Aim: How do we cross cut a piece of wood? What are the safety measures when cutting wood? Do Now: Finish descriptive writing. Label shelter structure and hand in. Mini Lesson: Safety measures. Cutting wood Activity: Discussion about safety and procedures. Hand in all Unit 1_Structure work. Tomorrow is the last day to hand in work. … [Read more...]
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Unit STructure_1 Last Class
Aim: How do we write a description of a 3 D object? DO NOW: Take a rubric for "A Structure for a Shelter" and read over it. Come up with a question. Activity: Self-Evaluation Descriptive Writing Share-out Look at the attached documents which whee ended out during class. A writing sample, the critique work sheet. … [Read more...]
Cover Letter
The students worked in pairs reading a cover letter. They critiqued it and shared their findings with the class. Each pair of students looked at the positives and negatives of the letter. I then distributed a second cover letter and the students compared and contrasted the two. Tomorrow the students will use what they learned to create their personal cover letter. … [Read more...]
Cell Membrane and Diffusion
Aim: What is the biochemistry of the cell membrane and how does it affect the function of this organelle? [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/The-Cell-Membrane-diffusion-note-sheet.docx"] … [Read more...]
Constructing Perpendicular Lines
A perpendicular bisector is a line segment that divides a line into two equal parts making a 90 degree angle. Sometimes you will be asked to construct a perpendicular line through a point on a given line a perpendicular line through a point NOT on a given line. Here is today's worksheet. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Wkst_PerpThroughPoint1.docx"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Wkst_PerpThroughPoint2.docx"] … [Read more...]
Historic Preservation: Photography
Welcome to Nikon School: How to use the Nikon Creative Lighting System View Video Segments, read chapter on light and follow your notes before responding to the following: [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LightScavengerHunt.doc"] … [Read more...]
Wednesday, 10/9/13
Aim: How do we solve one-step equations using inverse operations and properties of equality? Homework: When solving a one-step equation, how do you know which operation to use in order to isolate the variable? How can you tell if your answer is a solution of an equation (makes it true)? … [Read more...]
Tuesday, 10/8/13
Aim: How do we solve one-step equations using inverse operations and properties of equality? No new homework tonight. Tomorrow is the latest you can turn in any make-up work. Get it done!!! … [Read more...]
Daily Extra Credit: 10/9
Question #9 You are looking for an even two-digit number. The sum of its two digits is a prime number. It has six divisors. The sum of its divisors is 28. It is less than 22. What's the number? Email you answer to terraferma@whsad.org with your name and question #9 in the subject. … [Read more...]
Senior ELA Assignment and News
This week we have worked on how to conduct a Socratic Seminar. Thank you all very much for participating and showing a willingness to discuss literature with your classmates and the world-related questions that the world of fictional dystopia can bring us. You all did phenomenally. If you missed class Monday, yesterday, or today, there is an assignment due for Friday. Directions: In 6-8 COMPLETE sentences, explain what you would be willing to die for. However, you cannot choose friends, family, goldfish, hamsters or anything that breathes. NO PEOPLE! What would you be willing to die for? This is not a light-hearted question. And here is some food for thought: "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." -Dr. Martin … [Read more...]