MISC. Wolf of the Month: March- JAYNE FELDMAN February- JOSHUA PARK January- UMASAI KANDEPU December- DAVID GUTIERREZ November-
BROOKE SHAPPELL October- ROBERT FELLERMAN September- AMBER GUYNN New GALILEO password: resident |
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS DAILY AGENDA
Monday 5/16 -Sponge -Finish breathing activity -VONO: Respiratory Notes -Textbook inventory HW: Test on Friday, Sponge sheet due Friday Tuesday 5/17 -Sponge -Finish respiratory notes -Work on study guide HW: Test on Friday, Sponge sheet due Friday Wednesday 5/18 -Sponge -Set up tribes for Survivor Science -Go over SS ground rules HW: Test on Friday, Sponge sheet due Friday
-Sponge -Jeopardy Review: Human Body HW: Test on Friday, Sponge sheet due Friday Friday 5/20 -Sponge -Human Body Systems TEST HW: None We were so busy, I didn't take many :(     LIFE SCIENCE LINKS: Mitosis GAME!!! Practice classifying organisms virtually here. COMPETITIONS for kids: GENERAL SCIENCE LINKS: Want to know all about SNOW?!? (You know, the stuff that sometimes results in us having the day off of school)...check out this interactive website to learn all about s*n*o*w* Interested in NANOTECHNOLOGY? Want to find out what it even is?!? Click here to visit a website with weekly podcasts about the many real-world applications of nanotechnology. Pretty cool stuff! Lab report template can be found HERE. http://trailblazing.royalsociety.org/ Want some extra practice to prepare for the CRCT? Go to www.georgiaoas.org
and use the username and password handed out during math class to
access science tests created specifically to prepare you for the
Science CRCT. Access the ONLINE TEXTBOOK here. RANDOM COOL LINKS: -Here is an online sketching website that Ms. Jetha (school tech coordinator) found. Check it out! http://sketch.odopod.com/ -3rd period: Here is the Spanish teacher's webpage that Ava showed us in class. Check it out in your free time! -Have you seen the World's Largest Swimming Pool yet?!? Click here to take a look. -Have you ever seen a fish with a transparent head?!? ...check it out here!  ASTRONOMY LINKS:
-A cool NASA space website can be found here. -The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History created a website called, "The Dynamic Earth" that focuses on 4 main areas of earth science. One cool section is devoted to Earth's place in space. There are videos, pictures, simulations, and explanations. -Take a NASA Space Station SPACEWALK! -BBC Astronomy tutorial -Out of this world galaxy website. You can navigate your way through different galaxies and see amazing pictures. -Figure out the date of the next time we'll be able to see a total/partial lunar/solar eclipse from Atlanta at THIS WEBSITE. -Test your basic astronomy knowledge by putting together the puzzles here. -Is there water on Mars? Check out some of NASAs mission updates from the voyage to Mars here. GEOLOGY LINKS: Great GEOLOGY WEBSITE with labs/activities you can do at home. Inside the Earth WEBQUEST Access a website all about VOLCANOES here. We'll be learning about volcanoes later in the fall. METEOROLOGY LINKS:Check out some cool weather games from the BBC here. Hangman, weather forecasting, and more! Look at some amazing pictures of natural disasters/severe weather here. They're pretty mind-blowing! ENVIRONMENT/RECYCLING LINKS: Energy Guide Links-
Alternative Energy #2 --> click on "solar", "wind", or "other" Environmental Caucus Links from Ms. Umphenour: | IMPORTANT DATES *5/20- 8th Grade Dance *5/23- 7th Grade Culture Day/Locker Clean out day *5/26- Spring Awards Ceremony (6th period) *5/27- River Jam/Yearbooks/Last day of school! |
Below are some pictures of my favorite places and things...enjoy!
My cousins and I at home over Christmas 2007
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!
During my 10 week stay in Valencia, Spain
Also in SPAIN, at a Flamenco performance in Granada. I love all things Spanish!
My cottage in northern Michigan (Michiganders call it Up North)...look at all that snow!!!
The view from the dock at my cottage Up North during the S U M M E R (my favorite season).
