Thursday October 31, 2013

Today the students did their presentations.

Wednesday October 30, 2013

Today the students continued and finished their quizzes.  If they did not finish then it was assigned for homework.  

We will be presenting tomorrow

Tuesday October 29, 2013

Today the students continued working on their quizzes.  

We will work on them the first part of class tomorrow, then we will switch and the students will take their classmates quizzes.

DON'T FORGET PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW 

Monday October 28, 2013

Today the students started on the creation of their own assessment of the unit we have been covering.  They were not able to finish today but will have the class period tomorrow to do so.  

Don't forget the project is due WEDNESDAY 

Friday October 25, 2013

Today the students spent the class period in the computer lab working on an online program called Study Island.

They can work on it anytime at home through the link from yesterday's post

Thursday October 24, 2013

Today the student's spent their final day in the computer lab working on their research.  Tomorrow we will be in the computer lab but will be working on a science study website called study island.

Don't forget that projects are due October 30, 2013.

The website we will be visiting tomorrow is STUDY ISLAND

Wednesday October 23, 2013

Today the students are taking the energy vocabulary quiz.  

I also had the students turn in their spirals for a spiral quiz grade.

Tuesday October 22, 2013

Today the students were once again in the computer labs working on their projects.

I also got each logged into a service called edmodo.  There is a parent edmodo you can ask your child for the parent code for you.

Monday October 21, 2013

Today the students were in the computer labs doing research for their projects.  We will more than likely be in there tomorrow as well.

There is a vocabulary quiz Wednesday as well.
CLICK HERE to get to the quizlet for that.

There is a spiral quiz Wednesday here is picture of my table of contents.  You might want to update yours for the Quiz.

Work for after research

Practice this quizlet

5th grade STAAR vocabhttp://quizlet.com/_6ppdl

Friday October 18,2013

Today we finished the four square vocabulary and then the students started working on their projects

Thursday October 17, 2013

Today the students were introduced to the project they will be working on.

Here are the requirements for the project:

Requirements for the energy Project

Take the thing you are passionate about and:

Make a 2 minute presentation displaying how that passion has all five energies in it.

Thermal, Electric, Mechanical, Sound and Light

Make a display that has at least 4-5 pictures on it displaying your passion and the energies.

Display can be powerpoint, poster board, or visual display of some kind

Due: October 30, 2013

Wednesday October 16, 2013

Today the students completed their energy booklets and turned them in.

DON'T FORGET TEST CORRECTIONS AND JUMPING FROG EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE BY FRIDAY!

Tuesday October 15, 2013

Today the students and I started and worked on an energy booklet.

We will continue working on those tomorrow as well.

The students also were told their averages and how to help them.

Remind 101

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Free 100 Assignment

For a free 100 homework assignment complete the following.  It will be due by next Friday

Here is the link to the video over how to make an origami frog. http://m.wikihow.com/Make-an-Origami-Jumping-Frog

Here are the extra credit questions you need to answer over the origami frog.

  1) When does your frog have potential energy?

  2). When does your frog have kinetic energy?

 3) When does your frog have the most energy?  Explain your answer

Thursday October 10, 2013

Today we graded the workbook we started from yesterday.  We also watched a video over forces and motion.

Great video over Forces

Here is a great video to watch over forces.  

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=2Twkj0y 

Wednesday October 9, 2013

Today the students finished up their lab questions and then worked out of their workbook.

Tuesday October 8,2013

Today we did a lab in class exploring potential and kinetic energy.  

TEST CORRECTIONS

The students will be bringing their exams home for the parents to view.  They have the opportunity to make corrections on their exams for extra credit.  The students that failed the exam must bring the exams back corrected and signed by their parent/guardian.  Below you will find the exam for corrections purposes.

Or you can open up the test by CLICKING HERE

Mixtures and Solutions Exam Questions

1	What's a physical blend of two or more substances?
		A Heterogeneous B Mixture C Solution D Homogeneous

2	How many types of mixtures did we talk about
		F 1 G 3 H 2 J 4

3	Which type of mixture is not uniform in composition?
		A Heterogeneous B Homogenous C Solution D Mixture

4	Which of these BEST describes the change in salt grains as they dissolve in water?
		F The grains change their chemicals until they become water. G The grains get higher in temperature until they melt into a liquid. H The grains get smaller in size until they can no longer be seen. J The grains are washed clean until they are perfectly clear.

5	Raphaela is making a tossed salad. She mixes together lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots. Her friend Shannon does not like carrots. Which of the following BEST explains why Shannon will be able to eat the salad without eating the carrots in the salad?
		A A tossed salad is not a true mixture. B A salad is a mixture that can be separated. C Tossing the salad combines all the ingredients. D The carrots change their properties when mixed.

6	A student mixes sand and pebbles in a cup. How can the student separate the parts of this mixture?
		F heating them and collecting what is left G soaking them in water until the sand disappears H touching them with a magnet and keeping only the parts that stick J pouring them onto a wire mesh screen and catching what falls through
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7	Which mixture could be separated using water?
		A sand grains and seashells B iron filings and sugar C salt and sugar D pebbles and marbles

8	Beach sand is made of small, worn rocks and fragments of shells and sponges.  This means that beach sand is —
		F a solid G a mixture H a compound J unstable

9	Which choice below is a mixture?
		A   B   C D

10	How many phases do you have with a Homogeneous mixture?
	F 1 G 2 H 3 J None

11	What is the special name scientist give to homogeneous mixtures?
	A Phases B Solutions C Composits D Distillations

12	What type of mixture has a completely uniform composition throughout itself?
	F Homogeneous G Distillation H Phase J Heterogenous

13	Which is NOT a way that mixtures are seperated?
	A Phasing B Sifting C Evaporation D Magnetic attraction

14	What is the process called when a liquid is boiled to produce vapor that is then condensed again to a liquid?
	F Mixing G Refining H Phasing J Distillation

15	Which mixture could be separated using a magnet?
	A pepper and sugar B pebbles and marbles C sand grains and seashells D iron filings and pepper

16	Any part of a system with uniform composition and properties is called a?
	F solution G phase H mixture J none of the above

17	How many phases are in a heterogeneous mixture?
	A 0 B 1 C 1/2 D 2 or more

18	Orange juice with pulp would be an example of what kind of mixture?
	F None of the Below G Solution H Homogeneous J Heterogeneous