November 30-December 4, 2015

Hour of Code:

We will be participating in the Hour of Code event later this week and early next week. If students have a Google account, they can save their progress. It is not a requirement.

Sample one-hour activities:

https://code.org/learn

http://lightbot.com/hour-of-code-2015-flash.html

Additional hour of code activities:

https://code.org/educate/teacher-led

*For those who are interested in pursuing this further, perhaps the new Raspberry Pi Zero would be of interest. It now costs $5 and can help to program a vast number of objects.*

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

English:

Students will finish their creative writing assignment in the science fiction genre.

Students will draft and prepare a complaint letter. In past years, students have received gift certificates and cash rewards for highlighting poor service/an unfair practice. We will share our results at the end of the process. Students can have their letters addressed to either themselves or Mr. Zlotnik at Upper Lynn School. The school’s address is:

Some Links for writing complaint letters:

How students will be assessed: http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/105554388.png

http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames/letters.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0002121.html

http://www.usa.gov/topics/consumer/complaint/complaint-letter.shtml

Constructive complaint letters

Math:

As we come to the end of a unit, students should know a Math test will be coming up next Monday or Tuesday.

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Dividing a decimal less than 1 by a whole number: P. 112-114 q. 1-5

Make the lesser product Game P. 115

Online spinner: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Spinners

Show what you know: P. 118-119

Unit Problem: P. 120-121 q. 1-3

Units 1-3: Cumulative Review: P. 126-127 Q. 1-18

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Practice the percentage games on the following link: http://www.maths-games.org/percentage-games.html

115-116 q. 1-7 (Solving percent problems)

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/percent-word-probs-pre-alg/v/solving-percent-problems

P 117. Answer the Sports Trainer question

120-122 Q. 1-18

Unit Problem: P. 124-125

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/Grade7/7gr9.pdf

http://www.math-only-math.com/worksheet-on-word-problems-on-percentage.html

Science:

There will be a grade six and a grade seven test on the previous chapter. The chapter review we worked on last week will have a solid background for the tests.

Social Studies:

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Sharing the Wealth (Poverty/Inequality): (chapter 5)

P. 68-72 Think For Yourself
P. 73-Try This & Think For Yourself (Written/Debate)
P. 78-81 Think For Yourself

Discussion Topic: Poverty Tourism in India:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/travel/india-poverty-tourism/

Slumdog Millionaire Trailer

Students will be creating a tourist brochure for India. The following links will provide some ideas that may inform students as to a small sliver of what is available to do in India.

Tourism India: Find What You Seek Video

Tourism India Promo Video

Taj Mahal

Himalayas Dangerous Road

Goa

Part 2

Incredible India HD

Himalaya with Michael Palin

Yoga Tourism

Laughter Yoga Tourism

Links:

http://data.heapanalytics.com/how-to-lie-with-data-visualization/