Brad's Class

1. Students should read about The Sun and answer the questions on your worksheet.

2. Now, read a poem about Auroras and answer the questions on your worksheet.

3. Now, go to EXPLORE, and TRAVEL THE SOLAR SYSTEM to learn about The Planets and write the names of nine planets and 1 other thing in our solar system. Press RELOAD if your computer isn’t working.

4. Go to Buzz Lightyear Travels to Space (To Infinity and Beyond) NASA Kids\’ Club

Click “play now” and do MISSION 3 to answer the questions on the back of your worksheet.

***You will need to change the SCREEN RESOLUTION on your computer to play. ***

5. Do any of the other Buzz Lightyear missions (1,2,4, or 5) when you’re finished, or do the activities below:

Activities

Dear Grade 7s,

This week I’ve recorded a story for you. Please listen to the story carefully, at least 2 or 3 times. Then, answer the questions below, in your notebooks.

Questions:

1. Mrs. Pickle bought something for her husband, Sam Pickle. What did Mrs. Pickle buy for him?

2. What was Harry the horse worried about? He thought he had a problem – what was it?

3. What did Harry the horse do? What funny thing happened to him?

4. Did Harry have the same problem as Sam? Why was he losing his hair?

5. Why doesn’t Harry watch TV anymore, do you think?

Listen to and watch the presentation “A Short History of China”, then answer the 10 questions.

Questions:

1. According to the recording, how long was the Great Wall of China?

2. What were the Chinese soldiers uniforms made of?

3. What kind of clothes did the emperors of China wear?

4. What special kind of building can we see in Chinese temples and in the story White Snake Tale?

5. How many masts did Chinese junks have?

6. How high was the first water clock?

7. What did the Chinese use to study the stars?

8. What did Confucius teach his students?

9. Who did the monks pray to in China?

10. What did the Chinese decorate with dragons?

Please make sure you have a microphone that works. If it is BROKEN, or you DON’T HAVE A MIC, then you need to buy a new set of headphones with a mic, like this:

BEFORE you plug in the headphones, check your settings, like this:

Click on the links below. Finish all activities.

Start with a Food Quiz

Then, please get ready to write your answers on the worksheet paper:

Food Pyramid Activity Label the diagram in your notebook. What are the 6 food groups?

Blast Off! Complete the worksheet

How We Play Listen carefully to the boys and answer the questions about them.

FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS or STUDENTS WHO FINISH EARLY:

click here: Health Quiz

Click Brain Fit (the STRAWBERRY)

Read sections 1, 2 and 3 very carefully – especially #3, the COOL FOOD TIPS, then take the quiz (#4).

Tell your teacher how well you did on the quiz. Answer these questions in your notebooks:

What is CALCIUM? What is it good for?

What is PROTEIN? What foods have a lot of it?

REPORT YOUR FINDINGS TO YOUR CLASSMATES NEXT TIME!

Dear grade 7s,

Halloween is coming! Do you like to be scared? Are you afraid of the dark?

1. Please click this link.

Ben and Jerry’s Halloween Site

2. Carve a pumpkin and email it to a friend or to your email.

Pumpkin

3. Try this Haunted Mansion.

Haunted Mansion

4. Carve another pumpkin!

Jack-o-Lantern

5. Very Gory Haunted House (DON’T DO THIS IF YOU SCARE EASILY!!!!)

Haunted Inn

***BREAK-TIME***

5. Please click this link. Visit the HAUNTED HOUSE. Complete the WORKSHEET. Answer the questions.

Listen carefully to the things you hear. PUT YOUR HEADPHONES ON!

Haunted House

Vocabulary:

1. click (v.)

e.g. click and drag (v.)

2. scroll (v.)

3. mouse pointer (n.)

4. web-page (n.)

5. web-site (n.)

6. load (v.)

e.g. load slowly

7. web address

e.g. www.—

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