Update on work and project

 11/23-24- Read p 226-231, do questions p 231,1-8 use rubric for homework
11/29-11/30- grade Chapter 3 and 4 test.review weathering
12/1-12/2- Benchmark testing - Create lab report with Sugar lab information and lab sheet
12/3 and 12/6- benchmark testing- Grade formative test and prepare for weathering chapter

Please remember Science Fair Project due Dec 7,2010

Science Progress reports

Periods 4B and 5B were sent home with Progress Reports. Period 1A will have theirs tomorrow. Please have your child make up any work during the long week-end. I am very disappointed with some of the reports., especially 5B. I have the work posted on the board,on a poster in the class and on my blog.
I have heard very excuse you can imagine, why grades are low. If your child has a returned paper with my stamp and grade, I will gladly correct my error. This is why papers are graded with a stamp. This way I know I  have seen the paper and graded it.
However, I have many papers with no names or pages #, so I can identify the work. These are hard to grade and give credit to the right person. Many times the students have done the work and it is living in their backpack. Please have them check in the backpacks.

My papers do not leave my room, so they can not be lost. I care very much about the students work and I am always concerned about losing any papers. However,  like your students are, I am only human and may miss recording a grade.This is why the students are asked to glue all work into their Interactive Science Notebooks on the proper day. If a paper is missing a grade, we can check the notebook.

Thank you for 1A and their wonderful grades!!

Thank you for your help in this situation. We all hope you have a great Thanksgiving holiday.

Forms, Test and Science Project update 11/15

The Students should be working on forms and projects.We have reviewed the Science  Project website many times in class. I have shown the students all of the information they need to know. I have even given this group the forms they need to submit. I am trying to teach your children how to be independent learners. The students know where to find all of the information they need from how to get a topic to where items go on the back board. They should only need your supervision to do the project. We have also gone over the scientific method in class and done several experiments using this method.

The following items are on the agenda in the class for this week and next:

11/17-18-19- Test on Chapter 3 sections 1-3 Chapter 4 section1-2,4
                  Students have completed quizzes and questions on these chapters
11/22 and 23- Introduction Chapter 7 Weathering and Soil Formation p 226-231,questions p 231,1-8
                              Students need to wear closed toe shoes for experiment
11/24- have a great holiday!!

DECEMBER  benchmark TESTING

TEST, Diary and gizmos

Students need new composition books for new 9 weeks
The students should be keeping a Weather Diary from 10/26-11/10.
The students should have a paper with the following headings to track the weather in their area.
date-high temp-low temp-current temp-dew pt-wind chill or heat index-humidity-wind direction and speed-rain
There should be a column for each. topic
The science Fair topic was due 10/29 next will be the forms 11/10
10/28-10/29- review p 6-19, 42-55 for test on 11/ 3-11/4 Students have been give question and quizzes for study guides. gizmo given Conduction and convection
11/1-11/2-continue review p 6-19,42-55
11/3-11/4- test p 6-19. 42-55, gizmo Conduction and Convection due
                  questions p 149,1-30
11/5,11/8- Globel and local winds p 86-91, questions p 91.#1-8 use rubric new Gizmo due 17-18
11/8-11/10- review Chapter 3  - quiz Chapter 3,sections 1-3
11/15-16-review chapter 4 -quiz Chapter 4 sections 1-2,4