American History: Indians

1. *Define fully:
   • Pre-Colombian artifacts
   • potlatch
   • mastodon
   • The Desert Tradition
   • Hopewellian Culture
   • folsom
   • points
   • camaas
   • adobe
   
   
   
2. Using the National Geographics (http://mountain.nationalgeographic.com/ ) available or the Internet site http://pride-net.com/native_indians, read three articles about Early American Indians. Write a summary of each article.
   
   
3. Using the Osage legend (myth #2) at : http://www.tornadoproject.com/myths/myths.htm, continue the thought and suggest how these people would explain an earthquake, an eclipse, or simply thunderstorm. (Read your legend aloud to the class)
   
   
4. Find a couple of rocks you like. Make an arrowhead by chipping away everything that doesn't look like and arrowhead. Be sure to protect your eyes from flying chips! (2 points)
   
   
5. Find two sites on the internet regarding Native American Indians. Give an oral presentation to the class as you present these sites for your classmate to visit.
   (2 points) http://pride-net.com/native_indians
   
   
6. Write a weather report for San Antonio, July 17, 7300 B.C. Be careful in your research: consider world climate conditions as well as the latitude. (1 point; 2 points if you present this as a weather forecast)
   
   
7. Using the following recipe, or one of your choice, make some pottery as an Indian might.

   This recipe isn't waterproof, but you'll get the idea.
   2 cups flour
   1 cup salt
   1/2 to 3/4 cups water
   2 Tablespoons Alum
   Mix into dough ball. Mold as desired. Allow to dry at least 24 hours before painting.

   
   
   
8. Scrape a cob of Indian corn and allow kernels to dry for 24 hours or more. Using a rock and a scooped rock that you've found, make some corn meal. Demonstrate the project to the class. (2 points)
   
   
9. Ask your mom to save chicken or turkey bones for you. Clean them thoroughly. In a clean mayonnaise jar, layer different kinds of dirt with these bones. Your finished product should resemble an archaeological cut. (1 point)
   
   
10. Imagine that you found a human skeleton in a dirt bank while exploring in the woods. Describe your feelings when it is found to be five thousand years old. How was this age determined? Did you find other artifacts also? What kind of life did your friend live?
    
    
11. Copy the map on page 33 of your text onto a poster board. Be sure to mark the geographical features. (Post on Bulletin Board)
    
    
12. Copy the map on page 36 of your text onto a poster board. Color each of the 12 cultural areas a different color. Be sure to label everything we. (Post on Bulletin Board)
    
    
13. Answer the questions on page 43 in your text; use complete sentences.
    
    
14. In some manner (drawings, dressed dolls, costumes) demonstrate the clothing worn by pre- and post- Colombian Indians.
    

Book Reports

1. Draw a time line, on poster board, to illustrate the events in the story.
   
   
2. Construct a story map, on poster board, to show the plot and setting.
   
   
3. Create a book jacket, compete with illustrations and a short review.
   
   
4. Prepare a chart showing the characters, their relationships and a few biographical facts about each.
   
   
5. Create a poster-sized ad for the book.
   
   
6. Have a panel discussion of several students who read the book.
   
   
7. Dramatize an incident or an important character alone or with others.
   
   
8. Do a radio announcement to publicize the book, giving a short review.
   
   
9. Schedule an individual conference with the teacher to tell your personal reactions to the book.
   
   
10. Draw illustrations, take slides, coordinate music and narration, and give a multimedia presentation. This can be a group effort. You may use computer multimedia presentations.
    
    
11. Write a new adventure for the main character.
    
    
12. Give a demonstration of what was learned from a how-to book.
    
    
13. Compose a telegram about the book, limited to twenty words, telling the most possible.
    
    
14. Dramatically read a part of the book to the class to get them hooked.
    
    
15. Keep a diary of one of the characters in the story, using fist person.
    
    
16. Write a letter to the author telling why you liked the book, your favorite parts, what you would have done with the plot.
    
    
17. Explain how the story might have ended if a key character or incident was changed.
    
    
18. Write a letter to the key character to tell him how to solve the problem.
    
    
19. Write a headline and news article based on an incident from the book.
    
    
20. Write a biography of the leading character in the fiction book you have.
    
    
21. Write an obituary article about a key character, giving an account of what he was best known for.
    
    
22. Draw a map of the places in your travel book.
    
    
23. Give a testimonial speech citing the character for special distinctions as noted in the book.
    
    
24. Compare the movie and book versions of the same story.
    
    
25. Dress as your favorite character in the story and relive some of the story.
    
    
26. Write a short story, imitating the tone, setting, style, etc...
    
    
27. Memorize your favorite lines.
    
    
28. Make a strip-banner of favorite lines or morals from the story.
    
    
29. Make a portfolio of action sketches from the book.
    
    
30. Read a synopsis of the story into a tape recorder so others may listen to it.
    
    
31. Illustrate in any manner you wish the period of history in which your story is set. (ex: Costumes poster; large map with what was going on in other countries listed; a scale model of a frontier village or a sailing ship.)
    
    
32. Make a list of similes, metaphors, or succinct descriptions.
    
    
33. Make puppets and present a show based on the book. This can be a group effort.
    
    
34. Make a clay or paper mache' bust of a key character.
    
    
35. Using any length of white paper you need, paint a mural that shows the key incidents of the book. This can be a group project.
    
    
36. Rewrite the story for reading to younger students.
    
    
37. Draw a series of cartoons showing the plot of the story.
    
    
38. Describe the most exciting part of the story.
    
    
39. Describe the most beautiful part of the story, the most humorous, the saddest.
    
    
40. Could this be a true story? Why or Why not?
    
    
41. After reading a biography, write a biography of yourself, following the same format.
    
    
42. Act out a pantomime about your story and let us guess what it is - no titles - use the characters and actions as clues.
    
    
43. Using information in the book make a scrapbook about a subject.
    
    
44. Write a set of questions that other students can answer after reading the book.
    
    
45. Construct a diorama to represent a scene from the story.
    
    
46. Tell the class about the book using chalk sketches on the board.
    
    
47. Write a poem to accompany the story.
    
    
48. Draw a rebus for the story.
    
    
49. Collect pictures and give an illustrated lecture for a travel book.
    
    
50. Make a mobile using the book characters.

Earth Science

1. * Vocabulary: (Due )
   

   igneous sedimentary metamorphic magma gabbro plutonic basalt volcanic obsidian

   pumice quartz feldspar mica granite lava slate marble

   
   
2. * Answer required questions from your text concerning rocks
   
   
3. * Start a rock collection. Determine the size of the specimen that will best suit your purposes. Record your information in a notebook about where the specimens were found, when they were found and under what conditions. Research to identify what type of rock you have found. (Minimum of 10 different rocks, three different types) http://www-tep.ucsd.edu/visearth/VisE_Int/platetectonics/frontpagegeol.html
   http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/MoonDoc.html
   
   
4. Examine one of the rocks in our classroom with a magnifying glass. What kinds of particles do you see and can you identify any of these particles. Draw an enlarged image of what you find through the magnifying glass. (1 point)
   
   
5. Make a chart of the three classifications of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. List all the rocks mentioned in this chapter and place them in the proper category with a small description of each. (3 points)
   http://www.science.ubc.ca/~geol202/meta/metamorphic.html
   http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/igneous.htm
   http://www-tep.ucsd.edu/visearth/VisE_Int/platetectonics/sedimentary.html
   
   
6. Find a rock that has a fossil in it. Make a display with your fossil and explain how fossils are formed in layers of rock. (1 point -written; 2 points oral presentation; 3 points with several rocks and group or multimedia presentation)
   
   
7. Go out on the internet and explore rocks from Mars! Use any method you choose to demonstrate what you have discovered and learned in your exploration. (1 point) http://www.pathfinder.com/@@naLcUwUAk9gYekfM/TFK/story.html
   
   
8. Where are the rocks that were recovered and brought back from the moon during the Apollo missions? Write a report about how you found the answer to this question. (2 points) http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/lunar/lunar.htm
   
   
9. Draw by hand or create using the multimedia software available, the cycle of rocks on the earth. Be sure to include all three types and how they are interlinked with each other. (up to 3 points) http://www.arts.ouc.bc.ca/geog/G111/9a.html
   
   
10. Which rocks float? Why do they float? Demonstrate your finding to the class in an oral presentation. (2 points; 3 points if you bring in a sample of a floating rock) http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/nova/hawaiiactivity/indextext.html
    
    
11. What is the difference between simple and complex metamorphic rocks. Create a chart or mobile demonstrating your knowledge of each category. (You may not just use paper and pen). (2 points)
    
    
12. Volcanoes are my favorite things. Entertain me and the class with what they have to do with the creation the the different types of rocks. [Hints: Don't forget about using camera, audio tape, video tape, multimedia presentation software] (3 points)http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
    

Geography: Africa

1. * Complete worksheet on Africa.
   
   
2. Collect pictures about different places in Africa. Label them by regions in a colorful scrapbook. (2 points) [Don't Cut up National Geographics]
   
   
3. There was a long drought in Africa recently. Read about it in newspapers, magazines, and on the internet. Write an essay about how it changed the lives of the people there. Include whatever you can find about the political causes for this famine. Be very specific. (http://mountain.nationalgeographic.com/)
   
   
4. Make a flash-card game of flags of countries of Africa. Have a picture of the flag on one side and the country's name on the other. Play the game until a classmate becomes proficient at naming the countries. 2 points to each player who can demonstrate proficiency; 1 point for only making the cards. Be colorful and disgustingly accurate.
   
   
5. Draw a picture of the Pyramids. Your drawing may show how they were built; you may also show the inside of the tombs.
   
   
6. Nigeria and Ethiopia are on the same latitude, but their land and climates are quite different. Find out why. Make a chart showing the differences. You may use pictures to illustrate the differences for an extra point. (Up to 2 points)
   
   
7. Make a products map of Africa, marking the products of each country carefully.
   (2 points)
   
   
8. After studying the specifics, construct a Pyramid of whatever materials you like. Be ACCURATE. Hastily constructed notebook, paper models will not be accepted.
   (2 points)
   
   
9. * With a group of 3 people, plan a comprehensive report on one of the following topics: This will be graded for a test grade, so do a thorough job. Be sure to do your research very carefully and in minute detail. YOUR PROJECT MUST INCLUDE VISUAL AIDS!! (maps, drawings, photos, multimedia presentations, etc.) Include climate, statistics, people, religion, map, products, costumes, foods, etc. (2 points)
   
   

   Ancient Egypt Modern Egypt Nigeria

   Rep. of South Africa Ivory Coast Liberia Morocco

   Animals of the Sahara Animals of the Savannah Climate of Africa Libya Algeria (past & present)

   
   

Geography Worksheet

1. Africa is the _________ largest continent.
   
   
2. The largest __________ in the world is here, the _____________.
   
   
3. A large part of the land is covered by ___________ _______ ___________.
   
   
4. Africa was once called the __________ ______________.
   
   
5. The longest river in Africa and the world is the _______.
   
   
6. Where does the Equator cross the continent of Africa? (Name the countries) ___________, _____________, _____________, ______________, ____________
   
   
7. What 3 major latitudinal lines cross Africa? ___________, __________, __________
   
   
8. __________ is the only continent with so must land in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
   
   
9. Africa is about _____ times as large as Europe.
   
   
10. About _______ different languages are spoken on the African continent.
    
    Northern Africa: Coastal Strip and Desert
    
    
11. Most people in Africa live on a narrow coastal strip of land along the __________ ___
    
    
12. This area grows ______________, ______________, & ______________; manufacturing is also important.
    
    
13. the desert in Northern Africa is called _________________.
    
    
14. The yearly average rainfall of the desert is _________________.
    
    
    
15. Daytime temperatures can go as high as ________; winter nighttime temperatures can go as low as ____________.
    
    
16. Define: dunes ____________________________________________
    
    oases _____________________________________________
    
    
17. The Nile River flows which directions? _______________________
    
    
18. The camel has been called the ________________________________.
    
    
    Western Africa: Rain Forests and Savannahs
    
    
19. Much of the land of Western Africa is covered by _____________________________________________________________
    
    
20. Describe the climate of a tropical rain forest. _____________________________________________________________
    
    
21. What are savannas? _____________________________________________________________
    
    
22. In western Africa, ______________ is the main way of making a living; Tree products such as _____________ for soap and _________ for chocolate are gathered by many people. Among the many root crops grown are ____________ & ____________.
    
    
23. Herders in western Africa use some of the savannahs for their animal herds. This is dangerous to the _____________ of the area because it decreases their food supply.
    
    
    Eastern Africa: Mountains and Lakes
    
    
24. Describe the terrain of Eastern Africa. (See an elevation map) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    
    
25. The highest mountain in Africa, _________________________, is in Eastern Africa.
    
    
26. Much of the land in Eastern Africa is _______________________.
    
    
27. The ______________________ was formed when a great earthquake shook Africa, creating many long, narrow lakes.
    
    
28. The largest lake in Eastern Africa is _______________________; it is the second largest freshwater lake in the world.
    
    
29. Most of the people of Eastern Africa are __________ or __________ by trade.
    
    
30. The major crops grown here are _______ for making rope and _________ & ___________.
    
    Southern Africa: Mines and Factories
    
    
31. Winter comes at different times of the year in Northern and Southern Africa. Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    
    
32. Most of the land of Southern Africa is best known for ______________, __________, __________________, ____________________, _____________________
    
    Africa in General
    
    
33. __________________ is one of the few countries in the world without forests.
    
    
34. Using a map, circle which city is farther north: Cairo, Egypt or New Delhi, India?
    
    
35. Using a map, which is farther south: Suez Canal or the Panama Canal?
    
    
36. Using a map, which is farther west: the Arab Republic or Egypt or Turkey?
    
    
37. If you flew directly from Cairo to Aswan how far would you travel? (use a map) _____
    
    
38. Is there any large river in Egypt that can be used to move food from East to West? ___
    
    

Mathematics

1. * Vocabulary: (1 point)
   

   value base exponent formula

   algebraic expression natural numbers whole numbers integers

   rational numbers irrational numbers real numbers

   http://www-co-cas.colorado.edu/oasis/math/stand/glossary.html
   http://www.mathpro.com/math/glossary/glossary.html
   
   
2. Develop a time line to include the following:
   
   • Ancient Egypt
   • Babylon and Assyria
     
   • The Industrial World
   • Phoenician Voyages
     
   • Moslem Empire
   • Greece and Rome
     
   • Western Europe
   
   Put them in the correct chronological order and give the dates each era spanned, famous mathematicians (if any), a famous invention of the time, and type of counting method used. (3 points) http://s700.uminho.pt/~fln/HistoryOfMath/section3_1.html
   
   
3. Triangles are a basic mathematic shape. They have been used since the earliest of times by farmers and carpenters. Explore the site Math to Build On - located at: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~sarah/hamilton/ham.rttriangles.html. Write a report that explains how the triangle is used for construction. (2 points)
   
   
   
4. * Numbers exist from negative to positive infinity; real and imaginary. Use number line graphs to plot the following solutions: (3 points) http://www.pe.net/~abszero/glossary.htm
   
   

   N - the set of natural numbers
   W - the set of whole numbers
   Z - the set of integers
   Q - the set of rational numbers
   I - the set of irrational numbers
   R - the set of real numbers
   

   
   
5. Be creative! Use Venn diagrams, mobiles, flowcharts or tree diagram branching to show the relationship of each set of numbers listed in question 4. (2 points)
   
   From Whence We Came - Looking at the History of Mathematics.
   (Must choose one of the following two)
   
   
6. Our number system is the Hindu-Arabic positional number system. There have been many other types of number systems: (Egyptian hieroglyph; Roman numerals; Attic Greek numerals; Babylonian cuneiform; traditional Chinese-Japanese; alphabetic Greek; Mayan numerals). Research and find out how to count in these systems. Choose 2 number systems and write the following numbers: 574 and 475. (2 points; 3 points with oral presentation on a system that you use) http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Information.html
   http://members.aol.com/bbyars1/contents.html
   
   
7. How many characters must be memorized to count numbers under 1000 in the following systems: Egyptian hieroglyph and alphabetic Greek. Construct a chart showing the characters in these systems. (2 points; 3 points with oral presentation)
   

Poetry

• To develop time-budgeting skills;
  
• To develop decision-making skills;
  
• To develop creative writing skills;
  
• To practice critical thinking.
  
  

1. * Vocabulary: define the following as fully as possible AND give one example from your reading.
   

   simile metaphor alliterations assonance imagery

   hyperbole verse sonnet onomatopoeia ballad

   epic lyric haiku personification rhymed couplet

   
   
2. * Pick TWO poems from the following list to memorize. See the teacher when you are ready to recite. Be prepared to tell why you chose these poems.
   This is DUE before
   
   
3. * Read FOUR poems from the following list and write a paragraph or more about each, explaining what you think the poem is about. This is a synopsis.
   "Hap"; Hardy http://tqd.advanced.org/3247/cgibin/dispoem.cgi?poet=hardy.thomas&poem=13.html&frame=none
   "The Raven"; Poe gopher://gopher.vt.edu:10010/02/134/88 "blac"; cummings
   "Sea Fever"; Masefield http://devserve.cebaf.gov/~akers/Masefield/
   Sea-Fever.html
   "Resume"; Parker http://www.iam.com/maryanne/Poets/parke.html
   "Psalm of Life"; Longfellow
   http://ortega.cs.ucdavis.edu/~byrav/Poems.html
   "Invictus"; Henley
   http://www.valuserve.com/~alvinc/texts/invictus.html
   "Trees"; Kilmer
   http://www.venus.net/~nwashel2/poem.trees.html
   "Richard Cory"; Robinson
   http://www.itsystem.se/guitar/richard.cory.lyr.html
   "Oh, Captain"; Whitman http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/~ab941/captain.html
   "Stopping by the Woods"; Frost
   http://www.lexmark.com/data/poem/frost01.html#frost2
   "Shall I Compare Thee?"; Shakespeare
   http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Poetry/sonnet.XVIII.html
   
   
4. * I will read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes aloud to you. Illustrate this poem OR write a synopsis of it.
   
   
5. Divide into groups of four or five. Prepare a skit to interpret one of the poems on the following list. Be sure to see me to make an appointment for your presentation. UP TO 5 POINTS
   
   
6. Write about 100 words telling what poetry is. Include what some poets have said and what you think.
   (Hint: See Wordsworth's quotes or check out an internet site and ask an expert http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/index.html) 2 POINTS
   
   
7. Write about 100 words telling what kind of person you think a poet is. What skills do you think are necessary to become a poet?
   (Hint: See Wordsworth's quotes or check out an internet site and ask an expert http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/index.html) 2 POINTS
   
   
8. Pick one of the following poets; research his life. Prepare a report on his life. Two people may work together if this is done orally for the class. 1 POINT FOR A WRITTEN REPORT ONLY; UP TO 3 POINTS FOR AN INTERESTING ORAL REPORT . . . USE VISUAL AIDS FOR MAXIMUM POINTS.
   Emily Dickinson (http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng391/emilybio.html)
   e. e. cummings (http://watt.seas.virginia.edu/~jef3q/cummings.html)
   Stephen Crane (http://www.uakron.edu/english/richards/edwards/crane1.html)
   (http://www.uakron.edu/english/richards/edwards/crane2.html)
   John Keats (http://www2.machine.com/kids/Background/L.Keats/L.Keats.html)
   Robert Frost (http://www.pro-net.co.uk/home/catalyst/RF/rfcover.html)
   Ogden Nash
   Walt Whitman (http://www.liglobal.com/walt/waltbio.html)
   Edgar Allan Poe (http://www.iptweb.com/www/lib/authors/poe.html)
   Gwendolyn Brooks (http://www.dodgepoetry.org/brooks.html)
   James Johnson
   P. B. Shelley (http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/shelley/shel110.html)
   
   
9. Find a poem you like and determine the meter. Demonstrate this meter to the class. (Ex. use wood blocks, bells, anything you wish) 1 POINT
   
   
10. Write and illustrate ten ORIGINAL limericks. 2 POINTS
    
    
11. Find a Psalm from the Bible that you particularly like and include it here. Psalms are excellent examples of ancient poetry. 1 POINT
    
    
12. Many magazines have poems in them as fillers. Find two and include them here. 1 POINT
    
    
13. Read some poems by Ogden Nash and Hilaire Belloc from the books in our room. Copy four of your choice. 1 POINT http://www.lexmark.com/data/poem/nash01.html http://www.lexmark.com/data/poem/poem1.html#bbb
    
    
14. Stephen Crane is usually remembered as the author of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, but he was an excellent poet. Pick three of his poems from the book in our room and include them in your contract. 1 POINT (http://www.stmarys.medford.or.us/josh/crane.html)
    
    
15. Listen to any song you choose. Without looking at the printed words included with the album or tape, try to copy the words. Divide the lines as you think best. 1 POINT
    
    
16. Compose and illustrate three original Haiku poems. 2 POINTS
    http://home.sn.no/home/keitoy/haiku.html
    
    
17. Ask for the instructional packet on "Writing a Critical Analysis". Choose one of the poems from the list above and write an analysis, following the instructions in the packet. 5 POINTS
    
    
18. Write an original poem, song, or rap. Include it in your contract for 2 POINTS; present it to the class for an additional 2 POINTS. (See teacher for plain rap music, without words on the tape.)

World History

1. * Complete worksheets, chapters 4, 5, 6, according to the time schedule I will provide for you. Scan chapters for answers; the questions are in order as the answers appear in your chapter. (1 point)
   
   
2. Copy map page 99. (1 point)
   
   
3. Make a colorful copy of the timeline, page 149. (1 point)
   
   
4. Make a colorful chart of the gods & goddesses revered by the Greeks & Romans. (1 point) http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/religion.html http://www.intergate.net/uhtml/.jhunt/greek_myth/greek_myth.html
   
   
5. Copy the map, page 123. (1 point)
   
   
6. See me for a myth that you may retell aloud to the class. (2 points)
   
   
7. Color the map page 142. (1 point) (I will provide a photocopy of this map for you)