Students of the Month: January

Science Class: Minerals and Rocks (1/23-1/27 and 1/30)

During class, you will be given time to work on the Chromebooks.  Please complete the following steps in order.

1.  Complete and turn in the "Mineral Identification" Gizmo activity.

• Website Used: https://www.explorelearning.com/
• You do NOT need to complete: "3. On your own" 
• Note: The Mineral Key is on the last few pages of the packet. 
• Due: 1/25

2.  Complete and turn in: "Web Activity: Rocks & the Rock Cycle"

• This assignment will have two separate grades.
• The packet will be graded for completion.
• The 15 point quiz at the end of the activity will also be graded.
• You may take the 15 point quiz at the end of this activity as many times as you like before reporting your score to Mr. Wolf.  
• If you take the quiz at home, please print the first page that shows your name and score.  You do not need to print the other pages.  
• The test results AND packet are both due 1/31.

3. Pick from the following options once everything above has been completed:

• Mountain Scavenger Hunt - 2 BONUS POINTS!!! - Due 1/30
• Website Used: http://www.mountainprofessor.com/
• The History of the Earth - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room. 
• What Does the Earth Look Like? - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room.
• How the Earth Was Made (Ring of Fire) - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room.
• How the Earth Was Made (Hawaii) - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room.
• Rocks - Additional Websites - Explore
• Volcanoes: Interactive - Explore
• Virtual Volcano - Explore
• CH 4 Vocabulary - Study
• Science Simulations (Gizmos) - Explore - Use the same username and password that you used for the Mineral Identification activity.  See Mr. Wolf if you don't remember your username and password.  

Mr. Wolf's Scientific Scholars - 2nd Nine Weeks

"Flowers for Algernon" Cooperative Reading Groups

The students of Mrs. Porter's English 8 classes are currently reading the short story, "Flowers for Algernon".  Before the students started reading, they discussed identifying character traits, examining the structure of a text, and the author, Daniel Keyes.  The students also discussed how a short story or novel is adapted in to a screenplay, and the author, Stirling Silliphant, who adapted "Flowers for Algernon" into the screenplay, Charly.

While reading the story and the excerpt from the screenplay, the students worked in cooperative reading groups. The students analyzed the story by tracing the main character's dynamic change and his changing character traits.  The students also worked on a discussion guide as a group and analyzed the structure of the text.

Plate Tectonics: Online Activity

During class, you will be given time to work on the "Plate Tectonics: Online Activity."

• Link to the Website Used for the Activity 
• Plate Tectonics: Online Activity (Digital Copy)
• Due 1/23

Once you finish the activity, please turn it in to the bin.  Then choose from the following options:

• Mountain Scavenger Hunt - 2 BONUS POINTS!!! - Due 1/30
• Website Used: http://www.mountainprofessor.com/
• The History of the Earth - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room. 
• What Does the Earth Look Like? - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room.
• How the Earth Was Made (Ring of Fire) - Watch: Headphones are in the back of the room.
• Interactives: Dynamic Earth - Explore
• Plate Tectonics - Additional Websites - Explore
• CH 7 Vocabulary - Study