Extra Credit: NASA Endeavor Lift-off

Space Shuttle Endeavor Extra Credit: 30 Pts (Two points on your final grade!)

1. Visit the NASA Website at the link below:
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/134_flash/
2. Write a small report on the 15 day mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavor identifying the Astronauts (Crew), the mission (Mission Timeline), and reflecting on how the shuttle lift off, inspires your imagination on Space Exploration.
3. Watch the Space Shuttle Endeavor takeoff on NASA TV , Friday, April 29th at 3:47 pm.

7th Grade Study Guide

Map Study: Bulgaria, Russia, Greece, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Chapter Terms

Middle Ages, Feudalism, manorialism Visigoths, Magna Carta, Charlemagne, The Renaissance, Crusades, Martin Luther, Reformation, Leonardo De Vinci, Medici Family, Florence, Johann Gutenburg, Protestant, Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus & the Santa Maria-Pinta-Nina, Cape of Good Hope, Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Ferninand Magellan, circumnavigate, imperialism, slavery-Atlantic slave trade, Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution, capitalism, French Revolution, King Louis XVI, Napoleon Bonaparte, Galileo Galilei, Carolus Linnaeus,  Czar, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Russian Revolution, Karl Marx

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How To Write A Bibliography (Guide)

                                                      Bibliography

(Book)
Amaye-Obu, Cowan F. The World of Social Studies. Orlando: Cornerstone Publishers, 2011.

(Book)
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juilet. London: English Publishers, 1877.

(Magazine)
Amaye-Obu, Cowan F. “The World of Social Studies.” Cornerstone Publishers. 6 April 2011, Vol. 6: Pg. 11.

(Encyclopedia)
“Spain.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 1999.

(Internet with Author/Editor/Webmaster)
Amaye-Obu, Cowan. "Spain." Wikipedia. 12 December 2010. Wikipedia Foundation Inc. 1 April 2011. <http://home.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm>.

(Internet without Author)
"Spain"  The World Factbook. 12 December 2010. Central Intelligence Agency. 1 April 2011.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html>.

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Sixth Graders

Seventh Graders

6th Grade: Fourth Quarter Calendar 2011

4th Quarter Calendar 2011

April 4-8, 2011
1 & 2. Map of Southeast Asia (Drawn/Table)& Physical Geography p.675-680, How to Write an Essay & Bibliography, Ancient China Lecture/ China p.681-688, Establishing Modern China p. 701-706.

April 11-15, 2011
1 & 2. The Governments of East Asia pg. 708-711, The Economies of East Asia pg. 712-715

April 18-22, 2011
1 & 2. Planned Movie Event

April 25-29, 2011
1 & 2. Cultural Presentations Project due 1st-7th Period; The Culture of East Asia p. 716-721; Ancient Asia/Asia Today I Quiz

May 2-6, 2011
1 & 2. Ancient Japan p. 690-695; Establishing Modern Japan p. 722-727

May 9- 13, 2011
History & Government p. 733-736, Economics & Cultures p. 737-741, Antarctica p. 742-746
Project: The World Digital Story

May 16-20, 2011
Antarctica p. 742-746; Asia Today/Geography Test, Map of Western Europe

May 23-27, 2011
Ancient Greece Notes, Lecture, & Video; Ancient Greece p. 278-283;

May 30- June 3, 2011
Ancient Rome Notes, Lecture & Video; Ancient Rome p. 284-289; Student/Teacher Holiday,

June 6-8, 2011
Ancient Greece/Rome Final; Digital Stories Due; End of the 4th Nine Weeks & School Year

7th Grade: Fourth Quarter Calendar 2011

April 4-8, 2011
Map of Eastern Europe; The Age of Revolution p. 313-317; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Civics); Study Guide

April 11-15, 2011
United Nations Studies- General Assembly & Economic & Social Council; Middle Ages- Renaissance- Exploration- Age of Revolution Quiz; The Russian Empire p.318-323;

April 18-22, 2011
Planned Movie Week

April 25-29, 2011
European Empires p.329-332; Cultural Presentation Projects due 27-28th

May 2-6, 2011
Europe at War 333-341; The Soviet Union p. 342- 349; Eastern Europe Under Communism p. 353-359; United Nations Test

May 9-13, 2011Eastern Europe and Russia 360-366; Test Review; Eastern Europe Test; Map of Latin America
Project: The World Digital Story

May 16-20, 2011
Latin America Physical Geography p. 150-153; Ancient America p. 160-167; The Roots of Modern Mexico p. 173-178

May 23-30, 2011
Government in Mexico p.179-184, Mexico’s Changing Economy p. 185-189, Mexico’s Culture Today p. 190-196

May 30- June 3, 2011
Establishing Independence p.203-207; Economies & Culture 208-213; Cuba Today; Guatemala Today; Establishing Independence p. 231-235; Brazil Today

June 6-8, 2011
The World Digital Story due 6th & 7th; Movie Event

Cultural Presentation Project due dates

Six Grade (North Africa & SW Asia/ Southern-Southeast Asia)
1st Period- Monday/Tuesday, April 25-26, 2011
4th Period- Wednesday/Thursday, April 27-28, 2011
5th Period- Wednesday/Friday, April 27 & 29, 2011
6th Period- Thursday, April 28, 2011
7th Period- Tuesday/Wednesday, April 26-27, 2011

Seventh Grade (Europe)                 
2nd Period- Wednesday/Thursday, April 27-28, 2011