Friday, December 14, 2012

Week 3, 12/17 to 12/21

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure something wasn't changed at the last minute.) 
 Last updated on Thursday, Dec 20, 2012, 4:00pm 

 Daily Schedule 
1st per - 7:45am to 8:37am 
2nd per - 8:41am to 9:33am 
3rd per - 9:37am to 10:29am 
Eagle Time - 10:33am to 11:00am 
Lunch - 11:00am to 11:32am 
4th per - 11:36am to 12:28pm 
5th per - 12:32pm to 1:24pm 
6th per - 1:28pm to 2:20pm
6th grade Science

Monday - Today periods 1 and 3 will be starting Lesson 8 to learn the scientific meaning of Work. 

Period 4 will continue getting ready, which includes practicing how to calculate work for the different forces we've been experiementing with and preparing to start the lesson 8 lab.

HW - None

Tuesday - Today periods 1 and 3 will be practicing calculating work for the different forces we've been learning about.

Period 4 will be conducting the Lesson 8 lab today to calculate the amount of work our motors can do.

HW - None

Wednesday - We are starting one hour later today due to snow.

Today periods 1 and 3 will complete the Lesson 8 lab to calculate the amount of work their motors can do.

Period 4 will finish the lab and complete the Lesso 8 blog assignment.

HW - None

Thursday - Today we will finish lesson 8. 

Then we will do the Lesso 8 blog assignment. Once done with that students will log in to the class social network where I've posted a bunch of discussion questions on the many topics we've been learning about.

HW - None

Friday - Today those who haven't finished the Lesso 8 blog assignment will complete that. Then students will continue to work on the class social network discussion questions.

HW - None, have a great Winter Break!

I'll see you all on January 7, 2013!
8th grade Science

Monday - Today students will continue to work on the activity we started last Friday where students were to compare a cell to a factory to get an idea of all the things organelles do in cells.


HW - None

Tuesday - Students are still working on their compare a cell to a factory activity.

Students will watch a clip showing how to use an egg to learn about cell membrane osmosis in preparation for doing a lab. Students will determine different liquids to bring to class to conduct their experiments.

Period 2 went to set fish traps today.

HW - None

Wednesday - We are starting one hour later today due to snow.

Students are still working on their compare a cell to a factory activity.

Period 2 will retrieve the traps to identify and count the fish.

HW - None

Thursday - Students are still working on their compare a cell to a factory activity.

If teams have their liquids, we'll start the egg osmosis lab today by getting the mass of our eggs and placing them in the liquid.

Those who are done with all of the above will copy and paste their cell work to their blog, the Cell System assignment, then work on their Immune Attack blog assignment and their Plant vs Animal Cell blog assignment if they haven't finished those yet as well as the discussion questions to respond to on the class social network.

HW - None

Friday - Today students will have time to finish anything they have not yet finished this week. Students will take the mass of their egg to see how, or if, it changed, and write their conclusion.

For those who are done I have a great follow-up iPad app game to learn about how diseases spread. 

HW - None, have a great Winter Break.

I'll see you all on January 7, 2013!
Email me with any questions.


No comments:

Post a Comment