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Science HomeworkUpdated 5/28/2012
LINK TO MOODLE: http://legacy.littletonps.org/moodle/login/index.php We will be using the Global Warming Moodle Site for the rest of the school year, so plan ahead for computer access. Your log in name is your firstname.lastname. We will make sure that everyone can log in on Monday. Flashcards for physics test: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1975592/1mn9 Teddy Bear the Porcupine has a Facebook page too...http://www.facebook.com/TeddyPorcupine Teddy's Valentine's Day video: http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/teddy-bear-the-porcupine-loves-valentines-day-treats/  Teddy's St. Patrick's Day video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bT-QNM_ZY4 (He's wearing a bowtie!) Teddy's Easter video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vSF2Yh6o_k (bunny ears this time!) I update this website each Sunday night (or Monday if it is a holiday). I also have the homework written up on the white board in my classroom. I assign the homework for the entire week, so that students know what they will have due from one Monday until the following Monday.
If you would like to be notified when I update my website, please sign up on the News Flash feature (back at the home page).
Upcoming club meetings and after-school help: My after-school help days: Monday and Thursday (full-day Wednesday and Friday by arrangement) Monday, April 30: After school review for test Tuesday, May 1: Roots and Shoots Thursday, April 26: After school help and meet with students going to regional science fair Students who need help with science have a number of choices:
Homework for May 29-June 20, 2012
NOTE: To run some of the assigned games and animations, you may need to download Adobe Shockwave for your computer. It is a safe plug-in that allows you to see these websites: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ NOTE: Don't forget about the blog extra credit. Read one of my science blog entries and make a comment for up to 10 extra credit points per term (1-2 points per comment): http://teacherweb.com/Blog/MA/LittletonMiddleSchool/MsFinnerty/1/default.aspx Due Tuesday, May 29, ON MOODLE: 1. Play The Case of the Warming Planet game AND 2. Take the Introduction to Greenhouse Gases HW Quiz Due Thursday, May 31, ON MOODLE: May Science Journal entry (the last one--make it great!) Due Friday, June 1, ON MOODLE: 1. Read "What is a Carbon Footprint?", 2. Calculate your carbon footprint, AND 3. Write an entry about your carbon footprint (see model/example) Due Monday, June 4, ON MOODLE: Read the comic "On the Trail of the Missing Ozone" AND take the "Missing Ozone Quiz". Due Tuesday, June 5: Your research notes and Works Cited for your group's global warming project are due to Ms. Finnerty. I recommend that you use NoodleTools (http://lmslib.weebly.com/research-tools.html ) to take notes and keep a Works Cited. Alternatively, you may take notes on paper and submit a separate Works Cited--use EasyBib or such. Due Thursday, June 7, ON MOODLE: "What Can We Do?" Due Friday, June 8: 1. Group global warming projects Due Monday, June 11: 1. Final Exam Review Questions Part I 2. Global Warming Quiz (ON MOODLE) Due Tuesday, June 12: Final Exam Review Questions, Part II Monday, June 11: Due Tuesday, May 22, ON MOODLE: Contribute to the discussion board: "What do we already know about global warming?" Due Wednesday, May 23, ON MOODLE: 1. Take the Pretest for Climate Change 2. Complete The Three Rs survey Due Thursday, May 24, ON MOODLE: 1. Read EITHER PEW Climate Change OR [Challenge HW: Climate Change 101, pages 1-4] AND 2. Answer the questions in the "Introduction to Climate Change" discussion board.
The 8th Grade Team's Late Work Policy:
The eighth grade team's late work policy allows for late work to be turned in
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