W9 Activities

Week 9

We opened week 9 with Memorial Day on Monday.

Tuesday - Email/Blogger - L.A. City council looks like they are passing a proposal to move the minimum wage to $15.00/hour. Question to you is....What do you think about this? Please make a post on the issue. Support your answer to the question with data. For example: in 1982 the state min. wage was $2.85/hour. The median price of  a home in LA was $77,000. Fast forward to 2015. The min wage is $8.00/hour and the median price of a home in LA is $506,000. Make a comparison.

Wednesday - What do you see yourself doing in 5 years? Post to Blogger

Thursday - Most people want success in life. But what does success mean? Is success the same for everyone, or is it different for each individual?
Explain what success means to you! Give reasons for your ideas of success. Support ideas with an example.  Post your response to Blogger.

Friday - If you had a time machine, where would you go and/or who would you want to meet from the past? Include some photos. Post to Blogger

Extra Credit for week.

iMovie - End of the year video

Rocketry - Construct a 3 fin or 4 fin rocket. We will be launching rockets early next Tuesday at lunch.

W8 Activities

W8
Tuesday -

Provide the definition of a Liberal and a Conservative. Then provide a definition of the political parties Democrat and Republican. After your research, in an email provide the definitions of each and make a judgement as to where you feel you might be on the spectrum of liberal and conservatism. Or Post to Blogger

Wednesday -

Time for some reflection - What is your favorite.
Please send an email or post to Blogger

Favorite place to get or listen to music
Favorite place to get or play games
Favorite place to socialize online
Favorite place to shop or look for clothing.

Thursday -

California is in the midst of a four (4) year drought. Find a minimum of 3 images that show the drought. Then provide a write up on ways to solve the drought. Think "outside" the "box" Nothing is too crazy. What we have ain't working........
Post your photos and comments to your blogger page.

W8 Web Hunt

W8 Monday Web Search Sub 

Once finished with the web hunt each student  is to make a comment at the bottom of this post!

Today you will be exploring the following web links, recording your answers and turning them in to the substitute at the end of the period.

Let's research some companies that you have contact with in your everyday life.

1. Let's start with Dickies. They produce some fine quality clothing. What year did they begin and what was their main product in that year>

2. The Hoodie or Hood has been around for centuries, but by 1990 it evolved into a symbol for? Hoodie

3. Levi's  We see them, some of us wear them. What happened in May 20, 1873 for the company? What did they patent?  Levi's

4. Pitbulls? Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog. Formal dog breeds often considered of the pit bull type include the ____________________________________ ?

5. What type of dam is Hoover Dam?

6. How many people perished during the four years of construction of the dam?

7. Since we are the subject of presidents..... Ronald Reagan
What year was President Ronald Reagan born?
What did he do before becoming president?

8. What generation (year) of the Chevy Chavelle do you like best?  If any.

9. What is Los Angeles tallest sky scraper building?
When was the construction of the building finished?

10. City of Upland.  What is the city of Upland currently charge for 748 gallons or 1 hcf?

W7 Computer Friday - Sub Day

Today I would like each student participate in a class web hunt.

The Sub will provide you with a sheet of paper to answer the questions.

I am traveling north this weekend to Humboldt County and will be staying in the city of Loleta. I am attending the graduation ceremonies of my son who is graduating from Humboldt State University. Since I am up north I am basing this web hunt on the Great Northwest. Humboldt is about 100 miles from the Oregon border.

1. View image of where we are staying. Type in Southport Landing, Loleta CA 95551.  Use Google Maps. Use the 'earth' viewer to get a look at it.  What street is this home located on?
Here we are at Southport Landing at the Captains Mansion.

2. History of Southport Landing Home.  Southport. Who is the Wikipedia article about in this
link?
What was he known for?
Which president did he entertain?

3. What year was Humboldt State Founded?   Humboldt

4. Let's travel a bit farther north to the state of Oregon. One feature in Oregon is Crater Lake. How deep is the lake?

5. What is the population of Oregon?  Oregon

4 You are now going to be traveling a bit north to the state of Washington to Mt. Saint Helens. This mountain (volcano) erupted in 1980. Take a look at the 4 min video. What was the name of the old guy who would not leave his home and perished in the eruption?  Mt. Saint Helens. ( You should be able to view video without Hotspot Shield.)


5. Fur Trade is what the Northwest is known for. So what is the significance of the 49 parallel?
Watch the Video. Fur Trade



6. Underground Seattle, Washington.  What happened on  June 6, 1889 at 2:39 in the afternoon that changed Seattle for ever?


There is actually a video that you can view on item 6. Seattle

7. Let's venture farther north to Alaska where in 1964 something big happened?
Watch the video. Alaska 1  or  Alaska2 video.   How big was the event in Magnitude?

W7 iMovie 10.0.8

Week 7 is going to be a bit messy. The english portion of the STAR (There is a new name for the test) is taking place on T & TH this week, along with the CAHSEE Test on T & W. While this is going on we still need to continue learning new stuff....so this week...I would like to revisit iMovie: however, with that said, iMovie has changed. When we last used iMovie we were using the 9.0 something version, we now will jump to the 10.0 version. Some major changes in appearance. Let's hope the Apple designers keep all of the cool stuff, and make it easier? So far the online reviews have not been to good.

The project for this week is to find 10 images online. Theme them if you will. I.E. If you go with Nature stay with beautiful landscaped images, if you go with sports, stay with the sport.
Place the 10 images into "Photos" this replaces iPhoto on the Mac. Once you have placed the images into Photo, open iMovie.

You will be created a 10 image movie. The goal is to learn how to install transitions, titles, music and saving the movie.

Post your video to your Blog page!

W6 - Google Drawing to Hyperstudio

This week the student will take their Google Drawing sketch of the photo and place it into Hyperstudio 5.2. Using the drawing, make a part of it move!  I think 10 cards minimum should show movement.