It is with a heavy heart that this year comes to a close. I hope you have enjoyed being in my classes as much as I enjoyed having you in them! Please stop by and say,"Hi," anytime you are near my side of the second floor hall. See you tomorrow! If not, Have a GREAT Summer!
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Periods: 1, 6, 7, & 8:
Monday: Atoms Family; and Periodic Table Project Tuesday: Continued Weds- Friday Testing Groups for Math (In class students will work on Periodic Table of items, Isotopes lab and density for identifying some metals. Periods: 3, 4, & 5: Monday: Finish Quiz and start Taxonomy Close read / Taxonomy of organism card (Due Friday) Tuesday: Continued Wednesday-Friday: FSA Math testing groups (In class will be Classifications lab and Taxonomy continued) Honors 1st, 6th, 7th,& 8th: Monday: Completed Claim, Evidence, and reasoning by connecting Cell Theory to microscope slides viewed on Friday. Atomic Theory introduced in class with video clip and foldable outline. No HW. Tuesday: Continued timeline with PowerPoint and continued foldable. HW make a list of 20 foods and drinks OR other themed items. Wednesday: Finish timeline and history moving toward Periodic Table notes/outline. HW: List of at least 20 items from Tuesday. Thursday: Close read on Mendeleev and labeling Periodic Table of Elements after completing Outline from Wednesday. Remember Make-up Portfolio night tonight. Receive Choice dress for Friday. Friday: Preparing for Periodic Table of,.... Using list. This will Continue through Wednesday the 25th. Testing will start next week for 6th grade.
Advanced 3rd, 4th, & 5th: Monday: Finished Claims evidence and reasoning on the Cell Theory in class. Started learning about classification. No HW. Tuesday: defined classification and sorted items. Students learned that sometimes it is difficult to classify organisms based on traits. No HW: Wednesday - Thursday: Continuing Classifications by exploring Domains and Kingdoms. Creating a foldable. Close Reading, too. No HW, but Thursday night is Portfolio Viewing night. Friday: May be open book Quiz, Review or Close Reading. Testing starts next week on Monday. Students in class will be classifying an organism and learning about taxonomy. Monday: FSA Testing. In class close reading and/or taxonomy. No HW-Tuesday: FSA Testing and Close reading. No HW. Wednesday: Continue Taxonomy. Possible HW to finish work or Review. to catch up missed classes. Friday: Make-up day from testing. Lab Possible. Honors 1, 6, 7, & 8th
Monday: CW: Candy Taxonomy Lab if finished with Assessment from Friday. HW: Finish Taxonomy Card Tuesday: CW: Cell Division. HW: Review due on Wednesday/ Thursday Wednesday: CW: Mitosis Models HW: Finish Review Thursday: Cell Division continued NO HW Friday: Unless Make-up no HW Advanced 2, 4, & 5th Monday: CW: Cells and Organelles. HW: Organization of Living Things Review/Summary due on Wednesday Tuesday: CW: Cells and Organelles continued Comparing cells. HW: Looking Inside Cells Review/Summary Due Thursday Wednesday: CW Continued Cells; Matching or labeling likely, may need to finish at home HW Review from Tuesday due tomorrow Thursday: HW: Study for Quiz or Project tomorrow Friday: May need to finish Project for HW Honors Classes 1st, 6th, 7th & 8th:
Monday- Students choosing project over Quiz could work on project even though no school. Tuesday- Some Students have Projects to complete on Cell Senior High as a tour guide through writing or by drawing a blueprint of Cell Senior High and labeling the cell organelles. There will be no more class time provided to complete this summative assignment. Cell Homeostasis summary and review was distributed in class on Tuesday and must be completed AND turned-in by Friday. Wednesday- Classification of Organisms started in class. Defining Eukarya, Domains, Taxonomy, Autotrophs, Heterotrophs, Carolus Linnaeus, and Binomial Nomenclature. A foldable of Notes complete with descriptions of Domains, Kingdoms, Examples and images will be required and due by Friday since this will be classwork. A review may be provided on Thursday or Friday. Next Tuesday will be testing for FSA in first period. Remember to look at last week for Nearpod codes. Also you can go to classlinkfor students @Polk-fl.net and find the CK-12 online textbook for help. Advanced Classes 3rd, 4th, & 5th: Look at the update from 2/12 to find www.nearpod.com codes for extra credit. Monday- No school/no HW Tuesday- Working on Newton's second and third law of motion and making notes/foldables Wednesday- Working on Newton's laws of motion and possibly Lab; May have lab work to finish or notes to review Thursday and Friday- We will be working on a project applying Newton's laws of motion. Either apply Newton's three laws of motion to an advertisement for a new sporting goods company addressing how each of the laws works with this new company OR Explain how Newton's 3 laws of motion address bug splatters on a car. This assignment should be completed in class on Friday. www.Nearpod.com Codes: Forces: LEZPG
Mass, Distance and Gravity: MSTPL Balanced and Unbalanced Forces: JTMCV Newton's 1st Law of Motion: FZKIX Newton's 2nd Law of Motion: RQHMP Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: XZGML What are cells: IUSNL Cell Cycle: YSALH Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells: QAKSO Honors, periods 1 ,6, 7, & 8 Monday: Make-up testing on Motion and Forces in class. Notes on Acceleration should be completed with graphs. You have Newton's laws Project due no later than Friday. Some have been turned-in already. You will need to name and define all of the 3 laws of motion, provide examples and illustrate. You may have to complete at home. Tuesday: Cell theory in class. Work on Newton's Laws of Motion Foldable at home. Wednesday: You may have a review to complete at home or CW to finish. We will be working on cells and their organelles. You may have a brief article on Cellulose as a food additive for HW. Write a paragraph persuading your audience if this is a good thing/bad thing using text. Thursday: more on Cells and their organelles. You should have a table to finish in class and Newton's laws of Motion foldable to finish. Friday: no HW unless you have missing assignments. Advanced, periods 3, 4, & 5 Monday: Make-up Quiz and Close reading of "Ten Freaky Forces of Nature for CW/HW. Tuesday: You may have a review to finish for HW on Tuesday or Wednesday for HW. Mini labs and notes in class. Wednesday: Review check, study for Forces Quiz on Friday. Thursday: Acceleration notes and study for Quiz on Friday. Friday: Quiz and no HW unless you have make-up. Monday: All classes have Close reading summary to finish for Tuesday
Tuesday: Honors will have a review to complete on describing motion or forces, or a distance time task sheet. Advanced classes will be designing a Rube Goldberg machine for hw that drops a tablet into water and rings a bell. five energy transfers or transformations are needed. Wednesday: Honors classes will have a bowling ball Lab to finish. Advanced may have a review sheet or conclusion to write. Thursday: Honors lab work should be complete. Possible Quiz on forces. Advanced should have machine completed. Friday: All students have phase 2 Emergenetics training. No HW. Nearpod codes to supplement learning: Energy: NPBRZ Potential and kinetic energy: KEZOF Mass, Distance, Gravity: MSTOF Unbalanced Forces: JTMCV Monday: Finish Conclusion to Experiment & Turn-in
Complete Energy transformation analysis & Turn- in (Adv) Energy Review provided and due Wednesday Rube Goldberg Machine Analysis (Honors classes) Due Tuesday Tuesday: Finish review at home for tomorrow Adv. Energy labs possible or Rube Goldberg Machine analysis Honors: Turn-in RGM lab sheet Wednesday: Check review Complete Distance /time activity Possible Present/test of RGM design May have additional Review to complete for HW Thursday: Check Review Finish incomplete assignments Study reviews, notes, & Classwork Friday: Quiz likely HW: missing or incomplete work Welcome back! On Thursday and Friday we will change-out folders and logbooks as needed. You know when your folder or logbook need replacement. This is the usual time at the start of second semester. You may download a new Table of Contents from your class page, create your own, or use notebook paper. On Thursday and Friday we will be going over common errors on the 2nd quarter exam to try to understand our thinking and reflect on out learning. Then we will start our unit on Energy, Forces, and Motion. We will start off together and then Honors will move on. Your maps of What was already in your head about Energy, has been helpful to me in planning your units. I can't wait to get back to classes and hearing about your break!.
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