April 11th - April 15th
Monday, April 11th, 2011 (2 hour early release):
1. 10 Questions to Success III - OAA Prep Test Questions
2. Water Cycle Notes
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 12th/13th, 2011:
1. MQ4Q4 - Water Cycle
2. Go over "10 Questions to Success III" review - collect
3. Flight Notes - Lift, Drag, Thrust, Gravity, Angle of Attack
4. Paper Airplane Contest - Distance
Thursday/Friday, April 14th/15th, 2011:
1. MQ6Q4 - Factors of Flight
2. SIMBA #27 - Open windows, moving doors?
3. Paper Airplane Contest - Hangtime
4. Evaluation Paper (same link as #4 above) - How effective were my airplanes? Describe and explain why my airplane was effective or not effective (graded on effective use of Flight Note terms).
5. Air & Water Review Crossword (the clues are available here put not the boxes! See me in class for boxes.)
1. 10 Questions to Success III - OAA Prep Test Questions
2. Water Cycle Notes
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 12th/13th, 2011:
1. MQ4Q4 - Water Cycle
2. Go over "10 Questions to Success III" review - collect
3. Flight Notes - Lift, Drag, Thrust, Gravity, Angle of Attack
4. Paper Airplane Contest - Distance
Thursday/Friday, April 14th/15th, 2011:
1. MQ6Q4 - Factors of Flight
2. SIMBA #27 - Open windows, moving doors?
3. Paper Airplane Contest - Hangtime
4. Evaluation Paper (same link as #4 above) - How effective were my airplanes? Describe and explain why my airplane was effective or not effective (graded on effective use of Flight Note terms).
5. Air & Water Review Crossword (the clues are available here put not the boxes! See me in class for boxes.)
April 18th - April 22nd
Monday, April 18th, 2011:
1. SIMBA #28 - Mock Accident Care Flight. We know (or should know) how an airplane controls its altitude (height). Helicopters are a little different. Hmmm... Up for helicopters is easily explainable but how do they go down?
2. Collect Evaluation Paper (Airplanes) - Friday's classes papers are due Wednesday
3. 10 Questions to Success IV - practice OAA
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 19th/20th, 2011:
1. General Weather Notes
1a. Student Version (with blanks)
2. Frost Point / Dew Point Labs
3. Condensation Nuclei Labs - Cloud Formation (answers due Thursday / Friday)
Thursday/Friday, April 21st/22nd, 2011:
1. MQ7Q4 - General Weather & Clouds
2. Lightning Lab - What is it? What causes it? Where does it come from?
3. Lightning & Thunder Notes (help explaining the two lightning labs?)
3a. Lightning & Thunder Notes Student Version (with blanks)
4. Tornado Notes / Hurricane Notes / Cloud Type Notes
1. SIMBA #28 - Mock Accident Care Flight. We know (or should know) how an airplane controls its altitude (height). Helicopters are a little different. Hmmm... Up for helicopters is easily explainable but how do they go down?
2. Collect Evaluation Paper (Airplanes) - Friday's classes papers are due Wednesday
3. 10 Questions to Success IV - practice OAA
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 19th/20th, 2011:
1. General Weather Notes
1a. Student Version (with blanks)
2. Frost Point / Dew Point Labs
3. Condensation Nuclei Labs - Cloud Formation (answers due Thursday / Friday)
Thursday/Friday, April 21st/22nd, 2011:
1. MQ7Q4 - General Weather & Clouds
2. Lightning Lab - What is it? What causes it? Where does it come from?
3. Lightning & Thunder Notes (help explaining the two lightning labs?)
3a. Lightning & Thunder Notes Student Version (with blanks)
4. Tornado Notes / Hurricane Notes / Cloud Type Notes
April 25th-April 29th
Monday, April 25th, 2011: OAA Week (Reading)
1. 1st period Practice Writing Test OAA
2. 11 Question OAA Test
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 26th/27th, 2011 (Wed. Math)
1. Big Six Review Topics
2. OAA Practice Test (Big 6) - ONLY #'s 1, 13, 15, 19, 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
1. Individual grade reports
2. Brief Review
Friday, April 29th, 2011 (Science Test Day!!)
1. 1st period teachers will be reviewing the Big 6 Packet with all 8th grade students
2. Good luck on the test!
1. 1st period Practice Writing Test OAA
2. 11 Question OAA Test
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 26th/27th, 2011 (Wed. Math)
1. Big Six Review Topics
2. OAA Practice Test (Big 6) - ONLY #'s 1, 13, 15, 19, 29, 30, 31, 32, & 33
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
1. Individual grade reports
2. Brief Review
Friday, April 29th, 2011 (Science Test Day!!)
1. 1st period teachers will be reviewing the Big 6 Packet with all 8th grade students
2. Good luck on the test!
May 2nd-6th
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
1. Requirements & Tips for Children's Story!
2. Children's Story - Analyzing a children's book. What makes it good? Where is the science in it? What makes the character(s) good? General layout - location/size of pictures and words?
3. Brainstorming ideas for our book - see link.
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 3rd/4th, 2011 - tips for children's book writing & brainstorming
1. Former student's children's books examples
2. Children's Book grading rubric
3. Finish brainstorming & write the story
Thursday/Friday, May 5th/6th, 2011
1. Storyboard for children's book - work on book layout and artwork.
2. Reminder - Please bring colored pencils Thursday/Friday of next week to use if you have them! Thanks!
1. Requirements & Tips for Children's Story!
2. Children's Story - Analyzing a children's book. What makes it good? Where is the science in it? What makes the character(s) good? General layout - location/size of pictures and words?
3. Brainstorming ideas for our book - see link.
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 3rd/4th, 2011 - tips for children's book writing & brainstorming
1. Former student's children's books examples
2. Children's Book grading rubric
3. Finish brainstorming & write the story
Thursday/Friday, May 5th/6th, 2011
1. Storyboard for children's book - work on book layout and artwork.
2. Reminder - Please bring colored pencils Thursday/Friday of next week to use if you have them! Thanks!
May 9th - 13th
Monday, May 9th, 2011
1. Catch-Up Day - complete writing children's story, finish story board
Tuesday/Wednesday, May10th/11th, 2011
1. Type text for placement in book - Opt #1: Text Box Typing, Opt #2: Full Page Typing
Thursday/Friday, May 12th/13th, 2011
1. Children's Story artwork
1. Catch-Up Day - complete writing children's story, finish story board
Tuesday/Wednesday, May10th/11th, 2011
1. Type text for placement in book - Opt #1: Text Box Typing, Opt #2: Full Page Typing
Thursday/Friday, May 12th/13th, 2011
1. Children's Story artwork
May 16th - 20th
Monday/Tuesday, May 16th/17th, 2011
1. Finish Artwork
2. Book is DUE Tuesday before we leave for DC! After DC, you will incur a 5% penalty for being late.
Wednesday - Friday, May 18th - 20th
1. DC trip!! By the way, best behaved group I have been with! Thank you for making the DC trip enjoyable, 8th graders!
1. Finish Artwork
2. Book is DUE Tuesday before we leave for DC! After DC, you will incur a 5% penalty for being late.
Wednesday - Friday, May 18th - 20th
1. DC trip!! By the way, best behaved group I have been with! Thank you for making the DC trip enjoyable, 8th graders!
May 23rd - May 26th
Monday/Tuesday, May 23rd/24th (this is a regualr 4 block day!)
1. Lorax - Answer questions over the Lorax video (Environment vs. Man vs. Economy)
2. Write a letter to next year's 8th graders
Wedensday/Thursday, May 25th/26th
1. 8th grade science final - so easy even a caveman can do it!
1. Lorax - Answer questions over the Lorax video (Environment vs. Man vs. Economy)
2. Write a letter to next year's 8th graders
Wedensday/Thursday, May 25th/26th
1. 8th grade science final - so easy even a caveman can do it!