Sea Turtles Homework

Monday, May 24

Social studies

Study states and capitals for test on Thursday

 

Friday, May 21

Social studies

Review states and capitals

 

Thursday, May 20

Social studies

1.  review states and capitals

2.  review outlines for quiz tomorrow

 

Wednesday, May 19

Social studies

1.  review states and capitals

2.  review outlines for quiz on Friday

Science 

 Study for science final test

Monday, May 17

Science

Work on practice test sent via email.

Social studies

Find out your assigned fact about the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Friday May 14

Science

Read the article at http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0422/Wow!-Ninja-slugs-color-changing-frogs-and-other-weird-new-species-discovered 

 

Thursday, May 13

Social studies

Find the answer to your assigned question about Puerto Rico 

Friday, May 7

Social studies

No homework this weekend!

Science

Explain the corliolis effect to one at least one family member! Use your world map to help explaing the air current movement and its impact on the formation of rain forests and deserts. Have a great weekend and see you Tuesday!

 

Thursday, May 6

Social studies

Study for tomorrow's test

 

Wednesday, May 5

Social studies

Complete practice test

 Science

Complete questions 1-5 on B31

Monday, May 3

Social studies

1.  Bring $5 for our hula lesson tomorrow. 

2.  Review all capitals and the vocabulary from the Alaska and Hawaii units for test on Friday.

 

 

Friday, April 30

Social studies

Bring an ingredient for our tropical fruit pie chart.  Cam -- 2 bananas; Elias -- 1 can pineapple chunks; Merrick -- bag of frozen papaya if you can find it easily; Vic -- bag of frozen mango.

Thursday, April 29

Social studies

Study vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow

 

Wednesday, April 28

Social studies

1.  Review capitals and vocabulary

2. Using the rules of the Hawaiian language that we went over in class, make up 5 words that follow those rules, and make up a definition of each.

Science

Start thinking about what animal you want to do your animal poster on.

Elias, Cam and Vic please turn in homework that was due today.

Monday, April 26

Science

Finish lifecycle.  If not finished in class.

Finish reading Page B22 -B 31

Social studies

Review vocabulary and capitals (Richmond, Olympia, Charleston, Madison, Cheyenne)

 

Wednesday, April 21

Science

No Homework

Monday, April 19

Science

Finish Questions 1-5 from page a 75 if not already turned in (good job Vic). Due Wednesday

Make flash cards for vocabulary list 16

Vocabulary 16

1. Population - All the organism of the same kind, living in the same place.
2. Community – All the populations of different organisms, living in the same place.
3. Ecosystem – The living and non-living things in an area interacting with each other.
4. abiotic factors – Any non living part of an ecosystem, such as water , mineral, sunlight, air and soil.
5. climate – The average weather pattern of a region
6. biome – A large land region of Earth with a given climate based on amount of sunlight, precipitation
7. biotic factors – Any plant, animal or any other living thing that is part of an ecosystem.
8. Niche- The role a kind of living thing, or species plays in a food web.
9. adaptation – A feature that helps the survival of a species in its ecosystem.

 

 Wednesday is the last day to turn in Q 1-5 from page A 63, cartoon and citations for paper.

Friday, April 16

Social studies

No homework this weekend. 

Science

Vocabulary 15 quiz moved to Monday

Finish and turn in question 1-5 on page A 63 except Cam and Roderiquic

Finish and turn in citaions. Tuesday is the last day these assignments will be accepted late. 

Thursday, April 15

Social studies

1.  review vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow

2.  Read the article at http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,100490,00.html.  This article is several years old, but still has good information about the arguments for and against drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.  After reading the article, list three reasons that some people support the idea of drilling, and three reasons that others oppose drilling.  Also tell briefly what you think about the issue. 

 Science

Turn in questions 1-5 from page A 63. Only recieved finished questions from Cam today.

Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Wednesday, April 14

Social studies

Review vocabulary and capitals

Science

Turn in cartoon if you have not done so.

Finish reading pages A 50- A 63

Finish questions 1-5 on page A 63

 

Monday April 12

Welcome back from Spring break

Social studies

Study vocabulary and capitals:  Pierre, Nashville, Austin, Salt Lake City, Montpelier

 

Science

Finish making flash cards started  in class

 

Vocabulary 15

1)      Life cycle- The life stages of a living organism, including birth, reproduction, and death, that goes on generation after generation.

2)      Reproduction – The process that a living thing uses to produce more of its own kind.

3)      Molt – To shed the exoskeleton when it becomes too small, as done by a growing arthropod.

4)      Metamorphosis – The changes of body form that some animal go through in their life cycle.

5)      External fertilization – The coming together of egg and sperm cells outside the female’s body.

6)      Internal fertilization – The coming together of egg and sperm cells inside a female’s body.

7)      Regeneration – A form of asexual reproduction in simple animals where a whole animal develops from just a part of the original animal.

8)      Life span- The characteristic length of time an animal can live under the best conditions.

9)      Life expectancy- The average amount of time an individual might live,  based on such environmental conditions as access to food, water, and shelter

 

Thursday, April 1

Science

Turn in final draft of paper.

Remember, the assignment is focused on the link between your animal and  your tree. Make sure you answer all questions on the assignment sheet to the best of your ability.

Must be double spaced, times new roman, 12 pt font.

THe picture can take up no more than 1/4 of the page.

Citations can be done at http://citationmachine.net/. click on Turbanian and the type of source you are using.

Social studies

Study vocabulary, capitals, maps and outlines for test tomorrow.

 

Wednesday, March 31

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals

2.  Complete practice test at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtles-practice-test-due-april-1/

 

Monday, March 29

Science

Picture of your animal needs to be brought to class on Wednesday. Rough draft  of paper due on Wednesday.  

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals (Oklahoma City, Salem, Harrisburg, Providence, Columbia)

2.  Find the meaning of the word anadromous

3. Choose one of the wonders of the world from any of the lists at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World.  Be able to show where this wonder is on a world map, and be ready to present about 1 minute of information on it on Wednesday.

Friday, March 26

Social studies

No homework this weekend

 

Thursday, March 25

Science

Continue making progress answeing questions that should be answered by the tree animal project. Rough draft is due on Monday. Vocabulary quiz for list 13 is next Wednesday.

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow.  One way to review them is to type them in and listen to them in Morse code at 

http://www.glassgiant.com/geek/morse/

2.  Make sure your permission form is signed and returned tomorrow!  You will need to bring a MARTA card or $4 for our field trip.

 

Wednesday, March 24

Social Studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals.

2.  Get permission form signed for Friday's field trip.

 Science

Bring in two references

Bring in index cards with 10 fact about your project animal if you have not already done so.

Monday, March 22

Social studies

1. Review vocabulary and capitals (Santa Fe, Albany, Raleigh, Bismarck, Columbus)

2.  Get permission form signed for tomorrow's trip to Emory.

Science

Finish filling out flash card with facts about your animal.

Bring to class on Wednesday.

Friday, March 19

Social studies

No homework this weekend

 

Wednesday, March 17

Science

Vocabulary 13

1)      Chordate-Any animal that sometime in its life has a nerve cord running down its back

2)      Endoskeleton- An internal supporting structure of bone or cartilage.

3)      Cartilage- A body tissue that is not as hard as bone or as soft as flesh, such as the tip of the nose or the flaps of the ears.

4)      Tetrapod- A vertebrate with 4 legs or limbs such as turtle, eagle, etc.

5)      Cold-blooded- Said of animals such as reptiles that cannot automatically keep their body temperatures steady.

6)      Warm-blooded- Said of animals, such as birds and mammals that can automatically keep their body temperatures constant and warm

7)      Mammary gland- An organ in female mammals that makes milk for feeding their young.

 

Friday, March 12

Social studies

No homework this weekend.

Science

This is just really cool. A fish that crawlls and hops!

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20090311/Feature1.asp 

Thursday, March 11

Social studies

 

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals for tomorrow's quiz.

2.  Look at the website about the Navajo Code Talkers at http://library.thinkquest.org/J002073F/thinkquest/home.htm.  Make sure to read the pages "Code Talkers," "The Code," and "Navajo Language," as well as any others that are interesting to you.  Then go to the "Code Challenge" page and decipher the code.  THERE ARE THREE MISTAKES IN THIS CODE!  Turn in meaning of the coded message, plus the three mistakes.  (One of the mistakes occurs twice in the same word; there are two others besides this one.)

 

 

Wednesday, March 10

Social studies

Review capitals and vocabulary for quiz on Friday.  You will have a more extensive homework assignment tomorrow night, so use tonight to study well!

Monday, March 8

Science

Turn in assignment from Friday. See below for details. Due by midnight tonight.

Social studies

1.  Finally, we're back to the vocabulary and capitals from last week!  Review them all for Friday's quiz.

2.  Write clues for the crossword puzzle on your handout.  Remember not to fill in the puzzle itself.

Friday

Science

Linda week next week

Due Monday via e-mail or by handing in on Monday. Tell me how your animal is dependant on your tree. Does it eat part of the tree? What part? Does it live in the tree? Where? etc.....

Monday, March 1

Science

1) Turn in Invertebrate project if you have not done so.

2) Choose an animal (vertebrate or invertebrate) that lives in, feed on or is otherwise dependant on one of your trees from your tree book. Your animal must be approved.

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals:  Boston, Lansing, St. Paul, Jackson, Jefferson City

2.  Complete crossword puzzle homework -- THIS IS POSTPONED UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK

Friday, February 19

Social studies

Get ready for camping trip!

Science

Rewrite answered questions  about your choosen invertebrate in paragraph form. Due Monday March 1.

Thursday, February 18

Social studies

Review notes, practice test, capitals and states for test tomorrow

Wednesday, February 17

Social studies

Make corrections to practice test that you did in class today

Friday, February 12

Social studies

Complete Presidents Day worksheet.  Due Tuesday.

Thursday, February 11

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow.  We will also have a notebook check.

2.  Be ready to report on your assigned sport tomorrow.  Remember -- in your own words, no notes.

Wednesday, February 10

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals for quiz on Friday.

2.  Research your assigned winter sport and be ready to give a brief report on it on Friday.  Your report can be very short, even under 1 minute, but it needs to be  IN YOUR OWN WORDS and WITHOUT NOTES.

Monday, February 8

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and this week's capitals:  Topeka, Frankfort, Baton Rouge, Augusta, Annapolis

2.  Do time zone assignment at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtle-time-zone-homework/.  Due Wednesday.

Thursday, February 4

Social studies

Review vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow.  If you did not present do your presentation on your person today, be ready to do that.

Science

Make flash cards for vocabulary words. The flash cards are due on Monday. The vocabulary quiz is Thursday 2-11

Vocabulary 13

1)      Invertebrate-an animal that does not have a backbone.

2)      Vertebrate- An animal of the phylum chordata that has a backbone and two appendages

3)      Exoskeleton- The hard outer covering that protects an invertebrate

4)      Head- the upper division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense

5)      Thorax- the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect or arthropod

6)      Abdomen- The posterior end or back section of the body in an arthropod

7)      Sessile- stationary, stays in one place as an adult. Usually moves as an immature.  

8)      Motile- moves from place to place.

 

 

Wednesday, February 3

Science

Finish reading Chapter 2 Lesson 3: A44 - A 49

Social studies

1.  Prepare for oral presentation tomorrow. 

2.  Study vocabulary and capitals. 

Monday, February 1

Bring spending money for trip to Joe's coffee shop on Tuesday Morning.

Science

Start reading Chapter 2 Lesson 3: pages A38-A43

 

Social studies

1.  Study vocabulary and capitals -- Honolulu, Boise, Springfield, Indianapolis, Des Moines

2.  Keep working on state project -- due Wednesday

Monday, January 26

Science

Study for science test on Thursday. A practice test has been e-mailed out to parents. This will be reviewed in class on Monday.

Friday, January 22

Social studies

Sea Turtles will not have social studies next week due to the literature seminar, but should continue working on individual state projects.

Thursday, January 21

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and capitals for quiz tomorrow.

2.  Work on state project -- see http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtles-plains-state-project

Wednesday, January 20

Science

Flash cards will be checked for everyone except Cam and Elias. Bring them to class.

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and this week's capitals (we're still on Denver, Hartford, Dover, Tallahassee, Atlanta)

2.  Continue work on state project by finding out the major minerals mined in your state, the state bird, state flower, state tree, and at least 3 famous people from your state and what they're famous for.  Full assignment for the state project is now ready at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtles-plains-state-project

 

 

Friday, January 15

Science

Make flash cards for your vocabulary. The flash cards will be checked on Wednesday

1)      Cotyledon - the embryonic leaf within a seed

2)      Seed coat (testa) - seed coat is the outer, protective layer covering the seed

3)      Embryo - developing plant still inside the seed. The embryo has cotyledons (embryonic leaves), a root cap, a food source and a plumule (shoot).

4)      Endosperm – The food source for a growing plant during seed germination.

5)      Germination - sprouting of a seed and beginning of plant growth

 

Thursday, January 14

Social studies

On Googlemaps, or by driving with a parent, find a place that is 6K from your home --- hopefully in an area familiar to you.  Print out a map and highlight the 6K route from your home to that place.  Turn the map in tomorrow.  You may also email me the map if you don't have a printer:  marilyn.mcginnis@earthlink.net

 

Wednesday, January 13

Social studies

Continue work on state project (full project guidelines will be posted soon!):  find out what your state's name means; the 3 major agricultural products your state produces and how we use those products; and the major land forms (lakes, rivers, mountains) in your state.

Tuesday, Jan 12

Science

Quiz on Thursday

Repost Vocabulary 11

1. Petal- The colorful pretty parts of the flower
2. Pistil- the female part of the flower- contains stigma, Style and ovary.
3. Ovary- contains ovules which develop into seeds. The ovary becomes the fruit.
4. Stigma- The top of the style that is sticky and catches the pollen
5. Style- the tube that connects the stigma to the ovary. Pollen travels down it.
6. Stamen- The male part of the flower. They disperse pollen. It is made up of the anther and filament
7. Anther - holds pollen
8. Filament- holds the anther in place

 

 

 

Monday, January 11

Science

Please visit this web site and look at the flowers the way that insects see them http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_flowers_list.html#LAMIACEX

Look at at least 4 different flowers

Click on the plant name to see the picture of the flower. The top picture is the way we see the flowers. Scroll down to see the flower the way insects see them. Remember most insects see in UV light.

 

Social studies

Start work on individual project on your state in the plains region.    For tonight, please find out your state's nickname, capital, population, and the name of the current governor.

Elias -- Iowa

Roderiquic -- Missouri

Merrick --  Minnesota

Cam -- Arkansas

Victoria -- Kansas

Orisa -- Oklahoma

 

 

Friday, January 8

Science

On Monday make sure your vocabulary flash cards have been turned in and credited.

Also make sure questions 1-15 on page A 34 have been turned in and credited.

Thursday, January 7

Social studies

Review capitals for quiz tomorrow.  Quiz will also include a map question based on today's discussion. 

Wednesday, January 6

Social studies

Continue to review first five capitals.

Monday, January 4

Social studies

Review state capitals for this week:  Montgomery, Juneau, Phoenix, Little Rock, Sacramento

 

 

Thursday, December 17

Social studies

Complete the take-home test to turn in tomorrow

Wednesday, December 16

Social studies

Work on the take-home test at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtles-take-home-test-due-friday-december-18/.  You may use your notes and any  map.  We will do the book report in class tomorrow.

Monday, December 14

Social studies

Review states for test on Wednesday and finish up book project

Friday, December 4

Social studies

Keep working on your book project!

Thursday, December 3

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states for quiz tomorrow

2.  Work on book project

Wednesday, December 2

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states

2.  Work on book project

Science

Re- read A 22 to A 31 

Everyone but Orisa, Cam and Trey answer Questions 1-5 on page 31

Due Friday

Monday, November 30

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and our last five states!  (Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

2.  Keep working on book project

Tuesday, November 24

Social studies

The want ad that was due today will be collected MONDAY.  Have a great Thanksgiving!

 

Thursday, November 19

Social studies

1.  If you did not make a perfect score on our practice test today, review Great Lakes and states for quiz on Monday.

2.  Write a want ad for a lake, as we discussed in class.  It should be at least 4 sentences long and describe at least 4 characteristics of lakes that make them important parts of our environment or landscape.

Wednesday, November 18

Social studies

1.  Review Great Lakes and this week's states (South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont) for quiz next Monday.

2.  Look at book assignment at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/seat-turtles-great-lakes-mississippi-river-project/.  You will have time on Monday to read your book or work on the illustrations or summaries, so make sure you have the materials you will need to use that time wisely.

 Science

Homework make vocabulary flash cards. Flash cards due Thursday the 18th. The Quiz will be 12-3-09

Vocabulary 10

1.      Osmosis- The movement of water from areas of low concentration of salts to areas of high concentration of salts.

2.      Chloroplasts- structures in the cell that contain chlorophyll

3.      Guard cells- controls the opening and closing of Stoma

4.      Stoma (s) Stomata (plural)-The opening that air comes into the leaf through. It is like a pore for a leaf.

5.      Petiole- The stem of the leaf that connects it to the branch.

6.      Vein- These carry minerals and water to leaves and carries away food produced in the leaf

7.      Compound leaf- A leaf with more than one blade. All blades are attached to a single leaf stem. It is composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk.

8.      Simple leaf- a leaf that is not divided into parts

9.      Leaflets- A leaflet may resemble an entire leafbut is on a vein of the whole leaf.

10.  Midrib- The vein in the center of a leaf.

Monday, November 16

Social studies

1.  Study for your test.  Go over what you missed on the practice test and be ready to ask about anything you don't understand tomorrow.

2.  Your next vocabulary test will be next Monday, November 23.  You will need to know the locations and spelling of the five Great Lakes:  Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario

 

 

 

Friday, November 13

Social studies

Complete the practice test at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtles-practice-test-due-november-16/.  Use the maps you were given in class, and write the other answers in your notebook.  This assignment will is due on Monday and will count for a homework grade.

Thursday, November 12

Social studies

Review vocabulary, states, and mountains outline for quiz tomorrow.  We will also have a notebook quiz.

**  Extra credit **  Email me tonight (marilyn.mcginnis@earthlink.net) the four states that sided with the Union in the Civil War that allowed slavery

Wednesday, November 11

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states (Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina)

2.  Cut apart your Appalachian Trail map ALONG STATE LINES to make a jigsaw puzzle.  Work your puzzle at least 5 times to prepare for our puzzle contest tomorrow. 

3.  Remember you need to get your library book -- Minn of the Mississippi or Paddle-to-the-Sea, both by Holling C. Holling

Tuesday, November 10

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states

2.  Start working on obtaining your book from the library or other source:  Minn of the Mississippi or Paddle-to-the-Sea, both by Holling C. Holling

Friday, November 5

Social studies

No homework this weekend

Wednesday, November 4

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states.

2.  Research an effect of Hurricane Katrina that is still evident today.  Be ready to add one BRIEF statement about to our outline under the topic "four years later."  You can choose a topic we talked about in class or come up with another topic, as long as it relates to how Hurricane Katrina has affected people, the government, the environment, or New Orleans, or what we have learned from the disaster.

This will be due on Friday -- if you have problems finding information or understanding quite what to do with the information you do find, we can talk about it on Thursday.

3.  Make sure your permission form for tomorrow's field trip is signed and returned.

 

Tuesday, November 3

Science

Vocabulary 9

1.      Xylem- Tissues through which water and minerals flow up through the plant

2.      Phloem- Tissue through which food from the leaves moves down through a plant

3.      Epidermis- The outermost layer of root, stem or leaf

4.      Cambium A layer that separates the xylem from the phloem. The cambium is where new xylem and phloem grow.

5.      Chloroplast- structures in the cell that contain chlorophyll

6.      Transpiration-Water evaporates from the leaves, more water moves up to replace the water lost. This is called transpiration.

7.      autotrophs- an organism that makes their own food using chlorophyll and sunlight.

8.      Heterotrophs- an organism that takes in nutrients from consuming other organisms.

 

Monday, November 2

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states (New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio)

2.  Using the New Orleans city maps you were given in class, complete this assignment.  Write your answers IN YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES NOTEBOOK.

Suppose you are a visitor to New Orleans on a tour of the city.  You will visit these ten places:

1.  The French Market

2.  The Old U.S. Mint

3.  The Aquarium of the Americas

4.  The Superdone

5.  The Historical Wax Museum

6.  Louis Armstrong Park

7.  Preservation Hall

8.  Planet Hollywood

9.  St. Louis Cemetarty

10.  Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts

You will start at Jackson Square, so find that place on your map first.  Then, follow the directions below.  As you follow the directions, list the numbers of the places you pass.  (For example, if the first direction takes you past Planet Hollywood, write 8 in the first blank.)

A.  At the northwest corner of Jackson Square is the intersection of St. Peter Street and Chartres.  Starting there, go north 2 blocks and turn west onto Bourbon.  Go 4 blocks to Bienville.  You have just passed location number ________.

B.  Turn north on Bienville.  Go two blocks north, and turn east on Burgundy.  Go two blocks.  You have just passed location number ________.

C.  Turn north onto St. Louis.  Continue north to Treme.  You have just passed location number ________.

D.  Go west on Treme, and then south to N. Rampart.  Go 7 blocks east to St. Philip.  You are now at location number ________.

E.  Turn north and go 4 blocks to N. Villere.  You have just passed location number ________.

F.  Turn west and go 3 blocks west to Orleans, turn south, and continue on  to Basin.  Soon, Basin will turn into Elk Place, then into Loyola.  Stay on Loyola to Girod, and turn north and go all the way to W. Stadium, then curve around onto Sugar Bowl Dr.  You are at location number ________.

G.  Go south on Sugar Bowl Dr. until it merges with Poydras, and continue south on Poydras until you intersect Tchoupitoulas.  Go east on Tchoupitoulas 4 blocks to Canal.  Turn south on Canal and go almost as far as you can go, to the Riverfront Streetcar Stop (red circle) between the Spanish Plaza and the World Trade Center.  Get on the Riverfront Streetcar and take it northeast (along the red line) two more stops to the stop at the south end of St. Peter.  You have just passed location number ________.

H.  Get off the streetcar and go north on St. Peter to 1 block to Decatur.  On the southwest corner of that intersection is location number ________.

I.  Go east on Decatur until there's a fork in the road, and take the south part of the fork (N. Peters).  You have just passed location number ________.

J.  Follow N. Peters for 4 blocks to Esplanade.  Turn north on Esplanade and go one block, until you're back at Decatur.   You have just passed location number ________.

K.  Go 7 blocks west on Decatur until you're back at Jackson Square. 

 

Wednesday, October 28 - Literature seminar on "Ballads." The class received the instructions for writing an original ballad. The ballad is due on Nov. 9th. They are working in pairs. The link for the instructions is below.

 

homework/ballad_assignment_sheet.doc

 

Wednesday, Ocober 28

Science

Finish trip report for the students that went to Deepdene park on Friday.

Social studies

Be ready for your presentation tomorrow.  If you have assignments from the preparation of your presentation that still need to be turned in, please have those ready.  See revised grading rubric at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtle-individual-presentations/

Monday, October 26

Social studies

1. Notecards for presentations due tomorrow.

2. Look at the grading rubric for presentations at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtle-individual-presentations/

 Science

Read pages A4- A19

Answer questions 1-5 on page 19

Vocabulary 8

Test on Friday

1)      Organism-Any living thing that can carry out its life’s activities on its own.

2)      Kingdom- One of the largest groups used to classify living things.

3)      Phylum- A main group with in a kingdom, whose members share a main characteristic.

4)      Species- A group pf similar organisms in a genus that can reproduce more of their own kind

5)      Microbe- A living thing so small that it can be seen only with a microscope.

6)      Biodiversity- A wide variety of life on Earth.

 

Friday, October 23

Science

References due via email by Friday at midnight. This consists of the URL address in most cases. If you have not gotten them to me, please send them ASAP.

Projects due on Monday either printed or bring a Flash Drive.

On Monday afternoon, the class is invited to walk
with me to the Library and print their projects. Students should bring
a flash drive with the assignment and some change to pay for the
prints (10 cents a page) and their library card. They can use my
Fulton county account if they do not have a Fulton county account.
You should plan on picking them up at 4:15.

Social studies

Keep working on your project.  If you have not turned in your sources, outline, or rough draft of your visual aid, please do so Monday.

Thursday, October 22

Science

Come prepared to go to Deepdene park on Friday. Bring a water bottle and good shoes for walking.

There will be time for working on projects in class, so bring materials.

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary, states, and class notes for quiz tomorrow.

2.  Rough draft of your visual aid is due tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 21

Social studies

1.  review vocabulary and states

2.  outline your main points for your presentation

 

Tuesday, October 20

Science

Sea Turtles will have some free time to work on their reports in class. Please bring materials to work with.

Monday, October 19

Social studies

1.  review vocabulary and states -- Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey

2.  list at least 3 sources (books, encyclopedia, websites, etc.) that you will use for you wetlands presentation.

Science

Turn in first part of the project if you have not done so.

Continue working on Landform project.

Thursday, October 15

Science

Study for vocabulary test on Monday.

Submit the first part of the landform brochure project.

 

Due Oct 19th

Fill out worksheet that is detailed on project assignment.

 Remember to save pictures as you are working on this. One picture per landform in required per landform.

 

Social studies

Look at guidelines for individual presentations at http://www.kingfisheracademy.org/homework/sea-turtle-individual-presentations/ and decide on the wetlands topic you will present.

Monday, October 12

Science

Send 4  Land forms for Georgia project via email to liliatkingfisher@gmail.com.

 

Vocabulary 8

Test on Monday 10-19

1)      Deciduous - Plants that loose there leaves and green stems (photosynthetic parts) during very cold or very dry periods.

2)      Canopy - The highest part of a forest where tree leaves grow. It is the part of the forest that creates shade.

3)      Forest interior - This is where trees grow closest together and there is the most shade. Shade tolerant plants grow in the understory here.

4)      Understory – This is the middle layer of the forest. It contains the shrubs and smaller trees.

5)      Forest edge – This space is permanently open to sunlight. It is the border between the forest and other eco-systems

6)      Woodland glade - A space in the forest created by fallen trees. Sunshine reaches the ground here and sun-loving plants grow here. It is temporary because the fallen trees will be replaced with new trees over time.

7) Herb Layer- Wild flowers, ferns and other low growing plants are in this layer.

8)      Forest floor - The ground in the forest. It is where decomposition happens.

 

Wednesday, October 7

Science

Vocabulary test on Friday

Math

1. Table 1 pg. H38 #11-20

2. Table 2 pg. H38 #1-10

Language Arts

1.Study Vocabulary

2. Look up defintion for new vocabulary words.

3. Make sure your journals are ready to turn in on Friday.

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and states

2. On U.S. map in your notebook, label the states that border the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ponchartrain, Lake Okeechobee, Mississippi River, Apalachicola River, Gulf of Mexico, and the Everglades.  You will have to draw most of these features in.

 

Monday, October 5

Math

Table 1 ( Roderiquic, Marlo, Victoria, and Orisa) Pg. H38 1-16 and 1-10. Table 2 ( Trey, Merick, Cam, and Elias) Pg. H38 1-8.

Language Arts

Review vocabulary words and remeber the quiz has been moved to Thursdays.

Social studies

Review vocabulary and locations and spelling of this week's states:  Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri

Science

1. Deforestation- Destruction of and cutting down of forests- often to clear land for mining, roads, grazing of cattle-resulting in increased atmospheric CO2 levels.
2. Succession- Following a disturbance, the replacement of one species in a habitat by another species. Then the replacement of that species with another until the end point ( climax ) is achieved.
3. Disturbance-Any major change in population or community caused by an outside influence. Can include fire, tornadoes, hurricanes or human caused changes such as clearing land for agriculture.
4. Climax forest- The end point in a succession sequence. The plants that will out-compete all the others and continue to live in the habitat until a major disturbance like fire or deforestation occur (starting the process over again).
5. Competition - The use of food, nesting sites, or other resources by one individual that means that another individual is not able to use the resource.

Thursday, September 24

Social studies

Review states and vocabulary for test tomorrow

Science

Study for vocabulary test on Monday!

Start studying for the Geology section test on Thursday next week.

 

Check the Journey north site

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/fall2009/Update092409.html

How far west from their normal route are the Monarchs? I wonder why?

 

Wednesday, September 23

Social studies

Review vocabulary and states for test on Friday

Monday September 21

Social studies

Review vocabulary and states for test on Friday

Science

This will be collected Wednesday September 23rd

Answer Think and Write Questions 1-5 Pg D79 (for lesson 6) 

Vocabulary Set 6

1. Mineral-A naturally occurring solid in the earths crust with a definite structure and made up of a particular element or set of elements. Rocks can be made of one or many minerals.

2. Igneous rock-Forms when hot liquid rock material cools and hardens into a solid. There are many kinds of these.

3. Sedimentary rock- bits and pieces of weathered rock that form a new one under relatively mild pressure and temperature. They are a mix of rock with the same properties of the rocks they were weathered from.

4. Metamorphic rock- These rocks are formed when igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rock are under very high heat and pressure. The new rock has different properties from the original rock.

5 . Rock cycle-All rocks come from rocks. They are continually changing from one to another in a never ending cycle.  

 

Friday, September 18

Social studies

No homework this weekend. 

Science

Finish Thursday's home work if not turned in.

Read Lesson 6 pages D68-79

 

Thursday, Sept 17

Social studies

Review vocabulary and states for quiz tomorrow

Science

Look at Monarch map at http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/monarch_f09_roosts.html

 Read D 58 through 65

Answer (questions on page 65 that are written below

1 How can wind and gravity change the Earth's surface?

2 How can flowing  water cause erosion?

3 What can happen as a glacier moves through an area?

4 Why do glaciers form only in certain areas?

5 How can a slow moving river be made faster moving? Explain your answer.

 

Wednesday, September 16

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and new states

2.  Using the atlas you were given in class, look in the index and locate on a map of England and a map of New England the towns you were assigned.

Science

Turn in Weathering experiment results

Vocabulary Quiz on Set 5

 

Tuesday Sept 15

Science

Vocabulary test moved to Thursday

Turn In Wednesday

Turn in Butterfly questions

read pages 46-53

 Questions 1-5 on page D53

 

Monday Sept 14

Social studies

1.  Review vocabulary and the spelling and locations of our next five states:  Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland

2.  Read about mangrove trees at this website and answer the questions below IN YOUR NOTEBOOK:  http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=39

A.  Groups of mangroves and other plants that grow together are called mangrove swamps, mangrove forests, or ___________________________.

B.  Mangroves grow in a thin _________________ along the coasts of tropical and subtropical areas.

C.  What is one of the biggest challenges for mangroves and other plants in mangrove forests?

D.  Besides keeping salt out, mangroves have to keep _____________________ in.

E.  Mangrove roots allow the trees to take in carbon dioxide directly from the _________________ instead of from the soil.

F.  Mangrove roots provide a habitat for many animals and also help stop _____________________.

G.  What is one way mangrove forests are important for people?

H.  What is one way that people are harming mangrove forests?

I.  Some experts say that ______________ of the world's mangrove swamps have already been lost.

J.  What is one way people are trying to protect mangrove swamps?

 

Science

Study for vocabulary test.

The Monarchs are on the move

Look at website and answer the 2 questions below.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/News.html

1. What state were the monarchs sighted in that is the furthest south on September 10th.

2. How much further do they have to travel to get to their winter sites in Mexico?

 

The Sea Turtles watched the DVD "Amazing Planet"  on tectonic plate movement on Wednesday. There is a copy at the East Atlanta Library and the call number is    DVD551.41 amazing. We watched the first disc. There are 3 more in the set and they all look fabulous.

Friday Sept 11

 

Social Studies

No Homework

Science

Get a head start on next week by working on conclusions from the lab that we completed.

 Maake sure you have vocabulary list 5. Quiz next wednesday.

Thursday Sept 10th

Science

Vocabulary 5

1. Weathering - The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural process – we have talked about mechanical and chemical types of this.
2. Mechanical weathering- the weathering (breaking down of rock) mostly through the freeze thaw process.
3. Chemical weathering- the weathering ,break down of rocks, by changing them chemically
4. soil- matter composed of a mix of broken up rocks and organic material along with a community of plants and animals
5. Erosion- is the picking up and removal of rock fragments and other particles (done mostly through wind and water)
6. Deposition- The droping off of rock fragments and other particles after being carried by wind and water
7. Glacier- a large mass of ice
8. Mass wasting- a large bulk of material moving down slope caused by gravity (Sometimes a land slide)
9. Canyon- a steep-walled gorge carved by a river or stream
10. Valley- a low lying stretch of land formed by a stream or river, bordered on both sides by higher lands

 

Old Science assignnments for Cameroon

We have finished Chapter 7 and are starting on chapter 8.  Please talk to your class mates on Moday to get notes from someone.

 

 

Thursday September 6, 2009

Read page D44- D53

Answer Think and Write 1-5

Due in class on Wednesday

 

 

Tuesday Sept 2

Homework D 28-36

Answer questions 1-3 on D 37

Due in class on

Tuesday Sept 2

Homework D 28-36

Answer questions 1-3 on D 37

Due in class on