Homework: March 19, 20, 21

Hello everyone!  

I hope you all had a wonderful day.  It was really great to see your families yesterday and Monday.  

You should all be proud of all your hard work.

For homework:

Wednesday:  Today you read an article discussing new rules for school lunches.   We discussed the importance of maintaing a healthy body and why we need our bodies healthy to fight off infection. 

Homework:  Please create a healthy lunch menu.  Be sure to include all the elements of a well-balanced lunch.  Use the link below for additional support. 

Guide to healthy eating habits




Thursday:  Today we discussed Typhoid Mary.  

Victim or Villain?  Do you think Mary Mallon was at fault?  Write a sentence (or paragraph) stating whether or not you believe Mary is innocent.  Defend your opinion using evidence from class.

You may use this website for assistance:  Villain or Victim

If you want to learn more check out these links
The Most Horrible Seaside Vacation
Hot to Get to North Brother Island
Radio Broadcast (two parts) Click on link to listen to each part.


FRIDAY:
Answer the following questions:
1.) What stops a virus from spreading?
2.) Do you think viruses are needed to maintain the human population?
3.) What stopped AIDS from destroying the human population?

Homework for March 17 and 18

Good Morning Everyone!!

Just a reminder: Open school night is TONIGHT!  Tomorrow is Parent/Teacher conference.  

I hope to see you all here. 


Homework Monday, March 17:  RadioLab

For tonight's homework, listen to the RadioLab podcast  An Equation for Good
Answer the following questions:
* If the world is so cruel, how do we account for kindness? 

1.) Who is Charles Darwin?

2.) Why does people sacrifice their own happiness for others?

3.) Darwin is known for  his theory of "Natural Selection," but what role do viruses play in evolution?


Homework Tuesday, March 18: RadioLab

For tonight's homework, listen to the RadioLab podcast  The Most Horrible Seaside Vacation

Answer the following questions:

1.) Who is Typhoid Mary?

2.) Where does the story take place?

3.) When does the story take place?

4.) Why was Mary considered to be dangerous?

HOW TO TURN IN HOMEWORK: You can submit your homework by commenting below OR by handing in your work during class.

Any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Homework for March 13 and 14

Hel-lo Class!

Just a reminder!!! Open school night is Monday, March 17.  I hope to see you all.

Homework for Thursday:
Read the article below.  Answer the questions that follow.

L.I. Hospital: Reused Insulin Pen Part May Mean Hepatitis, HIV Risk For Patients

1.) What is the name of the article?
2.) What is the date of the article?
3.) What is the problem?
4.) How would you feel if you got the letter?


EXTRA:
5.) How is the hospital going to fix the problem?
6.) What is the hospital offering? 


Homework for Friday:
Listen to the NPR RabioLab podcast  The Good Show. Answer the questions below.

1.) What does it mean to be selfless?
2.) Why do people help others in times of need?
3.) In response to the events on March 12, what would you do to help?


EXTRA: 
4.) Do we always have to fight to succeed?
5.) Is there a reward in working together?
6.) Are viruses needed in order to weed out the weak?

Homework for March 10-12

Hello everyone, 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Below is your homework for March 10-12.

If you have any questions please ask me in class OR post in the comment section below.

As always, you may submit homework by commenting below, or in class.

Monday and Tuesday: How do viruses work  
Use the image to complete your homework.

Monday- What is the life cycle of a virus?
Tuesday: Create your own poster comparing a virus to something else.

For example:  A virus is like a bully.  Once you get one you feel tired and defeated.  (If you like you may use this analogy, but make the poster your own!).


Wednesday: Listen to the RadioLab podcast.

When is this podcast from?

What is a parasite?

Can people be considered a parasite?  Why or why not?

Homework for March 4-March 7

Hello Everyone!

I missed you all today but I do hope that you had an amazing day!


For homework:  I am posting links to NPR podcasts, all on the Ebola virus.  On Monday I asked to you listen (or read) the article using a snake virus to help learn more about the Ebola Virus.

After each podcast answer the following question:

1.)  What is the title of the podcast?

2.) When is the podcast from?

3.) Name two things you found interesting

4.) What would you like to learn more about?

A Little extra: 5.) Look at the dates of each article, what happens as we approach more current news?

Podcasts:

Ebola Virus Killing Gorillas, Chimps in Congo December 09, 2006 4:00 PM

New Ebola Drug 100 Percent Effective In Monkeys  May 28, 2010 12:00 AM

Promising New Treatment for the Deadly Ebola Virus, October 18, 2013 12:00 PM

Ebola Treatment Works In Monkeys, Even After Symptoms Appear August 21, 2013 2:03 PM 

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to comment below or speak to me during class. 

Homework can be submitted in class or in the comment section below.

 

March 3

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well.

Here is the homework for tonight.

Read/listen to the following article

How A Virus In Snakes Could Offer Clues To Ebola In Humans

1.) Why was it important that scientist could separate what was boa and what wasn't (if it is not boa, what must it be?)

2.) How does the boa sickness help teach us about the Ebola virus?

 

 

Homework: Week of Feb. 3-7

Good Afternoon: Here is the homework for the week.

Folks at home: A hard copy will be handed out in class of the homework.  If you have any questions please call or comment in the comment section below.

Ways to submit homework:  You may turn in homework in class any day during the week OR you may submit it online in the comment section below.  PLEASE have your name and class on your work.

What are we doing this week: A QUILT OF A COUNTRY
Monday: How to decode unknown words--> Does it look right, sound right, make sense in the sentence?
Tuesday: The word choice of the author--> Why did she choose that word? 
Wednesday: The meanings and feelings words have
Thursday: Does what we read agree or disagree with our opinion?
Friday: How words can make us look at an event a particular way

HOMEWORK:
Monday:  Read section of A quilt of a country.  Underline any unknown word and use context clues to figure out the words meaning.

"Tolerance is the word used most often when this kind of coexistence succeeds, but tolerance is a vanilla-pudding word, standing for little more than the allowance of letting others live unremarked and unmolested. Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion."




Tuesday: Read the same section.  Are the underline words POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.  Use context clues to determine how the word is being used in the sentence. 

"Tolerance is the word used most often when this kind of coexistence succeeds, but tolerance is a vanilla-pudding word, standing for little more than the allowance of letting others live unremarked and unmolested. Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion."




Wednesday: Rewrite this passage to make it evoke a different emotion.

Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion. 
   



Thursday: Determine if you agree or disagree with the text.  Why?

Pride seems excessive, given the American willingness to endlessly complain about them, them being whoever is new, different, unknown or currently under suspicion. 


Friday: Listen to this NPR podcast from RadioLab.