7th Grade Humanities Summer Assignment

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1 7th Grade Humanities Summer Assignment Introduction: As a means of diving into the 7th grade history curriculum, which covers American History through the Civil War, your task for the summer is to examine the lives of some of the people who inhabited the land before it became United States of America. Directions: 1. Pick two Native American tribes from different regions of the country to compare and contrast. (Make sure you choose tribes that lived inside the boundaries of what is now the U.S.) 2. Focus on the 4 lenses historians use to examine cultures of the past. Include all four in your project: a. Economics b. Society c. Politics d. Geography 3. Chart the differences and similarities of the tribes in a graphic organizer of your creation. 4. Create a colorful, creative visual to display your findings Expectations: When grading your work, your 7th Grade humanities teachers will be looking at the following: 1. Writing ability 2. Research skills 3. Creativity 4. Organization 5. Effort

2 7th Grade Mathematics The 2015 summer assignment for non-accelerated 7th Grade Math students has the following components: 1. Student Survey We would like to get to know more about you! Fill out this survey to tell us more about you and how you learn. You must be signed into your labmiddleschool.com to access and complete this survey. 2. DeltaMath The seventh grade teachers use DeltaMath to assign homework and activities throughout the school year. This is your first seventh grade DeltaMath assignment. If you haven t already done so, you need to create an account (it s free!) and you need to add a math teacher to your account. Directions are attached. Ms. Cronin s teacher code: Ms. Feurtado s teacher code: Ms. Ash s students will use Ms. Cronin s teacher code this summer. Make sure to write down your and password somewhere safe for future use. 3. ID Yourself! See the attached activity paper. Make sure to read and follow the directions carefully. Be creative and have fun with it! All three assignments are due by the first day of school, Wednesday, September 9, at 8:00am. Feel free to do the assignments in any order. See you in the fall; we look forward to having you in our classes! Sincerely, Ms. Ash, Ms. Cronin, Ms. Feurtado, Ms. Kowalczyk, and Mr. McGinley

3 TO CREATE A NEW DELTAMATH.COM ACCOUNT 1. Go to Deltamath.com 2. Click on Create New Account 3. Enter Teacher Code. Check your letter to find out who your teacher is. If you are in 703, enter code: If you are in Accelerated 7th Grade Math, enter code: If you are NOT in 703 OR Accelerated 7th Grade math, enter code: Make sure that Teacher says Ms. Feurtado (HR 703 or Accelerated 7th Grade Math) or Ms. Cronin (all others). 5. Fill out Student Registration. Write your and password in a safe place. 6. Choose your class (If you re NOT in 703 or Accelerated 7th Grade math, choose: Summer 7 th 2015) 7. Hit Create Account. 8. You will be taken back to the main screen, where you can sign in.

4 TO ADD A TEACHER TO YOUR DELTAMATH.COM ACCOUNT (if you have an account) 1. Log in to your Deltamath.com 2. Click: TOOLS 3. Click: Add Teachers 4. Enter the Teacher Code: For 703, enter: For 7th Grade Accelerated Math, enter: For all other seventh graders, enter: Click Find Teacher 5. Choose your class. (If NOT in 703 or Accelerated 7th Grade Math, choose Summer 7th 2015) 6. Hit Add Teachers 7. You should get confirmation that you added a teacher successfully. Hit OK. 8. In Assignments, all assignments from all teachers will be visible.

5 ID YOURSELF! Every student has a student ID number. It is a 9-digit number that identifies you as a student in the City of New York Public School system. It should be listed on your report card and your student ID card from school. You must look at your student ID number and analyze it mathematically. You may find: primes perfect squares your address your age that it s divisible by certain numbers the prime factorization or anything else you want to include that is mathematically relevant! You can present this in any format that you like, the more creative, the better! For example, you can write about your number and its attributes in a google doc, you can create and scan a picture, you can create a video, etc. This is your way of introducing yourself to the math teacher so you want to do the best possible job on this. GUIDELINES 1. Your file must be submitted electronically by the first day of school (September 9). 2. Your file must be labeled with your seventh grade homeroom, your first and last name, and the assignment. For example: 702 Michelle Cronin ID Yourself 3. To submit your file electronically a. BY i. Sign into your Lab Middle School account. ii. Attach your file as an attachment. iii. Send it to labmiddleschoolmath@ itin.com NOTE: This is only for attachments and will not generate a response. b. BY GOOGLE DRIVE (if your file is too large to send as an attachment): i. Sign into your Lab Middle School account. ii. Upload your project to Google Drive. iii. Share your file with [email protected] This is due by the first day of school but you may share it any time in August Other 2015 Seventh Grade Summer Assignments Part 1: Getting to Know You Survey - Part 2: DeltaMath, Instructions and Teacher Codes

6 Earth Science Summer Assignment 7th Grade, Overview This upcoming school year we will be studying a wide range of planetary science topics in astronomy, oceanography, meteorology, climatology and geology. At times we will also raise difficult questions about issues that will affect us in the future or, in some cases, may be changing our world already. That being said, your first assignment for this course is to research an issue related to Earth Science that has opposing views (examples are listed below). You will find that there is information supporting multiple perspectives on the problem. As a citizen scientist choose a position that you agree with and prepare an informative presentation on a topic that you will share with classmates. The assignment is due on the first day of class. Make the most of it - it s a great opportunity to learn about an important issue and to start the school year off with a positive grade. It s also a chance to connect with your peers to discuss ideas that are important to you. Example Topics - YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHOOSE THESE! YOU CAN COME UP WITH YOUR OWN! 1) Global Climate Change: What defines change? How do we know it s happening? What is causing it? What are the solutions? 2) Hydraulic Fracturing (or Fracking ): Is it safe? What are the negative effects, if any? What needs to be done to make it more safe? What are possible alternatives? 3) Deforestation: Is the destruction of forests a necessary and/or worthwhile process? What are the effects of this? Should we manage the use of this natural resource, wood and paper, differently? Are there other options? 4) Off-Shore Oil Drilling: Does it threaten the health of the marine life and, if so, is it worth the risk? What are the possible benefits/consequences? What are alternatives? 5) Space Program: Should we continue to cut funding to government space exploration programs, like NASA, or do we need to invest more money into these programs? Is science more important than funding.ex. art or other fields? 6) LHC (Large Hadron Collider): Should the LHC be used? Is it simply a waste of money? Or, is it an essential tool that furthers scientific exploration? Should we build an even bigger particle accelerator as is planned? Assignment Submission You may choose how to present your findings. For example, you can write an argumentative essay on the topic, you may also create a poster, a screencast (e.g. Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, CamStudio, Copernicus), a video (e.g. imovie), a PowerPoint, a Prezi ( you can record a song about the issue, and so on - BE CREATIVE!! However you present the information it MUST meet the following criteria: 1) Begin your exploration with a research question, or as it s called in science a problem, that you want to find answers to. SEE BACK

7 ...criteria continued: 2) Give background on your topic. This includes information that you found to support your view and information that could be used to support one other side of the controversial topic (pros and cons) 3) State your position (which perspective you agree with) and why. 4) Discuss possible next steps (alternatives, what we should change, how to convince others of your position - where do we go from here?). 5) Include (and cite) at least four sources that are reputable (such as from a news organization, academic article, university, scientific organization).

8 Earth Science, Summer Assignment Grading Rubric Student Name/HR: Date: Requirements 0 Unacceptable 1 Needs Work 2 Meets Expectations 3 Exceeds Expectations Topic The topic chosen was debatable and within the realm of Earth Science. Both Sides Student stated both sides of the argument in detail. Position Student took a position (chose a side) and explained why. Next Steps Student discussed possible next steps (i.e. alternatives, solutions). Sources Student included and cited at least four reputable sources. Presentation Student showed effort and creativity in their presentation. Total Grade: /18 Comments/Suggestions:

9 Spanish: Grade 7 Summer Review Nombre: Translations and Vocabulary Practice 1.) They are a good class. 2.) She reads well. 3.) I am from New York. 4.) The tall girl studies here. 5.) What is your name? 6.) A happy student- 7.) Seven tall children 8.) Eight new books 9.) Next Thursday 10.) Today is not Tuesday. 11.) What day is today? 12.) The date- Encuentra el error. (Find the error.) If you find that the sentence is correct, indicate this by writing C next to the example. 13.) Yo bailamos con Marta en la clase de musica. 14.) Ellos son chicos buenos. 15.) Me llamos es Lola. 16.) Mi apellido es Lopez. 17.) Mi color favorite es azul. Make the following noun plural. 18.) La oracion 19.)Express the following adjective phrase in Spanish. The short girl 20.) Como se dice September in Spanish? 21.) que significa? La oracion 22-25) Conjugate in the present tense: llamarse

10 Present Tense Regular Verbs Here are a few examples of each of the types of regular verbs. See if you can recognize the pattern that exists. HABLAR (to speak) I speak = yo hablo you speak = tù hablas you speak (formal) = usted (el,ella) habla we speak = nosotros hablamos they speak = ellos hablan DECIDIR (to decide) I decide = yo decido you decide = tù decides you decide (formal) = usted (el,ella) decide we decide = nosotros decidimos they decide = ellos deciden TOMAR (to take) I take = yo tomo you take = tù tomas you take (formal) = usted (el,ella) toma we take = nosotros tomamos they take = ellos toman ASISTIR (to attend) I attend = yo asisto you attend = tù asistes you attend (formal) = usted (el,ella) asiste we attend = nosotros asistimos they attend = ellos asisten COMPRENDER (to understand) I understand = yo comprendo you understand = tù comprendes you understand = usted (el,ella) comprende we understand = nosotros comprendemos they understand = ellos comprenden BEBER (to drink) I drink= yo bebo you drink = tù bebes you drink (formal) = usted (el,ella) bebe we drink= nosotros bebemos they drink = ustedes (ellos) beben ACEPTAR (to accept) I accept = yo you accept = tù you accept = usted (el,ella) we accept = nosotros they accept = ellos PERMITIR (to permit) I permit = yo you permit = tù you permit (formal) = usted (el,ella) we permit = nosotros they permit = ellos APRENDER (to learn) I learn = yo you learn = tù you learn = usted (el,ella) we learn = nosotros they learn = ellos EXISTIR (to exist) I exist = yo you exist = tù you exist = usted (el,ella) we exist = nosotros they exist = ellos COMER (to eat) I eat = yo you eat = tù you eat (formal) = usted (el,ella) we eat = nosotros they eat = ellos INVITAR (to invite) I invite = yo you invite = tù you invite = usted (el,ella) we invite = nosotros they invite = ellos

11 Here are some blanks that you can print out to conjugate other regular verbs (list of several below). VERB: (to ) --- Present Tense --- I they usted (el,ella) you yo nosotros you tù ellos we VERB: (to ) --- Present Tense --- I they usted (el,ella) you yo nosotros you tù ellos we

12 I you you we AR Verbs bailar -to dance desear -to want escuchar -to listen estudiar -to study formar -to form practicar -to practice viajar -to travel Comprension De Lectura: SANDRA!! VERB: (to ) --- Present Tense --- they yo tù ER Verbs correr -to run leer -to read ver -to see vender -to sell usted (el,ella) nosotros ellos IR Verbs compartir -to share escribir -to write recibir -to receive vivir -to live

13 Quieres que te hable de mí? Pues, en el grupo me llaman Sandra, pero mi nombre es Rocío. Mi padre es argentino pero mi madre es de un pueblo de la provincia de Sevilla; es española y yo soy española también. Nací en Sevilla, y ahora vivo en Barcelona; allí está mi compañía de discos. Tengo veinte años; mi cumpleaños es el veintinueve de abril y mi signo es Tauro. Mis ambiciones? Quiero tener un disco número uno, y mi horóscopo dice que mis deseos van a realizarse. PREGUNTAS: Answer in Spanish and in your own words. 1. What is the singer s real name? 2. What is her nationality? 3. Where does she live? 4. How old is she? 5. When is her birthday? 6. When does she call herself Sandra? 7. What are her parents nationalities? 8. Why does she live where she does? 9. What is her ambition? 10. What does her horoscope say about her ambitions and desires?