Week 4 (Jan 4 - 8, 2010)

All Grades:

Typing for 5 minutes (keep your hands covered)

• If you would like to retake the typing tests-see Mr. W for a lunch pass on Wednesday of this week.
• Proficiency means:
• 6th grade =  20 wpm  90% accuracy
• 7th grade =  25 wpm   90% accuracy
• 8th grade =   25 wpm  95 % accuracy

6th Grade:

• Inventors Research
• PART I - Choosing an Inventor to Study
  • Survey Inventors by visiting http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
  • Complete the Inventors Survey Document (print from here or see Mr. W for a copy).
  • Choose a first and second choice for an inventor you would like to research for this project. Circle them on your Inventors Survey Document. Clip into your folders.
  • Meet with Mr. W to confirm your choice.
• PART II - Research
  • Collect Notes about your inventor.
  • Use the attached Word Document or create your own, leaving space between them for your notes.
  • Start you research by using the BSD Eresearch Tools.
  • Copy and Paste or paraphrase information and collect it all in your Word Document. Remember to cite your sources!
  • Save to your work to documents, eaccess or your usb drive OR in all of these.

7th Grade:

• Begin HTML unit
• Go to  http://stollertlc.org
• Find the TLC Links and click on the "Learn HTML" link.
• Read the Introduction and Chapters 1-3.
• Complete the "HTML/XHTML Introduction Assignment" Worksheet.
• Create firstpage.html - This begins in Chapter 4 of Learning HTML for Kids.
  • Save your firstpage.html in Eaccess into a new folder titled, "html".

8th Grade:

• Inventions Study
• Engineering Notebooks setup on Tuesday.  You need a spiral notebook or composition book.
• Keyring Key Idea!     Why didn't I think of this.
• Invention Vocabulary Worksheet – finish in class and put in your folder.   If you do not finish in class on Tuesday, take it home and finish it.
• Invention Partnership Contracts and Parent Letters-Return Signed by Monday, Oct 5th.
• Powerpoint Tutorial
  • Painting Light and Shadow Atomic Learning Tutorial. Learn how to create a Powerpoint Presentation.