The Conn: Wednesday February 28th, 2018 Half day (2-4-6 only)

Today's Quote:

'Lose yourself in nature and find peace.'
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Entry Task/ Brain Bender:

James Diamond sat slumped in his hotel chair, dead. His dangling hand clutched a pen. A suicide note lay on the floor at his feet. "I don't understand it!" exclaimed Sid Shady to Shadow. "Jim was in a great mood, not two hours ago. He just won over $100,000 at the Black Jack tables. Why would he come back to his room and kill himself?" Shadow noted how slack the body was and then saw the cause: an open bottle of cyanide on the floor. Cyanide kills instantly and causes the muscles to go limp. Shadow noted that the room had not been disturbed, and the money Jim had won was scattered on the bed. The suicide note appeared to be written by James Diamond. When the autopsy confirmed cyanide as the cause of death, Shadow ordered the arrest of Sid Shady. Why?

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: New Unit Astronomy!

Earth, Moon Sun Power Point notes

Textbook Reading: Ch 27: The Sun Earth Moon System

Online lesson- The Sun Earth Moon System

Study Guide Due March 5th The Sun- Earth Moon System

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HS Intensive English

Class Information and Syllabus

Agenda:

https://www.mudandinkteaching.org/news/2017/4/2/how-to-design-a-poetry-unit-that-doesnt-suck

Video: The Haiku
Teaching notes: Basho and the Haiku

Homework: Write a Haiku: Due Monday March 5th, 2108

Writing prompt 3: Writing a poem.

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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.