Science 7

Today we talked about winds. We talked about global vs. local winds, the global wind belt, measuring wind speed with an anemometer or direction with a wind vane, wind chill factor, and more.

For homework, students are to complete the Wind worksheet given in class. Yes, they are due at the beginning of the hour. This is taking the place of the Key Terms and Key Concepts.

Remember...test is set for THURSDAY of this week!

Also, extra credit projects are due by THURSDAY of this week as well.

social studies 7

Today we again reviewed and discussed unit 3 of psychology-operant conditioning, classical conditioning, positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. In class we corrected part 2 of the review. Also, students began to work on part 3 of the review. Remember the test is on WEDNESDAY!
Remember that projects are due on Thursday - you can bring them in sooner if you like.

Language Arts - 8 (10/20-10/24)

This week we have our last vocabulary packet concerning root words "clam" and "voc" meaning to cry or call out. The packet is due Wednesday with a quiz on Thursday. Next week we will be having a final root word test concerning all the different root words we have done so far, so make sure to review those.

On Monday, we are finishing the movie The Truman Show which has many similar themes as The Giver. We are then getting into an expository writing unit and we will be working on developing out voice in our writing as well as organizational writing skills.

If you are interested in joining the Southern Lakes Anthology Club, the meeting will be after school on Tuesday, October 21st. This gives you an opportunity to chose and work on a style of writing or art, and then submit it for a competition.

Science 8

Chemical compounds of cells was our discussion today. Notes were taken from Section 3 of Chapter 1 (pgs. 25-30) A review assignment was given...due Tuesday!

Science Showcase is due one week from today!!!

Literature 8

Today we corrected our Chapter 3-4 review and read chapter 5.

7th grade math

Chapter two study guide and review, pages 96-98. Problems 9-30. Quiz tomorrow, test and note grade onWednesday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 2-8, pages 100-101. Problems 15-44 and 46-53. Quiz on Wednesday, test and note grade on Thursday.

Algebra

Lesson 2.8 Part 1, pages 117-118. Problems 9-25. Test and note grade on Thursday.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 20: Perimeter, part 1
Assignment: Complete the Lesson 20 Problem Set Worksheet. (Use p. 98 to help with #11)
Test is on Wednesday!

Applied Math 8

Lesson 2-2a: - Problem Solving
Lesson 2-2a is a preview of Lesson 2-2 which we will be starting tomorrow. Lesson 2-2 is all about using graphs to make predictions.
Assignment: p. 59 #3-10 (problem solving word problems). There were helps on the board so students knew how to organize information.

Social Studies 8

Chapter 5 Vocab worksheets due today.

United States Map Quiz.

Reviewed for the Chapter 5 test tomorrow.

The rest of class time was given for students to complete the Chapter 5 Review on p. 152. This is due tomorrow.