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FRIDAY: THE AMAZING RACE - HILLCREST

5/22/2015

ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH GEOCACHING

Today, the students learned how to use technology to find 'WAYPOINTS' and to find exact locations using precise coordinates (Longitude/latitude). They played games outside where they had to search out the coordinates of landmarks on the school grounds and the city park. Next week, the students will search out 'CACHES' they submit for approval and they will also participate in 'THE AMAZING RACE - HILLCREST'! We are all looking forward to see who wins the Amazing Race! Will your team come out victorious? Will you find all the 'CACHES'? Only time will tell!

1.) SCIENCE:

Work on your PREZI according to the criteria given in class on Friday.
The bulk of your slides should be completed for Monday. Post any questions you have here regarding your Prezi.
Make sure at least one person in your group has a 'GEOCACHING' account. Then, work on your application to create your geocache. Remember to follow the steps outlined here. Find a suitable location. Don't forget about the criteria discussed in class and outlined on this website. You must work with your group members. Feel free to email/phone them or message them on our class website.
Remember, do not do any 'GEOCACHING' alone. Be sure to always go with a parent.
Do not actually hide your 'CACHE' yet, but make sure at least one person from your group has the waypoints/coordinates.
If you are able to, have ONLY ONE PERSON from your group submit the completed geocache application so it is approved for next week. The sooner the better! Try to submit it before Sunday.

2.) MATH 6: Any assigned work.
MATH 7: Watch this video on Subtracting Integers.

3.) LA/NOVEL APPROACH:

Complete your first draft of your Picture Book Powerful Response. This means you should check your work against the criteria outlined on your document and you should make some basic edits/revisions.
Be sure to follow the criteria outlined on your Google Document.

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

You can use the weekend to catch up on any incomplete PARS. Be sure to get caught up!
Ask any questions about Science and LA here if you are unsure about what to do for homework this weekend.
Respond to any questions from your classmates if you know the answer to their questions.
Post any comments about any geocaching you do over the weekend! Share your stories and tips!

VIDEO LINKS:
Subtraction of Integers

LUYSA Soccer Player #10

5/22/2015 08:21:00 am

First! I hope everyone will have a great weekend!

Pebbles

5/22/2015 09:54:28 am

@ I hope you have a great weekend to! :-)

LUYSA Soccer Player #10

5/22/2015 10:33:17 am

@Pebbles, Thank you! And by the way, great job on your speech, you were really good, and once again great job ;-) You were fantastic!

Pebbles

5/24/2015 03:49:04 am

@ LUYSA Soccer Player, thanks! You did great on your speech to! It was amazing! :-)

Mr. Hong link

5/23/2015 02:50:53 am

@ Lyusa / Pebbles - You both did a great job! The hard work and effort you put into your essays/speeches really showed!

LUYSA Soccer Player #10

5/23/2015 05:16:58 am

@Mr. Hong, Thank You ;-)

Pebbles

5/24/2015 03:49:23 am

@ Mr. Hong, thanks! :-)

Azbo

5/22/2015 08:41:02 am

Hi.

LUYSA Soccer Player #10

5/22/2015 10:34:56 am

@Azbo, hi! Are you exited to go geocaching next week? Because, I am!

Azbo

5/22/2015 12:01:34 pm

Yes! Me and caleb went! We walked more than 3 km!

Azbo

5/22/2015 12:05:15 pm

Me and caleb went geocaching to the clayton crawl and to the dukes. @Mr. Potato - Me and caleb saw your comment on the dukes we went in a few meters radious of the cach but then it got a bit dangerous so we went back. We also saw banker911's comment reading ya. Good job finding it there where tons of pointy sticks though.

Mr. Hong link

5/23/2015 02:51:44 am

@ Azbo - That's great! Did you find the coordinates of where you will hide your 'CACHE'? Did you work on your application and submit it to Geocache.com yet?

Azbo

5/23/2015 07:12:49 am

Me and Caleb will work on that via Skype.

LUYSA Soccer Player #10

5/23/2015 05:24:30 am

@Mr. Hong, I am sorry but, I didn't get when you said, "The bulk of your slides should be completed by Monday". Does this mean that we have to load our deep sea collector machine photos onto prezi? Or does it mean we have to get the layout done? Because, if we do have to load up our pictures onto prezi, I wont be able to because, its on the iPad at school.

Mr. Hong link

5/23/2015 08:56:46 am

@ Luysa - Yes. All of your images and explanations of your components should be put into your Prezi.

Rainbow Unicorn

5/23/2015 06:14:40 am

Is the president due on Tuesday?

Rainbow Unicorn

5/23/2015 06:49:39 am

I mean prezi

Azbo

5/23/2015 07:32:06 am

Mr. Hong - Our geocache is at school so we cannot submit it however we can get the coordinates for where we can hind it. Can we hide it near the high school (clayton). Also if you need parent volunteers I can ask my mom. Thanks!

Mr. Hong link

5/23/2015 08:58:16 am

@ Azbo - I'm pretty sure you can still submit it based on the waypoints. I don't believe it requires you to take a picture of your cache. You can submit it and then hide your cache next week.

Azbo

5/25/2015 01:53:32 am

Ok Thanks!

Goofy

5/24/2015 03:00:43 am

Does each person in the class have to go geocashing.

Cookielover

5/24/2015 06:26:41 am

Is Monday not a pro d day

Mr. Hong link

5/24/2015 08:47:46 am

@ Cookie lover - Yes. Monday is a pro-d day.

Mr.Potato

5/24/2015 07:47:00 am

@cookie lover
monday Is a pro d day

Oracle

5/25/2015 11:00:30 am

Mr. Hong, I can't work with my group for Geocaching because I don't live anywhere near Hillcrest, so what should I do?

OMGCOTTONCANDY

5/25/2015 12:39:20 pm

My friend and I Went geocaching but we didn't find anything but it was really fun looking for it.

TweetyBird

5/25/2015 12:55:19 pm

Finished all my PAR's!

Azbo

5/25/2015 01:06:53 pm

Caleb and I found the Hillcrest 50 cache!

Sarjent Sqweecers

5/25/2015 01:16:51 pm

I could not go geochacshing because my Ipad was not working. I was so mad I wanted to go so bad and my mom said it is okay maybe next week I was so upset I don't know what is wrong with my Ipad.

Pebbles

5/25/2015 02:19:39 pm

@ LUYSA Soccer Player #10, I am going in to school early tomorrow so I can get the pictures/explanations done for our project. If you can come early we can do it together.

Murphamy4life

5/26/2015 01:00:55 am

I couldn't go geocaching because I got really sick over the weekend ):

Butterflypuppy

5/26/2015 11:03:49 am

@Mr. Hong

I cannot go geocaching this week because family is coming over tonight and will be here all week and week. (That's why i wont be at school on Thursday. I will come Thursday morning though to meet you daughter and then leave to go with family when you guys leave for the grouse grind.) Also Mr. Hong what time are you guys leaving for the grouse grind?

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