Career Research Paper

No Red Ink Career Research Practice

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You are to complete the “Career Research Practice” activity. The score that you receive from the activity will not be counted toward your grade. Reminder: No Red Ink allows the teacher to track the student’s performance to see which students are completing the assigned activity.  If you don't finish the activity in class today, you are encouraged to complete it for homework to prepare you for the career research paper.

Career Research Paper Resource

You are to use the Purdue OWL website to assist you with using the MLA format for your in-text citations. You will be using NoodleTools to create your works cited pages. 

Supernova Students of the Month: April

Astronomy: Think-Tac-Toe - 2016-2017

Mr. Wolf's 8th grade science classes are conducting a student choice activity in which they choose and complete astronomy activities.  The due dates for the activities are listed below.  The students are only required to complete one activity.  They can complete up to two additional activities for bonus points.

1st Submission (Required) - Due Date: May 4th (25 Points Possible)
2nd Submission (Optional) - Due Date: May 11th (2.5 Bonus Points Possible)
3rd Submission (Optional) - Due Date: May 18th (2.5 Bonus Points Possible)

Helpful Astronomy Websites

Astronomy Think-Tac-Toe (Printable PDF File)
Note: Students wishing to complete the wild card will need prior approval from Mr. Wolf.  The second and third submissions are worth 2.5 bonus points instead of the 25 points listed on the document.  Also, the students can select any of the projects listed on the board.  They do not need to get a winning tic-tac-toe board.  However, they cannot complete the same project twice.

Student Song Examples from Previous Years (Option # 2):
Solar System Song
Space Story Song

Science Class: 4/6/17

Please complete the following items in order. Headphones are required.  Please remain quiet and on-task during the entire class period.

1. Watch: What If The Sun Disappeared?
2. Watch: Questions No One Knows the Answers to (Full Version)
3. Finish: The Planets of Our Solar System  - Note: You were given this in class yesterday.  If you were absent, extra copies can be found in the "Make-Up Work" area. 
4. If you finish the items above, please pick from the following options: 
• Explore: The Scale of the Universe
• Explore: Gravity and Orbits
• Explore: The Seasons
• Explore: Your Weight on Other Worlds
• Explore: Phases of the Moon
• Explore: Eclipses
• Explore: NASA
• Explore: Tides
• Explore: SciShow Space YouTube Channel
• Explore: A Guide To Space - Fraser Cain - YouTube Channel
• Explore: NASA - YouTube Channel
• Explore: Astronomy Crash Course - YouTube Channel

Anne Frank House Instructions

You are to use the embedded links to explore the Secret Annex that Anne called home during her time in hiding. You will need headphones for this activity.

The steps below take you through navigating the Anne Frank website. You are to take your time and explore. Along the top of the page is a bar with different options for you.

1. Click on the "Enter the 3D house" link at the top of the page and explore the 3D house. This page can take a while to load. You can get to the 3D house by clicking the Secret Annex link.

2. Click on the “About the house” link and explore the page. Be sure to click on the link that says “See it on Google StreetView”

3. Click on the “Who is who?” link and explore the page by clicking on the arrow beneath the person's picture and caption.

4. Click on the “Outcome” link and explore the page by clicking on the various links.

5. Finally, you are to explore the timeline to gain an understanding of that time period.

This can be an emotional and mature topic. If at any time, you are uncomfortable with the subject matter, you are just to click on another link. You do not have to view the entire Anne Frank site.