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Remote Learning Assignments  for Grades 4-8 “Specials” Classes 

Listed below are assignments for students for the week beginning May 18, 2020.

What are the specials?  If you download this document, you can click on the subject titles listed and go directly to the activities for that class. 

Art, Room 010, Mrs. Barnes, kmtyderek@cps.edu (K-8 1x/wk) Library, Room 212, Ms. Amon, clamon@cps.edu (K-8 1x/wk) Physical Education, Gymnasium (Room 214), Mr. White, dmwhite1@cps.edu (K-8 1x/wk) Computer Science, Room 306, Mr. Tsang, attsang@cps.edu (Grades 4-8 2x/wk) 

 

 

Art  

Emoji Character Designs This week we are going to create Emoji Character Designs on paper. The following slide presentation I created explains the project.   

Emoji Character Designs  

When you are finished, take a photo of your work and email it to me so you will receive credit for 4th quarter. Don’t forget to add your name, room #, and what story you have selected to the email.   

I can’t wait to see your work! 

  

 

Library 

Grades 4-5 Bibliographies Introduction (4th) and Review (5th)  

1. Watch the video: Citations for Beginners. 2. Use Britannica School to find 3 facts about 1 topic you are interested in learning more 

about. (Remember, the username and password is cps.) 3. Create a Google Doc attached to this assignment, and make sure you write the facts in your 

OWN WORDS.  4. Databases like Britannica School create bibliographic citations for you!! Copy and paste the 

citation in APA format below your facts.  5. Watch this video for specific directions on completing this assignment. 

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Grade 6: Biographical Timeline 1. Choose one of the four presidents in office during the 1960s:  

● Dwight D. Eisenhower ● John F. Kennedy (make sure you are on the John F. article, because there is also just 

a John) ● Lyndon B. Johnson ● Richard M. Nixon  

2. Use Britannica School (remember, the username and password is cps) to research the president.  

3. Complete the Biographical Timeline in Google Classroom. Watch this video, which includes some suggestions for completing this assignment correctly.   

Grade 7: Career Exploration 1. Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, select two (2) careers that you would like to 

research. Create a Google Sheet attached to this assignment and add the careers to the A column. Make sure they are careers, and not career clusters (architect is a career vs. architecture and construction is a career cluster). See the sample Google Sheet in Google Classroom. 

2. Now, using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, research the 3 jobs you chose. Insert a new row 1 in your Google Sheet, and create the following headings: 

● Column A: Occupation ● Column B: Median pay (yearly) ● Column C: Education needed ● Column D: Work experience needed ● Column E: On-the-job training ● Column F: Job outlook ● Column G: Description (what people do in this job) 

3. Add the information you found to your Google Sheet.  4. Watch this video for specific directions on completing this assignment. 

 

Grade 8: EOE (End of Elementary) Project, Modified for Remote Learning Normally at this time of the school year, 8th grade students would be working on their EOE project, a project where students pick their topic, set their weekly goals and then are responsible to themselves (and me!) for completing their goal each week, with a final presentation in week 4.   

The first part of this project (the first grade) is to complete the EOE (End of Elementary) Project Proposal.   

Here are the project requirements:  ● The topic must be appropriate for school. ● You will need to create at least 3 questions that you have about this topic (of course, these 

questions will be subject to change when you start researching). 

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● There must be a research component, meaning that you will use databases (username and password is cps), websites, etc. to get information.  

● The project must include a bibliography, in correct and full APA format (copy and paste for databases and use the EasyBib add on for websites and print materials). 

● The presentation of information is up to you, but could be, for example, an Adobe Spark Video, Google Slides, a comic strip, or a report in Google Docs (in your own words, of course).  

● You can work with no more than 3 people if you want to, but you will have to coordinate with your group.  

 

Watch this video for specific directions on completing this assignment.  

And as always, read, read, read!! If you need more help finding some online books or articles, check out my Read Virtually Wakelet. Email me if you need suggestions or if you need usernames or passwords: clamon@cps.edu Also, please keep logging your books in the STAR Reading Challenge.  

    

Physical Education 

Please complete this Google Form at the end of the week to log your Physical Education 

participation: Galileo Physical Education 5/18-5/22. 4th - 8th Grade 

 

Watch these videos to help with your technique: How to Do Jumping Jacks Sit-Ups 

Push-Ups Burpees More on Burpees   

  

 

Computer Science 4th Quarter - Week 5 (May 18 - May 22) 

Computer Science Assignments for Grades 4-8 Weekly assignments are due on Sunday and grades are entered on Monday 

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Grade: 4   

 

Code Studio Lesson 10: Harvesting Crops with Loops Logon link is on Google Classroom  

In the preceding stage, students used loops to create fantastic drawings. Now they're going to loop new actions in order to help the harvester collect multiple veggies growing in large bunches. 

Grade: 5   

  

 

Code Studio Lesson 13+14 Topics: Screen Out the Mean + Chase Game with Events Logon link is on Google Classroom  

Lesson 13: Screen Out the Mean - Watch the video.  Students learn that other people can sometimes act like bullies when they are online. They will explore what cyberbullying means and what they can do when they encounter it.    

Lesson 14: Chase Game with Events -  Students will further develop their understanding of events using Play Lab. Students will use events to make characters move around the screen, make noises, and change backgrounds based on user input. At the end of the puzzle sequence, students will be presented with the opportunity to share their projects. 

Grade: 6   

 

Code Studio Lesson 13: Until Loops in Maze  Logon link is on Google Classroom  

In this lesson, students will learn about until loops. Students will build programs that have the main character repeat actions until they reach their desired stopping point. 

Grade: 7   

 

Code Studio Lesson 16: Functions with Harvester Logon link is on Google Classroom  

Lesson 16: Students have practiced creating impressive designs in Artist and navigating mazes in Bee, but today they will use functions to harvest crops in Harvester. This lesson will push students to use functions in the new ways by combining them with while loops and if / else statements. 

Grade: 8    Code Studio Lesson 13: For Loops with Artist Logon link is on Google Classroom  

Lesson 13: For Loops with Artist - Students will complete puzzles combining the ideas of variables, loops, and for loops to create complex designs. At the end, they will have a chance to create their own art in a freeplay level.  

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Watch last week’s video to learn more about For Loops: watch video