Jan 31

PS
C absences - Orahaske, Foster, Radcliff

1. announced 10 pt bonus opportunity at St. Brendan's Friday (Fairview off Lorain) night. Listen to speaker Garrett Yazzie in Anchor Room at 7:30 p.m.

2. finish advanced conversion activity

3. "Metric multiple choice" in class (not for grade) (below)

Metric: The Choice is Yours
Test your metric knowledge: Circle the correct answer to each of
these ten multiple choice questions.

_____________1. What metric measure would you use to measure the
length of a pencil?
• gram • Celsius
• liter • centimeter

_____________2. When weighing a moose in metric measure, which word
would you use?
• kilograms • meters
• Celsius • liters

_____________3. If the temperature outside is 35 degrees Celsius, what
will you most likely be doing?
• cross country skiing • ice skating
• swimming • hiking

_____________4. Which is the shortest distance?
• 23 kilometers • 24 meters
• 25 centimeters • 26 millimeters

_____________5. If you were buying tomato juice that had been packaged
in a metric sized can, what metric measure would be used?
• kilometers • liters
• Celsius • ton

_____________6. What is the metric measure used for snow skis?
• millimeters • centimeters
• liters • grams

_____________7. At birth, which of these babies might weigh 3
kilograms?
• moose • elephant
• flea • human
_____________8. Which of these is about the same size as a
liter?
• gallon • quart
• ounce • inch

_____________9. About how much does a paper clip weigh?
• 1 kilogram • 1 liter
• 1 gram • 1 meter

_____________10. Which one of these measures is about the
width of an average doorway?
• meter • kilometer
• gram • Celsius

http://www.metric.org/

4. Hexametric activity (it will not copy onto this blog)

5. 8 practice conversion problems for Friday - Page 15 "practice problems" 1-8

6. Quiz Friday on Metric conversions

January 30th

physical science
C block absent - Alana Foster, Colleen Orahoske
A block absent - Colatruglio, Hamlin, Miklavic

checked/corrected HW
did "advanced" conversion project in class in partners (posted below)
Create your own "advanced" - minimum 5 words

Nice artwork, Damron!

anatomy
corrected hand picture
took upper appendicular quiz
reviewed pelvic bone markings
studied femur, lower leg, tarsals, and foot bones
fill in foot picture

quiz Friday on lower appendicular (and likely a quiz on Monday on skull)

Advanced conversion activity Name________________

Below is a little game using conversions and your text book. The goal is to make the proper conversion which will lead you to a page number. On that page number you will be directed to a word to write down proving you followed the directions. Fill in the word in the sentence below to create a secret message!


Word 1 - How many kilograms does an 8.8 lb dog weigh? The conversion factor is 1kg = 2.2lbs

The word you will be looking for is: it is the first word listed under “key terms” in the left margin.




Word 2 – How much money do I have in US dollars if I have $1346.40 in British pounds? The conversion factor is $1.00 US = $1.98 BP (British pound).

The word you will be looking for is: it is the 4th word in the title of the section on this page.




Word 3 – How many cm are there in 3850mm?

The word you will be looking for is: it is the 1st word in the title of the section on this page.




Word 4 – If I have $342.85 US dollars, how many Euros will I have if the exchange factor is $1.00 US = $1.47 euro? (round up)

The word you will be looking for is: it is the 7th word in the title of the first paragraph on this page.








_______________(word 1) is my whole ____________________ (word 2) . It is ____________________ (word 3)for me and gives me ________________(word 4).

1st post

January 29

ps
took quiz (graded and on powerschool)
practiced conversions on smartboard
HW - 14 conversion problems handed out in class

anatomy
returned quizzes
reviewed upper arm material
studied carpal bones and hip
HW - hand and foot picture
quiz Wed on upper appendicular bones