Week 16, 12/16 to 12/20

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 Last updated on Monday, Dec 16, 2013, 8:25am 

 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 - This week 6th graders will work on their lesson 6 lab on friction, part 6.3! On this part of the lab students will investigate whether or not surface area has any impact on friction. Here are the 6th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Energy and Forces. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None if you are all or mostly caught up. You don't have to do all the past 3D GameLab assignments but the more you do the better because you'll learn more Science (and there have been at least 50 assignments thus far)! Tuesday - Continue working on 6.3. HW - See Monday Wednesday - Same as Tuesday. HW - See Monday Thursday - Same as Tuesday. Those who finish 6.3 will complete the Friction Quest and begin working on the Friction Blog quest. HW - See Monday Friday - Today we had a late start due to snow. All classes met for about 30 minutes. Same as Yesterday. HW - Have a great Holiday Season!

8th grade Science Monday - This is the last week where 8th graders will work on leveling their WoW characters. When we return from Winter Break 8th graders will work on organizing and classifying the living things of the virtual world, Azeroth! Here are the 8th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Structure and Function. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. And here are ISTE Technology Standards that fit this World of Warcraft project very well: The following experiences with technology and digital resources are examples of learning activities in which students might engage during Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14 - here's a link to the entire document in pdf form): 1. Describe and illustrate a content-related concept or process using a model, simulation, or concept-mapping software. (Connected to the following standards - 1. Creativity and Innovation and 2. Communication and Collaboration) The ISTE Standards (pdf file link, two that fit this project stated below) 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities  2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems HW - Work on any missing 3D GameLab assignments. The more you do the more Science you'll learn and there's a lot to learn this year if you work hard (we are at over 50 assignments now so the closer you are to that many completed the better)! Tuesday - Continue playing WoW to level up their characters. HW - Same as Monday. Wednesday - Same as yesterday. Thursday - Today students will work on page 16 of their Diversity of Life eBook (on the iPads) to use the microscopes to look at paramecia (we may also start page 20 on amoeba)! HW - See Monday. Friday - Today we had a late start due to snow. All classes met for about 30 minutes. Students will have to time to work on any past 3D GameLab assignments. HW - Have a great Holiday Season!

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Week 15, 12/9 to 12/13

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 Last updated on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013, 3:20pm 

 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 6th graders will have time to finish their lesson 6 lab on friction, part 6.1! Those who are done can work on any 3D GameLab assignments that are available or in progress. Here are the 6th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Energy. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None if you are all or mostly caught up. You don't have to do all the past 3D GameLab assignments but the more you do the better because you'll learn more Science! Tuesday - Today we will start the second friction lab, part 6.2, to determine how weight affects the friction. HW - See Monday Wednesday - We will continue working on the part 6.2 lab. HW - See Monday Thursday - Same as Wednesday. HW - See Monday Friday - Same as Wednesday. Students who are done with 6.2 will be able to work on any 3D GameLab assignments in class today. HW - See Monday

8th grade Science Monday - This week most 8th graders should start reaching levels 10, 11, or 12 in World of Warcraft. Once we reach those levels we will all be able to meet in one location. From there teams will split up to cover different locations and begin classifying the flora and the fauna! Here are the 8th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Structure and Function. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. And here are ISTE Technology Standards that fit this World of Warcraft project very well: The following experiences with technology and digital resources are examples of learning activities in which students might engage during Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14 - here's a link to the entire document in pdf form): 1. Describe and illustrate a content-related concept or process using a model, simulation, or concept-mapping software. (Connected to the following standards - 1. Creativity and Innovation and 2. Communication and Collaboration) The ISTE Standards (pdf file link, two that fit this project stated below) 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities  2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems HW - Work on any missing 3D GameLab assignments. The more you do the more Science you'll learn and there's a lot to learn this year if you work hard! Tuesday - Play WoW to level up your character to levels 10, 11, or 12. We already have students at level 7 and above! HW - Same as Monday. Wednesday - Same as yesterday. Thursday - Today students will work on page 15 of their Diversity of Life eBook (on the iPads) to use the microscopes to look at elodea leaves and identify the cells! HW - See Monday. Friday - Once teams are done working with the elodea plants we will begin looking at paramecia! HW - See Monday.

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Week 14, 12/2 to 12/6

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 Last updated on Thursday, Dec 5, 2013, 2:41pm 

 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 we are going to start EMM Lesson 6 on Friction! Here are the 6th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Energy. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None (unless you need to complete the Elastic Force and Gravity quests). Tuesday - Today we will finish the getting started section so that teams can begin the first friction lab, lesson 6, part 6.1 (there are three friction labs)! HW - None if you're all caught up. If you're not all caught up do what you can at home because we are going to be busy working on lesson studying friction for a while in class. Wednesday - Friction lab, 6.1, continued. We will check to make sure our experimental design worked. If not, students need to tweak and redo. Thursday - Friction lab, 6.1, continued. By today students should have their data collected and be ready to graph and analyze their data. Friday - Today those teams who are done graphing their data and answering the analysis questions can work on other 3D GameLab quests. Those who aren't done need to finish graphing their data and answering the questions. HW - None if you are all caught up.

8th grade Science Monday - Today 8th graders will make some decisions so that we can visit the computer lab and start playing WoW. Our goal is to get to level 10, 11, or 12 to begin classifying the living things in the world of Azeroth! Here are the 8th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Structure and Function. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - Check the announcement on 3D GameLab so you can finish the quests necessary to get to the classification quests. Tuesday - Play WoW to level up your character to levels 10, 11, or 12. Once we get there we can begin studying the flora and fauna. HW - Same as Monday. Wednesday - Same as yesterday. Thursday - Today students need to finish their microscopes lessons on pages 9, 11, and 12 in their Diversity of Life eBook (on the iPads only). HW - See Monday. Friday - Those teams who are finished with the microscope lessons will be working on any other assignments they need to get done. We will start looking at plant cells next Thursday! HW - See Monday.

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Week 13, 11/25 to 11/29

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 Last updated on Sunday, Nov 24, 2013, 5:48pm

 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 to Wednesday - Students will be working on completing all the parts of EMM Lesson 5 on elastic force and gravity. Once students have finished all the lab parts (analyzing their data and writing their conclusions) they will work on their 3D GameLab quests. Wednesday we will be on an Early Release Schedule (leaving at 12:15pm and having 25min class periods). Here are the 6th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Energy. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None Thursday - Thanksgiving! HW - Have a great Thanksgiving! Friday - No School Today. HW - Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

8th grade Science Monday to Wednesday - This week we will start working with microscopes. Students will begin by learning how to use (and care for) our compound microscopes. Wednesday we will be on an Early Release Schedule (leaving at 12:15pm and having 25min class periods). In December 8th graders will be working with microscopic organisms a couple of days each week, while working in the computer lab three days a week to practice some virtual classification of living things. (If you are not part of the class Facebook group and you are not getting my emails, send me a message to learn more about what we're doing.) Here are the 8th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Structure and Function. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None Thursday - Thanksgiving! HW - Have a great Thanksgiving! Friday - No School Today. HW - Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

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Week 12, 11/18 to 11/22

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 Last updated on Friday, Nov 22, 2013, 11:16am

 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 we are working on finishing the Elastic Force lab, EMM Lesson 5, part 1, so that we can begin part 2 investigating the force of gravity! Here are the 6th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Energy. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None if you are caught up. Tuesday - Today we will check our lesson 5, part 1, answers and begin the part 2 reading. HW - None if you are all caught up. Wednesday - Today we should be starting the lesson 5, part 2 lab. HW - None if you are all caught up. Thursday - Still working on lesson 5, part 2. HW - None Friday - Today students will graph their data and write conclusions to their labs. Then they will begin completing that quest on 3D GameLab. HW - None

8th grade Science Monday - Those who are still working on their living assignments need to complete all of those so they can work on their Food Miles Blog quest. Those who are done with their Food Miles Blog are working on their other 3D GameLab assignments. Here are the 8th grade Standards and Learning Targets we are working on right now: Ecosystems. And here is a list of the Science vocabulary words we've been learning: Vocab. HW - None if you are caught up. Tuesday - Same as yesterday. HW - None Wednesday - Same as Monday. HW - None Thursday - Still same as Monday and very few 8th graders have completed their Food Miles Blog.  I'm getting restless because I really want to move on to microscopes and microscopic life, plus some other topics we need to get to! HW - None Friday - We will spend one more day catching up to the Food Miles Blog quest then we will start working on microscopes on Monday. I also taught a lesson in both classes to show students how to diagram different energy transfers. By 8th grade our students should have an understanding of how energy transfers through electrical systems, mechanical systems, heat systems (such as conduction, radiation and convection) and living systems (matter and chemical energy transfers in food webs). HW - None

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Week 11, 11/11 to 11/15

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 Last updated on Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013, 11:50am

 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 - Happy Veteran's Day! No school today. HW - Midterm standards-based online progress reports were ready last week as were Skyward grades. Tuesday - Teams are still graphing and analyzing their data from the Elastic Force lab, EMM Lesson 5, part 1. HW - None Wednesday - Today teams will share their graphs as we go over the graph analysis questions. Then students can work on their other quests. HW - Choose a time in the next two days to come in for parent/student/teacher conferences! Thursday - Conference time! Teachers will be available today at the following times: 7:30 -11:30am, 1:00 - 4:00pm, and  5:00 - 7:30pm. HW - None Friday - Same as yesterday but only from 7:30 to 11:00am. HW - None

8th grade Science Monday - Happy Veteran's Day! No school today. HW - Midterm standards-based online progress reports were ready last week as were Skyward grades. Tuesday - Students are still working on their 3D GameLab Science quests to get to the Food Miles quest and the Food Miles Blog quest to share what they learned from last week's activity. HW - None Wednesday - Same as yesterday. HW - Choose a time in the next two days to come in for parent/student/teacher conferences! Thursday - Conference time! Teachers will be available today at the following times: 7:30 -11:30am, 1:00 - 4:00pm, and  5:00 - 7:30pm. HW - None Friday - Same as yesterday but only from 7:30 to 11:00am. HW - None

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Week 10, 11/4 to 11/8

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 Last updated on Friday, Nov 8, 2013, 11:26am

 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 we started EMM Lesson 5, an Introduction to Forces. HW - Midterm standards-based online progress reports are ready as are Skyward grades. Tuesday - Teams are still working on the Getting Started part of the lab preparation so they will need to finish that before they can do the Elastic Force lab, EMM Lesson 5, part 1. HW - None Wednesday - Today teams will start the lab investigating elastic force! HW - None Thursday - Elastic Force lab continued. Students are going to analyze and graph their data. HW - None Friday - Elastic Force lab data analysis and graphing is still going on today. HW - Have a great Veteran's Day weekend!

8th grade Science Monday - Today we started an activity called Food Miles to learn something about the foods we eat and how far they travel to get to us. HW - Midterm standards-based online progress reports are ready as are Skyward grades. Tuesday - Today teams will continue to calculate how many miles their lunches traveled to get to them using Google and Google Maps. Then they will calculate how much carbon was added to the atmosphere just for their lunch! HW - None Wednesday - Today teams will finish the Food Miles activity and share their conclusions by blogging about their results. Then students will be able to continue working on any quests they need to catch up on. HW - None Thursday - Students are working on their 3D GameLab Science quests to get to the Food Miles quest and the Food Miles Blog quest to share what they learned from that activity. HW - None Friday - Same as yesterday! HW - Have a great Veteran's Day weekend!

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Week 9, 10/28 to 11/1

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 Last updated on Thursday, Oct 31, 2013, 8:22am

 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 students who still need to finish their lesson 3 reflection questions will work on those and check their answers with me.  Then students will complete the lesson 3 quests on 3D GameLab and any other quests they still have to work on. Here are the standards and learning targets we are working on currently. HW - None, unless you can work on any past quests at home that you still need to finish. Parents can check their child's progress on 3D GameLab at any time (see how here). Tuesday - Students are working on their battery quests to finish all the lessons 2 and 3 work so they can start the lesson 4 quest, Forms of Energy. HW - None Wednesday - Same as yesterday. HW - None Thursday - By now students should be working on the Forms of Energy quest. HW - Do the Assess Thyself quest if you haven't already (it should have been done in class already and doesn't take long at all). Happy Halloween! Friday - Today Forms of Energy should be completed. The plan is to start EMM Lesson 5 on Forces on Monday. HW - None

8th grade Science Monday - Today we will finish recording team's final observations to share what they got from last week's experiment. We will see which substances teams decided were living and what their evidence was, as well as notice if the different liquid environments had any effect. Here are the standards and learning targets we are working on currently. HW - None Parents can check their child's progress on 3D GameLab at any time (see how here). Tuesday - Students are going to be working on their living quests based on the work we've been doing these last couple of weeks. HW - If you haven't taken your Biome/Ecosystems test at least once, please do so. Then complete the Biome Self-Assessment and the Assess Thyself quests. Wednesday - Same as yesterday. HW - None Thursday - Same as yesterday. HW - Do the Assess Thyself quest if you haven't already (it should have been done in class already and doesn't take long at all). Happy Halloween! Friday - By today students should have completed all the living quests and the Food Web and Food Energy Pyramid and Adaptations quests. Students have had all week to work on all of the above. HW - None

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Week 8, 10/21 to 10/25

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 Last updated on Thursday, Oct 24, 2013, 7:31am

 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 we are going to finish EMM Lesson 3, including the debrief and reflection. HW - None Tuesday - Today students continued to work on their lesson 3 reflection questions. HW - None Wednesday - Same as yesterday. HW - None Thursday - Today, as students finish their lesson 3 reflection questions, they will complete the lesson 3 quests on 3D GameLab and any other quests they still have to work on. HW - None Friday - Same as yesterday. HW - None

8th grade Science Monday - Today we are going to start determining what is living by doing a sorting activity to get students thinking. This is the first activity in our work to come up with a list of criteria to determine whether something is living or not. HW - None Tuesday - Today students continued working on yesterday's activity, specifically responding to a prompt on the class forum (the Is it Living prompt).  Then teams setup a set of vials that they will be using for an experiment to look for evidence as to whether five substances are living or non-living. HW - None Wednesday - Today teams finish setting up three different liquid environments in their vials then added five different substances. Students will be observing what happens in their vials to find any evidence whether the substances are living or non-living. HW - None Thursday - Today teams will record their observations while working on their available or in progress 3D GameLab quests. HW - None Friday - Today teams will record their final observations to share what they got from the experiment. We will see which substances teams decided are living and what their evidence is, as well as noticing if the different liquid environments had any effect. HW - None

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Week 7, 10/14 to 10/18

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 Last updated on Thursday, Oct 17, 2013, 8:21am

 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 we are going to debrief the EMM (Energy, Machines, and Motion) Lesson 2 Building a Battery lab. Students worked on the reflection questions then we went over them. HW - None Tuesday - Today students can work on any quests they still need to work on to get the battery quests connected to the lesson 2 lab. Then we will begin the quests to lead us to lesson 3! HW - None Wednesday - Today I will check in with students to see if they need more time to finish the quests they were working on yesterday.  Students did need more time so they got to work on their quests all period. HW - None Thursday - Today students will continue to work on quests to catch up. HW - None Friday - Today we will work on the EMM Lesson 3 lab on Rechargeable Batteries. HW - None

8th grade Science Monday - Today teams need to work on getting their Biome Project videos uploaded. Once they are done with their videos they can take the assessment and the self-assessment. Here are the standards and learning targets for the Biome Project. HW - None Tuesday - Today any student who has not yet taken the Biome/Ecosystem test needs to take it. There is a self assessment after students take the test. (The test results will be emailed to students and they can take it again to get a better score.) Those who are all caught up can work on the NOAA quests. HW - Check your email for you tests scores if you haven't already. Wednesday - Today students checked their emails to see their test scores. Students are able to retake the test to improve their scores. Teams are still working on editing, exporting and uploading their biome commercial movies. HW - None Thursday - Today all students need to take a self-assessment so reflect on how well they did on the Biome project and Biome/Ecosystems test.  As teams finish uploading and embedding their biome commercial movies on their blogs we can start viewing each other's work and giving feedback. HW - None Friday - Today students can continue to work on what we were doing yesterday. HW - None

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Week 6, 10/7 to 10/11

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 Last updated on Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 4:36pm

 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 6th graders will assess their learning about volcanoes. Those that didn't start the volcano project or didn't finish the volcano project can work on it at home or in class if they finish their daily work. Here are the standards and learning targets for volcanoes. HW - None if you are done with Type that Volcano and Type that Lava. Type that Eruption is also a good one to do to finish that series. Class time can also be used to complete those assignments. Tuesday - Yesterday 6th graders in all three classes were needing more time with the volcano quests so we're spending another day working on those. I don't mind giving students more time to work on something that they are enjoying learning about! HW - Just the volcano quests. The Mt Saint Helens quests are great to explore further and see all that the USGS volcano website has to offer. These are optional and offered for fun if kids are interested in learning more about Mt Saint Helens. Wednesday - Still working on volcano quests. HW - Only the volcano quests if you want to work on them at home. Thursday - Today we will be switching gears to the topic of energy! We will start our study of energy by thinking about batteries and what students already know about batteries. HW - Same as before. Friday - Today 6th graders will be building a battery! This is part of our Energy, Machines, and Motion energy unit. lesson 2. It's pretty cool! HW - Just volcano quests if you're not done with those. Then take the self-assessment. This can be done in class as well for those who can't work on these at home.

8th grade Science Monday through Friday - Eighth graders are still working on the Biome Project. If teams haven't written their script or started their movie they need to catch up because they've had two weeks already to do their research. This is the third week of this project and the last week (hopefully). Thursday the project test and self-assessment is up and ready for those teams that are done. So Friday is a tentative deadline for this project to get movies filmed, edited, uploaded and embedded on blogs so that we can start watching each other's movies and giving each other feedback. HW - None if your research is all done and your team is starting to film the movie.

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Week 5, 9/30 to 10/4

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 Last updated on Friday, Oct 4, 2013, 3:37pm

 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 I got 6th graders working on their volcano work from before Cispus. I showed them where to find information for their Mt Saint Helens trip book page and students continued to work where they left off before our fabulous trip. Cispus was a lot of fun and I enjoyed getting to hang out with all the 6th graders!  HW - None unless you are missing something (see previous weeks). Tuesday - Today is an early release day and I will see both my 3rd and 5th period Science classes. Sixth graders will continue to work on their volcano assignments (or what we are calling quests). If you have any questions, email me. HW - None Wednesday - Today is an early release day and I will see my 6th period Science class. Sixth graders will continue to work on their volcano assignments (or what we are calling quests). If you have any questions, email me. HW - None Thursday - Sixth graders will continue to work on their volcano assignments or quests. They are learning what makes volcanoes different including how lava can determine the different volcano types. HW - None Friday - Today was the last official class day 6th graders had to work on their volcano quests. Next week we're all moving on to Energy topics starting with a study of batteries. HW - Only volcano quests if you're far behind.

8th grade Science Monday - Today I checked in with 8th graders to see how much work they got done last week on their Biome Project. Some teams are dragging and not even done with their research. Those teams that are either working on their biome movie script or filming are at a good spot. Many teams informed me that they will be ready to start working on their script tomorrow. HW - If your Biome Project research is not done then catch up at home. Tuesday - Today is an early release day and I will not see any of my 8th grade Science classes.  HW - Whatever you need to be caught up (research!). Wednesday - Today is an early release day and I will see both my 2nd and 4th period Science classes. Teams should either start working on their Biome Project movie script (either an ad type commercial or a service announcement type commercial) or finish their scripts for approval to start filming their movies. HW - Same as yesterday. Thursday - Teams are still working on getting information on their biomes. Few have started to write their scripts and fewer still are beginning to film their commercials. HW - None Friday - Same as yesterday and it's been two weeks now. Next week teams have to start filming so we can move on. HW - None

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Week 4, 9/23 to 9/27

(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 Sunday, Sept 22, 2012, 2:20pm 

 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 - We will be working on Cispus activities all day today here at school. Students can bring their gear to leave here over night and they will take the 2:20pm bus home. Tuesday - Students can take their regular bus to school and we will leave for camp at about 8:15am. Friday - Students need to be picked up from school at about 2pm.

8th grade Science Monday through Friday- This week my 8th graders will be working with a substitute teacher on the BIOME PROJECT. It's a pretty cool project where they will be learning about different biomes in small teams to create commercials! When they are done their movies will be uploaded to their blogs! Eighth graders can also work on any of their 3D GameLab quests (assignments) especially the NOAA quests if they get ahead of their teammates or need other work to do during class so they are learning Science! HW - There are only a few students in each of my two 8th grade classes that still need to show parents the Science Class Parent Handout so their parents can take the parent survey (it's called Parent Contact Info) and join the 8th grade Classroom Facebook Group (students too if they have a Facebook account - don't worry if you don't!) to keep informed of what's happening in class.

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Week 3, 9/16 to 9/20

(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 Saturday, Sept 21, 2013, 5:21pm

 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 - This is our week to learn about volcanoes before we visit Mt Saint Helens next week at Camp Cispus! This is all happening on our 3D GameLab Interface. In order to start the volcano quests students need to have completed the What's a Blog quest and the Blogging with ClassBlogmeister quest. That will unlock the volcano quest chain for them to work on. HW - There are only a few students in each of the three 6th grade classes that still need to do one or more of the following: Take your Science Class Parent Handout so that parents can visit my website and complete the contact info survey (it's called Parent Contact Info) as well as join the 6th grade Classroom Facebook Group so they can stay informed about what is going on in class. Have parents fill out the Informed Consent Agreement (signed BOTH sides),  Complete and turn in your Cispus Packet (filled out and signed - read through it). Tuesday - Same as yesterday. Goal for all 6th graders is to start their Volcano quest chain! (Ask them what that is all about.) Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - We spent this week working on either getting to the volcano assignments (quests) or working on them.  HW - Bring your Cispus gear on Monday and be ready to work on Cispus preperatory activities all day Monday!

8th grade Science Monday - This week students need to start working on the Thinking Like a Scientist activity. Then students can start the NOAA Planet Stewards quests where they will learn about coral reefs, freshwater ecology, marine biology, and fisheries. The learning activities were put together by NOAA scientists!  All of the above is happening on our 3D GameLab Interface  In order to get to the above quests students need to have completed the What's a Blog and Blogging with ClassBlogmeister quests. HW - There are only a few students in each of my two 8th grade classes that still need to show parents the Science Class Parent Handout so their parents can take the parent survey (it's called Parent Contact Info) and join the 8th grade Classroom Facebook Group (students too if they have a Facebook account - don't worry if you don't!) to keep informed of what's happening in class. Tuesday - Same as yesterday. Goal for 8th graders is to get to and complete the Think Like a Scientist activity so they can work on the NOAA quests. Wednesday - Same as yesterday. HW - Same as Monday Thursday - Introduced the Biome project that students will be working on next week while I'm gone with 6th graders to Cispus. HW - Same as Monday Friday - Getting 8th graders ready to work on their Biome project next week. All the students chose teams and each team picked a biome to research. HW - None unless you still have something to finish.

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