Tuesday 12/20/11

161-  Completed play on mummification
no homework!

162- Began working on Egyptian social structure activity
Homework: read pages 82-87 take notes-- define vizier, alliances, embalming, and sarcophagus

163- Read an Egyptian myth
Homework- Create your own god-give it a name and in 4-5 sentences explain its importance to your life.  Then answer the question you were given in class

164-Continued working on social structure activity
homework: read pages 82-87 and take notes--define vizier, alliances, embalming, and sarcophagus

Monday 12/19/11

161-Began acting out mummification play
    HOMEWORK: mummification packet due tomorrow

162- Finished mummification play
Homework: No homework

163- Showed brain pop video on pharaohs and began worksheet
HOMEWORK: finish worksheet

164- Began creating large posters demonstrating the Egyptian social classes
Homework: No Homework

Reminder to Parents: Friday the 6th grade is going to the movies with their living group and will have a pizza party after-If your child is attending he/she must bring in their signed permission slip as well as a fee of $11 - Please e-mail me or your child's living group advisor if you have any questions or concerns  jruggiero@archimedesacademy.org

Friday!! 12/16/11

161- Spoke about the God's that each student created-began working on mummification packet
HOMEWORK: Packet due tuesday

162- Acted out a play on mummification
    HOMEWORK: Packe due monday

163- Took mini assessment Spoke about King Tut
Homework: No Homework

164- Finished play on Mummification
Homework: no homework

Thursday 12/15

161- Ancient Egyptian Religious beliefs

HOMEWORK: Create a God-give it a name and write 4-5 sentences describing its importance to your life

162- Went over homework-Began working on Egyptian mummification

HOMEWORK: mummification packet due Monday

163- Reviewed Egyptian Pharaohs and Spoke about Queen Hapshetsut

   HOMEWORK: Answer questions based on video

164- Acted out a play based on Egyptian mummification

HOMEWORK: mummification packet due tomorrow 

Wed 12/14/11

161-No Class
  HOMEWORK: Worksheet fro Tuesday Night Due Tomorrow

162- Learned about Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
   Homework: Create a God-give it a name and in 4-5 sentences explain its importance to your life

163- Learned about the Old, MIddle, and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
HOMEWORK: NO Homework

164- Reviewed Gods and Goddesses -- Began activity on mummification in Ancient Egypt
HOMEWORK: Due Friday- Packet on mummification

Happy Monday!

161- Began discussing the pharaohs
Homework: No Homework

162- Spoke about Famous Pharaohs: Queen Hapshetsut, King Tut, King Ramses II
Homework: Read worksheet and answer question

163- Began talking about the geography of Ancient Egypt-Filled in our map of Ancient Egypt
Homework: No Homework

164- Spoke about Famous Pharaohs: Queen Hapshetsut, King Tut, King Ramses II
Homework: Read worksheet and answer question

Dear Students
Today's Agenda:

161- Geography of Egypt (Filled in map; Gifts of the Nile)
HOMEWORK: Final Essay of newspaper due Tuesday

162- Learned about the three time periods of Ancient Egypt;  Ancient Pharaohs and their roles
HOMEWORK: No homework

163-Spoke about Hammurabi and his code of Laws

HOMEWORK: Essay on cuneiform due Monday

164- Learned about the three time periods of Ancient Egypt; Ancient Pharaohs and their roles

HOMEWORK: No Homework 

161- Wrote our names using cuneiform
Spoke about Hammurabi
HOMEWORK: Define words in packet and read packet

162- LEarned about the geography of Ancient Egypt
      HOMEWORK: NO Homework tonight

163: discussed cuneiform- wrote in clay
   HOMEWORK: Finish newspaper article (Final Copy)

164- Learned about the geography of Ancient Egypt
   HOMEWORK: No homework tonight

161- Didn't see today 

162- Wrote our names in cuneiform

        Wrote down notes on four empires of Mesopotamia

        Discussed Hammurabi and his code of laws

        HOMEWORK: Define words and read packet on 4 Empires of Mesopotamia

163- Began rough draft

Homework: Rough Draft

164- went over Hammurabi’s code of laws

Homework: Create your own set of laws (10)

161- shared 6 facts about your topic with your neighbor

            explained rough draft of newspaper article

            worked on rough draft

            HOMEWORK: Write Rough Draft--> you will not need your textbook tomorrow

162- went over achievements as a class

            worked on final copy of article in class

HOMEWORK: final copy of article

163- went over outline with half of the class//other half finished questions on Achievements 

HOMEWORK: brainstorm your newspaper article

164-  wrote names using cuneiform

            reviewed achievements as a class

            Finished notes on 4 empires of Mesopotamia 

HOMEWORK: define words and read packet on the 4 empires of Mesopotamia 

Monday December 5th

161- Worked on outline for newspaper article
Homework: Finish Outline

162- Finished collecting information on Sumerian Achievements- Began writing rough draft of newspaper
HOMEWORK: Finish rough draft

163- Split into groups based upon different Sumerian Achievements and answered questions
  Homework: No Homework

164- Finished collecting information on Sumerian Achievements
Homework: Final copy of newspaper article

Friday, Friday, Everybody's lookin for Friday!!

161- Went over homework from the previous night- split into groups and began answering questions based on topics

Homework: Finish questions for Monday 

162- Students shared information on the different achievements

    Checked over outlines

Homework: No HOMEWORK

163- finished social structure activity

homework: why do you think the priests were valued more highly than the farmers?

164- Shared information on the different Sumerian achievements 

  HOMEWORK: The following students will re-write their rough drafts because they have been looked over by me: Martha, Melanie, Joel, Kai 

Thursday!

161- Completed Social Structure activity

Homework: Why do you think the priests were valued more highly than the farmers?

162- Finished answering the questions for the newspaper and began the outline for the newspaper

Homework: Complete the outline for the newspaper \

163- Finished closed notes on city states –began social structure activity

Homework: What is a ziggurat and why was its location important?

164- Worked on rough draft of newspaper article

Homework-complete rough draft of newspaper article

Happy Wed! I was absent yesterday therefore there are no posts for Tuesday

Today we did:

161- Pop quiz: What are the three levels in the Sumerian Social Structure? Explain each one
         Classwork: Closed notes on Sumerian City-States
         Homework: No Homework
162- Pop Quiz: What are the three levels in the SUmerian Social Structure? Explain each one
        Classwork: Finished social structure activity

            Split class into groups and began working on the questions on culture

         HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK

163-Pop quiz: what is an irrigation system?

            Almost completed the second closed notes on city-states

         Homework: No homework

164- Pop quiz In a paragraph explain how the Sumerians expressed their religious beliefs

Classwork: Continued working on our newspaper project

Homework: Complete newspaper article outline

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break

161- Today we went over our homework and did an irrigation activity - we also spoke about city-states and how they were formed

Homework-Read page 44 in textbook

162-began working on social structure activity

homework- read page 44 in textbook

163-Did an irrigation activity and spoke about city-states and how they were formed

Homework: Final copy of essay due tomorrow 

164-Reviewed the social structure in Ancient Sumer—Split the class into groups of 6 and began our activity on Sumerian Culture

Homework-Read pages 45-46

Group 1:

            Melanie, Kai, Gemai, Justice Del Cid, Joel, David

 Group 2:

Christian, Justice Valentin, Ashley, Mahagony, Alexis, Emmanuel 

Tuesday 11/23/11 

161-went over Mesopotamia homework (worksheet)-finished back of closed notes

Homework-reading and answering questions

162- Went over reading and questions homework--> built an irrigation system in the classroom

        NO HOMEWORK

163- completed first closed notes 

       HOMEWORK- final copy of essay

164- completed the second set of closed notes-went over homework and began our social structure of Mesopotamia activity

Monday November 21-->

161-Completed almost all of our closed notes on Ancient Mesopotamia

       HOMEWORK: Worksheet on Ancient Mesopotamia 

 162- Finished the back of our closed notes on Ancient Mesopotamia

         HOMEWORK: Reading and Answering Questions (Questions are down below) 

163- Went over Mesopotamia worksheet that had been for homework—Almost finished the back of our closed notes on Ancient Mesopotamia—No Homework Tonight 

164- Created an irrigation system in our classroom and began the second set of closed notes 

         HOMEWORK: Reading and Answering Questions  (Questions are down below)

read pages 36-39

questions:

1.     how did irrigation systems force people form different villages to work together?

2.     Why did the Sumerians begin building walls around their cities?

3.     What is a levee and why did the Sumerians build them? 

Happy Friday! 

161-Took quiz on characteristics of civilizations--> Shared our civilizations--> No Homework for the weekend =]

162- Took quiz on characteristics of civilizations--> Went over homework on Mesopotamia--> No Homework on the weekend =]

163- Took quiz on characteristics of civilizations-->

HOMEWORK: Worksheet on Ancient Mesopotamia

164- Took quiz on characteristics of civilizations--> Finished the back of our closed notes on Mesopotamia --> No homework for the weekend =]

Hello students! I apologize for getting to you so late
Unfortunately, due to parent teacher conferences I have not had the time to upload our notes from today so if you missed please come see me during lunch and I will give it to you!

Homework is as follows:
162,164--> Worksheet on Ancient Mesopotamia
161,163--> Create your own civilization.......Name your civilization and in a summary discuss how your civilization will include all of the seven characteristics.  The seven characteristics are: social structure, stable food supply, government, technology, writing, religion, and culture.

Remember, QUIZ FRIDAY on the seven characteristics!!

Hi Students! Below is our agenda for the day and homework

161-I did not see you today because of our extended living group so the final essay on Paleolithic and Neolithic changes is due tomorrow (Tuesday)

162,164- Today we began working on the 7 characteristics of a civilization by making a "fold-up" study guide--> Because we did not finish going over everything you will not have homework tonight-however, you should begin reviewing the ones we have gone over because there will be a QUIZ FRIDAY on them.

163-Today we worked on the rough draft of our essay which will be due and counted as a test grade tomorrow

Hello Students!

Today we finished working on our outline for our essay on the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages.  Your Homework (By class) is listed below:

161- Complete outline (if you have not already) and write your introduction and 1st body paragraph

162-Complete outline (if you have not already) and write your introduction and 1st body paragraph

163-Review what a Topic and plan sentence is in an introductory paragraph

164-Complete your introduction and 1st body paragraph

WE WILL BE PEER EDITING OUR 1ST body paragraphs in class Wed!!

Enjoy your day off =]

What we did in class... 11/3/1 Thursday =]

161- Took Quiz

        Grouped in pairs and worked in workbook on the changes from the paleolithic age to the neolithic age

        Homework: Complete workbook

162-Took Quiz

       Grouped in pairs and worked in workbook on the changes from the paleolithic age to the neolithic age

        Homework: Complete workbook 

163- Reviewed the differences between the paleolithic age and the neolithic age

        Filled in our workbook on the changes between the two

164- Talked about why it's important to outline before writing

         "Pair Share" our information on the changes between the paleolithic age and neolithic age

          Reviewed how to create an outline 

Essay Question: (we will be working on this the next few days in class)

       What are two important changes in the lives of people during the Neolithic Age as compared to the Paleolithic Age?

     you MUST include TWO changes 

Explain what the changes are and why they are important

You may choose two of the following:

-Food Supply

-Shelter

-Communities

-Jobs

-Trade

         

Today we began talking about the Paleolithic Age and some of the main changes from the Neolithic to Paleolithic Age.  Your homework tonight is the answer the following question in at least 4 sentences (a paragraph)

In what ways do you think peoples lives changed from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age.  Use the chart we completed in class to answer!

Reminder: Quiz on WED based on the 5 groups of hominids and their major skills and accomplishments

Yesterday and today we did a scavenger hunt in which we found 10 facts about the Paleolithic Revolution

Class 161-Finished scavenger hunt
                 HW due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lifestyle
                 QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids and their skills

Class 162- Reviewed The Paleolithic Revolution
                  No Homework
                  QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids

CLass 163- Finished Scavenger Hunt
                   HW Due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lifestyle
                   QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids


Class 164- Finished Scavenger hunt
                HW due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lyfestyle
                QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids and their skills

Today we continued talking about hominids, the 5 different kinds and their different capabilities.  Your homework tonight will be to complete pages 17-18 in your workbook.  You will have a vocabulary quiz on Wed. of next week.

Class notes:
Humans in Cave Paintings:
Humans in cave paintings are rare 
Animals always more detailed than humans
may be painted as part of a hunting ritual
rituals: ceremonies
may be asking for a successful hunt


Why draw animals?
may have believed they had "magical powers"
believed in spirits and that paintings honored them
belueved cave was a place of worship and paintings were used for ceremonies 




Homework:
Read pages 7-9 And answer the following questions




What clues do cave paintings provide?
What kid of artifacts have been found in caves?  Why are they helpful?
Why do scientists believe cave art was used as a ritual? Why do historians believe the cave men painted handprints on the wall?

Today we did an activity in which you played an archaeologist and analyzed an artifact while filling in a chart and answering questions.

The new "Vocabulary Wall" is up and I added a "Missing Work" Wall so you can check and see what work you need to make up

Wed October 19

Today we began our next unit on "Early Humans" and defined prehistory, archaeology, artifacts, anthropology, and human fossils.  We spoke about how historians are able to study early people without written records or documents.  We then began our activity in which each pair of students study a different artifact placed on their desks.  We will continue this activity into tomorrow.  IF YOU WERE ABSENT, MISSED SOME NOTES, OR DO NOT UNDERSTAND LET ME KNOW!!

The Homework for tonight is to answer the homework questions given to you in class.  If you lost your paper these are the questions:

1. Why is archaeology important?
2. What does the study of artifacts teach us about a culture that we couldn't learn in other ways?
3. Would you consider pursuing archaeology as a career?  What do you think would be rewarding about it?  What do you think would be frustrating?

Today we reviewed longitude and latitude as well as the main material that will be on the exam tomorrow.  Below is the link for our review sheet -->

HINT HINT-know one geographical feature from one of the continents in the Eastern Hemisphere!!

You will all do great! Do not stress

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T7Jw5VC9QnR1e-1SxFvuLclvA3IOfYy07JuxNkNuO88/edit?hl=en_US&ndplr=1


This is the link to our review sheet-copy and paste it into your toolbar and it will lead you to a google doc which has the review sheet as well as another link which will bring you to a map of the world which we will use to review longitude and latitude.

Hello Students!

Today we wrapped up our unit on geography and spoke about the different climates of the world.  The five main climates we discussed were:

A - Tropical Climates-high temperatures  and large amounts of rain year round

B - Dry Climates-little rain and a huge daily temperature range. (Hot during day, cold at night)

C – Temperate Climate-warm,dry summers and cool, wet winters.

D - Continental Climates- can be found in the middle regions of large land masses. Total precipitation is not very high and seasonal temperatures vary widely.

E - Cold Climates-permanent ice and tundra are always present. Only about four months of the year have above freezing temperatures.

Your Homework Tonight is to print out the review sheet as well as the link attached which is a longitude/latitude worksheet.  We will be using this for review for our test on TUESDAY!

Today we wrapped up our presentations on the continents of the Eastern Hemisphere.  Remember the four continents are:

Asia

Africa

Europe

Australia

Your Homework tonight is to compare and contrast two of the four continents using a venn diagram

Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed your three day weekend =]  Today we continued our "student taught" lessons on the four continents of the Eastern Hemisphere.  Your homework tonight will be to :

Write a paragraph describing a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere
  Be sure to Include:
1. geographical features
2. Countries
3. Climate
4. Natural Vegetation

Review Sheet:

How can we locate geographical features and define each:
1. Aerial Photography-
2. Satellite Photography-
3. Globes-
4. Maps-

What are the advantages of using Maps and Globes?
What are the disadvantages of using Maps and Globes?

What is a:
1. Compass Rose-
2. Scale-
3. Cardinal Directions-
4. Intermediate Directions-
Map Key-

What is a political Map?

What is a Physical Map?

How does the Prime Meridian Divide the Earth?

How does the equator divide the Earth?

What is longitude?

What is latitude

Hello all, Today we went over our review sheet and reviewed for our Quiz tomorrow.  Please study tonight so you are well prepared!

Hello students! Today we began filling in our review sheet for our Quiz on Friday.  We then started working in groups on each of the 4 continents located in the Eastern Hemisphere.  We will begin presenting our findings on each of the continents tomorrow in class.

Remember:
    The front of your review sheet is due tomorrow!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY!!

Happy Monday!
Today we continued working on longitude and latitude and discussed our Map Project due tomorrow.  Remember it counts as 30% of your grade so do your very best!
Helpful Tip:
Use the Rubric and Checklist to make sure you have everything covered!

Another Reminder--> We will have our second quiz on Friday-I will be giving you a review sheet either tomorrow or Wed. ( As soon as the copies are made)

See you all tomorrow =]

Tuesday September 28, 2011

Today we studied longitude and latitude.

 Longitude: measures distance from the prime meridian

Latitude: measures distance from the Equator

We began working on a worksheet using different coordinates-you will need to complete this at home and bring it back to class tomorrow in order to check our answers.  We will be doing longitude and latitude for a couple of days so do not worry if you are having trouble!!

Below are the answers to Quiz #1..We have continuously reviewed these topics in class, however, I wanted to make sure you had a complete set of answers for your use when studying.

Quiz #1 Answers

1. What is a continent?
    A continent is a very large piece of land on Earth

2. What are the 7 continents in size order? Biggest to smallest
     Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

3. What are the 4 oceans?
     Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean

4. List the 5 themes of Geography
     Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

5. Explain two of the themes of geography
    Location: Where is it? Absolute and relative location.
    Place: A location's physical and human features
    Human-Environment Interaction: The study of how people adjust to and change their environment? How does the environment adjust to and change for humans?
   Movement: The study of how goods, ideas, and people move from one place to another
   Region: Has unifying characteristics like climate, land, population, or history

6. Why is it important to study geography?
     Many acceptable answers

7. What is a valley?
    An area of lower land between rows of hills or mountains

8/ What is a Plain?
    A large area of flat land

9/ What is a river?
    A continuous flow of water that goes into an ocean or lake

10. What is climate?
      A pattern of weather in a place over a long time

Hello all, hope you had a good weekend.  Today we spoke about how geographers divide and name the different parts of the earth.  Below are the key notes in case you missed them:

Hemisphere: Half of the Earth

equator: divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Prime Meridian: divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres 

We then did an activity using the Atlas books.  

Just a reminder that your homework on physical and political maps is due tomorrow.  Also, if you failed your quiz you MUST have it signed by your parent/ guardian and brought to me no later than Wed.  

Happy Friday!!

This Friday, September 23rd, our Homework packet was due.  Today we discussed physical and political maps.  

Just a Review:

       -Physical Maps: 

                  shows what an area looks like

                  shows important physical features (Hills, Rivers, Plains)

   

      -Political Maps:

                  Shows countries, states, or regions

                  shows names of towns, cities, and capitals

Key Question:

      What is the difference between a political and physical map?

HOMEWORK DUE TUESDAY:

             Political map worksheet #'s 1-7 (The first seven questions)

             Physical map worksheet #'s 1-7 (The first seven questions)

To be answered on a separate sheet of paper (Answers only) 

Please e-mail me if you have any questions     jruggiero@archimedesacademy.org 

Have a great weekend! 

Hey guys! The blog is finally up and running.  I will update this daily with our classwork and homework assignments.  Today, Thursday September 22nd we worked on "The Parts of A Map."  We took notes from a powerpoint and worked on a worksheet in class. Tomorrow our homework is due.  Remember, you will need to read the packet and answer all of the questions on the last page EXCEPT for the very bottom where it asks you to create a map of the route you take to school.  If you were absent today, PLEASE COME SEE ME so I can make sure you receive the notes as well as the worksheet.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions