WEEKEND CHALLENGE

18 posts...

Possible topics:  

• The Olympics (events, Canadian winners, predictions, where the next Winter Games will be, thoughts, reviews, closing ceremonies....)
• Our VJH Olympic afternoon on Friday
• Our last Grade 8 event (badminton)
• Newspaper unit (what is in the news this weekend, thoughts for what we should do next, your favorite story so far....)
• Math (what chapter has been the hardest, easiest, most interesting...what you need help with...suggestions for future challenges...)
• VJH - only 4 months left
• Upcoming overnight ski trip, award show, end of year trip....
• And lots more!

Good luck!  (Remember to remind each other to post.  Quantity is key!!!)

cutting it close

the cat food can is shaped like a cylinder

Batteries in unique shapes!

This is a battery in the shape of a cylinder.

This battery holder is a trianguler prism.

Rectangular Prism

This is a picture of the World Trade Centers in New York City. These were destroyed in a terrorist attack. They are rectangular prisms.

This is a rectangular prism. This is the water cube for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.

cylinders

It's not only a piee (:

this is obviously a piee. but if you can't tell I suggest you get professional help. (: but the pie is a triangular prism. so yeahhh....

Now That's A Triangular Prism

Can you see the rainbow?

triangular prism

This is ball of Triangular Prisms

Cylinder, Rectangular Prism, and Triangular Prism~!~

Awesome shapes and sizes

Cylinders
















Rectangular prism









Triangular prism

The Royal Canadian Mint

This is the Royal Canadian Mint, in Winnipeg,MB. It is a triangular prism.

A pruple slide

This slide is in a shape of a cylinder.

Pink Toilet Paper

This is a photo of toilet paper, which is in the shape of a cylinder.

Candle In Cylinder Shape.!

This is a candle, Obviously. But anywhoo.. Its in a cylinder shape.

The amazing Big Ben of London

This is Big Ben in London,UK this shows the cylinder, triangular and the rectangular prisms in it.

Prisms

This stick out from the house has two triangular prisms in it.

All about January. 5 !!!

Due For Tomorrow!- On dotted graph paper we were asked to draw the figure on page 166 then on page 168 do Communicate The Idea along with 3 A, B, OR C, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.



SA Challenge- we were asked to take or find a picture on the internet that was either a rectangular prism, triangular prism or a cylinder and post it. to add a picture to the post first click on New Post, add a tittle then above there is a bar with font, bold, italic and so one, near the end is a little picture of mountains, click on it then click on brows and find your picture. For the label put SA Challenge.Due day is Thursday, Jan. 7




Math Text Book- there is now a way to get the math text book from the blog. First find all the labels and there is a link called Grade 8 math text book, if you click on that it will take you to the wed site.

ELA-This month our school is having a spelling bee so were starting, Spelling Book H Lesson one D,E,F,J and H due for Thursday. Also we are going to redo our scenes from the book our group read and show it to Mr. Wilson's class so remember to bring your costumes!!!!

Cube

this is every one's favorit toy the rubik's it is also one of the most basic 3D shape a cube

Rectangular Prism

This is the Apple Store in New York. The store is underground, but the entrance is a glass rectangular prism aboveground.