Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Energy Web Quest!!!

DIRECTIONS:
WRITE DOWN ALL OF THE  QUESTIONS FIRST!
SKIP 2 LINES AFTER EACH QUESTION.
CLICK THE LINKS TO FIND THE ANSWERS.
1. What is energy?
2. What is "Renewable Energy?"
3. Fill in the blank: Approximately ______ of electricity produced globally in 2009 came from renewable sources.
4. Fill in the blank: In 2012, ________ of the energy consumed in the USA came from renewable sources
5. True or False? Energy can be called "renewable: if it pollutes the environment.
6. What is non-renewable energy?
7. Where does non-renewable energy come from?
8. List 1 good thing about fossils fuels.
9. List one bad thing about fossil fuels.
10. What is mechanical energy?(you,ve got to go back the the first page!:))
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11. What are the 3 types of energy transfer?
12. What is conduction?
13. Why does conduction work well with solids? (3rd website)
14. Write 4 examples of conduction.
15. What is Convection?
16. What is a medium? (3rd website)
17. Write 4 examples of Convection.
18. What is Radiation?
19. Write 4 examples of Radiation.
20.  Fill in the blank: In our environment, heat always moves from the ____________ object, to the  ___________ object.
answers 1-10
http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/all-about-energy.html
answers 11-20
http://quizlet.com/20410697/convection-conduction-and-radiation-examples-definitions-flash-cards/
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_heattransfer/

Friday, December 5, 2014

PLANS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014

GOOD MORNING! Make me proud today! If everything goes smoothly, you will watch The Hunger Games this afternoon.  If not, you will have an alternate assignment to complete for a grade. (just do what you are supposed to, folks!)
7:45- 8:15 BREAKFAST: First thing, have JAYDA to put on an "Are You Afraid of The Dark?" episode for the students to watch as they eat.Jerald and Ernest can pass out breakfast. LADIES go up to get their breakfast first, When they sit down, GENTLEMEN may go. At 8:15, Jerald will walk around with the trashcan and EVERYONE will throw away all breakfast, then he will take out the trash. Ernest will put the leftovers back into the crate, and place it outside.
*pass out ipads. Girls can come up and get theirs at once, let half the boys go at a time.
8:15- 9:45 READING-  we've been reading "The Giver." Go to the link: http://quizlet.com/220216/flashcards and go through each vocabulary word that we have been talking about. Study using the flashcards! When you are finished, click on the "scatter" game. (can also be found by clicking here)
-When finished, go ahead and come up and get assignment packet from Ms.Gail.
9:45-11:00ish ELA/SCIENCE: Complete assignments from Ms. Gail. When finished ACHIEVE 3000!!!! WE'RE LOOSING FOLKS!!  I'd love to come back to some bigger points!!!!
11:00ish- 11:40- ENRICHMENT-  HOODA MATH/ACHIEVE3000!!! You may also explore websites previously posted on thewestontimes.
11:45-12:15 LUNCH
12:30- MOVIE. ASSUMING YOU'VE BEEN GOOD and Because we've been discussing "utopian societies" and we've compared and contrasted between "the Giver" and "the Hunger Games," Let's watch the 2nd movie in the "Hunger Games" Series.
2:50- PE

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Utopia WEB QUEST

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia
http://users.erols.com/jonwill/

IT'S YOUR CEREMONY OF 12

It's December. It's time for all of you ELEVENS to attend the annual ceremony of 12.  What will your assignment be? Take the quiz to find out.
When you receive your assignment, think about what your training will be, then get with your fellow "group-mates" that received the same assignment.
***HERE'S THE KICKER: You cannot speak during your ceremony of 12. You must find another way to communicate and get with your fellow "elevens" without speaking! (label yourselves, write it big on your paper, etc..)

Answer these questions on the back of your paper: (Please, for the love of pete, don't forget to put your name on your paper!)
What is your assignment?
What do you think about this assignment.
Do you think the ELDERS chose wrong?
Who else in your group of ELEVENS will you begin your training with?
Why do you think you received this assignment?


http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?obj_id=136963