The Conn: Monday and Tuesday- February 26th & 27th, 2018

Today's Quote:

'Gie me ae spark o' nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.'

~ Robert Burns

RECAP:

What a week! I was out Friday at an in service in Gainesville and UF and brought back some fantastic learning opportunties for my students. I was also a little dsiappointed Saturday. 12 students who are slated to take the ACT signed up for a Saturday CRAM session and I arrived at the school at 8am and stayed to 11:30am but not a single student appeared. I don't mind being there for ya'll, but it would be nice if ya'll would be there for yourselves.

Students who correct ALL the mistakes on their returned papers will receive 10 points more. Make your corrections on a separate piece of paper and staple it to the actual paper, turn it in. Example: If you scored a 60 on an assignment and you correct ALL of the mistakes, I will add 10 points to make it a 70.

Entry Task/ Brain Bender:

Charles Pompuss travels the world buying expensive pieces of art, gems, and antiques to add to his collection. Each time Charles negotiates a price for an item, he insists on wearing dark sunglasses, regardless of the lighting conditions in the room. What is the reason behind Charles' peculiar behavior?

General Information:

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9th Grade Earth Space Science:

Class Information and Syllabus

yearly list of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Unit Essential Question: Which atmospheric gases influence the energy transfer to Earth?
Unit Essential Question: What are three ways energy is transferred in the atmosphere?
Unit Essential Question: What causes the movement of air?
Unit Essential Question: How are temperature, pressure, and density related?
Key Learning Statement: The composition, structure, and properties of Earth’s atmosphere form the basis of Earth’s weather and climate

Agenda:

Weather Power Point

Midway Island, Pacific gyre

✎ Edi

Textbook Reading: Chapter 12 Meteorology

Chapter 11: The Atmosphere

Homework: Khan Academy and Pascal's Law pt 1 - Due Thursday and Friday 2/15/16

Chapter 12 reading guide- Due Monday (Feb 12)

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HS Intensive English

Class Information and Syllabus

Agenda:

Homework: The Predicate- Due Wednesday 2/7/18

Writing Prompt 2: Does Social Media Effect Relationships? Due Wed Feb 14th.

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10th Grade Biology 1

Class Information and Syllabus

the yearly list of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Unit Essential Question: How is chemistry important to living things?

Unit Essential Question: What properties of water make it important for life?

Unit Essential Question: How does the structure of the water molecule determine the properties of water?

Unit Essential Question: What are the structures and functions of the four major groups of organic compounds?

Key Learning Statement: Each macromolecule has a particular role in the metabolism of organisms. The unique properties of water make it essential for the reactions involving macromolecules.