Friday, May 15, 2015

HW due AFTER Marine Biology on Tuesday, May 26th

HAVE THE MOST AMAZING MARINE BIOLOGY EXPERIENCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!


HW due Tuesday, May 26th 

1. Country 2 – Creative Piece - THEME

Bring your Country 2 THEME experience alive through writing
·       Travel Story (Realm of the Senses)
OR
·       Travel Journal

THEME --- To Consider:
·       Look at the expectations for that theme on your Main Yellow Assignment Sheet
·       BE SPECIFIC!!!!
·       Who? What? Why? Where? When?
·       HOW?!?!?!
·       Add depth and detail to your theme!!!
o   At least 5 facts (from your travel grant research page)


2. Country 2 – Creative Piece PAGE
Creative Piece: --- SEE RUBRIC ON (yellow) MAIN ASSIGNMENT PAGE
·       Capture your experiences in the country, your creativity, and have fun!
·       Include basic country info (minimum of 5 facts of your choice)
·       Map (done by hand) + Flag (by hand or printed)

·       Other: postcards, sketches, tickets, city maps, trinkets, brochures, blog entries, etc… (all visuals must be captioned) ***at least 3 “other” things**



3.. Narrative Non-Fiction Assignment #3


1.     1. READ!!! When/Where did you read during the weekends before and after Marine Biology

2.     2. Summarize – Summarize what you have read in your story in 3-5 sentences.

3.     3. Questions – List three questions this book has left you pondering.

4.     4. Quotes/Important Passages – Find two meaningful quotes or passages from your text. Write them down (and the page #)… Explain what they mean to you and the story


5.     5. Create your own question (something that is meaningful to you about the book that I am not asking about)… Write a brief response

Monday, April 27, 2015

Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

***write your responses on a blank sheet of paper***

1. Visit each everycutlure.com (everyculture.com)... Spend 10 minutes on this website.
2. Visit the CIA - World Fact Book website... Pick three countries to read about... List the country and three facts from that country
3. Find a current event from each continent (must be news from the past two months)... Summarize the event, write a personal connection, and cite the news source
4. Online Resources... Visit 4 of the following websites... Write down 1interesting thing about each website...

TO DO TUESDAY!!!
-Read through these places in the world
-Pick 3 that are of high interest to you. Find two websites for each location that provide more information and detail about that place... Write down the name of those two websites

80 Unreal Places in the World!
explore this awesome slideshow!
Write down destinations in your notes that seem especially interesting!

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Ancient India - Scavenger Hunt

Complete the following Scavenger Hunt in any order you want... Write your findings in your Curator's Notebook.



1. Find 3 things related to your expert group and 5 interesting facts from this website... Ancient India for Middle SchoolList them in your Curator's Notebook

2. Ancient India - Timeline + Maps
....Read through the following link    http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/

3. Ancient India Videos: Find three engaging videos (each under 8 minutes) related to Ancient India. Watch them! Write down the video name and two interesting facts from each video. Use your Smarter Balance headphones!!!

4. Find the five most engaging, informative, and meaningful images related to Ancient India

5. Play Lucia's Ancient India game https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/52204892/?fromexplore=true

6. Find a website that directly connects to your Ancient India expert group

7. Find 3 facts related to each SMAC Ancient Culture
...Aboriginal Australia
...Ancient Egypt
...Ancient Greece/Rome
...Ancient Maya
...Ancient Japan
...Ancient Sub-Saharan West Africa

If you finish early go see Michael!

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Random Updates

Weekend Service Opportunities
Attend this environmental film festival, driven by teenagers http://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/schedule/2015/4/12/ecoshorts

Check out Lucia's Mohenjodaro SCRATCH game https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/52204892/?fromexplore=true

8th graders listed below... I am tired of getting these emails from Tara.... DEAL WITH THESE!!!

8th Grade missing I Am Poems:
Rico
Owen
Byrd
Raven

8th Graders missing Catalina forms (I have extras in my room!)
Mia Bray
Rico
Gavin G
Wren
Claire
Alijah
Raven

"Break The Silence" Dance

Dear Sunnyside Families:

On April 17, the Sunnyside Middle School QSA (Queer-Straight Alliance) club will be hosting the "Break The Silence" dance. Breaking The Silence is an important culmination of a week of activities and education geared toward raising awareness of the issues LGBTQ individuals face in schools and the silence too often thrust upon them by our communities. As part of this week, SES students will lead lessons and conversations that address issues of gender identity and sexual orientation. The dance is an opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate the diversity and resilience of our SES community.

Mark your calendars for 6:30pm Friday, April 17 and plan to join us as we dance the night away!

Thanks!
Mical and Patrick​

Monday, March 30, 2015

Ancient India - Expert Group Resources

Use any of the following resources to support your Ancient India expert groups research!!!

Ancient India Technology

Ancient India - Videos related to History Alive chapters

You might have to sign up for a free five day account to fully watch these videos. They should prove to be helpful because their is a video related to each expert group!

Gillian's Pathfinder for Ancient India Ancient India Pathfinder
...Use the websites as resources at the bottom of the page
...Search using the OSLIS database


Ancient India Webquest Ancient India Webquest

Monday, March 16, 2015

Ancient India Pathfinder and Webquest

1. Gillian's Pathfinder for Ancient India Ancient India Pathfinders
...Explore at least three of the websites on the bottom of the page (you have to scroll down)
...Search using at least one OSLIS database


2. Ancient India Webquest Ancient India Webquest


 During your time within the Ancient India Pathfinder and Webquest find and record one fact for each section in your Curator’s Notebook

If you feel like you finish early, start researching any of the following related to our learning around Ancient India using either google or OSLIS
...Mohenjodaro/Harrapa/Prince Siddartha/Ashoka's Edicts/Gupta Empire/The Vedas/Sanskrit/OTHER

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Refugee/Human Rights Final Project - RESOURCES

come see me if you want access to Cori/Karen's powerpoint from the Central America lesson 

SYRIA


CLIMATE CHANGE
Read one or two of the articles and then search for a short video on any of the following: Tuvalu, Kivalina, or Kiribati for a case study glimpse.

Links to articles we shared in class:






YUGOSLAVIA








Websites to use for research on countries:







DR CONGO


– push and pull factors they saw in the timeline

– ABC’s of the DRC in the curriculum and the article http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/020600africa-congo.html

2.    Video – Refugee Camp in Uganda for Congolese


GREAT VIDEO ON PRECIOUS METALS