We went over PJ's spelling homework. He read and discussed today's stories, "The Automation Paradox, and "Heads Up Humans." We examined what a paradox is, and how the title of this story reflects the meaning of the word. These two stories present differing arguments about the impact of technology on jobs. We discussed how they supported their claims with evidence.

Lesson 1 How Traits Change – We reviewed that genes are located in the chromosomes of cells, with each chromosome pair containing two variants of each of many distinct genes. Each distinct gene chiefly controls the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of the individual.
Assignment: Add pictures of chromosomes, genes, proteins, and traits to science notebook.

We went over the homework from last night. We reviewed the distributive property then we practiced double-digit division to solve algebraic equations.

Forms of Government: Types of Governments throughout the world. Autocracy, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Socialism, Constitutional Monarchy, Absolute Monarchy, Democracies.

The teacher introduced the days of the week in Spanish. The teacher pronounced each day aloud, and the student repeated them. The student then completed an activity by organizing the days of the week in order. Additionally, the student reviewed the months in Spanish and shared his favorite month in Spanish.

Substitute for student's Cooking class with no lesson plans provided. Videos of American Revolution and French Revolution were watched and discussed/analyzed. Oversimplified History resource.

Pj wrote his spelling words and their definitions. He learned some history about Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her "Sonnet 43." The poem we read and discussed today, "Interflora," was written by Susan Hamlyn as a modern-day riff on Barrett's "Sonnet 43." We compared and contrasted the two poems. He completed an activity identifying completed predicates and complete subjects.

Lesson 1 How Traits Change – We learned that changes (mutations) to genes can result in changes to proteins, which can affect the structures and functions of the organism and thereby change traits. Each chromosome consists of a single very long DNA molecule and each gene on the chromosome is a particular segment of that DNA. Instructions for forming species’ characteristics are carried in DNA. All cells in an organism have the same genetic content but the genes used or expressed by the cell may be regulated in different ways.

2-6 Solving equations by Multiplying or Dividing – We learned to solve one-step equations using multiplication and division. We reviewed dividing a number by itself and we reviewed the Division Property of Equality which says that you can divide each side of an equation by the same nonzero number. We reviewed the fact that divisors are restricted to nonzero values because division by zero is not defined. Next, we practiced Real-World Problem Solving.
Assignment: For homework complete assigned problems.

Computer Input Devices: Scanners, Mouse, Keyboards/keypads, microphones, and joysticks. Functions of scanners as optical readers of documents and pictures to create
text and image files. Voice to text input through "calibrated microphone" input devices.
Sound and object sensors as computer input control devices. Computer Input Devices: Scanners, Mouse, Keyboards/keypads, microphones, and joysticks.