus). Focus on the historical occurrence of the disease, famous people that have had the disease and treatments that have been tried.

January Lang Arts

7th Grade English Language Arts

Please check Powergrade to find out how you are doing.

The book report project was due on December 10th. The Catherine, Called Birdy persuasive essay was due on December 16th. Grades have been recorded for these two assignments. Everyone did VERY well!
Bravo!

If one of these two assignment was NOT turned in, a zero was posted. I will take late assignments without penalty until January 16th, if you would like to make up a zero.(This only effects 5 students - so, YEA!
for the other 45 students who got everything IN!) No late assignments will be accepted after that. The semester closes the following week.

The first assignment for Crispin is due on Tuesday, January 6th.
Students were given this assignment a week BEFORE the break. There will also be one due on Tuesday, January 13th.(given out on January
6th) Please do not get behind. These two assignments will count for this semester as well. I cannot accept these two assignments AT ALL after January 20th. (I am making an exception for these two assignments
only.)