TEAM 7-3 CORE SUBJECT SYLLABUS
March 23-27, 2009 www.team783.blogspot.com
"It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” Andrew Jackson • Announcements: •
SPRING BREAK NEXT WEEK – No School March 30-April 3 Language Arts Math Ms. Comstock Ms. Parsetich •
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WAD Test Thursday! 20 Ind. Pts. due 4/9
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Study sessions Tues, Thurs. 8:00a.m. Call me at (312) 4052704 if you need help
Science Mr. Walsh
Social Studies Mr. Turek
Students: Starting this week, you will be working on creating a Rube Goldberg Machine that is designed to turn on a light bulb in the most complicated way possible. You will need to bring in any odds and ends that you have at home to do so. Start bringing them in today.
Extra Credit 1: see NCAA posting Extra Credit 2: Take a picture of yourself next to a statue of Lincoln or any Civil War Military Leader Extra Credit 3: create a list of Civil War related sights that can be found in and around Chicago
Monday: In Class •
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Get with partner to discuss brainstormed ideas for invention project Select 3 styles of propaganda for commercial and print ad – devise a plan
Math
702: Viewing solids
You will have Tuesday and Wednesday to work in class on this project. What supplies will you need to bring in? What will each of you do at home on your own? Each of you should have jobs … what is yours?
702: Suggested study p. 438 #’s 7-23, 29-37 odds 703: None
703: Graphing using slope
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Start of a mini-unit multi-discipline unit on Inventions
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Celluloid depiction of John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
What are the six simple machines? Due: Write a brief description of each in Tuesda your science journal. y Bring Back Your Red Astronomy Book. Put it in your mailbox none
Tuesday: In Class • •
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Invention Convention work day with partner Things to do: 1. Make your prototype 2. Design your print ad 3. Write/type a script for your commercial 4. Film the commercial 5. Make a “store”
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Homework Work on project …
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702: Test on 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5
702: None
703: Graphing using slope
703: 4.5 workbook
Read Percy Julian Article and find three quotes that you agree/disagree with or just find remarkable. Write down the exact quote in your science journal and write a response to the quote. What does it make you think? Bring your quotes to class on Thursday. We are going to talk about them. (Save the Last Word for Me Activity)
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How to turn on a light bulb. (Straight forward method)
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Celluloid depiction of John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
Due: Thursd ay
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Wednesday: In Class LA
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Invention Convention work day with partner Work on above items …
Math
702: Surface area of rectangular prisms 703: Parallel and perpendicular lines
Sci
Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb The story of his invention and a closer look at this everyday convenience.
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Celluloid depiction of John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
In Class
Homework Study for Wad Test tomorrow. Work on project …
702: None 703: None Read Percy Julian Article and find three quotes that you agree/disagree with or just find remarkable. Write down the exact quote in your science journal and write a response to the quote. What does it make you think? Bring your quotes to class on Thursday. We are going to talk about them. (Save the Last Word for Me Activity)
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Thursday:
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Math
702: Surface area of rectangular prisms 703: Direct variation
WAD Test #8 Bring a book to class for silent reading after test
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Percy Julian Save the Last Word for Me Discussion
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Celluloid depiction of John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? /Frederick Douglass-Coconspirators?
Due: Thursda y
Homework
Work on project …
702: p. 644 #’s 1-12 703: None Bring Back Your Red Astronomy Book. Put it in your mailbox. This is for a grade. Friday will be the last day to accomplish this task. none
Friday: In Class
Homework
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M 8th – Tommy Guns field trip Sci
7th – Invention Challenge???
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NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK – ENJOY YOUR WEEK OFF! (Work on Invention Convention project!!!)
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