Transcript 2013 – 2014 School Year

2013 – 2014 School Year
8/19/13
Target:
• To be able to collect class data
• To be able to make a bar/line graph
Warm-Up:
• Pick up a packet from the front of the room
• Write the homework below in your assignment
notebook
• On a notecard write your name at the very top
• Under your name list up to 3 people you might
want to sit by
Agenda:
• Attendance/Names
• Get to Know You Graphs (page 9)
Homework:
• Finish your bar graph
8/20/13
Target:
• To be able to collect class data
• To be able to make a bar/line graph
• To be able to thoughtfully explain my opinion
Warm-Up:
• Find your new seats
• Pick up the missing work paper and write your name on it
• Take out your bar graph from yesterday
• Answer the following question on page 3
• What should be included in every graph?
Agenda:
• Warm-Up/Target Discussion
• Missing Work Discussion
• Go Over Bar Graphs
• Would You Rather Activity (pg 13 & 14)
Homework:
• Finish Would You Rather Activity (pg 13 & 14)
• Start Get To Know You Letter (pg 11) DUE FRIDAY
What should be included in every
graph?
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Labeled x-axis
Numbered x-axis
Labeled y-axis
Numbered y-axis
Data that takes up the entire page
Key labeling data if necessary
8/21/13
Target:
• To be able to make a bar/line graph
• To be able to thoughtfully explain my opinion
Warm-Up:
• Answer the following question on page 3
• What grade did you receive in science class last
year?
• What grade do you plan on getting this year?
• Take out your Would You Rather Questions
Agenda:
• Rate Targets (pg 2)
• Go Over Would You Rather Activity (pg 13 & 14)
• Energy Level Graph (pgs 15-16)
Homework:
• Energy Level Graph (pgs 15-16)
• Get To Know You Letter (pg 11) DUE FRIDAY
• 1 - You don’t understand the concept at all. You’ve
never heard of it
• 2 – You’ve heard of the concept but you don’t know
anything about it
• 3 – You know 1-2 things about the concept but not
everything
• 4 – You understand most of the concept and can
complete it without a problem
• 5 - You understand the target enough to teach it to a
classmate
8/22/13
Target:
• To be able to state the class rules and procedures
• To be able to list the items that need to come to
class everyday
Warm-Up:
• Answer the following question on page 3
• When did you have the most energy?
• When did you have the least energy?
• Take out your Energy Level Graph
Agenda:
• Go Over Energy Level Graph (pgs 15-16)
• Science Website / Homework Hotline
• Syllabus Concept Map
• Syllabus Discussion
Homework:
• Get To Know You Letter (pg 11)
Energy Level Throughout the Day
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8/23/13
Target:
• To be able to state the class rules and procedures
Warm-Up:
• Pick up the syllabus signature sheet from the front
• Turn in your Get to Know You letter at the front
• Answer the following TRIVIA questions on page 3
• What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
• What goes around the world but stays in a
corner?
Agenda:
• Safety Discussion
• Safety Drill Information
• 20 Questions
• Analyzing the Situation - Advanced
Homework:
• Get syllabus and safety sheet signed
8/26/13
Target:
• To be able to contrast observation and
inference
Warm-Up:
• Turn in your signed syllabus/safety sheet
• Pick up the Remind101 sheet
• If you have your phone or another
electronic device you can register now
Agenda:
• Remind 101
• Binders
• Scissor Activity
Homework:
• Write paragraph about scissor activity
8/27/13!!!!!!!
Target:
• To be able to contrast observation and
inference
Warm-Up:
• Turn in your scissor reflection
• What is an observation?
• What is an inference?
• Which one was used in the scissor activity?
Agenda:
• Discuss scissor activity
• Observation versus inference notes
Homework:
• STUDY FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW
Quiz Tomorrow
• 3 short answer questions
• 10 statements
– Decide if they are observations or inferences
• Things you should know
– Define observation
– Define inference
– Which one is used in lab?
– Be able to identify if a statement is an observation
or an inference
8/28/13
Target:
• To be able to contrast observation and
inference
Warm-Up:
• STUDY FOR THE QUIZ
• You should be silent
• You should use your notes from yesterday
Agenda:
• Observation Versus Inference Quiz
• Hypothesis Notes
• Hypothesis Worksheet
Homework:
• Finish Hypothesis worksheet
Target:
8/30/13
• To be able to define air pressure
Warm-Up:
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ONLY USE ONE BOX ON YOUR NEW WARM-UP SHEET
• This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes
sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands;
lacks a head but has a face. What is it?
• What word can be written forward, backward or
upside down, and can still be read from left to
right?
Agenda:
• Pick up your papers from the side of the room
• Demos
Homework:
• None! Have a great weekend
Target:
9/3/13
• To be able to define air pressure
Warm-Up:
• Complete the targets on page 2
• What allowed each of the activities
to work on Friday?
Agenda:
• Two Column Note Discussion
• Take Notes (pgs 7-9)
Homework:
• Finish taking notes on pages 7-9
Target:
9/4/13
• To be able to define air pressure
Warm-Up:
• Why is the atmosphere important?
Agenda:
• Note Quiz
• Atmosphere & Air Pressure Notes (pg13)
• Air Pressure Worksheet
Homework:
• Finish Air Pressure Worksheet (pg 15)
• Study for atmosphere and air pressure
quiz - Tomorrow
Quiz Tomorrow
• Know
– Why the atmosphere is important
– What the atmosphere is made up of
– Definition of air pressure
– How air pressure relates to altitude and density
– What measures air pressure
• Format
– True and False
– Fill in the blank
– Multiple Choice
– Short answer
Quiz Answers
• In addition to providing us with oxygen, why is
the atmosphere important? List 3 ways
– Protects us from radiation
– Keeps us warm
– Gives us weather
– Protects us from flying objects
– Gives plants CO2
– Allows for flight
– Allows us to talk
Quiz Answers Cont.
• What is the air mainly made up of? Mention
at least 2 things
– Nitrogen
– Oxygen
• Is the air more or less dense near the earth?
– More
• As you go higher in the air, what happens to
air pressure? (CIRCLE ONE)
– Goes Down
Target:
• To be able to define air pressure
Warm-Up:
• Describe the air pressure at the top of a
mountain.
• Describe the density at the bottom of a
mountain
Agenda:
• Go Over Air Pressure Worksheet
• Study for Quiz
• Atmosphere and Air Pressure Quiz
• Application Worksheet pg 16
Homework:
• Finish Application Worksheet (pg 16)
9/5/13
Target:
9/6/13
• To be able to define air pressure
Warm-Up:
Lem Walton was cleaning out his old barn. He was dragging
things out into the yard and filling containers with useless items
he had collected over the years. At one point, he rolled an old
barrel out of the barn, which weighted 20 kilograms. Clem put
something in the barrel and when he was finished, it weighted
less. What could it have been?
Agenda:
• Finish Powerpoint Notes
• Demo - Explanation
• A&Q
• Air Pressure Reflection
Homework:
• Finish Air Pressure Reflection
Target:
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9/9/13
To be able to list the layers of the atmosphere in order.
To be able to list at least two items that are found in each of
the layers of the atmosphere.
Warm-Up:
• Describe the air pressure and density at the top
of a mountain.
• How does temperature impact air pressure?
Agenda:
• Layers of the Atmosphere Reading (pgs 17-20)
• Edmodo Login (pg 34)
Homework:
• Finish Layers Reading and Chart (pg 20)
• Turn in safety sheet before Wednesday
• ADVANCED - Felix B. pg 24 – Due Wednesday
Target:
9/10/13
• To be able to list the layers of the atmosphere in
order.
• To be able to list at least two items that are found in
each of the layers of the atmosphere.
Warm-Up:
• Complete the targets on page 2
Agenda:
• Check in Homework (pgs 12, 15, 16, 20) (ADV 19)
• Layers of the Atmosphere Notes (pg 23)
• Layers Video / Felix Video (pg 24)
Homework:
• Complete the layers of the atmosphere worksheet
(pgs 21-22)
• ADVANCED – Felix Paper due Friday
9/11/13
Target:
• To be able to read a statement and identify which
type of heat transfer is present.
• To be able to describe why warm substances rise
while cold substances sink
Warm-Up:
• Turn to the Heat Transfer Stations (pg 25)
• Complete the first 6 questions in the prelab section
Agenda:
• Check in Homework
• Go Over Homework
• Heat Transfer Lab
Homework:
• Study for Layers of the atmosphere quiz
• Felix B. Paper – Advanced Due Friday
Layers of the Atmosphere Quiz
• Know the following:
– Layers of the atmosphere IN ORDER
– Items that can be found in each layer
– If the temperature is increasing or decreasing
9/12/13
Target:
• To be able to read a statement and identify which
type of heat transfer is present.
• To be able to describe why warm substances rise
while cold substances sink
Warm-Up:
• None
Agenda:
• Quiz
• Heat Transfer Stations
Homework:
• Heat Transfer Worksheet
• Felix Article - Advanced
9/13/13
Target:
• To be able to read a statement and identify which type of
heat transfer is present.
• To be able to describe why warm substances rise while cold
substances sink
Warm-Up:
• I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old.
What am I?
• How many cubic meters of dirt are in a hole 6
meters long, 2 meters wide, and one meter deep?
Agenda:
• Station Lab
• Go Over Stations
• Go Over Worksheet
• Journal Articles
Homework:
• None
Target:
9/16/13
• To be able to describe the greenhouse effect.
• To be able to describe why the ozone layer is
important.
Warm-Up:
• Pick up the paper from the front of the room
• Read the 5 journal articles and determine how 2072 is
different from today
• Write this on a separate sheet of paper
• Figure out what happened to cause these differences
• You only have 15 minutes from the bell to do this.
So work quickly
Agenda:
• Journal Article
• Greenhouse and Ozone Notes (pgs 31-33)
Homework:
• Finish taking notes
9/17/13
Target:
• To be able to describe the greenhouse
effect.
• To be able to describe why the ozone layer is
important.
Warm-Up:
• Take out your notes
• See if you can answer the following questions
Agenda:
• Notes (pgs 35-36)
• Work on Study Guide
Homework:
• Finish Study Guide – Due Tomorrow!!!!!
Warm-Up
• Take out your notes from yesterday and see if you can answer the following
questions
• You do NOT need to write the entire question. Just write the number and the
answer
1. When did we start releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
A. Renaissance Era
True or False
B. Industrial Revolution
C. 1990’s
D. We haven’t
3. Without the greenhouse effect we would still be able to live on earth
because temperatures would change but not significantly.
4. Greenhouse gases can come from natural sources (ex. Volcanoes or animals)
5. An increase in greenhouse gases cause an increase in the Earth’s
average temperature
6. Eating less meat and using less electricity are both ways to reduce the
amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.
7. The ozone layer protects us by trapping infrared radiation.
8. Choroflurocarbons cause the ozone layer to get thinner.
9. Ozone layer damage is more like a thin patch than a hole
Target:
• ALL
Warm-Up:
• Take out your study guide
• Complete the targets – Page 2
Agenda:
• Go Over Study Guide
• Review
Homework:
• STUDY!!!
• Make sure your packet is completed
(except last page)
9/18/13
9/23/13
Target:
• To understand what causes global warming.
Warm-Up:
• Pick up the paper at the front of the room.
• Complete the reflection (last 2 pgs of packet)
• Turn in your packet
• On the back of the Global Warming paper answer
the following questions
• What do you care about?
• What causes you to care about these things?
• What causes you to care about new things?
Agenda:
• Go Over Test
• Global Warming Project
Homework:
• Start thinking about your project
9/24/13
Target:
• To understand what causes global warming.
Warm-Up:
• Sit with your groups
Agenda:
• Test Retakes
• Must join me 3 times (before school,
lunch, or after school) between now and
Friday
• Second Grade Counts
• Global Warming Project
• Submit audience, topic, product
Homework:
• Work on Project
9/24/13
Target:
• To understand what causes global warming.
Warm-Up:
• Sit with your groups
Agenda:
• Test Retakes
• Must join me 3 times (before school,
lunch, or after school) between now and
Friday
• Second Grade Counts
• Global Warming Project
• Submit audience, topic, product
Homework:
• Work on Project
9/30/13
Target:
• To understand what causes global warming.
Warm-Up:
• Sit with your groups
• Pick up the reflection at the front of the room
and complete it as a group
Agenda:
• Project Reflections
• Discuss Projects
Homework:
• None
10/1/13
Target:
• To understand the basic vocabulary of winds
Warm-Up:
• Pick up your new packet Write your name on the
front cover along with your period #
• Make sure you have a textbook at your table.
• What is going to be the most challenging part of
the global warming action you selected?
Agenda:
• Science Survey
• Global Warming Reflection – Edmodo
• Weather Graffiti – Pages 5 & 6
Homework:
• Finish Global Warming Reflection
• Weather Graffiti – Pages 5 & 6
10/2/13
Target:
• To be able to describe how winds are
formed
Warm-Up:
• Complete the targets on page 2
• Write down 3 things you know about
winds.
Agenda:
• Wind Notes (pages 14-19 in textbook)
• Work on the wind worksheets if you finish
early (pages 13-19 in packet)
Homework:
• Finish Wind Notes (pages 14-19)
Target:
10/3/13
• To be able to describe how winds are
formed
Warm-Up:
• What causes winds?
Agenda:
• Note Quiz
• Wind Powerpoint notes (pages 7 & 8)
• Wind Worksheet (pages 13 & 14)
• Work on Wind Worksheets (pgs 15-19) if
done early)
Homework:
• Finish Wind Worksheet (pages 13 & 14)
Target:
10/4/13
• To be able to describe how winds are formed
Warm-Up:
• List the 3 main types of global winds
• List the 3 main types of local winds
• What is one similarity between local and global
winds?
• What is one difference between local and global
winds?
Agenda:
• Finish Wind Powerpoint notes (pages 7 & 8)
• Wind Stations
• Wind Worksheets
Homework:
• Edmodo Reflection
Target:
10/8/13
• To be able to describe how winds are
formed
Warm-Up:
• Draw a sea breeze
Agenda:
• Wind Stations
• Wind Worksheets
• Pages 9-19 should be completed by
tomorrow
Homework:
• Pages 9 – 19
• Pages 9 – 20 – ADVANCED
10/9/13
Target:
• To be able to describe how winds are formed
Warm-Up:
• Complete the cloud memory box pg 21
• Write down everything you know about
clouds
Agenda:
• Go over wind stations
• Go over the wind worksheets
• Cloud Memory box
• Cloud Powerpoint
Homework:
• Cloud Worksheet pgs 23 & 24
• Study for the wind quiz tomorrow
Target:
• To be able to describe how winds are
formed
Warm-Up:
• Take out your air masses and fronts
questions
Agenda:
• Air masses and fronts notes
• Air masses and fronts worksheet
Homework:
• Air masses and fronts worksheet
10/10/13
Target:
• ALL
Warm-Up:
• Pick up your papers from the side of the room
• Complete the targets on page 2
• What is the best way for you personally to
study/learn the information?
Agenda:
• Air masses and fronts worksheet
• Study Guide
Homework:
• Edmodo Response #3 – Due Tuesday
• Take the 2 edmodo polls
• Study Guide – Due Tuesday
10/11/13
Target:
• ALL
Warm-Up:
10/15/13
• On a scale from 1-10 how prepared are
you for this test?
Agenda:
• Study Guide
• Row Races
Homework:
• STUDY!!!!!!!!!!
• No Retakes
Target:
• ALL
Warm-Up:
• None
Agenda:
• Quia Survey
• Turn in Green Packet
• Tornado Video
Homework:
• None
10/16/13
Target:
• Reflect on 1st quarter and the test
Warm-Up:
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Pick up the optional reflection
Pick up your grade sheet
Pick up the survey results
Pick up a highlighter
Agenda:
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Discuss grades
Discuss the reflection
Discuss the test
Discuss 2nd quarter
Tornado Video
Homework:
• None
10/17/13
Target:
10/21/13
• Determine the negative effects of storms
Warm-Up:
• Turn in Optional Reflection
• Turn in any missing work
Agenda:
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Tornado Video
Hurricane Video
Dust Storm Video
Blizzard Video
Homework:
• None
Target:
10/22/13
• Reflect on 1st quarter
Warm-Up:
• Pick up your science test reflection from the
front of the room
• Pick up your student led conference folder
• Take out a piece of notebook paper and a
writing utensil
Agenda:
• Student Led Conference Discussion
Homework:
• None
Target:
10/23/13
• Reflect on 1st quarter
Warm-Up:
• Pick up the 2 pages at the front of the room
• They need to go in your student led folder
• Grab your student led conference folder and finish
the reflection
• You only have 5 minutes from the bell
Agenda:
• Student Led Conference Reflection
• Severe Weather Story
Homework:
• Start thinking about your story
• Stories are due tomorrow at the end of
class – NO EXCEPTIONS
Target:
10/30/13
• To understand the difference between the severe
weather systems
Warm-Up:
• Find your new seats
• Pick up your paper from the front of the room
• Turn in your permission slip
• If you don’t have it today make sure you write it
down!
Agenda:
• Severe Weather Story Quiz
• Severe Weather Story Reflection
Homework:
• Turn in your permission slip
• THEY ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!!!!!
11/1/13
Target:
• To understand the difference between
the severe weather systems
Warm-Up:
• Pick up the papers from the front of the
room
• Turn in permission slips
Agenda:
• Severe Weather Notes
• Severe Weather Worksheet
Homework:
• Severe Weather Worksheet
11/4/13
Target:
• To understand the difference between the
severe weather systems
Warm-Up:
• Turn in permission slips
• Take out your severe weather worksheet
Agenda:
• Finish Severe Weather Notes
• Weather Station Models
Homework:
• Finish the severe weather worksheet
• Read the animals predicting weather article
and write a paragraph summary - ADV
11/5/13
Target:
• To understand how to predict weather
Warm-Up:
• Turn in permission slips
• Turn in your paragraph summary – ADV
Agenda:
• Weather Station Models
• Go over model worksheet
• Weather Forecasting Notes
Homework:
• Read the animals predicting weather article
and write a paragraph summary
Target:
11/6/13 - ADVANCED
• To understand how to predict weather
Agenda:
• Weather Warfare Video
Homework:
• Paragraph 1: Summarize the video
• Paragraph 2: In your opinion, should we fund weather
research with the plan to use it as warfare? Pros and
cons?
Reminders:
• Study guide due Monday
• If you want to check your answers before the
weekend, have the study guide done before Friday.
Come in during lunch or advisory
• Test next Wednesday
• Tomorrow – Report to advisory at the beginning of the
day
11/6/13 - Regular
Target:
• To understand how to predict weather
Warm-Up:
• Turn in your paragraph summary at the front of the
room
• Pick up the weather forecasting note sheet
Agenda:
• Weather Forecasting Notes
Reminders:
• Study guide due Monday
• If you want to check your answers before the
weekend, have the study guide done before
Friday. Come in during lunch or advisory
• Test next Wednesday
• Tomorrow – Report to advisory at the beginning of
the day
11/8/13
Target:
• To understand how to predict weather
Warm-Up:
• Turn in your movie paragraphs –
advanced
• Pick up the station packet
Agenda:
• Weather Forecasting Stations
Homework:
• Study guide due Monday
• Study for the test
• Test next Wednesday
Target:
• To understand how to predict
weather
Warm-Up:
• Take out your study guide
Agenda:
• Check study guide answers
• Weather Forecasting Stations
Homework:
• STUDY!!!!!!!!!
11/11/13
Wednesdays Science Test
Regular
• 44 Questions
– 17 Multiple Choice
– 7 True/False
– 10 Short Answer
– 10 Pictures with
multiple choice or
matching answers
• 67 Points
Advanced
• 48 Questions
– 10 Multiple Choice
– 2 True/False
– 23 Short Answer
– 12 Pictures with
multiple choice or
matching answers
• 70 Points
Content on the Test
Regular
Advanced
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Hurricanes – 8?s
Thunderstorms – 4?s
Blizzards – 4?s
Tornadoes – 8?s
Dust Storms – 4?s
Measuring Weather –
6?s
• Weather Stations /
Graphs – 11?s
Hurricanes – 11?s
Thunderstorms – 4?s
Blizzards – 4?s
Tornadoes – 7?s
Dust Storms – 5?s
Measuring Weather –
6?s
• Weather Stations /
Graphs – 12?s