2008-9+Homework

=7-3 & 7-4 Math and Science Homework =

Friday
Have the best summer ever...starting now!

Thursday
Secret assignment! Type a letter to next year's 7-4 class informing them of everything they should know about their grade 7 mentoring teachers: what they're like, their strange quirks, what makes them happy, what makes them sad, what infuriates them, what pleases them...all the dirt so that they have the best 7th grade mentoring year ever! DUE tomorrow morning.

Wednesday
Go have fun at 8th grade idol (you'll be doing it next year)!

Tuesday
Prepare for City in the Sea finale on Wednesday morning. Invite your parents (10:15-11:30)!

Monday

 * Complete course/instructor evaluation form handed out in class today. Due tomorrow. Please give sincere and constructive feedback. Thanks!
 * Those of you working on CITS finale presentations, please write up a rough draft of your talk and show it to me tomorrow.

Friday & Weekend
Get outside and apply some of the physics laws of motion and forces! :)

Thursday
Complete a NYTs article review on any science topic (although finding a physics one is encouraged)! Due Friday (tomorrow). Use the worksheet handed out today:

Wednesday
Good job on your last science test of 7th grade! Tonight fill out the "2nd Semester Self-reflection" sheet handed out today after your test.

Tuesday
Physics (Motion & Forces) unit test tomorrow. See all relevant notes below regarding preparation. Study work completed will be collected for credit. Last sprint to the finish line so do your best! Your best friends for studying are: Again, do this work in your science notebook and show to me for credit before the test tomorrow. Oh, and prepare physically by getting a solid 8-9 hours sleep and good breakfast!
 * textbook as noted in Monday below
 * review sheet study guide and problems (both sides) but only the sections/problems listed in resources below (Monday)
 * Motion "problem-solving" sheet pgs 17-18 #1-7 except 6, pgs 21-22 #1-9, pgs 33-34 #1-8, pgs 39-40 #1-10 except 6&7

Monday
See Physics test notes below. Complete pages 1-3 of "Forces" worksheet handed out today. Continue completing double-sided/4 frames per side "Motion" and "Forces" review problem sheets in preparation for the test also. Remember: sprint to the finish line!

NOTE: Physics (Motion & Forces) unit test next Wednesday, June 3rd:

 * Content:** "Motion, Forces, & Energy" textbook Chapter 1 Sections 1&3, Chapter 2 Sections 1,3,&4 (not momentum pages 59-60).
 * Resources:** Do all review work in your science notebook or a separate piece of paper, neatly with a title, heading, and comlete answers/work shown.
 * Section study guides pages 15, 27, 39, 54, 61 (no momentum questions)
 * Chapter 1 review pages 30-33 (only sections 1&3/no section 2 problems involving tectonic plates) on separate paper showing all work.
 * Chapter 2 review pages 68-71 (only sections 1,3,&4/no section 2&5 problems) on separate paper showing all work.
 * Review worksheet: front pages have above review pages (from our textbook); back pages have Holt textbook review pages of same material. Do work on a separate sheet of paper showing all work.
 * Motion & Forces review problem worksheets (page one of each worksheet is just a copy of above...back side is from another textbook)
 * All returned worksheets and HW.

Wednesday & long weekend

 * 1) Polish motion lab if not completed already: thorough sentences and all graphs labeled and color-coded with key.
 * 2) Read science text pages 36-39 and answer the following questions in your science notebook:
 * 3) What is a force? What do forces do to objects (matter)? Give an example.
 * 4) What two things does every force have? How do arrows describe each aspect of a force? Explain.
 * 5) Look at Figure 2 at the bottom of page 37. What is it showing you about multiple forces? Explain each situation and give an everyday example of each (adding forces, subtracting forces, and canceling forces).
 * 6) How do balanced forces acting on an object affect its motion? How do unbalanced forces acting on an object affect its motion? Explain each situation using arm-restling as an example.
 * 7) When a car accelerates (speeds up) from a stop sign, are the forces acting upon it balanced or unbalanced? Explain.
 * 8) Begin preparation for physics unit test Wednesday (see above).

Tuesday
NOTE: Physics unit test (motion & forces) next Wed or Thu so stay on top of your science reading and work!
 * 1) Complete journal/scrapbook by Wednesday.
 * 2) Put 5-10 favorite Chengde photos on usb drive for Mr. Sperry's "collect folder" at school or give to him when you get to school.
 * 3) Complete the following problems on a separate sheet of paper (with heading) from your "Motion Calculations" WS:
 * page 17 #5
 * page 18 #7
 * page 21 #7 and #8
 * page 22 #9
 * page 39 #1, #2, #3

Monday
NOTE: Physics unit test (motion & forces) next Wed or Thu so stay on top of your science reading and work!
 * 1) Complete journal/scrapbook by Wednesday.
 * 2) Put 5-10 favorite Chengde photos on usb drive for Mr. Sperry's "collect folder" at school.
 * 3) Complete "Speed & Acceleration Graphing" worksheet (both sides). Show all work on another sheet of paper but box answers with units on original.

Weekend
Share stories and pictures of Chengde with your family! Work on your journal/scrapbook for at least 1 hour. Bring 5-10 of your favorite pictures on your USB drive for deposit in Mr. Sperry's "drop folder" (psperry) on the Comm portal. Thanks!

Wednesday-Friday
We're off to Chengde! Parents, here's the info:

Tuesday
Prepare for CHENGDE! Use packing list (nothing more & nothing less), those who volunteered to bake gifts, be sure to pack them in a reusable container with a bow. Lastly, use any HW time to work on your webquest (see link on Monday below).

Monday
Humanities: research and complete notes for "Chengde webquest" at the following link: [|www.isb.bj.edu.cn/class/g7chinalink] Science & math: start packing for Chengde (nothing more & nothing less). Those who volunteered to bake gifts, be sure to tell your parents and pack them in a reusable container with a bow.

Friday & Weekend
Complete Feasibility Study/Presentation Board. Print out final copy of all work for presentation first thing Monday morning (A block). There will be no time Monday morning for completion of your work. Both classes will be presenting and peer reviewing A block.

Use this peer review sheet (with older siblings, parents, or colleagues) to ensure that your work is complete:

Thursday
Feasibility study DUE Friday. See assignment and supporting worksheets below.

Wednesday
Continue work on your feasibility study. All previously attached assignment sheets and templates below have been updated. Be sure to bring your USB drive with work thereon Thursday and Friday.

For Ms. McDonald's students ONLY:

Tuesday
Tonight for science/math or Part 2 feasibility study HW (see humanities for Part 1 presentation board HW):
 * Begin **proof of feasibility** (see assignment sheet) for each criteria using logic and numerical proof (for this you need to do research)
 * Begin **linear relation connection** (see assignment sheet) for one of your criteria above.

Monday
NOTE: SeekNSpeak presentation materials (board & feasibility study) DUE Friday. Template:

Tonight for science/math or Part 2 feasibility study HW (see humanities for Part 1 presentation board HW):
 * Read "Prove It!" assignment sheet [[file:Feasibility study (2 part).docx]]
 * complete **cover page** (see template on wiki)
 * write **definition of "feasibility"** in your own words (see template on wiki)
 * determine **feasibility criteria** (4-6 depending on the grade you want) and select one for which you will make a "linear relations connection" (see template on wiki)

Friday & Weekend
1. Watch Brainpop "Acceleration" movie: [] (username= isbbeijing password = china) and complete activity worksheet handed out Friday (neat, complete, thoughtful). 2. Feasibility study: make a list of things you need to know to determine if your SnS proposal is feasible and where you are going to get the info (answer #2 and #3 from Friday's feasibility study notes for your own proposal). Begin researching if you have the time to get ahead! 

Thursday
First, GOOD JOB ON THE MATH TEST! You all prepared well and did your best. Now let's "move on" (joke...since we're studying motion) to science...

Science HW: Read the "Key Concepts" at the top of page 22 in your science text. Then read pages 22-27, being sure to look at figures, pictures, and captions. Answer the following questions in your science notebook:
 * How would you explain the concept of "acceleration" to a 5th grader?
 * What are the three ways that an object can accelerate?
 * What change in motion occurs in each of the pictures at the top of page 23?
 * How can a car be accelerating if its speed is constant at 65 km/hr?
 * Look at the figure of the plane at the top of pages 24 and 25. How does the distance change over each second? Explain why this is.
 * Solve the two problems in the "math practice" at the bottom of page 25. Look at the example and follow the same procedure; show your work.
 * Look at the slope of the speed versus time graph at the top of page 26. How would the slope of the graph change if the cyclist were accelerating at a greater rate? At a lesser rate?
 * Look at the distance versus time graph at the top of page 27. What does a curved line on a distance versus time graph tell you?
 * You're on the ISB bus home. It comes to a halt from 30 km/hr to 0 km/hr in 6 seconds. What is its acceleration?

LINEAR RELATIONS UNIT TEST on THURSDAY 5/7

 * Content:**
 * graphing lines from a tables or stories or equation
 * creating data tables of coordinate pairs of points from stories or equations or graphs
 * writing an equation from a graph or table or story
 * manipulating an equation using inverse operations


 * Resources:**
 * Inverse operations: "Inverse Operations" WS and Signposts 10:01, 10:02, 10:03, 10:04 (pages 240-251) Select problems that are challenging to you and complete what you have time for in your math notebook (i.e. 1-5 from each exercise section).
 * Stories to equations to tables to graphs: all worksheets noted below for Tuesday's HW, select problems that are challenging to you from the CM "Moving Straight Ahead" text (see recommended problems on "Review Guide" but all of book is relevant, and Signposts 12:04, 12:05, 12:06 (pages 307-313).






 * Extension Problems:**
 * Read Signposts 10:06 (page 256-259) Challenge yourself with problems #7 and #8 on page 259.
 * Get "Linear Relations Word Problem" worksheet from Mr. Sperry

Tuesday
Math: prepare for Thursday's linear relationships unit test by working on the following as you see necessary (minimum 30 minutes):
 * worksheets: "Inverse Operations", "Equations from Two Points", "LE,T,&G Review", "Linear Equations from Stories", and "Linear Equations Review Guide"
 * Complete problems A-C on "Linear Equations Review Guide" in your math notebook (title, source of problem, all work shown, etc.).

Monday
3. LINEAR RELATIONS UNIT TEST on THURSDAY covering the following:
 * 1) Complete anything not completed over the weekend (see Thursday & Weekend below).
 * 2) Math:
 * complete "Equations from Two Points" WS (show all work, box slope, y intersect, and equation, and draw "quick graph" in margin for each).
 * complete #4 then #1 on "Linear Equations, Tables, & Graphs Review" WS showing all work, complete graphs, and reasoning and justification for the work you did in list/bullet form. If you have time, continue with #3 and then #2 in that order.
 * graphing lines from a tables or stories or equation
 * creating data tables of coordinate pairs of points from stories or equations or graphs
 * writing an equation from a graph or table or story
 * manipulating an equation using inverse operations



Thursday & Weekend
Science: > Complete quiz at end of video. (username = isbbeijing password = china) Math:
 * 1) Complete "Motion & Forces" video notes (neatly, completely, thoughtfully).
 * 2) Watch Brainpop video on "Distance, Rate, & Time": []
 * 1) Do problems 1-4 on "Calculations of Motion" worksheet in your science notebook. You need to show the formula, numbers in the formula, working out, and boxed answer with units.
 * 1) Math: Read pages 24-27 in CM Moving Straight Ahead. In your math notebook, do problem 2.1 (page 25) and 2.2 (page 26). Read for understanding and take notes in your notebook of information on page 27.

Wednesday
Science: neatly complete Part A "Position" of the "Graphing your Motion" lab ( including "Processing the Data" 1,2,3 on page 2). Math: complete exercises 2.2 "Solving Equations in One Variable" on the "Inverse Operations" worksheet (page 7) in your math notebook. All problems should be finished at this point.

Tuesday
Science: read text pages 12-15 (be an active reader: scan first, answer in text questions in your head, look at figures and pictures/captions to see how they relate to your reading). In your science notebook, answer all questions in review section on page 15 except 1c. Create an appropriate title and heading in your notebook please!

Monday
Science: complete "Measuring Motion" worksheet (back of "Frames of Reference" worksheet completed over the weekend) Math: complete "Inverse Operations" worksheet exercises 2.2 page 7 1a-j and 2a-c.

Friday & Weekend
Complete Thursday math assignment (see below). Complete "Frames of Reference" worksheet (page 1 only) and "Motion & Balance" video notes (both handed out Friday).

Thursday
Same as below but complete Exercise set #3 on page 6 1a-j. Continue with exercise 2.2 on page 7 if you wish to get ahead.

Wednesday
Inverse Operations Worksheet: Read explanation and examples in sections 1 and 2 (pages 1-3). After reading and understanding the examples, complete exercises 1a-j on page 2 and exercises 1a-j on page 3 in your math notebook ("Inverse Operations Worksheet" (Sections 1&2 exercises).

Tuesday
Complete problem 1.3 in CM MSA (see Monday below).

Monday
Take home: math notebook & Connected Math (CM) "Moving Straight Ahead" Do: readpages 8-9 and do problem 1-3 A. (1-4). Continue with B and C if you have time tonight to get ahead.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Weekend
Due to parent-teacher conferences, you have considerable time for learning at home between now and Monday. Please complete the following in whatever order appeals to you. You will need the following resources: distributed worksheets (and attached below), Signposts textbook, Moving Straight Ahead, science and math notebooks.
 * 1) Science: complete one NYT's Science Article Review [[file:NYT Article Review.doc]] Do another for extra credit!
 * 2) Science: complete KWTL form for "PHYSICS" (no correct answers...just honest ones: what do you know about this topic without asking anyone or referring to any books?) [[file:KWTL Form.doc]]
 * 3) Math: create a new page in your math notebook titled, "Linear Relationships and Walking Rates". Read Moving Straight Ahead pages 3, 4,& 5. Answer the first questions in italics in the middle of page 5. Read and complete Section 1.2 on pages 6&7. Do quality work with a ruler, cursive neat writing, and thoughtful responses. When it asks you to explain, please do!
 * 4) Math: in your math notebook, Signposts diagnostic test #10 page 265 #'s1-6 all letters/problems. Show all steps of workin out. Note that "solve" means to "isolate" (put alone) the variable on the left side of the equation by manipulating it using inverse relationships.

Tuesday

 * 1) Ensure that Monday #2 below is completed and quality work.
 * 2) Ensure that all math and science HW from last week (4/7-10) is fully complete.
 * 3) Ensure that both math and science binders are organized and complete.

Monday

 * 1) Complete video note sheet started in class today.
 * 2) Complete the following in your science notebooks (returned today in class...if not, use a piece of paper):
 * Make a usual heading in your notebook (date, page) and underlined title, "Describing & Measuring Motion"
 * Write the question, "//What is the relationship between the distance you walk, the time it takes you to walk, and your walking speed//?"
 * Using a stopwatch, find out **how long** it takes you to walk 5 meters at a **normal** pace. Record your time in a table. Repeat at least three times (trials). Record the average time (in seconds).
 * Next find out **how far** you can walk in 5 seconds walking at a **normal** pace (the same pace as above). Record your distance in a table. Repeat at least three times (trials). Record the average distance (in meters).
 * Repeat both of the above experiments but this time walking **slower** than your normal pace.
 * Repeat both of the above experiments but this time walking a **faster** than normal pace.
 * In a "conclusion" section, answer the question you wrote above (in italics). Be sure to back up your answer with data from your experiment!

Friday & Weekend

 * 1) You should have fully completed Thursday's HW. Continue in the Connected Math book by completing the following: page 60 (38-42), page 63 (1-3) in thoughtful, detailed sentences.
 * 2) You may want to start Monday's HW above to get ahead! It's a fun thing to do over the weekend when you have plenty of time.

Thursday
Neatly complete in your math notebook what we started in class on Wednesday from your Connected Math book: pages 57-58 (9-20), page 56 (4-7), and page 57 (8a-e).

Wednesday
"Chemistry" assessment tomorrow. Complete "Organizing Matter" review sheet (see Friday and Tuesday below). Topics: elements & the Periodic Table, compounds & interpreting simple formulas, mixtures & solutions, solubility. Resources: review sheet, Chemical Building Blocks text (pgs 6-15, 80-82, 84-85), Solutions text (pgs 84-97), solubility worksheet & graph, all homework questions (see past science assignments below).

Tuesday
ATTENTION: "Chemistry" assessment on Thursday. So...continue working on "Organizing Matter" review sheet for Thursday's "Chemistry" science assessment. Entire sheet to be completed by Thursday. See Friday & long weekend #2 below for details and review sheet.

Friday & long weekend

 * 1) Connected Math text pages 49-51 all problems and questions answered neatly in your math notebook under the heading: __VARIABLES & PATTERNS - Writing EQUATIONS that represent relationships between variables__ (CM V&P pages 49-51)
 * 2) Begin "Organizing Matter" review sheet for next Thursday's "Chemistry" science assessment. Write #1 in science notebook and #2 on distributed A3 paper (use colors, examples, relationships, be creative and neat). Continue with #3 (on the back of A3 if desired) and #4 if you would like to work ahead.

Thursday
Complete "Solubility WS". Remember: neatness, cursive, complete sentences, ruler!

Wednesday

 * 1) Read pages 92-97 in the "Acids, Bases, and Solutions" text packet. **Be a "smart" reader**: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, skim the pages second, looking at the bold terms, pictures and captions, and lastly, answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your head as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Concentration & Solubility__ (science text pages 92-97).
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your science notebook **in your OWN words** (not copied from your book):
 * What does it mean when we say a solution is dilute or concentrated? Give an everyday example of each.
 * How would you dilute a solution like apple juice? How would you make it more concentrated?
 * Calculate the concentration of the solution in the practice problem of the Math Skills exercise on page 93.
 * What term describes how much salt can dissolve in a solvent like water? Explain.
 * How could one increase the amount of salt that can dissolve in water?
 * Look at the table at the top of page 94. Which compound is most soluble at 0 C? Least soluble at 0 C? Explain your answer. At 0 C, how many times more soluble in water is sugar than salt?
 * If you like fizzy soda, would it be better to cool down the bottle or heat it up? Explain.
 * Give an example of "like dissolving like". Explain what this phrase means.
 * Look at the solubility graph on page 96. Answer the four questions in sentences.
 * Do a "quick sketch graph" of what a solubility graph of CO2 gas in water would look like as temperature increases.
 * Look at the picture at the bottom of page 96. Why does sugar precipitate (or clump onto) the string when the hot sugar water solution is cooled?
 * Describe the most interesting thing you've learned in this section.

Tuesday
"Speedy Solutions" lab due tomorrow (Wednesday). See instructions in Monday below; template in Wednesday below.

Monday

 * Math test tommorow (Tuesday) on the following
 * problem-solving using the unitary method (see three unitary problem handouts including review sheet...do up to ten problems of your choice)
 * using and making tables & graphs
 * Signposts chapter 8: pages 167 8:01C, 169 #5, 187 8:04D, 178 #'s 1&2, 203 #'s 3,4,&5, 206
 * Connected Math "Variables & Patterns": pages 7-9, 16 #'s 2&3, 27 #'s 27&28, 39 #8, 40 #10, 34 problem 2.3.
 * combining like terms/variables (Signposts chapter 5: use Diagnostic Test page 109 #'s 1-13 to determine strengths & weaknesses)
 * "Speedy Solutions" lab due Wednesday 4/1/09. Use template to type up your report (delete italicized text and write your own; skip line between items). See Wednesday below.

Wednesday
Spring break is for taking a break from the pressures of school and being with friends and family. However, if you want to stay sharp or just get ahead, do the following:
 * study for your math test on Tuesday (problem-solving using the unitary method, using tables and graphs, combining like terms/variables) using your unitary method worksheets and Signposts book chapters 8 (graphs & tables) and 5 (patterns & variables)
 * type up your final copy of "speedy solutions" lab report (see Tuesday below) DUE next WEDNESDAY, 4/1/09. Use this "template" to type up your report (delete italicized text and write your own; skip a line between items).

Tuesday
Begin typing up your final copy of lab report. You are responsible for writing up your variable's report; this should include all bullets #1-10 and extension questions from the guidelines sheet (attached below). Your colleagues are responsible for their variable's report. You all should know the conclusions of each other's report for the upcoming assessment.

Monday
"Speedy Solutions" lab: write or better yet, type up, your experimental design for one of the dissolving variables (as decided by your group today). Come prepared with bullets 1-6 to share with your colleagues and begin experimenting.

 Friday & Weekend
Complete unitary method problem-solving worksheet #2 problems exercise #4 and exercise #6 in your math notebook. Show all diagrams and work.

Thursday

 * 1) Complete Unitary method problem-solving worksheet (8 total problems) in your math notebook. Show all diagrams and work.
 * 2) Complete Signposts pages 109-110 (1-15 b problems) in math notebook. Show all work and box your answers.

Wednesday
Problem-solving strategies worksheet: complete Exercise 1 (#'s 1-3 and 4 if you're up for black level credit) and Exercise 2 (1-4) in your math notebook showing all work and rationale.

Tuesday

 * 1) In math notebook with heading and title, complete Signposts pages 109-110 (1-25 only "a" problems...16-25 black level if you can do them)!
 * 2) Continue "Unitary Problem Sheet" doing 1-2 problems in math notebook with goal of finishing up to #10 today or tomorrow.

Monday

 * 1) Read pages 84-89 in the "Acids, Bases, and Solutions" chapter handed out Friday. **Be a "smart" reader**: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, look at the pictures and captions before and as you read, focus on the bold terms and concepts, and answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your head as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Solutions__ (science text pages 84-89).
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your science notebook **in your OWN words** (not copied from your book):
 * Is a solution a mixture? Explain.
 * Explain how the terms solution, solvent, and solute are related. Give a real-life example that involves each.
 * Explain how air is a solution. What is the solvent? What is the solute?
 * Give an everyday example of a gas dissolved in a liquid. A solid dissolved in a liquid? A solid dissolved in a solid?
 * Water is called the "universal solvent". Why do you think this is?
 * Why is apple juice a solution and milk a colloid?
 * Is a suspension a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture?
 * Describe as a series of steps what happens when salt is dissolved in water.
 * Why is the temperature to freeze ocean water lower than the temperature needed to freeze a freshwater lake?
 * Black level question: The flow of charged particles is known as electricity. Why does salt water conduct electricity better than fresh water?

DUE WEDNESDAY

Friday

 * 30-45 minutes focused work on "Unitary Method Worksheet" in math notebook...read the directions! [[file:Unitary Method problems.doc]]
 * Page through "Solutions, Acids, and Bases" reading packet, looking at pictures, section titles, words...get a feel for the topic.

Thursday
Complete "Positive & Negative Linear Relationships" worksheet (attached below on Tuesday). Begin "Separation of Sand, Salt, Iron, & Beans" worksheet if you already finished the above.

Wednesday
"Positive & Negative Linear Relationships" worksheet: see below and complete by Friday. Be sure to see Mr. Brown's class work on the hallway bulletin board across from Mr. Tebo's room.

Tuesday
"Positive & Negative Linear Relationships" worksheet (attached below): complete word definitions on front (with mini-graphs for direct and indirect relationships at bottom) AND look at back to identify direct and indirect linear relationships between country data. Will complete #2-3 tomorrow. DUE Friday.

Monday
Read Signposts page 201-202 (Section 8:07). In your math notebook, do #'s 3,4,5 on pages 203 and 204. Be sure to title, date, and page your notebook as well as write completely, thoughtfully, and neatly.

Friday & Weekend
Complete "Interpreting Graphs" worksheet if not in class (on another sheet of paper).

Thursday

 * 1) Complete page one (front side) of the "Classification of Matter" work sheet. Use cursive writing and be sure to write everyday examples for the definitions part. On the bottom part, the two lower boxes on the right should be side by side, not on top of each other and should hold the words "heterogeneous" and "homogeneous". Draw an arrow between each box and on the arrow write a connector word, like "made of" or "is the study of" as shown in class. Under each lower box, write 2-3 every day examples of those categories.
 * 2) Complete "Video Notes" sheet if not in class.

Wednesday
Come tomorrow prepared to glue your substances in the correct category of matter (element, compound, homogeneous mixture, & heterogeneous mixture). Do the following:
 * 1) neatly cut out each of the substances
 * 2) without glueing or taping, place the substance in the category that describes it on the back of the "Classification of Matter" worksheet.
 * 3) lightly number the back of the substance slips, 1,2,3, or 4, depending on which category it should be grouped in.
 * 4) carefully place the cutouts in a ziplock bag, page protector, or paper envelope so that you don't loose them
 * 5) bring to school

Tuesday
Complete your self-assessment of your "Housed or Homeless" performance assessment. The habits of a life-long learner are to continually improve one's work; the effort you make on the following will be reflected on your final grade. Make sure you:
 * keep your paper in good condition and in good condition : don't damage or lose all of your hard work!
 * use a non-yellow highlighter highlighter to identify your marks on the cover page
 * using the highlighter, indicate the items that they have satisfactorily completed by coloring next to your peer's by the check boxes
 * using pencil or pen of a color different than your peer's, neatly note any positives or areas needing improvement on the instruction list and throughout your work
 * rate your work with a 1-5 (highlighted to show that's the score you've given yourself) in the spaces to the left of the checkboxes in these three areas:
 * back of instruction sheet calculations
 * individual calculation sheets
 * scaled buildings on platform (need to critique these in the classroom by looking at them)
 * "average" the three ratings above into one rating 1-5 for the entire assignment and highlight it in the peer section of the rubric up top
 * Summarize your critique in the "strengths" and "weaknesses" section under the rubric. Identify your writing with your highlighter color over the top or a different color pen.

Monday
Complete your peer assessment of your colleague's "Housed or Homeless" performance assessment. Make sure you:
 * Keep their paper in the condition you received it (i.e. no new folds, sloppy writing, etc.)
 * next to "PEER" in the rubric, identify yourself and use a non-yellow highlighter
 * using the highlighter, indicate the items that they have satisfactorily completed by coloring the check boxes
 * using pencil or pen, neatly note any positives or areas needing improvement on the instruction list, next to the check boxes
 * rate their work with a 1-5 (highlighted to show that's the score you've given them) in the space to the left of the checkboxes:
 * back of instruction sheet calculations
 * individual calculation sheets
 * scaled buildings on platform (need to critique these in the classroom by looking at them)
 * "average" the three ratings above into one rating 1-5 for the entire assignment and highlight it in the peer section of the rubric up top
 * Summarize your critique in the "strengths" and "weaknesses" section under the rubric. Identify your writing with your highlighter color over the top.

Friday & Weekend
Fully complete "Housed or Homeless" performance assessment. Fully complete means neatly, thoughfully, and ready to hand in (stapled) the moment you enter the classroom on Monday. Be sure you have carefully reviewed the requirements on the cover sheet (see below) by checking them off. Finally, be sure to come into class with completed labels for your building (see #2 on the sheet) that can be seen from 1-2 meters away!


 * Remember, this was assigned Monday and worked on for 4 class periods this week; you should be "polishing" your work at this point, not starting it!

Thursday
Watch the following BrainPop movies AND take the quizzes: "[|Atoms]" and "[|Compounds & Mixtures]". If you have extra time and are interested, watch the "[|Atomic Model]" and/or "[|Periodic Table]" movies also (although they are more than you need to know in 7th grade)!
 * Remember BrainPop login: username = isbbeijing & password = china

Wednesday

 * 1) Reread science text pages 10 to 12 that we read in class and also page 13. **Be a "smart" reader**: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, look at the pictures and captions before and as you read, focus on the bold terms and concepts, and answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your head as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures__ (science text pages 10-13).
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your notebook **in your OWN words** (not copied from your book):
 * What is an element? Give five examples and where you might see them in everyday life.
 * What is a compound? Give three or more examples and their chemical formulas.
 * Explain the relationship between elements and compounds (how are they related?) How is this relationship similar to letters and words in English?
 * Give an everyday example of a molecule. Is it also a compound? Explain your answer.
 * What does the word "mixture" mean to a chemist? Give three examples of mixtures in your life.
 * How are elements and compounds related to mixtures?
 * How are compounds and mixtures similar? How are they different? Make a list or Venn diagram to show similarities and differences.
 * Using a dictionary, determine what the prefix "homo-" means? "hetero-"?
 * How do these prefixes relate to the meaning of a "homegeneous mixture" and a "heterogeneous mixture"? Give an example of each after your explanation.
 * What is the most interesting/new thing you learned from your reading of these pages? Explain why.

Tuesday

 * 1) Look at the CITS volume calculations in your math notebook. Be sure you understand how to calculate what 1 cm3 on your model is in real life m3 using the scale 1:300.
 * 2) Complete any BBQ research you still need to do for your group and put in folders in Mr. Sperry's room. LAST CHANCE!

Monday
7-4 reminders: give parents PE swim letter //and// get ASA form corrected/filled out/signed (all students, even if not signing up for ASA season #3) All students:
 * 1) BBQ research completion (see criteria in weekend HW #1 below):
 * well-sourced, relevant-to-your-solution research articles highlighted, one by each member of group
 * notecards with "nuggets" of article information filled out for each article by each member of group being sure to put notes in your own words and identify the source
 * 1) BBQA "quick cards" (see criteria in weekend HW #2 below)
 * 2) Atoms and Molecules video reflection form: neat, thoughtful, complete, and ready to share tomorrow.
 * 3) Bring in CITS housing block shapes (see #3 below)

Friday & Weekend

 * 1) By MONDAY: be sure that all BBQ research worksheets are filled out completely and that you have a minimum of three reputable sources of information supporting the viability (real possibility) of your innovative, technological, solution to one aspect of the City in the Sea BBQ. Key information/facts should be highlighted in articles and note cards with this information and the source should be filled out.
 * 2) By MONDAY: create a "BBQA(nswer) quick card" using the index card given to you in class. Here's what it should include:
 * Blank front: underlined name of innovation at top with colored, labeled diagram underneath showing how your innovation will work in CITS.
 * Lined back: the following in order on sequential (following) lines,
 * Top line: group # and first name of group members
 * Next line: BBQ
 * Next line: BBQA: name of innovative technological answer to BBQ
 * Next line: How it works: bulleted details as to how your BBQA works
 * Next line: List of BBQs your BBQA might additionally (also) answer or satisfy.
 * 1) By MONDAY: ensure that you have one of each of the following shapes for your CITS housing performance assessment (they could be on your board already or brought in):
 * rectangular prism or cube
 * cylinder or half cylinder or sphere (for black level credit)
 * triangular prism or pyramid (for black level credit)
 * composite (combination of 2+ above shapes)

Thursday
"Surface Area & Volume" written assessment (test) TOMORROW (Friday). See Wednesday HW below. NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO MEMORIZE FORMULAS; YOU MAY USE THE REFERENCE SHEET HANDED OUT LAST WEEK.

Wednesday

 * 1) "Surface Area & Volume" written assessment (test) FRIDAY. Complete the following to prepare (I will be collecting this evidence of preparation on Friday and looking at it while you take the test):
 * Math Skills for Science (MSFS) pages 41-43 and 71-72: this should be fully completed with highlighting (info given, answer needed), showing ALL work, and boxed answer with units. If you did these problems already and missed some, redo them. Ask for the answer booklet in class to check your work on Thursday before, during, or after school.
 * SignPosts (SP) pages 235-236 (Area & Volume diagnostic test), 403-404 (Circles & Cylinders diagnostic test), and 399 #s 1&2 (cylinders word problems. Redo any missed problems on the diagnostic that you never redid and/or self-choice problems from the sections in the chapter you didn't understand fully (ie missed on the diagnostic). Everyone needs to do page 399 #s 1&2 in preparation. All problems that you do should be written in your math notebook showing all diagrams, working out, and boxed answers with units. Don't forget to title your notebook page and indicate the pages and problems shown on that page.
 * Continue to work on the "Volume Review WS" past required pages 1-5 and more for blue and black questions. Here are the answers:
 * Page 1: 88cm3, 6L, 6cm, 290cm2
 * Page 2: 48, 63, 500cm3, 380cm2, 384cm2
 * Page 3: 120cm2, 112cm3, 350ml, 192cm3
 * Page 4: 4cm, 12cm2
 * Page 5: 25%, 27cm3, no change
 * Page 6: 624cm3, 3,960, 13,080cm3
 * Page 7: 400cm3, 2100cm3, 25cm, 24cm3, 56cm3
 * Page 8: 120cm3, 12, 40, 2cm
 * Page 9: 1,430cm3, 2000cm3/min, 1600cm3/min, 22 2/9min
 * Page 10: 300cm3, 80cm2, 26 cubes, 87,750cm3
 * Page 11: 81, 8,000cm3, 216 cm3
 * Page 12: metal cube=576cm3, ice cube=288cm3, 24cm, 500cm3, 200cm3
 * Page 13: 3.75cm, 6,240cm3, 2,920cm2
 * 1) Continue BBQ research.

Tuesday
See Monday below.

Monday
2. Work on CITS SeekNSpeak Research: by Friday your group needs to have submitted a "proposal card" that includes the following: __Front of card__ __Back of card__ (on each line)
 * 1) DUE WED 2/18: "Volume Review WS" pages 1-5 (all problems for each page) in your math notebook. See instructions below:
 * Make the underlined title in your math notebook: __GEOMETRY - Volume Review Worksheet__ (see loose leaf problem sheet)
 * Number each problem.
 * Write what you need to determine (e.g. What is the total area that is painted red?).
 * Draw a labeled figure.
 * Formula to solve the problem
 * Numbers in the formula with units (show all of your work).
 * Answer sentence with numeric answer and units boxed (e.g. The total are that is painted red is 15 cm2 (boxed).)
 * Skip a line between neatly-written problems.
 * Title of innovation on blank side of card: "Diagram of..."
 * Colored and labeled diagram of BBQ technology innovation
 * Group # and group members first names at top (one line)
 * BBQ (one line)
 * Name of tech innovation (one line)
 * Description of tech innovation (2-3 lines)
 * Positive aspects of tech innovation
 * Negative/challenging aspects of tech innovation
 * List of other BBQs that tech innovation may address (answer) also.

Friday & Weekend

 * 1) Read science text pages 80-82 on "Organizing the Elements". Be a "smart" reader: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, look at the pictures and captions before and as you read, focus on the bold terms and concepts, and answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your head as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Organizing the Elements (matter) using the Periodic Table__ (science text pages 80-82).
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your notebook in your OWN words (not copied from your book):
 * What is an element? Give some examples of elements that you are familiar with.
 * What did the Russian chemist, Dimitri Mendeleev, notice about the elements? Give examples of his observations.
 * Look at the pictures of elements on page 81. What is similar about the elements copper (Cu) and silver (Ag)? Sodium (Na) and lithium (Li)?
 * What did Mendeleev use to organize the elements into the first Periodic Table?
 * Look at figure 7 at the top of page 82. This is Mendeleev's original ordering of the elements based on their physical and chemical properties. Why do some of the elements have question (?) marks instead of name symbols? How did Mendeleev predict what the properties of these mystery elements were?
 * Think of our stick-figure, pattern-finding activity. How is it similar to what Mendeleev did with the elements in the Periodic Table?

4. DUE WED 2/18: "Volume Review WS" pages 1-5 (all problems for each page) in your math notebook. See instructions below:
 * Make the underlined title in your math notebook: __GEOMETRY - Volume Review Worksheet__ (see loose leaf problem sheet)
 * Number each problem.
 * Write what you need to determine (e.g. What is the total area that is painted red?).
 * Draw a labeled figure.
 * Formula to solve the problem
 * Numbers in the formula with units (show all of your work).
 * Answer sentence with numeric answer and units boxed (e.g. The total are that is painted red is 15 cm2 (boxed).)
 * Skip a line between neatly-written problems.

Thursday

 * 1) Read science text pages 16-20 on "Measuring Matter". Be a "smart" reader: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, look at the pictures and captions before and as you read, focus on the bold terms and concepts, and answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your headd as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Measuring Matter__ (science text pages 16-20).
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your notebook in your OWN words (not from the book):
 * Explain the difference between mass and weight to a 5th grader. Give examples to help them understand.
 * Why do scientists prefer to measure an object's mass rather than its weight?
 * What is the relationship between the metric units for mass: kilogram (kg) and milligram (mg)?
 * How is volume related to space?
 * How is a liter (L) related to a milliliter (mL)? How is a milliliter (mL) related to a cubic centimeter (cm2)?
 * Look at the brick on page 18. Answer the question above it; show all work.
 * What is density? Is it a physical or chemical property of matter? Explain your answer.
 * Explain to a 5th grader why density is useful in telling different substances (matter) apart.
 * Solve the following density problems:
 * #1 and #2 of "Math Practice" at the bottom right of page 19.
 * #4 of "Math Practice" at the bottom right of page 20.
 * Why do scientists measure matter? Explain why making accurate (as close as possible) measurements is important to scientists?

Wednesday
Complete "Properties of Matter" video notesheet. If you were absent, you will have to see Mr. Sperry to arrange to view the movie during lunch or after school. Here is the worksheet if you lost the one already given:

Tuesday

 * 1) Read science text pages 6-9. Be a "smart" reader: read the key concepts and terms at the beginning of the section first, look at the pictures and captions before and as you read, focus on the bold terms and concepts, and answer any questions posed in the text and captions in your head as you read.
 * 2) Make the underlined heading in your science notebook: __CHEMISTRY - Describing Matter__ (science text pages 6-9) including date and note page.
 * 3) Answer the following questions in your notebook in your OWN words (not from the book):
 * How would you describe what //matter// is to a 5th grader? Provide examples to your student.
 * Mr. Sperry's father was a chemist. In the most general sense, what did he study in his laboratory?
 * How would you describe what a //property// of a substance is to a 5th grader?
 * Explain the difference between a physical and chemical property. Give at least one real life example of each (not shown in your book).
 * You are given a piece of wood from a tree. Describe one physical property and one chemical property of the stick of wood.
 * Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius and rubbing alcohol boils at 79 degrees Celcius. Explain how boiling point is a physical property that can be used to identify a substance. Do you think the same can be said of the freezing point of a substance? Why or why not?

Monday
Watch the following BrainPop movies AND take the quizzes: "[|Circles]", "[|Pi]", and "[|Volume of Cylinders]". You will have a quiz tomorrow consisting of 10 questions from the three quizzes that follow these movies.

Friday & Weekend
In your math notebook, complete "Circles and Cylinders Diagnostic Text" from Signposts pages 403-404. Withouth support or looking at book, do: 2-6 b & d. Include: underlined title, page numbers, problem numbers, name, date, homeroom and for each problem: diagram/drawing, formula, numbers & units in the formula, all working, boxed answer and units. Afterward, check your answers from page 515 and go back to relevant text sections and try to complete missed problems.

Thursday
In your math notebook, complete "Circles and Cylinders Diagnostic Text" from Signposts pages 403-404. Withouth support or looking at book, do: 1 a-e, 2-6 a & c. Include: underlined title, page numbers, problem numbers, name, date, homeroom and for each problem: diagram/drawing, formula, numbers & units in the formula, all working, boxed answer and units. Afterward, check your answers from page 515 and go back to relevant text sections and try to complete missed problems.

Wednesday

 * 1) Complete "Semester 2 Goal-setting WS". Have parents comment and sign on bottom of new goal-setting worksheet.
 * 2) Complete "Surface Area & Volume WS". Show all work, reasoning, and answers with units NEATLY! Show that you have at least tried to solve every problem.

Tuesday
Complete Semester 2 goals by:
 * 1) Stapling the "Semester 2" goal sheet behind your Semester 1 goals.
 * 2) Color-coding the goals (academic, physical, social) with a highlighter.
 * 3) Filling out the "Semester 2" goal sheet in neat, thoughtful, detailed sentences (creating new goals of old ones have been accomplished).
 * 4) Having your parents comment on your updated goals and sign at the bottom of the "Semester 2" goal sheet.

Monday

 * 1) Complete "What I Know & what I Want To Learn about...CHEMISTRY". Instructions: complete this without asking anyone else for help or using reference materials (books, internet, etc). Use pencil, cursive writing, and complete sentences. [[file:KWTL Form.doc]]
 * 2) While most of you have, please ensure that you've completed the assignment given prior to break (see Friday #1 and Thursday #2).

 Friday

 * 1) Be sure to complete the list of research questions in #2 below PRIOR to returning to school.
 * 2) Have a wonderful CNY with family and friends having fun!

Thursday

 * 1) Math Skills for Science (MSFS): complete pages 41-43 and 71-72. Name, date, and class at top. Use two highlighters to identify: information given and information desired.
 * 2) Answer the following questions on a loose piece of paper (or cut and paste them and type answers), with the title, "SEEKing an answer to a BBQ":


 * What is the overall learning goal of "seeking an answer to a BBQ" (ie what are the teachers hoping you will learn how to do)?
 * What are the "Big Six"? After explaining what they are, list them.
 * Why are the LMC databases //generally// more reliable places to get information than Google?
 * What are "search terms or phrases"?
 * How can search terms affect your search results?
 * How is a search term like a surgeon's scalpel?
 * What is a source? Extra credit: what is a primary source? a secondary source?
 * How can one tell the difference between a "reliable source" and an "unreliable source". Give an everyday example.

Wednesday
Math Skills for Science (MSFS): complete pages 41-43 (possibly already completed) and 71-72. Remember to show ALL work and BOX your answers. DUE Thursday UNLESS Mr. Tebo assigned you additional CITS research today in class for homework. Then the math is due Friday. If he didn't, then do your math!

Personal note: thanks for your well wishes...I'm slowly feeling better (it's a bummer when your lung cells don't work properly). Miss you guys and I hope to be back tomorrow after a bit more rest. Thanks for being so helpful to Mr. Bach, Mr. Tebo, and today's sub. OK, get to work! Sincerely, Mr. Sperry :)

Monday & Tuesday (due Wednesday)
Complete exercise 9:01 on page 215 of Signposts in math notebook. Include an underlined title, source of work (Signposts & page), notebook page, and date. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Week of January 12th to 16th


Friday & Weekend
Complete "Semester 1 Self-Assessment" (both sides): cursive, neat, complete thoughtful sentences, detailed/examples that support your statements.

Thursday
Congratulations on successfully completing the life science unit on cells! You have NO homework tonight for math or science.

Wednesday
Your "cellular energy" assessment is tomorrow! This is your chance to show me what you know about how cell's get energy to live. Here's the study guide: READ IT, especially the "How to Study" section on the back! You are required to hand in evidence that you have studied before the assessment tomorrow. Pick one of the following (or do both for more credit): You will receive from 0-5 extra credit points on your assessment, depending on the quality of your work.
 * 1) A colorful poster titled, "Cellular Energy", filled with relevant information from your notes and textbook. Use the study sheet for reference.
 * 2) Answer the following in your science notebook: study sheet sections, "Questions you should be able to answer using examples" #s 1-5, "Resources to Study From" #3, and "How to Study" #3.

Tuesday
Scenario: wood is made of many of the same compounds (materials) as glucose. As such, burning wood in a fireplace or wood stove is similiar to "burning" glucose in cells during respiration. Make a two-column table in your science notebook (don't forget the underlined title and heading) and list the similarities and differences between the two processes. Then compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) burning wood in a stove/fireplace and respiration of glucose in a cell in a paragraph. Extra Credit Challenge: biologists note that //most// organisms obtain their energy directly or indirectly from the sun. Are there organisms that obtain energy from sources other than the sun? Track down the truth (it's out there)!

Monday
Read science text pages 49-53. Be sure to look at the pictures and read the captions. Write detailed answers to problems 1a,b,c and 2a,b,c in your science notebook. Be sure to include an underlined title, page, and problem numbers.



Friday & Weekend

 * 1) Calculate the floor area and volume of your home! In your math notebook, title a page __Geometry: Calculating the Area and Volume of My Home__ and include the usual heading information. Then, draw diagrams (using a ruler), show dimensions, and calculate the area and volume of your entire home. As we discussed, you may have to be creative (and safe) about how to measure ceiling height. Remember, accuracy in measurement is a hallmark of good math and science!
 * 2) Those of you who were given parent letters and the integers/order of operations practice booklet and websites before winter break should be ready to take the "Integers & Order of Operations" proficiency assessment on Monday during class. Again, only those who performed poorly on the unit test were given booklets and need to show their proficiency in this material.

Thursday

 * 1) Correct last night's problems using the answer key on page 489. Go to the text section that shows you how to do the problems and redo them next to the incorrect problem or on another page.
 * 2) For any of the "a" problems you got incorrect, do the corresponding "b" problem on another page. Correct them and redo if missed.
 * 3) Those who received the integer/order of operations practice booklet before break should work on problems within if they have more HW time; they will be taking the "proficiency" assessment on Monday.

Wednesday
Complete all "a" problems numbers 1-10 of "Area & Volume" diagonostic test in Signposts textbook pages 235-236 in your math notebook. Be sure to include an underlined title, text page and problem numbers, and date in your heading. Draw the picture with dimensions, write the formula used, show the numbers you used in the formula, and box your answer with units.

Tuesday

 * 1) Watch the [|BrainPop movie on "Photosynthesis"] (username = isbbeijing & password = china). Take the quiz when finished.
 * 2) IF you were given the math work packet on Integers & Order of Operations before break, work on it in preparation for the "last chance quiz" on Friday! If you weren't given the math work packet, explore some of the BrainPop movies related to photosynthesis.

Monday

 * 1) Read science textbook pages 44-48. Be sure to look at the pictures and read the captions. Write detailed answers to questions 1a,b,c and 2a,b,c in your science notebook with a proper heading and using a ruler. Be prepared to share your answers in class tomorrow.
 * 2) Complete holiday NYT's article assignment if you didn't over the holiday (see below).

Friday & Holiday

 * 1) Complete one or more NYT's science article reviews (go above and beyond by doing more than one). [[file:NYT Article Review.doc]]
 * 2) Have a wonderful and relaxing time wherever you are with the most important things in life: family, friends, and food!
 * 3) While you're having a good time, remember to eat healthy food, sleep enough, and exercise regularly. Keep those cells healthy!

Thursday

 * 1) Complete Santa Science worksheet for extra credit, if you can! [[file:Santa Science.docx]]
 * 2) Bake some yummy holiday treats for your friends! Also, write the recipe in your own words and bring a copy to school. We will be voting for the following categories: most original name, best tasting, healthiest, most holiday spirit, and teacher's favorite!

Wednesday
Cells assessment tomorrow: continue studying using the study guide (attached Tuesday below). READ AND DO WHAT IT SAYS TO ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS!

Tuesday
5. Go here to play with [|Stem Cell Guy]
 * 1) Read handout text chapter: "Body Organization & Homeostasis" pages 6-9. Highlight answers to key concepts, terms, and bold-faced type.
 * 2) In your notebook, create the title, __Cells: Levels of Cellular Organization__, indicate the text page numbers, date, and notebook page number.
 * 3) Write and answer the questions 1 a,b,c on page 11.
 * 4) CELLS ASSESSMENT ON THURSDAY. Begin studying by reading study guide, especially the "how" to study section. BEGIN TONIGHT!

Monday

 * 1) Neatly complete the cells video notesheet.
 * 2) Watch the [|BrainPop movie on "Stem Cells"] (username = isbbeijing & password = china). Take the quiz when finished.
 * 3) Write the standard heading in your notebook with the title, "__Cell Unit: Stem Cells__"
 * 4) Write and answer the following questions:
 * Why do you think they call stem cells, stem cells?
 * What are the three possible sources of stem cells? Which of these sources is controversial and why?
 * What would cell biologists like to learn how to do with stem cells?
 * How might a doctor be able to use stem cells?
 * Can you think of ways in which stem cells might be used that is unethical (bad)? Describe.
 * Optional extension question (going above and beyond): write a short "law" that lists the rules scientists must follow when using stem cells. Questions you should address include where stem cells can come from and what they can be used for. Be sure to explain your rationale (reasoning for the rules).

Friday & Weekend

 * 1) Go to the [|Explore Learning/Gizmo website]. Enter your username and password (created by you on 12/2).
 * 2) Go to your class tab (7-3 or 7-4) and scroll down to the Science (cells) section. Launch the //Cell Division// gizmo.
 * 3) Read the introduction at the top of the page and then learn how to use the cell division simulation controls: vary the cycle length, magnify, description tab, bar chart tab, table tab, graph tab, and controls at the bottom right.
 * 4) Open your science notebook and title a new page, __Cells: Gizmo Cell Division Simulation__, as well as the date, and notebook page number. Then answer the following questions in neat, cursive, detailed answers:
 * Click on the "description tab" and through each step of the cell cycle, reading the description for each. Don't worry too much about the "big" words. Write down the name of each "phase" and a one sentence summary of what happens in the picture, such that a 5th grader could understand it.
 * Adjust the cell cycle length to 3 hours for each cell division. Click on the "graph" tab and set the x axis time range from 0 to 40 by clicking the little +/0/- control to the right of the graph. Press "play" and watch the graph as the cells undergo mitosis. Draw a picture of the finished graph in your notebook and explain why it is shaped the way it is (an upward, increasingly-steep curve). What does this show about cell multiplication? Why do organisms not continually get larger and larger if cells multiply so quickly? Answer all of these questions clearly!
 * Keep the cell cycle length at hours. Click on the "bar graph" tab and note that the y-axis indicates how many cells are in that particular phase (N = number). Explain why the "interphase" bar is always higher than the rest? Which phase is next most common for cells to be in?
 * Now put a check in the "magnify" box and put the mouse arrow over a cell to get a close-up view while the simulation is running with a 3 hour cell cycle length. Which phase is the cell in most of the time? Explain this and its relationship to what you saw on the bar graph.
 * Extension research question for super cell biologists: what is the average human cell cycle length? Write your answer as a sentence and explain where you found the information (your source).
 * Take and submit the Gizmo quiz at the bottom of the page.

Thursday

 * 1) Return report envelope with parent signature (Rafael and James)!
 * 2) Bring 35 rmb for 12/19 pizza party lunch (Vivienne, Seleya, Becky)!
 * 3) Read science textbook pages 64-67 (be sure to look at the diagrams and pictures for better understanding). In your science notebook, create an underlined heading entitled, __CELLS: Cancer (text pages 64-67)__, in addition to the standard heading information (date, page of notebook). Answer questions 1a,b,c and 2a,b,c: in cursive, write out the question, and answer the questions in full, detailed sentences in your own words making sure you restate the question. Example: if the question is, "What is cancer?", you write, "Cancer is..." and explain using details from your reading.

Wednesday

 * 1) Return report envelope with parent signature.
 * 2) Bring 35 rmb for 12/19 pizza party lunch.
 * 3) Return both math tests (Q1 and checkup with completed coverpage).
 * 4) Work on //Cell Organelle Analogy Poster// on A3 paper using textbook, [|Cells Alive!] website, and rubric/worksheet handed out in class yesterday:

Tuesday

 * 1) Return report envelope with parent signature.
 * 2) Bring 35 rmb for 12/19 pizza party lunch.
 * 3) Return both math tests (Q1 and checkup with completed coverpage).
 * 4) Work on //Cell Organelle Analogy Poster// on A3 paper using textbook, [|Cells Alive!] website, and rubric/worksheet handed out in class today: [[file:Cell analogy poster.doc]]

Monday

 * 1) Return report envelope with parent signature.
 * 2) Return both math tests (Q1 and checkup with completed coverpage).
 * 3) Bring 35 rmb for 12/19 pizza party lunch.
 * 4) Open your science notebook and title a page, __Comparing Simple Cells and Complex Cells__. Include a standard heading (date, page number, etc).
 * Go to the [|Cells Alive!] website.
 * Take notes on the characteristics of prokaryotic (simple) and eukaryotic (complex) cells: to do this, make a column of short, bulleted notes under the name for each type of cell.
 * Go to the animation for eukaryotic cells (top of page) and prokaryotic cells (bottom of page). On each page, roll over the cell part to see what it's called. Then click through the different organelles underneath the animation and read about what each does. Note the differences between simple (bacteria) and complex (plant & animal) cells.
 * Make a Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) or a three-columned table (//Only prokaryotic/Both types/Only// eukaryotic//)// that shows the differences and similarities between simple (prokaryotic/bacterial) and complex (eukaryotic/animal & plant) cells.

Monday
Complete all microscope labs (#1-3) by Wednesday. Reread questions and ensure that you have answered them completely with detailed explanations. All writing should be neat and in cursive. Drawings should be detailed and accurate.

Tuesday
1. Go to http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cUser.dspInputClassCode and enter your class code (cut and paste): NOTE: write down your self-created username and password in your agenda book under "Gizmos"!
 * 7-3 is DZUWKD9EWY
 * 7-4 is RC3ZLJK38S

2. Launch and use each of the first 5 "Gizmos" until you feel confident enough to complete the "assessment" at the bottom of each Gizmo page. Ensure that you have tried each aspect of the Gizmo (e.g. for "Adding & Subtracting Integers with Chips", be sure to do both addition & subtraction buttons at the top).

Wednesday

 * 1) Read text pages 16-22 (first preread "key concepts" & "vocabulary" on page 16). Work on "Chocolate Factory/Cell" worksheet from class as you read about cell organelles. Answer Section 2 Assessment questions 1 a,b,c & 2a,b,c on page 24 in your science notebook remembering to start with a heading including: __Looking Inside Cells__, text pages, date, and notebook page. Make sure your answers are complete sentences, neat, cursive, and use detail/facts to support what you claim.
 * 2) Complete "Chocolate Factory/Cell" worksheet (see above).

Thursday
Complete "Integer functions/Order of Operations" review worksheet in preparation for tomorrow's unit review "checkup".

Friday
Finish and correct your "checkup" in preparation for Monday's math unit assessment. Here's the answer key:

Weekend
Your cummulative integers unit test is on Monday. Here are the topics:
 * 1) Types of numbers (real, rational, irrational, integer, whole, natural, fractional, positive, negative): give examples of each or label each.
 * 2) Scientific notation (convert between scientific and standard notation; add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers in scientific notation)
 * 3) Integers (add, subtract, multiply, and divide + and - integers)
 * 4) Order of Operations (PEMDAS: parentheses/brackets, exponents, multiply, divide, addition, and subtraction, left to right)
 * 5) Word problems in which you apply the above skills.

Here are your resources:
 * 1) Friday's "checkup/practice assessment" and key (above in Friday's HW).
 * 2) Q1 Math Assessment and study guide (you have in your math binder): [[file:Q1 Math Review Sheet.pdf]]
 * 3) Signposts (for use with Q1 Math Review Sheet above).
 * 4) Green, blue, and black review sheets given in class.

How to study:
 * 1) Break your studying into small 30 minute bites over two days, with healthy activity breaks where you get up and move!
 * 2) Gather all of your resources listed above on a table with space.
 * 3) Complete the "checkup/practice assessment" to the best of your ability using the key.
 * 4) Identify your weaknesses by filling out the coversheet as started in class (it will be collected on Monday prior to the test along with the Q1 Math Assessment.
 * 5) Use the Q1 Math Assessment study guide, Signposts, and the worksheets to practice what you need to practice.
 * 6) Study in short (30 minute) bites, exercise, sleep, eat healthy food, and have fun with family and friends!

If you do the above things, you should come in confident of success with minimal stress! Work hard, play hard, and we'll see you bright and cheery on Monday!

Monday
Study for lab safety rules quiz on Tuesday by reading page 195 and making a bulleted list of points by safety category in your science notebook (this was started in class).

Tuesday
Complete basic skills review in Basic Number Skills (BNT) book, "Conversions: Exercise" on pages 29 and 30 in your math notebook as shown. Make sure your notebook page shows underlined title, __BNT section 1.6: Conversions (pages 29-30)__. All problems should include problem, solution/work, and boxed answer.

Wednesday
Go to the following microscopy website: [|http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/gallery.php?Section=Introduction Thursday] On this page you will find 15 categories of amazing microscope images. Click on each category, read the introduction, and check out the still and moving images within. On a fresh page in your science notebook, write the title, __Exploratorium Microscope Image Gallery__ and the standard heading (name, date, page number). Then start a list of the 15 categories (e.g. Blood Cells, C. elegans, Cell Motility, etc.) and write a sentence or more of something you learned from those images and text. Quick sketches of something you thought was cool shows enthusiasm for learning! Do 30 minutes of this tonight and continue Thursday for HW with another 30 minutes of exploration!

Thursday
See Wednesday HW above. Continue for another 30 minutes.

Friday
Enjoy the Black & White STUCO Event!

Weekend

 * 1) Complete website work from Wednesday in your science notebook (i.e. learnings from all 15 categories).
 * 2) "Clean up/polish/finish" Microscopy Labs #1 and #2 (if you haven't finished #2 you will have to complete it Thursday after school during my make-up lab session from 3:30-4:30).
 * 3) Exercise, sleep, and eat healthy foods!