Welcome to 8th Grade Science with Ms. Ruzicka, I am looking forward to working with you this year! I am working on updating my website, but will continue to post everything here for now.

 

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LINK to Textbook to listen to text and see color pictures https://4jlane.iqwst.com/webapp/#login, your user name is you 4J user name and your password is your lunch number.

Solar Car Videos

Introduction

Gears

Bushings/Bearings

Axles

Speed Switch Installation

Motors

 

Week of 6/10/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Review Natural Selection--Amoeba Sisters Video Discussion Questions

ONPAR Assessment--Task 3

  

Tues
  • Extract DNA from strawberries Video

Wed

ONPAR Assessment--Task 4 and complete Tasks 2 and 3 as necessary.

Reading 11.1 Does Selection Always Occur Naturally? Pages 143-145 Complete Venn Diagram

Short video about the Galapagos Islands and finches 15 minutes

Finch sorting activity interactive with partner Read about Daphne Major before you begin

Thur
  • Genetic Engineering TED Talk and Philosophical Chairs

Fri
  • Special Schedule--DFZ assembly and Yearbook Signing
  • Clean-up Recycle SN's etc.

 

Week of 6/3/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Study for quiz tomorrow

Tues

Wed

Thur
  • Revisit Natural Selection
  • None

Fri

 

Week of 5/27/19--Life Science Notebooks were graded and entered into Student Vue

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School Memorial Day Holiday

Tues
  • Solar Cars--should be finishing roll down tests and installing motors

Wed
  • Solar Cars--installing motors and speed tests

Thur

Fri
  • Solar Car Work

 

Week of 5/20/19--Solar Cars

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Overview and start drawing plans

Tues
  • Continue plans

Wed

Thur
  • Continue buiding
  • Roll Down Tests

Fri
  • Continue buiding
  • Roll Down Tests
  • Install motors (maybe)

 

Week of 5/13/19--

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • State Science Testing

Tues
  • Link to Google Form for Solar Cars
  • Finish State Science Testing
  • Reading 4.3 Why are patterns important? Circle, Underline and 3 margin notes. You only need to answer the questions on pages 60-61

Wed
  • Build Electric Cars

Thur

 

Fri

 

Week of 5/6/19--things will be a bit different this week due to special schedules for State testing.

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • 1st Period--Punnett Square Practice and ONPAR online assessment
  • Log in page http://onparportal.wceruw.org/Portal#/
  • Username is your lunch number
  • Password is Ruzi2018
  • 5th period will not meet
  • Finish Reading 3.3 pages 47-50 due Thursday, circle, underline and 3 margin notes
  • Come dressed to "fly" like a bird on Thursday outside

Tues
  • 5th Period--Punnett Square Practice and ONPAR online assessment.
  • Log in page http://onparportal.wceruw.org/Portal#/
  • Username is your lunch number
  • Password is Ruzi2018
  • 1st period will not meet
  • Finish Reading 3.3 pages 47-50 due Thursday, circle, underline and 3 margin notes
  • Come dressed to "fly" like a bird on Thursday outside

Wed
  • No School--Statewide Day of Action

Thur
  • Bird and Moth Simulation Library or Outside.

Fri
  • Analyze Bird Moth Data

 

Week of 4/29/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon

 Note: Doing 3.1 and 3.2 in reverse order because our plants are ready!
  • Activity 3.2 Are There Patterns in Plant Traits?
  • Count and photograph the F1 Generation of Wisconsin Fast Plant Seeds
  • Any missing work for Lessons 1 and 2 due Wednesday to be included on progress report

Tues
  • Activity 3.1 What Are the Patterns In How Traits Are Inherited?
  

Wed

 Homeroom--ELA Cat Training and Practice Tests go to this link and choose "sign in," choose 8th grade and then you will practice
  • ELA CAT Sample Test
  • ELA CAT Training Test

Science

  • Ms. Ruzicka out today--you will do a self-paced Nearpod Code RJHPX for Activity 3.3. It is self study that includes video and a review sheet. You will turn it in at the end of the period.
  • Asexual/Sexual Reproduction (5:10 video) and Alleles and Genes (8:07 video) with Amoeba Sisters Videos and Handouts
  • Finish Reading 3.3--due Thursday circle, underline and 3 margin notes

Thur
  • Get data for the F2 Generation of plants and fill out pedigrees

Fri
  • No School Progress Report

 

Week of 4/22/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Entry write box bottom of page 10. I will grade for quality.
  • Reflection question #1 on the top of page 14
  • Activity 1.3 Self-paced activity to review cell structure. Download PDF into Notability Lesson 1
  • Start Reading 1.3, all answers on page 15
  • Reading Directions p. 16-19
    ONE paragraph at a time—do the following:
    • Skim silently once—no writng!
    • As you read paragraph a second time circle key
    vocabulary words
    • Underline ONE main idea per paragraph, two if
    you can’t decide on only one!
    • Answer questions in the boxes.
    • Write three margin notes.

Tues

Wed
  • Activity 2.2 Reproduction in Flowers
  • Download Diagram of Flower into Notability Lesson 2
  • Reading 2.1 Do the traits I inherited affect my sense of taste or smell? pages 23-26 (see above for protocol)

Thur
  • Reading 2.2 What is the buzz about? pages 29-31 (See Monday for protocol)

Fri
  • Activity 2.3 Set up Plant germination experiment

 

Week of 4/15/19-We will transition from Physical Science to Life Science this Week. Ms. There will be a short physical science quiz on Wednesday.

Classwork

Homework

Mon

Article for 1st Period Homeroom Only--Download into Notability and think about the discussion questions as you read.

You will answer questions as you watch--Orange Worksheet

 Any work you missed from being absent last week. Check my website, ask a friend.
  • If you were absent Thursday take a picture of my (or a classmate's) page 72 and copy into your SN
  • Special directions for Rat Race #2 on page 75--find the slopes of each line segment and write a mini "Once About a Time" story. Comple Exit Ticket on a half page describing what happened on the Red Line from the color graph.
  • If you were absent Friday you need to copy the Scientific Principle we added and Analyze the Lesson 7 Scenarios #1 and #2 on pages 79-80.

Tues
  • Review Motion Graphs

Wed

Link to Website for Homeroom

  • Do you think Climate Marches led by youth will be successful?
  • Is it possible to have a national organization entirely led by people under the age of 18? Why or why not?

 

  • Quiz on Forces and Motion Photo of Word Wall
  • Start Life Science Unit LS3--Introductory Activity--Why Do Organisms Look the Way they Do?
  • Self-paced Nearpod
  • 1st and 5th period code PZRCN
  • Find a time to finish the self-paced Nearpod if you didn't get it done.

Thur

 Transition to LS3 Why Do Organisms Look the Way They Do?
  • Set up Notability
  • Vocabulary Trait, Variation, Species
  • Activity 1.1 Page 9
  • Video Link to Gene Therapy
  • Human Traits and Variation on page 9
  • Finish Nearpod from Wednesday
  • Set up Notability Divider LS3 with subjects L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11
  • Make sure your PS3 SN is turned in

Fri
  • None

 

Week of 4/8/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • A variety of activities around force and changing motion:
  • Book Investigation Activity 5.1 pages 59-61--one person needs to download the directions into L5
  • Reading 5.2 pages 66-69
 Finish Self-Paced Nearpod for Friction
  • 1st Period Code AFSYU
  • 5th Period Code ZNUVQ

Tues

 Stopping Motion

Graphing Motion: Rat Race Part 1 and Part 2 pages 73 and 75.

Wed
  • Graphing Motion: Rat Race Part 1 and Part 2 pages 73 and 75.
  • Match the Motion to the Graph--be prepared to go outside or to the gym.
  • Color Graph--Download into L6

Thur
  • Concept Map Forces on page 72
  • Rat Race Part 2 page 75--"Once upon a time....," plus finding slopes of each section
  • Match Motion with Motion Detectors
  • Exit Ticket--Story for Red Line
  • If you were absent take a picture of my (or a classmate's) page 72 and copy into your SN
  • See me for special directions for Rat Race and Exit Ticket

Fri
  • Share graph stories about the "Red Line" on the graph
  • Science Principles--relationship between forces and motion
  • Analyze Lesson 7 Scenarios about Airplane slowing down and Person with parachute on pages 79-80
  • If you were absent you need to copy the Scientific Principle we added and Analyze the Lesson 7 Scenarios #1 and #2 on pages 79-80.

 

Week of 4/1/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Welcome back!
  • Analyze the 4 apparatus for forces page 47-48
 Self-Paced Nearpod for Friction
  • 1st Period Code AFSYU
  • 5th Period Code ZNUVQ

Tues
  • Share results from apparatus
  • Mini lab on force pairs--Newton's Third Law page 46
  • Exit ticket on page 48--explain why either the Fan Car or Balloon Rocket Moved using word wall
  • Finish reading pages 49-51

Wed
  • Friction Lab with Blocks: different surfaces and load
  • Read bottom of page 53-to middle of 54

Thur

Copy and paste your conclusion into this google form
  • Finish conclusion

Fri
  • Self-Paced Nearpod for Friction
  • 1st Period Code AFSYU
  • 5th Period Code ZNUVQ

 

Week of 3/18/19 https://4jlane.iqwst.com/webapp/#login

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Finish reading 3.3 (pages 36-41)
  • Wednesday is the last day for late or missing work

Tues
  • High School Science Placement Test--link to test
  • You will be provided with a password when you come to class as it changes throughout the day
  • Wednesday is the last day for late or missing work

 

 

Wed
  • Activity 4.1 How Strong is that force? pages 43-44

Thur
  • Activity 4.2 Measuring Force pages 45-46
  • None have a restful break!

Fri

 No School End of Trimester Grading Day

 

Week of 3/11/19--Grades are up to date--please check Student/Parent Vue

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Reading 2.3 and Activity 2.4 (pages 15-23)

Tues
  • Activities 3.1 and 3.2 (pages 25-29)

 

 

Wed

Thur
  • Finish Activity 3.3, start Reading 3.3 (pages 36-41)

Fri

 

Week of 3/4/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • None if caught up, complete any missing work in the Earth Science Notebook
  • In Notability:

    Make a Divider How will it move?

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

Tues
  • Activity 1.1 continues--Drawing a model of the Magnetic Cannon System and discussing with partner
  • Model Characteristics--download and put in Lesson 1
  • Dowload A/B Protocol
  • Acitivity 1.2 Driving Question Board

 

 

Wed

 Activity 2.1--What Forces Act on an Object? (Overview of Apparatus)
  • Pages 0, 1, and 2 should be done

Thur

Activity 2.2 Systems and Contact Forces

Truck pulling car

Hover Lawn Mower

PDF of stations--download and put into L2

Fri

 Activity 2.3 Forces that Act at a Distance

 

Week of 2/25/19--Shortened by Snow! Worked on Earth Science Presentations

Week of 2/18/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School President's Day Holiday

Tues

 First Period
  • Activity 9.3 Building Models

5th Period

  • Color Image for finishing Lesson 8 and start of. Download into Notability L9
  • Activity 9.1 What do we know about plate tectonics? pages 72-73

 
  • First Period: Reading 9.2 pages 78-79 if not done
  • 5th Period: Reading 8.1 pages 68-69 if not done

Wed

 1st Period
  • Debrief Models
  • Filled out summary chart

5th Period

  • Models of Plate Boundaries
  • 5th Period Reading 9.1 pages 74-75

Thur

1st Period--Research of interesting places around the world

5th Period
  • Readings 8.1 and 9.1 should be done in both classes

Fri

 1st Period
  • Continue doing research and prepareing presentations

5th Period

 

Week of 2/11/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Lessons 4, 5, 6 should be done

Tues

Wed
  • 1st period--Lesson 8 Constructive vs Destructive Boundaries
  • 5th Period Complete Lesson 7
  • Article about Earth's Surface pages 1 and 2--Download and put into Notability Lesson 7

Thur

 1st period
  • Color Image for Lesson 9 Cross Section page 73 Download and put into Notability L9

5th Period

Fri

 1st period finish Lesson 9.2 and Catch Up Day: Reading 9.2 78-80

 

Week of 2/4/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Reading 5.1 pages 52-53

Tues

 

Wed
  • Absent for self-paced Activity--Use Nearpod Code WTQVF and follow the directions in red

Thur

Fri
  • 1st Period Quiz--link for finding volume if you choose this optional activity
  • 5th Period Wrap up Lesson 6 and Start Lesson 7--Quiz Monday
  • None leave SN here for grading!

 

Week of 1/28/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon

1st period: Convection Review, Wrap up Silly Putty Lab

5th period: Conduct investigation the effect of heat on Silly Putty
  • Lesson 4 Reading pages 46-47

Tues

1st Period--Quiz on Convection, Earthquake Article, Start Lesson 5 if time

5th Period--Wrap up Silly Putty Lab, Convection Review

Wed

1st Period--Lesson 5.1 Jello simulation

5th Period--Convection Quiz and 5.1 Jello simulation

Thur

 Activity 5.2 Plate Density Simulation

Fri
  • No School Progress Reports

 

Week of 1/21/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon

Tues
  • Lesson 4.1 Demo
  • None of page 41 is done

Wed

Thur
  • Lesson 4.2 Lab

Fri
  • Wrap up Lesson 4

 

Week of 1/14/19--Download PDF of ES3 Science Notebook to have color images

Classwork

Homework

Mon

Tues

Wed
  • Quiz Lesson 2--Continental Drift Evidence Link to Form
  • Link to NOAA website to check out the Marinas Trench--since the Federal Governement is in a partial shutdown the live links don't work, but you can check out cool organisms that are found in the trench.
  • Overview Lesson 3 What is the composition of Earth's Surface--download short slide show PDF into Notability Lesson 3

Thur
  • Construct Models of Earth's Plates and observe other Group's Models
  • Pages 38-39

Fri
  • Plate Reading Download and put into Notability Lesson 3, 3-2-1 Protocol on page 36
  • Wrap up Lesson 3 Page 40
  • None, leave SN here for grading Lessons 2 and 3

 

Week of 1/7/19--Welcome Back!

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School Teacher Professional Development

Tues
  • All of Lesson 1 should be done pages 10-21

Wed

  • Lesson 2 Activity 2.1Exploring Continental Drift --What is the Evidence for 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 page 27

Thur
  • Present Research Findings in Small Groups
  • Your summary table on page 27 should be completed
  • Reading 2.1 is due tomorrow pages 24-25

Fri
  • Activity 2.2 What did Earth Look Like in the Past?
  • Pangea Puzzle--Link
  • None, leave SN here

 

 

Week of 12/17

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Calculating Percent Change
  • Finish Slide Show for Azolla/Lemna Investigation and Sharing
  • None if you have completed Lesson 10--we will finish IC3 today

Tues
  • Your slide show should be done, due tomorrow
  • You need to take the ONPAR Task 4 Assessment if you were absent

Wed
  • Start ES3 How is the Earth Changing?
  • We will set up iPads in Notability
  • We will set up new SNs
  • We will do the introductory activity--download World Map into Notability L1 Page I should have at least 6 observations about the world map and 6 observations about the globe (T-chart format)

Thur
  • Partner activity for 1.1 and 1.2--some students will do independently self-paced Nearpod, others will join Ms. Ruzicka to progress through a live Nearpod--Code DITEF
  • All students need to download two maps into Notability Lesson 1
  • Volcano Map
  • Earthquake Map
  • Complete pages 12-15 in Science Notebook following directions carefully in the Nearpod. At this point pages 10-15 should be complete.

Fri
  • None, have a good break leave SN here

Week of 12/10

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Scientific Principle Catch Up
  • Activity 10.2 How does energy move between organisms?
  • Download Slide Show into Notability--you will be assigned ONE organism
  • Reading 10.2 How does energy flow through the environment? Pages 149-151 due Wednesday.

Tues
  • Activity 10.3 How can the cycling of matter and flow of energy be changed?
  • Link to NPR story about pulling carbon dioxide from the air.
  • No new, Lesson 10 should be done from pages 136 to the top of page 151

Wed
  • 10.3 Quiz Postponed Ms. Ruzicka has jury duty
  • None

Thur
  • Reading 10.3 is due tomorrow pages 153-156

Fri

  

 

Week of 12/3

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School Trimester 1 Grading Day

Tues
  • Independent Reading Time--Ms. Ruzicka checking in with individual students.
  • Work on Big White Sheet

Link to our textbook for audio readings if you like:
  • Big White Sheet due Thursday
  • Readings 9.2A and 9.2B (126-130) due Wednesday
  • Reading 9.3 (132-135) due Thursday

Wed
  • Reading 9.3 (132-135) due Thursday

Thur
  • Review Cell Respiration Cards and Narrate in Notability--download the slide show
  • Lesson 10 How do matter and energy move between organisms?
  • Reading 10.1 ONLY pages 140-142 started in class. Answer questions for pages 140-top of 142

Fri
  • None, leave SN here

 

Week of 11/26

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Wrap up Photosynthesis (Lesson 7 and Big White Sheet)
  • Begin Lesson 8 What can burning food teach me about providing energy to my body? Self-paced Nearpod Code: NCJOI
  • Any missing work from Lesson 6 and 7
  • Big White Sheet--check score sheet before submitting finally
  • Take ONPAR assessment if absent last Wednesday
  • ONPAR Photosynthesis Assessment, log in http://onparportal.wceruw.org/Portal#/
  • Username is your 6 digit lunch number and Password is Ruzi2018

Tues
  • Lesson 8 activities from the self-paced Nearpod Code NCJOI should be done including science notebook

Wed
  • Work Big White Sheet for Cell Respiration--adding evidence
  • Nearpod Slide Show for Lesson 9--Code CQHKV
  • Homeroom Article if you can't get it from e-mail--complete pages 23 and 24
  • Study photosynthesis side of big white sheet

Thur
  • Big White Sheet for Cell Respiration should be done

Fri

 Observe ponds and gather additional background information. Nearpod Code with directions: UWSNI

 

Week of 11/19

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Readings 7.1 and 7.2 should be done

Tues
  • Continue synthesizing photosynthesis on the big white sheet
  • Claims, Evidence, Reasoning or Other Creative Portrayal
  • Readings 7.1 and 7.2 should be done

Wed
  • None, leave SN here
  • You can do the assessment from anywhere you have internet access!

Thur
  • No School Thanksgiving Holiday

Fri
  • No School

 

Week of 11/12

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School Veterans' Day Holiday

Tues
  • Continue Azolla and Duckweed Investigation

Wed
  • Activity 7.1 What do plants produce in the light?
  • Testing geranium leaves for starch (page 91-92)
  • Get data for oxygen produced download into Notability. We will graph.
.
  • Reading 7.1 pages 95-97

Thur
  • Graph oxygen results from page 92 (tape in on page 93)
  • Activity 7.2 How do I know that plants use carbon dioxide? Set up Elodea for overnight page 98.

Fri
  • None, leave SN here

 

Week of 11/5

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Lesson 6--Overview of food molecules found in plants
  • Video Burning in Eastern Oregon
  • Video NASA Algae as biofuel
  • Reading 6.1 pages 87-89 due Wednesday

Tues
  • Introduction to Research Project: Preliminary Observations, Overview of Background Information
  • Link to Google Doc--MAKE a copy and rename with your last name at the beginning
  • Sketches and background information filled out in Google Doc

Wed
  • Google Doc should be completed through the end of Day TWO.

Thur
  • No school parent conferences 12-8

Fri
  • No school district wide professional development

 

Week of 10/29

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • You will watch two TED talk videos and complete a reflection sheet that is due at the END of the period today. You should watch on your own iPad with headphones.
  • Video 1--Meat and Leather
  • Video 2--Clothing
  • None if your "Rat Reading" questions and pictures are done

Tues

 Wrap up Lesson 5:
  • All readings in Lesson 5 should be done and a 3 minute speech about what happens to protein the body (digestion and reassembly) should be submitted with a partner via a google form.

Wed
  • Quizzes back--critiques responses--download samples
  • Give 3 minute speeches
  • Readings 5A/5B
  • All of lesson 5 should be done

Thur
  • Review for Quiz

Fri
  • Quiz Lesson 5
  • If time begin Lesson 6 with videos

 

Week of 10/22

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • All of Lesson 4 should be done

Tues

Wed
  • Lesson 5--What happens to protein? Read a research article.

Thur
  • Lesson 5 continues, finish research article.
  • Skim Reading 5.1 with special attention to graph on page 76
  • Start to prepare a 3 minute speech--download format into Notability. You will SUBMIT via a google form at this link

Fri
  • Quiz Lesson 4--modeling Hydrolysis
  • Prepare 3 minute speeches

 

Week of 10/15

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Warm-up--Summary page 51--Scientific Principles #2 and #3
  • Activity 3.3 How much do I need to exercise with math extension.
  • Start Reading 3.3
  • Link to Calorie Calculator
  • Complete Reading 3.3 pages 54-57 due Wednesday
  • Conclusion questions 1 or 2 WITH Evidence on page 53 if not done

Tues

Wed
  • Lesson 4 How do food molecules provide organisms with building materials?
  • We will "dry lab" Activity 4.1

Thur
  • The real thing! Sugar and Starch tests to address: How does the enzyme affect starch in the mouth?
  • Start Reading 4.1
  • Finish Reading 4.1 pages 64-67

Fri

 

Week of 10/8

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Last plant measurement day including photos
  • Reading 3.1 done mostly in class, finish as homework before Wednesday
  • Quizzes returned
  • Finish Reading 3.1 pages 41 to the middle of 43.

Tues
  • Activity 3.2 and Reading 3.2--rolled into a molecule detective day. I'll give directions
  • PDF of Reading 3.2 for the color photos
  • Reading 3.2 pages 46-50, most will be done in class.

Wed
  • Activity 3.3 and optional self recording of food for a day--or you can analyze the meal in Reading 3.3
  • May have a bit of Reading 3.3 to finish

Thur
  • No School Grading Day

Fri
  • No School State Wide Inservice Day--Teacher Non-Contract Day

 

Week of 10/1

Classwork

Homework

Mon

Wrap up Lesson 2

  • Make sure you have photos in Notability
  • Predictions on page 35

Introduction to Activity 3.1 Do different food molecules provide different amounts of energy?

  • Observe labels for food molecules found in marshmallows, cheese puffs, and oil (page 37) Link to labels
  • Make predictions about how much energy will be released (page 37)
  • Lesson 2 Reading pages 32-35 (we'll do predictions on page 35 in class)
  • Page 158 should be done

Tues

Conduct Investigation 3.1

  • Critique set-ups for fair test
  • Set up and carry out burning of one food (page 38 and data table on the top of page 39)

Wed

 Continue 3.1
  • Burn food
  • Start Reading 3.1 Do different food molecules provide different amounts of energy? (pages 41-43)
  • Reading 3.1 pages 41-43

Thur

Make sense of data from food burning

  • Analyze results
  • Complete questions on pages 39-40

 
  • Reading 3.2 pages 46-51
  • Record the foods you eat for a day

Fri
  • Measure and water plants as needed
  • Quiz on L1 and L2--For sure!
  • Reading 3.1 pages 41-43--If time
  • None--leave SN for grading

 

Week of 9/24

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Wrap up Activity 1.2 and Reading 1.2
  • Reading 1.2 should be done
  • All of Lesson 1 should be done

Tues
  • Start Lesson 2 Activity 2.1 What should I consider when designing scientific investigations? Stations for pages 26-29.

Wed
  • Design Investigations on pages 158-159 and Prepare Seeds (soak overnight)

Thur
  • Set up Investigations
  • Reading 2.1 on pages 32-35

Fri
  • Quiz Lesson 1 and Experimental Design

 

Week of 9/17

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Activity 1.1 pages 8-10
  • iPad synching

Tues
  • All of Activity 1.1 should be done
  • MOVE TO WEDNESDAY Reading 1.1 pages 13-16 should be done--circling important vocabulary words and underlining main ideas

Wed
  • Connect experimental results to energy from last year
  • Link to our interactive text book https://4jlane.iqwst.com/webapp/index.html#login
  • username is your 4J username, your password is your lunch number
  • Introduce reading protocols--marking the text--Reading 1.1 pages 13-16
  • Reading 1.1 pages 13-16 should be done--circling important vocabulary words and underlining main ideas

Thur
  • Acitivity 1.2 Compare burning a chip to what happens to food in your body pages 17-19
  • Making sense of results with Venn diagram on page 20

Fri
  • What is Food? Nearpod Presentation
  • Groups start reading 1.2 pages 21-24
  • None, leave SN for grading, Reading 1.2 will be finished in class on Monday--due next Wednesday.

 

Week of 9/10

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • Start Investigations about Pill Bugs and Worms
  • None

Tues
  • Continue Investigations, collect and organize data
  • Parent Letter and Getting to Know You Questions (due Friday)

Wed
  • Science Conference--sharing results
  • Parent Letter and Getting to Know You Questions (due Friday)

Thur
  • Start Introduction to Chemistry (IC3)Unit Lesson 1
  • Complete Investigation Sheet (due Friday)
  • Parent Letter and Getting to Know You Questions (due Friday)

Fri
  • Continue Lesson 1
  • Parent Letter and Getting to Know You Questions (due Friday)

 

Week of 9/3

Classwork

Homework

Mon
  • No School Labor Day Holiday

Tues
  • No School Teacher Preparation Day

Wed
  • 6th Graders Only

Thur
  • All students--special schedule student expectations
  • Poster: What is science? Who are Scientists?
  • None

Fri
  • Special schedule--student expectations in homeroom
  • Scientist Scavenger Hunt
  • None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Homework

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