We will be working on rockets for the next few weeks. There will be no homework. In-class assignments and assessments will be posted, but not daily activities. 5/14/18 Students will have an assignment today - Students who are finished building their rocket may work on the assignment in class, while those who have yet to finish their rocket will continue building and have the assignment for homework.

1. 6th Grade Erosion And Deposition
2. Erosion And Deposition Ppt
3. Erosion And Deposition Powerpoint

HOMEWORK / CLASSWORK: due Tuesday 5/2/18 field trip to Museum of Science and Industry 5/1/18 PLATE TECTONICS TEST 4/30/18 PLATE TECTONICS TEST TOMORROW Today we reviewed the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. Students completed, and then we reviewed the correct answers. 4/27/18 We will examine and discuss Together we will review and label the subduction zone diagram and identify the effects of the three types of plate boundaries. Students will then be given the remainder of the period to start working on HOMEWORK: due Tuesday - PLATE TECTONICS TEST ON TUESDAY 4/26/18 With the substitute students will have the period to complete and HOMEWORK: any portion of either that is not completed in class 4/25/18 Today students will receive We will discuss and model all three plate boundary types. We will follow up with three short video clips to reinforce this. Finally, students will complete with a partner in class. We will discuss the answers at the end of class.

HOMEWORK: none 4/24/18 Today we will review some of what students read about yesterday via a journal and discussion. Students will then be given class time to start labeling and coloring a map of the tectonic plates. HOMEWORK: 4/23/18 Today students will be given the entire period to start on their homework, and Both are due tomorrow.

4/19/18 Today students will take the Pangaea, Continental Drift, and Seafloor Spreading Quiz. HOMEWORK: none 4/18/19 Today students and I will briefly review some specific items on the study guide.

Students will be able to ask questions about any item on the study guide. Depending on the class, we will either play a review game or students will be given time to complete their study guide. HOMEWORK: - QUIZ ON THURSDAY 4/17/18 To prepare for their upcoming test on Thursday, we will review specific concepts and questions at the beginning of class. Students will then receive and be given the period to work on it. HOMEWORK: study guide due on Thursday 4/16/18 PERIODS 1, 2, 5, 8 - Today we will review the effects of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics, focusing specifically on Iceland, Mt.

Everest, and Pangaea. To do this we will watch three short videos and discuss them as a class. Students will all receive a study guide tomorrow in preparation for their test on Thursday. 4/13/18 Today the students and I will review. We will then do a question and answer with the items on Students should plan on being assessed on this material, as well as information about Pangaea and continental drift the middle of next week.

Students will be given a full study guide on Monday. DUE MONDAY TO THEIR HOMEROOM TEACHER 4/12/18 Today students should turn in 8-3 homework. I will show and have other students help students go to Google Earth. (With their chromebooks, students may need to search for Google Earth Pro for chromebooks.) We will discuss and examine mid-ocean ridges and other underwater features such as the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot on Earth.

We will then review seafloor spreading, focusing on the convection currents in the mantle pushing magma through a mid-ocean ridge. We will then watch 3 short videos that demonstrate the depth of the ocean and recent underwater exploration by James Cameron. Finally we will label 2 diagrams of mid-ocean ridges and a subduction zone. HOMEWORK: none - Students will be assessed on their understanding of Pangaea and the evidence for continental drift and seafloor spreading in the middle of next week. DUE MONDAY TO THEIR HOMEROOM TEACHER 4/11/18 PERIODS 2, 5, 8, 9 - Today we will discuss seafloor spreading in more detail, specifically as the cause of the tectonic plate movement. HOMEWORK: 4/10/18 PERIOD 1 - Today we will discuss seafloor spreading in more detail, specifically as the cause of the tectonic plate movement. HOMEWORK: PERIODS 2, 5, 8, and 9 - Students will watch and discuss a few videos demonstrating that heated liquids and gases rises and cooler liquids and gases fall.

We will related this the movement tectonic plates, specifically seafloor spreading. Students will get time to start on their homework, 4/9/18 PERIODS 5, 8, 9 - Today students will be able to turn in their permission slip and pay for their rocket. Students will work to complete a journal to review the geologic evidence for continental drift. We will discuss describing their answers using the maps. HOMEWORK: TURN IN PERMISSION SLIP AND $ BY TUESDAY PERIOD 1 - Students will watch and discuss a few videos demonstrating that heated liquids and gases rises and cooler liquids and gases fall. We will related this the movement tectonic plates, specifically seafloor spreading.

Students will get time to start on their homework, 4/6/18 PERIODS 8 and 9 - Today students will be able to turn in their $ and permission slip and pay for their rocket. We will discuss the Pangaea puzzle that they completed with a partner yesterday, focusing on the fossil and geologic evidence of continental drift.

To further understand, we will watch and discuss a few videos from my YouTube channel playlist HOMEWORK: TURN IN PERMISSION SLIP AND $ BY TUESDAY PERIODS 1 and 2 - Today students will be able to turn in their permission slip and pay for their rocket. Students will work to complete a journal to review the geologic evidence for continental drift. We will discuss describing their answers using the maps. HOMEWORK: TURN IN PERMISSION SLIP AND $ BY TUESDAY 4/5/18 PERIOD 9 - Today students will work with a partner to reconstruct Pangaea using the fossil clues. Then students will read and answer questions about the most recent supercontinent, Pangaea.

HOMEWORK: PERIODS 1, 2, 5 - Today students will be able to turn in their $ and permission slip and pay for their rocket. We will discuss the Pangaea puzzle that they completed with a partner yesterday, focusing on the fossil and geologic evidence of continental drift. To further understand, we will watch and discuss a few videos from my YouTube channel playlist HOMEWORK: TURN IN PERMISSION SLIP AND $ BY TUESDAY 4/4/18 PERIODS 1, 2, 5, 8 - Today students will work with a partner to reconstruct Pangaea using the fossil clues. Then students will read and answer questions about the most recent supercontinent, Pangaea. HOMEWORK: 4/3/18 Today we will discuss the rocket project. Students will receive the permission slip which requires 2 signatures. Students will also need to pay for their rocket in cash in the exact amount by Tuesday, April 10!

Please note that the rocket prices are listed in the following document and range from $15-25 including the $5 for the engine and supplies. 3/22/18 Today students will work to complete. PART 1 should already be done. HOMEWORK: finish and DUE FRIDAY - COUNTS AS TEST GRADE 3/21/18 Today students will use the information they have gathered from maps about the locations of earthquakes, volcanoes, hot spots, and tectonic plates during PART 1 of their investigation to piece together the connections between them. HOMEWORK: DUE FRIDAY (WORTH A TEST GRADE) 3/19/18 With substitute, students read and answered questions about the formation and types of mountains. 7-2 and 7-3 3/16/18 With substitute, students watched a video packed with good information about volcanoes. 3/15/18 Today students will answer review questions pertaining to their investigation.

We will discuss the extra credit available. We will then watch and discuss BNSG Earthquakes. HOMEWORK: DUE FRIDAY - WORTH A TEST GRADE! 3/14/18 Students will continue to work on their using the following sites: This investigation will count as a test grade. HOMEWORK: all due on Friday 3/13/18 Students will begin their using the following sites: This investigation will count as a TEST GRADE.

HOMEWORK: Complete Page 1 and Page 2 3/12/18 To spark interest and assess background knowledge, students will complete and discuss 3/9/18 Students will take the Water Cycle Quiz. 3/8/18 We will review the study guide as a class and discuss test taking strategies. QUIZ TOMORROW 3/7/18 - Half Day Periods 1 and 2: We will watch BNSG Water Cycle and discuss. We will then do some of the demos included in this video: QUIZ ON FRIDAY 3/6/18 We will review some of the tools and models that we have used to remember the steps to the water cycle: choreography to water cycle rap, make your own water cycle lab, letter connections, etc. I will then provide a structure way for students to label and describe the steps involved in the water cycle. I have been working with the students to include more detail in their writing.

They will have a quiz on Friday over the water cycle. HOMEWORK: Label and Describe Water Cycle Diagrams times 3 - DUE THURSDAY & WORTH 3 HW ASSIGNMENTS 3/2/18 As a class we will discuss the results of the evaporation experiment and the progress of the red, saltwater in a jar demonstration. We will specifically talk about the reasons for our results and observations. Students will then work with a partner to identify the processes in the water on many different diagrams NO HOMEWORK 3/1/18 In their lab groups, students will design and create their own model of the water cycle using plastic cups, hot water and ice. Afterwards we will discuss the students' designs and their results. NO HOMEWORK 2/28/18 The students and I will review the week-long, water cycle experiments and demos that are setup in the classroom to make sure everyone understands.

We will then review the homework that the students submitted today (water cycle review 1). Next, we will closely examine the water cycle diagram, reading and discussing each step together. Students will then be given the homework and the rest of the period (10-15 minutes) to begin. HOMEWORK: 2/27/18 Students will watch a Bill Nye the Science Guy video and answer questions with the substitute. 2/26/18 Students will receive back their graded Sedimentary Rocks Test. As always, I will go over the answers and how it was graded.

As a class we will then discuss why we sweat. If students choose, they can participate in an experiment to see whether rubbing alcohol or water 'feels' cooler. We will then discuss that rubbing alcohol felt cooler because it evaporated more quickly. Next we will discuss two, week-long evaporation experiments.

In the first of these, 100 mL of water will be placed into three containers with different sizes to determine if this affects the rate of evaporation. In the second, we will test whether salt and food coloring evaporate from a container along with the water.

HOMEWORK: 2/23/18 Students will complete a journal to review terms and descriptions from the Water Cycle Rap. We will then watch and discuss 3 other videos about the water cycle. Students will be given notes (water cycle diagram and content from book) to complete their homework. HOMEWORK: 2/22/18 Today students did a group activity to match terms and descriptions related to the water cycle.

We then watched the Water Cycle Rap with choreography to determine what each of the terms meant in terms of the water cycle. HOMEWORK: none (find out if there is really a remix). 2/21/18 Students will take the Rock Cycle Test. NO HOMEWORK 2/20/18 As a class we will review some questions that will be on the rock cycle test on Wednesday. We will then watch and discuss three videos about weathering and erosion. HOMEWORK: 2/15/18 As a class we will review some questions that will be on the rock cycle test on Wednesday.

We will then watch and discuss two videos about weathering and erosion. HOMEWORK: 2/14/18 Students will receive their graded Rock cycle Labs. We will take time to discuss the answers and how it was graded. We will also discuss the fact that no corrections will be made to the lab to raise a student's grade, but that students will have an opportunity to increase their grade (or decrease their grade) when they take the Rock cycle Test next Wednesday. Students will be given a study guide at the end of the period that is due (but will not be collected) on Friday. HOMEWORK: 2/13/18 Students will complete journal items to review weathering & erosion, discuss how icicles form, and to reflect upon their behavior with the substitutes.

We will then watch two short video clips about weathering and the agents of erosion and about how icicles form. In their lab groups, students will cut away the plastic cup surrounding their now hardened plaster. HOMEWORK: none 2/12/18 Students will use class time to complete The assignment is due at the end of class. (substitute) 2/8/18 Students will use class time to complete The assignment is due at the end of class. (substitute) 2/7/18 Today students will start the Ice Wedging Lab. Students will insert and tether a water balloon inside a 20 oz. Then students will mix plaster of Paris with water and pour it into the cup to cover the balloon.

2/6/18 Today students will review how the freeze-thaw water cycle can break rocks and how potholes are formed in a similar fashion. We will then watch three shorts videos, one of which details a lab that we will begin tomorrow. 2/5/18 Students will receive back graded homework and I will collect late Rock Cycle Labs. I will review a few things about completing the homework with the students. We will then review weathering, erosion, and deposition as a class by discussing some examples such as how potholes form and how freezing water has the power to break rocks. Finally, we will watch and discuss a couple videos about weathering, erosion, and deposition. 2/2/18 Students will turn in their completed Rock Cycle Labs and received back their graded 3.1 Quizzes.

Students will then watch and we will discuss a BNSG video about household experiments that students can do at home. If we have time, we will do a few of them in class. HOMEWORK: none 2/1/18 Periods 1, 2, 5 and 9: Students will complete modeling the processes in the rock cycle today. Homework: Complete the Rock Cycle Lab questions / due tomorrow 1/31/18 Period 1: Students will work on compacting and cementing their wax rocks today in class. Homework for Period 1: Answer questions for Part 1 on p.

3 and 4 Periods 2, 5, and 9: Students will review the terms and processes involved in the rock cycle. Homework for Periods 2, 5, and 9: Complete and Period 8: Students will complete modeling the processes in the rock cycle today. Homework: Complete the Rock Cycle Lab questions / due tomorrow 1/30/18 Students will continue their Rock Cycle Lab. In today's portion, students will compact and 'cement' their wax shavings to represent the processes in the formation of sedimentary rocks. HOMEWORK: Answer questions for Part 1 on p.

3 and 4 Period 1: no homework - Students completed the 5 Essentials survey. 1/29/18 Students will begin their Rock Cycle Lab, modeling the processes involved in the rock cycle. In today's portion, students will model the weathering process by creating 'sediments' or wax shavings from candles. 1/26/18 Students will answer some review questions for their journal after watching and listening to Students will then be guided through 2 rock cycle diagrams before working on two diagrams by themselves or with a partner. We will discuss the diagrams, their answers, and the best methods for completion.

HOMEWORK: none 1/25/18 Students will take the 3.1 Quiz today. HOMEWORK: If students in periods 5, 8 and 9 have not yet finished their rock-cycle webquest, it is homework. NWEA MATH MAP TESTING DURING PERIODS 1 AND 2 ON TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY 1/24/18 Periods 5, 8and 9 will work with their partner to complete the rock cycle webquest. It will be due at the end of the period. HOMEWORK: 3.1 QUIZ tomorrow due tomorrow 1/23/18 Periods 5, 8 and 9 will begin a rock cycle webquest which will be done cooperatively with a partner. HOMEWORK: due on THURSDAY QUIZ ON THURSDAY too! 1/22/18 As a class, we will review 3.1 orally.

We will then watch and discuss several videos about the rock cycle, lava and magma, and a cave of crystals. Students will then have the rest of the period to work on their homework that is due on Thursday, HOMEWORK: QUIZ ON THURSDAY 1/19/18 Students will review chapter three lesson one concepts and facts. We will then watch and discuss severals videos about the layers of the Earth and the types of rocks and how they are formed.

Students were told today to expect a quiz on 3.1 on Tuesday of next week. A study guide will be provided on Monday. NWEA MAP READING TEST on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY during PERIODS 1 and 2 1/18/18 homework: due tomorrow 1/17/18 Periods 1 and 2 - no class Periods 5, 8, and 9 Students will be given 2 reading passages and corresponding questions about the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition. (Students do NOT need to answer the questions WITHIN the reading passage.) due Friday 1/16/18 Periods 1 and 2 Students will be given 4 reading passages and corresponding questions about the types of rocks, and sedimentation and erosion. Students should have all of this done by class on Friday. (Students do NOT need to answer the questions WITHIN the reading passage.) due Friday Periods 5, 8, and 9 Students will be given 2 reading passages and corresponding questions about the types of rocks.

Students should have this done for class on Wednesday (Students do NOT need to answer the questions WITHIN the reading passage.) due WED 1/11/18 We will review 3.1 concepts in class and then students will be able to begin their homework, 3.1 Review B. HOMEWORK: 3.1 Review B 1/10/18 We will briefly discuss the 4 Earth systems and their corresponding prefixes- geo-, hydro-, bio-, and atmo. We will then watch and discuss two short videos about the 4 Earth systems.

We will then briefly discuss the 3.1 Notes and then students will be given time to use those notes to complete the homework. HOMEWORK: 1/9/18 Students will work in groups and compete to build the tallest tower using 20 pieces of spaghetti, one meter of tape, and one meter of string.

The tower must support of standard size marshmallow and be completed within 18 minutes. This design and building competition is known as the 'Marshmallow Challenge' and has been done around the world by many different groups. Emphasis will be placed on prototyping and incorporating triangles into their tower's design. Any students who have not yet taken the 3.1 Open-Notes Quiz will do so on Wednesday. 12/21/17 Winter Solstice Celebration!!! We will review the nature of the winter solstice and its significance and spend time getting to know more about each other by sharing of thoughts and plans about winter break. 12/20/17 Student will take their 3.1 Open-Notes Quiz.

12/19/17 Students will be given back their graded tests and given an opportunity to ask any questions about it. Students will have the majority of the class period to work on completing their for their open-note quiz tomorrow. HOMEWORK: finish using textbook 12/18/17 Students will receive their graded Scale Solar System Labs today and will be given an opportunity to ask questions about how it was graded. We will then preview the chapter 3 lesson 1 text. Students will then be given time to begin work on their. HOMEWORK: due on Wednesday - Students will be given time to work on it during class on Tuesday.

12/15/17 Students will take their 2.2 Solar System Test today. NO HOMEWORK 12/14/17 TEST TOMORROW!! Students will have an opportunity to ask questions about the study guide for tomorrow's test.

Students will then work in groups to analyze and interpret some familiar graphs and charts on their other study guide HOMEWORK: 12/13/17 To understand more about how the solar system formed, students will closely read two paragraphs from the text and answer questions about the text independently. Afterward, we will review and discuss the students answers. HOMEWORK: (due Friday) 12/12/17 We will review the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet as well as the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. Today students will learn more about Voyagers 1 and 2, a pair of spacecraft that were launched in 1977 that have reached the limits of our solar system. 12/11/17 Students will receive their graded 2.2 Open-Notes quizzes back today. As always, I will explain how it was graded and give the student an opportunity to ask questions.

We will then discuss what students know about the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet. I will provide students with a brief explanation and history regarding how Pluto became classified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

Students will then watch 3 short videos about the difference between the two as well as the history involved in the process of reclassifying Pluto and Ceres. We will also discuss the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. 12/8/17 Students will complete a Google Form to assess the current level of skill analyzing and interpreting data from graphs and tables. We will review and discuss the correct answers after students complete the form.

NO HOMEWORK 12/7/17 Students will be given instructions and reminders on how to best complete their. Students will then be given the remainder of the period to work on the lab. Whatever is not completed in class is homework.

This lab will count as a test grade. HOMEWORK: 12/6/17 Half Day for Students Students will participate in Color Wars. Then have periods 8 and 9.

During class, students will compete to build the tallest tower that can support a large block of wood on top. To do this, students will be given 30 pieces of 8.5' x 11' paper and one meter of masking tape. 12/5/17 Today I will explain parts A and B of to the students. Parts A, B, and C will be due in their entirety on Friday and will count as a test grade. Half of the class will work on completing Part A today and the other half of the class will work on completing Part B. Whatever is not finished on Part A or Part B is homework tonight.

Students will work to complete whichever part (A or B) they have not yet completed on Thursday. HOMEWORK: Complete PART C and either PART A or B of 12/4/17 Today we will utilize scale models of the planets and the sun during our tour of a scaled-down version of the solar system.

Both the distance between and diameter of planets and the sun have been scaled down to a 1:3,893,000,000 model. The primary goal of today's tour will be for students to gain a better understanding of and perspective regarding the immense distances between the planets, especially the gas giants. Tomorrow students will make calculations and scaled representations of the planets. HOMEWORK: 12/1/17 Today we will review and discuss some general properties and concepts about the solar system. Students will then be given time start on their homework, HOMEWORK: 11/30/17 Today students will take their 2.2 Open-Notes/Outline Quiz. HOMEWORK: If the Exploratorium website is not working, then you do not need to complete page 3. 11/29/17 Today students will analyze graphs and table to discover characteristics and scale properties of object in the solar system.

HOMEWORK: Students will have an open-notes/outline quiz tomorrow. 11/28/17 Yesterday additional science books were delivered. As a result, students will be issued a textbook today during class. Students will also be given the vast majority of the period to begin working on their Students will have an open-note/outline quiz on Thursday.

HOMEWORK: finish 2.2 Outline by Thursday 11/27/17 Coming back from Thanksgiving break, the students and I will shift our perspective by mentally putting ourselves 'in the shoes' of those less fortunate people living in third-world countries. To do this, I will ask students what the word 'perspective' means and have students share their responses. We will then compare it to the definition. I will then show students an introductory video on perspective I will then have students share with each other what they are thankful for and what irritates them the most. This will be done 'Kagan-style.'

We will then discuss the fact that these are first-world problems and watch a video of people in the third-world reading our first-world problems After some discussion, I will conclude with a video that shows the conditions under which third-world people work in a a Taiwanese Nike shoe factory. We ALL have a GREAT deal to be THANKFUL for! 11/17/17 Students will watch The Universe: The Moon with a substitute teacher and answer items on the video guide. 11/16/17 After reviewing key concepts and instructions, students will have the remainder of the period to work with their group to complete 11/15/17 Students will begin Students will identify both the independent variable and dependent variable, gather information about how mass and gravity are related, and form and record their own hypotheses regarding whether they could jump farthest on either the moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune. 11/14/17 Students will take their 2.1 test on the Sun-Earth-moon system. 11/13/17 Today students will have an opportunity to ask any questions regarding their two study guides - and With the remainder of the period, classes may either work on finishing their study guide or watching and discussing a couple videos.

2.1 TEST ON TUESDAY 11/10/17 Today we will review any outstanding questions regarding Students will then be given the opportunity to begin working on the second study guide for the test on Tuesday, 2.1 TEST ON TUESDAY 11/9/17 Today we will discuss and demonstrate how to draw diagrams for both solar and lunar eclipses, why we do not see solar and lunar eclipses every month, and why you are more likely to see a lunar eclipse rather than a solar eclipse. Students will then be given the opportunity to begin completing their homework, Students will have a chapter 2 lesson 1 test on Tuesday.

11/8/17 Today students will briefly review the moon phases and other concepts regarding the moon. Students will receive back their graded 2.1 Moon Phases HW. We will then discuss solar and lunar eclipses and the easiest way to think through drawing a diagram of each. NOTE: The 2.1 test has been moved back to next week in order to best prepare students for the test.

11/7/17 Today students will receive their graded 2.1 Open-Note quizzes back. We will discuss how they were graded. Students will be given the opportunity to ask questions about the grading of their quiz. We will then watch and discuss several, short video clips regarding both solar and lunar eclipses. Specifically, we will watch and discuss the first four clips in this playlist HOMEWORK: Study for test over chapter 2 lesson 1 tentatively scheduled for Friday 11/6/17 Students will watch and complete a video guide for 'If We Had No Moon'.

This will be completed with a substitute. 11/3/17 Today students will complete as an IN-CLASS assignment. Students will then be able to check their answers with the person sitting next to them. If students have time left over, they should play the moon phase games via the links from yesterday. HOWEWORK: Study 2.1. There will be a test over 2.1 on Friday (tentative). 11/2/17 Today ww will discuss patterns that exist within the phases of the moon and how to label different diagrams with the correct moon shape and name.

HOMEWORK: Practice identifying the moon phases using these games. The game at the top is easier and the game at the bottom is harder. G-Funk Allstars for 1st Quarter - Students who earned an A for the quarter or an A average on homework became a 1st-quarter G-Funk Allstar!!

11/1/17 Today we will focus the majority of our discussion on the patterns to learning the phases of the moon. The light appears to move from the right to the left. 'Waxing' means the amt. Of light appears to increase, and 'waning' means that the amount of light appears to decrease. 2 shapes: crescent and gibbous 3. Always start between the sun and the Earth when the moon is in the new moon phase. Proceed around the diagram in a counterclockwise manner.

This works regardless of the location of the sun and Earth in the diagram. NO HOMEWORK 10/31/17 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Today is a half day for the students. Students are assigned to either a reward activity or an academic / behavioral reflection activity. 10/30/17 Students will use their own 2.1 Outline to complete a quiz over the second half of chapter two lesson one. 10/27/17 Students will watch and discuss a few videos about the formation of the solar system and the formation of the moon.

Students will then be given time to work on their. The outline is due on Monday. Students will have an open-note/outline quiz on Monday. Corresponding text 10/26/17 Students will turn in their homework.

We will review the seasons, solstices, and equinoxes again. Students will be given and a copy of the corresponding text. We will briefly review the non-fiction text structure including chapter title, lesson title, headings, subheadings, figures, captions, and vocabulary terms and their definitions. Students will be given the rest of the period to work on their 2.1 Outline. Students will also be given time tomorrow to work on their outline. Students should expect an open-note/outline quiz on Monday. 10/25/17 Students will turn in homework and receive their graded 2.1 open-note quizzes back today.

6th Grade Erosion And Deposition

Students will also complete a formative assessment via a Google form. The collective answers of the class will be discussed. Homework: (except period 1) 10/24/17 Students will watch and discuss the first 5 short videos on my solstice & equinox playlist Students will then discuss and complete homework: 10/23/17 Students will watch BNSG Seasons video and complete a 10-item assessment on the video's content. (Completed with Mr. G.) 10/20/17 Students will watch BNSG Seasons video and complete a 10-item assessment on the video's content.

(Completed with a substitute teacher.) 10/19/17 Today students will use their to complete their 2.1 Open-Notes/Outline Quiz. HOMEWORK: Email me either a video link or an article that explains how people thousands of years ago proved that the Earth is a sphere - due by Saturday email address: 10/18/17 Today students will be shown how to draw the figures from their science textbook in their Students will then be given the remainder of the period to work on their outlines.

HOMEWORK: complete using or their paper copy of the text. 10/17/17 OPEN-NOTE QUIZ ON THURSDAY Today students will receive their graded pendulum weight experiments which count as a test grade. Students will be given the period to beginning working on their chapter 2 lesson 1 (2.1) outline.

During class we will also draw and label Figure 2 and Figure 3. Textbook pages 38-43 HOMEWORK: 2.1 outline due on Thursday 10/16/17 Today students will take a pre-assessment via a Google Form As a class we will discuss the collective results of the pre-assessment in order to uncover some misconceptions that the students may have. Afterwards, we will begin to examine the structure of the non-fiction text in chapter 2 of the textbook, beginning on page 38. Students will start to fill out the chapter 2 lesson 1 (2.1) outline HOMEWORK: none 10/13/17 Today students will turn in their pendulum length experiments. Students will then be given an engineering task.

Task = Build the tallest free-standing tower with 20 sheets of 8.5' x 11' paper in 25 minutes or less. Criteria = tallest tower Constraints = 20 sheets of paper, 25 minutes or less NO HOMEWORK 10/12/17 Today students will be shown a short video which details Galileo's pendulum experiments hundreds of years ago.

Students will then be given the rest of the period to work on their pendulum length lab sheet and graph. HOMEWORK: pendulum length experiment due on Friday 10/11/17 Today students will complete all of their trials for the pendulum length experiment. If they have extra time during class, they will start to analyze the data and draw conclusions. This entire experiment including the graph is due on Friday. It is a performance-based assessment and will count as a test grade. 10/10/17 Today we will review how to graph data from the weight of the pendulum experiment. Students will be given an opportunity to ask any questions about their weight of the pendulum experiment that is due by Wednesday.

Students will then begin their second pendulum experiment in which they will test how the length of the pendulum affect how many times it swings in 30 seconds. During class, students should identify the IV, the DVD, and the three constants for the second pendulum experiment. Students should also write their hypothesis using the format in the example provided. HOMEWORK: Complete the weight of the pendulum experiment including the graph - due Wednesday 10/6/17 Today students will compare and contrast 2 graphs to determine their individual strengths and weaknesses.

Students will then begin to create their own graph illustrating their 3 mean average number of swings the pendulum made with 2, 3 and 4 washers. HOMEWORK: finish graph and lab sheet 10/5/17 Students will use their data (along with the data from all classes) to write their conclusion using a structure format. HOMEWORK: none 10/4/17 Students will continue to collect data on how or whether the weight of a pendulum affects the number of swings it makes in 30 seconds. Time permitting, we will combine the class data and analyze it to draw a conclusion about the original question HOMEWORK: none 10/3/17 Student will read the at the beginning of class to familiarize themselves with it. We will then discuss the overall question, 'How does the weight of a pendulum affect the number of times it swings in 30 seconds?'

As well as the steps in the experiment. I will also demonstrate part of the experiment for the students.

Students will then identify the independent variable, the dependent variable, and the 3 constants. Students will also write a formal hypothesis for the experiment using the 'If. With the remaining time, students will begin their trials of counting the number of swings that their pendulum makes in 30 seconds with 2, 3, and 4 washers. HOMEWORK: Bring the lab sheet back to class. (Note: Students will be penalized if they lose their lab sheet. The lab itself will count as a test grade.) 10/2/17 Students received back their graded scientific method quizzes today and were provided an opportunity to ask questions about how they were graded.

To introduce the pendulum experiments to the students, students were asked, 'How can people tell time or measure time without a clock, watch or a phone?' We then discussed sundials, hourglasses, burning candles, the month phases, and finally pendulums. Students were then shown a brief Ted Ed video which described various methods to tell or measure time. Students then observed the motion of two pendulums of different length and were asked to compare and contrast their motion.

Next, students observed the pendulums movement with a different amount of weight and were again asked to compare and contrast. In both cases, students were asked to make informal hypotheses about how the length and/or the weight affected the motion of the pendulum. HOMEWORK: none 9/28/17 Students will have a substitute today because I will be coaching the cross-country team at the conference meet at Apollo Park. 9/27/17 Students will have the first half of the period to work on their study guide. During the second half of the period, we will review and discuss the answers to the items on the study guide. HOMEWORK: QUIZ ON THURSDAY 9/26/17 QUIZ ON THURSDAY We will review the in-class assignment and discuss the correct answers. Students will then be given time to start working on their which is due on Thursday.

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HOMEWORK: work on study guide (due Thursday) Scientific Method Quiz on Thursday 9/25/17 Students will complete to start class. We will discuss the answers afterwards. To give students an opportunity to ask questions of me one-on-one in class, students will work on completing an in-class assignment, HOMEWORK: none 9/22/17 - The Autumnal Equinox @ 3:02 pm CST Students will complete a journal to review IV, DV, and constants, focusing on the mnemonics for IV and constants - 'I change the IV' and 'If Mr.

G walks at a constant speed, he is walking at the same speed.' Students will then work in their table groups to identify the overall question, the IV, the DV, and the constants in each written scenario on their sheet. NO HOMEWORK 9/21/17 Students will review the scientific method notes in class. The focus will be on defining 3 terms: independent variable, dependent variable, and constants.

We will then identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and constants for the Tooth Fairy experiment. HOMEWORK: 9/20/17 Today is a School Improvement Day (SIP) which means it is a half day for students. Period 1 - Students will be introduced to the terms, criteria and constraints in relation in engineering. Students will compete to build the highest free-standing newspaper tower (criteria) with only 1 meter of masking tape, half a newspaper, and 25 minutes to complete the task (constraints). Period 2 - We will view a few short videos about tower building with newspaper and/or paper and discuss the ideas presented in the videos. Homeroom 'Color Wars' 9/19/17 Students will review the scientific method notes in class as a question-and-answer session. The focus will be on 3 terms: independent variable, dependent variable, and constants.

We will then identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and constants for the 'Kung Fu Psychic' experiment. HOMEWORK: Use notes to complete DUE THURSDAY 9/18/17 Students will receive their graded quizzes back today. We will discuss how they were graded. In addition, I will show students and provide time for them to access eChalk and SkyWard. EChalk is where there daily assignments are listed.

I also post pdf files of all of their assignments and most videos that we watch in class there as well. SkyWard is an online, electronic gradebook which students can access with their login ID and password 24 hours a day. Today I will try to make sure that all students can access SkyWard and have their login IDs and passwords.

If we have time, we will begin discussing the scientific method notes. NO HOMEWORK 9/15/17 Period 1 - There will be no class due to the Code Red Drill.

Period 2 - Students will be introduced to the terms, criteria and constraints in relation in engineering. Students will compete to build the highest free-standing newspaper tower (criteria) with only 1 meter of masking tape, half a newspaper, and 25 minutes to complete the task (constraints). Period 5, 8, and 9 - We will view a few short videos about tower building with newspaper and/or paper and discuss the ideas presented in the videos. Groups will then devise a new plan to build their next tower. 9/14/17 Students will take the Scientific Method Quiz #1 today. 9/13/17 Periods 1 and 2 - There is no class today due to NWEA MAP testing.

Periods 5, 8, and 9 - Students will write reflections about their tower-building experience from yesterday. We will discuss that engineering requires not only design and building but also testing and revision. Students will be given an opportunity to share with the class how they can build a better tower next time. SCIENTIFIC METHOD QUIZ ON THURSDAY FOR EVERY PERIOD SEE ATTACHMENTS FROM YESTERDAY FOR A STUDY GUIDE. 9/12/17 Periods 1 and 2 - There is no class today or tomorrow due to NWEA MAP testing.

Periods 5, 8, and 9 - Students will be introduced to the terms, criteria and constraints in relation in engineering. Students will compete to build the highest free-standing newspaper tower (criteria) with only 1 meter of masking tape, half a newspaper, and 25 minutes to complete the task (constraints). STUDENTS WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST QUIZ ON THURSDAY. THEY WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO FREELY RECALL THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN THE CORRECT ORDER AND MATCH DESCRIPTIONS OF BOTH THE TOOTH FAIRY EXPERIMENT AND THE 'KUNG FU PSYCHIC' vs. JAMES RANDI EXPERIMENT WITH THE PROPER STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. THE QUIZ WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO AND 9/11/17 Today we will go through Friday's homework together to check for understanding and misconceptions.

Students will turn in the Scientific Method STEPS assignment. Students will also receive back a graded assignment. We will then go through the assignment and discuss how it was graded so that students have a better idea of what is expected and what certain marks on their papers mean. On all assignments and assessments, students need to write in complete sentences and will have a point taken off if they do not. Conversely, if they have the wrong answer, but wrote it in a complete sentence, then they will earn a point for the sentence itself. As a result, no questions should go unanswered. HOMEWORK: none 9/8/17 We will continue to establish our routine of filling out assignment notebooks and having them stamped by me.

Students will also turn in their homework from yesterday. Together we will go through the first page or two of tonight's assignment so that students understand how to do it. Students will then have classtime to begin and possibly finish the assignment which reviews the steps in the scientific method as applied to James Randi vs the psychic and the tooth fairy experiment. HOMEWORK: I did make an error in creating the latter assignment.

On the last page for letter A, it should state on the students' papers that the 'Kung Fu Psychic' did NOT move the pages of the phonebook when they were surrounded by foam. 9/7/17 Today we will watch a two-minute clip of Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about how his kids did an experiment to find out if the tooth fairy is real. We will discuss it afterwards.

I will emphasize that people do experiments everyday without realizing it; they just don't call them experiments. Students will then begin to answer questions that lead them through the scientific method as we did together with the video of the James Randi vs the 'Kung Fu Psychic'. HOMEWORK: 9/6/17 Today students will record the 7 steps in the scientific method in their journals. We will then finish watching the video of 'Skinny Santa' James Randi vs. The 'Kung Fu Psychic'. In doing this students will follow the steps of the scientific method and record each step on Students may complete this assignment in class or finish it tonight for homework. It is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: 9/5/17 Students will complete their daily journal. We will review the video with 'Skinny Santa' and the 'Kung Fu Psychic'. In class students will complete #1-3 in complete sentences. Students will need to bring this to class to finish.

9/1/17 HALF DAY - Students will stay in homeroom and perform a scavenger hunt using their assignment notebooks. Later students will participate in Color Wars with their homeroom.

8/31/17 THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND CURRICULUM NIGHT. IT WAS GREAT TO MEET SO MANY PARENTS!! Students will continue with our developing routine of thinking and writing via a journal prompt, which today is ' WHAT ARE YOU GOOD AT DOING? WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIAL TALENTS?

WHEN DO YOU GET A CHANCE TO SHOW YOUR SKILLS?' We will then watch part of video in which a man claims to have the ability to move objects with his mind (telekinesis). I will pause the video at specific points so that students can share their observations and their initial guesses as to how the man actually moves the objects (a pencil and the pages of a phonebook).

I will post the link for the video once we have watched the video in its entirety, as I do not yet want the students to know 'how it ends'. NO HOMEWORK WRITE A MINIMUM OF 2 SENTENCES. 8/30/17 OPEN HOUSE CURRICULUM NIGHT begins at 7 pm! Today students will complete their first journal at the beginning of the period.

Prompts include 'Science is.' , 'How do scientists learn about the world?' , and 'An experiment is.'

After students write their responses, we will discuss their answers as a basis for starting our scientific method unit. Discussion will be followed by the two video clips of Neil deGrasse Tyson speaking about the nature of science and how his child did an experiment to see if the tooth fairy is real. NO HOMEWORK 8/29/17 Today students from different elementary schools will learn each other's names and interact by answering team-building questions in small groups.

We will also review expectations regarding the 4 Rs. NO HOMEWORK 8/28/17 Today we will discuss the 4 Rs - respect, responsibility, routine, and rewards. First, students will discuss how people in our class can show each other respect - how a teacher can show students respect, how students can show the teacher respect, how students can show each other respect, and how we each should respect ourselves. Second, we will discuss how we should all demonstrate responsibility, both the teacher and the students. Specifically, we will discuss how the students can show responsibility by bringing the necessary materials to class - a pen/pencil, a folder that is exclusively for science class, and a notebook or section of a notebook that is just for science journals.

Third, we will discuss that part o f our routine in science will be to keep a daily journal in order to reflect upon what has already been learned or in anticipation of what they will be learning. Finally, we will discuss our group reward system. Students will also complete an index card with the following information: first and last name, school attended in 5th grade, and something that the student thinks that I should know about him or her. To promote meeting students whom they don't already know, I will change the students' seating arrangement so that students are grouped more heterogeneously according to the school that they attended in 5th grade. NGSS Middle School Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations: MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

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Ask questions to clarify evidence of factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.