Thursday, October 10, 2013

Language Arts  
No homework

Social Studies
- Mesopotamia Unit Test, Ch.4-6 - Thursday, Oct. 17th!
- 100 terms quiz - Egypt & Kush, #28-39 - Thursday, Oct. 17th!  Start studying!

Math
- Be prepared for your COM presentation on next Fri. 10/18 --- for more information check the Edline post.

- Quiz #3 next Tues. 10/15!!! (will cover Sections 2-1 to 2-3)
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Recommended homework for tonight from the Number System Unit 1 Checklist:

- Take notes on Lesson 2-3 either based on the online video tutorials on the Holt website or based on the examples in the book and complete homework assignment for Section 2-3

NOTE-TAKING GUIDELINES

1. Write down any vocabulary word(s) and their definition(s).
2. Take notes on all problems/examples from the section that you're learning either from the online video tutorials on the Holt website or from the textbook.
3. Jot down any miscellaneous notes that may be important to you.
4. At the end of your notes/entry for each section, write down question(s) you have that are related to the concepts that are covered.

HOMEWORK ANSWERS
When correcting your answers: BE HONEST and don't forget to re-do the wrong ones!
Section 2-1
Section 2-2
Section 2-3
Quiz Review 2-1 to 2-3
Section 3-6 & Section 4-7
Section 4-7 & Section 4-8
Section 4-7 & Section 4-8 Review
Quiz Review 1-2 to 1-4, 3-6, 4-7 to 4-8
Number System Unit 1 Review: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 4

Science
- online Chapter 2 Review due next Fri. 10/18 (this will help you review for the Chapter 2 Quiz taking place next week) 

- work on the Heat Transfer Project (due Tuesday, 10/29); at this point in time, you should have already decided whether to use Comic Life, GoAnimate, Pixton, Strip Generator, or another animated program that you've found  
(It is important to play around with the program you're planning to use before you start your project. You might want to look for tutorials on YouTube that show you how to use the program that you're using --- such as GoAnimate)

- Chapter 2 Quiz next Fri. 10/18!!!

Exploratory
-  My Bio Poem - presentations start tomorrow.  Remember to say your poem with feeling!