Week8 (s15): Feb 23rd–Feb 27th

Highlights for the week: 

• View the BMS Public Calendar for this weeks events!
• Tip: Use ctrl+F and enter the date (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) to jump quickly to the Blog entry for today!
• Some notes for Parents/Guardians who view this Blog:
  • Everything we do in this class is listed on this Blog (so students who are absent can easily find what they’ve missed and even complete it while they are absent!)
  • Nearly every assignment can be completed at home or anywhere with an internet connection using https://classroom.google.com
  • Friday’s are makeup days so students who have trouble completing assignments have this extra time every week to get caught up!
  • You can see examples of every project we do at this Public Examples Folder Link

Monday 23rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Use this as your link symbol
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     • Dots and Boxes: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
     • Try a small grid first to learn the game, then reload at least a 7x7 for your warmup!
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     • Here’s an example game
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
   • Here was the most important information from your reflections over the 4th grading period. I’m very happy that 87% of you have noted your skills improving :)
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2. Create a Prezi account and make sure you can logon to it 
   • Here are the directions if you don’t already have an account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Use your School email address and your school password to create your account (so I can help you if there are problems with your account)! 
   • If you already have an account for your school email address, here’s a link to make sure you can logon to it: https://prezi.com/login/
3. Open your 5.2 Week8 Binder and create your title slide 
   • Slide1: Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your title  
     1. The title: 5.2 Week8 Binder
     2. An image of colliding Galaxies added as a background (do a Google Search on Hubble Colliding Galaxies to find a cool image to use)
     3. A subtitle: Galaxies
     4. A note that explains your background image (the name of the galaxy and a brief description about what you’re looking at)
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4. Check to see if you can open Google Sky 
   • Open Google Earth from your desktop and switch to Sky mode
   • Here’s how:
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   • Search for the colliding Galaxies that you used on your title slide… here’s my example:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Dots and Boxes: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • How to create a Prezi account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Check your 4th 6 Weeks Grades in all classes, which were posted by teachers this morning
   • Logon here to check your grades
2. Checkout our chilly forecast for this week
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Tuesday 24th: 2 hour weather delay!

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. We will start with 3rd Period today and follow our regular bell schedule for the rest of the day
5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
     • You may use this for your warmup link symbol if you like
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     • Here are the directions (this time you’re red and the computer is blue!)
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)

1. Open your 5.2 Week8 Binder and create Slides 2&3 according to the directions below 
   • Quizlet Galaxy Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
   • Challenges: Can you mask your Skitches (to round the corners) and add colored borders to them as you see in my example below?
2. Slide2: Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide2 
   1. A star-field background (search Google for stars) with a link to the image
   2. The Quizlet logo linked to these Quizlet Galaxy Picture Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
   3. A Skitch of the cards in List View
   4. Play Scatter and record at least 3 of your attempts
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3. Slide3: Add information from the Google Sky Tour according to the following directions
   • Click to download the Sky Tour kmz file. When you double-click on it to open it, it should open up Google Earth automatically… just make sure you’re in Sky mode to see the stars!  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/SkyTour.kmz
   • Capture an image and a fact from your 3 favorite stops out of the 8 available on the tour to add to your slide3
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   • Here’s my example slide3 which you can click for a larger view (you should have a title, 3 images and 3 facts on your slide)
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4. Try to beat the records on the dots games and update your warmup with your best scores
   • Version 1 record: Computer 28, Human 53
     • Link to Version 1: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • Version 2 record: Computer 6, Human 43
     • Link to Version 2: https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Dots and Boxes (harder version 1): http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
   • Quizlet Galaxy Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/ 
   • Sky Tour kmz file:   https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/SkyTour.kmz

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout the rest of our chilly week:
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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   • It could be worse though… checkout all of the negative temps from Illinois to New Jersey with icy conditions as far down as Georgia and South Carolina!
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Wednesday 25th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Find a cool Star symbol and link it to the Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
     • Find all words (there are no backwards or diagonal words in this puzzle). Click the image for a larger view. Work together!
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)

1. The best scores yesterday on the Dots and Boxes game were by TravisC (who only lost 4 squares to the computer) and HoracioB (who only lost 5 squares to the computer). Great job! Can anyone beat them? 
   • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
2. Slide4: Add information from Space.com and Wikipedia according to the following directions
   • Here are the things you’ll need on your slide4
     1. A title: Spiral Galaxies
     2. The Space logo linked to this URL: http://www.space.com/22382-spiral-galaxy.html
     3. An image and text explanation from the Space link
     4. The Wikipedia List of Spiral Galaxies logo linked to this URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spiral_galaxies
     5. At least 3 label & image Skitches from the table that you find most interesting (I have 4 in my example below
   • Here’s my example with the numbers from above (click the image for a larger view)
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3. Slide5: Add images from the Google Spiral Galaxies kmz Tour according to the following directions
   • Use this Spiral Galaxies kmz tour: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz
   • Here again is how to view the stops on a kmz tour:
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   • Here are the things you’ll need on your slide5
     1. A title: Spiral Galaxies
     2. The Sky mode symbol (Skitched from your Google Earth program) linked to this kmz tour URL: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz
     3. 3-5 of your favorite stops from the tour
   • Here’s my example with the numbers from above (click the image for a larger view) 
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
   • Space.com Spiral Galaxies URL: http://www.space.com/22382-spiral-galaxy.html
   • Wikipedia List of Spiral Galaxies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spiral_galaxies 
   • Spiral Galaxies kmz tour: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout Nasa’s Hubble Site with lots of cool media for space fanatics :)
   • http://hubblesite.org/
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Thursday 26th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Quizlet Astronomy: http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/
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     • Play Scatter and capture your 3 best times
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     • Challenge: Can you create a drop-shadow like you see here?
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)

1. Complete our 5.2 Week8 Binder by adding our last 3 slides (6,7&8)
2. Slide6: Add images and links to Google Sky Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide6
     1. A title: Google Sky
     2. Add a Skitch of the Google Sky window showing your kmz links and your favorite image from the list. Link the window to the kmz file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Elliptical%20or%20Irregular%20Galaxies.kmz
     3. 2 other images which you liked from the kmz list
     4. A cool slide background!
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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3. Slide7: Add links and images to the Hubble Heritage Site 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide7
     1. A title: Hubble Heritage
     2. The site title linked to this URL: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery_category.html
     3. 2 of your favorite images from the gallery
     4. A cool slide background image
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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4. Slide8: Add information which will help you to classify galaxies 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide8
     1. A title: Compare Galaxies
     2. This Galaxy Types Table: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/organizers/docs/tchr_tchart_galaxytypes.pdf
     3. 3 images (one of each of the 3 types of galaxies). Here are some resources to find images: Galaxy Resources OneTab: http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q 
     4. A cool slide background image!
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Quizlet Astronomy: http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/
   • Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies kmz file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Elliptical%20or%20Irregular%20Galaxies.kmz
   • Hubble Heritage Galleries: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery_category.html 
   • Galaxy Types Table: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/organizers/docs/tchr_tchart_galaxytypes.pdf
   • Galaxy Resources OneTab: http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout this large variety of additional Galaxy resources
   • http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q
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Friday 27th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
• Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week!
• Go to Google Classroom to complete the form: https://classroom.google.com
• It should look like this:
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will…  (click-2-comment)

1. Here’s what’s due today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
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2. Improve your scores on Dots games and Quizlets!
• Dots (ver1): http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html
• Dots (ver2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html
• Quizlet Astronomy (with pics): http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
• Quizlet Astronomy (no pics): http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/ 

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Week8 Reflection Form 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout more about the Hubble Space Telescope (which provided many of the images which we used this week) and what’s next…
• http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/#.VPA6T1XF9Pk
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• …and the next generation telescope: http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/
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