Amazing! A 5-Day Week! Week of October 31-November 4

Hello everyone!

I hope you have all enjoyed our last long weekend for a while!

I really enjoyed seeing many of you at the UN Day celebration last Friday! Parents, thank you so much for your dedication in setting up those amazing display tables!! Students, thank you so much for your behavior!! I was very proud to be a Discovery School teacher last week!

The fun will continue this week--tomorrow is Book Character Day for the elementary students and the secondary students are encouraged to dress up in a Halloween Costume as well. There will be a parade of costumes and an awards ceremony at some point tomorrow!

Academically this is a 5-day week full of learning!

6th grade: Great job to all of you for remembering your Maya packets on Thursday! You will need your packets every day this week, so make sure you are keeping track of them! By now you should have pages 1-4 completed. We will work on page 5 on Monday, 5-6 on Tuesday, 6 on Wednesday and page 7 on Thursday. Your Ancient Maya Packet is due to be checked in class on Friday, November 4. (All "Extra Extra" pages and projects are due that day as well.) You will also have a mini-Maya quiz on that day, so come prepared with a sheet of paper with some notes on it. (I will not be posting review questions on the blog as we will have no formal review for this quiz).
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7th grade: We are now settling into a pattern which I think will hold true for most of the rest of the school year: on Monday you will be reading and answering questions about West-Central Europe in the textbook, Tuesday the students with Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg will all present their projects, Wednesday you will be in the computer lab, Thursday you will be reading and answering questions about Northern Europe in the textbook, and Friday there will be presentations on Sweden, Ireland, and Iceland. BE READY FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS! Be sure you are including all the elements I have asked you for. Your Europe quiz (to be held on Tuesday, November 15) will include information from the projects, so taking notes might be a good idea...
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8th grade: Last week you became acquainted with some of the major Greek City-States (ie Troy, Athens, Sparta) and in the last 15 minutes of class were asked to complete a map of Ancient Greece for tomorrow. This is because we are going to be watching a movie during the next three days which will further explain the divisions between these places, and also what happened when the Persians came to call...the movie is called The 300 Spartans (but don't worry, this is not the move 300 that had so much blood and gore. The 300 Spartans is an older movie, but one with a great amount of information about Ancient Greece.) Thursday and Friday will be spent in the computer lab so you can research for your Ancient Greek Life project, which you will find out more about later in the week! (Hint: you will be presenting it to the class on Tuesday, November 8)
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9th grade: Quiz on Monday! Quiz on Monday! Be sure to see my previous post for some hints on what to study. Don't forget your notes page! After the quiz we will be moving on from the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (but don't forget them, because we they will show up again on the final exam in December) to the first country to have a revolution, The United Kingdom. We will spend most of our week looking at the elements that led the English to revolt and some of the major players in this period of history (to give you some idea, the English went through 5 or so Kings, a queen or two, and one Lord Protector in the time we're studying this week.) The English revolution really laid the groundwork for the cascade of other revolutions which occurred during this time (and which we will be studying over the next 6 weeks!)
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Hope you all have an excellent week!
KF

9th Grade: You have a Quiz Tomorrow!

Hello 9th graders:

As I mentioned to you last Friday before we went and enjoyed the fabulous UN Day festivities, you will be having a quiz during class tomorrow.

As always, you are welcome to bring a notes page (and I would STRONGLY encourage it). One page, front-side only, as per usual.

Although we didn't "review" for this last week, it's not a pop quiz either because I told you about it. :)

To review on your own, here are some things I would look at (we will also have some questions time in class before the quiz)

-Definition of revolution (the one we've been using in class, not from the dictionary)
-Historically based causes of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (think of things we have studied in the past...)
-Major Scientific Revolutionaries and how they changed science
-Major Enlightenment thinkers and what their big ideas were (and what those big ideas meant)
-Salons (not the kind you get your hair done in, the kind where you go to talk and debate)

I, of course, will not be checking off for spelling, but I do need you to be close to right so I know who you are talking about.

Questions? There is a comments section on the blog, you may e-mail me or send an engrade message.

Have a nice day!
KF

Another Short Week! Week of October 25-28

Hello again all:

There is something nice about having many 2.5 and 3-day weekends in October, wouldn't you agree? :)

It was nice to meet or become reacquainted with so many of you during last Friday's Parent-Teacher conferences. If you were not able to come and would still like a meeting with me, please feel free to e-mail me at kfink@discoveryschool.edu.hn.

Reminders:
Wednesday, October 26 is a half-day due to a teacher in-service day. Please arrange to have your child picked up no later than 11:45 am on that day. We will run according to the AM schedule.

Friday, October 28 is also a half-day due to our UN Day festivities. Please feel free to join your student for the UN Day activities. More information is posted on the Discovery School website.

Although it's another short week, we will be having lots of fun and learning in room #4!

6th grade will continue its study of Ancient America by beginning an activity packet about the Maya. This will be the first of three packets they will complete over the next quarter, and each packet is designed to be done together, in class. Please do not encourage your student to work ahead in the packet. The exception to this is pages labeled "Extra Extra!" These pages are designed as extra credit; we will not be doing them in class together. In an effort to conserve paper, each student will be given only one packet: they will not be given a second copy if they lose the first. This packet will be due Friday, November 4.
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7th grade will continue working with the geography of Europe. They will spend one day reading the textbook and two days working in the computer lab on the Europe country project.
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8th grade will continue looking at the different city-states of Ancient Greece by finishing the activity they started last week.
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9th grade will continue looking at the Enlightenment with a 5 W's of the Enlightenment activity and salon discussions.
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Have a great week!
KF

7th Grade: European Country Projects

Hello 7th graders:

Here is a link you can follow to find the links to use for your country projects.

Also, I have uploaded the European Country Project page (with rubric) to engrade.

KF

9th Grade: Scientific Method Assignment

Hello 9th graders:

Here is your Scientific Method Assignment, which is due on Tuesday, October 25!

You need to use the scientific method to explain which scientific revolutionary (Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, or Newton) changed science the MOST.

Remember the (modified) steps of the scientific method:

Ask a Question/Make a Hypothesis or Prediction
Conduct Research (don't forget your works cited page!)
Analyze your research (this would be the writing part)
Draw a conclusion

Again, this assignment is due on Tuesday when you return to school.
KF

8th Grade: "Great" Persians Activity

Hi 8th graders:

Here are some links you can follow to continue evaluating how "Great" the Persian leaders Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes were...

Cyrus
http://www.cyrusthegreat.net/

Xerxes
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/char/xerxes.htm
http://www.livius.org/x/xerxes/xerxes.html

Darius
http://www.nndb.com/people/994/000092718/

I have also uploaded a Microsoft Word document within the assignment on engrade, if you would rather have a copy for yourself.

Please remember that this assignment is due at the beginning of class tomorrow, Thursday, October 20!

KF

Engrade Archive

Hello everyone:

If you're in the habit of looking at engrade to check your grade very often you might have noticed that your Quarter 1 grades have disappeared...if so, don't panic!

They are still there, you just have to look in the "archive" section of your engrade page.

If you log on and still can't find your grades, please let me know!

Have a great day!
KF

Short Week: Week of October 17-21

Hello everyone:

I hope you had a really great weekend!

I know I did, because I had a great birthday sendoff from my 8th graders!! :)












Thank you! :)

Now to this week:

There was no school yesterday (obviously :) and there will be no school for students on Friday. This is a change from what the official school schedule says, but please be aware there will be no half day of school on Friday. Instead, the whole day (8-3) will be dedicated to student-led parent teacher conferences. Please make arrangements to bring your student to talk to any/all of their teachers during this time. If this time is not convenient for you, please contact your students' teachers to schedule a conference time.

Academically:
6th grade will be focusing on the Olmec Civilization. They will have some history and art projects in order to underscore some of the major elements of civilization of the Olmec.
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7th grade will start looking at the 5 elements of geography, human and physical geography of Western Europe. This week they will be working on their map skills in this region.
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8th grade will begin looking at the Ancient Greek culture. They will begin with a quick overview of the major Persian leaders, then move on to the geography of Ancient Greece.
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9th grade will begin looking at the scientific revolution as a part of their greater revolutions unit. They will simultaneously be looking at the enlightenment.
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It's going to be a great week!
KF

7th Grade: Geography of the Americas Quiz Review

Hello 7th graders:

OK, so here's how this quizzy-quiz tomorrow is going to go:

1) Map quiz. Please be able to identify the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda (one country)

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

French Guiana

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Saint Kitts and Nevis (one country)

Puerto Rico

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (one country)

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago (one country)

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

You may not use notes on this section of the test

2) Physical and Human Geography of North and South America
You should know information about the following:
-Major physical features (rivers, mountains, lakes--see your packets)
-General information about: population trends, land use, religions, languages, climate/vegetation

For this section of the test you may use one page of notes, front side only.
There will be some questions using the maps in the textbook, and other general questions using the information from the packets.

If I were you, I would go back over the packets and write down some of the information from those pages...also be sure to re-read/take notes on the first page of each packet! Think back to the questions we had in today's review game, these will be examples of the questions you will have on the test. Pay attention to phrases like "world's biggest/longest/most" or similar.

Happy studying! :)
KF

8th Grade: Ancient Egypt Review Questions (+Answers)

Hello 8th graders:

Please remember that you are allowed to bring one page of notes (only one side with writing, please) to use on the quiz. You are NOT ALLOWED to simply copy and paste these questions, nor to directly copy them. You need to re-write any notes you bring in your own words, and not in question (answer) format like I have used below.

If you do come with your notes in this format you will not be allowed to use them on the quiz.

1. Name one of the river valley civilizations we studied this quarter besides Mesopotamia (Indus, Yellow River, Egypt)

2. Name one of the river valley civilizations we studied this quarter besides Mesopotamia (Indus, Yellow River, Egypt)

3. Name one of the river valley civilizations we studied this quarter besides Mesopotamia (Indus, Yellow River, Egypt)

4. Lower Egypt is located in the same area as what other important landform? (Nile Delta)

5. Why is Lower Egypt located north of Upper Egypt? (the names are based on the flow of the Nile from south to north)

6. Why was the Nile important to the Egyptians? (food, water, travel, irrigation, soil from the floods, etc)

7. Why was the Nile important to the Egyptians? (food, water, travel, irrigation, soil from the floods, etc)

8. Why was the Nile important to the Egyptians? (food, water, travel, irrigation, soil from the floods, etc)

9. What was the title of the leader of Ancient Egypt? (Pharaoh)

10. Who was in the upper class in Ancient Egypt? (Pharaoh, priests, high government officials, wealthy families)

11. Who was in the middle class in Ancient Egypt? (Traders, Merchants, Craftsmen)

12. Who was in the lower class in Ancient Egypt? (farmers and slaves, other manual workers)

13. Was there social mobility in Ancient Egypt? (yes, through education)

14. What was life like for women in Ancient Egypt? (they had rights and freedoms, could own property, testify in court, and divorce. Could also be part of government/be Pharaoh)

15. What style of writing did the Egyptians use? (hieroglyphs)

16. What was the purpose of the pyramids? (tombs for the Pharaohs)

17. Why did Egyptians preserve bodies from decay? (so the soul could find the body in the afterlife)

18. What are the steps for mummification? (1-Remove internal organs. 2-Treat the body with salt and oil to preserve it. 3-Wrap the mummy in strips of linen. 4-place in a pyramid for protection)

19. Which god or goddess was the protector of children? (Isis)

20. Which god or goddess had a head like a jackal and was guardian of the tombs and pyramids? (Anubis)

21. Which god or goddess was the god of heaven? (Horus)

22. Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom and why was he the most famous? (Khufu, built the pyramid of Giza)

23. Which kingdom built the most pyramids? (Old)

24. Which pharaoh united Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? (Mentuhotep II)

25. What was the name of the people who took over Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? (Hyksos)

26. Where were Pharaohs buried during the New Kingdom? (Valley of the Kings?

27. Why was the Valley of the Kings used as a burial ground during the New Kingdom? (the pyramids were being broken into and robbed)

28. Who was the most important female ruler of the New Kingdom and why was she important? (Queen Hatshepsut, she increased trade and had many monuments built in her honor)

29. Who was the first queen of Egypt and what kingdom did she belong to? (Queen Sobekneferu, Middle Kingdom)

30. Name one of the weapons the Ancient Egyptians had available to them during wars (spear, chariot, bow and arrow, bronze armor)

31. How did Ancient Egypt fall? (it was invaded and grew weak)

Don't forget about your extra credit opportunity!! :)

Happy studying!
KF

6th Grade: Ancient Americas Quiz Review Questions (+Answers)

Hello 6th graders:

Please remember that you are allowed to bring one page of notes (only one side with writing, please) to use on the quiz. You are NOT ALLOWED to simply copy and paste these questions, nor to directly copy them. You need to re-write any notes you bring in your own words, and not in question (answer) format like I have used below.

If you do come with your notes in this format you will not be allowed to use them on the quiz.

1. What was the social organization of the Mississippians? (ranked societies or chiefdoms)

2. What were the customs and traditions of the Mississippians? (giant urban centers, trade networks with pottery, copper, and woven articles)

3. What was the language of the Mississippians? (hand motions and body language)

4. What were the arts and literature of the Mississippians? (plain or painted pottery, small clay disks, carved shells)

5. What was the religion of the Mississippians? (animal, plant, and nature spirits)

6. What was the government of the Mississippians (chiefs and priests controlled the villages, strong military)

7. What was the economy of the Mississippians? (trade, used corn as money)

8. What were the dates of existence of the Mississippians? (900-1700 CE)

9. What were the place(s) of existence of the Mississippians? (along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, states of Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the best state Iowa!)

10. What were the important places to the Mississippians? (Mississippi River)

11. Who were the important leaders/people of the Mississippians (Chiefs who led the construction of building projects)

12. What was the social organization of the Anasazi? (Matriarchal society-women were in charge.)

13. What were the customs and traditions of the Anasazi? (Held secret underground ceremonies to the gods, went on spiritual journeys. Wore aprons, waistbands made of hair or cloth breeches)

14. What was the language of the Anasazi? (verbal communication and cave paintings and etchings)

15. What were the arts and literature of the Anasazi? (Petroglyphs: images designed on rock surface; Pictographs: painting on a rock wall, Baskets, Pottery, Tools, Oral stories)

16. What was the religion of the Anasazi? (gods based on the functions of nature like a rain go and a sun god, creator god was called grandmother)

17. What was the government of the Anasazi (people were organized into clans, people belonged to those clans because their mother belonged to the same clan)

18. What was the economy of the Anasazi? (trade for goods they could not make or find like copper, seashells and exotic animals, hunted and gathered for themselves)

19. What were the dates of existence of the Anasazi? (1-1500 CE (are still around today)

20. What were the place(s) of existence of the Anasazi (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)

21. What were the important places of the Anasazi? (Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Reyenta)

22. Who were the important leaders/people of the Anasazi? (Clan leaders, chiefs, priests, women)

23. Where are the Anasazi now? (They are still located in the Southwestern USA, called Pueblo Indians.

24. What is one theory about how people came to the Americas? (land bridge or by boat)

25. What is one theory about how people came to the Americas? (land bridge or by boat)

26. What was one thing Clovis children had in common with children of today?

27. What was one difference between Clovis children and children today?

28. How do we know about how early people came to the Americas? (creation legend, DNA, archaeological evidence)

29. What was one element most creation legends included? (animals or gods)

30. What was one element most creation legends included? (animals or gods)

A Hint: I would make a chart in my notes showing the similarities and differences between the Mississippians and Anasazi peoples.

Happy studying! :)
Kf

9th Grade: Absolutism Review Questions (+ Answers)

Hello 9th graders! Here are your absolutism review questions!

Please remember that you are allowed to bring one page of notes (only one side with writing, please) to use on the quiz. You are NOT ALLOWED to simply copy and paste these questions, nor to directly copy them. You need to re-write any notes you bring in your own words, and not in question (answer) format like I have used below.

If you do come with your notes in this format you will not be allowed to use them on the quiz.

1. What is absolutism? (form of monarchy in which political sovereignty and government power are located in a monarch who rules by divine right without any checks or balances)

2. What is divine right? (idea that a leader’s power is given by God, they are responsible only to God)

3. What is the balance of power? (nations keep themselves at the same level of power as other nations to avoid war)

4. What is a dynasty? (ruling family which passes power from one generation to the next because of divine right)

5. What countries did we study that had Absolutist rulers? (England, Spain, India, Russia, France)

6. Is the following an example of an absolutist ruler? Why or why not? In 1689 King William and Queen Mary became the monarchs of England. Before they were crowned, they accepted the English Bill of Rights which required the monarchy to work with Parliament to govern the country. The monarchs were required to regularly call on Parliament to meet and lost their power to suspend laws. The responsibility of coordinating the countries finances and power to tax were given to the lower house of Parliament, known as the House of Commons. (No—they have checks and balances, right to rule was given by people, do not have political sovereignty)

7. Is the following an example of an absolutist ruler? Why or why not? According to the Mandate from Heaven, the right to rule China is granted by Heaven. The Chinese believed that since there was only one Heaven, there could be only one ruler. Chinese emperors that were part of the Han dynasty referred to themselves as Sons of Heaven, and commanded respect from all their subjects. Chinese law dictated that the emperor’s position could not be challenged by anyone. Emperors handpicked governors and officials in order to centralize their authority and spread their power. Each emperor served as head of state and commander of the army. They chose whether or not to listen to advisors, but had no legislative body to monitor imperial power or prevent abuse. (Yes—power given by god, no challenges to their power, did not have to listen to their government)

8. Name one of the 3 critical attributes of absolutism (Rule by divine right, political sovereignty, no checks and balances)

9. Name one of the 3 critical attributes of absolutism (Rule by divine right, political sovereignty, no checks and balances)

10. Name one of the 3 critical attributes of absolutism (Rule by divine right, political sovereignty, no checks and balances)

11. Name one negative thing about Louis XIV (lived well while others suffered, misspent government funds, persecuted protestants/those who disagreed with him, was not well liked by those below him)

12. What is political sovereignty? (centralized (all with ruler) control over all aspects of the government, including economy, war, domestic and foreign affairs)

13. What are checks and balances? (governmental bodies put in place to stop the ruler from having unlimited power)

14. Who was Shah Jahan, and was he an absolutist ruler? Why or why not?

15. Who was King Phillip II of Spain, and was he an absolutist ruler? Why or why not?

16. Who was Catherine the Great, and was she an absolutist ruler? Why or why not?

17. Who was James II of England, and was he an absolutist ruler? Why or why not?

18. Name one positive thing about Louis XIV (builder, helped merchants, made country catholic, France had Golden Era when he was king)

19. Who was a better ruler, Louis XIV or Peter the Great? Why?

20. Does Machiavelli say it is better for a ruler to be loved or feared? (feared, although he felt both were ok)

21. Do you think it is better for a ruler to be loved or feared? Why?

22. Do you think Peter the Great was more loved or more feared? Why?

23. Describe what life was like for Absolutist Monarchs (good, could do whatever, spent money however they liked, were never alone, always had people trying to get them to do things)

24. Describe what life was like for the people who lived under the rule of an absolutist monarch. (bad, no food, could gain favor with the King or queen—depended on where you lived)

25. Would you have wanted to be an absolutist monarch? Why or why not?

Extra credit opportunity: Use the comments section below to leave information about the Absolutist Monarch you researched for the in-class role play!

Happy Studying!
KF

8th Grade: Ancient Egypt Game Online

Hey 8th graders:

Here is a funny game I found about Ancient Egypt tonight...see how many times it takes you to get the teacher to...
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_egypt.html

KF

PS: If you bring a note/I get an e-mail from your parents I will give you extra credit on Thursday's quiz.
PPSS: Make sure you study for your quiz too!

Have You Checked your engrade Lately?

Are you missing any work in Mrs. Fink's class??

There is one way to find out...use your engrade code at www.engrade.com to log in!

Reminder: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13!!

(Have an unexpected Ø in the gradebook?
Was the assignment turned in late/not turned in at all?
Did you fill out a Think Sheet for that assingment?
If the answer is no, that Ø is final! Click here for more information.)

KF

Reminders: Due Dates!

Because there is A LOT coming due/happening in my class this week I thought I'd just add a reminder post here:

Monday
7th grade: Country Project Presentations
8th grade: Pyramid Project Presentations
9th grade: Peter "the Great"? Webquest questions and essays (1 set of questions/pair, 1 essay per person)

Tuesday
6th grade: Ancient Americas Group Presentations

Wednesday
9th grade: Absolutism DBQ

Thursday
6th grade: Ancient Americas Quiz
8th grade: Ancient Egypt Quiz
9th grade: Absolutism Quiz

Friday
7th grade: North and South America Quiz

You can do it! Sprint to the finish! :)
KF

Last Week of Quarter 1! Week of October 10-14

Hello again to all!

I thought I would post this a little early so everyone would know exactly what's going to happen this next week:

The end of Quarter 1 is looming (Friday) and due to last week's crazy-ish schedule we have A LOT to do before your final grades can be posted...

6th grade: Due to Friday's late arrival back at school, I will be giving you one more day to finish your Ancient Americas group project. You will be presenting these to the class on Tuesday, reviewing for your quiz on Wednesday, and taking your Ancient Americas Quiz on Thursday, October 13. You will spend the last day of the quarter looking at the different jobs that use social studies skills.
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7th grade: Yay! Your North and South America Country Project Presentations are due on Monday! I am looking forward to your presentations! These will last Monday-Tuesday, and you will spend Wednesday practicing your map skills in the computer lab. On Thursday you will review for your quiz, and Friday, October 14 will be your North and South America Quiz.
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8th grade: Be sure you have your pyramids ready for Group Pyramid Projects, as you will be presenting these to the class on Monday! On Tuesday you will learn about the "fall" of Ancient Egypt, and Wednesday you will review for your Ancient Egypt quiz, which is Thursday, October 13. On Friday you will have a fun surprise activity!
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9th grade: Be sure you are ready to turn in your Peter "the Great"? Webquest opinion essays on Monday! Between you and your partner you will need to turn in your answers to all the questions (just one set) and both of your essays. You can check out how your essays will be graded using the rubric located within the webquest "Evaluation" section. Monday-Tuesday in-class will be spent working on a very special Absolutism DBQ [ :) ], Wednesday you will review, and Thursday you will have your Absolutism Quiz. Friday you will spend the class bringing all your learning from Quarter 1 together in a Quarter 1 review!
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Let's make it a great week!

Don't forget, all grades are FINAL on Friday, October 14, so please be sure you turn in any assignments that may be currently...outstanding. Remember you can always check out your grades online at engrade.com!

KF

6th Grade: Ancient Americas Group Projects

Hi 6th graders:

Here are some links you can use to help you research your Ancient Americas Group Projects.

Use these links before you try a regular Google search!

For all:
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab05

Mississippians:
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/memorial/68/miss1.html
http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1130
http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/prehistoricalabama/mississippian.htm
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/pre/htmls/miss.html (use links at side!)
http://jeffreyrgudzune.suite101.com/mississippian-culture-a107748
http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/MississippianCulture.html

Anasazi:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/native_am/
http://www.danielnpaul.com/AnasaziFirstNation.html
http://www.slideshare.net/bkind2animals/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-anasazi
http://www.ushistory.org/us/1b.asp
http://pages.swcp.com/~spsvs/outdoors/anasazi/history.html
http://www.sangres.com/features/anasazi.htm
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/feb99/miller/Anasazi_Alyson.htm
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/ind_new/ind11.html

KF

7th Grade: Country Project and Map Games Links

Hey 7th graders:

Here are a few links that you can follow to find out more information about your country!! (Remember to keep track of all the websites you use for your works cited page!!)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

http://www.bestcountryreports.com/

http://www.ncti-india.com/Country%20Profile.html

http://www.intute.ac.uk/worldguide/
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Notice Wikipedia didn't appear?! There's a good reason: I DON'T WANT YOU TO USE IT! There are so many better and more reliable sources out there! Use the ones I gave you first before you go off searching on your own!


Also, here are the links for the country identification games. (You can find these and other fun geography games at any time in the "History and Geography Games" section to the right)
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/ (You only need to play the games that are labeled "Countries")
http://www.maps.com/games/quiz-latin.aspx (This is only about Latin America and the Caribbean)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm (You only need to play the Caribbean and Central and South America games)

I hope you enjoy playing these games and learning to identify ALL the countries of North and South America!
KF

9th Grade: Peter "the Great?" Webquest!

Hello 9th graders:

Please visit the following website:

https://c1.livetext.com/visitor-pass.html

and copy and paste the code below into the box provided:

D5693390

Finally, read and follow the directions to complete your Peter "The Great?" Webquest!

KF

8th Grade: Ancient Egypt Pyramid Project Weblinks

Hi 8th graders:

Welcome to my blog. Please remember it can be accessed at any time at historyfink.blogspot.com! (hint: why not bookmark it now!)

Here are some weblinks to get the research for your projects started:

General Overview
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/3kingdoms.html

Old Kingdom
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/egypt/egypt_in_the_old_kingdom/egypt_in_the_old_kingdom.aspx
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/history/oldkingdom.htm
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/africa/OldKingdom.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/oking/hd_oking.htm
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/dynasty1.htm
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/oldkingdom.html

Middle Kingdom
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mking/hd_mking.htm
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/dynasty2.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/history/middlekingdom.htm
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html
http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egypt-history/middle-kingdom.htm
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/5egypt/index.htm
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
http://www.philae.nu/akhet/history4.html

New Kingdom
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nking/hd_nking.htm
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/dynasty3.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/history/newkingdom.htm
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/index.html
http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egypt-history/new-kingdom.htm
http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/matrilinynewkingdom.html
http://fanaticus.org/DBA/armies/I22/index.html

Happy Projects!
KF

Happy Birthday Francisco Morazán! Week of October 4-7

Hello again everyone:

I hope you had a very nice short weekend!

Reminders for the week:
-We are still going to the Opera this Friday!! Here is the official reminder:
OPERA SEASON IS BACK IN TOWN!!!! This year,The Honduran Musical Foundation will stage the Opera Buffa "The Secret Marriage" by Domenico Cimarosa. Students from grades 6 - 12 will attend the presentation on Friday OCT. 7 at Manuel Bonilla Theater. Tickets already on sale at the music room with Ms. Norma López (L. 225) We will leave the school campus at 8:30 a.m. Students from grades 6-8 will returned to the school at 1:00 p.m. Students from grades 9 -12 will stop by the Identity Museum to observe the Picasso Art Exhibit (they will need to pay Ms. Campbell, L.30.00 extra to enter the Museum) and will come back to school around 1:45 p.m.

IMPORTANT DETAILS: Students MUST wear formal clothes. (No tennis shoes or jeans are allowed, and students who are not dressed appropriately will not be able to attend, even if they have purchased a ticket!) Students must have a very good breakfast because we won't be allowed to eat at the theater or museum.

-We have a new Discovery Mascot! The students voted last week and we are now the Discovery Wolves!

-MAP tests are officially over, but if you were absent for any of your tests the past two weeks, you need to be sure you make them up on Tuesday, October 4!

-Quarter 1 ends NEXT FRIDAY, October 14! Grades will be available on Friday, October 21, just in time for Parent-Teacher Conferences that same day!!


Due to Monday's holiday and Friday's Opera visit, it's going to be a short week:
6th grade: We will continue learning about the Ancient Americans by shifting from the Clovis to the Mississippians and the Anasazi. On Tuesday you will present your Clovis Filmstrips to the class, and on Wednesday-Thursday we will be working in the computer lab on group research projects. Friday our class will be cut short due to the Opera visit, but any remaining time will also be spent in the computer lab. Also, I apologize for changing this so many times, but I promise (barring unforeseen events), your Ancient Americans quiz will be Wednesday, October 12!
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7th grade: Please remember both your physical and human geography packets for South America are due on Tuesday! We will spend Tuesday discussing these packets and working in the classroom on your country projects, and Wednesday-Thursday working on the projects and map skills in the computer lab. We will not have class on Friday due to the Opera visit, however, your country projects are due for presentation on Monday, October 10! We will spend the rest of the week reviewing and you will have your Geography of the Americas quiz (including country identification and general information) on Friday, October 14.
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8th grade: Remember that both your Ancient Egypt packet and the in-class activity questions are due on Tuesday! We will spend time discussing them in class, and then will spend the rest of the week working on group research projects which will be presented to the class on Monday, October 10. Your Ancient Egypt quiz will be on Thursday, October 13.
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9th grade: Don't forget your Louis XIV assignment is due on Tuesday! We will spend time discussing it in class, then turn our focus to Peter the Great. On Wednesday-Friday (a short time only on Friday before we leave for the Opera) we will spend time in the computer lab working on an Absolutism webquest. Your Absolutism quiz will be on Thursday, October 13.
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Looks like another great week!
KF