Student Name: Grade level: Morrilton Junior High AMI PROGRESS … · 2020-04-24 · Morrilton Junior High AMI PROGRESS REPORT- Self Reporting - Week 5 April 27-May 1st . Check the

Student Name: Grade level:

Morrilton Junior High AMI PROGRESS REPORT- Self Reporting - Week 5 April 27-May 1st Check the boxes of the lessons/activities/PBS programming you have accomplished this week. You

can use this to help keep track of your assignments for this week.

PBS Programming:

I was able to watch: ❏ All 5 days of programs (2 hours each day) ❏ 4 days ❏ 3 days ❏ 2 days ❏ 1 day ❏ Did not watch

Literacy Corner:

Mark the learning opportunities that you completed: ❏ Protecting Land ❏ My Future Career

Math Mania:

Mark the math learning opportunities you completed: ❏ Khan Academy 3 times or more this week (30 min each) ❏ Integer Addition Battle ❏ Math Puzzle ❏ Least Common Multiple War ❏ Nine Squares ❏ String ‘Em Up ❏ Movie Popcorn Prices

Pre Algebra Students: Contact 7th Mrs. Prather or Coach Dauksch if you have any questions by email or Google Classroom.

Complete the following assignments for Math this week: ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find the negative slope of a line Part 1. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson:Find the negative slope of a line Part 2.(Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find the positive & negative slopes of a line graph. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find slope & intercept in an equation Part 1. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find slope & intercept in an equation Part 2.(Under assignment Linear Equations)

Algebra 1 Students: Contact Mr. Herrmann if you have any questions by email or Google Classroom.

❏ Mr. Herrmann videos (posted in Google Classroom and on Website) ❏ Lesson 4.10 Domain and Range Part 1 (reference sheet) ❏ 4.10 Domain and Range cool down ❏ Lesson 4.11 Domain and Range Part 2 (reference sheet) ❏ 4.11 Domain and Range Part 2 cool down ❏ Optional: Average Rate of Change and Function Notation Quiz

THINK like a Scientist!

● Watch video How to find the number of protons , neutrons , and electrons from the periodic table

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjozjUCsSaU

● Complete Element Math les son Element Math ○ Resource Periodic Table to help support Element Math Les son ○ https :/ / www.ptable.com/ Interactive Periodic Table

THINK like a Historian! Contact Coach Davis, Ms. Brown, or Ms. Buchholz if you have any questions by email or Google Classroom.

Primary Source Project: This week’s assignments listed below. Complete then turn in digitally or paper in the bin at MES.

● Read and complete the questions on the following passage Here are some handshake alternatives

● Journal writing: Write about your day during this Covid- 19 time (at least three days a week, each journal entry must be at least 5 sentences)

Technology (Rogers, Sommers, Grant, Byers classes) OPTIONAL

Mark the learning opportunities you completed: ❏ https://www.typing.com/ ❏ Job Shadowing ❏ https :/ / vr.vex.com/ ❏ https :/ / www.tinkercad.com/ ❏ Gcflearnfree.org/ word2016

Stay Healthy! (Coach Young & Robinson’s classes) OPTIONAL

Mark the learning opportunities you completed: ❏ Push Ups 10 a day (50 a week) ❏ Crunches 20 a day (100 a week) ❏ Dance for 20 minutes ❏ Watch Coach Young/Robinson’s exercise video ❏ Challenge: Have two servings of vegetables each day.

Fun for All! (Band, Music, Art) OPTIONAL

★ Music - listen to full albums of music.

★ Choir- Go to noteflight.com to make a composition. (Free!)

★ In honor of Earth Day, check out the work of Andy Goldsworthy. Go outside and take noticed of all the different colors of nature. Create a piece of artwork using pieces of nature (rocks, leaves, flowers, grass, ect.) Send Mrs. Moore a picture of your creation!

★ Check out the PBS.org for additional learning opportunities for each show.

Assignments can be returned either by paper at MES OR

Digitally to classroom teachers through email or Google Classroom.

❖ Please contact your teachers if you need help with returning work.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hGpUMh1NWNHNNmNvAvc-SfiAdDVY6BZJ

https://www.ptable.com/

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bWAu_LWnaw6nmNaGZAmu9ouN66IhjslY

https://www.typing.com/

https://www.drkit.org/career-videos/

https://vr.vex.com/

https://www.tinkercad.com/

WEEK 5 APRIL 27 - May 1 Contact your teacher(s) if you have any questions by email.

April 27-May 1st Week 5: Morrilton Junior High 7th & 8th Grade Page 1

Student Name: _______________ Grade: __________ Morrilton Junior High School

PBS Arkansas Shows and Times 11:00 am - 1:00 pm “National Parks” and “Earth’s Sacred Wonders” episodes can help give you some background

knowledge with the Literacy lesson Protecting Land PBS can be accessed on Channel 2, online, and PBS. Shows are live streamed on line https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami or archived to

watch at 4:00

National Parks There was a time when "vacation" meant American Families packing the kids and sleeping bags into the station wagon, then heading out on lightly traveled roads to set up camp and enjoy the national parks. Today, national parks are more crowded than ever, attracting visitors from around the world. Each year, millions line up to visit Utah's national parks, and solitude is increasingly rare.

Expedition with Steve Backshall

Head into the unknown with naturalist Steve Backshall as he journeys to the world’s last unexplored places and faces challenges around the globe, encountering extraordinary wildlife and meeting remarkable people along the way.

Yoga in Practice Designed to teach the foundations of yoga to the at -home student, and to encourage a daily yoga practice that is more than simply physical exercise. (Grab a mat or a bath towel and follow along with the instructor. Only do what feels good and provides a gentle stretch. Don't over stretch or push too hard.Take a break when needed and pick back up when you are ready. Don't do the activities if you have an injury or condition that they could irritate. If you don't do the stretches, sit on the mat and focus on calm and steady breathing and relaxing the muscles in your body as they work through them on the screen. Anyone can do yoga; just do it at your own pace and do it safely.)

Art of Crystal Bridges

When you think of world-class art collections, you may think Paris, New York, but maybe not Bentonville, Arkansas. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has a mission that's helping to reshape the entire region.

Earth’s Sacred Wonders

Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places.

Literacy Corner (Mrs.Duvall, Miss. Underwood, & Mr. Schneider) Complete the 2 following lessons this week to practice your reading, writing and communication

skills. Don’t forget to grab a good book and read daily.

● Protecting Land : The episode “National Parks” and “Earth’s Sacred Wonders ” take a look a t the natural wonders in our country. We live clos e to s everal s ta te parks like Petit J ean, Mt. Nebo, Mt.Magazine, etc. Hot Springs National Park is a lso very close! Have you ever vis ited a Sta te or National Park? If s o, what was it like? Why do you think it is important for land to be protected in this way?

● My Future Career: The episode “Education of a Nation” profiles learning the skills required for a specific

indus try or trade. If you could have an internship learning a skill or trade, what would it be? Where would you work? What skills do you currently have that will help you in this internship? Create a pos ter us ing pictures you draw or cut out from a magazine about what career, trade, or skill you would love to learn through an internship.

https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami



7th and 8th Math: (Mrs. Blakley, Mrs. Prather, Mr. Gasaway, & Mr. Herrmann) Complete 3 of the lessons below this week to build and reinforce your math skills.

You have free choice from the 9 (bullet points mark a lesson) lessons below.

● Khan Academy: If you have internet acces s , it is recommended that your child utilize the Khan Academy modules with built-in ins truction to support math learning a t leas t 3 days a week. Select your grade level or type in the web addres s and s elect the GET STARTED button. (Counts as one each day) If needed s tudents may select a different grade, regardles s of age.

7th grade math https :/ / www.khanacademy.org/ math/ cc-s eventh-grade-math 8th grade math https :/ / www.khanacademy.org/ math/ cc-eighth-grade-math

● Integer Addition Battle: 2 players. Materials: Deck of Cards, Ace = 1, Jack = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13, Red cards = negative,

black cards = positive. How to Play: Each person turns over two cards then adds the values together. The player with the highest value hand wins all 4 cards. Continue play until all cards have been used. The player with the most cards wins. (Remember: 2 + 3 = 5, -2 + -3 = -5, 2 + -3 = -1, -2 + 3 = -1)

● Math Puzzle: Find a value for each icon in the area model below so that it represents the value of 144.

Area Model = (10 + pretzel) (5 + honey) Pretzel = ? Chocolate Covered Pretzel = ? Pretzel Sticks = ? Honey = ? Salt = ? Explain your reasoning.

● Least Common Multiple War: 2 players. Material: Deck of cards (Remove Aces)

A new twist on the card game WAR! Divide the cards in half. Each player gets a stack. Player one flips over a card and then player two flips over a card. The players then race to find the LCM. The player who finds the LCM first and can PROVE it, “wins” both the cards. If the same number is “flipped over,” place the cards back in the stack separately and try again. The player with the most cards (after going through the deck) WINS!

● Nine Squares Materials: 9 cards with 1 - 9, piece of paper with squares (like example) Place the numbers 1 through 9 in the squares below in such a way that the numbers in any square in the upper row is equal to the sum of the numbers in the two squares immediately below it. * *Use each number one time.

● String ’Em Up: Materials: String, tape measure

For your family, predict whose arm span is greater than, less than, or equal to their height. Write down your predictions. Use a piece of string and a tape measure to measure each person's arm span and height. What do you notice about your predictions? Find the ratio of arm span to height for each person. Is there any pattern to the results? Did the age of the family member have any effect on the ratio of arm span to height? Explain your thinking.

● Movie Popcorn Prices: At the movies, there was a sign for popcorn deals. If you and your family go to the movies often, which

is the best deal for the family? Which is the best deal for just you? Explain your reasoning. Small popcorn - $6.89 Medium popcorn - $7.89 Large popcorn - $8.89 Refillable Bucket - $21.99 (free refills on day of purchase, $4.89 refills on other days) Premiere Movie Member - $15.00 yearly fee per person (Free refills on Large popcorn purchase)

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4 3

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math



Pre-Algebra (7th Period Mrs.Prather and Mr. Dauksch): Complete the lessons below this week to build and reinforce your math skills.

The Moby Max lessons can be done online. A paper version will be offered in the paper packet if you cannot access Moby Max.

Complete the following assignments for Math this week: ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find the negative slope of a line Part 1. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson:Find the negative slope of a line Part 2.(Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find the positive & negative slopes of a line graph. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find slope & intercept in an equation Part 1. (Under assignment Linear Equations) ❏ Moby Max lesson: Find slope & intercept in an equation Part 2.(Under assignment Linear Equations)

Algebra 1 (Mr. Herrmann):

Complete the lessons below this week to build and reinforce your math skills. Turn in Cool Downs via email, Google Classroom, or turn in paper to bin at MES

● Mr. Herrmann videos (posted in Google Classroom and on Website) ● Lesson 4.10 Domain and Range Part 1 (reference sheet) ● 4.10 Domain and Range cool down ● Lesson 4.11 Domain and Range Part 2 (reference sheet) ● 4.11 Domain and Range Part 2 cool down ● Optional: Average Rate of Change and Function Notation Quiz

THINK like a Scientist! (Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Pinion, & Mr. Blocker) Complete the lessons below this week to build and reinforce your science skills.

● Watch video How to find the number of protons , neutrons , and electrons from the periodic table ● Complete Element Math les s on Element Math

○ Res ource Periodic Table to help s upport Element Math Les s on ○ https :/ / www.ptable.com/ Interactive Periodic Table

THINK like a Historian! (Mrs. Buchholz, Mrs. Pinion, Mrs. Brown & Coach Davis) Complete the lessons below this week to build and reinforce your social studies skills.

Primary Source Project: This week’s assignments listed below. Complete then turn in digitally or paper in the bin at MES.

● Read and complete the questions on the following passage Here are some handshake alternatives ● Journal writing: Write about your day during this Covid- 19 time (at least three days a week, each journal entry must be at

least 5 sentences)

Technology

These are optional activities for Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Rogers, Coach Byers, and Ms. Sommers classes

● https://www.typing.com/ ● Job Shadowing ● https :/ / vr.vex.com/ ● https :/ / www.tinkercad.com/ ● Gcflearnfree.org/ word2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjozjUCsSaU

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hGpUMh1NWNHNNmNvAvc-SfiAdDVY6BZJ

https://www.ptable.com/

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bWAu_LWnaw6nmNaGZAmu9ouN66IhjslY

https://www.typing.com/

https://www.drkit.org/career-videos/

https://vr.vex.com/

https://www.tinkercad.com/



Stay Healthy! These are optional activities for Coach Robinson and Young.

● Jumping Jacks: 25 a day or challenge yourself to do more! ● Mountain Climbers: 25 a day or challenge yourself to do more! ● Ride your bike for 25 minutes a day or challenge yourself to do more! ● Dance for 20 minutes ● Watch Coach Young/Robinson’s exercise video ● Challenge: Have two servings of vegetables each day.

FUN ZONE

★ Music - lis ten to full a lbums of mus ic.

★ Choir- Go to noteflight.com to make a compos ition. (Free!)

★ In honor of Earth Day, check out the work of Andy Goldsworthy. Go outside and take noticed of all the different colors of nature. Create a piece of artwork using pieces of nature (rocks, leaves, flowers, grass, ect.) Send Mrs. Moore a picture of your creation!

★ Check out the PBS.org for additional learning opportunities for each s how.

Lesson: Linear Equations

Lesson Topic: Find the negative slope of a line on a graph Part 1

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

Question 4:

What is the slope of the line?

Question 5:


What is the slope of the line shown above?

Question 1:


Question 2:


Question 3:


Question 4:


Question 5:

Lesson Topic: Find positive and negative slopes of a line on a graph

Find the slope of the line graphed below.

5

1

-1

-5

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Question 2:

Find the slope of the line graphed below.

1

-1

Question 3:

-1⁄2

1⁄2


Question 4:

Question 5:

Lesson Topic: Find slope and intercept in an equation Part 1

Find the slope and y-intercept of the following equation:

y = x + 2

The slope of the equation is .

The y-intercept of the equation is .

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:


y = 6x + 5



Question 4:


y = x + 8



Question 5:


Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:


y = -3x − 1



Question 4:

Question 5:


y = -x − 7



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Lesson: Linear Equations


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Question 4:

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Lesson Topic: Find positive and negative slopes of a line on a graph

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Question 1:The slope of the equation is 1. The y-intercept of the equation is 2.

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Question 2:

Question 3:

Question 4:The slope of the equation is -3. The y-intercept of the equation is -1.

Question 5:The slope of the equation is -1. The y-intercept of the equation is -7.

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Class: 7th & 8th Science Date: April 27-May

ELEMENT MATH Introduction:

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An element is a pure substance that is made up of only one type of atom. Atoms of different elements have different numbers of protons. For example, each carbon (C) atom has 6 protons; that is what makes it carbon. By contrast, each copper (Cu) atom has 29 protons. On the periodic table, each element is described by 4 basic things: the element symbol, the element name, the atomic number and the mass number. The diagram below explains what each means. •

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Element Property

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Here are some handshake alternatives, assuggested by Nat Geo readers

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock giving the Vulcan salute on the TV series "Star Trek." Photo: Paramount Television/Kobal/Shutterstock

Air kisses. Namaste. The "Star Trek"-inspired Vulcan salute. The Kiwi nod. And no gosh-darned

elbows. These are among scores of suggestions by Nat Geo readers all around the world to replace

the germ-laden handshake.

The sudden change in tradition, recommended by health officials, has affected everything from

churches worldwide, where handshakes were integral, to some Maori people of New Zealand, who

had traditionally rubbed noses in greeting.

It appears we all are struggling with social decorum, even questioning a tradition that goes back to

ancient Greece, as we seek to avoid the deadly outbreak.

Air kisses are the answer, says Dave Sharpe of Toronto: "Fist pumps seem so 'locker room' and

elbow bumping is just plain dumb. But blowing a kiss at least delivers a fondness and affection

that is well understood. Even between male friends, it might just help to break down some of those

churlish inhibitions some men seem to have about showing some soul."

By David Beard, National Geographic, adapted by Newsela staff on 03.27.20Word Count 420Level MAX


"NO ELBOW BUMPS," emphatically agrees Angie Garcia Johnson. "Aren't we being told to sneeze

and cough into our elbows?"

Anna Wego of Auckland suggests the Kiwi nod: "I think a small head incline (as was done in the

past) is a good substitute." Members of New Zealand's Ngāti Kahungunu branch of the Maori

people have replaced a traditional hongi greeting — essentially pressing noses together — with

each person instead tilting back their head and raising eyebrows, writes Margot Macphail.

Several readers prefer the finger-separating "Live Long and Prosper" salute of Leonard Nimoy's

Mr. Spock on "Star Trek." In these uncertain days, both "live long" and "prosper" resonate!

Other readers advise us to bow or to press our palms together with a namaste greeting most often

used by Hindus. "No touching, no contact but instead a motion of respect," writes Don Uyeshima.

Even some Quakers, for whom hand-shaking was key part of a meeting service, replaced that with

a namaste greeting before gatherings were suspended, wrote Karin McAdams, a member of the

Penn Valley Quaker Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Reader Jody Wall prefers something similar. "One greeting that I like the thought of when coming

upon someone I know," Wall writes, "is to put my hand to my heart."

Reader Laura Lee Klump agrees that ditching the hand pump is just common sense — and an

improvement for humanity.

"Isn't it the most polite thing to do these days to not shake hands but rather, smile at each other,

stand apart and communicate with our hearts rather than our hands?" Klump asks.


Quiz

1 Read the following sentences from the article.

1. "But blowing a kiss at least delivers a fondness and affection that is well understood."2. "I think a small head incline (as was done in the past) is a good substitute."3. In these uncertain days, both "live long" and "prosper" resonate!4. "No touching, no contact but instead a motion of respect," writes Don Uyeshima.

Which two sentences taken together provide the BEST evidence to support the idea that the suggested greetings are alsointended to let people convey feelings toward one another?

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 4

2 Read the following statement.

Some people see the new suggestions as a good excuse to get rid of greetings they dislikedanyway.

Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the statement above?

(A) These are among scores of suggestions by Nat Geo readers all around the world to replace the germ-laden handshake.

(B) "Fist pumps seem so 'locker room' and elbow bumping is just plain dumb."

(C) "NO ELBOW BUMPS," emphatically agrees Angie Garcia Johnson.

(D) Reader Laura Lee Klump agrees that ditching the hand pump is just common sense — and animprovement for humanity.

3 Is there more than one CENTRAL idea of the article? How do you know?

(A) Yes; the article states that people are concerned about COVID-19, and then explores the history of thehandshake and other popular contact greetings.

(B) Yes; the article states that readers are suggesting new greetings that avoid contact, and then focuseson the effects this has had on religious services.

(C) No; the central idea is that readers suggested new greetings to avoid touching and spreading disease,and other details are supporting examples.

(D) No; the central idea is that people are struggling to avoid shaking hands as an ancient tradition, andadditional information is evidence to prove this.


4 Which of the following summaries of the article is both accurate and objective?

(A) As the world experiences a virus outbreak, people around the globe are making suggestions forgreetings to replace the handshake. Suggestions range from head nods to popular hand gestures. Thishas affected different cultures and religions as they work to communicate politely.

(B) As the world struggles to find new ways to communicate with others while staying at home, people arestudying traditions involving hand shaking. The tradition originated with many religions around the world.Now most people have switched to using air kisses to show affection.

(C) People have made varying suggestions for ways to avoid shaking hands and spreading germs. Themost creative suggestions have included the Vulcan salute and the Kiwi nod. These ideas are a fun wayto stay healthy and improve humanity during the outbreak of viruses.

(D) People have learned a lot more about one another since trying to avoid shaking hands. Finding newways to greet one another has given them a reason to talk and share more information from theirhearts. Some hope that using the handshake as a greeting never comes back.

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