Friday December 19, 2014

We had our Christmas party today.

I hope everyone has a wonderful break and see ya'll back here on the 6th of January.

Quiz Link

Click the link below and take the quiz when done with the animations and web quest.
YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES ETC TO HELP YOU ON THE QUIZ.
YOUR USERNAME OR STUDENT ID NEEDS A 0 IN FRONT OF IT MORE THAN LIKELY.
DON'T FORGET YOUR PASSWORD IS: jarrell

FORMATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK AND FOSSIL FUELS QUIZ LINK

Thursday December 18, 2014

Today the students finished the web quest and animation and took a quiz over sedimentary rocks and fossil fuel formation.

They were able to use their notes and science spirals on those.

Wednesday December 17, 2014

Today we continued on the webquest and the animation in the computer lab.

Tuesday December 16, 2014

Today we were in the computer lab exploring how coal and oil are formed.  They drew and wrote the information from the following website.

coal and oil formation animation link

Tomorrow we will be doing a web quest over fossil fuels.  You can find the link to that below.

FOSSIL FUELS WEB QUEST LINK

Both assignments are due by Thursday and the students were told they could work on them at home.

Monday December 15, 2014

Today the students wrote their lab reports over the lab we completed.

They were to write an introduction detailing why we did the lab and the objective of the lab.  Next they had to write a paragraph explaining what each station covered and what they learned at each station.  Lastly they were to write a conclusion that detailed at least 2 things they learned and 1 thing they are still unsure of.

The lab reports are due tomorrow.

Pictures from the lab today!

Friday December 12, 2014

Today we did a sedimentary rock lab and will be writing a lab report over it.  I hope the students enjoyed it!

Thursday December 11, 2014

Today we took a science spiral quiz and viewed a digital lesson on Weathering, erosion and deposition and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Wednesday December 10, 2014

Today we took the notecard quiz and watched the Bill Nye episode on rocks and soil.

Tomorrow we will be viewing the following digital lesson if you would like to preview it for homework.

WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES THAT CHANGE THE EARTH'S SURFACE

Tuesday December 9, 2014

Today we went over the power point on Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition.  I will post a link to that power point below.

WEATHERING, EROSION AND DEPOSITION POWER POINT NOTES

Tomorrow we will have a note-card quiz over the notes we took from the power point.
The question for the note-card quiz will be:

•1) What is weathering?

•2) What is erosion?

•3) What is deposition?

•4) How are sedimentary rocks formed?

•5) What are examples of each, weathering, erosion, and deposition?

We will be viewing the following video tomorrow as well and the students will have a video quiz over it. 

You may preview the video and video quiz below.

BILL NYE ROCKS AND SOIL VIDEO QUIZ

Monday December 8, 2014

I wasn't in class today.  I had the students work on the pages 300-311 and complete and turn in pages 313-314 out of their science textbooks.

I will be in class tomorrow.

Friday December 5, 2014

Today we took the exam.  I will try and get those grades entered into the grade-book as soon as possible.

Test Link

Click the link below to go to the test page.

You must enter your student id and then the password is: jarrell


FORCE, MOTION AND ENERGY EXAM LINK

Thursday December 4, 2014

Today we played a review game over the test review.  We will be testing tomorrow.

EXTRA CREDIT: GET YOUR COMPLETED REVIEW SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN AND HAND IT TO ME ON THE WAY IN THE DOOR BEFORE THE EXAM TOMORROW.

Wednesday December 3, 2014

Today we worked on the review that was handed out yesterday.  We will be playing a review game tomorrow over the material and testing Friday.

Click the link below to get the answers to the review:

EXAM REVIEW ANSWER KEY

Tuesday December 2, 2014

Today we created a fold able over light energy, reflection, refraction and lenses.  We also went over and answered the questions I asked them yesterday.  I handed out the reviews and informed the students that the exam over this unit will be Friday.

Monday December 1, 2014

Today we graded a paper we had started before the Thanksgiving holidays.  I also tested their recollection of light and its properties through a series of questions that we will discuss tomorrow.

Extra Credit

If you take notes over the following lessons and turn the notes into me I will give you a 100 homework grade and replace your lowest grade.

WHAT IS LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

PROPERTIES OF LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 24, 2014

Today we worked on and completed 2 virtual labs.  One was over sound and one was over light.  you can find the link to those below.

Sound Virtual Lab

Light Virtual Lab

When you are done viewing and completing the virtual labs go to edmodo, log in and complete the Sound and light virtual lab quiz posted on there.

Friday November 21, 2014

Today the students finished their posters on light energy.  I will be posting those on the outside wall of the classroom for viewing next week.

Thursday November 20, 2014

Today we continued working on the light webquest.  The video below will tell you how to turn in an assignment for edmodo.  The light web quest will be due Friday.

Wednesday November 19, 2014

Today the students started on the light web-quest that's located on edmodo.  We will be working on it throughout the week and it is due on Friday.

Click the link below to find the Web Quest;

LIGHT WEBQUEST

Here is a brief description of what is involved:

You and your partner are required to make a powerpoint presentation from the 4 questions below. Be sure to use graphics and make your presentation creative. 

1. How does light travel?

2. What happens when light strikes a surface?

3. How does light affect the colors we see?

4. What are the similarities/differences between a camera and the human eye?

Tuesday November 18, 2014

Today we graded the pages 234-238 out of the textbook.  We then went over the digital lesson on lights and their properties.  You can get the digital lesson by clicking the link below.

WHAT IS LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

WHAT ARE SOME PROPERTIES OF LIGHT DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 17, 2014

Today the students completed and read pages 226-238 out of their textbooks.  The pages covered circuits and electricity.  You can read those pages using the student online textbook from the link above.

Friday November 14, 2014

Today we did the virtual lab that is located on a previous post.  We will be completing it during Monday's class

Thursday November 12, 2014

Today we went over the power point "Series and parallel circuits"
You can get the power point by clicking the link below or you can get watch the audio lesson located on a previous post.

SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS

Edmodo

Join the class site at edmodo by clicking the link.  We will be exploring this more on Friday.

JOIN EDMODO LINK

here is the group code to put in: v3888q

Video/ Audio Lesson for Series and Parallel Circuits

The video below has a preview for the note-card quiz tomorrow ENJOY!!!

Bill Nye Electricity

Here is the video we watched today after we finished the electricity notes.

Wednesday November 12, 2014

Today we completed the notes titled Electricity.

CLICK HERE to get the notes.

electricity video

Here is the video I did over the notes we will be covering Wednesday in class.

Tuesday November 11, 2014

Today we did presentations over the interest and how the five energies fit into them.  I will try and post some to the blog.

Tomorrow we will be covering the following power point and you can get a preview of it below

ELECTRICITY PPT

Monday November 10, 2014

Today the students worked on their projects and presentations over their interest and how the five energies ( mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, and sound) fit into it.

Tomorrow we will be presenting those in class.

Email Address

Here is my email address for you to send your presentations to:

brandon.reynolds@jarrellisd.org

student prezi example

NEW DUE DATE

THE NEW DUE DATE FOR THE PROJECT IS NOVEMBER 11, 2014.

Friday November 7, 2014

Today was a half day and we continued working on our projects in class.

The projects and presentations are due:
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2014 

Thursday November 6, 2014

Today we finished the fold-able we began yesterday.  We also began the next project we will be doing which I have listed the requirements below.

THE PROJECT IS DUE AND PRESENTATIONS BEGIN:
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2014

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

Wednesday November 5, 2014

Today we worked on a handout over the forms of energy and then created a fold-able in our science notebook over the 5 main types of energy forms.

Tuesday November 4, 2014

Today we watched the digital lesson What is energy,Thermal energy.

You can go back and watch it again if you need to.

Monday November 3, 2014

Today we finished up the notes called "Energy all around us"

Tomorrow we will begin the digital lesson "What is energy"

click the link below to get the digital lesson.

WHAT IS ENERGY?

click the link below to get the link to the digital lesson we may get to:

WHAT IS THERMAL ENERGY

The story of kinetic and potential energy

Steve Spangler Halloween Science

You may enjoy these and can even try and do some of the quick experiments at home.

Friday October 31, 2014

We took the vocabulary quiz today and took the notebook quiz as well.  I will have those graded and entered as soon as possible.

Thursday October 30, 2014

We had several assemblies today so I did not do a whole lot with each class.  The classes that I did see went over and started the notes Energy all around us.

Wednesday October 29, 2014

Today we looked over the vocabulary for the quiz Friday.  We also did a short assessment to see how much the students had recalled about the forces unit.

Tuesday October 28, 2014

Today in class we watched a video over Weight and Energy and saw some great examples of those in the real world.
Tomorrow I will be showing the students the rest of the video and we will be starting on some notes over energy and the types of energy.

Click the link below to get those notes

ENERGY ALL AROUND US NOTES

We will also be having a vocabulary quiz Friday over terms associated with those notes.  Click the link below to access the quizlet that covers those terms.

ENERGY VOCABULARY QUIZLET

Monday October 27, 2014

Today we worked on the egg drop lab report. The students worked on it during class.  It was homework if not completed during class.

EGG DROP DAY!!!!

Thursday October 23, 2014

Today was a work day on the egg drop project.  The students also began working on the lab report for the egg drop project.

DON'T FORGET THAT TOMORROW IS EGG DROP DAY AND YOU NEED TO BRING THE PROJECT AND RAW EGG IN TOMORROW AS WELL.

Wednesday October 22, 2014

Today we worked on the lab report for the force and motion lab we completed in class yesterday.

Tuesday October 21, 2014

Today we did a lab on force and motion.  We will be working on the lab report tomorrow in class.

Monday October 20, 2014

Today we worked on a reading and writing passage over force and motion.  We finished that and continued working on the textbook work we started Friday.

DON'T FORGET THE EGG DROP PROJECT IS DUE THIS FRIDAY AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR EGG THAT DAY TOO.

IT MUST BE A STORE BOUGHT RAW EGG.

Friday October 17, 2014

Today we spent the entire class period working on the egg drop projects.   This is one of the two days we will be working on it in class, the other times you work on it will be outside of class.

Egg drop day is October 24th (Friday)

Tuesday- Thursday October 14th-16th, 2014

These three days we are taking benchmarks in class.  Monday is Reading, Tuesday is Math, and Thursday is Science


Don't forget to bring supplies to work on your egg drop project Friday it is one of the two days in class we have to work on it.  

Monday October 13, 2014

HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!!

NO SCHOOL!!!!

Friday October 10, 2014

Today we took the vocabulary quiz over forces and motion.

We also began the egg drop project.  I have attached the main requirements I went over with the students and will attach the egg drop packet I handed the students at a later date because google drive is currently not working.

Most of the project will be completed at home but I have scheduled two days in class that we will be working on it.

Friday October 17th and Thursday Oct 23rd will both be work days in class for the project.  the students can and should bring in supplies to work on their egg drop projects on those designated days.

The big day that we will be dropping the eggs will be Friday October 24th.

Parents are more than welcome to come in on those days.  Ask your son/daughter when their science class is so you can come and see their hard work.

Egg drop Requirements:

•

  You MAY NOT coat your egg or glue anything to your egg!

You may NOT use the glue, tape, string, or anything else to strengthen your egg!!  Glue, tape, string, etc. is for either holding your structure together or for packing material.  You may not adhere anything to your egg.  Your egg may be surrounded by supplies, but they may NOT be glued or taped to your egg.

Your structure may be NO LARGER than 12x12x12 inches.

Egg drop is Friday  October 24, 2014

 This project is a TEST GRADE.  Grades are as follows:

•

Egg survives with no cracks/damage = 100

•

Egg is cracked but intact = 90

•

Egg has lost its innards = 80

•

•

Student doesn’t participate or tries to “cheat the system” (uses boiled egg, rubberbands one cotton ball onto the egg and drops it, etc.) = 0

•

your structure is difficult to open after it’s dropped and it takes me more than 3 minutes to cut it open to inspect your egg = minus 10 points

 

You may build and test at home as much as you wish.  

NO BUILDING or REDESIGN will be allowed on your drop day.  I will have to cut open your structure to inspect your egg after it’s dropped.  Eggs and MOST structures will be TRASHED at the end of the period.  

Egg drop is Friday  October 24, 2014

Thursday October 9, 2014

Today we explored the vocabulary more for the quiz tomorrow over them.

Wednesday October 9, 2014

Today we viewed the digital lesson previously posted together.  We took a notecard quiz over the material.

Digital Lesson "What are Forces?"

Here is the digital lesson for tomorrow.  We will have a 5 question notecard quiz over it after we are done so it would be greatly beneficial to go over it tonight.

WHAT ARE FORCES? DIGITAL LESSON

Tuesday October 7, 2014

Today the students worked on and most finished their crossword puzzles.  Click the link below to see the terms that were needed for the crossword.  If the students didn't finished the crossword they have to finish it for homework.

FORCES VOCABULARY QUIZLET

Monday October 6, 2014

Today I wasn't here but I had the students working on making a crossword puzzle over the six vocabulary terms we discussed Friday.

Test Corrections

For each question you must:
Write the entire correct answer down
Explain why that is the correct answer
Get your parents to sign it.

Ex: If I missed question #5

5) matter, matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

Click the link below to get the test so you can use it to make corrections

MATTER AND ENERGY EXAM

THE CORRECTIONS WITH A PARENT SIGNATURE ON THEM IS DUE BY NEXT WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH

Friday October 3, 2014

Today we took a notebook quiz and then watched a Bill Nye video over motion and forces.

Thursday October 2, 2014

Today we took the exam and I will try and have those graded and entered into the grade book as soon as possible.  If you would like to stay updated on your child's grades click the link below to sign in or up to parent portal.

Parent Resources Jarrell ISD Page

Extra Credit

For 10 points extra credit on the exam tomorrow get your parent to sign your review on the back right underneath question 20.

Wednesday October 1, 2014

Today we played trashketball.  It's a review game for the exam tomorrow.  The students got all the answers for their reviews to study if they listened and played along with the review game.

Tuesday September 30, 2014

Today we worked on test review in class.

Click HERE to get the test review in case you have misplaced yours.

Monday September 29, 2014

Today the students worked on finishing their lab reports.  We also started working on a quick textbook review that took about 5-10 minutes over matter.

We will be working on a test review tomorrow and then playing a review game Wednesday.

Extra Credit

For a free 100 homework grade or 10 extra points on a test grade do the following virtual lab from the digital lesson, write down the answers to the questions and either email the answers to me or bring them in for the credit.

MIXTURES AND SOLUTION VIRTUAL LAB DIGITAL LESSON #3

Mixtures & Solutions Video

Wednesday September 24, 2104

Today we went into the lab to do a lab over mixtures and solutions.  We will be continuing the lab tomorrow.

Tuesday September 23, 2014

Today the students worked on a reading and writing passage over mixtures and solutions.  They were due at the end of the class period.

Monday September 22, 2014

Today the students finished working in their textbooks and then completed a unit 3 lesson 2 assessment.  I will be grading those and entering the grades later.

We are beginning to talk about mixtures and solutions and if you need more help in figuring out what each is and how to tell the difference in the two please click on the links below.

MIXTURES HELP LINK

SOLUTIONS HELP LINK

Friday September 19, 2014

Today the Physical Properties booklets were due.

We spent time in class going over mixtures and solutions through the textbook unit over it.

Notebook Quiz

Sorry it's late but click on the link below to preview the notebook quiz tomorrow.

Notebook quiz 9/19

Thursday September 18, 2014

Today the students went over a digital lesson over mixtures and solutions.  If you would like to go over it again to further drive home the important concepts please click on the link below.

MIXTURES AND SOLUTIONS DIGITAL LESSON

Physical Properties booklets are due TOMORROW

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Density Column Answer Key

Click the link below to get the answer key for the density column

DENSITY COLUMN ANSWER KEY!!!!

Wednesday September 17, 2014

Today the students had a work day for their physical properties booklet project.

Tomorrow we will be going over a digital lesson on mixtures and solutions.  You can go over it before hand by clicking the link below.

MIXTURES AND SOLUTIONS DIGITAL LESSON

Rubric for Physical Properties Booklet

Physical Properties Booklet Storyboard Teacher Name: Mr. Reynolds Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	25	18	12	8
Writing - Organization	Each section in the storyboard has a clear beginning, middle, and end.	Almost all sections of the storyboard have a clear beginning, middle and end.	Most sections of the storyboard have a clear beginning, middle and end.	Less than half of the sections of the storyboard have a clear beginning, middle and end.
Attractiveness & Organization	The storyboard has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The storyboard has attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The storyboard has well-organized information.	The storyboard formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Content - Accuracy	All facts in the brochure are accurate.	99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.	89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.	Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.
Writing - Vocabulary	The authors correctly use seven words and define words accurately.	The authors correctly use five words and define words accurately.	The authors correctly use three words and define words accurately.	The authors do not incorporate vocabulary.

Tuesday September 16, 2014

Today we went over the physical properties booklet project and the students started working on it.  They have today and tomorrow to work on it in class and it will be due Friday.  It can be turned in before if finished early.

Bill Nye Helpful Video

Monday September 15, 2014

Today the students worked on the writing portion of the lab we did last Thursday and Friday.
Tomorrow I will be introducing the physical properties project to the class.  You can get a sneak peek of it HERE

Friday September 12, 2014

Today the students continued working on the physical properties lab.  I also introduced the lab report requirements to the students.

The students will have half of the class to be able to finish the paper Monday.

Requirements for the lab report:  Due Monday

Must be written
Must contain 8 paragraphs
     * Introduction
     * one paragraph for each physical property observed ex: mass
     * Conclusion

I also told the students I would embed a Bill Nye video they could watch

Thursday September 11, 2014

Today we did a portion of a lab over physical properties and will be continuing with that tomorrow.

Wednesday September 10, 2014

Today we had the vocabulary quiz and I will have quizzes graded and entered into the gradebook system soon.

Tuesday September 9, 2014

Today in class we went over the digital lesson and the students then completed a short 5 question assessment over the lesson.

We then studied as a class the vocabulary for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

For 10 points extra credit on the vocabulary quiz write down the 8 words and a sentence using the word in it properly.

Digital Lesson for 9/9/14

Click the link below to see the digital lesson we will be covering tomorrow in class.


UNIT 3 LESSON 1 DIGITAL LESSON

Monday September 8, 2014

Today in class we went over how to complete warm-ups and then completed notes over changing states of matter.

CLICK HERE to get the presentations over it.

CLICK HERE to get to the quizlet over the vocabulary for the the quiz Wednesday.

Science September 4, 2014 Thursday

Today the students finished up thier work out of the textbook and then we graded it.  The students then completed the 8 vocabulary terms from the book.  If they didn't finish that they had to complete it for homework using the link below.

If you want to practice the terms for the vocabulary quiz next week please follow the link below to the quizlet over the terms.

QUIZLET FOR VOCABULARY OVER MATTER

Math September 4, 2014

Today we went over adding and subtracting whole numbers and the students worked on a math handout to reinforce the concept.

They had time in class to work on it and if they did not finish during that time it was homework.

CLICK HERE to access a helpful page on how to add and subtract whole numbers.

Science Wednesday September 3, 2014

We continued working in the book for the small amount of time we had over physical properties.

Math Wednesday September 3, 2014

Today we took a beginning of the year exam and some finished but some didn't.  We will be finishing those tomorrow.

Science Tuesday September 2, 2014

Today we went over physical properties of matter.  We will be discussing it further this week and doing a small project that will be presented to the students tomorrow.

Math Tuesday September 2, 2014

Today we went over the K.F.C.S word problem strategy for math.

CLICK HERE to get the powerpoint we went over in class.

For practice try using the KFCS strategy on the word problem below and turn it in for extra credit tomorrow.

Suzanne has 8 pairs of white socks and 6 pairs of blue socks.
Her sister has 12 pairs of white socks.
How many pairs of socks does Suzanne have?

Science Friday August 29, 2014

We completed the science safety posters and presented them during class.

Math Friday August 29, 2014

Today the students completed a multiplication chart and inserted it into their math interactive notebooks.  They then began their multiplication homework.  The homework was worked on during class and if not finished will have to be finished over the weekend.

For the homework they have to write their multiplication math facts out starting with 1X1 to 12 X 12.  They have to do this twice.  This homework will be assigned every Monday for the foreseeable future and due on Tuesday.  I will always give them time to work on it during class.

Science Thursday August 28, 2014

Today we started working on the science safety posters.  We will continue working tomorrow on those

Math August 28, 2014

Today the students and I went over place value and I told them a story for them to remember place value.  We also played a game to help reinforce the place value concept.  You can play the game to help yourself by clicking the link below.
Place value game click here

MATH Wednesday August 27, 2014

Today we talked about expanded, standard and word form.

We practiced each of those forms using our whiteboards

The students were then given their textbooks for math.  I will have the online logins as soon as I receive those from the textbook distributors

Science August 27, 2014

We went over the lab safety rules in class today and watched the music video above.
CLICK HERE to get the safety notes we went over today in class.

Tuesday August 26, 2014

The students set up their science and math interactive notebooks today.

Tomorrow we will be issuing the textbooks and those will be staying in the room along with the science and math interactive notebooks.

There is an online textbook and I will get the log in information to everyone once that is given to me.

Free 100 starting grade

If you bring in my rules and procedures for my class signed by a parent or guardian and turn it into the correct turn in basket I will give you a free 100 homework/daily grade to start off this six weeks.

Welcome

Hi, and thanks for checking out this blog.  I will be updating it daily throughout the year giving updates, assignments, extra credit and many more things.  Please bookmark and check in daily to see what has been posted.

Meet the teacher

Friday May 30, 2014

Today most of the students were at Summer Fun in Belton with me.  The students that had to stay behind had work to do.

Bill Nye The Science Guy - Motion (Full Episode)

Thursday May 29, 2014

Today the students presented their posters and did a very good job.   I will post a picture of all the posters when presentations are done.

Wednesday May 28, 2014

Today we were in the computer lab finishing up the projects.
THEY ARE DUE TOMORROW MAY 30TH

Tuesday May 27, 2014

Today we were in the computer lab working on the final exam project.  You can find the requirements for the project on an earlier post.

Friday May 23, 2014

Today we are in the computer lab working on the final exam project.

Spiral Quiz Preview

Click the link below for a link to the spiral quiz tomorrow:

Spiral Quiz 5/23/14

Thursday May 22, 2014

The students will be introduced to the elements project that they will have for their final exam grade for the year.  The information for the project is below and each student did receive the information in class.

Element Project

ELEMENT WANTED POSTER

REQUIREMENTS

1. Construct a poster which displays as much information about your assigned element as possible. Be sure to include a title and name.

 

2. Your poster should be in the form of a police "wanted" poster

 

3. Your poster should be on poster board, not paper. It should measure about 22 inches tall by 14 inches wide, or half the size of a standard sheet of poster board.

 

4. Include at least one large illustration that is related to your element. You can make your own drawings or use pictures or photocopies from magazines or books.

 

5. All information on your poster must be written in your own words and factually correct.

 

6. Neatness counts! Your lettering must be neat and straight. Do not have cross-outs, smudges, stains, wrinkles, or stray marks on your poster.

 

7. Spelling and grammar count too!

 

8. Use your imagination. Make an interesting and exciting poster!

 

 

DUE DATE: Wednesday May 28, 2014

 

MY ELEMENT IS: ____________________________

 

ITEMS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED

ON YOUR ELEMENT POSTER

 

1. WANTED FOR: These are particular "crimes" or uses of your element. Why is it important?

 

2. ALIAS OR AKA'S (Also Known As): Other names use d for your element. Include its chemical symbol, historical names, common names, slang terms, etc

 

3. DESCRIPTION: Color, weight (atomic mass), distinguishing characteristics (atomic number, metal or non-metal, other physical properties).

 

4. MODUS OPERANDI: (Mode of Operation): How your element behaves and reacts (chemical properties). Reactive or nonreactive, poisonous, flammable, corrosive, explosive, etc.

 

5. FIRST ARRESTING OFFICER: The name and information about the person who discovered your element, if available.

 

6. ARREST REPORT ON FIRST ARREST: a) Date arrested: When was it discovered? b) Particulars: How was it discovered?

 

7. PRIORS: What has it been used for in the past?

 

8. LAST KNOWN WHEREABOUTS: Location where your element is found.

 

9. WARNING: Is it armed and dangerous, or good natured and well behaved?

 

 

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

 

[3] Correct size (14 inches by 22 inches) on poster board, not paper

 

[2] Includes name and title

 

[5] Neat; no smudges, stains, wrinkles, or marks; not torn

 

[5] Straight, easy-to-read lettering

 

[5] Correct spelling and grammar

 

[5] Colorful, attractive, and eye catching

 

[5] Follows "wanted poster" format

 

[15] Clear, neat illustration(s) related to topic

 

[15] Informative

 

[10] Written in own words and easy to understand

 

[15] Creative

 

[15] Information is factually correct

 

Total Score: 100

Wednesday May 21, 2014

Today the students colored in a periodic table and completed a crossword puzzle using the periodic table.

PERIODIC TABLE CHART

Tuesday May 20, 2014

Today we watched Bill Nye Chemistry greatest inventions.  The students wrote down the discoveries and why they are important in their journals and will be quizzed on them on the upcoming spiral quiz/

Monday May 19, 2014

Today the students turned in their cell projects and I saw some very good ones.  They are graded and entered into the grade book now.

Friday May 16, 2014

The students had a vocabulary quiz and a spiral quiz today.  I wasn't there because of the UIL field trip.
I also had the students start on an element handout that we will be continuing Monday next week.

Thursday May 15, 2014

Students continued working on page E54 Questions 1-48.

We will be grading it tomorrow or Monday in class.

Wednesday May 14, 2014

Students read pages E36 to E49 and started working on questions 1-48 from page E 54.

Tuesday May 13, 2014

Students four squared the vocabulary on page E 34 out of their textbook.  There will be a vocabulary quiz over the terms this Friday.
Here is the link to the quizlet over the terms we will be quizzing over on Friday.
http://quizlet.com/_phpj9

Monday May 12, 2014

Today the students received their handout for the cell project.  We discussed ALL the requirements for it and went over when it was due.
It is due next Monday, May 12.

If they return the front page signed by a gauardian  by tomorrow, Tuesday, then they will recieve 10 extra points on the project

The rubric and requirements are below.


 5th Grade Science Cell Project 

Date Due- 5/19/14  
Essential Questions: How are animal and plant cells alike or different? What are 
organelles? What organelles are found in a cell (plant/animal)? What are the functions of 
those organelles? 
Assignment: Construct a three-dimensional model and/or poster of a Plant OR Animal Cell. 
Directions: 
1. Decide whether you want to make a model or poster of an animal or plant cell. 
2. Find creative materials from around the house that could be used for the cell organelles. **NO 
FOODS please; dry goods such as rice, pasta and beans are fine though. Suggestions for materials: 
pipe cleaners, string, plastic beads, balloons, toothpicks, playdoh, construction paper, clay. 
3. Decide what material will represent each part of the cell. Use your notes, textbook, examples on 
my website and diagram handouts to help you construct your model. Also, I have projects from 
previous years on display in the science lab that you may look at for ideas. 
4. Before you begin you should make a rough draft of the design on a sheet of paper listing the 
materials that you will use. 
Model/Poster Requirements: 
____ Your model must have the following organelles correctly labeled with a description of its function to the cell. You may use a key diagram instead of directly labeling on the cell if you wish. 
Plant Cell:- Chloroplast, cell wall, cell membrane, vacuole, mitochondria, nucleus, cytoplasm 
Animal Cell:- Cell membrane, vacuole, mitochondria, nucleus, cytoplasm 
_____ You must also complete the 2 questions (in complete sentences) on the rubric. 
______ The rubric must be turned in with the model to receive full credit. 
______ The assignment must be turned in by the date due to receive full credit. 

 Grades will be based on the following questions: 
______Is your name on the project? 
______Is the cell type identified? 
______Is your model a 3-D replica of a plant or animal cell? 
______Are all the organelles included? (7 for plants cells, 5 for animal cells) 
______Are the organelles correctly labeled? Each organelle must be labeled with its name and function. 
______Are the relationships between the parts (if any) shown correctly? 
______Are the materials used acceptable? 
______Is the written component neat, error free, and filled with all of the cell organelles 
 and their functions? 
______Was the project turned in on time with the rubric and questions included? 
Examples:

You must answer the following questions and turn in with your project and rubric. 

1. How are plant and animal cells similar and how are they different? 


2. In your own words, which part of a cell do you consider to be the most important part 
and why?