Lenna's 6th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies

Week of October 29 - November 2

"I have a lot of secrets. One of them is that I am an alien." ~ Shania Twain

Monday 10/29

LA: Type final local business letter on Holy Paper.
SS: Sumerian God/Goddess art project

Tuesday 10/30

LA: Festival Food & Costume!!!
SS: Festival Food & Costume!!!

Wednesday 10/31

LA: 3 paragraph essay on why Lenna shouldn't give you homework on Halloween...
SS: Just kidding! Happy Trick or Treating!

Thursday 11/1

LA: Study spelling words and bring IR Book
SS: Pop-Up card for construction company that dug our archaeology pits

Friday 11/2

LA: Finish reading pages 1 - 35 in Beowulf and complete questions on a separate piece of paper
SS: None!! Happy Weekend!

6th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Update

Hey Scholars,

Here's an update of homework for Friday.

Language Arts: Time to test run your Festival recipe idea! Complete the handout as you try out your hand in the kitchen this weekend! Also, since you are the Pop-Up Card MASTERS, please dazzle us with a card made especially for Doc. He shared some entertaining stories and fascinating history about Dunn - in your card, let him know what your favorite story was, or what interested you the most. You'll make his day!

Social Studies: Complete the map of the Middle East of Today, following the directions on the handout. Use an atlas or the internet to label and color the countries, capitals, and major water features.

Enjoy the weekend and don't forget to get your Festival costume ready!!!

Attention 6th Grade!!!

You all have permission to fire me! :)

On your Social Studies 'Gods and Goddesses' Handout, you only need to complete the section on creating a god or goddess, and the outline for the Sumerian Gods and Goddesses.

DO NOT COMPLETE THE OUTLINE ON WORSHIP AND RITUALS!!!!!!

My sincere apologies!!!

Mac's 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies - Week of Oct. 22-26

This week we'll be concluding our unit on human origins, and beginning our unit on Mesopotamia.

Click here for day-by-day assignments

Dawn's Language Arts Assignment Sheet Oct. 22-26

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon

Monday and Tuesday
Read Ch. 2 of Call of the Wild and answer the questions below. Please type your responses, which should be at least a couple sentences in length. (You do not need to retype the questions). Due Wednesday.

1. Describe the outcome of the first dog fight that Buck witnesses. What lesson does he learn from this experience?

2. What skills has Buck developed by the end of Ch. 2 that help him to survive in the Northland?

3. What does the following sentence tell you about Buck’s character? “He buckled down with a will and did his best, though it was all new and strange.”

4. Explain the passage beginning, “This first theft marked Buck as fit to survive in the hostile Northland environment.”

5. What is meant by “the law of club and fang?” What evidence does Buck witness that this is the moral code of the Northland?

6. Discuss a situation from history or current events where the tactics were adopted of fighting fiercely or of accepting situations in the way that Buck does in order to survive.


Wednesday
Study for the quiz tomorrow on Ch. 1 & 2.

Thursday
Work on your booth or costume for the festival.

Please note: This is a light homework week in case you need some time to work on your booths or costumes at home. However, please remember that the bulk of your festival work should be done at school. You have Wednesday and Friday of this week to work in class and Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Lynne's Math Homework Week of Oct. 22-26

Math Course 2

Mon: Metric System
Homework: 2 Handouts
pp. 83-84 #9-23

Tues: Converting Metric Units
Homework: pp. 88-89 #16-22, 36-44, 51-54

Wed: Converting Metric Units
Homework: pp. 88-89 #29-35, 45, 46, 55-61

Thurs: Getting Ready to Learn (Chapter 3)
Homework: page 704 #1-5 and At-Home Survey

Fri: Complete Line Plot project
Introduction to Mean, Median and Mode



Pre-Algebra

Mon: Chapter Review
Homework: p 112 1-40 odds only

Tues: Chapter 2 Test

Wed: Solving Two-Step Equations
Homework: p. 118 #2-13
p. 123 #8-13

Thurs: Two-Step Equations
Homework: pp. 123-124 #14-24, 28-31, 37-45

Fri: Solving Equations with Like Terms and Parentheses
Classwork: Guided Practice p. 12




Algebra

Mon: Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Homework: Pp. 154-156 #21-33, 37-42, 48, 49, 54-57

Tues: Linear Equations
Homework: pp. 160-162 #20-36

Wed: Linear Equations
Homework: pp. 161-162 #38-42, 44-49, 58-66

Thurs: Solving Decimal Equations
Homework: pp. 166-169 #24-27, 30-33, 50-52, 62-70


Fri: Quiz

Donna's Math HW: for 10/22-10/26

Period 1: 6th grade pre-Algebra

Mon: 10/22 HW: pp. 123-124, # 14-22, 25-29, 32-35, and 37-46.

Tu: 10/23 HW: pp. 127-129, # 10-16, 20-25, 30-38, 42-45 and 52-56.

Wed: 10/24 HW: pp. 134-135, # 11-14, 25-27, 31-35, and 44-47.

Th: 10/25 HW: pp. 134-135, # 17-22, 28-30, 38-40, and 48-51.

Fri: 10/26 Test on lessons 3.1-3.3



Period 2: 7th grade Algebra

Mon: 10/22 HW: p. 157, #12-40 even

Tu: 10/23 HW: pp. 157-159, #31-41 odd, 42-43, 45-46, 50-52, 55, 60, 65, 69-70.

Wed: 10/24 HW: p. 163, #6-17, 22, 30-40.

Th: 10/25 HW: p. 169, #15-41 odd, 59; p. 172, quiz #2.

Fri: 10/16 Quiz on lessons 3.4-3.6



Period 3: 8th grade geometry.

Mon: 10/22 HW: pp. 221-224, #1-7, 9-25 odd, 27-34.

Tu: 10/23 HW: pp. 228-231, #1-14, and 36-40.

Wed: 10/24 HW: pp. 228-231, #15-21, 24-31, 33-35.

Th: 10/25 HW: pp. 236-239, #1-8, 9-15 odd, 16-20, 22-29, and 31-37 odd.

Fri: 10/26 Quiz for lessons 4.1-4.3.



Period 4: 8th grade algebra.

Mon: 10/22 HW: pp. 209-212, # 7-13 odd, 16-22, even, 23, 24-32 even.

Tu: 10/23 HW: pp. 219-221, #1-10, 16-25, 42-47.

Wed: 10/24 HW: pp. 219-221, #26-32 even, 33, 35-40, 48-55.

Th: 10/25 HW: pp. 229-232, #1-3, 10-15, 22, 27, 29, 34-41, 44-49, 51-55 odd.

Fri: 10/26 Quiz on lessons 4.1-4.3

Lenna's 6th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies

Week of October 22 - 26

"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh - at yourself." Ethel Barrymore

Monday 10/22
LA: Bring WOZ book to class this week; Finish outlining essay
SS:Type final GEICO letter using revised format

Tuesday 10/23
LA: Finish rough draft of essay; Festival Cooking ideas
SS: TBA [Festival work]

Wednesday 10/26
LA: Finish final draft of essay and checklist
SS: TBA [Festival work]

Thursday 10/26
LA: Study for vocab & spelling review tests; bring IR book, finish rough draft of local business letter
SS: TBA [Festival work]

Friday 10/26
LA: Festival Food test run; secure your costume!
SS:TBA [Festival work]

Marc's Science Homework for the Week of October 22-26

Monday, October 22
Lab reports on measuring the Density of Homogeneous Materials are due. You will have work time today to make your reports perfect. Double-check your math and be careful with units. Be sure to get all your data into the computer today!

For each section of your report, be sure you have:

• Title and date
• Describe your object and material
• How did you measure the mass and volume to calculate density?
• Data worksheet with your measurements and calculations. Be careful with units!

The last step to finish your lab report after your four data sections is to think about what you've been doing and what it means and write a conclusion. Write a paragraph or more that explains what density is. Don't just repeat the definition that density is mass divided by volume. Look at all the school results in the database on the SmartBoard. What does this number called density really mean? Research is always ok, but please say it in your own words!

Your final lab report with concluding paragraph is due at the start of class on Tuesday!

Tuesday, October 23
Final lab reports are due, with your concluding paragraph explaining what density is. I will collect lab books today. Be ready to share what you wrote about density. We'll try to figure it out together.

Homework is to estimate the percent of pore space in a cylinder full of marbles – that's the space between the marbles that is just air. Would it make a difference if we used BBs instead of marbles? What about the ground beneatyh our feet? A bonus if you can figure out step-by-step how to measure this pore space. Geometry students – is there an exact solution?

Wednesday, October 24
We will do a lab procedure together in class to measure the pore space, bulk and particle density, and water retention of glass marbles. I will give you a data worksheet to record our measurements. Homework is to crunch the numbers and figure all the results on the worksheet.

Thursday, October 25
Completed data worksheets are due. I hope to return lab books today. Classwork will be to write a lab report explaining what we just measured. Explain in your own words with pictures what are pore space, bulk and particle density, and water retention. This is due on Monday if you don't finish in class.

On Your Own…
What materials have the greatest and smallest density?

Next week, you will do your own project measuring the pore space, bulk and particle density, and water retention of some other material than marbles. Do some research – Wikipedia is a fine place to start. How do these qualities effect different soil types for growing plants? How is real soil different from a bunch of marbles? What improves water retention in soil?