Tuesday May 29, 2012

First -  NOTE -  all extra credit work assigned is due on or BEFORE Friday June 1st.

Today's assignment is to go to Movie Finder and provide the top movies that interest you,  that you might spend your money on to watch for the remaining months of 2012. June through December, a total of 7 top movies picks.

Put your "Top Pick"  as a comment on this blob.

Friday Assignment All Classes 5-25-2012

1  At View from a satellite view the satellite “ACTS” - What view of the earth do you see? Name the continents you see.


2  At Space Station web page what is the headline for news on the space station and what information can you tell me about the article?



3  At Top Movies of All Time as voted by IMDb viewers.  What are the top 3. Of the top 100 are there any movies that you have seen and liked. Provide at least one.


4.  At USGS World wide earthquakes. What is the location, size and time of the latest earthquake.



 5 Visit the site Scale of the Universe2. After the site loads press "Start" - The opening frame starts at man, you can then scroll either to view smaller things than man or larger things than man.  In case you  missed yesterday, please comment on site now,  I will give you credit for yesterday.


 6 Interesting Facts -  List a few of the facts that you find interesting.


7.  10 Amazing Facts about Oceans - List a fact that you found interesting.



8. Water. At USGS How much water is in the oceans? Provide answer in volume cubic miles.


9  Computer Mac Apps  - Check out some of the software available for the Mac. Many of it is free. You can try to download it on your computer, however you may need my password to start it.


10. Cal Trans -  Take a look at our Freeway systems, check out 210 freeway at Mountain Ave live video feed.

Thursday 5-24-2012 Assignment

Visit the site Scale of the Universe2. After the site loads press "Start" - The opening frame starts at man, you can then scroll either to view smaller things than man or larger things than man. You can also click on the individual items to get info on the item selected. Visit three different items and send me a quick email on the individual items you selected.

Wednesday Assignment 5-23-2012

Record your answers on your email and send to me by the end of the period.

Questions:

1. At View from a satellite view the satelite ACTS - What view of the earth do you see? Name the continents you see.

2. At Space Station web page what is the headline for news on the space station and what infomation can you tell me about the article?

3. Top movies of All Time as voted by IMDb viewers.  What are the top 3. Of the top 100 are there any movies that you have seen and liked. Provide at least one.

4.  At USGS World wide earthquakes. What is the location, size and time of the last earthquake.

5.  At InfoPlease what is listed as the current worlds tallest building? How tall is the building in feet?What year was the building construction completed? Also which build has the most strories on the list?

6.  At Shark Facts list four facts about sharks discussed on the website.

7.  Using Google.com who was the 16th president of the USA? What year and how did he die?

8. Water. At USGS How much water is in the oceans? Provide answer in volume cubic miles.

9. Turtles: An article today about Turtles. Give a brief summary of article.

10. At Satellite Tracking, what animal is used to show how the tracking works? Can you imagine future use of satellite tracking.

Tuesday May 22-2012 Assignment

Today I would like you to explore the world of online drawing tools. One such is at Better Home and Gardens website. Go to: www.bhg.com/decorating/arrange-a-room.  Please select a room of your choice and design the room. Please print the room out on the classroom printer. Make sure to include your name.

Monday 5-21 Assignment Recap

Today please visit Nasa.gov select 4 of the 10 categories on the web site and provide a summary of each topic read.  Forward summaries to my email account.

Monday May 14, 2012 Let's Buy a Car!

Let's Buy a Car!

Using  KBB.com

1.  Select Car Values (Pre  Owned ) Find a pre owned vehicle that is of interest to you using the "What Should I Pay for a Used Vehicle" green button  . Find the year, make, &  model, that you would want. You will then be asked some other questions regarding the options you would want on the vehicle. Do this and you will be given a price that you would expect to pay either at a Dealership or from a private party selling the vehicle. Write down the information on the vehicle and the price.

2. Now select "New Car Pricing" and find a second vehicle that is of interest to you. Find its price.

3. Now that you have pricing on two vehicles, still on KBB.com using the "Research Tools" button select " Calculate Payments."

Use the following assumptions to find the cost to finance the car.

60 month loan
4% interest
0 Down and 0 Trade in Value.

Input the price for the used vehicle first and record the monthly payment. Then input the price for the new vehicle and record the price of the monthly payment. Remember both of the monthly payments are for a period of 5 years.

Please email the cars you selected with the purchase price and monthly payments. Include a photo of the car if you can find one. Please email to Connor.roger@gmail.com  

 Happy Shopping!

Wednesday May 9,2012

Good Luck to my students who are taking the CAHSEE test on Tuesday and Wednesday. You can do it!

 

Tuesday May 1, 2012 May Day

I would like you to make a resume for yourself.  Try using   Resume Builder Website      to make the resume.  I like this site because it gives you tips on what to say at each section A drawback is that it is probably better used for people who have had a couple of jobs, but we can still use it.  Unfortunately it costs money to print, so I am asking you to copy what you put down and put it on to a Microsoft 'Word' Document.  Then print out resume for credit for today's work.  Should you have any questions during the creation of the resume please do not hesitate to contact me. Note. If you have no prior work experience leave the section blank and provide more information about your wants and desires for the job or a job that you might want.  Provide insight as to why you might be good at some job, such as dependable, outgoing, etc..... Another option for this assignment is simply going to Microsoft 'Word' or Mac 'Pages' and using the Resume Template to create a resume. Due on Friday

Upcoming Project:

You will be asked to evaluate a piece of software called Bridgebuilder.  You are to download the software on to your computer. Your goal will be to build  a bridge. The class contest will be who can build the strongest bridge for the least amount of money at the highest level.

Congratulation to Chris Rice in Period 3. During the period he successfully completed 11 levels of bridgebuilder to take first place in the contest!