6th Grade Field Trip: Calvert Marine Museum

Our team is planning a field trip for the 6th grade Fusion Team students to Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, MD and Calvert Cliffs State Park in Marbury, MD on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The cost of the trip for students will be $35.00. Checks can be made payable to Bennett Middle School. Please return permission slip and trip money to Mr.McCrobie no later than Friday, October 30th, 2015. Students will start to recieve the field trip letter on 10/13/15. Another copy can be found at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-18JOqyPQcsUXV0SGRmXzBKNFU/view?usp=sharing

Homework Response Posts

A friendly reminder that a discussion question has been added to Edmodo, and is due by Friday for 6th and 7th grade. 8th Grade students should finish their document analysis through Edmodo by Friday. 

7th Grade Field Trip!

ATTENTION 7TH GRADE: Our team is planning a field trip for the 7th Grade Fusion students to Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia on Thursday, October 15th. The cost for this trip for students will be $35. Checks can be made payable to Bennett Middle School. Please return permission slip and money to Mrs. Fodor no later than Thursday, October 1st.  Below is a link to the form.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-18JOqyPQcsTExYNTZKVEZYbjg/view?usp=sharing 

Edmodo

A friendly reminder that a discussion question has been added to Edmodo, and is due by Friday.

6th and 7th STEM Saturdays!

Please visit the following link if you are a 6th or 7th grader for a STEM Saturday opportunity!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-18JOqyPQcsXzRpVmtuS1VqaGs/view?usp=sharing

8th Grade: Program at a Glance!

Wicomico County’s eighth grade social studies curriculum includes several content areas, which focus on the study of World History. This course is a continuation of where 6^th Grade Ancient History left off. Through the course, students study the Roman Empire, Medieval Times, the Americas, Exploration and Conquest, and Renaissance and Reformation. As a result of this study, students will be able to develop values and habits which will help them become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy. In order to become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy, students need to be prepared for post-secondary study and the 21^st century workforce. To accomplish this, this course will utilize a STEM instructional approach. STEM education is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates the content and skills of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students will engage in inquiry, logical reasoning, collaboration, and investigation through hands-on-learning and project-based-learning experiences. For more information on the course expectations, as well as units of study, please visit the links below.

• Classroom Guidelines/ Expectations
• Unit Outline

7th Grade: Program at a Glance!

In seventh grade, students study US History. Students learn about the important people, ideas, and events that brought about the formation of the American nation and shaped the culture and the political and economic institutions from Colonial Times through the Civil War. As a result of this study, students will be able to develop values and habits which will help them become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy. In order to become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy, students need to be prepared for post-secondary study and the 21st century workforce. To accomplish this, this course will utilize a STEM instructional approach. STEM education is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates the content and skills of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students will engage in inquiry, logical reasoning, collaboration, and investigation through hands-on-learning and project-based-learning experiences. For more information on the course expectations, as well as units of study, please visit the links below.

• Classroom Guidelines/ Expectations
• Unit Outline

6th Grade: Program at a Glance!

Welcome to 6th Grade! Wicomico County’s sixth grade social studies curriculum includes several content areas, which focus on the study of Ancient World History from the earliest cultures and civilizations to Ancient Greece. As a result of this study, students will be able to develop values and habits which will help them become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy. In order to become critical thinking citizens who contribute to our democracy, students need to be prepared for post-secondary study and the 21st century workforce. To accomplish this, this course will utilize a STEM instructional approach. STEM education is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates the content and skills of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students will engage in inquiry, logical reasoning, collaboration, and investigation through hands-on-learning and project-based-learning experiences. For more information on the course expectations, as well as units of study, please visit the links below.

• Classroom Guidelines/ Expectations
• Unit Outline

8th Grade/ Fact v. Legend?

Homework Response Post [Due by Fri. 5/15]:
How do historians decide what is fact and what is legend?

7th Grade/ Tensions Between North and South!

Homework Response Post [Due Friday, 5/15/15]:
Brainstorm, and explain three tensions between the North and South that could have led to the Civil War.

6th Grade/ Block Printing!

Homework Response Post [Due Friday, 5/15/15]:
How does wood block printing compare to other methods of communication?

6th Grade/ Inventions!

Homework Response Question:
How does geography effect the things invented in certain regions? Explain your answer!

7th Grade/ Point of View!

Homework Response Question:
Write a paragraph from the point of view of either a slave, plantation owner, or white planter without slaves. 

8th Grade/ Castle!

Homework Response Question:
What was the purpose of the Castle in the Middle Ages? Was it to show wealth, to protect the King, or was it simply a living space? Defend your opinion with evidence.

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6th Grade/ Shi Huangdi!

Homework Response Question:
List two ways that Shi Huangdi unified China. Explain how these would be helpful.

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