It's getting close to the date of our first field trip of the year! For those students signed up to attend you will find some information/reminders below:
-Please be at school at 5:30 a.m. We will be departing promptly at 5:45 and if you are not here we will not be waiting for you
-We should return to Julia Landon around 5:30PM. Students will be allowed to call their parents from the bus when we are near St. Augustine to check in with parents.
-Wear layers of clothing. It will probably be chilly in the morning but warm up by afternoon. Be sure that you are dressed to accommodate this weather.
-WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES!!! You will NOT be allowed to get on the bus if you are not in the proper footwear. NO CROCS, FLIP FLOPS OR SANDALS.
-Bring an extra pair of socks and pair of shoes with you to change into in case yours get wet/muddy
-Bring a bagged lunch with you. Waters will be available to purchase at the Preserve for 25 cents. You may bring a snack for the bus in the morning/afternoon if you would like to.
-Report cards will be given out on Friday Nov. 2 at school. You will receive your report card on Monday Nov 5, or your parent/guardian may come to school and personally pick up your report card during school hours on Friday.
Monday, October 29, 2012
2nd Quarter Homework Policy
Congrats on finishing up your first quarter of the 8th grade! As we enter the second quarter you are getting that much closer to high school! In an effort to prepare you for success at whatever high school you choose to attend, you may recall that my homework policy changes for 2nd quarter. Below you will find a summary of the homework policy in my classroom for the remainder of the year.
I will no longer be accepting late work. If your assignment is not with you in class when I collect it, it is considered late. It will be a zero in my grade book. You will also be required to call your parent/guardian from my classroom to let them know that you have missed the assignment and will be getting a zero. This will allow you to directly communicate with your parent and keep them in the loop on any missing assignments.
As you know, I have many safety nets in place for you to be able to find out what the homework assignments and due dates are. I have three main ways of giving you the info:
1.) I tell you orally in class what the assignment is and instruct all students to write that in their planner.
2.) I write the assignment and due date on the class agenda on the board in my classroom.
3.) I post the assignment, due date and an other pertinent info on this blog.
Please utilize the resources and safety nets that I have in place to ensure a successful second quarter!
I will no longer be accepting late work. If your assignment is not with you in class when I collect it, it is considered late. It will be a zero in my grade book. You will also be required to call your parent/guardian from my classroom to let them know that you have missed the assignment and will be getting a zero. This will allow you to directly communicate with your parent and keep them in the loop on any missing assignments.
As you know, I have many safety nets in place for you to be able to find out what the homework assignments and due dates are. I have three main ways of giving you the info:
1.) I tell you orally in class what the assignment is and instruct all students to write that in their planner.
2.) I write the assignment and due date on the class agenda on the board in my classroom.
3.) I post the assignment, due date and an other pertinent info on this blog.
Please utilize the resources and safety nets that I have in place to ensure a successful second quarter!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Eclipses and Moon Phases 5E Menu
We have worked very hard in class on our 5 E menus. Please note that we are going to be moving on to the next concept in class tomorrow. Whatever you have not finished of your menu will be due next week.
All parts of the 5 E menu plan are due:
A Day: Oct 29
B Day: Oct 30
***If you have signed up to do the Moon Phase journal as your 'dessert' the due date for that part of the menu is Nov 5 and 6. All other parts of the menu are still due on the dates listed above.***
Please hand in all items stapled or in a folder with the Purple Menu as your cover page.
If you have an electronic item on a thumbdrive, such as a jeopardy game, you will have time on the day the assignment is due to drop your electronic assignment onto my external hard drive to be graded. Please do not email it to me.
If it is a link to a webpage, email it to me AND provide me with a printout of the web address.
As you are completing your work on all of these items, be sure to go back and double check the rubric provided on the flip side of your menu. Make sure set yourself up for success!
All parts of the 5 E menu plan are due:
A Day: Oct 29
B Day: Oct 30
***If you have signed up to do the Moon Phase journal as your 'dessert' the due date for that part of the menu is Nov 5 and 6. All other parts of the menu are still due on the dates listed above.***
Please hand in all items stapled or in a folder with the Purple Menu as your cover page.
If you have an electronic item on a thumbdrive, such as a jeopardy game, you will have time on the day the assignment is due to drop your electronic assignment onto my external hard drive to be graded. Please do not email it to me.
If it is a link to a webpage, email it to me AND provide me with a printout of the web address.
As you are completing your work on all of these items, be sure to go back and double check the rubric provided on the flip side of your menu. Make sure set yourself up for success!
Monday, October 22, 2012
Team Time Prefix and Suffix study
Create a comic strip putting together all of our work on prefixes and suffixes in science Team Time!
Be sure that your comic strip includes:
1.) What prefixes and suffixes are; how they are attached to root words to change meaning
2.) Explain why they are important in the science classroom. How can they help us understand the concepts?
3.) 3 examples of prefixes/suffixes that are used in science; include example words that will help to highlight what the prefix means.
You may use an online template from the below list; you may hand draw your comic or you may create a collage style comic!
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
http://marvelkids.marvel.com/games/play/75/create_your_own_comic
Be sure that your comic strip includes:
1.) What prefixes and suffixes are; how they are attached to root words to change meaning
2.) Explain why they are important in the science classroom. How can they help us understand the concepts?
3.) 3 examples of prefixes/suffixes that are used in science; include example words that will help to highlight what the prefix means.
You may use an online template from the below list; you may hand draw your comic or you may create a collage style comic!
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
http://marvelkids.marvel.com/games/play/75/create_your_own_comic
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Conclusion Questions from Exploration Lab "Tilted Earth"
Please be sure that you write a well supported answer to each of these questions. Use your concept map/science text book to help you!
Do you think a planet whose axis was NOT tilted would have
seasons? Explain your answer.
Many people think that the tilt of the Earth causes seasons
because it makes one part of the Earth much, much closer to
the Sun. When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, is the
Northern Hemisphere really much closer to the Sun than the
Southern Hemisphere? Explain your answer.
If you did not have a chance to do it in class, make sure that you create a diagram of the Earth/Sun relationship and label the seasons (along with solstice and equinox points). The diagram should be neat and on the back of your concept map, both will go in your class notes section of your notebook.
Do you think a planet whose axis was NOT tilted would have
seasons? Explain your answer.
Many people think that the tilt of the Earth causes seasons
because it makes one part of the Earth much, much closer to
the Sun. When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, is the
Northern Hemisphere really much closer to the Sun than the
Southern Hemisphere? Explain your answer.
If you did not have a chance to do it in class, make sure that you create a diagram of the Earth/Sun relationship and label the seasons (along with solstice and equinox points). The diagram should be neat and on the back of your concept map, both will go in your class notes section of your notebook.
Science Project Part 1
Due
A Day Oct 22
B Day Oct 23
Research at least 3 different topics that you might like to investigate for your Science Project this year.
For each topic please include 3 research sources, for a grand total of 9 (2 of them total must be from a scholarly book or magazine) Remember NO WIKIPEDIA or personal blogs. Make sure these are reliable internet sources
For each topic please write at least a one paragraph discussion of what you might like to investigate on that topic, and background research that you have found that is helping you decide your topic.
This information will be kept in your Science Project composition notebook. The first page will be your table of contents and this page will be your second.
A Day Oct 22
B Day Oct 23
Research at least 3 different topics that you might like to investigate for your Science Project this year.
For each topic please include 3 research sources, for a grand total of 9 (2 of them total must be from a scholarly book or magazine) Remember NO WIKIPEDIA or personal blogs. Make sure these are reliable internet sources
For each topic please write at least a one paragraph discussion of what you might like to investigate on that topic, and background research that you have found that is helping you decide your topic.
This information will be kept in your Science Project composition notebook. The first page will be your table of contents and this page will be your second.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Our First Field Trip--Crystal Springs Preserve!!!!
Permission Slips were given out last week for our first feild trip. Don't forget to bring back your permission slip and money for the Crystal Springs Preserve Field Trip.
The deadline for permission slips is Oct 12....that is this week!
You must bring back the pink permission slip, the Out Of County form (notarized) along with your $25 dollars.
The Out of County form is a one time notarized permission form that authorizes the student to travel out of Duval County. This form will be kept on file for the rest of the year, and used for any other field trips that we take out of the county.
Don't miss out on our first field trip. We will be doing three really awesome science/team building activities!!! It will be a ton of fun!
See the link below to check out the Crystal Springs Preserve Website!
http://www.crystalspringspreserve.com/index.php
The deadline for permission slips is Oct 12....that is this week!
You must bring back the pink permission slip, the Out Of County form (notarized) along with your $25 dollars.
The Out of County form is a one time notarized permission form that authorizes the student to travel out of Duval County. This form will be kept on file for the rest of the year, and used for any other field trips that we take out of the county.
Don't miss out on our first field trip. We will be doing three really awesome science/team building activities!!! It will be a ton of fun!
See the link below to check out the Crystal Springs Preserve Website!
http://www.crystalspringspreserve.com/index.php
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Quiz Reflection and Recycle
Due:
A Day Weds Oct 10
B Day Thurs Oct 11
This is an all or nothing recycle. You either complete ALL of the questions and steps in the recycle (specifically and with care) or you get NO points
You will earn back half of the points for each question wrong, if you complete the recycle correctly.
Quiz Data Analysis and Reflection: (on back of data analysis--All students must complete this part)
How much did you study for this quiz?
Which study strategy that you tried was the most effective for you? Why?
Which study strategy was the least effective for you? How will you improve or modify this to work for you?
Will you recycle this quiz? Why or why not?
Recycle Directions
Anyone can Recycle!!!!! (below 70% MANDATORY RECYCLE)
For each incorrect Answer please complete the following steps:
Find the Correct Answer/Learning Target
Tell me how you figured out this answer; cite the 2-3 sentences in the book where you found this information and give the page #
Where did you make your mistake? What was your thought process and where did you go wrong, What was it about this concept or question that you did not understand (be very specific)
What will you do next time to make sure you don’t get this wrong again. (Include specific strategies that we have talked about in class that you will use to help you, such as study strategies or test taking strategies)
***You must turn in: your original test; completed initial reflection and data analysis & all steps to recycle***
A Day Weds Oct 10
B Day Thurs Oct 11
This is an all or nothing recycle. You either complete ALL of the questions and steps in the recycle (specifically and with care) or you get NO points
You will earn back half of the points for each question wrong, if you complete the recycle correctly.
Quiz Data Analysis and Reflection: (on back of data analysis--All students must complete this part)
How much did you study for this quiz?
Which study strategy that you tried was the most effective for you? Why?
Which study strategy was the least effective for you? How will you improve or modify this to work for you?
Will you recycle this quiz? Why or why not?
Recycle Directions
Anyone can Recycle!!!!! (below 70% MANDATORY RECYCLE)
For each incorrect Answer please complete the following steps:
Find the Correct Answer/Learning Target
Tell me how you figured out this answer; cite the 2-3 sentences in the book where you found this information and give the page #
Where did you make your mistake? What was your thought process and where did you go wrong, What was it about this concept or question that you did not understand (be very specific)
What will you do next time to make sure you don’t get this wrong again. (Include specific strategies that we have talked about in class that you will use to help you, such as study strategies or test taking strategies)
***You must turn in: your original test; completed initial reflection and data analysis & all steps to recycle***
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
First Gizmo Assignment and Class Codes
Below you will find the Gizmo class codes.
Please use the correct code for your class period to enroll in Gizmos for science class.
Classes/Code
1A-GGKKCC2JMA
2A-GGMHVWTDSW
4A-GGNFGHTX92
6B-GGPZVEMJWA
7B-GGQXFZDCBW
Please complete the Gizmo "HR Diagram" for homework. You will need to complete the student exploration guide and the 5 assessment questions that go along with the Gizmo. You may print our the student exploration guide and write the answers on it, or you may write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Whichever option you choose, be sure to write in complete sentences and support your answers with evidence from the Gizmo!!!!!
Please use the correct code for your class period to enroll in Gizmos for science class.
Classes/Code
1A-GGKKCC2JMA
2A-GGMHVWTDSW
4A-GGNFGHTX92
6B-GGPZVEMJWA
7B-GGQXFZDCBW
Please complete the Gizmo "HR Diagram" for homework. You will need to complete the student exploration guide and the 5 assessment questions that go along with the Gizmo. You may print our the student exploration guide and write the answers on it, or you may write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Whichever option you choose, be sure to write in complete sentences and support your answers with evidence from the Gizmo!!!!!
HR Diagram Interactive lab
copy and paste this web address into your browser to take you to the interactive HR Diagram Lab.
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/hr_diagram.html
Complete the following, on a separate sheet of paper, as you work through the lab with your partner:
1st Page:
-summarize in 3-5 sentences the information you read in the top portion before the interactive lab
-Read all of the info and complete the "reading the diagram" interactive lab at the bottom of the first page. Write your answers on your paper as you go.
2nd page:
-Click on the interactive lab on this page and complete the questions. As you go write the correct answer on your paper. If you got the question wrong at first write a brief statement about where you made your error/what your misconception was.
3rd Page
-Summarize the top reading material in 3-5 sentences.
-view the animation.
-Complete the interactive lab portion and anwser the questions. Remember to write your answers on your paper as well.
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