Spelling Sep 12 - 16, 2016

1. access
2. transit
3. paid
4. road
5. exercise
6. characteristics
7. issue
8. mayor
9. council 

• 
  

Friday - Sept 9, 2106

Civics

• Richmond Tourism Project Due

Math

Language Arts

• This week's spelling words:
• http://schoolinlilah.blogspot.com/2016/08/spelling-sept-6.html
• Quiz Today!

Spanish

•  

Science 

• In Textbook"
• _____
• In Discovery Science Do:
• Exploration: How Big is Big?
• Pick two of the planets you learned about (inner planets)
• Model the planets out of playdough - try to mimic the surface and relative size
•  Include labels that indicate the composition of the crust and atmosphere, the length of a day and a year on their planet, the planet’s size, distance from the sun, gravity relative to Earth, and the typical temperature range on their planet.
• Present this to dad or mom
• Planets Logic Puzzle - Print out and complete (I have the answer)
• NExt puzzle: http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/planet-puzzler/ 

Other

• Gardening -
• Take notes on what we can grow this fall/winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWzU0x9zmxE
• watch the first 10 minutes on how to make a hoop house for the garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHkLjtM-CwE
• Make a list - what seeds could we order? You have a budget of $25
• http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
• http://www.johnnyseeds.com/v-74-recommended-for-winter-harvest.aspx?source=Home_Slide2_082016-v1

Homework

• 
  

Thursday - Sep 8, 2016

Civics

• When dad gets here - lets plan your mayoral race
• Work on your tourism poster for Richmond
• Check the Times Dispatch Website for this week 
• What articles have been posted about the mayor's race?
• Paste the links in a google doc (share this doc with me)
• Pretend you need to interview one of the candidates for Richmond's Mayor
• Pick one of the candidates
• on a FSP - write out the questions you would like to ask
• Run these by dad

Math

• TBD - review based on WS from Tues and Wed

Language Arts

• This week's spelling words:
• http://schoolinlilah.blogspot.com/2016/08/spelling-sept-6.html
• Make a cartoon using at least 6 of the spelling words - any story you like

Spanish

•  

Language Arts

• Read the story The Mad Moon by Stanley G. Weinbaum
• http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0604211h.html
• Print and do this worksheet: https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/hst/HSTAFAM1.PDF 

Science 

• Yesterday's stuff:
• Complete the KWL Chart
• https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/bpe/HA8CDKWL.PDF
• Topic: Planets
• Ignore Discovery Science  - you can read this article instead: 
• See me on how to take notes
• http://www.universetoday.com/34577/inner-and-outer-planets/
• On a FSP - 
• Take notes on the lesson (using cornell style - have me look at them)
• List the inner planets
• Which planet is most like Earth (the surface)?
• Which ones have an atmosphere?
• 
  
• Watch the video - Phoenix Mars Landing: Nerves and Joy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5pNFROlYU 
• On a FSP 
• Look at the website: http://www.universetoday.com/13860/guide-to-space/
• Create a T-Chart to compare/contrast Earth and Mars
• On the back of your T-Chart answer:
• What are the defining characteristics of Mercury?
• What are the defining characteristics of Venus?

Other

• Lets do the garden order today

Homework

• Review spelling words - quiz tomorrow!
• Make up 6 math equations to solve and give the answers

Wednesday - Sep 7, 2016

Civics

• Start the project: 
• Research Richmond City on a FSP (fresh sheet of paper):
• How many square miles is Richmond City?
• When was it founded?
• What are voter districts? How many does Richmond have? What are they like (type of people there, kinds of houses and businesses?) - see dad for this information
• Look at the Richmond City website - what services does the city provide it's people?
• Prepare a tourism poster describing the city of Richmond. Include facts and information, pictures and maps - anything that might get someone excited about visiting Richmond. 
• Lets walk down to the tourism office at the convention center to gather materials for your poster.
• This is due Friday Sep 9, 2016

Math

• Graphing in Science - download and print the WS 
• https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/hst/HSTSW261.PDF
• Do the WS
• Practice solving equations - WS

Language Arts

Pretend you are running for mayor. Pick 5 issues from yesterday (not including the bike thing). What are your ideas for Richmond? How would you tackle these issues? (this is called a politician's platform)

Write up your platform and make a campaign poster - Lilah for Mayor!

Spelling

• Review your flashcards
• Quiz on Friday

Spanish

• Review vocab cards from Tuesday (pages 8 - 11)
• Write a sentence for each vocab word above (in Spanish)

Science

• Complete the KWL Chart
• https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/bpe/HA8CDKWL.PDF
• Topic: Planets
• Make sure you can log into Discovery Learning and go to:
• Grade 6 - Space Science (this sin't really grade 6 stuff, their Earth Science stuff is all jumbled)
• Do the Inner planets lesson - Session 1
• On a FSP - 
• Take notes on the lesson (have me look at them)
• List the inner planets
• Which planet is most like Earth (the surface)?
• Which ones have an atmosphere?
• 
  
• Watch the video - Phoenix Mars Landing: Nerves and Joy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5pNFROlYU 

Writing

• On a FSP -->
• What is your favorite city that you have visited? What made it a great place to visit? What would make it a great place to live?

Other

• Gardening -
• Take notes on what we can grow this fall/winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWzU0x9zmxE
• watch the first 10 minutes on how to make a hoop house for the garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHkLjtM-CwE
• Make a list - what seeds could we order? You have a budget of $25
• http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
• http://www.johnnyseeds.com/v-74-recommended-for-winter-harvest.aspx?source=Home_Slide2_082016-v1

Homework

• Finish Math WS
• Review spelling flashcards

Spelling Sept 6 - Sept 9, 2016

1. asteroid
2. astronomy
3. comet
4. culminate 
5. delirium
6. earth
7. graph
8. gravitation 
9. planet 
10. science

Tuesday - Sept 6, 2017

Civics

• Start prepping for the Richmond Mayorial Race - explore the issues and candidates here:  http://richmondmagazine.com/news/mayorathon-2016 
• FSP (fresh sheet of paper) summarize what you learn about the candidates
• Print a map of Richmond to add to your binder: http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/resources/sm-11.pdf
• With a marker mark the voting districts in Richmond on your map (there are 9 districts)

Math

• Find the Center of Mass http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/x-marks-the-spot-finding-the-center-of-mass/ 
• Do the activity (use playdough or construction paper to create uneven shapes to test this out on)
• On a FSP (fresh sheet of paper) summarize the steps you followed
• Why do you think this works?
• WS - Practice Solving Equations - finish this for HW

Language Arts

• Pick a book - what do you want to read next?
• The Lost World of the Kalahari
• Quest by Kathleen Benner Duble
• Island of the Blue Dolphins 
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• This week's spelling words:
• http://schoolinlilah.blogspot.com/2016/08/spelling-sept-6.html
• Look up the definitions
• Make Flashcards - spelling test on Friday
• We'll be using these words in essays

Spanish

• pg 8 - 11 in textbook - make flashcards with pictures
• Vocab from the book is here (until we find the book) https://quizlet.com/901428/realidades-2-1a-flash-cards/
• Do you want to color code these?

Science 

• Story of Science - what was the last chapter you read?
• Collect the information from your planets project  - on a FSP list the planets in order - closest to farthest from the sun

Homework

• Finish your math WS
• Review your spelling flashcards
• Review Spanish vocab

Spanish September 2016

Realidades - GoOnline Activities

•  http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=jdk&wcsuffix=0001&area=view 

Sep 6 - 9

Describing What You Do

• pp. 8-11 "Actividades: 14, 15, 18, 19, & 21
• Go Online Activities: pg. 12 (jdd-0004)
• Videos:
• Senor Jordan Present Tense -ar verbs: https://youtu.be/gmjWWphCx5k
• Senor Jordan Present Tense -ar verbs song: https://youtu.be/IoJmchlWJks?list=PLEFD56D34AF2AA003
• Senor Jordan Present Tense -er verbs: https://youtu.be/5k6KQ-OO2uU
• Senor Jordan Present Tense -er verbs song: https://youtu.be/qafiV02Fy0c
• Senor Jordan Present Tense -ir verbs: https://youtu.be/eK52jgxRklw
• Interrogatives: https://youtu.be/RJiMYg-7b4s
• Conjugations Back: https://youtu.be/4Ex3k3yKjYk
• Conjugation Trainer (bookmark this): http://www.spaleon.com

Sep 12 - 16

Putting it all Together

• Book - n/a
• Poema en Diamante pg. 13 (easy summary)
• "Fun Wrap Ups (see what you understand)
• 1: https://youtu.be/WckCw_-7e3M
• 2: https://youtu.be/WckCw_-7e3M