Snow, snow GO AWAY! The first full day of spring and we have a snow storm! Hopefully this is the end. Reminder: Chapter 9 Assessment is on Monday and we are weening ourselves away from using our journals on tests. Using the Journals to study should be very helpful. Also using the Jeopardy study guide on this blog and last week's blog should also be helpful.

I will be attending a conference next week, but learning is expected to continue in my absence. Mr. Musser will be the teacher and all the planning has been done to accommodate students. Please remind your child of your expectations when there is a Guest Teacher in the room. Thank you.
Here is the review for Monday's Assessment:
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Science
Monday, March 24th

Chapter 9 Assessment.

Tuesday, March 25th

We will begin to work on the model of the atom. We will be reading "The Atom Family Album", drawing the faces of these family members and learning a song to go with it.

Wednesday, March 26th

Students will be learning the vocabulary for chapter 10. This is the list:
chemical symbol
nucleus
electron
proton
neutron
atomic number
electron cloud
quark
mass number
isotope
average atomic mass
periodic table
group
dot diagram
period
metal
nonmetal
metalloid

Thursday, March 27th

There will be a PowerPoint presentation on lesson 10.1. Students will take notes from the presentation. Students will be able to list the names and symbols of common elements, describe the present model of the atom, and describe how electrons are arranged in an atom.

Friday, March 28th

Students will complete the Rainbow Lab from last week due to the half day (4-7th hours).

Ecosystems

Tuesday, March 25th

Students will be looking at the multiple levels of environmental organization that exists. We will be differentiating between the living and non-living components of an ecosystem.

Thursday, March 26th

Students will be using their definitions of an ecosystem in order to distinguish whether or not an example is really an ecosystem. Students will then look at human manged ecosystems versus non- human managed ecosystems.