Due 9/24

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If anyone would like to help out at the Inman Farm Heritage Days demonstrations, just let me know!  I'll be down the hill at the apple cider press and washboard demonstrations.  Just text me if you plan to make it!

Click here for a printable version of this week's assignments.

Science

• Read chapters 4 & 5 in your textbook.
• Take notes for each section as you read. 
• Be sure not to skip over the material on Thales' proposition and the section on Numerals, Geometry, and Math's Origins.
• Create cards for any events/dates that we should add to our timeline.
• Check out this video for Egyptian Numeration (You can stop watching this one after the 4 minute mark)
• Babylonians used a base 60 system instead of a base 10.
• If you would like to learn more about the Babylonian System, click here for an optional video.
• After you are finished reading, complete this online QUIZ.  (You may use your book and notes on the quiz.)

Grammar

• Complete Grammar Lessons 9, 10, and 11
• Be sure to read through the lessons and all of the examples before you begin the work!

Literature

• Here the vocab list for chapters 7-9.  Add these to your literature notebook.
• aggravate
• maneuver
• passel
• tantrum
• infected
• pallet
• fermenting
• incubator
• Click here to study the Quizlet for these words.
• Read chapters 7-9.  As you read, write down characteristics for each character on the chart in your literature notebook.  These do not have to be in complete sentences, but you will need to explain how you know these things about the characters.
• Click here for the reading comprehension questions for chapters 7-9.  We've been going over these in class, but I will begin checking them soon for accuracy, sentence structure, etc.  Do your best!
• Click here to complete this week's essay question.  Please use the corrections given to you on your last essay to improve your work!  I am not comparing you to others... I am comparing you to yourself.  Improvement is the goal!  You must choose ONE and write at least two paragraphs to answer it completely.