Homework:
Tuesday: Worksheet on rivers
Wednesday: Worksheet on rivers; (study guide on rivers landforms if time)
Thursday: Finish the erosion experiment
Friday, February 10, 2012
Grade 5: Week of February 13th to 17th
We were a little bit delayed because of the practice EOG testing, so students will present their landform projects on Monday. We will begin our rivers unit about river landforms on Tuesday. We will learn about how rivers change the land, and how rivers affect the landscape by weathering, erosion, and deposition. On Thursday we will examine how the volume of water and steepness of slope affect a river's ability to erode away sediment with a fascinating and messy experiment! Students can expect to receive a River's review sheet Friday.
Grade 6: Week of February 13th to 17th
Last week I did not see students for three days because of practice EOG testing. Therefore, we will spend two days on our review sheet, study and have our Plate Tectonics test this Thursday. On Friday we will watch the PBS movie, "Deadliest Earthquake". This movie focuses on the earthquakes of Haiti and Chile, what caused them, and current seismic research.
Homework for the week:
*There are a number of students who have not turned in their Plate Tectonics Study guide from last week. We did half of this study guide in class. Students were supposed to complete the words in bold and pictures on page 8, and the words "seismologists", "seismic waves", "seismographs", and "magma" on page 10. If I do not receive the study guide by Tuesday, your child will receive a detention notice so they come on Wednesday 2:45-3:15 to complete this late work. Late work receives a maximum of 70%, or a D grade.
Monday: first three pages of the review sheet, study for the Plate Tectonics Test Thursday
Tuesday: finish the review sheet and study for the Plate Tectonics Test
Wednesday: study for the Plate Tectonics test
Grade 8: Week of February 13th to 17th
Students have received the Periodic Table Review sheet and we will continue to review Monday and Tuesday for the test. Students will receive their project sheet on elements on Tuesday - parents will receive a copy by email. On Wednesday students will be "Crime Busters", just like CSI, and examine different the reaction of different powders with Biuret reagent, Lugol's iodine, and Acetic acid. Given the reactions of these powders with the substances, students must infer what Mystery substance 1 and 2 are from their observations. On Thursday students will receive their test on the Periodic Table. We will begin the Elements project on Friday and continue to research in the computer lab.
Homework:
Monday: finish the Periodic Review sheet and study for the test Thursday
Tuesday: study for the Periodic Table test, decide on an element to study for Friday
Wednesday: study for the Periodic Table test
Thursday: finalize decision on which element to do the project on, begin initial research
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Grade 5 Science tests
Every class in Grade 5 will have their Landform test on Thursday. I do not want to have an EOG practice test and then a Landform test on the same day.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Grade 5: Week of February 6th to 10th
Due to this week's practice EOG tests, some homework will be delayed by one day. Please expect the Nine Week's Practice EOG retests given back this Monday. The practice EOG Newton's Nine Week's test was already given back last week on Wednesday.
What great landform models! Thank you very much for supplying your child with clay. They have had a lot of fun and learned a great deal from creating a model of their region (ocean, desert, mountains, or plains). Students have already received a review sheet that they need to study for Tuesday's test. Students also need to study pictures of landforms in their Competitive Edge (pgs. 187-192), and their landforms chart of landforms in different regions (ocean, desert, mountains, and plains). Unfortunately, due to reduction in photocopies, I only photocopied one part of the review sheet. However, students should have the rest to study in the Competitive Edge, or in their chart in their notebook. The land form test is on Tuesday for 5A and 5C. 5B's test should be on Thursday.
Students will also present their landform model, and then weather, erode, and deposit sediment on their model. This is to prepare students for the river unit (also dealing with river landforms). Some questions we will ask in this mini unit are: Where does sand come from? Can water and wind break rocks? If so, how can water and wind break rocks? Where do rivers form? Where do they end? Students will have a chance to explore these questions and erosion as well.
This week's homework:
Monday: study for the landforms test (review sheet, pictures in the Competitive Edge pgs. 187-192, landform chart on oceans/mountains/deserts/plains)
Tuesday: Look up floodplain, watershed, fertile, runoff, delta, tributary, meander on google images. Print off one picture for each word by copying it and pasting it in a Word document.
Wednesday or Thursday night: review these images
* Homework is subject to change depending how much time we have due to the practice EOG tests.
What great landform models! Thank you very much for supplying your child with clay. They have had a lot of fun and learned a great deal from creating a model of their region (ocean, desert, mountains, or plains). Students have already received a review sheet that they need to study for Tuesday's test. Students also need to study pictures of landforms in their Competitive Edge (pgs. 187-192), and their landforms chart of landforms in different regions (ocean, desert, mountains, and plains). Unfortunately, due to reduction in photocopies, I only photocopied one part of the review sheet. However, students should have the rest to study in the Competitive Edge, or in their chart in their notebook. The land form test is on Tuesday for 5A and 5C. 5B's test should be on Thursday.
Students will also present their landform model, and then weather, erode, and deposit sediment on their model. This is to prepare students for the river unit (also dealing with river landforms). Some questions we will ask in this mini unit are: Where does sand come from? Can water and wind break rocks? If so, how can water and wind break rocks? Where do rivers form? Where do they end? Students will have a chance to explore these questions and erosion as well.
This week's homework:
Monday: study for the landforms test (review sheet, pictures in the Competitive Edge pgs. 187-192, landform chart on oceans/mountains/deserts/plains)
Tuesday: Look up floodplain, watershed, fertile, runoff, delta, tributary, meander on google images. Print off one picture for each word by copying it and pasting it in a Word document.
Wednesday or Thursday night: review these images
* Homework is subject to change depending how much time we have due to the practice EOG tests.
Grade 6: Week of February 6th to 10th
Due to the practice EOG week, some of our homework and studies may be delayed by one day.
On Monday we will continue the Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes study guide and I will help students understand the Richter scale and Ring of Fire. Students found the videos of earthquakes and tsunamis especially fascinating last week, especially the tsunami of 2004. With your permission, they can watch more on you tube, or a site of your choice. Students will receive the review sheet on Tuesday, have time to work on it Wednesday, and have the Plate Tectonics test Friday.
Homework for the week:
Monday: Finish the study guide of the words in bold: definitions and pictures
Tuesday: Finish the first three pages of the review sheet; study for the test Friday
Wednesday: study the review sheet for the test Friday
Thursday: study for the test Friday
On Monday we will continue the Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes study guide and I will help students understand the Richter scale and Ring of Fire. Students found the videos of earthquakes and tsunamis especially fascinating last week, especially the tsunami of 2004. With your permission, they can watch more on you tube, or a site of your choice. Students will receive the review sheet on Tuesday, have time to work on it Wednesday, and have the Plate Tectonics test Friday.
Homework for the week:
Monday: Finish the study guide of the words in bold: definitions and pictures
Tuesday: Finish the first three pages of the review sheet; study for the test Friday
Wednesday: study the review sheet for the test Friday
Thursday: study for the test Friday
Grade 8: Week of February 6th to 10th
Due to our Practice EOG week, our schedule will be different and some of the homework will be delayed one day.
We will continue learning how to interpret the periodic table in terms of shells (periods), atomic number (number of protons and electrons), and valence electrons (groups and families). We will continue learning about the families and their characteristics, including conductivity, shininess/dullness/ solidity/gaseous properties, reactivity/stability, and so on. Students will have a practice EOG on the concepts they have learned Friday , including Hydrology, Geology, and Chemistry.
Homework for the week:
Monday: 8B pg. 265 Review all; 8A pg. 268 all, pg. 272 Review #1-3
Tuesday: 8B pg. 268 all, pg. 272 Review #1-3
Wednesday: I probably will not see grade 8s
Thursday: 8A and B: pg. 281 Review #1, 2, 3, 5
We will continue learning how to interpret the periodic table in terms of shells (periods), atomic number (number of protons and electrons), and valence electrons (groups and families). We will continue learning about the families and their characteristics, including conductivity, shininess/dullness/ solidity/gaseous properties, reactivity/stability, and so on. Students will have a practice EOG on the concepts they have learned Friday , including Hydrology, Geology, and Chemistry.
Homework for the week:
Monday: 8B pg. 265 Review all; 8A pg. 268 all, pg. 272 Review #1-3
Tuesday: 8B pg. 268 all, pg. 272 Review #1-3
Wednesday: I probably will not see grade 8s
Thursday: 8A and B: pg. 281 Review #1, 2, 3, 5
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