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We did a quick war up on viruses and vaccinations and then organized our work folders. Then, we did a disease identification activity - Be the Doctor. Use the following website to help you identify the different diseases. Be the doctor websites: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/common-topics/default.htm http://www.symptoms101.com/med/archives/infectious_disease/ http://emedicine.medscape.com/infectious_diseases https://www.cdc.gov/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/ Hopefully, we finished up Contagion today. HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!!
BE SAFE AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES!!! We created a chart on page 84 and identified a group of diseases that fall into each category. Here the disease I want you to put on the above chart on the back of page 84 in your notebooks. Some might go in two categories.
Next we completed our notebook check and turned in our Microbes and Disease homework. Finally we took our test and turned in our study guides. Other than your canvas essay on Hand Sanitizers, we are done!!! Third quarter is in the bag. Congratulations, one more to go....
We combined classes with Mrs. Baysinger's students today and did some STEM activities with Mrs. Colwell. Those of you who needed some time to work on missing work and incomplete assignments went to study hall. Pictures will be coming...
Canvas essay is due Friday March 30th, 2018 Websites for Diseases and Microbes www.Mayoclinic.com and www.cdc.gov (just a suggestion---you can use any site)
Below is a link for an interest form for students to fill out if they are interested in participating in the 8th grade Talent Show in June. In order to participate you can't have cafeteria fines, media center fines, excessive amount of unexcused absences, OSS, or two or more days of ISS.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnWosMwc2nD_457YiZ8jgjSocFYb9gRkGhoZF-1Zuee58g5Q/viewform Warm Up - On the back of page 82. Good and Bad microbes - read through the website and indicate the good examples and the bad examples of things that these microbes are responsible for. Then, we did a disease identification activity - Be the Doctor. Use the following website to help you identify the different diseases. Be the doctor websites: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/common-topics/default.htm http://www.symptoms101.com/med/archives/infectious_disease/ http://emedicine.medscape.com/infectious_diseases https://www.cdc.gov/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/ Hopefully, we finished up Contagion today, if not we may be able to finish it next class. Lastly, I assigned the study guide which is due Monday 3/26 for B day and Tuesday 3/27 for A day. Make sure you write the answers on a separate sheet of paper. If you are typing them, you must have a printed copy!!!!
Our warm up today is the last article we will be reading in class on Hand Sanitizers. Please read it and add the benefits and disadvantages of hand santizers on page 79 in your notebook. The title of the article is Benefits of Hand Sanitizers. Next we updated your table of contents.
Notebook check on Monday March 26th (B day) & Tuesday March 27th (A day) Next, we read a short passage on Bacteria and Viruses. After reading the passage we attached the handout to page 82 in our notebooks and created a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting viruses and bacteria. There is an assignment on Hand Sanitizers on Canvas, it is nt due til March 30th!! Yes, this is after Spring break starts just in case you need a little extra time . On Canvas you will see the assignment as well as links to articles we read in class in addition to other articles if you need more information. Here is the prompt below... Mr. Blaire wants to place hand sanitizers in all of the classrooms. You have been asked to present the information for and against hand sanitizers. Using the articles we read in class and the videos we have seen, discuss for and against the use of hand sanitizers and in your conclusion give Mr. Blaire a strategy or what he needs to do. Your paper should have this format. I wanted to do a quick review for our test next week. WE will also be reviewing a little next class. Lastly, we started the film CONTAGION!!! hReminder---Microbes and diseases handout is due on Monday (B day) and Tuesday (A Day) These two websites are a good start for finding information, but you can try other places.
www.Mayoclinic.com and www.cdc.gov, Complete this form by next Friday to nominate 8th graders for the 8th grade superlatives. Make sure you include their last name. If you are not sure how to spell it,do the best you can, Mrs. Colwell will figure it out. It is optional.
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