Friday, October 14, 2011

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
• Thurs., 10/13: Philadelphia Convention role play.
• Fri., 10/28: Prisms Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Download Full-Color Flier! (.pdf)

Humanities:

• Due Mon., 1017: For homework tonight, write a reflection from the perspective of your character. Write a full page about what you are happy about, what you are disappointed about, and what you could have done to change the outcomes. Write down what surprised you and what made you mad.
  
  Then add another page from the real you. What went well? What didn't? What would you do differently next time? What was realistic? What wasn't? How should I change it for the next time I teach it?

Math:

All:
• Due Mon., 10/17: Complete MM 1.6, work for * problems shown on separate paper, any attached N/A problems completed. Note: If you have looked your Math's Mates and wondered, "Tetrahedron? I thought that was a kind of dinosaur!" or "Isosceles? Wasn't he the Greek god of snowflakes?" While you may not use a calculator, you can use a dictionary. This may help with a lot of questions that hinge on specific math vocabulary.

Science:

• Nichts

Español:

• 2011 Day of the Dead Calendar (.pdf)
• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

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Maps don't often well-represent how big the continent of Africa is. So here's a reminder of all the "big" things that would fit inside.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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
• Thurs., 10/13: Philadelphia Convention role play.
• Fri., 10/28: Prisms Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Download Full-Color Flier! (.pdf)

Humanities:

• Due Fri., 10/14: For homework tonight, write a reflection from the perspective of your character. Write a full page about what you are happy about, what you are disappointed about, and what you could have done to change the outcomes. Write down what surprised you and what made you mad.
  
  Then add another page from the real you. What went well? What didn't? What would you do differently next time? What was realistic? What wasn't? How should I change it for the next time I teach it?

Math:

Algebra B
• Due Fri., 10/14: p. 148, #25-35 odds, p. 150, #57, 58, 59, and p. 157, #33-41 odds. Show your work as we did in class and as is modeled on the sample sheet I gave you. From here on out, assignments will not be accepted without work shown.
• These problems expect you are comfortable with basic arithmetic using negative numbers, absolute values and the distributive property. If you need a little review on any of these, see the following chapters:
  • 2.2 (p.72) and 2.3 (p. 79): Addition & Subtraction with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.5 (p. 93) and 2.7 (p. 108): Multiplication & Division with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.6: Distributive Property (p. 100)

Science:

• Nichts

Español:

• 2011 Day of the Dead Calendar (.pdf)
• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

8-bit sand castle

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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
• Thurs., 10/13: Philadelphia Convention role play.
• Fri., 10/28: Prisms Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Download Full-Color Flier! (.pdf)

Humanities:

• Due Thurs., 10/13: Prepare for convention. Plan and practice your three motions that you will make or support if proposed. Include evidence in your support.
• Come dressed for the convention!

Math:

All
• Test Thurs., 10/13 On statistics topics covered so far.
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 10/12: Do Problem 4.1A. This will be considered part of your unit test.
Algebra B
• Due Fri., 10/14: p. 148, #25-35 odds, p. 150, #57, 58, 59, and p. 157, #33-41 odds. Show your work as we did in class and as is modeled on the sample sheet I gave you. From here on out, assignments will not be accepted without work shown.
• These problems expect you are comfortable with basic arithmetic using negative numbers, absolute values and the distributive property. If you need a little review on any of these, see the following chapters:
  • 2.2 (p.72) and 2.3 (p. 79): Addition & Subtraction with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.5 (p. 93) and 2.7 (p. 108): Multiplication & Division with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.6: Distributive Property (p. 100)

Science:

• Nichts

Español:

• 2011 Day of the Dead Calendar (.pdf)
• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

This is a real animal: The Leafy Sea Dragon

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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
• Thurs., 10/13: Philadelphia Convention role play.
• Fri., 10/28: Prisms Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Download Full-Color Flier! (.pdf)

Humanities:

• Due Thurs., 10/13: Prepare for convention. Plan three motions that you will make or support if proposed. Include evidence in your support.

Math:

All
• Test Thurs., 10/13 On statistics topics covered so far.
Grade 7
• Due Wed., 10/12: Calculation corrections/reading graphs corrections from Quiz
Grade 8
• Due Wed., 10/12: Calculation corrections from quiz
• Due Thurs., 10/12: Do Problem 4.1A. This will be considered part of your unit test.
Algebra B
• Check your school e-mail
• Due Wed., 10/12: Review solving for a variable by using opposite operation, p. 135, #21-41 odd-numbered problems only and p. 141, #4-11, and distributive property, p. 137 # 61-75, odds only. Focus on showing each step of your work - this is a format review as much as a content review.
• These problems expect you are comfortable with basic arithmetic using negative numbers, absolute values and the distributive property. If you need a little review on any of these, see the following chapters:
  • 2.2 (p.72) and 2.3 (p. 79): Addition & Subtraction with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.5 (p. 93) and 2.7 (p. 108): Multiplication & Division with Negatives and Absolute Values
  • 2.6: Distributive Property (p. 100)

Science:

• Nichts

Español:

• 2011 Day of the Dead Calendar (.pdf)
• Day of the Dead Documents (2010 edition)

Moment of Zen:

Lego Greenhouse in London

When commissioned by Lego to build an installation for last month's London Design Festival out of the iconic blocks, Sebastian Bergne used them to build a fully-sized, fully-functional greenhouse.