Monday, April 23rd, and Tuesday April 24th, 2018

Today's Quote:

'Life is all about balance.You don't always need to be getting stuff done. Sometimes it is perfectly OK, and absolutely necessary, to shut down, kick back and do nothing.'
~ Lori Deschene

RECAP:

Friday's events were overshadowed by the Forest incident. Despite this, we still made almost $300 to donate to Kimberley's Cottage and LifeSouth collected more than 50 units of blood! All in all, it was a huge success.

Entry Task/ Brain Bender:

NASA was considering sending canaries into space to study them in zero gravity. The project was scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supplies, they could die of dehydration within a few hours. Why?

General Information:

ACT Test PREP Resources:

ACT for Dummies

Barron's ACT Test Prep

Up Your ACT Score 2018-2019

ACT Vocabulary Quizlet

  Make sure you know your MCPS student user name and password! 4th nine weeks! Step up your game!...Check the blog daily! ...Career survey this week!

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9th Grade  Earth Space Science:

 Class Information and Syllabus

yearly list of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Unit Essential Question: How do we know the characteristics of objects in the solar system and how they influence each other? 

Key Learning Statement: Scientists use technology to understand the formation of the solar system and the objects within it. 

Vocabulary to Know:

Quizlet- The Solar System Terms 4 activities due by Friday, April 20th

Agenda: Our Solar System 

 

Homework: Our Solar System Study Guide
Text Book Chapter: Our Solar System

TODAY: Your Solar System (Power point notes)

Newton's Universal Gravitation Equation AND History of Gravity (Power Point notes)

WATCH: The First Earth   

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HS Intensive English

 Class Information and Syllabus

Agenda: 

Class Reading- Ida Lewis to the Rescue

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10th Grade Biology 1

 Class Information and Syllabus

the yearly list of prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Unit Essential Question: How are traits inherited? 

Key Learning Statement: Mendel’s laws explain how genes are transferred from parents to offspring during gamete formation.  Gamete formation results from the process of meiosis which ensures genetic variation

Agenda: 

Begin End of Year Review!  Biology EOC Coach- Section 1 The Nature of Science- Due Monday
Sciencesaurus in class 

Study Guide- Heredity and Reproduction

Vocabulary to Know:
Quizlet- Vocabulary Do 4 activities by Saturday 8pm 4/21/18

somatic cells, gametes, homologous chromosomes, diploid, haploid, meiosis,             independent assortment, genotype, phenotype, dominant, recessive, heredity, homozygous, heterozygous, carrier, pedigree, crossing over,  P, F1 generations 

Agenda:

Watch the Video and take notes.

Gregor Medel and Gentics

Homework: 

POWER POINT NOTES: Mendelian Genetics 

Textbook Reading: Mendel and Meiosis

Storm Updates:

No storms pose a risk to the US currently

Check out the Global currents map!

Science Current Events:

Dog possess Episodic and Declarative memory

Ravens Are Evolving, But Not in the Way You Expect

Apps and Programs to Help You be Successful:

The 10 best note-taking apps

Video Links/ Other Resources over this topic

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows