Math Unit 7 Test Tomorrow!

Remember everyone - we have a math test on Unit 7 tomorrow! It will cover the following:

• Modeling Percents
• Percents to Fractions (and vice versa)
• Percents to Decimals (and vice versa)
• Percent of a Number
• Estimating with Percents

The test will be quick - 8 Part I questions and 2 Part II questions. 


Have you been to http://www.msmath1.net/?  Its a great resource - the official online website from our math book.  You can click on Extra Examples, a Personal Tutor, Self-Check Quizzes, and more!'

It's a great place to prepare for the test, and just to keep up good practice.  Have fun!

And....a basic (yet good) game on changing decimals to percents and vice versa...click here.

More on the State of the Union...

Found a neat new thing called a "Qwiki" - an embeddable little nugget of golden information!

Press the play button, and enjoy!

State of the Union - the Wordle!

Have you ever seen a "Wordle"?  Basically it takes a bunch of text - think a speech, essay, story, etc. - and pulls out words from it that are used more than once!  So, if you mention a certain word a lot, it will be bigger....

Below is a Wordle I made from President Obama's State of the Union address,which we watched a bit of in class...

From Mr. Sheridan's Class

Notice how the words "America", "people", and "new" are bigger than the rest?  He said those words more than the others!  (Oh, and a Wordle doesnt count words such as "and", "I", "if", "or", and so on  - only bigger words. 

What do you think?

State of the Union Address

Did anyone watch President Obama's State of the Union address speech last night?  For those of you who dont know, the State of the Union is an annual speech given by the President to talk about the direction of the country.  But, did you know that it is part of the United States Constitution?

Article 2, Section 3 mentions:

"He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States."

Wow--neat!  So, every year, since George Washington gave the first speech in 1790, the President has done this.  The speech generally sets the tone for the year, and what he plans to do. 

If you missed last night's speech, watch the highlights below:

As always, let us know what you think of it!

Terrific Video - What if the whole world was 100 people?

In my internet travels tonight, I found a great video that highlights hunger and poverty in the world. Titled "The Miniature Earth", it examines the makeup of the world's population if it was reduced to 100, and the same proportions kept as today. Sometimes large numbers (7 billion people) get blurred a bit, and the true impact lost.

Enjoy the video below, and be sure to lets us know what you think!

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Hope you all are enjoying the day off...and let's be sure to remember the reason for the day off - a man who gave the ultimate price to fight for what he believed in.

Enjoy the following, from Common and Will.I.Am -

Remember - Science Quiz on Inner and Outer Planets!

This Tuesday - remember the test!

And, in the meantime, enjoy below. Click the forward arrow to continue!

The Solar System on Prezi

This Week in Rap - January 14, 2011

Enjoy!

Jan 14th - The Week in Rap from Week in Rap on Vimeo.

SNOW DAY!!!!!

Enjoy the day everybody!

Wow.

Remember we saw on CNN Student News the massive floods going on in Australia?  Well, they are still going on in Queensland, Australia, and now a major city, Brisbane, is being threatened.

You can check out the Brisbane Courier Mail, the newspaper of Brisbane, Australia, here.

And, check out this video of destruction and force below:

This Week in Rap!

Enjoy!

The First Week in Rap of 2011! from Week in Rap on Vimeo.

Nice tower!

Ahh, such fun....

From 2011-01-09 School

Seven BILLION People...Wow.

I showed you this video in class the other day - it just shows you how large the world is getting.  As we approach SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE worldwide (sorry, had to capitalize that - that's a lot of people), the world is changing.  Although we are growing quickly in the United States, I am amazed when I see how fast parts of East-Southeast Asia (India-China) and Africa are growing.

Check out the National Geographic website about hitting the Seven Billion mark here.

And of course, the video about the series:



As always, let us all know what you think!

Social Studies Test on China - Tuesday!

Just a reminder about Tuesday's Social Studies test!  It will cover all of Chapter 4 in your textbook (China) - be sure to focus on a few major facts on each of the major dynasties. 

I will give you the review sheet today in class, but I will attach it here in case you lose it.

Click here for a review sheet!