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6/18 Homework- Presentation Response

6/18/2012

WOW! What a great presentation today! Thank you so much to Mrs. Mancinelli for the great info! Tonight for homework you will be working on a two part blog. Please see below for details! Remember to draft in word and check your work carefully!

Part A
Pick two of the six following questions to answer. Each answer should be atleast 4-5 sentences!

*What is gravity?
*How is gravity proportional? Inversely proportional?
*What is a galaxy? What is a universe?
*What happens to massive stars?
*Why did Mrs. Mancinelli call on Meredith and Emily and explain how they are 'special'. How is this related to what you learned today?
*What are the four forces of nature?

Part B
In atleast 4-5 sentences explain two things you learned today (not covered in the questions above) and atleast one thing you are still curious about. Please be sure to include why you are curious about your topic!

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6/13 Astronomy Homework

6/13/2012

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Please answer 3 of the following 5 questions. Each question should be answered in at least one full paragraph.

*What predictable, observable patterns occur as a result of the interaction between the Earth, Moon, and Sun?
*How does space exploration help humans to solve problems on Earth?
*What are technological developments (past and present) related to space exploration and education?
*Who was Johannes Kepler? What did he discover that changed what we know about space?
*Who was Galileo? What did he bring to the field of astronomy?

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Weekend Homework 5/4 ~ Presentation Reflection

5/4/2012

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Today in class we continued our conversation on economy with a wonderful presenter, Mr. Lewis! Mr. Lewis spoke about a variety of topics! We were able to get a great sense of how the US and the world economies work and how they have changed!

This weekend for homework you will be completing a two part blog. Please make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post to ensure you have read all of the directions!!

Part A: For this part you will be writing two paragraphs. In these two paragraphs you will be answering 2 of the following questions.

Choose two:
What should be the most important factor in economic decision making?
Why should we be concerned about economic growth in other countries?
Why is it important to invest money wisely?
Why is it important for you to prepare for your economic future?
What does it mean to be “valuable”?

Part B: For this part of your blog you will be answering this question in at least one paragraph! You may certainly do more research if you would like!!
As you heard today, two weeks from now Facebook will become "public", and anyone will be able to buy shares in Facebook. Would you buy shares in Facebook? Give your answer and support it with three facts you learned today.

Remember to check your work for crystal clear clarity and edit very carefully! Don’t forget to write your work in Word to make sure you don’t miss anything!

This just in:
Mr. Lewis sent Ms. D and I this link! We all thought you might find it interesting and relevant to our discussion today!
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303877604577382442731310080-lMyQjAxMTAyMDAwNDEwNDQyWj.html?mod=wsj_share_email#mjDropdown

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HW 5/2 - Geology Blog #1

5/2/2012

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Today you spent learning all about Geology, the study of Earth! Mr. Mashenko’s presentation on Geology was very interesting an informative! Tonight your blog has two parts. Please read through the entire blog and draft in word to ensure you are doing your best work!

Part A:
Answer one of the following questions. Your response for this part should be at least one paragraph. Use the notes and information you gathered in class to help you with these questions.

* What can rocks tell us about the history of the Earth?
* How do geologists draw conclusions about the past?
* How do glaciers leave souvenirs? (Be sure to include examples, you may need to do extra research. Check out the Geology tab for help!)

Part B
Choose one of the following two topics. Spend 10 minutes researching using the following links (or your own, be sure to include the websites you used!). Write a one paragraph summary of your topic.

*Mohs Hardness Scale
*Stalagmite and stalactite

Your entire response must be atleast 2 paragraphs. Try to elaborate on your response with as many supporting details as possible. Remember to draft your response in Word first. Re-read your response for spelling, correct punctuation, and complete sentences.

Geology Links:
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/cube/b2.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/stalactite-stalagmite1.htm
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-stalactites-and-stalagmites.html

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HW 1/27- Monster Storms Trip

2/27/2012

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WOW what a great first day back! I am so impressed with how much we learned today and the great questions you were asking! We will be studying weather and planets after our current unit and I am excited to use what we learned today!

Tonight for your blog will be a three part blog. Please read the directions carefully to ensure you meet all of the expectations!
Scroll down through the entire post. there are THREE parts!

Part 1
Answer two of the following questions:
-Why can’t a rain drop turn to snow?
-Why do snowflakes come from?
-Why isn’t ice slippery
-What do you find inside hail?

Part 2

Look at the following picture. Make 2 observations and 1 inference.

Part 3

What are 2 questions that you still have? Explain why you want to know more about these things!

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HW 2/15- Learn about Dr. Frank Marks!

2/15/2012

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On Monday February 27th, we will be attending BOCES Monster Storms Presentation. As part of the presentation there is always a Skype presenter who has a job in the “weather” field. Four students get to talk directly to this presenter ask their question.

This year you will be speaking with, Dr. Frank Marks! Dr. Frank Marks is the Director of Hurricane Research and a Meteorologist for NOAA's Hurricane Research Division in Miami, FL.

Dr. Marks describes his department in NOAA as the department that studies what makes tropical storms do what they do.

Dr. Marks flies the hurricane hunter plans into the storm. Since 1980 he has flown into 75-80 tropical cyclones, of which more than 40 were hurricanes, making over 400 penetrations into hurricane eyes.

For homework you will be using the following links to research about Dr. Marks. You will then prepare a response with 2 new things you learned about Dr. Marks and 2 possible questions you would want to ask him about his job/research.

Links:
http://www.noaa.gov/features/03_protecting/frankmarks_interview.html

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20101202_ams.html

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/marks_bio.html

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Marks/marks_bio.html

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Guest Speaker Homework- Due Tuesday 2/7

2/3/2012

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Today we had a wonderful presentation by Anne Minihan Shaw! She is a judge in Croton, a lawyer in White Plains, and a mom of a student in your grade!
For your homework, due Tuesday, please answer the following questions in detail using as much evidence as you can.

“Good investigators and good prosecutors are just as interested in knowing what they don’t know” What do you think this means? Why would this be important when planning for a trial?

Why do you think “putting together a criminal prosecution is just like building a house”?

List 2-3 questions you still have, and one sentence on why you still wonder about them.

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Sound Off - Math in our Everyday Lives!

2/3/2012

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Have you ever wondered what the point of math was? Why you had to spend so much time memorizing and studying?

Susan Gaidos wrote the article "Math and our Number Sense" about math in our world and how much we use it and learn it every day!

The first paragraph in her article says "Not all math skills are learned in the classroom. Some of them come naturally. Consider the split-second calculations you make when you estimate the number of empty seats on the school bus or gauge the number of cookies in a cookie jar."

I see math around me all the time! Do you? Check out her article, by clicking on the following link, and sound off here!
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2008/09/math-and-our-number-sense-2/

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HW 1/5 Crime Blog

1/5/2012

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Tonight for homework please answer the following two questions:
Which point of view are you writing from for you project? Why did you choose that?

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HW 1/4/12 - Crime Scene Presentation

1/4/2012

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During class today you participated in a wonderful presentation about Crime Scene Investigations! Detective Camillieri gave us some fun facts and information while Detective Gabrielsen took many of your fingerprints for your ID cards!

In your blog response tonight please answer 4 of the 5 questions in detail.

-Detective Camillieri gave us a few examples of some real crimes that have happened in Croton whereas detectives they used what we did! What were some of the examples he gave?

-What did Detective Camillieri tell us are the first few steps once you have identified a crime scene? Why?

-Why is it important to sketch the crime scene?

-What new things did you learn about fingerprints and crime scene investigations?

-How can you use the information you learned in class today to help you with your crime scene project?

***WARNING, WARNING, WARNING***
You must type your response in Microsoft Word first. Then, copy and paste into the comment box here. REREAD your response and check for correct spelling, puncutation, and complete sentences

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