Friday, May 11, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Thursday, May 31 - Prism Tempest performances, 1:30 PM. Come see us perform scenes from two versions of Shakespeare's classic desert-island play and read scenes reinterpreted in different historical contexts.
• Friday, June 1 - Il Teatro
• Tuesday/Wedensday, June 5 & 6: Eighth Grade Project Exhibitions
• Wednesday, June 13 - Prisms' Graduation
• Friday, June 15 - Last Day of School!

Humanities:

• Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Due Mon., 5/14: MM 3.7 according to usual protocol, including any attached N/A problems.
Grade 8

Algebra A
• ничего
Algebra B
• Due Tues., 5/15: p. 622-623, #31-37 odd, 63, #51-61, 67

Science:

• Nada

8th Grade Project:

• Friday, May 11: key facts you want the audience to learn, shared on googledocs
• Monday, May 14: description and picture of your mentor, shared on googledocs
• Tuesday, May 15: reflective paragraph of your project, shared on googledocs
• Wednesday, May 16: interactive element directions, shared on googledocs
• Thursday, May 17: all pictures printed out
• Friday, May 18: all written elements edited and printed out
• Monday, May 21: be ready for presentation to panel, rehearsed and professional
• Any day before Wednesday, May 23: bring trifold display board to 3^rd Floor.
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen

The Art of the Pancake

Pancake maestro N. Shields creatively coaxes pancake batter into all kinds of crazy shapes, like these sea creatures, mythological creatures (including a Maurice Sendak memorial Wild Thing), and fractals. Click to see the gallery at Saipancakes.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Thursday, May 31 - Prism Tempest performances, 1:30 PM. Come see us perform scenes from two versions of Shakespeare's classic desert-island play and read scenes reinterpreted in different historical contexts.

Humanities:

• Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Due Fri., 5/11: All do p. 16 #9 and 12, AND do either 1.4 or the baby problem handed out in class today.
Grade 8

Algebra A
• ничего
Algebra B
• Due Tues., 5/15: p. 622-623, #31-37 odd, 63, #51-61, 67

Science:

• Nada

8th Grade Project:

• Friday, May 11: key facts you want the audience to learn, shared on googledocs
• Monday, May 14: description and picture of your mentor, shared on googledocs
• Tuesday, May 15: reflective paragraph of your project, shared on googledocs
• Wednesday, May 16: interactive element directions, shared on googledocs
• Thursday, May 17: all pictures printed out
• Friday, May 18: all written elements edited and printed out
• Monday, May 21: be ready for presentation to panel, rehearsed and professional
• Any day before Wednesday, May 23: bring trifold display board to 3^rd Floor.
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen

The Geothermal Ramifications of Dinosaur Farts

A team of British biologists theorize that giant, herbivorous dinosaurs like Apatosaurus, pictured above, could have created, by farting alone, 250% of the greenhouse gasses currently being produced by humans over the course of a year. This quantity of methane could have had a significant effect on the global climate. Click to read more about how the researchers made this projection and what it could have meant.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Thursday, May 31 - Prism Tempest performances, 1:30 PM. Come see us perform scenes from two versions of Shakespeare's classic desert-island play and read scenes reinterpreted in different historical contexts.

Humanities:

• Due Wed., 5/9: Read Howard Zinn chapter, complete homemade worksheet on women.
• Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Due Thurs., 5/10: Do 1.3 and 1.3 Follow up (p. 9). You will need your "Making Purple" results from this morning and graph paper.
Grade 8

Algebra A
• ничего
Algebra B

Science:

• Review p. 221-225
• Due Wed., 5/9: Grade 8 only: Do Science Open Response questions begun in class.

8th Grade Project:

• Due Wed., 3/28: Project Proposal
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen

Black Hole Eats a Star

Stardust. Nom.

Click the picture to read more and see a video.

Monday, May 7, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Hip Hop PE Thursdays from now until the beginning of May. Wear or bring clothes you can dance in and sneakers.
• Friday, 5/4: Grandparents/Grandfriends day
• Friday, 5/4: HCCPS Music Festival, Helen Hills Hills Chapel
  • Grade 7: Wear blue jeans, black shirt, neon accessory
  • Grade 8: Wear black and white

Humanities:

• Due Wed., 5/9: Read Howard Zinn chapter, complete homemade worksheet on women.
• Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Due Thurs., 5/3: Math's Mate 3.6, according to usual protocol, including any attached N/A problems.
Grade 8

Algebra A
• ничего
Algebra B
• Due Tues., 5/8: p. 615, #33, 35, 37, 44, 60, 61, 66. These ask you to do three things:
  1. Write a quadratic equation in standard form: ax²+bx+c=0
  2. Factor the ax²+bx+c expression
  3. Use the factored form to find both solutions (x-intercepts).
  You must show some kind of check that demonstrates your factorization works. You will not get credit for solutions based on faulty factorization.

Science:

• Nada

8th Grade Project:

• Due Wed., 3/28: Project Proposal
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen

If Nyan Cat Were a ship

Click above see more of the interior of the FSS Nyan Cat or click here to see more of Gallery 1988's collections of pop-culture inspired art.