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Summer Learning Activities for CAST Students entering 7th grade
2017-2018
Dear Parents and Students, The days of summer go by fast and the
first day of school will be here before you know it. This Summer
Learning Activity packet will help your child keep an inquisitive
mind over the summer and be ready for school in August! There are 3
activities included to complete. This packet will be due when we
return to school. You can turn it to any of your teachers the first
week of school, or your first block teacher by Friday August 18,
2017. They will count as your first assignments for Math, Science,
Social Studies and Language Arts. In addition, we encourage you to
read daily over the summer. Your local libraries are full of books
to choose from in a variety of interests. We have included a list
to choose from as well. On our school website, under Quick Links on
the right, there is a link to reading resources the district has
made available for students over the summer. Have a fun summer! See
you in August! Student Name:
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Solar Eclipse, August 21st, 2017
An August solar eclipse will sweep across the United States
and
offer an unusual number of Americans the chance to see a
total
solar eclipse. Total solar eclipses typically occur every year
or
two, but many of them don’t come across North America, with
the viewing path being over water, desert, or other remote
places
that make it hard to view.
1. Research and draw a model of a solar eclipse (use colors, on
a separate piece of paper). 2. Research and draw a model of a lunar
eclipse (use colors, on a separate piece of paper).
3. What phase must the moon be in for a total solar eclipse to
occur?
4. Why don’t we have an eclipse at every new and full moon?
5. Why can a large area of the Earth view a lunar eclipse while
only a small portion can see a total solar eclipse?
4. Where in the United States will you be able to see this
“total” solar eclipse?
5. How much of the solar eclipse is visible to you in
Florida?
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6. Solar eclipses are predictable, when will Florida see a total
solar eclipse?
7. When is the next lunar eclipse visible from Florida?
10. If you could take a trip to view the solar eclipse this
summer, where would you go? Describe your trip and why you chose
that location. (Answer must be in paragraph form. Include dates,
times and specific location details for observing. )
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Explore around the world! Pick a line of latitude and use a
globe to trace that line in a full circle. Make a list of the
countries and other important features, such as mountain ranges,
bodies of water or deserts, which the line of latitude passes
through. If you don't have a globe, use the NatGeo MapMaker
Interactive to do this project online.
Line of Latitude (can be a number other than a multiple of
10!):__________________________________
Countries Important Geographic Features
Describe the similarities and differences between these
countries and features, in complete
sentences.
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SummerReading2017KeepyourskillssharpandkeeptheboredomawaybyREADINGthissummer!Thepubliclibraryhasspecialprogrammingforteensinadditiontolotsofgreatbooks.Besuretocheckitout!Assignment:Studentsarerequiredtoreadatleast1bookoverthesummerandrespondtothequestionsonthefollowingpage.Herearethetitlestochoosefrom,recommendedformiddleschoolstudents:
Non-fictionawardwinnersSteveJobs:TheManWhoThoughtDifferentbyKarenBlumenthalHowTheyCroaked:TheAwfulEndsoftheAwfullyFamousbyGeorgiaBraggandKevinO’MalleyPhineasGage:AGruesomebutTrueStoryAboutBrainSciencebyJohnFleischmanClaudetteColvin:TwicetowardJusticePhillipHooseMoonbird:AYearontheWindwiththeGreatSurvivorB95,writtenbyPhillipHooseFatalFever:TrackingDownTyphoidMarybyGailJarrowMostDangerous:DanielEllsbergandtheSecretHistoryoftheVietnamWarbySteveSheinkinMr.Lincoln'sHigh-TechWarbyAllenThomasWritteninBone:BuriedLivesofJamestownandColonialMarylandbySallyWalkerBreakthroughbyJackAndrakawithMatthewLysiakRadioactive!HowIrèneCurieandLiseMeitnerRevolutionizedScienceandChangedtheWorldbyWinifredConkling
Moregreatreadsinfiction!TheEvolutionofCalpurniaTatebyJacquelineKelly
Me&MirandaMullalybyJakeGerhardtTheNumberDevil:AMathematicalAdventurebyHansEnzenberger
BookedbyKwameAlexanderTheLieTreebyFrancesHardinge
SomeKindofCouragebyDanGemeinhartSerafinaandtheBlackCloakbyRobertBeatty
FlushbyCarlHiaasen Tesla’sAtticbyNealShustermanandEricElfman
MastermindsbyGordonKormanShipBreakerbyBacigalupi,Paolo
SmallasanElephantbyJenniferJacobson
AHigherGeometrybySharelleByarsMoranville
EverySoulaStarbyWendyMassTheMarkoftheDragonflybyJaleighJohnson
BeetleBoybyM.G.Leonard TheIronTrialbyHollyBlackandCassandraClare
TheAngelExperimentbyJamesPattersonDoubleIdentitybyMargaretPetersonHaddix
FuzzyMudbyLouisSachar
Grounded:TheAdventuresofRapunzelbyMeganMorrison
SunshineStateBooks2017-18Courage for Beginners by Karen
Harrington Framed! by James Ponti The Girl in the Well is Me by
Karen Rivers The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill How to
(Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders It Ain’t So Awful,
Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh
Johnson Moving Target by Christina Diaz Gonzalez The Nerdy Dozen by
Jeff Miller The Nest by Kenneth Oppel Omega City by Diana
Peterfreund Randoms by David Liss Shadows of Sherwood by Kekla
Magoon Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key The War That Saved My
Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Summer Reading Book Review
Name: ____________________________________________________
Book Title:
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Author: _________________________________
Answer each question with complete sentences!
1. Where and when does the story take place? Describe the major
setting throughout the story.
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2. How does the main character change throughout the story?
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3. Why do you think he/she changed in this way?
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4. Describe the main character of the story.
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5. What is the main problem (conflict) this character is
facing?
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6. How does he/she solve this problem by the conclusion of the
story?
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7. What is the theme of the story? Describe why you think this.
Theme is the message about life that the author
wants you to take away from reading the book.
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