Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Complete Aztec Diary

CNN News Question: If a driver who is texting gets in an accident, Does the person who text them share responsibility for the accident?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Complete the "Light" Review:  Questions: 1-4,11-15,21-23,29,30

Word of the Day: Pupil

CNN News Question: What is the wildest natural disaster/storm you have ever seen?

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Work on Aztec Revolt Project

Word of the Day: Migration

CNN News Question: Would you pay a nominal fee to use a social networking site (facebook, twitter, etc.)?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Complete Refraction of Light Notes

Daily Vocab Word: LENS

CNN News Question: Would you trust a computer t ograde your essay test? Explain.

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Watch video on Aztec Conquest
• Create Conquest Timeline

Daily Vocab Word: Conquest

CNN News Question: Do athletes/musicians/movie stars make good role models for kids?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Complete Reflection and Mirror Notes (Chapter 18.2)

Word of the Day: Image

CNN News Question: What is one thing that you do to stay healthy? What is one lifestyle habit that you could change to make you healthier?

Agenda (Language Usage)

Today we will...

• Play Language Usage Review Game

Word of the Day: Advertisement

CNN News Question: Is technology more good or more bad?

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 8.1 "History and Government"
• Complete Guided Reader

Word of the Day: Hieroglyphics

CNN Question: Who do you consider to be a part of your family?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Review "Light and Color"
• Complete "Light and Color" Quiz

Word of the Day: Complementary Colors

CNN News Question: Do you think Barack Obama has been a good president? Give examples to support your opinion.

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Finish and Review Latin America Board Games

Word of the Day: Democracy

CNN News Question: What are you currently doing to stop bullying?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Complete "Light and Color" Notes

Word of the Day: Pigment

CNN News Question: Is it important to go to college in order to get a good job? Why or why not?

Project Science Coke Mentos Video

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Finish Latin America Board Game

Word of the Day: Republic

CNN News Question: What is you dream job? Why? What can you do at a young age to achieve this goal?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 18.1 "Color and Light"
• Complete notes

Word of the Day: Opaque

CNN News Questions: How did Erika overcome all of her setbacks and take advantage of all of her opportunities?

Agenda (WEB Play Day)

Today we will...

• Test WEB Games

Word of the Day: Kindness

CNN News Question: Share your favorite animal story.

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Continue creating Latin America Board Game

Word of the Day: Opportunity

CNN News Question: What does the following quote "Be the BEST for the world, not in the world," mean to you?

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Begin Latin America - Physical Features Board Game

Word of the Day: Isthmus

CNN News Question: Should the United States spend money on space exploration?

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Read and take notes on Chapter 17 Section 2 - "Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum"

Word of the day: Radar

CNN News Question:
2,4 Hour: Where should the majority of our text dollars go?
3 Hour: Should people who make more money have to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes?

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Complete Chapter 7 Section 2 Guided Reader

Word of the day: Altitude

CNN News Question: What is the best way to honor/remember the Titanic?

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 7.1 - "Physical Features"
• Complete review questions #2-4

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Take Energy Assessment

Agenda (Social Studies)

Today we will...

• Label Latin America Map (pg. 180)

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Collect Europe Project
• Complete Energy Review (pg. 383) - Q# 1-3, 6-15, 17

SPRING BREAK PROJECT GUIDELINES

A Trip Through Europe

Congratulations! You are the winner of an absolutely free, 7-day trip through Europe! Throughout your journey you will have the opportunity to visit some of Europe’s most historic attractions. As a way to document your travels you will have the opportunity create a travel diary that will serve as a memory of each place you visited.

Assignment: Create a travel diary documenting your travels through

Europe

Directions:

1.     Create a neat, colorful cover page that includes the title “My Europe Vacation” and at least one picture.

2.     On the map on page 1, draw the route that you took through Europe.

o   Label each location with the number of the day and circle it.

o   Underneath the map write the name of the travel site next to each day.

3.     On Day 1 (pg. 2), write a paragraph explaining what your travels were like (describe the plane ride/hotel/dinner/etc.)

4.     Research 6 different Europe Travel Sites (on the back) that you would like to visit.

5.     On Day 2-7 (pg. 3-8) describe your trip to each of your 6 researched locations.

o   Each page must include the following:

·        Site name

·        Picture/drawing of the site

·        A paragraph explaining what you did/saw/learned at the site

DUE: Monday, April 9, 2012

Suggested Europe Travel Sites:

Site	Town	Country
1.      Acropolis	Athens	Greece
2.      Arc de Triomphe	Paris	France
3.      Auschwitz	Osweicim	Poland
4.      Brandenburg Gate	Berlin	Germany
5.      Buckingham Palace	London	England
6.      Coliseum	Rome	Italy
7.      Eifel Tower	Paris	France
8.      Leaning Tower of Pisa	Pisa	Italy
9.      Louvre Museum	Paris	France
10.  Mount Vesuvius	Naples	Italy
11.  Notre Dame	Paris	France
12.  Oxford	Oxford	England
13.  Pantheon	Athens	Greece
14.  Sistine Chapel	Rome	Italy
15.  Stonehenge	Salisbury Plain	England
16.  Vatican City	Holy See	Italy
17.  Westminster Palace/Big Ben	London	England
18.  Windsor Castle	Windsor	England

Agenda (social studies)

Today we will...

• complete week 4 vocab quiz
• watch CNN Student News
• introduce spring break assignment - "A Trip Through Europe"

Agenda (science)

Today we will...

• Complete Energy Web Quest

Agenda (science)

Today we will...

• Begin Energy Web Quest

Agenda (Science)

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 11 Section 4 "Energy Conservation"
• Watch "Stuff Happens with Bill Nye: Office"
• Create an "Energy Conservation Plan"

Agenda

Today we will...

• Complete Social Studies Big6 Assessment

Agenda

Today we will...

• Complete Vocabulary Quiz (week 2)

Agenda

Today we will...

• watch CNN Student News
• Read "Europe's Heartland"

Agenda

Today we will...

• Complete Energy Foldable
• Play "Launchball"

Agenda

Today we will...

• Take Science Big5 Assessment
• Create Energy Foldable

Agenda

Today we will

• Listen to Chapter 12.1 - "Northern Europe"
• Complete Section 12.1 Guided Reader
• Create 3 multiple choice review questions

Reminder:

• All Europe Maps and Science Lesson 9 Review Pages are due today for FULL CREDIT!

Agenda

Today we will...

• Read Lesson 9 on Earth's Natural Resources
• Complete review page

Reminders...

• If you have not yet turned in your Europe Map it is due by Monday, March 12 for full credit.

Agenda

Today we will...

• DO NOW: Vocabulary activity #2
• CNN Student News
• Europe Map Activity 
• Labeling countries and major cities

Agenda

Today we will...

• DO NOW: Define weekly vocab words
• Read 'Transfer of Energy'
• Complete 'Energy, Temperature, and Heat' workpage

Agenda

Today we will...

• complete weekly vocab. quiz
• present Europe culture posters
• read 'Pink and Say'

Agenda

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 11 Section 2 "Renewable Sources of Energy" pg. 361-367
• Complete Guided Reader

Reminder:

• Lock-In permission slips and money DUE FRIDAY March 2
• Tomorrow is a PAJAMA DAY for all students

Agenda

Today we will...

• watch CNN Student News
• Create Europe Cultures and Lifestyles Poster

Agenda

Today we will...

• DO NOW: Begin Vocabulary Think Dots
• Read Chapter 11 Section 1 - "Fossil Fuels" (pg. 354-360)
• Complete Graphic Organizer

Earth Processes Assessment High Scores

The following students scored the highest on the Earth Process Assessment!!!

2nd Hour:

• Bacarre - 44/50
• Clinton - 43/50
• Mariah - 42/50
• Tiana - 42/50
• Jacob - 41/50

3rd Hour:

• Brittany - 49/50
• Alex - 48/50
• Alexis - 46/50
• Emily - 46/50
• Elijah - 46/50

4th Hour:

• Kelsey - 45/50
• Nate - 45/50
• Josh - 40/50

Myron Rolle: Rhodes Scholar and "Future NFL Star"

We have all been asked the question by our parents and teachers, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I remember that I would always reply with certainty "PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE!" I wanted to make the BIG BUCK$ and live in a HUGE MANSION! In the back of my mind though, I always knew that I had the heart of a teacher! Like most of you I had more than one dream job...

Although I never came close to my dream of becoming a professional athlete, could you imagine having the choice between your dreams? Would you be able to give up one dream for another? OR... Would you feel like one of your dreams was being stolen from you?

Myron Rolle lived through this choice. He was an amazing football player at Florida State University with a brilliant mind! While playing football he also studied to be a neurosurgeon (someone who studies and operates on the brain)! After his senior year, Rolle was given a Rhodes Scholarship! He had to make a choice... follow his dream of becoming a NFL football player or study at Oxford for a year!

What would you do? Would you be able to give up one dream for another? 

Myron Rolle, Rhodes Scholar and Football Star (Sports Illustrated Interview)

Myron Rolle skipped his senior season at Florida State to attend Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship.

On Nov. 22, 2008, Rolle entered the Maryland game late in the first half after spending part of the day in Alabama for his Rhodes interview.

Rolle is among the students at Oxford University who are expected to change the world.

"Do you know any jokes about sodium?"

Agenda

Today we will...

• Read Chapter 11 Section 2
• Complete Section 2 Guided Reader
• Complete Section 2 Review Questions #2-5

Reminder:

• Mid-Winter Break - February 19-23

Agenda

Today we will...

• Finish Europe History Presentations

Agenda

Today we will...

• Present Europe History Presentations

Agenda

Today, we will...

• Complete Earth Processes Exam

Reminders:

• Bagel Day Tomorrow - Money due today!