Mr. Morgan Room 113: Wednesday, 11/28/12

Academic Calendar
Math I: B&P Investigation 2 Quiz on Thursday, 11/29
Math II: B&P Investigation 3 Quiz on Thursday, 11/29
Writing: Informational Guide Due on Thursday, 11/29
Writing: Wordstudy Packet due Friday, 11/30
Writing: Wordstudy Test on Friday, 11/30
Writing: Graphic Organizer due on Monsay, 12/3
Science: Chapter 15 Test: Forces and Motion on Wednesday, 12/5
Writing: Rough Draft of Informational Paper due on Thursday, 12/6
Writing: Final Copy of Informational Paper due on Tuesday, 12/11

The 162/Hayes Calendar
11/29/12 Student of the Month Breakfast – 8:30 am - Cafeteria
11/29/12 Skating Party – 6:30-8:30 pm – Skate America
12/3/12 Student Council Meeting – 8:00 am – Room 184
12/4/12 Candy Cane candy gram sale begins12/7/12 Orchestra Concert – 7:00 pm – Gym
12/10/12 Papa John’s “Dollars for Dough” pizza night
12/11/12 Papa John’s “Dollars for Dough” pizza night
12/12/12 Early Dismissal – 2:40 pm
12/13/12 Mathletes – 8:00 am - Cafeteria
12/14/12 Interim Reports go home with students
12/15/12 Orchestra performance @ Monterey Care Center – 10:00 am
12/17/12 Student Council Holiday Party – 8:00 am – Room 18412/20/12 Mathletes – 8:00 am – Cafeteria
12/21/12 Student of the Month Breakfast – 8:30 am – Cafeteria
12/21/12 Candy Cane Grams delivered to homerooms
12/21/12 Santa Hat Day
12/22/12 thru 1/6/12 – NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break
1/7/12 School resumes

Science: Forces and Motion Vocabulary Quia Games...

http://www.quia.com/jg/2492591.html

Quia: Wordstudy List #12 Games
http://www.quia.com/jg/2498654.html

Math I Investigation Review Game....

There is a quiz tomorrow, here is a 'Rags to Riches' game that goes with the review.

http://www.quia.com/rr/926398.html

If you complete it you can get a 500-point card.

Physics Lab....

We did the 'Table Cloth Trick' in lab today, along with a few other physics tricks.

Denard Robinson and an example of balanced forces..

Since, we are studying forces and motion, I found Denard Robinson's (Michigan's Quarterback) 67-yard touchdown to be quite poignant.

Check it out...Denard is hit by two massive, opposing forces. The two forces completely cancel each other out, for a net force of zero.

The result...Denard doesn't even stumble. Like two pool balls hitting another at the same time, he is unmoved. The only thing it does is stop a bit of momentum. Incredible.

Make sure you forward to around the 1:10 mark so you can see it in slow motion.

Resiliency Question....

For the first time ever--- NOBODY had the right answer. A few students came to me telling me about factorals and triangular numbers-- yet, even with such stunning grasp of high-level math they didn't get it.. So, I decided to dive deeper.

It's nice to have the big guns (math concepts), but can you really aimn that thing?

One more chance to get this booger.....We'll see who gets it tomorrow.

Fibonnacci...

I told the kids that Math to me is like driving to a vacation destination. We got somewhere to go, and we need to be focused on getting there, but when something cool comes along, then we just got to get off on the exit and check it out.

Fibonacci came up in conversatiobn earlier in the day, and since no one was able to pull off the Resiliency, I thought it was a prime opportunity to hop off the curriculum highway and check out the 'Prehistoric Village' on the side of the road.

In case you don't know what it is: