8th grade 

CLASS activities

8th



10FastFingers.com 

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1) Social choices 


2) maps.google.com



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Coding


1a) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXZWB_dNsw

1b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWny9lZ9fM8

1c) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtkZ-_zgoEg


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Code.org site

Freedom of Speech


1A) In middle of page, on purple/white bar, Under "Blocks",

 find the category 'world", then click on block foreground

then

scroll down and find the word "pizza", then look below

what is the world below? is it appropriate?

1b) show me the poop

Write a letter on  poop or other:

1c) https://support.code.org/hc/en-us/requests/new

Freedom to share your "app" with music

2A) https://studio.code.org/s/dance-2019/lessons/1/levels/10


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3) Find different media related to history of New year's Day

     1) Website    Tip> search Google.com 

     2) Photo   Tip > search google images

    3C) Audio from soundcloud

    3D) Video from youtube.com  Example:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA1ObaFVvLc

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IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT:

Send it to mr e  in google drive and share it with me:

GEkeberg@StSylvesterSchool.Org


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Basics of computers

3 Basic items needed

1) Power Source  https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/john-travoltage

2) Software    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PvNs-QW1BY

3) Hardware   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sllyEInE2MA

THEN

4) ADVANCED Videos of Bits and Bytes  below

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:digital-information


FOR HOMEWORK, YOU WILL DO

1) if you don't do in class, typing on KEYBR.COM

AND/OR

Khan Academy - activities, videos, etc.



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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

and

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



#3) Duckduckgo.com  https://duckduckgo.com/





#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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Dream On Aerosmith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHCt8H9f_S8



Video of inventor of computer

1-Invention of computer - foreign person Online Word  (like Google Docs, MS Word) 

2-Invention of computer - Computer Museum

3-Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace


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Bill & teds excellent adventure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNDKFZu6UCU

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Typing:

(#1) Test with score: Typing Paragraphs


Extra Practice:

"Key Bro"  without the letter 'o'

& Wikipedia.org


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name game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7NEYSKRJzA

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### Time and Date YOU ONLY

 

(1) Days/hours/minutes until your birthday

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create

 

 

(2) History of your birthday

Famous history events

https://www.timeanddate.com/on-this-day/

 


(4) Number of days “date-to-date”  Number of days you have been alive since birth

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/

 

 

(7) Create your own name for a robot or a pet

https://www.behindthename.com/names/search



(8) Themes via emoji pics

https://www.behindthename.com/names/themes


 

 ### WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU FROM?


Copy/paste a map of your name’s country of origin

Or 

your nationality(ies)



(#9) 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)

(#10) Maps.google.com

https://www.google.com/maps