HW2: Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” He meant that in order to explain the Law of Gravity, he used the work of major thinkers who came before him in order to make intellectual progress. Create either a cartoon, poem, rap, or song that expresses the meaning of the quote. Due Monday 9/18.
Congrats to the winners of our "Know Your Classmates" Ice-Breaker game. The following students identified the most students in their classes correctly.
Period 1 CHAMPIONS: Arleni DeJesus; Dalilah Mercado SECOND PLACE: Brianna Marrero Period 3 CHAMPIONS: Logan Ramos; Ross Rubin SECOND PLACE: Carlos Quinones, Jr. Period 5 CHAMPION: Jade Woolcock SECOND PLACE: Marangelis Uben THIRD PLACE: Emily Randolph; Steven Maria Period 7 CHAMPION: Kassandra Batista SECOND PLACE: Daniel Gutierrez; Miranda Olivares; Christopher Pena Period 8 CHAMPION: Fathima Fazeem SECOND PLACE: Hermis Lopez THIRD PLACE: Giandely Hernandez; Matthew Rosa Read pages 623-628. Complete all questions in complete sentences, typed or handwritten in pen. No pencil please! You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Friday, 9/15. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look it up in the dictionary. Write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) Before 1500, how did most scholars decide what was true or false? Why do you think they rarely challenged old ideas? 3) According to the text, what circumstances helped lead up to the Scientific Revolution? Which do you think was most significant? 4) Explain the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric theory. 5) How did Kepler build on the work of Copernicus? How did Galileo build on Kepler's work? 6) Why do you think Church leaders rejected Galileo's new ideas about science? Was it wise or unwise for them to do so? Explain. 7) Name some steps used in the scientific method. Why do you think it is important to use this approach to science? 8) How were Francis Bacon's and Rene Descartes' ideas similar? How were they different? 9) Of the new scientific developments mentioned on pp. 627-628, which one do you think has had the most significant impact on your life today? Explain your choice in a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. (HONORS: Choose 2 developments and write a 2-paragraph response.) ![]()
Welcome students! It was a pleasure to meet you all last week. I look forward to a great year with this 10th grade class! On Tuesday in class you will receive a sheet of Policies & Procedures. This file is available below, as well as a few other important informational documents we will be discussing in class. ![]()
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A student noticed that I made an error in grading one version of the Practice Regents. I apologize for this mistake!
The following students' grades were already corrected, so there's no need to contact me: Anton Camaj, Giancarlo Pena, Lillianne Bornstein, Morgen Senior, Angel Guzman, and Prettystar Lopez. If you're on the list below, your score may been affected by a few points. Please take a picture of your Scantron and email it to me at [email protected] so I can adjust if necessary. Have a great summer! -Mr. S 1) Rodrigo Cotto-Abreu 2) Christian Ramirez 3) Georgia Kakamanolis 4) Krystal Paulino 5) Kamran Azizli 6) Nicholas Lane 7) Astrid Carr 8) Dimitrios Grigoriadis 9) Ramon Vargas 10) Zuleika Infante Especially in the Fall Term, many students presented in front of the class. I'm adding 1 point to Class Participation for the third marking period for all of the students who participated.
Students who didn't participate will not be penalized. Students who participated multiple times received additional fractional points. -Mr. S Hi students- I mistakenly told a few of you that there was Tuesday tutoring tomorrow. Tomorrow Regents Exams begin and there will be no tutoring or clubs for High School Students. - Mr. S
Use the number on your Scantron and the link below to study for Thursday's Regents Exam. Look carefully on the page if your version is from before 2010. Good luck and have a great summer!
Version 1 = January 2005 Version 2 = January 2011 Version 3 = August 2003 Version 4 = June 2009 Version 5 = January 2006 Version 6 = Januray 2010 http://www.nysedregents.org/globalhistorygeography/ |
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