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? 

Friday May 9, 2014

The students took their weekly spiral quiz and the vocabulary quiz over the words they received Monday.

Thursday May 8, 2014

The students worked on the following handouts coloring in and labeling the organelles of a plant cell and an animal cell and using a graphic organizer to differentiate between the two types of cells.

Cell Link for Coloring cell assingment

enchantedlearning.com

Wednesday May 7, 2014

We watched the following video and discussed it.  You can re-watch it below for further help.

Tuesday May 6, 2014

The students read pages A6- A27 out of their textbooks and completed the chapter review on pages A32 and A33. The reviews were due at the end of the class period and will be graded tomorrow in class.

Monday May 5, 2014

Click the link below to begin the test (DON'T FORGET THE USER ID IS YOUR SCHOOL ID AND THE PASSWORD IS jarrell)

http://www.schoolobjects.com/Aware/OnlineTesting?org=JAR-16063957-3F1

After the exam study the following terms and write them down in your journals.
http://quizlet.com/_p52u4

When you are done with the vocabulary look at the following website and explore the animal and plant cell diagrams looking at the different parts of the cell.


http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

Extra Credit

On the back of your review write an example of an independent, dependent and control variable.

Friday May 2, 2014

Today we played a review game to practice and review for the exam that we will have Monday.

Thursday May 1, 2014

Today we worked on the reviews for the upcoming scientific method exam that we will be having on Monday May 5, 2014.