Social Studies Assgnments for May 23-27

Tuesday-Wednesday:  Watch Joan of Arc

Thursday:  none

Friday:  Last Day!  HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Science Assignments for May 23-27

Monday:  Create a graphic organizer that reviews the concepts learned this year.  Due at end of class time.

Tuesday-Thursday:  None

Have a great summer!

Social Studies Assignments for May 16-20

Monday-Tuesday:  None

Wednesday:  Take notes in class on Feudalistic Japan from Smart Notebook presented by teacher. 

Thursday:  Complete a compare contrast graphic organizer coming Feudalistic England to Feudalistic Japan.  Due at end of class.

Friday:  FIELD TRIP TO ZOO

Science Assignments for May 16-20

Monday:  Review for space test

Tuesday:  SPACE TEST

Wednesday-Thursday:  None

Friday:  FIELD TRIP TO ZOO

Social Studies Assignments for May 9-13

TEST over Middle Ages on Thursday, May 12.  Students have handouts to be going over about Feudalism, the social structure of Europe during this time period and King John and the Magna Carta.  These are the main focuses of the test.

Tuesday: Read National Geographic information plus an additional handout on King John and the Magna Carta.    Students will complete a worksheet.  Due on Thursday.

Thursday:  Review for test and take test.  Test is not very long and worth 30 points.

Science Assignments for May 9-13

Parents:  Test over Space/Astronomy will be May 17.  It is comprehensive and worth 72 points, which is a considerable amount.  Please make sure your child is studying each night and filling out their study guide, which will be turned in on May 17.

Monday:  Students will be categorizing the planets as either inner or outer planets.  They will complete part of their study guide, they will read a handout entitled “Wanderers Planets” and fill in the blanks with that,  as well as do a journal entry where they must draw the planets grouped together and give some characteristics that place those planets in each group, inner or outer.  All due Wednesday.

Wednesday:  Students will read a handout on space technology and students will have to do a journal entry where they list several technological advances made possible by space exploration.  They will have to attach advantages and disadvantages to the technological advances.  Due Friday.

Friday:  Watch a video about space and take notes on technological advances they see in the video.

Social Studies Assignments for May 2-6

TEST over Middle Ages on Thursday, May 12.

Tuesday:  Read Feudalism handout and create a graphic organizer within their team.  Will continue this on Thursday.

Thursday:  Finish Feudalism graphic organizer and read about King John and the Magna Carta.  Answer questions on worksheet.

Science Assignments for May 2-6

TEST over Astronomy on May 17.

Monday:  Read about and discuss asteroids, comets, and meteors.  Students complete a comparison chart on these three types of celestial bodies.  Fill in study guide.  Due Wednesday.

Wednesday:  Read about our solar system and complete a worksheet on our solar system and a journal entry.  Journal:  Students need to answer “What does the placement of a planet in our solar system have to do with its length of year?”.    Fill in part of study guide.  Due Friday.

Friday:  No assignments other than study for test.

Social Studies Assignments for April 25-29

TEST Tuesday over Rome

Tuesday:  Rome Test

Thursday: Students will watch a video clip about Feudalism in the Middle Ages.  Students will do a cut up map activity that shows them just how much Europe was divided into smaller pieces, which made it difficult to control and rule.   They will read and complete a group web on ideas presented in handout on Feudalism.  Students will complete a worksheet on Feudalism.

Science Assignments for April 25-29

Students will begin completing a study guide on Space.  Please make sure they are reviewing this each night.  The test over space will be rather large and worth several points.

Monday:  Guest Speaker from NASA

Wednesday:  Pretest over moon.  Look at moon phases and complete worksheet about moon phases.  Glue into journal.

Friday:  Review moon phases and complete worksheet on moon phases.