Week of August 27-31

Monday - August 27

• Welcome to my class
• Talk about Supply List (NEED COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK ASAP)
• Name Tent
• Assign Scientific Summer (homework due Friday) & In a Million Words or Less (homework for parents)

Tuesday - August 28

• Class Procedures
• Remind students of supply list (COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK.…need ASAP)
• Make Popsicle Sticks and explain the process
• Personal T-shirt

Wednesday - August 29

• Warmup: C-Scope lesson: Give 1 Get 1 (10 min)
• C-Scope lesson: Scavenger Hunt
• Go over the Safety Checklist
• Summarizer:  review daily obj & discuss one thing they learned/vocab words.
• Sentence Stems

Thursday - August 30

• Warmup:  Highlight 3 most important safety rules & illustrate them in ISN
• Scenario card matching at stations (whole class check)
• C-Scope lesson: Using Emergency Safety Equipment (bubble map)
• Summarizer:  review daily obj & discuss one thing they learned/vocab words
• Sentence Stems

Friday - August 31

• Collect HW (scientific summer)
• Warmup:  Define, draw or use the vocab words in a sentence in ISN
• Discuss HW (Scientific Summer)
• Answer the 2 guiding questions in ISN
• Safety Quiz
• Summarizer: review guiding questions
• Sentence Stems

Welcome to the 2012-2013 School Year!

Test Post

Test

Cycles

Cycles Poster Project

You will be learning about the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles.  Each team will be assigned one cycle to research.  After the research is completed each team will create one poster that will be used to teach the rest of the class about your cycle.  All research will be completed in your journals.

• If you have the carbon cycle, please CLICK HERE to complete #1-15 in your notebook.

More helpful resources are HERE for carboon cycle.

• If you have the nitrogen cycle, please CLICK HERE to complete #16-25 in your notebook.

More helpful resources are HERE for nitrogen cycle.

• If you have the phosphorus cycle, please CLICK HERE.  Scroll down to #4 and answer the 8 questions that follow that section.

More helpful resources are HERE for phosphorus cycle.


Poster Requirements:    To be determined later...

February 3rd Warm-up

Click here to do today's warm-up.  Do this with your poster partner and be sure to put everyone's name on the form.

Seasons Webquest

Reasons for the Seasons WebQuest

You've Been Hired!!

An educational publishing company has hired YOU to produce posters for middle school science classrooms.  Your first poster is to be one that shows the causes of seasons on Earth.  Since many students have wrong ideas (misconceptions) about what causes seasons it is very important that your poster be very accurate. Your poster will answer the question "What causes the seasons?".  
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Before you can start your poster, you must do some research on student ideas as well as the science behind the seasons.

Part 1:  Misconceptions about the Seasons

A misconception is an incorrect idea about something. Research the websites provided below to view common misconceptions students may have about the seasons. 
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List four misconceptions in your notebook on page 118. Title the page "Misconceptions about the Season"
Skip lines between each one.

• Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy - Misconceptions (read question & answer)
• Seasons Misconceptions (read Seasons Misconceptions paragraph)
• Common Misconceptions
• Some Common Misconceptions
• The Seasons

Misconceptions  (complete sentences)

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PART 2:    TILT OF THE EARTH

How does the Earth's tilt affect the seasons? Research the websites below.
On page 119 (title the page "Tilt of the Earth"), Draw 4 pictures showing how Earth's tilt affects each season. 

Include the following on all 4 drawings:  Earth, its tilt, the sun, name of the season. 

• Earth’s Revolution and Sun Angle
• Earth’s Tilt and the Seasons
• What Causes the Seasons?
• Seasons and the Tilt
• Seasons and the Tilt Interactive
• Why is the Earth Tilted? (podcast)

PART 3:  THE SEASONS POSTER

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Now you are ready to make your poster!!  The Earth is at four different points in its orbit around the Sun when we have each season. Where is the Earth when it is summer (or winter, fall, and spring)? Does the Earth tilt towards or away from the Sun? Draw a picture of the Earth revolving around the Sun throughout the year. Show the Earth at its location during winter, spring, summer, and fall/autumn. There are additional websites below to continue your research.  Your paycheck will depend on how many accurate items are included in your poster.

• Earth’s Appearance Different Times During the Year
• Seasons Interactive
• Seasons Interactive II
• Observe Seasonal Changes

You must Include the following on your poster to get your full paycheck:

• Title of poster ($2)
• Neatness and color  ($2)
• Sun ($2) 
• Earth in four different locations ($2) 
• Labels for winter, spring, summer, and fall ($2) 
• Tilt ($2) 
• Color in day and night on all 4 Earths ($2) 
• Short paragraph explaining the reason for the seasons ($2)  
• PUT EVERYONE'S NAME ON BACK OF POSTER!!

Fine Print:  Your paycheck will be the paid in points added to your science average : )

This WebQuest is modified from WebQuests found at Science-Class.net and http://mrscienceut.net/SeasonsWebQuest.html.       

Week January 30 through February 3

Monday:
Hurricane Poster and Gallery Walk
Hurricane Info Graphing


Tuesday:
Finish Graphing 
Review Weather


Wednesday:
TEST OVER WEATHER
Seasons Introduction


Thursday:
Seasons Poster


Friday:
Lunar Cycle

Reading a Weather Map Activity

Click here for the google form. This is a form that you will fill in while reading the information from the weather map.  Click here for the weather map link.

Weather Tic-Tac-Toe Homework

Here are some helpful resources to complete your Tic-Tac-Toe Weather Homework.

• Remember that all assignments are due Monday, January 23rd.
• You must choose any 3 assignments in an up and down column or diagonal.  (You may NOT choose everything from the same ROW.
• Each block is worth 8 points and there are 24 total points available.
• If you need materials please let me know before it is too late.
• You are welcome to work on these in my classroom before or after school.(except Tuesday afternoon)

ALL Vocabulary words are located on the blue checklist on page 101 of your science notebook.
You can also look on our Weather Vocabulary site for the definitions and vocabulary games.

Flashcard Template
Online Flashcard Template
Foldables
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Online Collage  Maker (Glogster)
Window Pane Description
Window Pane examples
Making a Mobile
Cube Project Template
How to Write a Newspaper Article
                                                      How to Make a Brochure on Word

B-LAYER OF PLATE TECTONICS

B-e   Plate Tectonics Scientists graphic organizer. This assignment requires doing research on several different scientists that did their research in the field of Plate Tectonics. Here are the scientists to choose from:

Dan McKenzie
James Hutton
Abraham Ortelius
Nicholaus Steno
Alfred Wegener
Arthur Holmes
Harry Hess

Plate Tectonics Section

Plate Boundary Information


VOCABULARY QUIZ

     After completing the CII layer vocabulary assignments: Click HERE to take the vocabulary quiz.
     Login = your lunch code
     Password = bears

CII-f: Click HERE for instructions for Mountain Movers lab.
or Click HERE to go straight to the Mountain Movers Lab



CII - QUIZ
** After completing the cII layer: Click HERE to take the quiz.
     Login = your lunch code
     Password = bears



Review Materials:

• Click HERE to make sure you understand the plate tectonics theory.
• Click HERE for an interactive lesson on plate tectonics theory.
• Click HERE for another great interactive lesson on plate tectonics.

Vocabulary Review - Do you know all the words?

• Click HERE for the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary and games
• Click HERE for review games / flashcards.
• Click HERE for more vocabulary review games.
• Click HERE for more flashcards.

Animations:

• Click HERE for animations of landforms created by plate boundaries.
• Click HERE for an animation of convection currents in the mantle.

C-1 Layer

Plate Tectonics Resources

LAYER C 1 - helpful links:

* Click below to read & learn about CONTINENTAL DRIFT.

• WEBSITE 1 - Good info about evidence for Continental Drift.
• WEBSITE 2 - More of the above plus info about layers of the earth.
• WEBSITE 3 - A great animation & lesson on the break up of Pangaea.
• WEBSITE 4 - Video lesson about Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift.
• WEBSITE 5 - Interactive tutorial on the breakup of Pangaea.
• WEBSITE 6 - An animation that shows how the plates might move in the future.

C1 - QUIZ
** After completing the c1 layer: Click HERE to take the quiz.
     Login = your lunch code
     Password = bears

If you pass the quiz ---- start working on the CII Layer
If you do not pass the quiz ----complete the Drifting Continents worksheet.

Click HERE for Vocabulary Review Games

Study Stacks Vocabulary

Click here to to to the study stacks for the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

November 28 through December 15th

During this time period the students will be doing a self-paced unit on Plate Tectonics. The students will have check points that need to be met in order to get to the highest grade possible.

PRE AP CLASSES

PRE AP CLASSES: Project will be assigned on Tuesday, November 15. The project is building a Mousetrap car. I will email you the specifics. The mousetrap car is due on December 15th.