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- Hello, this message is from Mr. Nagle regarding 7th grade scheduling for next school year 2020-2021. The link below allows you to pick your elective choices for 7th grade. Your core courses will be scheduled for you, the purpose of this form is for choosing electives only. If you have problems/concerns please direct those to Mr. Nagle via email: JNagle@nwsd.org
- Hello, this message is from Mr. Nagle regarding 8th grade scheduling for next school year 2020-2021. The link below allows you to pick your elective choices for 8th grade. Your core courses will be scheduled for you. The purpose of this form is for choosing electives only. If you have problems/concerns please direct those to Mr. Nagle via email: JNagle@nwsd.org
The following are lists of websites (with more to come) to help your child stay sharp over the next two weeks:
NWSD Library - Visit your Northwestern Middle and High School Libraries! Get the Destiny Read app from Google Play or Apple Store to read our ebooks and hear our audiobooks. To use the app, log in like this:
23acanfield (grad year first initial last name)
876543 (six-digit pin)
Items must be checked out at library.nwsd.org---the app is only for reading and listening to what you have checked out.
Khan Academy - Overall educational resources
Purple Math - Algebra and Geometry activities
Official SAT Practice - SAT practice site
PE Central - Physical Education ideas and activities
Power Library - Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library
Kids Health - Health activities and articles for students of all ages
Coding - Computer coding for all ages
Federal Student Aid - Applying for federal student aid for higher education
Virtual Field Trips - Over 30 virtual field trips, from the San Diego Zoo to Mars
Crash Courses - 20-minute videos, many created by John Greene and his brother, Hank, on a multitude of topics, from the Russian Revolution to Artificial Intelligence.
Newsela - Authentic content from the most trusted names. 10 new texts published every day.
Discovery Education - Take learning from the classroom and apply it to the real world.
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education - PA Department of Education as a resource
SAS Portal - Pennsylvania resources for teachers and students.
Wash Your Lyrics -Generate handwashing infographics based on your favorite song lyrics
Virtual Museum Tours- 12 famous museums offering a virtual tour
Northwestern School District- Our district webpage
Clever Portal - Clever portal, students are familiar with this
Izzit- FREE high quality educational material for families
Duolingo- Practice Spanish, French and German
Lunch Doodles with Mo Williems - Visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/ to watch all of Mo's videos, find activity sheets to print out & follow along, and more!
Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. Viewers can see each weekday’s new video at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Geography Games- A fun way to learn the names of various countries.
Grammar Girl- An easy guide to finding answers to common grammar questions. Check out the Grammar Girl podcast as well!
Edheads - Science and Math games and activities that promote critical thinking. Virtual knee surgery, simple machines, etc.
Encyclopedia of Life -Global access to knowledge about life on Earth. View, print and make biology study cards.
Teen Science Cafe - Scientists and Teens exploring our world. Hands on activities.
https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home?a=bph_webseite&c=true - The Berlin Philharmonic is offering free access to its digital library during this time. The Berlin Philharmonic is amongst the top 5 Orchestras in the world. Enjoy the highest level of classical music for free!
New York Times - DAILY writing prompts, The New York Times will provide daily writing prompts to help your student remain #SHARP. This is for students 13 and over and they will need to create an account to do so by signing up using their google ID
Packet work - not required, used for practice over the next two weeks:
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Students were given a packet of 5 readings centering on the Byzantine Empire. They should read one passage each day and answer the questions that go along with it.
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call & Text evidence packet
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) -Pride Call, Text Evidence Packet & DRC pages
- LA (Miss Jahn) - Students were given a packet. They are to do two pages (front and back if there is a back) a day; 1. Answer the questions based on the picture. 2. Read the short passage, answer the questions and cite evidence by underlining it in the text.
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - go to Google Classroom, class code wqz4mju
- Science 1. Creature from Venus Project Your goal is to create a creature that has three adaptations to survive the harsh conditions...physical or behavioral. List the adaptation and the reason for the adaptation. If you can send me a picture of your creature to my email address. 2. If you are really tired of not having school lol… let’s begin our review of cells. Please find diagrams of both plant and animal cells. Remember you need to know the difference between the two cells. Plants have chloroplasts, cell walls, and vacuoles. Study the cells parts and definitions. Make flash cards of the common parts. 3. Research how the corona virus is using RNA vs DNA to infect the host...us. Why is this virus more concerning….keep it 7th grade. Our topic this week was “genetically modifying humans”….should we?
- Math 7: Students given list of chapter readings in text book and accompanying practice worksheets in workbook
- Math 7 Accelerated: Students given a list of chapter pages to read in text and practice worksheets in the workbook.
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Teacher’s Emails:
7th Grade Assignments week of March 9, 2020
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Legacies of the Romans- Google classroom
- Science (Mr. Mihalak) - Debrief Forest Models
- Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Mean, Median, Mode, and Range WS
- Accelerated Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Two Way Table WS #1-9
- Math (Mrs. Johnson) - Mean Absolute Deviation ws
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call, Vocab Unit 15, Intro to comparing & Contrasting two text & read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) - Pride Call; Vocab Unit 15; Intro to Comparing & Contrasting Texts; Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Novel Study HW: DRC due Friday
- LA (Miss Jahn) - The Giver Test; Start Movie
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - read word cards, review sight words, wordlist reading, workbook practice pages 14-20
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Remarkable Romans- TDQs
- Science (Mr. Mihalak) - Forestry Writing Prompt
- Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Find Missing Value of Mean WS
- Accelerated Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Distance Formula WS
- Math (Mrs. Johnson) - Box & Whisker ws
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call, Vocab, Comparing & Contrasting two text practice & read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
HMWK: Comparing two text worksheet
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) - Pride Call; Vocab Unit 15; Comparing & Contrasting Texts Practice; Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Novel Study
- LA (Miss Jahn) - Finish The Giver Movie
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - read word cards, review sight words, finish wordlist reading, workbook practice
- Wednesday~ March 11, 2020
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Remarkable Romans TDA
- Science (Mr. Mihalak) - Sustainable Forestry
- Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Mean Absolute Deviation WS
- Accelerated Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - MidPoint Formula WS
- Math (Mrs. Johnson) - Interquartile Range ws
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call, Vocab, Comparing two text practice, & read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) - Pride Call; Vocab Unit 15; Comparing & Contrasting Texts Practice; Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Novel Study
- LA (Miss Jahn) - The Giver Book/Movie Comparison; Stations
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - dictation quiz, listening comprehension, finish and turn in workbook
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Origins of Christianity~ Reading and questions
- Science (Mr. Mihalak) - Tree Rings
- Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Random Samples and Surveys WS
- Accelerated Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Study for quiz on 2 Way-Data Tables, Distance and Midpoint formula
- Math (Mrs. Johnson) - Review
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call, Vocab, Comparing texts activity & read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) - Pride Call; Vocab Unit 15; Comparing & Contrasting Texts Practice; Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Novel Study
- LA (Miss Jahn) - The Giver Scrapbook Project
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - go over quiz, add words to Notebook
- S.S. (Mrs. Denham) - Beliefs of Christianity~ Text 408-413~ Review
- Science (Mr. Mihalak) - Forestry Test
- Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Estimating Population Size WS
- Accelerated Math 7 (Mr. Miller) - Quiz
- Math (Mrs. Johnson) - Unit Test
- LA (Mrs. Gonzales) - Pride call, Vocab test, Comparing/Contrasting texts test & read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
- LA (Mrs. Nieder) - Pride Call; Vocab Unit 15 Test; Comparing & Contrasting Texts Test; Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Novel Study
- LA (Miss Jahn) - Administer EasyCBM/Writing Probes; Finish The Giver Project
- Reading (Mrs. Smith) - read & respond