7th grade
CLASS activities
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7th grade
Tues, Oct. 4, 2022
Constitution CLICK Link Below:
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Mr. E stuff
(A) 14 yr. old coder and college
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXZWB_dNsw
(b) apps he made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWny9lZ9fM8
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student stuff
#1) Typing - find the location of keys - jigs aw puzzle
#2) HOMEWORK IS 2 ASSIGNMENTS
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#3A) Word Search Creator/timer
or
#3B) Word Search Labs/copy/paster
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HOMEWORK- DUE FRIDAY - Khan Academy
Just sign up on school email: Khan Academ
Basic
(2A) Code.org algorithm
https://studio.code.org/s/dance-2019/lessons/1/levels/10
VS.
Advanced
(2B) https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/programming
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Videos
SOFTWARE
Hardware
Create word cloud or word search
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Videos of special effects
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TypeRush - Israel
(2B) https://studio.code.org/s/dance-2019/lessons/1/levels/1
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RESEARCH
Search Engines
(1) duckduckgo.com
(3) Google Safe Search Easier & Safer than Google
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#4) "Eat NOODLES with BIB" : See #7/#8
#5) NoodleTools
#6) EasyBib
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#7) http://wordonline.info/ (like Google Doc.)
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#8) Word search creator on abcya.com on the topic of research while researching (Vocabulary)
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students will define and describe primary sources because it can be most truthful source of info, and shows them how to think critically to analyze info and sources
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students use movie functions to create and communicate ideas
do typerush game to review typing rows and speed and accuracy, incl. function of special keys – command, tab, shift, etc.
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(2) https://www.typerush.com/account.html?play=1&gamemode=boat
research chris Columbus using kiddle vs. google or duckgo – images, search,
and research indigenous people definition
#1A) Columbus https://www.schooltube.com/media/Christopher+Columbus/1_kp1ci3yl
#1B) Walk off earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9hPgowCD4
#3A) Kiddle https://www.kiddle.co/
#3B) Duckduckgo.com https://duckduckgo.com/
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show primary sources on loc.gov and dpl.org, use one
#4A) https://loc.gov/
#4B) https://dp.la/primary-source-sets
create a works cited sheet using noodletools.com
#5) MLA Works Cited Page https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-write-an-abstract-mla/
#6) https://my.noodletools.com/web/express.html
create a movie of Columbus and indians with advanced features, etc.
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Sept
Week 3
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Goals:
Reminder of Homework on Google Classroom
(1) Keybr.com for typing your choice of content
(2) Create a short movie with Kidpix features
(3) Define: clipart, clips, video in context, file,
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Sept
Week 2
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(2) 360 cities.Net
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### Time and Date YOU ONLY
(1) Days/hours/minutes until your next birthday
*Click on box that says "Birthday" then scroll down and type in date of your next Birthday
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create
(2) History of your birthday
Famous people born/died on your birthday
https://www.timeanddate.com/on-this-day/
(4) Number of days “date-to-date” Number of days you have been alive since birth
Left side is date/year of your birth & rigth side is "today's date"
https://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
### HISTORY OF YOUR FAMILY
(5) First Name history
https://www.behindthename.com/
(6) Last name history
https://surnames.behindthename.com/
### WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU FROM?
Copy/paste a map of your name’s country of origin
Or
your nationality(ies)
(#7) Distance/miles from Chicago to "??? city/country of original country"
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distance.html
Use "command, shift, +3 or +4" to take a screenshot of your country(ies)
(#8) Maps.google.com
SAMPLE BELOW
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Sept
week 1
COMPUTING THE MATH OF MY LIFE
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1643 Christmas Island discovered
Captain William Mynors on the East India Company ship Royal Mary did not stop at the Australian island, which owes its name to the date of its discovery by Europeans. It was not until 44 years later that the first Europeans stepped on the Island. Sparsely populated, the Indian Ocean island is rich in phosphate, which is mined from the guano – bird droppings.
Births
1642 Isaac Newton
English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, theologian
Deaths
1977 Charlie Chaplin
English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer
FIRST NAME IN HISTORY
English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name Γρηγόριος (Gregorios), derived from γρήγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert".
FIRST NAME GIVEN BY FAMILY
My father’s best friend who he admired was named “Greg.”
He flew helicopters in military.
LAST NAME IN HISTORY
Ekeberg is my name, but had to use spelling “Ekberg”
Combination of Swedish ek "oak" and berg "mountain".
LAST NAME FROM FAMILY
I don’t know why my name has an extra “e”.
I can request to add my name to database at website:
https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/ekberg/submitted
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2 MAPS OF COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN - Mother and Father
(1) Sweden Norway
(2) Mother’s maiden name: Hoffman (German)