APRIL 30, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. We finished discussing Napoleon's greatest mistake and Waterloo.
2. Student's took notes.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Finished talking about the Food Web by a stream or river.
2. No homework.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Took notes on DNA.

Grade 8 - Science
1. We spent quite a bit of time discussing their papers that they have turned in for their energy report.
2. A student who just wrote something from memory from our class reading generally received a D. If the questions were answered, but put into a paragraph form the student more than likely received a C. To get an A or a B a student needed to use the questions as a guide to presenting information on the subject. They needed to add information to make the topic flow from one thought to the next.
3 Students received a sheet that showed the expectations of what the report is to have included in it and how it is to be presented.
4. Mrs. Corpron has a template on her website that is to be used as a guideline for how papers are to be presented at Xavier for the Middle School unless otherwise directed by a teacher.
5. Report is due: MONDAY.
6. Students took notes on Isaac Newton's thinking in how he came up with the laws of gravity.
7. I am having a study session Thursday after school for any student wanting help with their report.
8. Students understand that to get as high of a grade on the report as their rough drafts, they need to show improvement from what they have presented previously.
9. Table of Contents
a. Introduction
b. Fossil Fuels
c. Alternative Fuels
d. Overview
e. Focus: Whatever You Chose to Focus On Listed Here
f. Denmark
g. Nuclear Energy
h. Conclusion
i. Works Cited
j. Addendum
k. 1. Education Needed for this Field (I'll give you the information for this.)
l. 2. Rough Drafts (Does not need to be numbered, but does need to be in the order that they were written.)
10. Remember pages need to be numbered.
11. Number the pages of the report starting the page after the Table of Contents.
12. To re-look at any previous assignment for the purpose of improving any part of your paper, please refer to the blog on the dates of: April 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd.

APRIL 29, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. We continued our discussion of Napoleon.
2. We talked about his skill in war and his biggest mistake in war.
3. We took class notes over these topics.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Students presented their mini-reports on their aquatic web member.
2. We still have a few more reports.
3. Students that were absent yesterday need to do their research this evening and be prepared to present tomorrow.
a. Bacteria - Sierra
b. Wood Duck - Tyrus
c. Osprey - Simon
d. Great Blue Heron - Tucker
e. Water Strider - Emma
f. Rainbow Trout - Cesar
g. Willow - Zachary
h. Muskrat - Blake
i. Leopard Frog - McKayla
4. Look at yesterday's directions to know what to do.
5. Due: tomorrow.
6. We will be using this information to play a couple of games tomorrrow.

Grade 7 - Science
1. We put together trout using their genetic alleles.
2. Due: tomorrow.


Grade 8 - Science
1. Took notes on history of astronomy.
2. Discussed Isaac Newton's Life.
3. Students taking notes on Newton's Laws of Motion.

APRIL 28, 2008

Grade 6 - Science (Continued)
1. Assugnments for Food Web:
Algae - McKaylee
Sedges - Chloe
Cottonwood tree - Kailea
Ponderosa pine - Mickey
Dogwood - Joseph
Scud - Lexi
Mayfly - Hannah U.
Dragonfly larva - Madeleine
Aquatic worm - Delaney
Aquatic snail - Wyatt
Water Strider - Emma
Dace - Aleigha
Cutthroat Trout - Hanna K.
Leopard Frog - McKayla
Garter Snake - Ammon
Bullfrog - Jonathan
Bald Eagle - Kevin
Pelican - Garret
Killdeer - Harley
Beaver - Bailey
River Otter - Jesse
Muskrat - Blake
2. Students research species briefly.
3. What does animal eat?
4. What eat the animal?
5. Is it an herbivore, carnivore, omnivore?
6. Any fun or wierd trivia about the organism.
7. Print a picture of the animal and put on the front of a 3x5 card.
8. Put the information you found and put on the back of the card.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Lexicon: Due Friday
2. Gratitude Journal: Due Friday

Grade 8 - Science
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APRIL 28, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Discussed Napoleon Bonaparte and took notes.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Students wrote about their experience with the third graders on Friday.
2. Due: Tomorrow.
3. Students assigned some part of the food web.
Algae - Mckaylee
Sedges - Chloe
Cottonwood tree - Micky
Ponderosa pine - Joseph

APRIL 24, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Teacher directed notes along with students adding to those notes, on the after effects of the French Revolution.
2. No Homework
3. These notes will be turned in for a grade tomorrow.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Students visited Trout.
2. Students wrote in their fish journals.
3. Due: Tomorrow.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Students began working with a "hands - on" project for genetics.
2. Students determined the gender of their fish.
3. Students determined the genotype of their fish for eight different traits.
4. No Homework. Work done in class.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Students are to write their "Introduction" and "Conclusion" to their paper.
2. Students were given a handout, "Guide to Writing a Basic Essay" found at HTTP://members.tripod.com to give them ideas on how to write these effectively.
3. Due: Tomorrow.

APRIL 23,2008

Grade 6 - History
1. We are reading about the change in religion, culture and art after the French Revolution.
2. The students tooks notes that were teacher directed and student generated by listening to the information. This will be turned in for a grade.

Grade 6 - Science
1. The students took what they learned yesterday about dichotomous keys and applied that to Idaho fish.
2. They did this exercise and turned it in for a grade.

Grade 7 - Science
1. One third of the class was still taking their ISATS.
2. Students worked on their Lexicon and Gratitude Journal for the week.
3. Due for all students: Friday.
4. Gratitude Journal: Tolerance.
5. Lexicon: Philanthropy.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Due: Tomorrow
2. Write on Nuclear Energy. Your report should include but do not be limited by these questions.
3. What is the status of nuclear plants in the U.S.? (How many do we have?)
4. What are the reasons we would want to use nuclear power in the U.S.?
5. What is nuclear energy? (Probably you would want to write about this first.)
6. What are its disadvanatages?
7. What is the controversies surrounding its use?
8. Use the hand out from the pamphlet "Imprimis".
9. Use the handout that I gave you at the end of the day: Nuclear Energy: Benefits for All Americans.
10. You can also find your own sources. Make sure you keep a record of them, so you can put them on your Works Cited page.

APRIL 22, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Many students had not finished with their ISATS, so instead of presenting new material, we had a study period. Students worked on their newspaper articles for Louis' Death {WHICH ARE DUE TOMORROW). A few students finished up some assignments they had not finished previously.

Grade 6 - Science
1. We worked on understanding what a dichotomous key is.
2. We worked as a class.
3. No Homework.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Class did not meet because of ISATS.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Due tomorrow: Paper on Denmark's Contribution To Alternative Energy
2. Since this is all part of one paper, you will need a transition paragraph or sentence to get you to this next section of your paper. A suggested sentence that you may use is: One country that took the 1973 Oil Embargo seriously and decided to work toward a serious alternative enegy policy is Denmark.
3. The following questions give you an idea of the information you should include, but are not limited by, in your report.
a. How dependent was Denmark on foreign oil in 1973?
b. For which alternate energy form are they "famous"?
c. How are Danish attitudes toward energy consumption shown in their own personal household use of electricity?
d. What did the Danish government do to focus the Danes' attention on reducing their energy consumption?
e. How has their energy independence affected the wealth of their country?

APRIL 21, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. We talked about the death of King Louis XVI and looked at original sources from the time.
2. Students are to write a news article on this event. A template or paper has been given to them to fill out.
3. Due: Wednesday.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Today we made trout according to the genotype that the students "drew" from the dominate and recessive alleles for each trait.
2. No Homework.

Grade 7 - Science
1. We had a short period due to the 8th graders testing.
2. We reviewed genetics by looking at a variety of Punnett squares.
3. No Homework.

Grade 8 - Science
1. This class was skipped because of the length of the ISATS for the 8th grade students.

APRIL 18, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Students read their answer to the "Left Wing, Right Wing" question from the other day. We discussed their answers, talking about how to write an answer that is complete. Students who thought that their answer needed more work were given time in class to redo their answer.
2. Assignment was turned in at the end of class.

Grade -6- Science
1. The 7th Graders took their ISATS today giving us two hours for science.
2. We took notes and discussed "Genes and Heredity".
3. We started a project that allows each student to create their own individualized trout from 8 different traits.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Returned and went over Cell Cycle Test.
2. Turned in this week's Gratitude Journal.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Several students read from their assignment given to them on Wednesday.
2. Class was very short because of ISATS.
3. Students turned in assignment.

APRIL 17, 2008

Publishing Class
1. Bring in newspaper/magazine article. Underline the: Who? What? When? Where? How?

2. Decide on roles: Set up schedule - 3 newletters.

3. K-1 Reporter
4. 2-3 Reporter
5. 4-5 Reporter
6. 6-8 Reporter

7. Music/Dance
8. Art Reporter
9. School life-general
10. Graphic Artist/Comic Illustrator
11. Crossword/Quiz/Joke Creator
12. Format
13. Logo

Grade 6 - History
1. We read and discussed the events that led up to the death of the King and Queen of France.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Students took ISATS until 10:00am

Grade 7 - Science
1. Cell Cycle Test Today
2. Collected this week's Lexicon

Grade 8 - Science
1. Remember the homework that was assigned yesterday for tomorrow. Check yesterday's Blog.
2. Today's class was canceled because the 6th Grade ran overtime on their ISATS.

APRIL 17, 2008

APRIL 16, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Where does the term "left wing" and "right wing" come from? How are these terms used today?

Grade 6 - Science
1. Corrected Trout Crossword Puzzle.
2. Some of the classs visited the trout. The rest of the class will visit them tomorrow.
3. The trout journal will be due Friday.

Grade 7 - Science
1. We took extensive notes on: Genetics, The Science of Heredity.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Choose one of the alternative energy forms you wrote about and go into more depth. Look at advantages and disadvantages. How feasible is that form going to be for solving our energy problems in the future? How soon will we be receiving much energy from this source? Look for new information on your chosen alternative energy form. Who? What ? When? Where? Why?

APRIL 15,2008

Grade 6 - History
1. I returned the "Third Estate Revolts" questions. There were a few students who did not do very well on answering these questions. I am giving those who got less than a 70% a chance to re-do these. I need them by the end of the week.
2. Look at April 8th blog for the questions on "Third Estates".
2. Today we read about the beginning of France"s new government. We read their "Declaration of the Rights of Man".
3. No Assignment given.

Grade 6 - Science
1. We had, at the most, 10 minutes in class due to the amount of time needed in first period for the 7th graders to take their ISATS.
2. We will grade the Trout Crossword Puzzle tomorrow.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Cell Cycle Test: Tomorrow.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Write a transitional paragraph. The purpose of this paragraph is to briefly sum up fossil fuels and to let the reader know that the focus of your paper is now going to be about alternative fuels. You should list the five alternatives you'll be writing about in the coming paragraphs.
2. Write 5 paragraphs.
3. Each paragraph should be written on the 5 alternative forms of enegy mentioned in the previous paragraph (one alternative fuel per paragraph).
4. Due: Tomorrow.

Grade 6 - History
1. Answer the study questions.
2. Make sure to title your paper either : "A Time of Violence" or French Revolution #2.
3. Write about the beginning of the French Revolution. Think about : Who? What ? When? Where?
4. What was the period known as " The Great Fear"? You need about five sentences or three longer sentences at least to answer this question.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Due tomorrow: Crossword Puzzle on Trout

Grade 7 - Science
1. Due Thursday: Gratitude Journal: Excellence, Lexicon: Paltry.
2. Due tomorrow: Re-Write of the Cell Cycle.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Re-write your paper from today, as needed, according to our discussion in class.
2. Remember, when we talk about money financing ideas, we are not talking about taxes or alternative forms of energy at this time.

April 9, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Some of the students read from their papers about the "Third Estate Revolts" from yesterday's assignment.
2. We read the last segment of the handout and discussed it.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Continued to work on Fish Adaptations.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Graded a worksheet on mitosis.
2. Assignment: Write a paper on the cell cycle.
3. Due: Tomorrow.

Grade 8 - Science
1. What event happened that created a turning point in how the world viewed oil?
2. Why or how was this event a problem?
3. How has it changed the balance of power in the world?
4. How does money finance ideas?
5. What ideas are being financed by oil money?
6. How does the oil issue concern more than the environment (i.e. the U.S. economy and the security of the U.S.?
7. Due: Tomorrow

APRIL 8, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Read and Highlight, "Third Estate Revolts".
2. Answer these questions. Each question will be written as a new paragraph.
3. Why was France in such trouble?
4. How were the deputies of each of the Three Estates received by the king on May 2, 1789?
5. When decisions were made by the Three Estates, how did the voting occur? Was this a fair way of deciding an issue? Why or why not?
6. In what two instances was the clergyman, Abbe Siejes, of key importance to the Third Estate?
7. How was the National Assembly different from the Three Estates?
8. What was the Tennis Court Oath? How was it helpful to the new National Assembly?

Grade 6 - Science
1. Write in your fish journal about your visit to see the fish today.
2. Make sure you write at least 5 sentences . This instruction is for those of you who
have difficulty writing. I expect more from the rest of you
3. We are working on Fish Adaptations in class.

Grade 7 - Science
1. We studied how much time it takes for the average liver cell to go through the cell cycle.
2. Lexicon: Nostalgic. Due: Thursday.
3. Gratitude Journal: Humility. Due: Friday

Grade 8 - Science

1. Write about Fossil Fuels, in report form, questions #5-8.
5. Do we have an endless supply?
6. What are the environmental impacts of using fossil fuels? ( After listing them choose one and discuss.)
7. Why would we or why would we not want to lessen our use of fossil fuels?
Discuss how or why or whether attitudes toward fossil fuel use will change over the next 50 years?
8. List ways you are dependent on energy in your everyday life? Which of these use fossil fuel?

MARCH 3, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. We just have a few more students to say their parts for the Declaration of Independence.
2. Mrs. Fulcher and Mrs. Behm were our audience today. They loved it.
3. You were wonderful!

Grade 6 - Science
1. We are discussing and taking notes on how animals adapt to their environment - especially fish.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Worksheet on the back of the Metaphase illustration.
2. Due : Friday
3. There was enough time to finish this in class and you will have a few minutes to work on this before school, so if you are in the play - don't worry.

Grade 8 - Science
1. If you have make-up work to do, remember that the final day that I can accept it, is on Monday.

APRIL 2, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Make sure you have your Declaration of Independence part memorized and recited.

Grade 6 - Science
1. We finished with our notes on the External Anatomy of the Fish.
2. You should have made your Rainbow Trout the color of the diagram.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Due: THURSDAY - The worksheet behind the page of notes that we did in class called PROPHASE.
2. There are two or three you may need help answering, so we will talk about those first thing tomorrow morning.
3. Lexicon: obliterate. Due: THURSDAY

Grade 8 - Science
1. Students were told which assignments they were missing.
2. Missing assignments for third quarter must be turned in by Monday.
3. Assignments lower than 70% may redone and turned by Monday as well.

APRIL 1, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. "Luck of the Draw" paper. Due: Wednesday.

Grade 6 - Science
1. Fish Journal Due: Wednesday.

Grade 7 - Science
1. The worksheet on the other side of the Interphase Diagram.
2. Due: Wednesday.