Below are some extra credit opportunities students can work on over the holiday break.
All extra credit assignments are due on Friday, January 10th.
Students should write the answers to their assignment on a sheet of notebook paper and label it : EC-T2-2
Click here for the 6th grade extra credit lesson
Watch this TED-ed video and answer questions #1-2, 5 and 7 under the THINK tab. Write in complete sentences when necessary!
Click here for the 7th grade lesson
Watch this TED-ed video and answer questions #1-5, 8 under the THINK tab. Write in complete sentences when necessary!
Click here for the 8th grade lesson
Watch this TED-ed video and answer questions #1-3, 5,7 under the THINK tab. Write in complete sentences when necessary!
Extra credit is worth 4 points! Email Ms. Hubbard with questions!
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
6th grade movie poster assignment
In class on 12/9, students were asked to create a movie poster that demonstrates their knowledge of geologic time. Students were to pick 1 of the 4 eras of geologic time and create a creative movie poster about it. The eras are: Pre-cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic.
Below is the scoring guide for the movie poster assignment:
1 pt: era is displayed neatly
1 pt: Title of movie is creative
2 pts: 2 extinct animals are drawn
2 pts: habitat and climate accurately drawn
1 pt: Poster is neat an organized
Below is the scoring guide for the movie poster assignment:
1 pt: era is displayed neatly
1 pt: Title of movie is creative
2 pts: 2 extinct animals are drawn
2 pts: habitat and climate accurately drawn
1 pt: Poster is neat an organized
Monday, December 9, 2019
Homework week of 12/9/2019 HW T2-4
STUDY FOR YOUR MID-TERMS!
Paper copies have gone home for 7th and 8th grades, they will be due on Monday, December 16th.
6th grade will have a homework assignment due on Tuesday, December 17th. The review packet is a test grade- 6th grade will not have an in-class midterm.
6th grade review packet
7th grade study guide
8th grade study guide
Paper copies have gone home for 7th and 8th grades, they will be due on Monday, December 16th.
6th grade will have a homework assignment due on Tuesday, December 17th. The review packet is a test grade- 6th grade will not have an in-class midterm.
6th grade review packet
7th grade study guide
8th grade study guide
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
8th grade card house project write up
You will need to complete a write about assessing your group's card house project. Please read through and following the steps below:
STEPS:
1. Create a google document and give it the title CARD HOUSE PHYSICS PROJECT.
2. Cut and paste the following question into the document: Describe the structure of your card house. Answer the question on your google document. (2 points)
3. Cut and paste the following question into the document: Did your card house withstand the force of the fan as 100 cm away? Answer the question on your google document, insert a picture if you can (2 points)
4. Cut and paste the following question into the document: How close were you able to get the fan before your house fell over? Answer the question on your google document. (1 point)
5. Cut and paste the following question into the document: EXPLAIN the results of your card house project. Use scientific reasoning in your answer. You should use the following terms in your answer: friction, inertia, normal reaction force, ONE of Newton's Laws. Answer the question on your google document. (5 points)
6. After you have answered all of the questions above, share the document with Ms. Hubbard. PLEASE NOTE: Your group will receive additional 4 points for following all of the constraints! This project is worth 14 points!
Click here for a sample write-up.
STEPS:
1. Create a google document and give it the title CARD HOUSE PHYSICS PROJECT.
2. Cut and paste the following question into the document: Describe the structure of your card house. Answer the question on your google document. (2 points)
3. Cut and paste the following question into the document: Did your card house withstand the force of the fan as 100 cm away? Answer the question on your google document, insert a picture if you can (2 points)
4. Cut and paste the following question into the document: How close were you able to get the fan before your house fell over? Answer the question on your google document. (1 point)
5. Cut and paste the following question into the document: EXPLAIN the results of your card house project. Use scientific reasoning in your answer. You should use the following terms in your answer: friction, inertia, normal reaction force, ONE of Newton's Laws. Answer the question on your google document. (5 points)
6. After you have answered all of the questions above, share the document with Ms. Hubbard. PLEASE NOTE: Your group will receive additional 4 points for following all of the constraints! This project is worth 14 points!
Click here for a sample write-up.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Homework week of 12/2/2019: HW T2-3
SCIENCE STUDENTS: Click on the link to be taken to the article for homework. Read the article and answer the questions listed on the blog on a sheet of notebook paper. On your sheet of notebook paper, you should write:
YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME
SCIENCE HW T2-3
Click here for the 6th grade article!
Answer questions #1-#4 printed at the end of the article, as well as this question:
5. Write 2 facts about the Cambrian that you did not know before you read this article!
Click here for the 7th grade article!
On your sheet of notebook paper, answer the following questions after reading this article:
1. EXPLAIN why early photosynthetic plants were plum colored.
2. COMPARE and CONTRAST iridoplasts and chloroplasts.
3. What conditions do plants that have iridoplasts grow in?
4. IDENTIFY the university that did the research in this article.
Click here for the 8th grade article!
On your sheet of notebook paper, answer the following questions after reading the article:
1. How could the device in this article be useful?
2. EXPLAIN how the device in this article generates electricity.
3. IDENTIFY at least one improvement that could be made to the original prototype.
4. Choose one of the following vocabulary words and use it in the sentence correctly that demonstrates you understand the meaning: generator, prototype, infrared, watt
YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME
SCIENCE HW T2-3
Click here for the 6th grade article!
Answer questions #1-#4 printed at the end of the article, as well as this question:
5. Write 2 facts about the Cambrian that you did not know before you read this article!
Click here for the 7th grade article!
On your sheet of notebook paper, answer the following questions after reading this article:
1. EXPLAIN why early photosynthetic plants were plum colored.
2. COMPARE and CONTRAST iridoplasts and chloroplasts.
3. What conditions do plants that have iridoplasts grow in?
4. IDENTIFY the university that did the research in this article.
Click here for the 8th grade article!
On your sheet of notebook paper, answer the following questions after reading the article:
1. How could the device in this article be useful?
2. EXPLAIN how the device in this article generates electricity.
3. IDENTIFY at least one improvement that could be made to the original prototype.
4. Choose one of the following vocabulary words and use it in the sentence correctly that demonstrates you understand the meaning: generator, prototype, infrared, watt
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