Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Discuss Carbon Footprint
• Papers Back
• Odds and Ends
• NASA website for frequently asked questions

• A few students have Solar Car Reflections (Pink) or Carbon Dioxide Graphs and Reading (White) DUE TOMORROW

Tues

• Video Cosmos Episode 12

Wed

• No Classes 1st, 2nd Talent Show and 5th Yearbook Signing

Thur

• No class Promotion Practice

• Congratulations 8th Graders!

Fri

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Sheldon Science Pre-test

• None if caught up--check in with me Tuesday for any missing solar car assignments

Tues

• Take apart solar cars
• Solar car reflection

• Solar Car Reflection

Wed

• Analyze graphs greenhouse gases and temperature
• Download Graphs PDF save in Notability in Solar Car Divider--you will use this to complete study guide

Thur

• Carbon Foot print calculator link
• Reading Greenhouse Gases
• Extension--Graphs PDF, Directions PDF

Fri

• Oaks Park Field Trip

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Solar Cars

Tues

• Solar Cars--Roll Down Tests Entered as a grade

Wed

• Solar Cars--First Speed Tests (8 meters) ntered as a grade

Thur

• Solar Cars--Speed Tests (20 meters, no solar panel entered as a grade)

Fri

• Solar Cars--Speed Tests (20 meters, with solar panel entered as a grade)

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School Memorial Day

Tues

• Work on Solar Cars--Roll Down Tests

• Finish Life Science Review--originally due today--because of the 3 day weekend it is due tomorrow
• Look over the life and earth science reviews for the science test tomorrow.
• If you choose you can look over the Physical Science Review PDF on my website from last Friday

Wed

• OAKS Science Test

• Any missing work

Thur

• OAKS Science Test

• Any missing work

Fri

• Work on Solar Cars--hopefully install a motor!

• None

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Open this PDF and use to complete the earth and space study guide Ms. Montoya will pass out
• Here is a document with live links if you want to look something up--this is optional you should be able to get what you need from the PDF slide show
• If you happen to finish early you can do the OAKS practice science test go to this link, you will just enter as a guest. You will need to choose grade 8 and then keep moving through the sign in tests until you get to the OAKS science test.

• None

Tues

• Start Buidling Solar Cars
• Go to this link for detailed directions from Ms. Hohenemser's website--keep open on iPad

Wed

• See Tuesday

• Life Science Review DUE NEXT TUESDAY--use CK12 as a resource the specific chapter-section numbers are indicated on the review.
• OMM PDF
• Review Sheet with Links

Thur

• See Tuesday

Fri

• See Tuesday

• PDF of Physical Science Review--can look over before OAKS science test on Wednesday

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Electric Cars
• Information Provided about Sheldon Science Pre-Test Information PDF of Study Guide

• C-Notes from Solar Car Fact Sheet--due Wednesday, I would suggest doing at least half tonight and half Tuesday night

Tues

• Wrap up Electric Cars and Introduction to Solar Cars--Gear Ratios

• Continue Work on C-Notes

Wed

• Discuss Gear Ratios
• Solar Car Design Visioning
• Start Drawings

• Reading about Solar Roof Shingles--due Fridaywhat energy conversions do solar roof shingles to? What are advantages to solar roof shingles? due Friday

Thur

• Continue Drawings
• PDF of Fact Sheet--color version
• PDF of Worksheets--color version

Fri

• Drawings Should be complete

OAKS review

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Continue Lesson 7--pages 79 and 80 should be done
• Bill Nye Video Motion

• Page 81

Tues

• Continue Lesson 7

• Page 83-85

Wed

• Continue Lesson 7
• Video First Law Demos
• Video First Law NFL

• None--leave SN here

Thur

• Claims Evidence Reasoning

• None--leave SN

Fri

• No School--6 weeks graphing

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Newton's Cradle Slow Motion
• Graphing the Newton's Cradle Motion Activity 6.1 and 6.2: Time: Motion/No Motion and Time:Position Position Data

• Homework 6.1 Rat Race page 73

Tues

• Discuss homework and Mice Mazes in general
• Graphing the magnetic cannon

• Homework 6.2 Rat Race page 75

Wed

• Quizzes back, Wrap up Lesson 6, Introduction to Motion Detectors PDF of directions

• Rewrite short answer on the quiz if you got less than 3.5 (C)

Thur

• Motion Lab--2 page handout

• Rewrite short answer on the quiz if you got less than 3.5 (C)
• Lessons 5 and 6 should be done

Fri

• Discuss Motion Lab
• Start Lesson 7
• Basketball Bounce Video
• Soccer Ball Kick Video
• Shooting Arrow Video

• None, leaven SN here

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Answer the question: Why do objects start to move? (use the concepts related to forces)
• Two kinds of friction--see diagrams on page 53 for notes, watch first 5 minutes of video (in class)
• Start Lesson 5

• Do Homework 5.1 on pages 62-63. Don't jump from too high--a step or curb will work fine. If you can't jump for some reason have a sibling or friend jump and observe to answer the questions.

Tues

• Collect data on static and dynamic friction moving a book
• Observe Magnetic Cannon
• Analyze the magnetic cannon in slow motion video to describe in detail what happens--detailed observations should be on the bottom of page 65

• No new homework--any odds and ends that you have to take care of.

Wed

• Complete 5.2 on page 64
• Start reading activity with a cool video: water balloon water balloon to face
• Australian Water Balloon Contest
• Air Hockey Video

• Reading pages 66-67, stop at bold heading Magnitude of Forces

Thur

• Wrap up lesson 5 with discussing "What causes an object to stop?" Warm-up with Fan Car PDF
• Introduction to second chunk of reading pages 67-68 skydiver video
• Lesson 6--iff time preliminary observations of Newton's Cradle

• Reading bottom of 67 to top of 69.

Fri

• Exit ticket analyzing starting and stoping of an object
• Continue Lesson 6

• None

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Sheldon High School Personnel here for forecasting

• Talk to family about electives and complete BOTH yellow sheet AND student vue

Tues

• Wrap up Activity 4.3 on pages 45-48
• Start Reading on page 49

• Reading pages 49 to the middle of page 51 ending with question 6. It will be checked at the BEGINNING of class Wednesday

Wed

• Friction Lab

• Reading from the bottom of page 51 "How May Friction Be Reduced?" through question 12 on the top of page 53.

Thur

• Use Numbers (on iPad) or Desmos to graph results from one of the investigations.
• Process data from Friction Lab Data Analysis Prompts
• Write Conclusion for one of the Investigations using Conclusion Template

• Finish conclusion for EITHER the results from the five surfaces OR the number of blocks due tomorrow.

Fri

• Sharing Conclusions
• Graph using "Numbers" app
• Friction Videos:
• Overview short
• Bill Nye for 2nd graders--what do you think?
• Curling

• None if caught up

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Examine free body diagrams on pages 32-33 for forces.
• Be a physicist directions--download and put in L3

• Reading 3.3 through top two paragraphs on page 38

Tues

• Investigate Forces with Spring Scales

• Reading 3.3 through the top paragraph on the top of page 40 (reading related to forces involved in arm-wrestling)

Wed

• Discuss Reading
• Exit Ticket Free Body Diagrams
• Free Body Diagram examples

• None if caught up

Thur

• Use digital force probes to measure force of a variety of masses
• Discuss Exit ticket

• EVERY student should at least list the things that their exit ticket needed to be improved. I will re-score the work for any student who chooses to redo.

Fri

• Tug of War Forces
• Forces on the three apparatuses: Fan Car, Balloon Rocket and, Floating Magnet
• Video

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School--2nd Trimester Grading Day

Tues

• Go over expectations--getting ready for High School
• Start Lesson 3 Why Does an Object Start Moving?
• Activity 3.1--Objects that begin moving

• Pages 25 and 26 should be done

Wed

• Activity 3.2 More objects that begin moving
• Introduce "Free Body" diagrams

• Page 27 should be done

Thur

• Finish 3.2
• Directions for Bouncing Ball Investigation

• Start HW Reading pages 30-31

• Pages 28-31 should be done including the HW

Fri

• Activity 3.3

• None if pages 25-31 are done

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Lesson 2 Reading and Spoon/Fork and Hammer/ruler/String Tricks

• pages 17-top of page 20 should be done

Tues

• Analyze 4 set-ups: Flying Balloon, Floating Magnets, Fan Car, and Magnetic Cannon for Forces and Energy

• Pages 21-Pages 23 should be done

Wed

Watch these two videos--they are designed for kids. Watch the video once all the way through to get a sense of the storyline. The second time through you can start and stop as you answer the questions below. For EACH you will write a review that answers the following questions with COMPLETE sentences on a separate piece of paper to turn in:

1. What are the important science concepts? How well does the video explain these concepts?
2. Is the level appropriate for 5th graders?
3. Would the video maintain a 5th grader's interest?
4. What suggestions would you make to the video producers?
5. Give the video a rating from 1-5 stars based on your answers to the first 4 questions. Justify your rating. Remember the video is for 5th graders!

• Force, Work, and Energy Kids
• Potential and Kinetic Energy for Kids

If you finish early you will share and compare your review with another person.

Thur

• Review for Quiz
• Complete Magnetic Cannon Analysis

• Lesson 2 should be complete

Fri

• Quiz

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Wrap up life science unit--finish up quiz
• Start new Physical Science Unit--How Will It Move?
• Lesson 1, Activity 1.1 Anchoring Activity Magnetic Cannon

• None if caught up and quiz is complete

Tues

• Set up iPad for Unit--
• Activity 1.1 continues--Drawing a model of the Magnetic Cannon System and discussing with partner
• Model Characteristics--download and put in Lesson 1
• Acitivity 1.2 Driving Question Board

In Notability:

Make a Divider How will it move?

Make Subjects L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8

Wed

• Observe Newtons Cradle
• Finish Activity 1.2 Driving Question Board
• Download A/B protocol

• Pages 0, 1, and 2 should be done

Thur

• Newton's Cradle Reading
• Review kinetic and potential energy

Background about Energy

Honda Cog Commercial

Newton and Apple Short Silent Film

Female Scientists short video

Start Here--watch potential energy first, then elastic energy, then kinetic energy

Then watch this clip about elastic potential energy

Then go to this site and choose swing and then slide--pay attention to the balance between potential and kinetic energy

NOW--check out this roller coaster animation and watch the energy transformations as the roller moves on the track. Slow it down use the "step" function

Feeling ready? Check out this animation about roller coasters--read the introduction page and work at constructing the roller coaster.

Fri

• Reading pages 5-6
• Mythbusters Original Video
• The aftershow

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Analyze explanations on page 136 for evidence see database for needed evidence http://bguile.northwestern.edu/about.html
• Video 16 minutes of the work Grant's did on the Galapagos Islands With Quiz
• Summary of story on page 142

Tues

• General model of change on page 143
• What happens next? page 139
• Reading

Wed

• Applying model to DDT and Mosquitos on pages 147-151
• Prepare for DNA extraction--video (not exactly what we'll do, but close)

Thur

• DNA extraction from Strawberries

Fri

• Quiz
• Link to description of Blue Mussel and Asian Shore Crab study

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School President's Day Holiday

Tues

• Website for Finches--you will use all week!
• Continue Lesson 10--identify finch variations, food availability and environmental factors
• Read about where data came from

• Reading on pages 127-130 should be done

Wed

• Why did some finches die?
• Why were some finches able to survive?

Thur

• Continue Research

Fri

• Share with another group

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Start Lesson 9 Do varitations between individuals matter?
• Analyze research studies to look for evidence to explain the change in frequency of variations in moths.

• Pages 103 to 105 should be done

Tues

• Continue Lesson 9--complete evidence analysis (download in notability and put in L9) using template
• PDF of Activity 9.2 (download in Notability and put in L9) might be helpful to see color graphs

Wed

• Share evidence with other groups
• Develop an evidence based "chain of cause and effect" to explain change in moth population over time.

• Evidence Organizer on page 115 should be done
• Chain of "Cause and Effect" should be done on page 116--may need to finish in class on Thursday

Thur

• This will be a work day--students who are caught up will be exploring a simulation about Peppered Moths.

Fri

• Website for Galapagos Finches

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Start Lesson 8 Variations, Variations, and More Variations
• Activity 8.1 What do I do with all this data?
• Types of representations
• Collect height data and display
• Period 1 Data
• Period 2 Data
• Period 5 Data

• Pages 83-85 should be done
• Review for quiz Wednesday

Tues

• Activity 8.2 How can we show ranges of variation?
• Slide Show for Lesson 8

• Pages 86-89 should be done

Wed

• Quiz
• Start Activity 8.3 Variation everywhere, so what? Part 1: Identifying Traits pages 92-93

• Pages 92-93 (Color images in Lesson 8 Slide Show)

Thur

• Continue Activity 8.3 Part :2 Analyzing Trait Dat from Histograms page 94

• Pages 94-97 (Color images in Lesson 8 Slide Show)

Fri

• Activity 8.4 How do genes work for continuous tratis?

• Page 99 should be done

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Lesson 6 Constructing a Model of Inheritance pages 63, 64 and 71 or 72

Tues

• Lesson 6 Reading Using Models to Decide between possible explanations pages 74-75
• Jigsaw sharing of questions

• Lesson 6 and Reading should be done

Wed

• Lesson 7 Extend and Model of Inheritance pages 77-80

• Lesson 7 should be done

Thur

• Finish Lesson 7 Reading 81-82
• Make-up time
• Video Cracking the Code of Life

• Lesson 7 and reading should be done--no homework

Fri

• NO School Progress Reports

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• All missing work from L3--due Friday

Tues

• Describe 5 patterns of inheritance based on Tasting PTC, Tonuge Rolling, and WFP Stem Color (p. 49)
• Reading pages 50-53

• Reading: Pages 50-53
• All missing work from L3--due Friday

Wed

• Start Lesson 5 page 55--we'll be taking notes
• PDF Slide Show--download in Notability, put in Lesson 5

• All missing work from L3--due Friday

Thur

• Lesson 5 Imaginary organism yllis--pages 56-57

• All missing work from L3--due Friday

Fri

• Write Summary for C-Notes
• Reading Pages 59-61
• Short Video about Genetic Engineering from Scientific American

• Leave SN Here I am going to grade Lesson 4 and yellow sheets!

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School Martin Luther King Day

Tues

• Continue Activity 3.1 and start Classroom Patterns and Evidence Chart
• Collect Data for Wisconsin Fast Plant Generation 2

Reading: Pages 40-42

Pages 27-30 should be done

Wed

• Analyze data for Wisconsin Fast Plants and add to Evidence Charts (class and own)

• Page 38 should be done

Thur

• Start Lesson 4

Fri

• Video Genes and Athletes
• Quiz--Identifying traits and variations and analyzing a simple pedigree

• None, leave SN here

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School due to snow, ice and slush :-(

Tues

• Activity 2.2 How Do Plants Reproduce? SN pages 20-21
• Image of Flower Parts--download in Notabililty and put in L2

Wed

• Activity 2.3 Is There a Pattern to How Traits Get Passed on pages 25-26. Make Predictions, get data, and set up next generation.

• Lesson 2 should be done

Thur

• Activity 3.1 What are the Patterns in How Traits are Inherited?

Fri

• Continue Activity 3.1 and start Patterns and Evidence Chart

• Pages 28-30 should be done.

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School--non-contract day

Tues

• No School--Professional Development Day

Wed

• No School Snow Day

• Pages 13-15 should be done

Thur

• No School Snow Day

• Pages 16-19 should be done well, including circling vocabulary words and underlining one-two main ideas per paragraph and answer questions with complete sentences.

Fri

• Reading 2.1 Do the Traits I Inherited Affect My Sense of Taste or Smell? If you would like to listen to reading as you read go to Student Portal we will write the password in our SN
• If time google flower structure and remind your self of flower parts--we will do a dissection rapid speed on Monday!

• None, enjoy the winter break!

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Independent Overview of 1.3--open up this PDF slide show in notability and save in L1. You will record all answers in SN on pages 6-7.
• If time video genes and Athletes

• Page 7-11 should be done. Pages

Tues

• Activity 2.1 Are Traits Connected?

• Pages 13-14 should be done

Wed

• Wrap up Activity 2.1--Focus on Claims, Evidence, Reasoning

• Pages 13-15 should be done

Thur

• Reading 2.1 Do the Traits I Inherited Affect My Sense of Taste or Smell?
• Video Genes and Athletes

• Pages 16-19 should be done well, including circling vocabulary words and underlining one-two main ideas per paragraph and answer questions with complete sentences.

Fri

• Activity 2.2 How Do Plants Reproduce?

• None, enjoy the winter break!

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• No School--Teachersat workshops learning!

Tues

• Start new Unit: Why do Organisms Look the Way They Do?
• FIRST Set up Notability with a Divider and Subjects
• Download Student Book and put in its own divider.
• Download images for Introduction put in L1

• Make a Divider: Why Do Organisms Look the Way They Do?
• Make Subjects: Student Book, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11

Wed

• Activity 1.1
• Link to reading--Can Plants Learn?
• Maybe start 1.2

• Page 1 and 2 in SN should be done!

Thur

• Activity 1.3

Fri

• Reading 1.3

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Peer Review Presentations--two rounds
• Practice Presentations
• Edit final presentations

• Late Work due Wednesday
• Presentations should be done

Tues

• Presentations

• Late Work due Wednesday

Wed

• Presentations and survey
• Survey 1st period
• Survey 2nd period
• Survey 5th period

• None unless you still need to do your presentation

Thur

• Make any edits to your slide show. Save as a PDF with initials, location and period e.g. ar_jh_yellow_p1.pdf and e-mail to Ms. Ruzicka
• Plate Detective warm-up--open in Notability Lesson 10 and work to solve the puzzle
• Google Fest Oregon Coast--open in lesson 10, choose one of the clumps of questions and start researching--all research recorded in this google doc 1st

• None--come back on Tuesday refreshed and ready to work hard until winter break!

Fri

• No School Grading Day

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Research for Case Study Sites and Slide Show preparation
• Resources for L10
• Story Board Template (Pages)--you can use electronic or hard copy

• Research Template Should be Done

Tues

• Research for Case Study Sites and Slide Show preparation

• First Four Slildes Should be Done

Wed

• Research for Case Study Sites and Slide Show preparation

• Second Four Slide Should be Done

Thur

• Thanksgiving Holiday

Fri

• Non-Contract Day

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Activity 9.3--Building Physical Models pages 68-69

• Reading should be done on pages 65-67

Tues

• Wrap up Lesson 9 with quiz, quiz, trade

• All of Lesson 9 should be done AND questions on blank page 82

Wed

• Introduce Research Project for Lesson 10
• Start Summary of Case Study Sites--map download in Notability and put in L10
• Google Map link
• Elevation Map pdf put in L10
• EQ, V, and Plates Map pdf put in L10
• Plates with Names pdf put in L10
• Reading 10.1 pages 73-74

Thur

• Start Summary of Case Study Sites

Fri

• Finish Summary of Case Study Site and share information
• Plate Movement PDF
• Age of Plates PDF
• Link to interesting National Georgrapich article about Africa and Europe

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Activity 9.1 Create a List of Important Ideas and Annotate a Cross Section
• Color Image for Cross Section on SN Page 60 open in Notability L9

• Reading 9.1 pages 61to 62: How Well Do Scientists Understand Plate Tectonics?

Tues

• Activity 9.2 Filling Out the Summary Chart

Wed

• Reading 9.2 pages 66 to 68: How Does Plate Tectonics Affect Me?
• Color Image page 65

• None, leave SN here

Thur

• No School Parent Conferences

Fri

• No School Veteran's Day

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Lesson 7--Direction of Plate Movement
• Hotspot Video One
• Hotspot Video Two--specifically Hawaiian Islands

Tues

• Tests back--small groups for Concept Map Repair if needed
• Wrap up Lesson 7--prepare short explanation of direction of plate movement near one of the locations. Resources: PDF of Plates with Names and Age of Hawaiian Islands. Link to Interactive Map of Plate Boundaries (using flash)
• Puzzle Question: Is there any features on or near the North American Plate that can help us determine which way it moves?

• Lesson 7 should be done

Wed

• Special Event

Thur

• Think about crust construction and destruction at plate boundarys--white board activity. Watch this video for YOUR plate boundary
• Reading 8.1--Recycling for Earth and Cycling Within Earth pages 56 and 57.

• Reading on pages 56 and 57 should be done
• Notes on page 55 should be done

Fri

• Demonstration of Conservation of Matter
• Claims, Evidence and Reasoning Plate Material
• Watch these videos BEFORE you brainstorm with your partner. PlatesHotspot

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Warm-up questions 1-3 on page 41
• National Geographic Video 5:45 --standing on the boundary of two plates!
• Complete diagrams on page 44
• Update Scientific Principles related to plate movement

• All pages in Lesson 5 should be done 37-45

Tues

• Activity 6.1 Volcano Formation pages 45-46
• Video on Mountain Building with Sand Model

• Pages 45-46 should be done

Wed

• Finish Activity 6.1
• link to plate movement grinding to a halt reading
• link to How Earth's Surface Morphs? reading

Thur

• Review for quiz on Lesson 5 pictionary
• Review Video
• Activity 6.2 Hotspot Formation pages 47-49
• Hotspot Reading

• Reading 6.2 Is There a Hotspot Lurking Beneath the United States? pages 50-51
• Review for Quiz Friday--Plate Boundariy --pretty much Lesson 5 including the table on page 36

Fri

• Lesson 7 How Are Plates Moving?
• Quiz on Plate Boundaries

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Update DQB
• Lesson 5 Activity 5.1 What Happens When Plates Move? Part 1page 37 and 38

Tues

• Lesson 5 Activity 5.1 What Happens When Plates Move? Part 2 Volcanoes page 39
• Overview Video from Discovery we'll watch together

For the rest of the videos you will have one iPad with these directions and one computer between you and your partner. Keep the sound low, you are mostly relying on the diagrams.

• Video From National Geographic Sea Floor Spreading 1:29--you'll need to choose the "slide" that looks like video. The first time watch and describe to your partner the types of plate movements based on direction. The second time watch and name the movements as convergent, divergent or transform.
• YouTube Video Plate Boundaries 2:21--The first time just watch, stop between each type of boundary and discuss the effects of direction of movement. The second time answer the questions on page 39 with COMPLETE sentences. Stop the video as necessary. Be careful, the questions are not in the same order as the video.

GET A STAMP FROM MS. RUZICKA

If you have extra time watch this video about how scientists gather information about the ocean floor that is shared via many of the images we've been looking at!

• Pages 38 and 39 should be done

Wed

• C-Notes in Science Reading 5.1 Ring of Fire page 40 and diagram on top of page 41
• C-Note guidelines. Create new subject called Science Reading and Writing. Download into Notability and put into Reading and Writing.
• Reading PDF--If you prefer electronic you can download into Lesson 5 in Notability
• Reading mp3--this is a link to an Audio version of the reading. If you prefer you can listen while (not instead of) you read

• Finish C-Notes

Thur

• Lesson 5 Activity 5.2 Two Types of Rock Comprise Plates p. 42
• Go to OPB simulation Mountain Maker Earth Shaker--use to help label diagrams on page 43

• Pages 42 and 43 should be done.

Fri

• Finish video "Making of North America"
• Catch-up Day--shortened classes due to Color Run--Leave SN for grading

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Wrap up Lesson 4: Experiment Questions and Reading
• Card sort game
• Review convection
• Earthquake off Oregon Coast--read story
• Map---look at the location and reported earthquakes, why do you think there are earthquakes in this area?

• Quiz tomorrow on convection--study page 31, page 35, and page 19 in your SN
• Lesson 4 should be complete

Tues

• Quiz
• Update Driving Question Board
• Start video "The Making of North America"

• None if caught up--Leave SN here

Wed

• Finish video

• None if caught up--Leave SN here--enjoy your long weekend!

Thur

• No school grading day

Fri

• No school teacher non-contract day

Classwork

Homework

Mon

Lesson 4 Activity 4.1 (page 29-top of 30)

• Demonstration #1 Red and Blue Water

Tues

Lesson 4 Activity 4.1 (page 30)

• Convection Experiment with a Drop of Food Coloring--video link to our experiment, but they refer to air instead of the earth's mantle

Wed

• Make sense of Convection--drawing on page 19

Thur

• Observing Metamorphic Rocks bottom of page 31 and top of page 32
• Plan Silly Putty experiment to answer the question: How does temperature affect the behavior of Silly Putty? on page 32

Fri

• Collect Silly Putty experiment data on page 33

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Entrance Write--Answer a question from Driving Question Board
• Start Vocabulary Record on Page "C" in the fron of SN
• Explore Ocean Floor Notes--page 25 of SN

Images:

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Age of the Ocean Floor
• Trenches on the Ocean Floor
• Puerto Rican Trench Close Up

• Make sure that your Evidence for Continental Drift is complete on SN page 16. Use articles from Tuesday 9/20 to update if necessary.

Tues

• Sea Floor Spreading Demo and Wrap up Lesson 2

Wed

• L3: What is the Composition of the Earth's Surface?

Thur

• Meetings to describe different models and critique strengths and limitations

Fri

• Quiz--vocabulary and Evidence for Continental Drift

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Wrap up Lesson 1 and update Driving Question Board Map
• Notability--Create a new subject called "Driving Question Map"
• PDF Map with E, V and Plates--download to L1 and then AGAIN to your new subject Driving Question Map

• Autobiography due tomorrow

Tues

Lesson 2 Activity 2.1Exploring Continental Drift

Continent Map--Download and put in L2

Research Readings, everyone download #1 and put into L2, you will also be assigned ONE more to read carefully

1. Fit--download to L2
2. Animal Fossils--download to L2
3. Plant Fossils--download to L2
4. Glacial--download to L2
5. Antarctica Climate Change--download to L2
6. Rock Sequences--download to L2

Master Evidence Document

• SN pages 11 and 12 should be done in class
• Reading 2.1 pages 13-14, complete questions in boxes

Wed

• Present Research Findings in Small Groups

• SN page 16 should be complete

Thur

• Finish presentations if necessary
• Discuss evidence for continental drift

• SN page 17 should be done

Fri

• Update Driving Question Board
• Pangea Puzzle--Link

Classwork

Homework

Mon

• Wrap up "What's in Ms. Ruzicka's car?"
• Write C-Note Summary
• http://www.4j.lane.edu/studentzimbra

• Get parent letter signed!
• Bring back iPad forms if you need to--we'll be using them starting tomorrow!

Tues

• Start new unit: How is the Earth Changing?
• Get "Science Notebook"
• Set up iPad in Notability
• Activity 1.1Worldwide Patterns of Volcanoes
• PDF Physical World Map--put in Notability L1
• PDF of Volcano Map--put in Notability L1

• Get parent letter signed!

Wed

• Summarize Volcano Patterns
• Activity 1.2 Worldwide Patterns of Earthquakes
• PDF of Earthquake Map--put in Notability L1

Sycn to 4J Secure

Set up iPad in Notability Directions:

• Make a Divider: How is Earth Changing?
• Make Subjects: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10

• Get parent letter signed!
• Pages 2, 3, and 4 should be completed in SN

Thur

• PDF of combined Volcano and Earthquakes
• Reading 1.2 Volcanoes and Earthquakes pages 5-8
• Introduction to Cornell Notes

• Finish reading assignment
• Get parent letter signed!

Fri

• Activity 1.3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Elevation
• PDF of Elevation

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• No School Labor Day Holiday

Tues

• No School Teacher Preparation Day

Wed

• 6th Graders Only

Thur

• All students--special schedule student expectations

• None

Fri

• What's in my bag?

• None

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