6th Grade homework:
Prepare for your vocab quiz on Friday. You'll be quizzed on the following words and their correct definitions (ALREADY GIVEN IN CLASS):

1. Weather
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. Risk
5. Metric (S.I.) Units: cm, degrees C, m, km/hr.
6. Customary Units: inch, degrees F, foot, yard, mi/hr.
7. Meterologist
8. Atmospheric Scientist - Scientist who studies the atmosphere, from Earth's surface to several hundred km above.
9. Precipitation
10. Climatologist
11. Hydrologists
12. Mean
13. Median
14. Mode
15. Hypothesis - a testable prediction.

HINT: BE PREPARED TO GIVE THE DEFINITIONS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE, AND DISCUSS HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

  

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 6TH GRADERS:
1. Make a full set of vocab flashcards, get 3 points on your quiz if you turn them in at the start of the quiz tomorrow. Your name must be on the first card. Flashcards can be on index cards, post it notes, or cut-out squares of paper; put the word on one side and the actual definition on the other side.

2. We still need Word-Wall word cards for the following words: Metric Units, Customary Units, Atmospheric Scientists, and Hypothesis.

Also, unless you already turned it in, you should finish: REFLECTION ON HUFF AND PUFF, Answer these on a separate piece of paper. It's due Friday - NO LATER! 1. Did your structure change from what your blueprint originally showed? Explain.

2. What are some factors that you had to consider while building this structure?
3. How did you approach this task with your group? What worked or didn’t work?
4. Would you have done anything differently if you had to tackle the same problem?
5 .Do you feel that each member of your group contributed equally? Explain.
6. How did your structure hold up against the force of the fan?

8th Grade homework tonight :

 Answer Questions for Activity 57: The Conservation of Energy

6th Grade homework:  You should finish: REFLECTION ON HUFF AND PUFF, Answer these on a separate piece of paper.  It's due Friday (I know, different from what I said in class), so work on it tomorrow unless you celebrate the holiday. If you do celebrate the holiday, then you should work on it some this afternoon and some on Thursday night:

 

1. Did your structure change from what your blueprint originally showed? Explain.

2. What are some factors that you had to consider while building this structure?

3. How did you approach this task with your group? What worked or didn’t work?

4. Would you have done anything differently if you had to tackle the same problem?

5 .Do you feel that each member of your group contributed equally? Explain.

6. How did your structure hold up against the force of the fan?

 

Also, just like last night, Start preparing for your vocab quiz on Friday. You'll be quizzed on the following words and their correct definitions: 

1. Weather
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. Risk
5. Metric (S.I.) Units: cm, degrees C, m, km/hr.
6. Customary Units: inch, degrees F, foot, yard, mi/hr.
7. Meterologist
8. Atmospheric Scientist
9. Precipitation
10. Climatologist
11. Hydrologists
12. Mean
13. Median
14. Mode
15. Hypothesis

 8th Grade homework tonight :
Answer Questions for Activity 57: The Conservation of Energy

 

6th Grade homework tonight - Label your world maps with names of:

• the seven continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)
• the 5 oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern), as well as the
• Gulf of Mexico and the
• Caribbean Sea.

Start preparing for your vocab quiz on Friday. You'll be quizzed on the following words and their correct definitions:

1. Weather
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. Risk
5. Metric (S.I.) Units: cm, degrees C, m, km/hr.
6. Customary Units: inch, degrees F, foot, yard, mi/hr.
7. Meterologist
8. Atmospheric Scientist
9. Precipitation
10. Climatologist
11. Hydrologists
12. Mean
13. Median
14. Mode
15. Hypothesis 

8th Grade homework tonight - Answer the questions on p. D-21 to 22, questions 1-4, on a separate piece of paper (SPP).  To see pp. D-21 to D-22, click on the link to the right titled: " SEPUP e-book (Lab-Aids) " then type in the user name and password off of the "Resources for Students" half-sheet that I gave you earlier and told you to keep it.  Then under Issues and Physical Science, click on "Energy" unit.  Next, click on Activity 56: Shake the Shot. Scroll down til you find the questions that you need. 

*****UPDATE**** I've heard from a student that the link no longer works. When I've checked it, it works sometimes, sometimes not. If that doesn't work try clicking on the link embedded in the last paragraph, Activity 56: Shake the Shot..  If that doesn't work, try following these instructions:      
I called the company. They not only changed the website they also changed the user name (same password). Here's the new information:

1. go to this webpage: http://www.lab-aids.com/
2. In the upper right corner, click on the Student log in.
3. Type in user name: rms21 and password mgoldsmith.
4. Click on the text: Issues & Physical Science 1st Edition Student Book
5. Click on the text: 5. Unit D Energy - IAPS 1st Edition (3-100
6. Move your cursor to the middle of the right side until the gray arrow pops up. Click on it, one click at a time, until you get to page 21. The pages load very slowly, unfortunately. You have to be patient.

  Students who have not yet turned in their Lab Report: you will have a working lunch with me starting tomorrow and every day until the Lab Report is turned in; so turn it in - the sooner the better.

Start preparing for your vocab quiz on Friday.

6th Grade homework tonight - FInish Question 2 for Earth's Surface Activity 54.  Period 2 students also will complete the Current Event handed out in class today, while Period 3 students will complete the Current Event tomorrow.

8th Grade homework tonight - complete the Current Event handed out in class today. Students who have not yet turned in their Lab Report: you will have a working lunch with me on Friday and every day until the Lab Report is turned in; so turn it in - the sooner the better. 

6th Grade homework tonight - Earth's Surface Activity 54.  Follow instructions on the sheet. Define Hydrologists in Vocab section; Answer Challenge Question and question 1 as a reflection in your ISN. No checking the internet on this!  You can't do question 2 without the map. We'll do that during class.

8th Grade homework tonight - 5 vocab sentences on SPP, with at least one vocab word in each sentence. Underline each vocab word used to get credit.

6th Graders' Homework for tonight:

HW pt 1:  we discussed Recording Daily Weather form.  Use top 2 Links to right ----> on my blog, please record yesterday's (9/12) weather data on your sheet.

HW part 2:  You have a current event form with an article on it.  If you don't have the article, then please use the following article: http://news.yahoo.com/why-hurricane-season-peaks-today-204213878.html. 

8th Graders: Homework for tonight: finish the Draft of your lab report, including:
* Hypothesis;
* Materials;
* Procedures;
* Observations
* Data Table
* Errors /Mistakes;
* Conclusions/Analysis of Results - If you don't know what to put here, just put in a heading and a sentence starter; we'll talk about this tomorrow.

Your completed Lab Report must be typed and handed in no later than Wed. Sep. 19.

Please email me (engrade or at my email address top of this page or on the "Resources for Students" sheet in your Science Notebook) if you have any questions or concerns, or you want me to look something over and help you revise what' you've written.

Also, Copy down the following notes if you didn't already do so:
"Take Away:
1. Energy is transferred in many ways from 1 object to another, like when a foot hits a soccer ball.
2. There are 7 forms of energy in everyday life: heat, sound, light a/k/a electromagnetic, electricity, electrochemical, nuclear & chemical. All forms of energy can be characterized as either kinetic or potential.
3. One way to gather data is through observations, by using your 5 senses and devices that assist them. Accurate & complete observations are important to making conclusions about the natural world.

6th Graders' Homework for tonight:
HW pt 1: we discussed Recording Daily Weather form. Use top 2 Links to right --> on my blog, please record yesterday's (9/11) weather data on your sheet.


HW part 2: If you didn't already, then fill out "Comparing Temperature Scales" on the back side of your Weather Data Collection Form. The bottom left blank should read "0 degrees F ". Use the following web site to convert that number to the Celsius measurement: http://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html. On the bottom, write out and complete this sentence: "The Farenheit scale is part of the _________ system of units, and the _________ scale is part of the Metric system of units."

8th Graders: Homework for tonight: Draft page 1 of your lab report, including: 
* Problem or question;
* key vocabulary; 
* Variables; 
* Background Information. 
Tomorrow's homework is page 2 (Hypothesis through Observations).
Your completed Lab Report must be typed and handed in 1 week from today (Wed. Sep. 19)

Also, Copy down the following notes:
"Take Away:

1. Energy is transferred in many ways from 1 object to another, like when a foot hits a soccer ball.

2. There are 7 forms of energy in everyday life: heat, sound, light a/k/a electromagnetic, electricity, electrochemical, nuclear & chemical.  All forms of energy can be characterized as either kinetic or potential.

3. One way to gather data is through observations, by using your 5 senses and devices that assist them. Accurate and complete observations are important to making conclusions about the natural world.

Welcome 6th graders!  You should be checking the blog for homework every night. Sometimes you'll see extra credit or challenge opportunities here.   Tonight's homework is ......

HW pt 1: we discussed Recording Daily Weather form. Use top 2 Links to right -->  on my blog, please record yesterday's (9/10) weather data on your sheet. 

HW part 2: Fill out "Comparing Temperature Scales" on the back side of your Weather Data Collection Form. The bottom left blank should read "0 degrees F ".  Use the following web site to convert that number to the Celsius measurement: http://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html.  On the bottom, write out and complete this sentence:
"The Farenheit scale is part of the _________ system of units, and the _________ scale is part of the Metric system of units."

e.c. (for a "4") on this homework: on the internet find the formula to convert from one scale to the other (F to C, and C to F) and write it out on the bottom of the page.

8th Graders: Homework for tonight: answer p. D-10 Analysis Question 4 (make sure you have the rest done) on an SPP.  D'Angelo says you can link to the online book here: http://lab-aid.com/ebooks/ebooks.php.

Beginning of a new week.......
Lots of events coming up:

School Events

In Progress thru Sep 26: Pie Fundraiser (packets going home Monday)

Mon, Sep 10th -Tues Sep 11th - Auditions for Stamford All-School Musical’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast from 2:30-6:00. Register for auditions at www.stamfordallschoolmusical.org or call (203) 322-3511.

 

Sep 10  - Selections due for After School Programs offered at Rippowam through 21^st Century Grant.   Packets went home with every child last week.   Classes begin  Sep 24^th.

 

Tue, Sep 11: PTO Meeting, 7pm in Media Center (2^nd Fl)

Wed, Sep 12 - summer math and reading packets due, with grades on these packets counting toward 30% of your child’s first quarter grade.

 

Fri, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 21: Book Fair - Room 128  Volunteers needed 

Mon, Sep 17 and Tue, Sep 18: School closed, Rosh Hashanah

Wed, Sep 19: Open School Night (Book Fair Open) 

Tue, Sep 25: Drama Karaoke Night

Wed, Sep 26: School closed, Yom Kippur

Mon, Oct 8: School closed, Columbus Day

Thu, Oct 18: PTO Meeting – 7pm – Media Center

Fri, Oct 19: Magazine Fundraiser Begins

Fri, Nov 2: Magazine Fundraiser Ends – All orders in!

Thu, Nov 8: PTO Meeting – 7pm – Media Center