Homework -- 2/6

Language Arts Assigned today: None Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, complete all problems on "Review for Test on Inv. 1-4" form. Follow the directions. (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, study for a unit test on Math's Mate. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: On Monday, 2/9, there will be a quiz on identifying Middle Eastern Muslim countries. Study your map of countries with significant Muslim populations. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Monday, 2/9, answer all questions on "Physics of Weather" review handout (typed or on separate lined paper). Also, finish doing "Graduate Cylinder Worksheet" and handout with 2 practice MCAS questions on density, if not completed in class. Previously Assigned/still due: Reminder - there will be a science unit test on the Weather Unit on 2/10. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, complete ch. 7 sheet part II. 8th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, translate p. 29. Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• Math binder (8th graders, be sure you have your Math's Mates)
• 7th grade Math: "Review for Test on Inv. 1-4" packet
• Science review handout: "Physics of Weather"
• Science handout (two-sided): "Winds and Ocean Currents"
• "Graduated Cylinder Worksheet" and MCAS Density questions handout (if not completed in class
• Map of countries with significant Muslim populations

Homework -- 2/5

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Friday, 2/6, choose one life experience from Thursday journal entry and write a journal entry filled with details about one of those experiences (such as: setting, time, place, smells, sights, feelings, etc.). Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Friday, 2/6, do problem 4.1 and 4.1 Follow-Up and #2 & #3 on p. 38 (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Friday, 2/6: 1) Put all Moving Straight Ahead papers - except tests or quizzes - into the manila envelope Jane gave you. Write name and Math on it. Place into your cubby. 2) Clean your Moving Straight Ahead book with eraser. Bring to class. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: Due Friday, 2/6, complete map of "Countries with Significant Muslim Populations," according to directions given. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Reminder - there will be a science unit test on the Weather Unit on 2/10. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, complete ch. 7 sheet part II. 8th Grade: Due Monday, 2/9, translate p. 29. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• L.A. Journal
• Math binder and book (8th graders also need manila envelope)
• blank map, list of countries with Muslim populations, and map from internet site

Homework -- 2/4

Language Arts Assigned today: None Previously assigned/still due: Due Thursday, 2/5, in journal you are to brainstorm events in your own life that could become "seeds" for a future short story you might write in a school setting. Write entry in complete sentences (full page). Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: None (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Study for the Unit Test tomorrow, Thursday 2/5 (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: Due Thursday, 2/5, complete Problem 3.2 on p. 31 and #1 and #5 on p. 32. When doing 3.2, glue the two pieces together on your lined paper (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Thursday, 2/5, do all problems on all three pages of the handout "Review for Part II of Unit Test." (Moving Straight Ahead). Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due Thursday, 2/5, read Density handout, ch. 12.1 and answer questions and challenge on p. 303 (typed or on lined paper). Reminder - there will be a science unit test on the Weather Unit on 2/10. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• L.A. Journal
• Math binder and book
• 7th grade Math needs cm. grid paper and .5 cm. grid paper
• 8th grade Math needs "Review for Part II of Unit Test" handout
• Science Density handout - "The Physical Properties of Matter"

Homework -- 2/3

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Thursday, 2/5, in journal you are to brainstorm events in your own life that could become "seeds" for a future short story you might write in a school setting. Write entry in complete sentences (full page). Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Thursday, 2/5, complete Problem 3.2 on p. 31 and #1 and #5 on p. 32. When doing 3.2, glue the two pieces together on your lined paper (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Thursday, 2/5, Due Thursday, 2/5, do all problems on all three pages of the handout "Review for Part II of Unit Test." (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Thursday, 2/5, read Density handout, ch. 12.1 and answer questions and challenge on p. 303 (typed or on lined paper). Previously Assigned/still due: Reminder - there will be a science unit test on the Weather Unit on 2/10. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: 8th Grade: Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Tech Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so ASAP. Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• L.A. Journal
• Math binder and book
• 7th grade Math needs cm. grid paper and .5 cm. grid paper
• 8th grade Math needs "Review for Part II of Unit Test" handout
• Science Density handout - "The Physical Properties of Matter"

Science Unit Test

Weather Unit Test on 2/10 Will Cover: 3 Forces:

• Heat/Cold
• Air Pressure
• Warm/Cold Fronts

Concepts:

1. What temperature is
2. 3 ways heat is transfered
3. What wind is
4. Gas behaves like a liquid
5. How a convection cycle works
6. How sea breezes form/land breezes
7. How a barometer works (liquid)
8. Invention of barometer
9. Conditions that create clouds
10. How our hand-made barometers work
11. Conditions that form precipitation
12. Conditions that make a hurricane
13. Different ways prevailing winds blow on the earth
14. Some symbols used on a weather map

Homework -- 2/2

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 2/3, in journal, write a one-page, well-edited reflection on "An Admirable Character from From One Experience to Another." Bring Journals to class, and "good read" (independent reading book). Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 2/3, do Problem 3.1 on page 30 (Covering and Surrounding). Also, complete Math's Mate, Term 2, Sheet 7. 8th Grade: Due Tuesday, 2/3, Due Tuesday, 2/3, do #12, 13, & 14 on pp. 85-86 (Moving Straight Ahead). Also, complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 7. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 2/3, complete Review, "Assessment of Understanding: Physics of Weather," handout. Also, review concepts in notes for Weather Unit Test that will happen 2/10, and indicate which concepts you are unsure about. Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 2/3, complete "Pobre Ana" packets, ch. 5 & 6. 8th Grade: None Tech Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so ASAP. Other Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 2/3, write what entertainment you will do at Coffeehouse, in L.A. journal and on sign-up sheet on bulletin board in class. Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• L.A. book: From One Experience to Another
• L.A. Journal
• Math binder and book
• 7th grade Math needs small grid paper (handed out in class)
• Science handout
• Today's Notes from Science for the Science Unit Test
• Math's Mate