December 15, 2009
December 8, 2009
November 28, 2009
Egg Drop Challenge Rules....
THE EGG DROP CHALLENGE
“Help deliver our eggs safely to the ground!” A flock of seagulls has become stuck on the roof of the school. The eggs are rotting and rotting eggs attract fine young animals and he doesn’t want those running around the school! Mr. Bron cannot carry all the eggs down because he needs his open arms for the journey down the ladder. He is asking you to lighten his yoke by creating an invention that allows your egg to straighten up and fly right. The cure is to get them down before the police show up and count every egg we break. This invention needs to be ready for Friday December 4. You have exactly two weeks to design, create and decorate your invention! Good luck!
1. The challenge is to create an invention that will SAFELY deliver an egg from the roof to the ground.
2. The container will be dropped off the roof by an impartial judge.
*You may not use any kind of manufactured box, tube or carton (such as a Kellogg’s Cornflakes box, poster tube, toilet paper roll, or egg carton)! You may use the cardboard from at least three different boxes to create your own box! Basically, you must BUILD your project.
Parachutes and inflated balloons OUTSIDE your character are NOT permitted
3. The overall dimensions of the egg dropper should not be larger than 27,000 cubic centimetres. (30x30x30 or base x height x width). Not too small, not huge.
4. You may work on it alone or with your family members. "Hey Dad..."
5. Evaluation:
· Function: ease of entry (should not take more than one minute to place or rescue the egg). /5
· Finished product: Is your cartoon character detailed, neatly made, and carefully completed? /20
· Practicality: Does the egg splat, crack, or survive?
/5
· Innovation: Is your design unique? Have you tried to be creative and defy gravity?
/20
6. The school will provide eggs on the day of the drop. Do not bring your project to school with an egg in it. (Do feel free to test your product at home with an egg, though).
GOOD LUCK!
November 27, 2009
November 21, 2009
November 8, 2009
Egypt Project
TASK 1: BOOK COVER
Design a cover for your book. Make it colorful, neat, eye-catching, and of course carefully put together. Include a title, your name as the author, the publisher (SCMS Publishers), and when it was published (copyright date). You may also want to dream up editors and illustrators etc.
TASK 2: GEOGRAPHY
On a blank map of Egypt, and using the textbooks and websites, label these features:
Cities: Alexandria, Thebes, Cairo, Memphis
Physical features: Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nile River, Libyan Desert, Nubian Desert, Nile Delta, (Capital letters for these)
Significant Sites: Valley of the Kings, Khufu’s Pyramid, The Great Sphinx (RED pen for these)
Colour all water a shade of light BLUE, and all land a shade of light YELLOW.
• Map of Ancient Egypt http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/4396/EgyptMap.htm
• Ancient Egypt Map http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/map1.htm
TASK 3: PHARAOHS, QUEENS AND THEIR AFFAIRS
Using the internet sites and textbooks, make a timeline of pharaohs and queens along with their dates.
Include the following: King Tutankhamen, King Ramses II, Queen Cleopatra VII, King Khufu, Nekau (Necho) II, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah, Jesus
Also include on the timeline: The three kingdoms (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom)
• Egyptian Kings, Governors and Other Rulers http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
• Secrets of the Pharaohs http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/
• Timeline of the Pharaohs http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/egyptian.html
• Pharaohs and Queens http://ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html
• Pharaohs and Queens http://king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/pharaohs-timeline.htm
TASK 4: SOCIAL ROLES
Using the internet sites and textbooks, Story of the Old World pgs 45-46 describe what the social roles were like in ancient Egypt? Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences about each of the following topics:
1. Education - Did everyone go to school? What was it like?
2. Food - What did Egyptians eat? Did all classes eat the same? Explain.
3. Recreation - Did ancient Egyptians play any games? Could anyone participate? Explain.
• Daily Life http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
• Daily Life in Ancient Egypt http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html
• Daily Life http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/dailylife.html
TASK 5: The Eternal Question: Ancient Egypt and Christianity
Using the handout, "Beshet the Burial Priest" complete a Venn diagram comparing the Ancient Egyptian journey to immortality with Christian beliefs on salvation.
TASK 6: ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Read the section about trade on pgs.37-38, 43-44 of the Story of the Old World. Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
In what ways did the Ancient Egyptians transport their goods?
Who did they trade with?
What items and goods did they import and export?
How did they pay for their goods? How did this system evolve over time?
Given the lack of fertile land, include 3 ways in which the implementation of irrigation improved their quality of life?
TASK 7: PYRAMIDS
Draw a pyramid; colour it and then label the different parts. Next, using the internet sites and information from the video compose a paragraph answering the following questions:
How were pyramids built? Who built them? Why were they built? What was their purpose?
• Pyramids: Inside Story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
• Print a Pyramid http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/geometry/print.html
• National Geographic: Pyramids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/
• Explore Khufu’s Pyramid http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/digging.html
TASK 8: HIEROGLYPHICS (BONUS)
Using the internet sites and textbooks write two paragraphs on the following topics: Story of the Old World Pgs 52-54.
1. Describe the most famous Egyptian script, Hieroglyphics. Why did they invent this method?
2. Write a simple sentence using Hieroglyphics. Be very precise with your symbols.
• Writing in Ancient Egypt http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html
• Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics http://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm
• Hieroglyphics http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/
• Rosetta Stone http://www.mrdowling.com/604-rosettastone.html
Design a cover for your book. Make it colorful, neat, eye-catching, and of course carefully put together. Include a title, your name as the author, the publisher (SCMS Publishers), and when it was published (copyright date). You may also want to dream up editors and illustrators etc.
TASK 2: GEOGRAPHY
On a blank map of Egypt, and using the textbooks and websites, label these features:
Cities: Alexandria, Thebes, Cairo, Memphis
Physical features: Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nile River, Libyan Desert, Nubian Desert, Nile Delta, (Capital letters for these)
Significant Sites: Valley of the Kings, Khufu’s Pyramid, The Great Sphinx (RED pen for these)
Colour all water a shade of light BLUE, and all land a shade of light YELLOW.
• Map of Ancient Egypt http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/4396/EgyptMap.htm
• Ancient Egypt Map http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/map1.htm
TASK 3: PHARAOHS, QUEENS AND THEIR AFFAIRS
Using the internet sites and textbooks, make a timeline of pharaohs and queens along with their dates.
Include the following: King Tutankhamen, King Ramses II, Queen Cleopatra VII, King Khufu, Nekau (Necho) II, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah, Jesus
Also include on the timeline: The three kingdoms (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom)
• Egyptian Kings, Governors and Other Rulers http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
• Secrets of the Pharaohs http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/
• Timeline of the Pharaohs http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/egyptian.html
• Pharaohs and Queens http://ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html
• Pharaohs and Queens http://king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/pharaohs-timeline.htm
TASK 4: SOCIAL ROLES
Using the internet sites and textbooks, Story of the Old World pgs 45-46 describe what the social roles were like in ancient Egypt? Write a short paragraph of three or four sentences about each of the following topics:
1. Education - Did everyone go to school? What was it like?
2. Food - What did Egyptians eat? Did all classes eat the same? Explain.
3. Recreation - Did ancient Egyptians play any games? Could anyone participate? Explain.
• Daily Life http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
• Daily Life in Ancient Egypt http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html
• Daily Life http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/dailylife.html
TASK 5: The Eternal Question: Ancient Egypt and Christianity
Using the handout, "Beshet the Burial Priest" complete a Venn diagram comparing the Ancient Egyptian journey to immortality with Christian beliefs on salvation.
TASK 6: ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Read the section about trade on pgs.37-38, 43-44 of the Story of the Old World. Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
In what ways did the Ancient Egyptians transport their goods?
Who did they trade with?
What items and goods did they import and export?
How did they pay for their goods? How did this system evolve over time?
Given the lack of fertile land, include 3 ways in which the implementation of irrigation improved their quality of life?
TASK 7: PYRAMIDS
Draw a pyramid; colour it and then label the different parts. Next, using the internet sites and information from the video compose a paragraph answering the following questions:
How were pyramids built? Who built them? Why were they built? What was their purpose?
• Pyramids: Inside Story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
• Print a Pyramid http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/geometry/print.html
• National Geographic: Pyramids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/
• Explore Khufu’s Pyramid http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/digging.html
TASK 8: HIEROGLYPHICS (BONUS)
Using the internet sites and textbooks write two paragraphs on the following topics: Story of the Old World Pgs 52-54.
1. Describe the most famous Egyptian script, Hieroglyphics. Why did they invent this method?
2. Write a simple sentence using Hieroglyphics. Be very precise with your symbols.
• Writing in Ancient Egypt http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html
• Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics http://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm
• Hieroglyphics http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/
• Rosetta Stone http://www.mrdowling.com/604-rosettastone.html
October 23, 2009
October 13, 2009
September 29, 2009
September 25, 2009
September 19, 2009
Green Thumb Theater
This afternoon the school saw a presentation on online bullying and the effects that if can have. It was put on by Greenthumb Theater. Check out their website for more information.
September 16, 2009
September 15, 2009
Burns Bog Field Trip - Friday Sept. 25
Drivers Needed.
Please contact the grade seven teachers at school or by email.
September 13, 2009
September 7, 2009
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