Saturday, March 31, 2012

Friday, March 30, 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.
  • Spirit Week, April 2-6!
    • Monday (4/2) is pajama day
    • Wednesday (4/4) is crazy hat day
    • Friday (4/6) is class color day.
  • Friday, April 13: Dance!
Humanities:
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    All
  • Due Mon., 4/2: Math's Mates 3.3, according to usual protocol
  • Grade 8
  • :
  • Algebra B
  • Due Tues., 4/3: p. 467-468, #54-56, #62-64
  • Math's Mates Test TBA
Science:
  • Due Mon., 4/2: Group 1 Based on the first 30 minutes of documentary we watched today, Carbon Nation, write a paragraph including the following:
    • List of new technologies discussed.
    • 3 things your learned from the presentation
    • A question you have about the presentation.

8th Grade Project:
Moment of Zen

World's Largest Raft

Up in the Adirondack Mountain town of Inlet, NY (Pop. 320), boaters gathered last fall in an attempt to break the world record for largest raft. In this case, "raft" entails that the whole deal must float freely for at least 30 seconds and be held together only with hands. This attempt contained over 1900 kayaks and canoes, breaking the previous record set in Pittsburgh, PA by over 300 boats.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 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.
  • Spirit Week, April 2-6!
    • Monday (4/2) is pajama day
    • Wednesday (4/4) is crazy hat day
    • Friday (4/6) is class color day.
  • Friday, April 13: Dance!
Humanities:
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    Grade 7
  • Due Fri., 3/30: Do 5.2 on p. 68, parts A, B, C for equations i, ii, iii (the ones on the tables handed out in class). Graph each on a separate pair of axes.
  • Grade 8
  • Due Fri., 3/30: Inv. 7, #3, 4
  • Algebra B
  • Due Fri., 3/30: p. 466, #3, 8, 13, 18, #27-45 leftmost column only
  • Math's Mates Test TBA
Science:
  • Due Mon., 4/2: Group 1 Based on the first 30 minutes of documentary we watched today, Carbon Nation, write a paragraph including the following:
    • List of new technologies discussed.
    • 3 things your learned from the presentation
    • A question you have about the presentation.

8th Grade Project:
Moment of Zen

Different Kind of Trash Art

Upon hearing that approximately one-third of all the world's food products go to waste, Austrian photographer Klaus Pilcher put together a series of photographs of spoiled food as a comment on this. Unlike most photography which addresses this topic, which tend to look at the food in context, Pilcher styles the food in interesting, unique ways. Some of the photos are of the kinds of styles in which you would see fresh food styled. Others only work with past-date ingredients. Click above to see more of Pilcher's high-style spoiled food photos.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 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, April 13: Dance!
Humanities:
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    Grade 7
  • Due Wed., 3/28: Finish 3.4 follow up (all parts)
  • Grade 8
  • Due Wed., 3/28:
  • Algebra B
  • Rien
  • Math's Mates Test TBA
Science:
  • Due Wed., 3/28: Group 2 Based on the first 30 minutes of documentary we watched today, Carbon Nation, write a paragraph including the following:
    • List of new technologies discussed.
    • 3 things your learned from the presentation
    • A question you have about the presentation.

8th Grade Project:
Moment of Zen

Woodcut Prints

We've heard many times about how it's possible to calculate the age of a tree by counting the rings coming out from its center. Less attention is paid to the degree to which a cross section tells an entire story: lightning strikes, drought, animals. Printmaker Brian Gill goes to great lengths to make sure his prints, made from cross-sections of tree trunks, tell all the story the tree has to tell. Click above to see more of his prints or read more about his process.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Monday, March 26, 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, April 13: Dance!
Humanities:
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    Grade 7
  • Nada
  • Grade 8
  • Due Wed., 3/28: Yarn Box Prototype and ¶
  • Yarn Box Project Description & Rubric via GoogleDocs
  • Algebra B
  • Rien
  • Math's Mates Test TBA
Science:
  • Due Wed., 3/28: Group 2 Based on the first 30 minutes of documentary we watched today, Carbon Nation, write a paragraph including the following:
    • List of new technologies discussed.
    • 3 things your learned from the presentation
    • A question you have about the presentation.

8th Grade Project:

Moment of Zen

Canned Owl?

From the UK Newspaper The Daily Telegraph:
"Two orphaned baby burrowing owls, nicknamed Linford and Christie, have moved into the home of their keeper Jimmy Robinson. The owlets were hatched in an incubator at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, and are now being hand-reared by Jimmy. The native American birds, which get their name from living in small burrows in the wild, can find plenty of nooks and crannys about his flat to hide. "Tea cups and bookcases are a particular favourite," says Jimmy, "but it's good to see them developing their natural behaviour and they always seem to find me at meal times.""