Independent Study Assignments

Due January 7Trimester 2 Week 4Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-BuskIndependent Study AssignmentsBuoyancy Project OutlineI. Intro ParagraphII. Density Analysis of boatIII. Discussion of why your boat could float (Use Buoyancy Theory, etc.)IV. Conclusion

Typed Essay worth 75 Pts.Clay Boat worth 25 Pts.

What is Winter Solstice?Google it!20 Minutes-find out all you canTake notes

ScienceMain Objectives This Week:-Understand what buoyancy is-Know what makes some objects float and some to sink-Be able to use density formula to predict if something will float

ScienceAssignments:_____Do Ch. 5 Assessment Questions Pg. 111_____Chapter 5 Density Project _____Take Home Test Ch. 5_____Read Lesson 6.1. Take Notes.

Grade_______TW_________

New StoryWaterPg.StandardsWho is Helen Keller????

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Verb PhrasesPg. 38 (SS)

Language ArtsMain Objectives This Week:

Now how verb phrases are used correctlyKnow how to change spellings of words ending in Y when adding a suffixUnderstand how rising action of a story leads to the climaxUnderstand how a conclusion follows the climax in a story

Language Arts-T2 Week 4ASSIGNMENTS:

______Read Ch. 5/6 of Egypt Game. Write a separate summary paragraph for each chapter.______Read Water Pg. 120. Do Questions Pg. 122.______Integrated Language Pg.124______Selection Support Pg. 37,38, 40______Review and Assess Qs Pg. 123

Grade_______TW_________

Housekeeping5 PE Credits due March 1 Vacation! See ya on January 7th!

Grade WorkAssignment SheetPEStamped workMathScienceSocial StudiesLanguages Arts

ObjectivesUnderstand how to calculate percentagesKnow what a percent of something meansUnderstand how to figure the percent of increase in two numbersUnderstand how to figure what number would be the given percentage of another number

6th Grade Independent StudyT2 Week 4 Due: January 7Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________

P.E.Math*5 P.E. Credits Due March1*Have a great 2 week Break!

Grade_________Total Work_____________Chapter 6 Lesson 5. All.____Chapter 6 Lesson 6. All.____Recipe Comparison WorksheetStudy Ch. 6 mid-point quiz Pg. 306____www.go.hrw.com (Lesson 6-5 and 6-6)

Grade__________Total Work____________Egypt Test!

VocabularyDefineLand of PlentyCataractDeltaSiltFertileYearly floods.silt droppedFERTILE soil

Desert.kept invaders away

Picture Pg. 153Objectives for this week -Know how the kingdom of Aksum developed-Know the history of the Nok and Bantu people

HistoryAssignments:

_____Read Ch. 5 Lesson 3. Take Notes using Cornell Notes._____Review Question Pg. 207_____Ch. 5 Take Home Test

Grade_____TW______Extra Credit OptionsLanguage ArtsSocial StudiesSee a movieCreate a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.orgWrite a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an exampleVolunteer over breakMarthas KitchenElderly HomeChurchDog ShelterExtra CreditMath-Bake Christmas CookiesScienceAdapt the recipe like we did in classWrite up old and new recipeCreate a model of how the sun revolves around the sun. Show equinoxes. Seasons, etc.AND/ORResearch Winter SolsticeWrite an essay telling what the Winter Solstice is.Test-Thunder Butte-Egypt Test-If you have not taken

Bring 3 Ring Binder next week!Writing PortfolioInsertable coverComputerSocial Studies Project

Daily Language Practice1 sentence and 1 paragraph per weekFix sentences.Fix Paragraph

COPS1.Capitalize Proper Nouns2. Beginning of Sentences

Big Morongo Preserve HikePoetry PlannerName______________________

SpellingEx--Means out or away from-We excluded him from our club.-I exhaled after holding my breathe.

GrammarSelection SupportPrincipal Parts of VerbsPg. 136Present/Past/Past ParticipleJump-is jumping/jumped/ has jumped

ImageryWord Pictures that appeal to the sensesSightSmellTouchHearingTaste

What are some for fall leaves?

Hike Packet

Story.Dust of SnowMy Picture-GallerySaying YesStandards: ImageryFigurative Language

Vocabulary:RuedSuspendedTableaus

Pg. 28

11:30-12Testing/Conference TimeTestsConferenceZlatehMath Part A

NotesPacket

Persuasive Essay PrewritingRead this bookor not!?Planning: Prompt:Write a persuasive essay telling your audience why they should or should not ready the Jack London book that you read this tri-mester.1. Understand the taskRead prompt CAREFULLY!AudiencePurposeVoice2. Decide what your position isPros/Cons3. BrainstormDont forget the opposing view4. Outline