VIRTUAL LEARNING – WEEK OF MAY 25th, 2020
PLEASE NOTE – THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MAY 25th DUE TO THE MEMORIAL DAY BREAK!!
6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be studying, analyzing, and investigating various ecosystems, to learn about food webs and food chains, how different species rely on one another for survival, and how environmental changes can affect an ecosystem.
HOMEWORK
1 – IXL Science 6.V.2 – Identify Ecosystems (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY!) – Complete IXL Science 6.V.2 – you will need to earn at least a 95% to receive credit for this assignment. Since you’ll complete this work directly in the IXL website, you do not need to turn this into Google Classroom, however, YOU MUST LOG INTO IXL in order for your score to be recorded. Complete this IXL before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).https://www.ixl.com/science/grade-6/identify-ecosystems
2 – MiSTAR Unit 6.6 – Food Chains & Food Webs PowerPoint & Reflection Worksheet (Work on this anytime – Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – First, you will need to check out the Food Chains & Food Webs PowerPoint presentation (PDF). Be sure to read through all of the slides and test your knowledge with the quiz questions at the end of the presentation. Then, complete the Food Chains & Food Webs Reflection Worksheet. Upload and turn in your assignment in Google Classroom by the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm)!
3 – Do Nows – Semester 4 (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – Read over the following Do Now prompts and write your Do Now answers in your Semester 4 Google Doc (just update your Do Now Google Doc as you have been doing all semester in class). Make sure to include the date, prompt number, and your answer.
Do Now 1 – What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Do Now 2 – What is the difference between a primary, secondary, and tertiary consumer? Give examples to explain your thinking.
Do Now 3 – What is the role or purpose of a decomposer?
Complete your Do Nows in your Semester 4 Do Now Google Doc in Google Classroom before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).
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7th Grade ELA –
This week, we’ll be discussing, practicing, and applying our text dependent analysis (TDA) strategies to a novel: S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reading The Outsiders and considering plot elements, character dynamics, themes, examples of figurative language, and how the story ties into real historical events. In addition, we’ll be reviewing literary devices and techniques to keep our skills sharp.
HOMEWORK
1 – S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders – Reading – Chapters 10-12 (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – For this assignment, you will need to read Chapters 10-12 of The Outsiders. PDF files of the chapters will be uploaded directly to Google Classroom, so there is no need to buy or borrow your own copy of the text. Feel free to listen along with the audio book while you read, a link to the audio book will be provided in Google Classroom as well. Complete this reading assignment before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).
http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Outsiders/contenu.html
2 – The Outsiders – Chapter 10, 11, & 12 Chapter Response Worksheets (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – After reading Chapters 10-12 of The Outsiders, you will need to complete the Chapter Response Worksheets for each chapter (there are three in total – one for Chapter 10, one for Chapter 11, and one for Chapter 12). Open the Chapter Response Worksheets in a new Google Doc, type your answers into the worksheet documents, and then upload and turn in your worksheets in Google Classroom before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).
3 – Do Nows – Semester 4 (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – Read over the following Do Now prompts and write your Do Now answers in your Semester 4 Google Doc (just update your Do Now Google Doc as you have been doing all semester in class). Make sure to include the date, prompt number, and your answer.
Do Now 1 – How is the theme of “family” demonstrated in The Outsiders? (Think about characters that don’t have a traditional family or come from a broken home, but find a sense of “family” in other ways).
Do Now 2 – What happens at the very end of the story that makes the plot come “full circle?” (Explain the ending).
Do Now 3 – If you were one character in The Outsiders, who would you be? In what ways are you and this character similar? (Talk about physical attributes and/or personality traits). Explain!
Complete your Do Nows in your Semester 4 Do Now Google Doc in Google Classroom before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).
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8th Grade STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be studying, analyzing, and investigating the frozen, windswept tundra of Antarctica. In addition, we’ll be taking a virtual field trip to learn about this unique landscape, its distinct ecosystems, and the groundbreaking discoveries that are being unearthed by scientists and researchers in this barren landscape.
HOMEWORK
1 – IXL Science 8.V.2 – Identify Ecosystems (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – Complete IXL Science 8.V.2 – you will need to earn at least a 95% to receive credit for this assignment. Since you’ll complete this work directly in the IXL website, you do not need to turn this into Google Classroom, however, YOU MUST LOG INTO IXL in order for your score to be recorded. Complete this IXL before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm). https://www.ixl.com/science/grade-8/identify-ecosystems
2 – Antarctica Virtual Field Trip & Reflection Worksheet (Work on this anytime – Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – First, you will need to check out the Antarctica Virtual Field Trip PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to watch the embedded video, answer the questions, and click on the Learn More links at the end of the presentation. Then, complete the Antarctica Reflection Worksheet. Upload and turn in your assignment in Google Classroom by the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm)!
3 – Do Nows – Semester 4 (Work on this anytime Monday-Friday: DUE ON FRIDAY) – Read over the following Do Now prompts and write your Do Now answers in your Semester 4 Google Doc (just update your Do Now Google Doc as you have been doing all semester in class). Make sure to include the date, prompt number, and your answer.
Do Now 1 – What are some examples of the innovative experiments that scientists and researchers are conducting at the research facility in Antarctica?
Do Now 2 – Given the extreme weather and temperatures, what are some safety precautions that scientists working on Antarctica need to take to stay healthy?
Do Now 3 – Before sending rovers and robots to Mars, NASA tested out their machinery on Antarctica’s arctic tundra and scientists ran experiments there to study astronaut nutrition. Why do you think NASA chose Antarctica as a proving ground for these tests?
Complete your Do Nows in your Semester 4 Do Now Google Doc in Google Classroom before the end of the school day on FRIDAY (2:15pm).
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