Monday, August 29, 2016

Important Reminders
- PTA Donations 

Language Arts 
- Newsela article due Tues. 9/6: Earthquake deathtoll reaches 241 in Italy
- complete the Grade 4-6 Diagnostic on NoRedInk by Thurs. 9/1
- complete the Grade 7-9 Diagnostic on NoRedInk by Thurs. 9/8

Social Studies
- answer the following questions for the Understanding Our Place in Human History activity:

1. Color television was invented in 1950 C.E. In which decade did this event take place?
2. How many decades are there between the invention of the telephone in 1876 C.E. and the invention of the automobile in 1893 C.E.?
3. How many centuries have passed since castles were first built in Europe?
4. Paper money was invented in China in 910 C.E. In which century did this event take place?
5. What event on the timeline took place in the third millenium B.C.E.?
6. Which year occurred first — 9000 B.C.E. or 1000 B.C.E.?
7. How many events on the timeline occurred before the common era? How many occurred during the common era?
8. How many years are there between the invention of the Phoenician alphabet in 1000 B.C.E. and Columbus reaching the Americas in 1492 C.E.?  

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If you did not finish the in-class questions, you will need to do so at home:

1. Which event happened much longer ago than you thought it had? Which event happened more recently than you thought it had?
2.  Where is the largest gap between events? Where is the smallest?
3. Which month contains the fewest events? Which month contains the most?
4. What does this calendar reveal about your place in human history?
5. In what ways is the information represented in the calendar difficult to understand?
6. What other methods could be used to show the sequence of events in human history?

Event A: Farming of corn in Peru

Event B: Lightbulb invented

Event C: Paper money invented in China

Event D: Burin (tool maker) invented

Event E: 22-letter alphabet created by Phoenicians

Event F: Color television invented

Event G: Building of the Great Wall of China begins

Event H: Sewing needles invented

Event I: Telephone invented

Event J: Emergence of writing (cuneiform) in Sumer

Event K: Castles built in Europe

Event L: Last Ice Age

Event M: Paper invented in China

Event N: Fishhooks invented

Event O: Columbus reaches the Americas

Event P: Automobile invented

Event Q: Pyramids built in Egypt

Event R: Cave paintings created in France

Math
Fraction Division worksheet

Assessment #1 on Friday, 9/2. Use the Review sheet to study

Science
- Science World Questions - Due Tue 8/30
- Science World Comic - Due Thurs 9/1

Exploratory (Oliveira/Rose)
- no homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- no homework