Mac's 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies - Week of Oct. 1-5

Yes, the time has come to don our Indiana Jones hats and get out in the field! This week, we'll be excavating an "archaeological site" on campus, in search of signs of hominids such as Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, and Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis! We will take turns carefully unearthing our finds, gridding their locations, photographing them, and analyzing their composition and significance. Each class will keep an "Excavation Blog" where we will upload photographs and descriptions of our finds, as well as accounts of our progress. You will also be keeping a "Dig Diary" to record the events of each day's excavation.

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Dawn's Language Arts Assignments Oct. 1-5

"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda, Star Wars

Monday
Interview Corrections: Please hand in a final copy of your "Interview with Your Future Self" after making all of the suggested corrections. This week’s focus is on run-on sentences. In addition to all of the changes I have already suggested, I am challenging you to have NO sentence more than 15 words long anywhere in your paper. Due Wednesday

Tuesday
Today in class, we will begin discussing the Halloween Festival. Typed “Booth Proposals” will be due on Friday.

Wednesday & Thursday
Study for The Big, Awful, Intimidating, Soul-Crushing, Terror-Inducing Wizard of Oz Test on Friday.

Also, read the copied excerpt from "In a Sunburned Country” and answer questions by Monday.

Lynne's Math Assignments Oct. 1-Oct. 5

Math Course 2

Mon: Decimal Operations
Homework: pp. 54-55 #14-17, 21-34

Tues: Decimal Operations
Homework: pp. #54-55, 35-43, 47-55

Wed: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
pp. 60-61 #9-28, 31-39, 51-59

Thurs: Off Campus Field Trip
Homework: Practice Worksheet (due Friday)

Fri: Multiplying Decimals



Pre-Algebra

Mon: Distributive Property
Homework: pp. 74-75 #12-15, 20-31, 36-43, 46, 51-61

Tues: Simplifying Variable Expressions
Homework: pp. 81-82 #10-24, 31-34, 39-41

Wed: Variables and Equations
Quiz #2
Homework: p. 82 #44-51

Thurs: Off Campus Field Trip
Homework: Practice Worksheet (due Friday)

Fri: Solving Equations



Algebra

Mon: Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers
Homework: pp. 81-82 #21-23, 30-32, 38, 39, 44-46
pp. 89-90 #81-21, 33-35

Tues: Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers
Homework: pp. 89-90 #45-47, 64-69, 72-77


Wed: Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers
Homework: pp. 90-91 #51-53, 55, 56, 60-63, 70, 71, 78-80

Thurs: Off Campus Field Trip
Practice Worksheet (due Friday)


Fri Multiplying Real Numbers
Classwork: page 96 #17-40

Donna's Math Homework Week of 10/1-10/5

Period 1: 6th grade pre-Algebra

Mon: Finalize Sandcastle P.O.W. and submit final scale drawings (may work in small groups)
Lesson 2.2 Practice handout odd# only, pg. 77 Unit Analysis prob. #'s 1-10 all

Tue: Lesson 2.3 Practice handout odd# only, and pg. 84 in textbook, Mid- Chapter Quiz, #1-21 odd only

Wed: Quiz on Lessons 2.1-2.3

Thur: off-campus field trip

Fri: Lesson 2.4 , in class work: pp.87-88, #1-31 all


Period 2: 7th grade Algebra

Mon: Lesson 2.5 Multiplying Real Numbers, pp. 96-98, # 16-56 even, 58-60, 68-70, 72, 73, 80, 85, 95, and 97. Finish scale model drawing for sandcastle contest.

Tue: Lesson 2.6 Distributive Property pp. 103-107, #19-69 odd and Quiz 2 #1-19 odd

Wed: Quiz on Lessons 2.4-2.6

Thur: off-campus field trip

Fri: Dividing Real Numbers , pp.111-112, #17-57 odd, 58-61 all


Period 3: 8th grade Geometry

Mon: Lesson 2.4 Using Postulates and Diagrams, pp. 99-102, #3-13, 15-23 odd, 24, 39, 42-44
Scale drawing for sandcastle contest due

Tue: Lesson 2.5 Properties of Algebra, pp. 108-111, #3-25 odd, 31-33, 35, 39-40, and Quiz on pg. 111 , #1-7 odd.

Wed: Test on Lessons 2.1-2.5

Thur: off-campus field trip

Fri: review of Algebra Chapters 1-3


Period 4: 8th Grade Applied Algebra

Mon: Lesson 2.6, Dividing Real Numbers, pp. 106-108, # 1, 2, 7-10, 15-23 odd, 28-32, 36-41, 60-64, and scale drawing of sandcastle contest.

Tue: Lesson 2.7 Square Roots, pp.113-114, #1-43 odd, prepare for Chapter 2 Test

Wed: Test on Chapter 2

Thu: off-campus field trip

Fri: finish Chapter 2 test

Marc's Science Homework for the Week of October 1-5

"We entered the night sea in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and turned on our dive lights. The sea was aglow with transparent, gelatinous plankton--unearthly, fragile forms. They are animated by the spark of life, but they are actually 99 percent water with only the most fragile of membranes to contain this spark. They break apart and disappear with a wave of my hand... I realized that life is the miracle of organized water. These tiny, transparent creatures are water alive. And so are we."

- Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Futures email, May 2003


Monday, October 1
We'll work on measuring size, volume, and mass. Homework for Tuesday is to finish all three worksheets. Be sure to estimate between the ticks to the right number of significant digits using the numbers {0 2 5 8 0}. Accuracy matters!

Tuesday, October 2
We'll review homework on measuring size, volume, and mass for the quiz tomorrow. Be sure you're ready for the quiz - there should be no surprises!

You'll receive a reading packet about water use in Santa Barbara County. Read this all before our field trip on Thursday! You don't need to write answers to the questions after each chapter, but you should be able to answer them in your head. There will be an easy test on the reading – easy if you read it! - when we come back to school next Tuesday after Columbus Day.

Wednesday, October 3
Quiz on measuring size, volume, and mass. I recommend you bring your own ruler that you trust. The questions will be just like the worksheets, so you should get them all right if you're careful. We'll probably finish early, so bring your reading packet for work time.

Thursday, October 4
We'll celebrate my 60th birthday with a field trip to the Goleta Wastewater Treatment Plant! Trust me - this is a fun tour. (We'll do some other fun stuff in Santa Barbara too.)

No science class on Friday, and Monday, October 8 is a school holiday for Columbus Day. Remember that we will have an easy test on the reading packet when we return on Tuesday. You might want to review the material.