daily update – February 7
Social Studies 9-A
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: British Society during the Industrial Revolution
Science 7
Rocks ‘n Minerals
Activity: Chapter 7 Quiz
Math 7
Measurement
Activity: Do Pages 223-224 #2-14
Assignment: Worksheet 5.6 – Calculating the Area of a Circle
Social Studies 7
Ancient Egypt
Project Description: Ancient Egypt WebQuest
- Follow this link to check out the Ancient Egypt Webquest
daily update – February 6
Social Studies 9-E/F
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: British Society during the Industrial Revolution
Social Studies7
Ancient Egypt
Activity: view video, “Land of the Nile”; students collect 10 facts and ask 3 intelligent questions
Project: Ancient Egypt Webquest introduced. Groups of 3 formed. Stay-tuned for project description, tasks, criteria, due date, etc.
English 7
Novel Study
Project: work continues on “novel sphere” project
REMINDER: Chapter 7 Science Quiz on Thursday, February 7
daily update – February 5
Social Studies 9-A
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: Impact of the Railways
Math 7
Measurement
Assignment: 5.4/5.5 – Circumference of a Circle & Estimating Area of a Circle
Science 7
Rocks ‘n Minerals
Activity: Chapter 7 Review
REMINDER: There will be a Chapter 7 Science Quiz on Thursday, February 7
daily update – February 4
Social Studies 9-E/F
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: Impact of the Railways
English 7
Novel Study
Project: “Novel Sphere” – Independent Novel Study
daily update – February 1
Social Studies 9-A
Industrial Revolution
Activity: Factory Assembly Line vs. Cottage Industry simulation
Assignment: Transportation, Mechanization & the Factory System
Math 7
Measurement
Activity: pp. 211-112 #3-17
Science 7
Rocks ‘n Minerals
Activity: read pp. 210-211; note key vocabulary. View video, “The Rock Cycle”
Assignment: 7.8 – The Rock Cycle
daily update – January 31
English 7
Current Events
Assignment: read article, “Lance Armstrong” and do question set. Write for/against paragraph on the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport.
Social Studies 7
Ancient Egypt
Activity: read p. 100-103 and article, “Pharoah and his Gov’t”; discuss social levels and the structure of government
Assignment: Writing assignment: Write a journal entry describing 1 day in the life of a pharoah. Assume 1st person speech (put yourself in the role of Pharoah). Use the information from the text and article to help you.
Social Studies 9-E/F
Industrial Revolution
Activity: Cottage Industry vs. Factory System Simulation
Assignment: Transportation, Mechanization & the Factory System
daily update – January 29
Social Studies 9-E/F
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: An Economic Revolution
Social Studies 7
Ancient Egypt
Assignment: Ancient Egyptian Deities
English 7
Short Stories
Assignment: Read “The Final Program” and complete comprehension questions.
daily update – January 28
Social Studies 9-A
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: Agricultural Revolution
Math 7
Measurement
Activity: text pp. 189-199 #3-12
Assignment: 5.1 – Area of a Parallelogram
Science 7
Rocks ‘n Minerals
Activity: Read pp. 198-203; record vocabulary
Assignment: 7.5 – Weathering
daily update – January 25
Social Studies 9-E/F
Industrial Revolution
Assignment: Agricultural Revolution
Social Studies 7
Ancient Egypt
Activity: Religion in Ancient Egypt
Assignment: Mummification story
Math 7
Foundation Skills Assessment
Activity: FSA – Mathematics
English 7
Collaborative Writing
REMINDER: Collaborative stories are due Monday, January 28
daily update – January 24
Social Studies 9-A
Industrial Revolution
Activity: Introduce causes & conditions of the Industrial Revolution in 17th & 18th Century Britain; concept web on smartboard; view video, “The Industrial Revolution”
Math 7
Measurement
Assignment: Perimeter
English 7
Foundation Skills Assessment
Activity: FSA – Reading Comprehension