People of Influence – A reflection on Leadership

Directions:  Choose three people that are in a position of leadership (historical or current).  Think outside the box and avoid obvious examples.  You are going to create a full profile on one of the three leaders you have researched.  Include Christians and non-Christians.        

1. Provide some information about this person’s background.

2. Who does this person influence?

3. How did this person gain/earn their position of influence?

4. What are the qualities that make this person so influential?

5. What are this person’s achievements as a leader?

6. What is this person’s shortcoming as a leader?

7. How has this person exemplified a Christ-like leadership (or not)?  Explain.  

FSA Numeracy 7

https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/fsa_secure.htm

Create Three Different Graphs

Create three different types of graphs:
- the information can be found in the linked websites.
- use Microsoft Excel to create the graph.
- print out the three graphs when finished and hand in to Mr. Young


1. Column (Bar) Graph – the overall average life expectancy of ten different countries (pick any 10)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy


2. Pie (Circle) Graph – the top five religions with the highest number of followers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups



3. Choose another type of graph to show the top 10 highest grossing movies of 2011.

http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011

Math 8 - Create a Graph

Create a line graph for each of the following relations. 

A. To begin, find 5 ordered pairs that satisfy each relation.      

a) x + y = 7

b) y = 5x + 3

c) y = 10 - x   


B. Draw each of the three line graphs using the following website: 

Create a Graph Website

C.  When finished, print out your graphs and show Mr. Young.       

FSA Sample Test

Instructions:  Carefully complete this sample Foundation Skills Assessment test.  You must spend at least 45 minutes going through the test.  After completion, you may have some free time in the lab.   

Click on the link below to access the sample test:

https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/fsa_sample.htm

School district: Vancouver
Test: Numeracy 7   
Note: calculator may be used throughout test.   

Water Saving Tips - Check out the online posters made on edu.glogster.com by the grade 8 students.

Evan Kwong

Rachel Lee

Preston Nguyen

Ashley Villorente

Celina Chi

Amanda Tsang

Amos Wong

Mark Hung

Thomas Rink

Breyanne Bautista  

Jade Chow-Graham

Nathan Hon

Vanessa Mjolsness  

Justin Ng

Chase Dodds

Create an online poster using Glogster

Create a interactive, online poster for free!

How Stuff Works: Hydraulics



A. Watch this video

 http://www.veoh.com/watch/v17310844W452CQs8?h1=Modern+Marvels%3A+Hydraulics

Provide ten examples of where hydraulics systems are used.

B. Read the article

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/hydraulic1.htm


C. Complete the online quiz

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/hydraulic-machine-quiz.htm


D. Design a scaled down hydraulics model that you would like to build.  Mr. Young will need to sign-off your plans before the building process.  Include a list of materials you are planning to use.  

Your Online Stores

Online Shopping Stores

December 1:
Make up a question for each of the following concepts covered in math:

- sale price
- discount
- Salary and Commission
- Harmonized Sales Tax  


You will need to write this in the form of a word problem, provide a step-by-step written solution, and answer in sentence form.  Due: end of class

Evaluation
- complete question, solution, sentence answer
- neatness
- organization of work
- contribution of all team members

Human Eye Online Assignment

http://explorehumaneye.blogspot.com/2011/11/human-eye-online-assignment.html