Thursday December 17, 2015

Today we watched the Myth busters holiday special.

Wednesday December 16, 2015

Today we reviewed all of the concepts we have covered this first semester with a fun review game.

Tuesday December 15, 2015

Today we completed a lab during the class period.  It was primarily over reflection and refraction.

Check out the link below for help on the subject.

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/36.asp

Monday December 14, 2015

Today we graded some papers and then watched the Bill Nye episode over light and reflection/refraction.  I tried to upload it but it's only on netflix, sorry.

Thursday December 10, 2015

Today the students worked on their Light and Sound google slides presentation for the last day.  I will be grading those over the course of this week and the next and post them as soon as possible.

The ones that were completed with everything worked on the Science games that is linked at the top of the blog.

Reflection/Refraction Virtual Lab EXTRA CREDIT

Reflection/Refraction Virtual Lab

Complete the virtual lab above and write down a half page summary of what you learned.  Turn it in by Friday December 11 for a free 100.

December 8, 2015

We continued working on the project and will continue working on it tomorrow.  The project is due this Friday December 11, 2015.

Monday December 7, 2015

The Reynolds Academy of Scientific Learning has lost its lead scientist on light and sound.  Your job is to create a presentation that will teach the other scientist at The Reynolds Academy of Scientific Learning about light and sound.

Create a Google slides document over the following Questions.

Must include at least three valid points answering each question
Must include at least one diagram/picture describing the question.
Title Slide must have name and Title "Light and Sound Travel"
At least 8 slides
Use the textbook pages 249-285 for information or other resources

Must include answers to the following questions:

1. Describe how sound travels in waves
2. Demonstrate that sound is transmitted by vibrations through mediums
3. What are some uses of sound energy

4. Explain what light is and how it travels
5. Describe some properties of light including the electromagnetic spectrum

6. Demonstrate that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from on medium to another
7. Demonstrate that light can be reflected and refracted

Friday December 4, 2015

Today we viewed the following digital lesson.

WHAT IS SOUND? DIGITAL LESSON

Test link

TEST LINK CLICK HERE


CLICK HERE AFTER THE EXAM

Wednesday December 2, 2015

Today we played a review game over the review sheet I handed out yesterday.  Tomorrow we will be having an exam.

EXTRA CREDIT FOR 10 POINTS: write the following down below question 4 on the review and turn it in to the box before the exam. (I studied hard and feel confident I will pass the exam tomorrow)

Tuesday December 1, 2015

Today we looked over and worked on a review for unit 5.
The exam will be Thursday.

Check the blog Wednesday night for EXTRA CREDIT on the exam.

Monday November 30, 2015

Today we took a spiral quiz and also took the notes quiz, both of those had been postponed until today from last Tuesday.

Tuesday November 24, 2015

Today the students worked on this website: THE FUSE BOX CIRCUIT BUILDER

When done with that they also had a chance to do either the extra credit of view the digital lesson over circuits: HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT WORK VIRTUAL LAB

Extra Credit

Due next Tuesday December 1st
It will be worth 2 free 100 homework replacement grades of 15 extra points on the last test grade.

Create a google slides document and share it with me.

The slides document must contain at least 7 slides.
It must contain information regarding series and parallel circuits
It must also contain information over our new objective: I can demonstrate that the flow of electricity in a circuit requires a complete path through which an electric current can pass and can produce light, heat and sound.

Monday November 23, 2015

Today we completed a circuit lab.  Below you can see some pictures of the students working hard on it.

Tomorrow we will have a spiral quiz over warm-ups we have done and a notes quiz over the notes below.

How do electric circuits, conductors and insulators work?

Some go with the flow?

-Conductors- Allow electricity to easily pass through them

-Insulators-prevents the flow of electricity

-Examples of conductors and insulators-

                -Copper Wire=Conductor

                -Electric Gloves= insulator

                -Electrical tape= insulator

                -Lightning Rod=conductor

A path to charge?

An electric circuit is a complete pathway made of conductors through which electricity cab flow.

Devices in a circuit such as lamps, buzzers or appliances are called resistances or loads.

Which path to take?

Series Circuit- An electric current that has only one pathway to follow to and from the energy source.

Parallel Circuit-Contains two or more paths for electric charges to follow.

Home Circuits?

Your home electrical system is a small part of a larger system that includes your city, state and national region.

Many of the forms of energy that you see around your house begin as electricity.

Extra Credit

View and participate in the virtual lab linked below and turn it in by Friday for a free 100 homework replacement grade.

WHAT CHANGES CAN ENERGY CAUSE? VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Today the students did their presentations and I will post some of the google slide presentations on here later.  They all did an outstanding job!

Electricity and Energy Games

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/electricity-and-energy.html

The link above is a great site for you to play some educational games over electricity and energy

Monday November 16, 2015

Today we finished working on the google slides projects.


The students that finished worked on a virtual lab: WHAT CHANGES CAN ENERGY CAUSE? VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Thursday November 12, 2015

Today we watched the following video and took a video quiz over it.

Wednesday November 11, 2015

Today we got around to actually viewing the thermal energy digital lesson.  We took the notes quiz over it as well.

Tuesday November 10, 2015

Today the students completed page 193 and 194 out of their textbook and turned it in.
They also took notes themselves over pages 198-205. Below you will find my notes that I took along side theirs.
We will be having a 5 question over those pages tomorrow.

Thermal Energy

* Lively Particles
     * Kinetic Energy- energy of motion
     * Thermal Energy- the total amount of kinetic energy of particles in a substance.
     * Temperature- is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

*Move it Around
     *Heat- transfer of energy
     * Conduction- transfer of energy between particles that are in contact. Ex: skillet on a stove
     * Radiation- transfer of energy in waves without matter to carry it
     * Convection- transfer of energy by currents in a liquid or gas

*Going to the source
     * Solar Radiation- most important energy source on Earth
     * Combustion- occurs when a fuel rapidly combines with oxygen
     * Geothermal Energy- thermal energy naturally produced under the Earth's surface

*Uses of Energy
     * Energy from the sun- water runs through pipes in a solar panel where it is heated by solar radiation. The water is then stored until it is needed.
     *Geothermal Energy- 1st step- hot ground water is pumped to the surface where it is changed to steam. 2nd step- steam turns a turbine (fan like device) 3rd step- turbine turns a generator (machine that uses magnets to change mechanical energy into electricity

*Thermal Energy from Combustion
     *fossil fuels are burned and when they combust they generate power

Tuesday November 10, 2015

Today we viewed the digital lesson over thermal energy.  You can view that digital lesson below.

THERMAL ENERGY DIGITAL LESSON

Monday November 9, 2015

Today the students started their projects over their interest and how the five energies (Mechanical, Electrical, Light, Thermal, and Sound) are related or associated with it.

Below is the requirements for the project:
Due next Tuesday (November 17, 2015)
Must have a title slide
Must include all 5 energies
Must include an explanation about how each energy is associated with their interest
Must include a picture showing the relation of their energy and the interest chosen

Below is the rubric for the project:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Presentation	Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.	Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.	Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.	Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Requirements	All requirements are met and exceeded.	All requirements are met.	One requirement was not completely met.	More than one requirement was not completely met.
Organization	Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.	Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.	Content is logically organized for the most part.	There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Attractiveness	Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.	Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.	Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
Originality	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.	Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.

Forces interactive Vocabulary Games

FORCES INTERACTIVE VOCABULARY GAMES

Forces Vocabulary Quizlet

Thursday November 5, 2015

Today we had a lesson over Google Slides.  The students did well and you can watch the tutorial over it.

Wednesday November 5, 2015

Today we viewed a digital lesson over energy and the transfer of energy.  You can review it below.

What is Energy? Digital Lesson click HERE

Extra Credit for 11/2-11/6

The extra credit for this week is:

Write down the acronym M.E.L.T.S.

EXPLAIN WHAT EACH IS AND AN EXAMPLE OF EACH.

TURN IN BY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Tuesday November 3, 2015

Today the students completed a reading passage and questions over energy and the different types.  We will be going over it tomorrow.

Monday November 2, 2015

Today we worked on a lab over Forces and Motion and then I introduced the students to the acronym M.E.L.T.S.

MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
LIGHT
THERMAL
SOUND

Energy Quizlet

Energy Quizlet over Energy

Define each term in your spiral and then practice the vocabulary and play the games associated with the vocabulary

Wednesday October 27, 2015

Today we took a spiral quiz and then graded them.

Tuesday October 27, 2015

Today we had our work day on the egg project.  Our day to drop the eggs will be Friday October 30, 2015.

We also completed an egg drop pre-lab report which you can find below:

EGG DROP PRE-LAB CLICK HERE

Forces and Motion Games

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/physics-and-motion.html

Monday October 26, 2015

Today we had a work day for the egg drop project.  We will have our last in class work day on the egg drop project tomorrow.

The official egg drop day is Friday October 30, 2015.

Friday October 23, 2015

Today we went over the requirements for the egg drop project.  Monday and Tuesday we will have work days in the classroom for our egg drop projects.

Thursday October 22, 2015

Today we worked on and completed pages 173 to 176 out of the textbook.  It was due at the end of the class period.

We will be grading it tomorrow.

Wednesday October 21, 2015

Today we read through as a class pages 150-159 in the textbook.  If you want to review it, you can click on the link at the top of the blog to view the online textbook.

Tuesday October 20, 2015

Today we viewed the digital lesson over forces.  We also viewed the video from Bill Nye about forces and motion.

Extra Credit for week 10/19-10/23

Complete the virtual lab below and turn in the summary by Friday for a free 100 homework replacement grade.

FORCES VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Monday October 19, 2015

Today we worked on the four square for the forces vocabulary.

Tomorrow we will be viewing the digital lesson over "What are Forces".

WHAT ARE FORCES DIGITAL LESSON LINK CLICK HERE

Forces Vocabulary

Click the link below for the Forces Vocabulary.

FORCES VOCABULARY QUIZ LINK CLICK HERE

example of four square:

Science Games

You can play these games when done with the test.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/science.htm

Test

Sorry the link for the preview didn't work.  Come see me in the morning in the cafeteria for a review of the exam.

Extra Credit for Test Friday

We will be taking the Unit 3 Test on Friday.

FOR 10 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT WRITE THE STATEMENT BELOW ON QUESTION #4 ON YOUR UNIT 3 TEST REVIEW.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself

Tuesday October 13., 2015 through Thursday October 15, 2015

Today, Wednesday and Thursday we are benchmark testing.

Today we took the benchmark test for Math.

Tomorrow we will take the benchmark test for Reading.

Thursday we will take the benchmark test for Science.

Good Luck on all your benchmark test!!!

Monday October 12, 2015

Today we were not here in school because of Columbus Day.   hope you had a great three day weekend!

Friday October 9, 2015

Today we finished the lab over mixtures and solutions.  If you need to review it, click on the link above labeled "October 7th Virtual Lab".

Thursday October 8, 2015

I am not in the classroom today.  I had the students working on page 143-146 and then all students received the Unit 3 Test Review that we will be testing over soon.

Wednesday October 7, 2015

Today we got onto the computer and started a virtual lab.  We got onto the computers and used them to go through the virtual lab.

We will finish it Friday when I am back in the classroom.

The link to the virtual lab is located at the top of the blog if you would like to get a head start on it.

Tuesday October 6, 2015

Today we over pages 126-134 in the textbook and I discussed many examples of mixtures and solutions with the students.

Monday October 5, 2015

Today we watched a study jam over mixtures and solutions and did a 7 question quiz over it.  I will have those graded and entered as soon as possible.

Vitrual Lab

Click on the virtual lab and complete your handout.

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/science/fusion/common/dlo_player/digital_lessons/tx/G5_PI_10400/index.html?type=teacher&grade=5

Extra Credit for Week of 10/5-10/9

Complete this extra credit and turn in by Friday for a free 100 daily grade replacement.

GO TO THE LINK BELOW AND COMPLETE THE VIRTUAL LAB.

WRITE DOWN STEP BY STEP HOW EACH MIXTURE WAS SEPARATED AND TURN IN TO YOUR TEACHER'S BOX BY FRIDAY

http://www.fossweb.com/delegate/ssi-foss-ucm/Contribution%20Folders/FOSS/multimedia/Mixtures_and_Solutions/separatingmixtures/index.html

Friday October 2, 2015

Today we viewed a video over mixtures and solutions and the students completed a page from the textbook, page 135, over mixtures and solutions.

Thursday October 1, 2015

Today we did a digital lesson over mixtures and solutions.  You can find it linked below for future reference.

MIXTURES AND SOLUTIONS DIGITAL LESSON CLICK HERE  

There will be a quiz tomorrow over lesson 1 and 2 of Unit 3.  Be prepared!!!

Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz

Unit 3 Lesson 2 Quiz

Wednesday September 30, 2015

Today we played a review game called ZAP! over physical properties.

Tuesday September 29, 2015

Today we completed grading the papers from yesterday and then looked at the study jams and took a short quiz over those.

Tomorrow we will be playing a review game over physical properties.

Monday September 28, 2015

Today the students read through the textbook over pages 108-119 and completed and turned in pages 120-122.

Tomorrow we will be grading those and doing a study jam over physical properties and physical state.  You can find the link to the study jam below.

STUDY JAMS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND STATES OF MATTER CLICK HERE

Friday September 25, 2015

Today the students worked on their lab reports and they were due by the end of the day.

Thursday September 24, 2015

Today I explained the requirements for the lab report that will be due Friday.

The requirements:

Opening-1 paragraph explaining what the lab covered

Middle- 6 paragraphs, one over each of the lab stations explaining what each station was testing

Closing- 1 paragraph explaining what you learned during the lab

Wednesday September 23, 2015

Today we finished watching the Bill Nye magnetism video and graded the worksheet that accompanied it.

We also had some students that brought in items for the classifying matter scavenger hunt completed the 6 stations with those items and share their results with the class.

spiral quiz

SPIRAL QUIZ CLICK HERE

Tuesday September 22, 2015

Today we took the science spiral quiz.  Those will be graded and entered into the gradebook as soon as possible.  I also told the students about the classifying matter scavenger hunt.

Each student needs to bring one item from home to use through each of the 6 labs we have set up in the classroom exploring physical properties of matter.

We also watched Bill Nye Magnetism which is below for you to watch if you like.

We took a video quiz over it and didn't finish, but will tomorrow.  If you would like a sneak peek at the answer key for the video worksheet click the link below:

BILL NYE VIDEO WORKSHEET AND ANSWER KEY CLICK HERE

Monday September 21, 2015

Today we finished the lab and talked about the rest of the week.

Friday September 18, 2015

Today we completed the lab and I will upload some pictures of the students doing the lab later.

The lab we did is linked below:

CLASSIFYING MATTER LAB LINK CLICK HERE

Thursday September 17, 2015

Today I gave the students a notes quiz over the material from the Matter Notes.

Then I went over the lab we would be doing today and tomorrow.

We did not finish the lab and will continue it tomorrow.

Wednesday September 16, 2015

Today we finished the digital lesson from Tuesday and started on notes over matter.
We will finish those tomorrow before the lab.

The link to those notes is below:

MATTER NOTES CLICK HERE

Tuesday September 15, 2015

Today we went over the digital lesson previously posted on Monday's post.  I told the students about the spiral quiz on Friday.
We also graded page 53-54 from the textbook and I will have those grades entered as soon as possible.

Monday September 14, 2015

Today we completed pages 53 and 54 and turned them in.  They will be graded and entered into the gradebook as soon as possible.

Tomorrow we will be going over the digital lesson below.

Unit #3 Lesson #1 Digital Lesson CLICK HERE

Friday September 11, 2015

We looked at the chapter in our textbooks over science tools and talked about several we will be using this year.

Extra Credit

Write down the four statements on the summary at the end of the virtual lab linked below.

Turn it into the basket marked with your teachers name by NEXT THURSDAY.

It will be worth a free 100 daily grade replacement.

VIRTUAL LAB CLICK HERE

Thursday September 10, 2015

Today the students presented their lab safety poster and I will grade those and enter the grades into the grade book later on today or tomorrow.

Wednesday September 9, 2015

Today we continued to work on our lab safety posters.  They are due tomorrow.

Tuesday September 8, 2015

Today the students were introduced to the lab safety poster project.  It will be due Thursday and will be the first test grade for the 1st six weeks.

The link below has the rubric and other requirements for the project.  It is an in class project and doesn't need to be worked on at home,

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE SCIENCE SAFETY POSTER REQUIREMENTS AND RUBRIC

Friday September 4, 2015

Today we went to the Early Act First Knight presentation and had a great time learning about the program we will be participating in this year.  I took some pictures and videos and you can find the link to all of them BELOW.

Early Act First Knight Presentation Pictures and Videos Link CLICK HERE

Here are a few of them, but there are more to view if you click the link ABOVE.

Thursday September 3, 2015

Today in class we did the lab titled: "How many drops will fit on a penny".  The students had a great time participating in it,

Wednesday September 2, 2015

Today we finished up the fold able from yesterday and then we watched the a video to reinforce the concepts of the scientific method.

We will be participating in our first lab as a class tomorrow. "How many drops on a penny"

Tuesday September 1, 2015

Today the students finished up the notes over scientific method and then took a notes quiz over it.  the grades should be posted soon.

Monday August 31, 2015

Today we took notes over the scientific method.  You can find the power point we covered linked below.

CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES ON SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Friday August 28, 2015

Today we worked on the textbook scavenger hunt and if the students didn't finish them they had a chance to during interventions.
Next week we will be going over science safety

Thursday August 27, 2015

The first couple of days we have gone over and enforced the procedures in my class.

We also got our science interactive notebook started as well.

Tomorrow we will be working on a textbook scavenger hunt in our new textbooks.

If you would like a sneak peek at the scavenger hunt click the link below.

TEXTBOOK SCAVENGER HUNT

Answer key for the textbook scavenger hunt:

1-XIV

2-Where units are located 

3-Unit 3 Matter 

4-Unit 6 has 5 lessons 

5-36 pages 

6-Unit 4 Lesson 1

7-12 Units 

8-R1

9-spelling of the word, definitions etc.

10-The ability to cause changes in matter 

11-page 180

12-R18

13-Where words or concepts are located in the book

14-page 228

15-7, of force, of length, of mass, of temperature, of time, tools for, of volume.

First Ever Class Podcast

This is an introduction for the upcoming year give it a listen.

Cell Project Extra Credit

5th Grade Science Cell Project 

Date Due- 5/27/14  
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? 

Wednesday May 13, 2015

Today the students watched a video titled: Bill Nye greatest discoveries Science of Materials

The students had to list at least 7 materials that science has brought us.  They did this in their science journals.

BILL NYE GREATEST INVENTIONS SCIENCE OF MATERIALS

Tuesday May 12, 2015

Today the students watched Bill Nye greatest discoveries Medicine.

They filled out the worksheet linked below as they watched it.

BILL NYE GREATEST DISCOVERIES MEDICINE WORKSHEET

Monday May 11, 2015

Today we watched the bill nye greatest discoveries over energy and completed a video worksheet that you can find by clicking HERE.

Friday May 8, 2015

Today the students and I watched the following video and completed a video worksheet over it.

We filled out the following worksheet while we watched it.
Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Earth Science Video Worksheet

Thursday May 7, 2015

Today we took the exam and I will have them graded and entered as soon as possible.

Answer key to review for test tomorrow

Wednesday May 6, 2015

Today the students worked on the review and we played a game of trashket ball to go over the review.

The exam is tomorrow.

Write the following statement at the bottom of your exam review and turn it in before the exam to receive 10 extra credit points on your exam tomorrow.

A good or “valid” experiment will only 

have ONE variable!

Tuesday May 5, 2015

Today we went over the sponge bob variables part 2 handout.
We graded it and the grade should be in the grade book soon.

We will be having a test on Thursday.
I will be passing out a review today for the students to begin working on.

Monday May 4, 2015

Today we took notes over variables and practiced them by going through examples together.

Click below to find the notes we went over.

IDENTIFYING VARIABLES NOTES AND EXAMPLES

We will be having a test on Thursday over the scientific method and variables.  I will be giving a review for it tomorrow.

Pictures from h2o penny lab

Friday May 1, 2015

Today we did a small lab over the scientific method called: How many drops can fit on a penny.
I will try and post pictures later on.

Spongebob Scientific Method Answer Key

Click the link below to get the answers for the sponge bob scientific method paper I handed out in class today and was homework.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-cwZIqDEm8hSkw2Z3ZUMXNaQk0/view?usp=sharing

You have to open it up and scroll down past the actual worksheet for the answers.

Thursday April 30, 2015

Today we finished up the notes on scientific method.

We took a notes quiz over the notes

Wednesday April 29, 2015

Today we went over the notes and did not finish them.
We will be finishing them tomorrow and taking a notes quiz over them.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD NOTES LINK

Tuesday April 28, 2015

Today we finished up the Science review stations and the students turned in their packets.

We also watched a video over the scientific method and had a short quiz afterwards.

Tomorrow we will be taking notes over the scientific method and you can find the link to the notes and notes quiz below.

XTRA CREDIT: CREATE A SONG/POEM OVER THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND TURN IN BY FRIDAY FOR A FREE 100 HOMEWORK GRADE

SCIENTIFIC METHOD NOTES LINK

Monday April 28, 2015

Today and tomorrow we are finishing up the Science Review stations we began before the STAAR exam.

Monday -Wednesday April 20th - 22nd

The first part of this week we are STAAR testing.
We will begin learning about atoms on Thursday. YAY!!!

Monday -Friday April 13-17, 2015

We are doing a STAR Wars STAAR Review all this week to prepare the students for the upcoming Science STAAR Test next Wednesday the 22nd.

Bill Nye Biodiversity

Mr. Parr Science Songs Youtube Site

Click the link below to go to the Mr. Parr Science songs youtube site.

He has over 100 songs so if it is something you have learned about or are going to learn about in science search his site and find a song about it.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ParrMr

Wednesday April 9, 2015

Today we continued to work on our STAAR Science review stations.

Tuesday April 8, 2015

Today we continued to work on our STAAR Science review stations.

Monday April 6, 2015

Today we worked on the science staar review stations and will be doing so for the remainder of the week.

Thursday and Friday April 2 and 3, 2015

Today and tomorrow the students will be working on review stations for the science staar test coming up at the end of the month.

Wednesday April 1, 2015

Today we began STAAR review stations.  We will be doing those for a while.  I hope they are able to help the students get into the right frame of mind for taking the Science STAAR on April 22, 2015.

Tuesday March 31, 2015

Today was the Reading STAAR.

Monday March 30, 2015

Today we watched a video that discussed insect adaptations.  We discussed each adaptation along the way.

Friday March 27, 2015

We began and most classes finished up their presentations today.

Thursday March 26, 2015

Today was the last day for research and working on the project for the classes.  Tomorrow we will begin the presentations for the projects.

Wednesday March 25, 2015

Today the students spent the entire class period doing research for their project.  I told them it would be the last day in class to do the primary research and the rest would have to be done outside of the classroom.
We will have another work day tomorrow to work on the project and it will continue to be due this Friday.

Tuesday March 24, 2015

These are the guidelines for the project.  It is Due March 27, 2015, this Friday.


Guidelines: 

Ø  Choose one insect species from the list below which you will create a life cycle display.

Ø  For the display, draw, trace, or copy pictures of the insect in its adult form, egg and nymph forms (if you have chosen an insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis), or its adult form, egg, larva, and pupa (if you have chosen an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis).

Ø  Record the insect’s common name, scientific name, and range (where it lives), which you should be able to indicate on a classroom globe or map.

Ø  Mantises, Moth, Walking sticks, Butterflies, Roaches, Beetles , Aphids, Wasps, Damselflies, Flies, Grasshoppers, Ants, Katydids, Bees, Water bugs

In addition to creating a display as described above, you need to write a one-page report that answers these questions:

ü  To which insect family does it belong?

ü  Where does it live (its range)?

ü  What kind of habitat does it prefer?

ü  What does it eat?

ü  Do any insects or other animals prey upon it?

ü  At any point or points in its life cycle, does the insect have a major effect on the environment or on humans? 

Monday March 23, 2015

We viewed a video over metamorphosis to get us ready for the project we will be starting tomorrow.

Friday March 13, 2015

Today the students completed the unit 12 review out of the textbook and turned it in when they were finished.

Hope everyone has a wonderful spring break and I'll be back in class after the break.

Thursday March 12, 2015

Today the students read a section out of their textbook and then completed a small review over that section.

Wednesday March 11, 2015

Today the students read pages 547 through 555 out of the textbook and then completed pages 556-558 to review over it.

Tuesday March 10, 2015

Today the students read pages 529 through 541 out of the textbook and then completed pages 542-544 to review over it.

Monday March 9, 2015

Students took the Unit 11 exam over Ecosystems.  I will try and have those graded and entered into the grade book as soon as I can.

Monday March 2, 2015

HAPPY TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!

Today we went over the notes that were posted last week: HOW DO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AFFECT ECOSYSTEMS.

I will not be here Tuesday and Wednesday.

The test review will be handed out tomorrow and the exam over it will be Friday of this week.  STUDY HARD!

Friday February 27, 2015

I was not here today but had the students watch the Planet Earth video series Shallow Seas.
They had to fill out a handout while the video was playing.

Link for the Notes on Friday

How do Environmental Changes Affect Organisms Notes Link

Thursday February 26, 2015

Today we finished the energy pyramids and then the students worked on a unit review over the material we covered on food chains etc.

Wednesday February 25, 2015

Today we completed a energy pyramid.  Some didn't finish them and will be given a chance to finish tomorrow.

Tuesday February 24, 2015

Today we finished up the notes over energy flow through an ecosystem and then we took a notes quiz over them.

Extra Credit

Complete the following digital lesson by copying the questions posed during it and answering them.

Give me your questions and answers by Friday for a free 100 homework replacement grade on any low assignment.

Roles of Decomposers in an Ecosystem virtual Lab

Monday February 22, 2015

Today we completed taking the crossword puzzles.

We then finished up some notes from Friday and began the notes that are linked below.

How Does Energy move Through Ecosystems? Notes link

Friday February 20, 2015

Today we finished up the notes from Thursday.

We also took the crossword puzzle quiz that was selected from one of the students in each class.

Thursday February 19, 2015

Today we finished up the crossword puzzles the students made for homework and I will pick the best one and copy it for the entire class to do for a vocabulary quiz Friday.  We began the next set of notes.

You can get those by clicking the link below:

What are the Roles of Organisms in Ecosystems?

Wednesday February 18, 2015

Today we began the notes that were linked on Tuesdays post.

I also introduced to the students the crossword puzzle activity.

They are to take the yellow highlighted vocabulary terms from the unit we are working on (pages 459-483) out of the textbook and create a 10 word crossword puzzle.

I will take the best one from each class and copy it for the students in that class to take as a vocabulary quiz this Friday.

Tomorrow we will be beginning another set of notes that you can preview below:

WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF ORGANISMS IN ECOSYSTEMS? NOTES LINK