Monday, October 2. Last day for late work from the first 4 weeks of school!

8th Grade Science

Students will finish lesson 2, "It's All Connected". The will receive their vocabulary quiz back from Friday. There will be homework for tonight. Students will be given a graphic aid to assist them in answering a question, "Will the population of the affected organisms increase or decrease?" Students will write one paragraph to answer this question and use the rubric on the back of the graphic aid to help guide them in completion of the assignment. Teachers will be collecting the progress reports from last Friday for a homework grade. They must be signed by a parent or a guardian.

7th Grade Science

Students will continue to work on Lesson #7 "Icecaps and Glaciers". The focus for today will be on climate and students will be working in their journals. Teachers will be collecting the progress reports from last Friday for a homework grade. They must be signed by a parent or a guardian.

Connections

Students will be broken into three groups to begin their Read Naturally kits, form groups to read Literature Circles, and read silently.

Tuesday, October 3rd

8th Grade Science

Students will be turning in their completed writing activity. Today's activity is Extension and Enrichment. Students will be broken into three groups. One group will be completing an Energy Flow Scavenger Hunt with Mr. Burtis in the courtyard. Another group will be in the room playing a "Who Am I?" game that is like Twenty Questions. This is an opportunity for students to ask questions about what organism they are by using their knowledge from class instruction. There will also be Stomata prints being made by another group in class.

7th Grade Science

Students will be completing lesson #7 on "Icecaps and Glaciers". They will then be practicing their new vocabulary using a crossword puzzle.

Wednesday, October 4th

8th Grade Science

We will be finishing the Extension and Enrichment activities from Tuesday.

7th Grade Science

Students will be studying the watercycle. They will use their journals, a working classroom model of the water cycle, and use a diagram.

Connections

Students will be continuing their rotations through Monday's lesson with Read Naturally, Literature Circles and silent reading.

Thursday, October 5th

8th Grade Science

Classes will begin their study on Chapter #3 on cycles with "The Water Cycle". They will receive information from a Powerpoint, taking notes, using a graphic of the water cycle to put into their journals and see a short video. They will also be able to observe the 7th grades working model of the water cycle.

7th Grade Science

Students will expand their learning on the water cycle by discovering "Why the Ocean is Salty?" They will continue to work in their journals.

Friday, October 6th

8th Grade Science

Students will continue their lesson on cycles and learn about "The Photosynthesis and Carbon Cycle". Students will take notes from a PowerPoint and watch a short video clip on these cycles. They will also receive a graphic to put into their journals.

7th Grade Science

Students will continue their lesson from Thursday on "Why the Ocean is Salty?" by reading and discussing a text criticism. Students will have questions to answer about the reading and will finish the questions at home over the weekend. The questions are due on Monday, October 9th.

Connections

Students will continue to rotate through the three areas: Read Naturally, Literature Circles and Silent Reading.