Week 6: May 11-13*

Learning Goal:

• I can analyze the key elements of fiction literature.
• I can conduct my own research on a person, event in history, or invention.

Estimated Time for The Week: 90 minutes or 1.5 hours

Learn & Practice:

1. Try out THIS or THAT this week.
   • This week for English, free choice is given to explore different options of your liking. One might be more intriguing than the other or vice versa.
   • It is okay if you change your mind and decide to do the latter after you started and it is also okay to do both should you choose.
   • Click HERE to see the activities that go along with THIS or THAT!

PreAP Challenge:

1. Reread “The Bear” by William Faulkner (if you need to)
   • Look over your dialectal notes from these past 5 weeks.
2. Be creative and complete a One Pager to sum up the elements of the short story.
   • See the directions HERE and some examples.
3. Get your creative ideas flowing and write an essay.
   • See your writing prompt HERE.

Learning Goals Reviewed:

MS-PS-1-5 The total number of atoms does not change in a chemical equation.

MS-PS 2-2 The change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces acting on the object and the mass of the object.

MS-ESS 2-2 Geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface.

MS-PS 4-2 Describe how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy that a wave has.

Happy “short” last week of your 8th grade year! Here are several “review” games and simulations to help you remember what all you learned this year. Have fun!

• PHYSICS games
• Science REVIEW games
• PLATE tectonics review
• "Waving" to you to have a great summer!

*Problems accessing any of these sites? Questions? Anything you want to discuss? Please contact your science teacher by email.

Learning Goal:

I can summarize the Battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg and explain their importance that lead to the Surrender at Appomattox.

Estimated Time for The Week: 90 minutes

For the Google slides to click-through the below directions, CLICK HERE

Battle of Antietam/Emancipation Proclamation

1. Watch Battle for DC:Antietam and Monocracy (Discovery Video) and preview questions about the Battle
2. Read Emancipation Proclamation Chart
3. Create a category chart explaining the process arrived and meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation

The Two Turning Points:Battle of Vicksburg & Gettysburg

1. Watch The Two Turning Points: Battle of VIcksburg & Gettysburg (Discovery Video) and preview questions about it.
2. Watch Gettysburg and enjoy a virtual tour of Gettysburg town, reenactments, and connected celebrated events to this important battle.
3. Read the next two Infographic slides about Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
4. Create a category chart explaining the process arrived and meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation

The Gettysburg Address

1. Watch The Gettysburg Address (Discovery Video) and preview questions about it.
2. Read the Gettysburg Address on the following slides. Create a on a piece a notebook paper or copy the slides and write the translation of the Gettysburg Address in your own words. Try to do this to create your own Gettysburg Address with clear meaning.

*Note: Click here for the Gateway to Tech course (different from the STEM learning below).

Learning Goal: Explore the career of a Robotics Engineer.

I can explain what a Robotics Engineer does.

Estimated Time for The Week:

2 hours (120 minutes) total

Materials:

• Device with Internet access
• Paper and pencil/pen (optional)
• Items and craft supplies from around the house

Learn & Practice:

1. Make sure you're logged into Discovery Education with your school account.
2. Click here for your DE Studio Board: Robotics Engineer on the career of a Robotics Engineer that will guide you through the below directions.
3. The Studio Board will guide you as you learn about the requirements to become a Robotics Engineer and their salary.
4. Background: Many different industries have been using robotics for different tasks. NASA has been employing robotics engineers for years as part of the aerospace program, including missions to Mars and the exploration of the Red Planet. Robotics engineers work in teams to design and construct robots that help scientists gather data from the planet. They must be able to design these robots to withstand the harsh conditions of space and the surface of Mars.
5. Challenge: Your task is to be a robotics engineer! You have already designed the mechanical and electrical parts of a robot to gather soil samples from the surface of Mars. You must finalize the robot by designing a casing or “shell” for the robot that will maximize its viability on the planet. The casing must be able to protect the robot from the harsh environment of space and Mars. Once your blueprint is complete, you will create a prototype, test the design, then write a summary of your research and results.
6. Explore: Research Mars:
   • NASA: https://go.nasa.gov/2tT18cu
   • Discovery Education: http://bit.ly/2ue6iPQ
7. Design: Create a blueprint of your robot’s shell based on the Curiosity Mars Rover measurements. Your robot shell must:
   • Protect the robot from wind, extreme temperatures, and physical elements
   • Be able to cover a rover that is at least 10 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 7 feet tall (blueprinted for the full design)
   • Be able to cover a rover that is at least 10 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 7 inches tall (prototype measurements)
8. Test:Put your prototype to the test:
   • Aerodynamics: Wind test (blow dryer, fan, outside)
   • Strength of shell: Physical elements test (sand, hail, rocks)
   • Overheating, subzero temperatures: Temperature test (UV lamp, sun, freezer)
9. Share: Using your media of choice, create a presentation that summarizes your research, your design, and the rationale behind your design.
10. Extend your learning:
    • Explore STEM Works robotics activities: http://bit.ly/2vd5QpA
    • Investigate Curiosity Mars Rover by watching this Discovery Education video: http://bit.ly/2u7qQgt
    • Develop a list of industries using robotics. Start by watching this Discovery Education video about robots: http://bit.ly/2u6Zl6K