Words for Quiz on Friday, December 12th

Words for Quiz on Friday, December 12th:

Confucius     famine     erosion     jade     leeve

loess     lords     oracle       peasants       steppe

Homework for Wednesday, December 10th

Homework for Wednesday, December 10th: Writing a Summary

Homework for Tuesday, December 9th

Homework for Tuesday, December 9th: Vocab Builder 1

Math Lab- Dream Backyard Project

Dream Backyard due dates

Week of December 8- Complete the Floor Plan worksheet and sketches of items to be put in the dream backyard. Complete the Budget/Cost worksheet.

Week of December 15- Complete letter to client. (we will have time in the computer lab to type letter to client).

December 22 or December 23- Dream Backyard projects due: scale drawing of yard and oral presentation

Homework for Monday, December 8th

Homework for Monday, December 8th: The Han Empire

Homework for the week of November 24th

To All,

Due to the short week, there is no homework for the week of November 24th. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Social Studies

 Work done during the week of November 17th:



 

Homework

 



Dream Vacation- grading rubric

Name: __________________________________________________Date: _________________________ Period: ________

Dream Vacation Rubric

Criteria	Point Value	Points Earned
Destination Given	2 pts.
Car Give	2 pts.
Miles/ Gallon Given	2 pts.
Cost of Gasoline for entire vacation	10 pts.
Cost of Lodging Broken Down Per Night	10 pts.
Applicable Sales Tax	5 pts.
20% Tips When Applicable (at least 3 times)	5pts.
Cost of Three Meals/Day for All Days	10 pts.
Activities Listed (at least 3)	10 pts.
Spent at least $6,500	5 pts.
Completed Daily Planning Guides	10 pts.
Completed Vacation Planning Chart	10 pts.
Completed Project On Time	10 pts.
Completed Essay	10 pts.

 

 

____________ points/101 points  

Math Lab Dream Vacation

Dream Vacation projects and essays are due!!

Classes held on Days A and C- Projects and essays are due on November 20.

Classes held on Days B and D- Projects and essays are due on November 21.

Make sure you have calculated all expenses (hotel, food, and activities, etc.). You must have spent at least $6,500.00 but not more than $7,000.00.

Dream Vacation Essay Outline

Paragraph1:

·        What do you know about your destination?

·        Why did you choose to go there?

·        What do you want to do when you get there?

·        How far away is it?

·        How are you getting there?

Paragraph 2: Traveling

·        What did you do on the way to your destination?

·        What did you see while traveling?

·        How much money have you spent so far?

Paragraph 3-5 (depending on length of vacation): Vacation

·        What did you do on your vacation?

·        What activities did you do?

·        What hotel did you stay at?

·        Where did you eat?

·        How much money have you spent?

Paragraph 6: Going home

·        Did you have fun?

·        Would you go back again?

·        How much money did you spend?

Otzi the Iceman Webquest

Use the links to answer the questions about Otzi so you can learn more about him:

Link 1
1. Where was Otzi discovered?

Link 2
2. Name one of the problems faced in trying to recover Otzi.

Link 3
3. Why did Otzi remain intact?

Link 4
4. When did the iceman live?

Link 5
5. Explain Carbon-Dating.

Link 6
6. What is so special about Otzi?

Link 7
7. How many tattoos does Otzi have?

Link 8
8. How did the iceman die?

Link 9
9. Why was Otzi's axe important?

Link 10
10. Share some info about Otzi's arrows.

Math Lab- Dream Vacation- Part 2 due

Dream Vacation- Part 2 due October 30 or 31

Part 2- The first 5 days of "Dream Vacation" need to be complete by October 30 (B and D day classes) or October 31 (A and C day classes).

This includes calculations for lodging/hotel accomodations and food for the first 5 days icluding tax and tip (if necessary).

Homework for Monday, October 20th thru Tuesday, October 28th

Homework for Monday, October 20th thru Tuesday, October 28th: Heirloom Project
This project is to be completed at home.

Math Lab due dates

Math Lab due dates.

Dream Vacation Part 1 is due next class.

Destination, distance in miles, rental car information, and cost of gasoline needs to be calculated by your next class. (October 20 or 21) Also, task checklist should be signed by parent/guardian.

Homework for Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th

Homework for Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th: Human Communities

Do not do the Extension Activity. Will be collected on Friday

Homework for Tuesday, October 14th

Homework for Tuesday, October 14th: Agriculture and Animals

Do not do the Extension Activity. This will be collected Friday.

All Math Labs

All Math Labs:
Reminder to decide on your "Dream Vacation" destination by the next class.
We will be starting our research tomorrow!

Homework for Tuesday, October 7th & 8th

Homework for Tuesday, October 7th & 8th: Howard Carter

Do not do the "Activity."

Math Lab classes

Homework is to get "Dream Vacation" packet signed by parent or guardian

Homework for the week of September 29th to October 3rd - Study for Mapping Quiz

Mapping Quiz Study Guide

1)       Define Globe: A model of Earth as seen from Space.

2)       List the seven Continents. Asia, Africa, Europe, S. America, N. America, Antarctica, Australia

3)       List the four oceans. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

4)       What does hemisphere mean? A Greek compound word meaning half-a-ball.

5)       What does the equator divide the Earth into? The equator divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

6)       What does the prime meridian divide the Earth into? The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

The next three questions use the 1^st page in the packet to study (Circle 1):

7)       What hemisphere is shown on the globe? Eastern.

8)       Label the five continents shown.

9)       Label the four oceans.

10)  What are the two names for the lines running North and South on a map?

Longitude and Meridians

11)  What are the two names for lines running East or West on a map?

Latitude and Parallels 

12)  This question is a skill question finding latitude and longitude coordinates.

13)  Create a compass rose.

14)  What are the cardinal directions?

North, South, East, and West

15)  What are the intermediate directions?

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Questions 16 – 19 are skill questions finding directions on a map.

20) What does scale do for you on a map? 

Converts map distance to actual (real) distance.

Questions 21 and 22 are skill questions using scale.

Bonus: What city does the Prime Meridian run through?               

Greenwich, England

Homework for Tuesday, September 23rd

Homework for Tuesday, September 23rd

Homework for Monday, September 22nd

Homework for Monday, September 22nd

Math Lab due dates

Math Lab- Period 3 and 4 on A and C days
Fraction Puzzle Booklet is due on October 6

Math Lab- Period 3 and 4 on B and D days
Fraction Puzzle Booklet is due on October 7

Homework for Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th: Study for Quiz

Study Guide for Quiz that will be on Friday, September 19th

Student Survey

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