updates and homework

Greetings Families,

I am so proud of the work our students did last week, raising money for homeless students.  Their efforts with coin drives in class and our bake and bracelet sale, earned over $230!  I am amazed at their hard work and everyone's generosity who contributed in any way!!!

Just a reminder that progress reports went home today.  Please help your child to stay on top of their work in the last few weeks of school.  Extra credit is available (click here).     Tonight students should be working on finishing up their book club novels, otherwise no other homework.

Important Dates:

Family Life begins Monday May 12 with a lesson on self esteem.

End of the Year Room 12 show (untitled at the moment) Performance Tuesday, June 3^rd  @ 9am and 11am

End of the Year Party: Wednesday, June 4^th  at Nisene

Thank you, 

:) Mrs. Sara

Weather study guide

Weather study guide

Name _______________________

Weather:  Science Test Study Guide

Here is what you need to know….

1.  Be able to describe what the following are and how they form:

Hurricanes (and storm surge)

Tornados

Thunderstorms

types of precipitation

-drizzle

-rain

-sleet

-snow

-hail

2. Cloud types and what type of weather they indicate:

cirrus

 

cumulonimbus

 cumulus

stratus

3. The water cycle:  evaporation, condensation, precipitation

4. How air temperature affects density

5. How the ocean affects weather (including ocean temps in the tropics and poles)

6. Read a data table and graph that shows temperature change:

For example:  What was the temperature change from day 1 to day 6?

day 1= 43˚ F day 2=53 ˚F day 3 =50˚F day 4= 57˚F day 5= 59˚F day 6= 67˚F

7. Know the vocabulary words:      troposphere        hygrometer          hurricane         tornado          ozone         humidity           convection current          meteorology         barometer         thermometer         anemometer           thunderstorm       

Weather vocabulary

4/28-5/7    Weather Vocabulary words:

1. weather

2. atmosphere

3. meteorology

4. troposphere

5. ozone

6. current

7. convection current

8. humidity

9. precipitation (includes: drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, hail)

10. wind

11. monsoon

12. tornado

13. tsunami

14. hurricane

15. earthquake

16. thunderstorm

17. thermometer

18. barometer

19. anemometer

20. hygrometer 

Homework:

Monday 4/28 and Tuesday 4/29- write definitions

Wednesday 4/30- crossword

Thursday 5/1 – study vocabulary and catch up day

*Test will not be Friday (hold onto packet and work)

Monday 5/5- complete as much of the study guide as possible (bring to class Tuesday we will go over questions)

Tuesday 5/6- study for test be sure study guide is complete (it will be turned in for credit)

Wednesday 5/7- test  (you may use study guide and science notebook)

 * all vocab work, journal jot, study guide due Wednesday  5/7

Weather Vocabulary Definitions

1. weather – the state of the atmosphere; most weather occurs in the troposphere and is caused by pressure differences and changes in air, heat and moisture

2. atmosphere- the gasses surrounding earth (made up of the troposphere and stratosphere)

3. meteorology - The study of weather

4. troposphere- the lowest layer of the atmosphere (6-12 miles) above the earth and is where most weather occurs.

5. ozone- The gas the protects the earth from the Sun’s harmful rays

6. current – a large portion of air (or water) moving in a certain direction

7. convection current - The upward and downward movement of air in the atmosphere

8. humidity - The amount of water vapor in the air

9. precipitation (includes: drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, hail that fall to the earth

10. wind- The horizontal movement of air

11. monsoon - A monsoon is a seasonal wind, found especially in Asia that reverses direction between summer and winter and often brings heavy rains and a flooding period as well as a drought period

12. tornado - A violent rotating column of air that extends downward from thunderstorm clouds and touches the ground

13. tsunami - A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

14. hurricane- A large rotating tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour

15. earthquake- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action

16. thunderstorm- a storm with wind, rain, hail and lightning

17. thermometer - An instrument used to measure temperature

18. barometer - An instrument used to measure pressure

19. anemometer - An instrument used to measure wind speed

20. hygrometer  - An instrument used to measure the moisture in the air/humidity

environmental link below

http://climatekids.nasa.gov/

vocab

SHARKWATER VOCABULARY

1. pirate - a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea

2. poaching- the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game

3. trespass- a wrongful entry upon the lands (or territory) of another.

4. gills- the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.

5. lateral line- the line of sensory structures along the head and sides of fishes that allow the animal to  detect water currents, pressure changes and vibrations.

6. shark finning – refers to the removal and retention of shark fins and the discard at sea of the carcass. The shark is most often still alive when it is tossed back into the water. Unable to swim, the shark slowly sinks toward the bottom where it is eaten alive by other fish.

7. fact - something that actually exists; a reality; a truth

8. myth- any invented story, idea, or concept

9. predator- any organism that exists by preying (eating) upon other organisms.

10. prey- an animal hunted or seized for food

11. extinct- no longer in existence

12. endangered    - threatened with danger,  threatened with extinction

13. vulnerable- capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt

14. food web- a  group of interlinked food chains

15./16. preservation/ conservation – the act of keeping something  safe, alive or in existence

HOMEWORK:

Tuesday:  Create your environmentally friendly dream house- label features

Wednesday: Crossword Puzzle

Thursday: Write sentences or a story/article that uses 10 vocabulary words

NO TEST THIS WEEK ON VOCAB!!!

*These words will not be tested but will be important to understand in order to complete our class work this week.

Computer Programming

http://code.org/learn

want to learn how to program?

geometry vocab

Geometry vocabulary

Monday and Tuesday= work on drawings (to help you understand meaning)

Wednesday and Thursday work on definitions (word)

 Pictures for each word and written definition

1.  ray

2.  angle

3.  vertex

4.  protractor

5.  degrees

6.  acute angle

7.  obtuse angle

8.  right  angle

9.  straight  angle

10.   line

11.  line segment

12.  parallel

13.   intersecting

14.  perpendicular

15.  equilateral triangle

16.  isosceles triangle

17.  scalene triangle

18.  right triangle

19.  acute triangle

20.  obtuse triangle

21.  quadrilateral

22.  rectangle

23.  square

24.  parallelogram

25.  rhombus

26.  trapezoid

27.  congruent