Thursday, November 21, 2013

No Homework for Thursday, November 21st

No Homework for Thursday, November 21st.

The students are working on their Document Based Questions at school this week.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

No Homework for Wednesday, November 20th

No Homework for Wednesday, November 20th.

The students are working on their Document Based Questions at school this week.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Homework for Monday, November 18th and Tuesday, November 19th

Homework for Monday, November 18th and Tuesday, November 19th: Agriculture and Animals

This is a two sided homework and will be collected on Wednesday.

The students do not have to do the Extension Activity at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Homework for Monday, November 12th

Homework for Monday, November 12th: The Stone Ages and Early Cultures

The Students should have completed the first side in class today.



Extra Credit Project for 2nd Quarter

Extra Credit: Cave Painting

Task: Cave painters created images of things they saw every day, such as deer, mammoths, Hunters, and bulls. Imagine that you are a cave painter. Create a mural that either represents your daily life or represents a stone age person's daily life.

Click on the links below for some research:

Lascaux Cave Paintings

More on the Lascaux Cave Paintings

Student Examples:


Homework for Tuesday, November 5th

Homework for Tuesday, November 5th: The Discovery of Chauvet Cave




Homework for Monday, November 4th

Homework for Monday, November 4th: Boy of the Painted Cave



Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Homework for Tuesday, October 29th

Homework for Tuesday, October 29th: NO HOMEWORK.

I did not teach the kids what they needed for the homework sheet , there is no homework tonight.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Homework for Monday, October 28th

Homework for Monday, October 28th: Achievements of the Stone Age


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Homework for the week of October 21st

Homework for the week October 21st: Heirloom Project

Heirloom Project due Friday, 25. Students should be ready to present on Friday.
 Example:



Thursday, October 17, 2013

Homework for Thursday, October 17th

Homework for Thursday, October 17th: Family Heirloom Project

The students were introduced to the heirloom project today and should work on it tonight as well as over the weekend. The finished project is due on Friday, October 25th.



Homework for Tuesday, October 15th and Wednesday, October 16th.

Homework for Tuesday, October 15th and Wednesday, October 16th.

There was no homework on Tuesday as 1/3 of the students were going to on the Sound Waters field trip.

The students who did not go on the trip needed to finish up their "Time for School" reflection if they did not finish it in school.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Homework for Friday, October 11

Homework for Friday, October 11: no homework for the long weekend. Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Homework for Tuesday, October 8th

Homework for Tuesday, October 8th: Vocabulary Builder 1

Homework for Monday, October 7th

Homework for Monday, October 7th: Who Cares about Great-Uncle Edgar?


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Homework for Wednesday, October 2nd

Homework for Wednesday, October 2nd: World Map Reflection



World Map Challenge                        10/2/13

1.     Did you enjoy the challenge?  Why or why not?

2.     How did your limited resources impact your ability to complete the challenge?

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Homework for Tuesday, October 1st

Homework for Tuesday, October 1st: Organize Picture Day with Parents





There are extra forms at Ripp, check with your Social Studies Teacher!

Homework for Monday, September 30th

Homework for Monday, September 30th: Finish Huff and Puff Reflection




Huff and Puff Interdisciplinary Unit
Social Studies Instructions

Your assignment is to reflect upon your experience as one of the little pigs and respond to the following questions.  Write an essay that will explain in detail the following:

Did you survive or were you eaten by the Big Bad Wolf? What decisions contributed to your survival or demise?

In which quadrant did you choose to build your house? What factors led you to your decision?

After what you have learned, if you had an unlimited budget would you choose to live in the same area of the map or would you pick a different location? Be sure to explain why.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Homework for Monday, September 24th and Tuesday, September 25th


Homework for Monday, September 24th and Tuesday, September 25th: Study for Mapping Test on Wednesday.


Mapping Test Study Guide
1)    Define Globe: A model of Earth as seen from space.
2)    List the seven Continents.
3)    List the four oceans.
4)    What does hemisphere mean?
5)    What does the equator divide the Earth into?
6)    What does the prime meridian divide the Earth into?
The next three questions use the 1st page in the packet to study (Circle 1):
7)    What hemisphere is shown on the globe?
Eastern.
8)    Label the five continents shown.
9)    Label the four oceans.
10)                  What are the two names for the lines running North and South on a map?
Longitude and Meridians.
11)                  What are the two names for lines running East or West on a map?
Latitude and Parallel
12)                  This question is a skill question finding latitude and longitude coordinates.
13)                  Create a compass rose.
14)                  What are the cardinal directions?
N, E, W, S
15)                  What are the intermediate directions?
NE, SE, NW, SW
Questions 16 – 19 are skill questions finding directions on a map.
20) What does scale do for you on a map?
       Helps you convert map distance to real distance.
Questions 21 and 22 are skill questions using scale.
Bonus: What city does the Prime Meridian run through?

Friday, September 20, 2013

Homework for Friday, September 20th

Homework for Friday, September 20th: No Homework.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Homework for Thursday, September 19th

Homework for Thursday, September 19th: Study for Test:



Mapping Test Study Guide

1)    Define Globe: A model of Earth as seen from space.

2)    List the seven Continents.

3)    List the four oceans.

4)    What does hemisphere mean?

5)    What does the equator divide the Earth into?

6)    What does the prime meridian divide the Earth into?

The next three questions use the 1st page in the packet to study (Circle 1):

7)    What hemisphere is shown on the globe?
Eastern.
8)    Label the five continents shown.

9)    Label the four oceans.

10)                  What are the two names for the lines running North and South on a map?
Longitude and Meridians.
11)                  What are the two names for lines running East or West on a map?
Latitude and Parallel
12)                  This question is a skill question finding latitude and longitude coordinates.

13)                  Create a compass rose.

14)                  What are the cardinal directions?
N, E, W, S
15)                  What are the intermediate directions?
NE, SE, NW, SW
Questions 16 – 19 are skill questions finding directions on a map.

20) What does scale do for you on a map?
       Helps you convert map distance to real distance.
Questions 21 and 22 are skill questions using scale.

Bonus: What city does the Prime Meridian run through?

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Homework for Wednesday, September 18th

Homework for Wednesday, September 18th: Continents and Oceans II

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Monday, September 16, 2013

Homework for Monday, September 16th

Homework for Monday, September 16th: Continents and Oceans part 1


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Homework for the week of May, 27th

Homework for the week of May, 27th: Knights and Knighthood


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Homework for May, 22nd

Homework for May, 22nd: Cause and Effect

Homework for Tuesday, May 21st

Homework for Tuesday, May 21st: Get Permission slip and letter signed.


Homework for Monday, May 20th

Homework for Monday, May 20th: Charlemagne's Empire

Monday, May 13, 2013

Homework for the WEEK of May 13th, 2013


Homework for the WEEK of May 13th, 2013:
 
We have started our presentations of the Culture Projects. All students should be preparing for it.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Homework for the WEEK of April 29th


Homework for the WEEK of April 29th
This week the students are working on their culture project. The students should spend their homework time working on some aspect of the project.
 
There are the 12 commonalities of culture that the students should be researching:


 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Homework for Tuesday, April 23rd

Homework for Tuesday, April 23rd: Assassanation of Julius Caesar

Homework for Monday, April 22nd

Homework for Monday, April 22nd: Roman Contributions

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Homework for Monday, March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th

Homework for Monday, March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th: Bring in permission slip.


Friday, March 1, 2013

Homework for Friday, March 1st

Homework for Friday, March 1st: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Homework for Thursday, February 28th

Homework for Thursday, February 28th: The Athenian Empire