Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Reading from Holt Anthology of Science Fiction
• Read pages 95-110, “Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers”
• Begin with the reading prep and review the vocabulary
•  Write and Answer questions 1-4 of “Think About It” on page 109
• Please collect the assignment upon completion.

8th Grade

• Reading from Holt Anthology of Science Fiction
• Read pages 111-123, “The Metal Man”
• Begin with the reading prep and review the vocabulary
•  Write and Answer questions 1-4 of “Think About It” on pages 122-123
• Please collect the assignment upon completion.

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz

May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Lab – Owl Pellets
• Groups of 2 students will be given an owl pellet, 2 pans, 4 skewers and a listing of discoverable bones
• After a Demonstration by Mr. Hodder Students will Begin Dissecting the Pellets, Pulling off the Fur and Separating the Bones

8th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 1 – A Solar System is Born
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 475-479
• The Combining of Hydrogen to Helium and the Release of Energy in the Sun
• The Inner vs The Outer Planets
• Section Review Pg. 479
• Brainpop – Sun  (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz

May 11, 2012 – TGIF

May 11, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Results of Chapter 16 Quiz – Circulation and Respiration
• If Time Remains Complete any Missing Brainpop Quiz and Activities
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

8th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 1 – A Solar System is Born
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 472-475
• The Solar Nebula
• How Our Solar System was Formed
• Diagram The Structure of the Sun
• Brainpop – Sun  (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester
Friday May 25, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to turn in any missing work
Tuesday May 29, 2012 – Final opportunity of Trimester 3 to retake a quiz

May 10, 2012

May 10, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Quiz: Chapter 16 – Circulation and Respiration
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

8th Grade

• Begin Unit 6 – Studying the Universe
• Timeline Pg. 430-431
• Video – LEARN 360: Apollo 13
• Video – LEARN 360: Voyager Missions I & II
• Brainpop – Sally Ride  (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter Review
• Circulation & Respiration Jeopardy
• If Incomplete Chapter Study Guide
• If Incomplete Brainpop Activity and Quiz (Blood & Blood Type)
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

8th Grade

• Visit Proportions Fair in MPR
• With Remaining Time Chapter Vocabulary onto Laptops (see terms on Vocabulary Page)
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #4: Earth in the Solar System

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 8, 2012

May 8, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Mr. Hodder Will Not be in Class Today.  Students Will Follow Plans Left for the Substitute Teacher
• Chapter 16 – Circulation & Respiration
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter Study Guide
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

8th Grade

• Students Will Read from Holt Anthology of Science FIction
• Students Will Read the Short Story “Ear” and Answer the “Think About It” Questions
• If Time Remains they will Continue on to the Story “There Will Come Soft Rains”
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 7th, 2012

May 7, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16 – Circulation & Respiration
• Chapter Summary
• Brainpop Activity – Blood (complete the activity on a separate sheet of paper for collection)
• Brainpop – Blood Type (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop Activity – Blood Type (complete the activity on a separate sheet of paper for collection)
• Use Any Extra Time to Complete Missing Digital Assignments
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

8th Grade

• Discuss and View Results of Quiz: Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• If Time Allows Use Extra Time to Complete Missing Digital Assignments
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 4, 2012 – Happy Star Wars Day

May 4, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 3 – The Respiratory System
• Chapter Summary
• Section Review Pg. 511
• Reinforcement – Matchmaker, Matchmaker
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Smoking (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Use Any Extra Time to Complete Missing Digital Assignments
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th
  

8th Grade

• Quiz: Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• If Time Allows Use Extra Time to Complete Missing Digital Assignments
• Note After School Retakes Will Not be Occurring on Tuesday May 8th and May 15th.  Instead They Will Be On Monday May 7th and 14th

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 3 – The Respiratory System
• Review the Path of Air
• Respiratory Diseases
• show the affects of smoking on our lungs
• do the math of the yearly cost of a pack of cigarettes per day
• discuss the ramifications of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and other carcinogens
• Brainpop – Smoking (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012

8th Grade

• Review of Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Forces in Fluids Jeopardy
• Review Key Concepts from the Chapter
• Complete Chapter 14 Study Guide
• Quiz: Chapter 14 – May 4, 2012

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 3 – The Respiratory System
• Respiration and the Respiratory System
• Break Down the Anatomy of the Respiratory System
• nose – pharynx – larynx – trachea – bronchi – bronchioles – alveoli
• Diagram Flow of Air
• Exchange of Gases in the Lungs
• Brainpop – The Respiratory System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Summation of Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Summary Notes from Chapter Via Keynote
• Brainpop – Submarines (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Chapter 14 Study Guide to be Handed Out
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy Q&A
• Quiz: Chapter 14 – May 4, 2012

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester