Friday, 5/24/24. Day 3

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.

Math STAR Assesment Today!

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Bowling Ball vs Feather

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

finish Presentations:

  • P3 (3)

  • P5

  • P7 (2)

Build and “I” Beam

Build a Box Beam

Basic Box Truss: Building skills

Here is a plan for the box truss.

  • it is 5 cm high, 5 cm wide, and 20 cm long.

  • work on a “placemat’ of paper or carboard to keep glue of tables.

  • use a small 3x3 card for glue.

  • use a toothpick or a small piece of pasta as a “glue paintbrush” to apply glue to joints.

  • use glue sparingly - excess glue will wet and weaken pasta.

  • Avoid “Compound Joints” in your construction

Finish Box Truss

Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Day 1

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: 

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH:

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

Tomorrow…

  • Sunscreen

  • Bug stuff

  • WATER!!

  • Lunch

  • Great Walking Shoes (no flipflops and crocs are lame)

  • ball, frisbee, fishing pole, etc.

finish Presentations:

  • P3 (3)

  • P5

  • P7 (2)

Basic Box Truss: Building skills

Here is a plan for the box truss.

  • it is 5 cm high, 5 cm wide, and 20 cm long.

  • work on a “placemat’ of paper or carboard to keep glue of tables.

  • use a small 3x3 card for glue.

  • use a toothpick or a small piece of pasta as a “glue paintbrush” to apply glue to joints.

  • use glue sparingly - excess glue will wet and weaken pasta.

  • Avoid “Compound Joints” in your construction

Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Day 6

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: 

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH:

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

Tomorrow:

Dress for the weather.

Great walking shoes - not open toe!

  • suncreen

  • bug stuff

  • string bag with lunch

  • ball/fishing pole. frisbee etc.

finish Presentations:

  • P3 (3)

  • P7 (2)

Basic Box Truss: Building skills

Here is a plan for the box truss.

  • it is 5 cm high, 5 cm wide, and 20 cm long.

  • work on a “placemat’ of paper or carboard to keep glue of tables.

  • use a small 3x3 card for glue.

  • use a toothpick or a small piece of pasta as a “glue paintbrush” to apply glue to joints.

  • use glue sparingly - excess glue will wet and weaken pasta.

  • Avoid “Compound Joints” in your construction

Monday, May 20, 2024. Day 5

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: All bridge presentations must be ready - no exceptions.

    • readworks too.

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH: Topic goals due Friday, Algebra “Going Up” wksht due Friday

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

Introduce Bridge Propject and Rubric

  • Shortened Classes in afternoon - Best Day Ever

Friday, May 17, 2024. Day 4

Homeroom

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  • Sign out with the time and destination.


Friday Spirit Theme: Blackout

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: All bridge presentations must be ready - no exceptions.

    • readworks too.

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH: Topic goals due Friday, Algebra “Going Up” wksht due Friday

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

Complete Bridge Presentations

Thursday, May 16, 2024. Day 3

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.


Friday Spirit Theme?

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: All bridge presentations must be ready - no exceptions.

    • readworks too.

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH: Topic goals due Friday, Algebra “Going Up” wksht due Friday

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Readworks: History of The Arch Answer Entry

  • Hand in the paper version please.

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

Bridge Presentations

Readworks: History of The Arch

  • Read the article. 

  • Respond to each question on the handout.

  • You must include evidence from the text (quotes) on the open responses

Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Day 2

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.


Friday Spirit Theme?

Math MCAS Session I today

  • No STEMClasses Today

  • you will have Humanties after lunch.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.

CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: 

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH:

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 & 8 Lesson

Do Now:

Homework:

FINISH Readworks if needed.

Today’s Agenda:

Readworks: History of The Arch

  • Read the article. 

  • Respond to each question on the handout.

  • You must include evidence from the text (quotes) on the open responses

Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Day 1

Homeroom

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  • Always check with me before leaving to go elsewhere.

  • Sign out with the time and destination.


Friday Spirit Theme?

Math MCAS Session I today

  • No STEMClasses Today

  • you will have Humanties after lunch.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.


CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH:

  • SCIENCE: 

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS:

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH:

  • Algebra:

Grade 7 Lesson:

Do Now:

Take this Future Plans Survey Please.

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

go to google Classroom and complete the

Complete the “Bridges Research Slide Presentation” assignment in GC

  • Due Friday

  • Peer edit with at least three others.

  • How can you improve the:

    • visual appeal?

    • clarity of information?

    • Ease of access to readers?

  • Are your slides free of ALL errors?

    Turn it In!

Finish and turn in the Bridge Challenge.



Monday, May 13, 2024. Day 6

Homeroom

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  • Sign out with the time and destination.


Math MCAS Session I today

  • No Humanities Classes Today

  • you will have Humanties after MCAs tomorrow.

Community Service Due This Week!

  • Bring me completed sheets.

  • Total up your service.

  • If you need signatures - get them.


CLASSWORK DUE:

  • SPANISH: Virtual Scavenger Hunt

  • SCIENCE: 

  • ELA:

  • CIVICS: Quiz Today

  • SCITECH:

  • MATH: Topic goals Tomorrow

  • Algebra:

Do Now:

Take this Future Plans Survey Please.

Homework:

Today’s Agenda:

go to google Classroom and complete the

Complete the “Bridges Research Slide Presentation” assignment in GC

  • Due Friday

  • Peer edit with at least three others.

  • How can you improve the:

    • visual appeal?

    • clarity of information?

    • Ease of access to readers?

  • Are your slides free of ALL errors?

    Turn it In!

Finish and turn in the Bridge Challenge.