St. Michael's Virtual Technology Lab

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  • This is your window into Technology at St. Mike’s. Most of Ms. H’s class projects start here, so pick a grade and check out what we’re doing. There are also resources for teachers and students to use at home, so use the RSS features below to stay informed!


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7th Grade – Spreadsheets Part #2

May 18th, 2010 by bholland

If you get your spreadsheet in order from yesterday’s directions, then here is your next challenge. See if you can create the following graphs of your data:

  1. A double-bar graph to compare the initial value of each stock to the final value of each stock on April 23rd.
  2. A pie chart to show how much of your total portfolio each stock represents
  3. A pie chart which includes how your stocks are spread across each capitalization and how much was left as cash.
Extra credit: add three more columns to your spreadsheet for each of the three major sectors. See if you can create a pie chart to show how your stocks are diversified across each sector.

Posted in 7th Grade, Lab News |

Survey

April 4th, 2010 by bholland

Mr. Slade would like for everyone to take this survey.

Click here to begin.

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7th Grade Cooking Show

November 20th, 2009 by bholland

Posted in 7th Grade, Lab News |

8th Grade Travel Video Project Overview

November 3rd, 2009 by bholland

For your next project, you will create a travel video to showcase your country. In groups, you will need to research your country, storyboard your video, write your script, and then produce the final project. All images, video clips, and/or audio files must be documented and licenses to be used. In other words, you must use all creative commons licensed media.

Dates and Deadlines

(If you feel that you cannot finish in class, you may need to work on this project either at home or in a study hall. These due dates are for both classes.)

  • Research Due – Tuesday, November 24th (Project Grade)
  • Storyboards Due – Friday, December 4th (Check-in Grade)
  • Video Script Due – Thursday, December 17th (Check-in Grade)
  • Final Project Due – Friday, January 15th (Project Grade)

8C Groups

  • Becky & Ian – Puerto Rico
  • Aren, Madi & Phil – Peru
  • Emily & Alex – Chile
  • Najla & Misha – Guatemala
  • Aidan & Amberlee – Argentina
  • Sam & Hope – Senegal
  • Nick & Julian – France
  • Payton & Libbie – Quebec
8E Groups
  • Daisy & Peter – Cuba
  • Jake & Molly – Venezuela
  • Margot & Reagan – Buenos Ares
  • Jack & Carlin – Mexico
  • Ayah & Phoebe – Switzerland
  • Ned & Will – Haiti
  • India & Ellis – Morocco
  • Thomas & Zach – Belgium

Posted in 8th Grade, Lab News |

6th Grade Final Graphing Extravaganza

October 30th, 2009 by bholland

This is so big you’ll need a new file!

  1. Open a new blank Numbers Document
  2. File>Save As Name-Graphing2 (ex: Suzy-Graphing2)
  3. Name your first sheet Oceans by Size
Challenge #1 – How Big?
  • Go to this page from WorldAtlas.com to get your information.
  • Create a table to show the Oceans by Size. The names of the Oceans should be in Column A and the sizes should start in Column B.
  • Graph the oceans by size, showing the areas in square miles.

Hint: watch your units of measure.

Now, can you also create a graph to show the percentage each ocean takes up of the total area of oceans? In other words, if you put all the oceans in the world together, how much area does the Atlantic ocean take up?

Challenge #2 – How Deep?

On the same sheet, create a new Header Table. You will want to set this up so that:

  • Column A is the name of the deepest point in each ocean.
  • Column B is the deepest point in feet,
  • Column C is the name of the ocean.

HINT: list these things in the same order as your first ocean table.

Once you have all of your data. Graph it. What do you notice?

Challenge #3 – How Cold?

Create a new sheet and name it Oceans by Temperature.

  • Create a table with the names of the oceans in Column A and then following columns:
    • Column B should be 60ºN
    • Column C should be 40ºN
    • Column D should be 0º
    • Column E should be 40ºS
    • Column F should be 60ºS

    Hint: To make the degree symbol, hold down Option and press the 0 on the top row of the keyboard.

  • Use the map on this website to figure out the temperatures.
  • Create a chart to compare the the surface temperatures of the oceans, by latitude, in degrees Fahrenheit. (Pay attention to the temperatures given to you on the map.)
Challenge #4 – Bonus Round!!!!
On the same sheet, add another Header Table. We want to graph the mean surface temperature over time in degrees Fahrenheit. Use the graph from the same website as above to get your data points. You will want to plot a temperature for each month over the course of the year. What does this show you?

Posted in 6th Grade, Lab News |

Pumpkin Carving

October 30th, 2009 by bholland

Click here to get started.

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7th Grade History Resources

September 15th, 2009 by bholland

Here are a few other sites that you may want to check out.

  1. United Streaming – search for photos and videos. The user name is stmichaels and the password is smcds
  2. Smithsonian History Explorer
  3. Library of Congress Native American Collection
  4. University of Texas Map Collection

Posted in 7th Grade, Lab News |

Volvo Ocean Race Website

May 1st, 2009 by bholland

If you want pictures for your welcome home poster, go to volvooceanrace.org and look for the Image Gallery.

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