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DAILY SCIENCEWEEK of NOV 30 Mon, Nov 30 work on your presentation segment Tues, Dec 1 finish study guide - due Weds Test Mon Dec 7 Weds, Dec 2 finish model and practice presentation Thurs, Dec 3 PRESENTATIONS Test Mon Dec 7 Fri, Dec 4 PRESENTATIONS Test Mon Dec 7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Week of November 23 Mon, Nov 23 journal students add oceans and land masses to earth model no HW study guide for test Test is next week - remember to review your flash card each night Tues, Nov 24 journal students add detail to the earth model review game for test Weds, Nov 25 journal finish earth model, add labels flash cards online (add to yours that you made) Thurs, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Fri, No school NOTE: We are collecting used ink cartridges. These can be recycled to earn money for classroom supplies. Please collect at home (or work) then send to school with your student. Thank you! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Week of November 16
MON, 11-16
journal
learn about geological features of California notes, read p. 223-25
finish left side
Bring 30 index cards to make vocab flash cards
TUES, 11-17
journal Per 6 - create Plate Boundaries booklet and turn in, begin flash cards - these are due FRI journal Per 7 - work on flash cards - due Weds WEDS, 11-18
journal, video portfolios?? begin word search and finish for HW - 6th also work on flash cards THURS, 11-19
journal Prepare to add surface features to your model
begin Worksheet #2 - no HW for 7th - 6th finish index cards FRI, 11-20
Earth model surface diagram and turn in items to include in your diagram = 4 land masses, 5 plates, subduction zone, plate boundaries (3), Mid Ocean ridge, trench 6th - Flash Cards DUE today try these flash cards notes to see how great yours are !!!!! Notes NOTE: We are collecting used ink cartridges. These can be recycled to earn money for classroom supplies. Please collect at home (or work) then send to school with your student. Thank you! ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week of Nov 9
Mon, Nov 9
journal check
2 short videos
worksheet - plates of the earth
Tues, Nov 10
journal
read p. 215-221
notes on Plate Tectonics
Per 7 - Plate boundaries booklet - activity
Per 6 - finish left side - draw picture of each type of plate boundary
Weds, Nov 11 - Veteran's Day - Holiday Hug a veteran and say thank you
Note: Aeries grades will reflect 1st quarter grade until this weekend. Then I will change the range to only list 2nd quarter grades so far. Remember that early in the quarter, grades fluctuate rapidly because there are so few assignments. Be sure to have your assignments on time.
Thurs, Nov 12
journal
plate tectonics lab
finish coloring and labeling tectonics worksheet
Fri, Nov 13
journal
turn in snack tectonics worksheet
notes, read p. 189 - 190
finish left side - colored picture or poem
NOTE: We are collecting used ink cartridges. These can be recycled to earn money for classroom supplies. Please collect at home (or work) then send to school with your student. Thank you!
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Week of November 2, 2009
Mon, Nov 2
journal, take test, silent activity
BENCHMARK TEST
no HW tonight
Tues, Nov 3
journal
notes on sea floor spreading
read p. 174-181
finish left side
LAST DAY TO TURN IN MISSING WORK AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REWARD DAY ON FRIDAY
Weds, Nov 4
journal
watch short video
notes on sea floor spreading - continued part 2
finish reading p. 174-181
finish left side
Thurs, Nov 5
Journal,
notes on subduction, read p. 218 and 219
left side activcity
Fri, Nov 6
Science reward day - students that had all work completed and turned in by Tues Nov 3 are eligible
Others will go to study hall
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WEEK OF OCT 26
Mon Oct 26
journal
score and paint the interior layers on Earth model
no hw
Tues Oct 27
Journal, learn about Continental Drift
Notes, read p. 166 - 173
finish left side extra notes and picture with color
Weds Oct 28
Begin Pangaea project
color, cut and glue Pangaea pictures
no HW
Thurs Oct 29
journal
paint pangaea model - let dry
Write rough draft paragraph using Build a Better Paragraph (10 sentence minimum)
answer this question - be sure to pick an appropriate title
"What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support the Theory of Continental Drift?"
FOR HW - type the final draft of the paragraph in landscape view
Leave about a 2-inch margin on all sides - center the paragraph
Landscape view directions:
Fri Oct 30
journal
finish Pangaea model - turn in
portfolios - review notebooks for test
review for Benchmark Test Mon - 1st quarter items include science skills, layers of the earth, continental drift
NOTE: On Monday we will take a benchmark test that covers all standards taught throughout the year. Students will only be graded on the questions we have covered in class. Review key ideas in notebook....Science skills, layers of the Earth, and continental drift. At the end of each quarter, we will take this test. Each time, the students will be responsible for knowing more information.
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Week of Oct 19
Mon, Oct 19
journal
learn about the crust - Bill Nye video
practice taking a few video notes
no HW
Tues, Oct 20
journal
notes on lithosphere, and asthenosphere
finish left side AND
read p. 104 at home
portfolios
Weds, Oct 21
journal
Intro to Earth Model Project grading rubric
calculations
begin Earth Model worksheet #1
no HW
THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BROUGHT YOUR $3 FOR THE EARTH MODEL PROJECT
Thurs, Oct 22
journal
instruction on use of new style compass
continue calculations and begin drawing
Fri, Oct 23
finish worksheet #1
be sure to color and label your to-scale drawing on the back
due Mon
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WEEK OF OCT 12
Mon, Oct 12
finish Fruity Pebbles Lab
calculate %, construct graph, and write conclusion using Build a Better Paragraph (BBP)
Note: For the conclusion - use the conclusion format from Oct 7th lab
Science Skills Test - Weds
study flash cards
Tues, Oct 13
spend time reviewing for TEST tomorrow
begin in class and finish study guide and word search tonight
Weds, Oct 14
students will demonstrate their science skills by passing the test
read silently when finished
Thurs, Oct 15
learn about the interior of the earth
notes, read p. 102, finish left side
video clip
Fri, Oct 16
opening activity
learn about the layers of the earth
notes, read p. 103
flip book - 4 main layers of the earth - be sure to color and put 3 bullet points for each under the flap
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WEEK OF OCT 5
Mon, Oct 5
journal
glue into spiral notebook - vocab chart and sand lab
go to Book Fair
no HW
Tues, Oct 6
Journal
Discussion about Personal Bank Account (PBA) slips collected on campus for a week
Begin PBA Lab
Weds, Oct 7
Journal
Finish PBA Lab, data table, graph and conclusions - due Thurs
Thurs, Oct 8
work on similated Scientific Method Sleeping Frog - due Fri
word search - Test next Weds on Scientific Skills
flash cards to help study
Fri, Oct 9
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Mon, Sept 28
Notes, read p. 18
Finish Vocab chart - Observe, Infer, Predict
Tues, Sept 29
students practice recording observations - Sand Lab
HW - find a picture at home, glue it to a sheet of paper, write 5 qualitative observations and 5 quantitative observations about the picture - due Weds
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT tonight at 6:00 pm
Weds, Sept 30
finish sand observations
write conclusions (#1-4) for sand observation - completed lab report due on Thurs
ANYONE MISSING THE LAB CAN MAKE IT UP THURS AFTER SCHOOL 3:30 - 4:15
Thurs, Oct 1
learn about scientific method
Notes, read page 22
no HW
Friday, Oct 2
Review Scientific Method
Draw picture, write steps in scientific method and finish for HW
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Mon, Sept 21
turn in Thing I Love and Science poster today
learn Habit #7 - body soul mind spirit
begin flippy - 2 ways each that you can renew
HW - finish flippy (may have a few minutes in class on Tues)
Tuesday, Sept 22
Begin Build a Better Paragraph - green, yellow, red sentences need to be indicated - 8 sentence minimum !!!
write about how you can use the 7 Habits at school
Weds, Sept 23
Learn Safety Rules for Science Labs
Finish drawing 2 lab safety rules.
Pictures must be colored, labeled, and take up most of the paper. Write the rules out too.
Thurs, Sept 24
review game for Safety Test
Test on Fri
Fri, Sept 25
Take Safety Test
silent read
decorate portfolios
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Mon, Sept 14
learn about personal bank accounts
Notes on personal bank accounts
finish bank account poster on left side of notes
Tues, Sept 15
learn Habit #1 "Being Proactive"
Notes
finish left sidework on project - *****Friday due date, changed to Monday 9-21****
Weds, Sept 16
learn Habit #2 and 3 - set goal and develop a plan
develop 1 goal and a plan on left side of notebook
Remember to add your observations to Bank Account Experiment in class
Thursday, Sept 17
learn Habits #4-6 Win-Win, Understand, Synergize
work on Thing I love and Science POSTER - due Monday
Friday, Sept 18
Synergy Action Plan - group activity
On left side for Thursday's notes, decorate the 5 step Action Plan 1. Define 2. Their Way 3. My Way
4. Brainstorm 5. High way
Remember to bring your poster - Science and the thing I love - DUE MON
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Mon, Sept 7
Holiday
Tues, Sept 8
add my website to your favorites tonight
printout any page and parent sign - due Weds Weds, Sept 9
bring spiral
learn classroom and campus with rules
Thurs, Sept 10
set up notebook
practice journal
begin mini Science project - What I Love! and Science
Instructions H/O in class - due Fri, Sept 18
Fri, Sept 11
turn in rough draft of brainstormed ideas - 5 with brief relation to science
Notes on Paradigms and Principles
finish left side - draw a picture to help you remember what we learned Fri - be sure it is always colored
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