Mrs. Dimon - Science 6-8 TeacherWeb Weekly Announcements

THE STUDENTS HAVE BEGUN PLANNING THE HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS AND ACTIVITIES STATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S ST. ROSE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR. The Fair will be April 30, from 6-8:00 p.m. I would like to ask the St. Rose families for donations to, once again, make the Fair a success! Look for details coming home with your child. Thank you very much, Mrs. Dimon

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE: 3/31-4/11

Grade 8-Properties of Atoms and the Periodic Table

Chapter Test-Wednesday April 2

Grade 7-Frog dissection Human Body

Embedded Task-Feel the Beat Experiment # 1 returned. Feel the Beat Experiment # 2 returned to students to rewrite. Due Monday 4/7

Chapter test returned to students-One retake per quarter allowed.

Frog Dissection due date extention- Friday April 11.

Grade 6-The Atmosphere in Motion

Chapter Test Thursday April 3.

Grade six continues to work on their St. Rose School Science Fair Project. All projects will be approved this week and students will be able to begin their projects. The final Lab Report and Presentation board is due Friday, April 11, 2008.

Grade six and eight will begin planning the SRS Annual Hands-On Science Fair Activities. Grade 7 will join the planning next Monday, 4/7.

Rubric

Lab Report and Presentation Board due Friday April 11, 2008

SRS Science Fair Project Rubric

1. Uses the correct size presentation board…………………….._____ 5 points

2. Submits final formal Lab Report…………………………… _____ 5 points

3. Parts of the scientific method appear in the correct order….. _____ 5 points

4. Objective is clearly stated and logical………………………. _____ 5 points

5. Hypothesis is clearly stated and logical……………………..._____ 5 points

6. Materials list is thorough and organized……………………. _____ 5 points

7. Procedure steps are thorough and organized….……………. _____ 5 points

8. Variables and controls are manipulated in appropriate ways…_____ 5 points

9. Presentation includes data table(s)……………………………_____ 5 points

10. Student demonstrates skill in measuring……………………. _____5 points

11. Presentation includes graphs…………………………………_____ 5 points

12. Student uses measurements accurately …………………... ______ 5 points

13. Student makes accurate conclusions based on results……… _____ 5 points

14. Conclusion matches hypothesis. …………………………... _____ 5 points

15. Understands how the project can be made better……………. _____ 5 points

16. Project idea is unique and original…………………………… _____5 points

17. Project is significant or unusual for a student this age………. _____ 5 points

18. Creative title. …………………………………………………_____ 5 points

19. Student made recommended changes/revisions………………_____ 5 points

20. Project board is visually appealing……………………………_____ 5 points


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