Things to help with today's assignment
Shel Silverstein create a wonderful story about a boy and a tree and how their relationship changes over time.
There are several ways to take the meaning of the story. You can enjoy the story read by the author in the video link below:
Welcome back to the 2010-2011 school year. Patrick Henry made great strides last year and finished in the top three schools in the district in terms of AR.
We will begin using AR very quickly this school year. Think about what stories you would like to explore. Reading is a key to the puzzle and only you can choose where it will fit. So get ready for an exciting year and prepare to explore.
Thank you for a great year. Your progress in AR has been really outstanding. To prove it, please consider the following:
Our school was able to read over 15,000 books this year through your efforts.
Our success index ( the number of AR quizes you passed) was 20% higher than the district average.
Continue to read over the summer and challenge yourself to discover a new character, place or story that is important to you. Keep your reading skills sharp and prepare to return next year to strive to even greater goals.
I will keep the posts in this blow active over the summer should you wish to investigate material on your own. You may notice the boxes along the side change as I prepare for next year, but if you look through the posts using the dates, you will find the information you may be looking for.
Thank you again for your hard work.
Mr. Quinn
This week we will start scripting for our weather broadcast. You should have completed the questions in your weather journal last week and over the weekend.
I have enclosed an example weather journal and a script for broadcast in this post so that you can see what we are trying to accomplish this week.
Role: Meteorologist
Questions 1 – How are tornadoes formed?
Tornados form in large thunderstorms where cold air and warm air meet. This causes the air pressure to become unstable as a downward draft of cold air meets the rising warm air.
This upward and downward bursts of air cause high winds to form.
Questions 2 – How strong tornadoes can be, or what are their intensity levels?
Tornados can be very, very strong with winds well over 100 mph.
Tornados are measured with the following scale called Fujita-Pearson Scale:
| F0 | 40-72 mph | Gale tornado — Light damage. Some damage to chimneys; break branches off trees; push over shallow-rooted trees; damage sign boards. |
| F1 | 73-112 mph | Moderate tornado — Moderate damage. The lower limit is the beginning of hurricane wind speed; peel surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos pushed off the roads. |
| F2 | 113-157 mph | Significant tornado — Considerable damage. Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated. |
| F3 | 158-206 mph | Severe tornado – Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown. |
| F4 | 207-260 mph | Devastating tornado — Devastating damage. Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated. |
| F5 | 261-318 mph | Incredible tornado — Incredible damage. Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distance to disintegrate; automobile sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters(109 yards); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur. |
Questions 3 – When do tornadoes most likely happen?
Tornados occur during the spring and summer months when thunderstorms are most likely to occur.
Questions 4 – What are tornado warnings and watches?
Tornado warnings occur when a tornado has been sighted either in person or on weather radar. People are to seek shelter immediately because tornados paths are not predictable and can change course and speed at any time.
A tornado watch occurs when conditions are correct for tornados to form. People should be ready to move to shelters quickly in the event that a tornado warning is issued.
Example Script:
Good Evening, my name is Mark Quinn and I am a Meteorologist for the Patrick Henry weather team.
During this section of our broadcast we are going to discuss what a tornado is, how they are formed, how they are measured and finally what kind of warning you could receive in advance of a tornado.
Tornados are formed during strong thunderstorms. These dangerous storms are formed when warm and cold air meet and the air pressure becomes unstable around the storm. Strong winds form as the warm air rises and the cold air moves downward in the storm.
Under the right conditions, these winds will begin to move in a circular motion that will cause a funnel cloud to form. When these funnel clouds touch the ground, great damage occurs as anything in their path is destroyed due to the high wind speeds. Tornados can also form and not touch the ground.
Tornados are measured using the Fujita-Pearson Scale where they are coded using a 1 through 5 scale with the letter F for Fujita in front of number. For example and F1 tornado is not as strong as an F5 tornado.
The scale is coded according to wind speed. An F1 tornado can range between 72 to 112 miles per hour; while an F5 tornado can have wind speeds between 261 to over 300 miles per hour! (Show a visual display of the Fujita-Pearson Scale at this time as my visual aid)
| F1 | 73-112 mph | Moderate tornado — Moderate damage. The lower limit is the beginning of hurricane wind speed; peel surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos pushed off the roads. |
| F2 | 113-157 mph | Significant tornado — Considerable damage. Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated. |
| F3 | 158-206 mph | Severe tornado – Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown. |
| F4 | 207-260 mph | Devastating tornado — Devastating damage. Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated. |
| F5 | 261-318 mph | Incredible tornado — Incredible damage. Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distance to disintegrate; automobile sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters(109 yards); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur. |
As you can see in our chart, damage caused by F4 and F5 tornados can be amazing. People need to seek shelter and stay safe from these scary storms.
Tornados occur during the spring and summer when we have a chance of thunderstorms in our area. When weather radar shows the conditions to be correct to give a chance of strong thunderstorms, the weather service may issue a tornado watch also. A tornado watch occurs when conditions are correct for tornados to form. People should be ready to move to shelters quickly in the event that a tornado warning is issued.
Tornado warnings occur when a tornado has been sighted either in person or on weather radar. People are to seek shelter immediately because tornados paths are not predictable and can change course and speed at any time.
Thank you for watching our special report on tornados. I am going to pass you on to (name of storm chaser in your group) to talk about actually seeing a tornado.
4th Grade – http://markquinn.net/blog14/4th-grade-weather-web-quest/
5th Grade – http://markquinn.net/blog14/5th-grade-tornado-group-page/
6th Grade – http://markquinn.net/blog14/6th-grade-tornado-group-page/
7th Grade – http://markquinn.net/blog14/7th-grade-tornado-group-page/
Use any extra time to begin your research. You are to begin reading information about your job and gathering information you think would be important to your presentation.
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| Week of May 17th | 8th Pope -Research | 8th Walker – Research | 5th Weller Research | 4th Miller – research Last Day | 5th Weller Research Last Day |
| 4th Miller – Research | 8th Russ – Research | 7th Corte – research | 7th Corte – research Last Day | ||
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| Week of May 24th | 8th Pope -Scrip Writing | 8th Walker – Scrip Writing | 5th Weller Scrip Writing | 4th Miller – Scrip Writing Last day | 5th Weller Scrip Writing Last Day |
| 4th Miller – Scrip Writing | 8th Russ – Scrip Writing | 7th Corte – Scrip Writing | 7th Corte – Scrip Writing Last Day | ||
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| Week of May 24th | 8th Pope -YOUTUBE Production – Group 1-2-3- | 8th Walker – YOUTUBE Production | 5thYOUTUBE Production 1-2-3- | 4th Miller – YOUTUBE Production 4-5-6-7 | 5th Weller YOUTUBE Production 4-5-6-7 |
| 4th Miller – YOUTUBE Production Group 1-2-3 | 8th Russ – YOUTUBE Production 1-2-3- | 7th Corte – YOUTUBE Production 1-2-3 | 7th Corte – YOUTUBE Production 4-5-6-7 | ||
| 8th Walker -YOUTUBE Production |
Are you planning to work for the summer to earn extra money? Have you thought about what you are going to do?
Please read the following article from WKYC TV 3’s Website.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=135888&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Go to http://www.markquinn.net/email_mr_quinn and send me an email that explains the following:
What type of employment are you seeking for the summer?
What are the two biggest search tips that will help you find work that you learned in the article?
Once you have sent your email to me, please log into Destination Learning and complete any unfinished assignments.
Follow these directions to complete today’s assignment. You may also look on your screen for additional assistance at each step.
If you need to create a graph for what color a spinner lands on when you spin it 10 times.
Step 1. Go to http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/AdjustableSpinner/
Step 2 Spin the wheel 10 times and record the results in the table below.
Step 3 Go to http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Step 4 Choose your graph.
Step 5 Click on Design Tab – add colors you want to make your graph
Step 6 Click on Data Tab and enter results of your spinner experiment.
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Step 8 Click Preview tab and look at your graph
Step 9 Click on Print/Save Tab and email your graph to mark@markquinn.net
Today we discussed the idea of using cell phones as part of the classroom educational process.
Part 1 – I would like to have your take a survey and respond to the following prompt:
How would you respond to statements that teachers should not allow cell phones in the classroom because students will cheat and spend al the time being off task?
You can choose to respond in two ways:
1. To post your message, text “RETURN ID2031 followed by your text” to 41411
2. Click this link and enter your response. http://m.textthemob.com/id2031
Part 2 – Please respond to the following question:
Do you have a cell phone – yes or no
Follow this link to answer the question and see our results on the board http://m.textthemob.com/id2032
This week we looked at the REDRUM computer in Reason as a way to create beats for our What I Like About Me project. If you want to learn more about REASON, follow this link: http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/
There are many places on the Internet that allow you to explore how drum machines have evolved over the years. You can follow this link to the virtual drum machine page:
http://www.keyboardmuseum.com/d_machines/vdrums.html
If you are looking for more modern sounds to drop into your recordings, check out the Drum Kit page:
http://www.ronwinter.tv/drums.html
If you are looking for a drum machine to experiement with that will be close to what you learned with the REDRUM Computer, check out the Groove Lab. This machine has not really been updated in about 3 years but will offer a user interface very close to what you learned with Reason.
http://www.artopod.se/groovelab/
Directions for Groove Lab:
1. Click on the button that says “Launch Groove Lab”.
2. Choose sounds and drop a check mark where you wish to have your sounds played. Remember that we group our beats by fours.
3. Click on “process loop” in lower left hand corner.
4. A new window will open up. You will have to wait a moment. Be Patient. You can click the button to listen to the sound or you may use “shift+click” to down load your beat and use it in your Audacity program as a loop.
Objective for today:
http://jeopardylabs.com/ – go to this link to make up your own quiz. email me the link.
See an example on test taking tips at http://jeopardylabs.com/play/test-taking5
Follow these steps to create your own quiz.
Step 1. Go to http://jeopardylabs.com/
Step 2. Click on Start Building link
Step 3. Create a password for your quiz. ( Yes you make it up) Then click “Start building”.
Step 4. Enter Title as Patrick Henry Quiz
Step 5. Click on “Enter Category” in first column and change it to “Math”
Step 6 Click on “100″ and enter a question and answer for 100 points. Repeat this for all the values in the Math column. Click “save” to move to next question
Step 7. Go to next column and enter “General Facts”
Step 8 Click on “100″ and enter a question and answer for 100 points. Repeat this for all the values in the fact column. Click “save” to move to next question.
Good general information would be information that was in your spring break homework packets under the “Who Knows” section. If you do not remember some of those facts, pick up an example on Mr. Quinn’s desk.
You may also follow the links below to find test questions. They will open up in a new window. You will be working with 2 windows to see the questions and type them.
Once you are completed, scroll down to the bottom of your grid and click save. Email your links to Mr. Quinn or raise your hand and wait for Mr. Quinn to help you.
Teachers may wish to look at the links below to the ODE website materials
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