Classroom Reporter 1/30/2015

Social Studies: 

World War 1 Statistics part 3 

LT: I can create a list of the countries with the highest number of killed soldiers

Today in social studies we finished up our station activity with our groups. First, we finished our graphs if not complete already. After that, in our groups we worked on the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Then in our interactive notebooks we had to do the World War One Death Statistics- By Nation and rank the countries by their percentage of deaths in each nation. At the end of class we turned everything in to be graded.

Science – Today we took Chapter 8 Test. We graded them using GradeCam in class. Then we worked on our word wall for Chapter 9

Classroom Reporter 1/29/2015

Science: 

Classroom Reporter: Kathryn’s notes

Today in science class Mr. Grove checked our Chapter 8 study guide (homework grade)

We did not have a new learning target today.

We choose a Science Fair topic that Mr. Grove had on the board. Then we talked about how we would do the experiment. 

Together we checked our Study Guide 8 answers.  After we checked our study guide, we played a Jeopardy review game on chapter 8.

Homework: Turn in your science project idea sheet
                    test on chapter 8 tomorrow -open note

Social Studies:

Today we resumed doing our WWI statistics activity. 

We worked on the graphing part of the activity.  

Tomorrow we will conclude by analyzing our graphs.

This is an in-class group based assignment. 

Random Things Mentioned Today in Class
Crystal Pepsi

William Onyeabor, 'Who Is William Onyeabor?' NPR Link Music (YouTube) 

Science Project Ideas we discussed today. All are experiment based!

·         How effective are child-proof containers and locks.

·         Can background noise levels affect how well we concentrate?

·         What method will keep cut flowers fresh the longest?

·         Does the color of light used on plants affect how fast they grow?  

·         Does the color of a room affect human behavior?

·         Do athletic students have better lung capacity?

·         Does temperature affect how long a battery lasts?

·         Does the type of potting soil used in planting affect how fast the plant grows?

·         What type of food allows mold to grow the fastest?  

·         Does having worms in soil help plants grow faster?  

·         Does the color of hair affect how much static electricity it can generate? (test with balloons)

·         Can some people really read someone else's thoughts?  

·         Which soda decays teeth the fastest?

·         Can the human nose tell artificial smells from real ones?  

·         Does sugar affect the size of bubbles that can be blown with bubble gum?

·         Does age affect human reaction times?

·         Does the temperature of a soap solution affect the size of the bubbles it creates?

·         Does the color of food or drinks affect our perception of taste?

·         Does music have an affect on plant growth?

·         Does the air pressure (PSI) of a football affect how accurate it is thrown?

·         Does the mass of a paper towel affect its strength when wet?

·         What is most effective way to keep an ice cube from melting?

·         Does the salinity of water affect how quickly it boils?

·         Can the food we eat affect our heart rate?

Classroom Update 1/28/2015

Science: Paige’s Notes

Learning Target: I will demonstrate my knowledge of the behavior and composition of the Earth’s ocean.

Situation Update: Write 2-4 sentences about where you are in your Science Fair Project. You will share with the class.

Important stuff coming up: Study Guide due 1/29. Open Note Test on 1/30.

Write five facts from Bill Nye Ocean’s video

Spend the remainder of class working on Chapter 8 Study Guide.

Chapter 8 Study Guide is Homework

Social Studies

1-28-15

L.T.: I can evaluate data from WWI and analyze its significance

Today in class we worked in groups on an activity analyzing data from WWI. We also worked as a class to analyze Austria’s data. No homework. J