Read along with the following Imagine It! story and then answer the following questions:

Sparks Fly

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5t-rRIF_lwSdXMzTWVIMDNCbW8&authuser=0

GEOLOGY & BILL NYE

     Here is a series of videos that can teach you important information about geology.  Print the worksheets that go along with each and then watch the videos while you answer the questions.  Good luck!  

• You will need to watch the one we do in class and then 
• choose 2 more topics to become an expert on.  
• If you do the last video it will be extra credit.  
• Just turn in the worksheet along with your comments on what you watched to Don Cody.  Have fun!!!

BILL NYE -EARTH'S CRUST


EARTH'S CRUST WORKSHEET
PART 1

 PART 2

 PART 3

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BILL NYE -EARTHQUAKES

EARTHQUAKE WORKSHEET 

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BILL NYE -EROSION

EROSION WORKSHEET 

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BILL NYE - VOLCANO


VOLCANO WORKSHEET

 

PI DAY ACIVITIES

WE DID 4 ACTIVITIES

The following is a list of Labs we did in class before the Pi-Day Activities in class.  This is a simple list of instructions and resources so you can finish each activity and turn it in.  Here you go.  Have fun!!


LAB ONE:PI POETRY

WRITE A POEM USING THE DIGITS OF PI:  


THE FIRST WORD NEEDS TO HAVE ONLY 3 LETTERS.  THE NEXT WORD ONLY CAN HAVE 1 LETTER.  THEN THE NEXT WORDS HAVE 4, 1, 5, 9, ETC.  YOU CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE DIGITS OF PI TO CREATE YOUR POEM.  


OR WRITE A "PAIKU" 


1ST LINE = 3 SYLABLES
2ND LINE = 1 SYLLABLE
3RD LINE = 4 SYLLABLES
4TH LINE = 1 SYLLABLE
5TH LINE = 5 SYLLABLES
6TH LINE = 9 SYLLABLES


AND SO ON . . .


EXAMPLES:

The Storm: by Mike Rollins
3	Flash, Rumble
1	Rain
4	Awesome thunder
1	Wind
5	The wind will plunder
9	As did the pirates from on yonder
2	Raid, fall
6	No! My ship is sinking
5	The water stinging
3	Quivering
5	The storm moves onward
8	I'm tired, I'm cold, I sink, I die.

Now I, even I, would celebrate in rhymes inept,
the great immortal Syracusan rivall'd nevermore
who in his wondrous lore passed on before
left men his guidance how to circles mensurate.


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LAB TWO:PI ART

CREATE A DESIGN USING A COMPASS AND STRAIGHT EDGE.  USE AS MANY CIRCLES IN YOUR DESIGN AS YOU CAN.  MAKE IT BE COLORFUL, NEAT AND PRECISE.  CONSIDER SYMMETRY AND ASSYMETRY, CONGRUENCY & SIMILARITY.  IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPASS, YOU MAY HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND USE A STRING AND PENCIL, A CUP, A BOWL, ETC.

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LAB THREE:PI & A T-SHIRT

USE THE FOLLOWING VIDEO.

CREATE A T-SHIRT.

CHOOSE A DESIGN FROM THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES.

DECORATE AND COLOR YOUR SHIRT.


NEAT AND WELL THOUGHT OUT WITH A TOUCH OF PRECISION IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

cafe press t-shirts

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LAB FOUR:PI & ARCHIMEDES

1   WATCH THE VIDEO

2   WRITE AT LEAST 5 FACTS ABOUT ARCHIMEDES

3   READ THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEET

ARCHIMEDES PI ACT WORKSHEET

4   WHEN YOU TURN IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY HAVE THE FOLLOWING WITH IT. . .

     *  NOTES ON ARCHIMEDES

     *  3 CUT OUT AND DRAWN ON CIRCLES

     *  TABLE WITH FILLED OUT INFORMATION

     *  REFLECTIONS (JOURNAL) ABOUT YOUR 

        CONNECTIONS AND WHAT YOU LEARNED.

HAVE FUN!!!   WE LOVE PI!!!

FRI MARCH 4 = Decimals and Fractions

PTK (English)

IT'S TIME FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH EACH ONE OF YOU IN A QUICK AND EFFECTIVE WAY.   

FOR THIS REASON, WHEN YOU COME LET'S LET THE CHILD BE IN CHARGE OF THEIR CONFERENCE.  THEY WANT TO SHOW YOU THEIR BEST HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN LEARNING AND AFTERWARDS WE WILL DISCUSS A GOAL THAT YOUR SON/DAUGHTER HAS SET FOR THE LAST TRIMESTER.

AND THEN FOR ANY OTHER CONCERNS I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH MY TEXT NUMBER AND MY E-MAIL SO WE CAN DISCUSS ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.  

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR SACRIFICES FOR BOTH YOUR SON/DAUGHTER AND FOR THE CLASS IN GENERAL.  

YOU MAY CALL OR SEND A TEXT TO:  801-815-1317

OUR SCHEDULE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. 

TUESDAY FROM 4:00 TO 7:00 WITH HALF HOUR APPTS.

WEDNESDAY FROM 2:00 TO 7:00 WITH HALF HOUR APPTS.

THURSDAY FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 WITH HALF HOUR APPTS. 

THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU.

DON CODY

PTK (En español)

YA VIENEN LAS COMFERENCIAS DE PADRES.

QUIERO PODER ATENDERLES A TODOS DE UNA MANERA EFICAZ Y RAPIDO.  

POR ESO, CUANDO VIENEN DEJEMOS QUE LOS NIÑOS TOMEN CARGO DE SU REUNION.  LES VAN A MOSTRAR VARIAS COSAS QUE HAN ESTADO APRENDIENDO Y DESPUES VAMOS A HABLAR ACERCA DE UNA META QUE SU HIJO/A HA FIJADO DURANTE EL ULTIMO TRIMESTRE.

Y POR TODOS LOS DEMAS ASUNTOS LES VOY A DEJAR MI NUMERO DE TEXTO, Y MI CORREO ELECTRONICO.

MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU APOYO Y POR SUS SACRIFICIOS CON SU HIJO/A Y PARA NOSOTROS.

LLAME O MANDE UN TEXTO AL SIGUIENTE NUMERO:  

801-815-1317

EL HORARIO SERA 

EL MARTES DE 4:00 A 7:00 CADA MEDIA HORA

EL MIERCOLES DE 2:00 A 7:00 CADA MEDIA HORA

EL JUEVES DE 2:00 A 4:00 CADA MEDIA HORA

MUCHAS GRACIAS Y NOS VEREMOS

DON CODY

Apoyo Para las Tareas de Hoy

¡Hola!


Ojalá que están pasando una muy buena noche.  Aquí están las tareas que les había prometido.  


1  =  Racism essay   (English Language Arts)


      So today in class we reviewed the term persuasive essay.  And we talked about how an essay is something that uses facts to convince someone else to believe in your opinion.  


synonyms for persuade generated by class:


      convince, sway, carry, influence, induce, stimulate, cause, argue, reason, entreat and prevail


     Please use tonight to brainstorm with your parents about their experiences to find facts (real experiences of your own, your family, the world) to convince someone to change their prejudice against a particular race.  


     Possible scenario ideas generated from class to write about.


1     A new Muslim girl transfers into our class and feels that she will be treated poorly because of how she dresses and because of her religion.


2     Your parents invite a new family in the neighborhood to dinner and when they get there you see that they have a different skin color.


3     You are dining with your family in a restaurant and overhear the waitress speak very poorly to a Tongan family and you hear her use negative racial stereotypes.


4     A Chinese man moves in across the street from you.


5     A cashier charges a different price to 1 person in line because they are _________ .


6     A new president of the US is elected and they are not of the majority race / gender.


7     My sister is speaking ill of a new foreign exchange student in her class.  




Again the purpose of this assignment is to help you prepare to write an essay.  The homework should look something like this:


Name                                                                       Scenario Chosen
Don Cody                                                                 T 15 Feb 2011


I     Proof 1 to persuade someone to change their behavior.
       A     Personal fact, story, etc
       B     Personal fact, story, etc.
       C     Personal fact, story, etc.  


II     Proof 2 to persuade someone to change their behavior.
       A     Personal fact, story, etc

       B     Personal fact, story, etc.

       C     Personal fact, story, etc.  

III     Proof 3 to persuade someone to change their behavior.

       A     Personal fact, story, etc

       B     Personal fact, story, etc.

       C     Personal fact, story, etc. 

Remember that if you use tonight to prepare, the essay you write tomorrow will be very easy.  Good luck.  I'll be excited to see what you've come up with in the morning.

2  Matching formulas to their appropriate figures.

Match the following figures with either the appropriate Area, Volume, of surface Area.

TRIANGLE                                            A  =  b * h

SQUARE                                                V  =  l * w * h

RECTANGLE                                        V  =  (1/2 b * h) * l

TRAPEZOID                                          V =  1/3  l * w * h

RHOMBUS                                             A  =  1/2 b * h

PARALLELOGRAM                             A  =  b ^ 2  (base squared)

RECTANGULAR PRISM                      A  =  b * h

TRIANGULAR PRISM                          A  =  b * h

PYRAMID                                              A  =  1/2 h * (b1 + b2)

                                                                SA =  2 * l * h  + 2 * w * h                                 

                                                                                  + 2 * l * h

                                                               SA =  1/2 b * h + 1/2 b * h 

                                                                         +  l * h + l * b + l * s

Virtual Websites for math

Good Evening:  

Tonight's homework consists of 2 interactive models to practice what we are learning in class: Geometric figures and their measures.

Go to the link on the top right of the blog and click on USU Virtual Math.  Then go to the section marked by Geometry and 6-8th grades.  You will use 2 activities to accomplish some investigation and then answer a challenge question.  

Activity 1:  Areas of irregular shapes

LINK 

Alternate website if the above doesn't work properly.  Normally you can download the JAVA and it will go when you restart the computer.  But here is the other one.  

ANOTHER INTERACTIVE GEOBOARD

1st Explore and see what you can create.  I suggest you "clear" the board and see what you can draw with the "bands".  The more you play the easier the assignment will be.  

If you don't know a vocabulary word go to this site.

MATH DICTIONARY

2nd Try to create the following shapes.  

• Draw each answer
• Label its height and base
• write the area you find

1.  Draw an acute triangle with the area 3
2.  Draw a rectangle with area 10
3.  Draw a parallelogram with area 25
4.  Draw a trapezoid with area 18
5.  Draw an isosceles triangle with area 10.5
6.  Draw a hexagon with area 25
7.  Draw a decagon with area 16
8.  Draw a rhombus with area 6
9.  Draw a right triangle with area 50
10.  Draw a scalene triangle with area 10
11.  Draw a triangle that is scalene and right 
            with area 28
12.  Draw a triangle that is obtuse and isosceles 
            with area 6
13.  Draw an octacagon with area 14
14.  Draw a dodecagon with area 18
15.  Draw a square with area 26

GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN

Check out the other geometry websites if you have time for any level.

And don't forget to work on 

     WRITE UTAH

              &

    EDUSS

Thai Spring Rolls

Thai sring rolls

Fish Sauce

Vietnamese Spring Salad Rolls

El Teoría de las Inteligencias Multiples

Good Morning everyone:

I would like you to use EDUSS and Utah Write this weekend.  Don't forget about the incentives.  It is really important that you prepare for the state writing assessment and this is a great way to see where you currently are.  Thank you to those that have already taken a test online.  And EDUSS will also let us know what you know and what you still need to learn to be ready for 6th grade.

You are all awesome!  I hope that you are not still too mad for being Guinea pigs in the social Colonial experiment.  We will discuss how the same things happened to the colonists and how many did choose to rebel against King George even though they loved being English. 

The main item for you to do is to do the Multiple Intelligence analysis.  Please go to the following website and then follow these steps:  Have fun!

Multiple Intelligence Test link 





Step 1:   Take the test yourself.
Step 2:    Print the test (or save the file or write the number at the bottom to turn in)

Step 3:    Have your parents take the test for you.  (It can be interesting to see what others think of you)
Step 4:    Have your mother take the test.  (for herself, you will use this to compare to your own test)
Step 5:   Have your father take the test.  (for himself.  you will use this to compare to your mother and to you.)


Just a quick note that any member of your family will work, but you will get more information about genetics and heredity if you use your mother/father and grandparents to do this.


Step 6:  Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the tests and the forms of intelligences that exist in your family.  Here is a link if you need help to come up with an idea to create a graph.  Also write to me about your graph and tell me what you have discovered. 


Again, have a great time.  And expect other family activities throughout the month similar to this one.

2 Circle Venn Diagram link

3 Circle Venn Diagram link