Classwork and Homework

Daily Classwork/Homework for Science Class

Week of April 3 - 6, 2023

Students will begin their study of the nervous system this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Spring Break: No School Friday, April 7th - April 16th

Students return on Monday, April 17th.

Week of March 27 - 30, 2023

Students will review the cardiovascular and respiratory systems on Monday and take their test on Tuesday. There will be a 3rd Quarter Notebook Quiz on Wednesday. The remainder of the week will start our study of the nervous system. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Students will have their last MAJOR TEST of the 3rd quarter Tuesday (3/28) on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

Students will also have a 3rd quarter Science Notebook Quiz on Wednesday (3/29). Students need to make sure their notebook is completely caught up on all the notes, page numbers, titles, and table of content entries for pages 79 - 104.

No School Friday, March 31st. - Teacher Workday

Week of March 20 - 24, 2023

Students wrapped up their study of the cardiovascular system last week and will be learning about the respiratory system this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Students will have their last MAJOR TEST of the 3rd quarter NEXT Tuesday (3/28) on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

Students will also have a 3rd quarter Science Notebook Quiz NEXT Wednesday (3/29). Students need to make sure their notebook is completely caught up on all the notes, page numbers, titles, and table of content entries for pages 79 - 104.

Week of March 13 - March 17, 2023

Students will continue learning about the cardiovascular system this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Week of March 6 - March 10, 2023

Students will have a major TEST on the digestive, excretory, immune, and lymphatic systems on Tuesday (3/7). They will have a review on Monday and then test on Tuesday. Students need to be studying the notes in their science notebook, their Google Slide Notes, and Quizlets posted in their Science Google Classroom that pertain to this unit.

The remainder of the week students will begin their study of the Cardiovascular/Circulatory System. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Week of February 27 - March 3, 2023

Students will be studying the excretory, immune, and lymphatic systems this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day. Students will have a major TEST on the digestive, excretory, immune, and lymphatic systems on Tuesday (3/7). Students need to be studying the notes in their science notebook, and the Google Slide Notes and Quizlets posted in their Science Google Classroom that pertain to this unit.

Week of February 20 - 24, 2023

Students will complete their study of the digestive system this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Week of February 13 - 17, 2023

Students will be studying the digestive system this week. Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for specific assignments each day.

Week of February 6 - 10, 2023

Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for all assignments for Monday through Thursday of this week.

*Students will have a quiz on all the skeletal bones on Wednesday, Feb. 8th.

**Students will also have a unit test on Monday, Feb. 13th on the Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems and Body Organization.

Friday (2/10) - There is no post in Google Classroom for this day. The students reviewed for their test, which will be on Monday (Feb. 13) by going over the Test Study Guide Slide Notes posted on Wednesday (Feb. 8) in their Google Classroom.

Week of January 30 - February 3, 2023

Please check your child's Science Google Classroom for all assignments during this week.

Week of January 23 - 27, 2023

Monday - No School (Teacher Workday)

Tuesday - Students were informed today that they will have an open note test this Friday (1/27) on the Genetics and Heredity Unit. Today students will begin their review for the test by adding and completing pages 74 (Mendel's Work) and 75 (Monohybrid Mice) to their science notebook. Page 74 will review the vocabulary for this unit and page 75 will be a review of Punnett Squares.

Wednesday - Today students will glue in and complete pages 76 (Pedigrees) and 77 (Autosomal/Sex-Linked) in their science notebook. This will be a review of how to read a pedigree and the differences between autosomal and sex-linked traits.
Homework: Students were informed yesterday that they will have a test this Friday (1/27) on the genetics and heredity unit. Students need to be studying this week to prepare.

Thursday - Today students will add and complete page 78 (Mutations) in their science notebook. This will complete the week long review of the genetics unit to prepare students for their test, which is tomorrow (1/27). Tomorrow's test will be open notebook, but students have been warned that they still need to study their notes to prepare because they will not have time to look up every answer on the test in their notebook. They need to know the material before they come to class tomorrow and use their notes as a supplement, not as their sole source of knowledge.

Homework: Students will have a test this Friday (1/27) on the genetics and heredity unit. Students need to be studying this week to prepare.

Friday - Today students completed their genetics unit test. They were allowed to use their science notebook if needed while taking the test. They were NOT allowed to use online Google Slide Notes, Google Search, Quizlet online, or ANY online resources.

Homework: None, if you completed your genetics test today. :) Have a great weekend! :) If you were absent from school today, please be sure to continue to study so you are ready to take the genetics test when you return. :)

Weeks of January 4 - 20, 2023

Please check your child's Google Classroom for all assignments during this time frame.

Week of December 19 - 21, 2022

Monday - Today students were given class time to complete the Mitosis/Meiosis Quizizz that posted on Friday (12/16) and then they added page 66 (Mitosis/Meiosis Review), which they also had the class period to complete. Students that did not complete both the Quizizz AND page 66, need to complete that for homework. We will go over the answers to page 66 at the beginning of class tomorrow as a quick review before their test, which is tomorrow.

Homework: Students need to complete anything from today that they did not get completed in class. They also need to study the Mitosis/Meiosis Quizlet that posted today in their STREAM, and study their notes on pages 60 - 66 to prepare for their TEST TOMORROW (12/20). Both Mitosis AND Meiosis will be on the test.

Tuesday - Today students took their test on Mitosis and Meiosis.

Homework: Students that were absent today need to study and be prepared to take their test tomorrow.

Wednesday - Students will be reading Science World articles during class and writing about what they have learned.

Homework: Enjoy your holiday break!

See everyone back at school on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023! :)

Week of December 12 - 16, 2022

Monday - Today students added page 60 (Mitosis) to their science notebook and completed the Amoeba Sisters Mitosis side of the handout. Students started their unit on Mitosis today by watching both the BrainPop video on Mitosis and the Amoeba Sisters video on Mitosis.

Homework: None :)

Tuesday- Today students completed the Cell Cycle and Mitosis side of page 60 (Mitosis) in their science notebook. Then students put page 61 (Mitosis Vocab) in their science notebook and worked on the Flocabulary on Mitosis posted in their Google Classroom today.

Homework: Students that did not complete the Vocab Game, Read and Respond, and Quiz activities for the Mitosis Flocabulary need to complete that for homework.

Wednesday - Today students were given the class period to work on pages 62 (Cell Cycle ) and 63 (Cell Division) in their science notebook. We went over the answers to the inside of page 62, which went with the textbook reading passage they used today.

Homework: Students that did not finish the 3 questions on the outside of page 62 (which has the information they need in a link in their Google Classroom post today), and page 63 (Cell Division) need to complete those for homework. We will go over the answers to those assignments tomorrow at the beginning of class. Students that have still not completed the 3 activities in the Flocabulary assignment posted yesterday need to make sure they have completed those as well because it is for a GRADE. Students also need to be studying the vocabulary for this unit using the Mitosis Quizlet posted on Monday (12/12) in their STREAM.

Thursday - Today students added page 64 (Meiosis) and completed the Amoeba Sisters Meiosis side of the handout after watching the video in class.

Homework: Students need to study the Meiosis Quizlet posted today in their STREAM to learn the meiosis vocab that will be on their test on Tuesday (12/20). Both Mitosis AND Meiosis will be on the test.

Friday - Today we went over the other side of page 64 (Meiosis) that focused on sexual reproduction as it relates to meiosis. Then students completed page 66 (Asexual and Sexual Reproduction) and watched a video on Meiosis, which is posted in their Google Classroom. Students also need to complete the Mitosis/Meiosis Quizizz that posted in their Google Classroom today. They can take this Quizizz as many times as needed to get a good grade and help them prepare for their test. The highest score they make up until they take the test is the score that will be used on the Quizizz.

Homework: Students need to continue to study the Meiosis Quizlet posted yesterday in their STREAM to learn the meiosis vocab that will be on their test on Tuesday (12/20). Both Mitosis AND Meiosis will be on the test.

Week of December 5 - December 9, 2022

Monday - Today students added page 56 (Protist Diagrams 2) to their science notebook. Students labeled the protists and their corresponding organelles. Students were informed today that they will have a test on protists this Friday.

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 of their science notebook and/or the Protist Quizlet posted Wednesday (11/30) in their Science Google Classroom STREAM. They also need to study pages 53 - 56 in their science notebook to help them prepare for their protist test, which will be this Friday (12/9).

Tuesday - Today and yesterday students had the opportunity to look at both live and stained slides of the protists we are learning about in class (paramecium, euglena, amoeba, and volvox). Today students drew and labeled the organisms they saw in the microscope and identified any visible organelles and the power magnification the microscope was set on for each slide. Students also had a reading passage on protists that they used to answer questions on the outside of page 56 in their science notebook. At the end of class, students also studied their protist vocabulary using Gimkit.

Wednesday - Today students added page 57 (What's Living in You) which they will complete during Den time over the next 2 weeks, and also added page 58 (Protist Study Guide), which we will go over the answers to tomorrow in class. After completing the study guide, students then completed the Protist Quizizz that posted in their Google Classroom today. Students can take the Protist Quizizz as many times as needed before they take the test to get a good grade and help them prepare for their unit test on protists, which is this Friday (12/9).

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 of their science notebook and/or the Protist Quizlet posted Wednesday (11/30) in their Science Google Classroom STREAM. They also need to study pages 53 - 57 in their science notebook to help them prepare for their protist test, which will be this Friday (12/9).

Thursday - Today we went over the answers to page 58 (Protist Study Guide). Then students completed page 59 (Protist Review) and we went over that as well. Students then had the opportunity to complete the Protists Quizizz again that posted yesterday in their Google Classroom (which is for a grade and can be done as many times as needed to get a good grade and help them study). If students had remaining time left, they worked on the Unicellular Task Cards posted in their Google Classroom today.

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 of their science notebook and/or the Protist Quizlet posted on 11/30 in their Science Google Classroom STREAM. They also need to study pages 53 - 59 (excluding page 57) in their science notebook to help them prepare for their protist test, which will be TOMORROW (12/9). Students can also do the Protist Quizizz posted yesterday as many times as needed to help them prepare for the test and to get a good grade on it.

Friday - Today students took their unit test on protists.

Homework: None unless you were absent today. If absent, please continue to study for your Protist Test and be prepared to take it when you return next week. :)

Week of November 28 - December 2, 2022

Monday - Today students started their unit on Protists. Students added pages 52 (Protist Vocab) and 53 (Protists) to their science notebook. Students also watched the Amoeba Sisters Protists video and a short video explaining the different scientific kingdoms of classification to better understand what protists are.

Homework: Students need to begin learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52.

Tuesday - Today students added page 54 (Protist Foldable) and filled in the notes on the foldable for the volvox and paramecium. Students then completed a ReadWorks assignment (It Takes all Kinds to Make a World) that further explained the different scientific kingdoms, including protists.

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 and/or the Protist Quizlet posted today with their lesson.

Wednesday - Today students completed their Protist Foldable on page 54. They added the notes for the amoeba and the euglena. Then students watched short videos showing the four different protists we are studying. Students then completed slides 1-5 of the Protist Notes posted in their Science Google Classroom today. They will complete slides 6-8 of this assignment on Friday.

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 of their science notebook and/or the Protist Quizlet posted in their Science Google Classroom STREAM today.

Thursday - Today students had a lesson from the guidance counselors on conflict and communication.

Homework: Students need to continue learning their vocab for this unit using the Protist Vocab on page 52 of their science notebook and/or the Protist Quizlet posted yesterday in their Science Google Classroom STREAM.

Friday - Today students completed slides 6-8 of the Protist Notes Google Slides posted on Wednesday (11/30). After completing the slides we went over the answers in class. Then students added page 55 (Protist Diagrams 1) and labeled the various organelles found in each protist.

Week of November 21 - 25, 2022

Monday - As part of their review, today students watched a video on cells posted in their Science Google Classroom. Then students completed page 51 (Cell Test Review) in their science notebook and we went over the answers in class.

Homework: Students need to continue to study their notes on cells to prepare for their unit test, which is TOMORROW (11/22). The vocab for this entire unit was re-posted on Nov. 9th in their STREAM in Google classroom and students should also study all their notes on pages 43 - 50 in their science notebook.

Tuesday - Students took their unit test on cells today.

Homework: For students that did not take their test today in class, please study over the break and be prepared to take it when you return next week.

Wednesday - No School

Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Friday - No School

Week of November 14 - 18, 2022

Monday - Today students completed page 46 (Animal Cell) in their science notebook. Students that finished this before class was over were instructed to begin the Flocabulary that posted separate in their Google Classroom today.

Homework: Students that did not finish page 46 (Animal Cell) in class today were instructed to complete that for homework tonight. Students also need to be studying the cell vocabulary using the Quizlet posted in their Google Classroom STREAM on 11/9. This vocabulary can also be found on page 45 in their science notebook.

Tuesday - Today we went over the answers to page page 46 (Animal Cell) and then students worked on the Flocabulary on Cells that posted yesterday (11/14) in their Science Google Classroom.

Homework: The Flocabulary today had 4 activities (Vocab Cards, Vocab Game, Read and Respond, and Quiz). Any of these activities that were not completed in class today are for homework. The scores on these activities will be consolidated for a minor grade.

**Students were also informed today that they will have a vocab quiz this Friday on the 12 organelles that were posted in their Google Classroom STREAM today. These 12 terms were included in the unit vocabulary posted last week, but I thought it would be easier for students to focus on these 12 for the quiz if they were separated in their own Quizlet. :)

Wednesday - Today students completed page 47 (Plant Cell) and we went over the answers in class. Then students in some of the classes began working on pages 48 (Organelles) and 49 (Animal Cell Diagram). All the classes will finish up both of these pages tomorrow.

Homework: Any student that has still not completed all 4 of the activities from the Flocabulary on Cells needs to complete that tonight for homework.

**Students were informed yesterday that they will have a vocab quiz this Friday (11/18) on the 12 terms that were posted in their Google Classroom STREAM yesterday (Cell Organelles Functions). These 12 terms were included in the unit vocabulary Quizlet posted last week, but I thought it would be easier for students to focus on these 12 for the quiz if they were separated in their own Quizlet. :)

***Students were also informed today that they will have their unit test on Cells on Tuesday (11/22).

Thursday - Today students completed pages 48 (Organelles), 49 (Animal Cell Diagram) and 50 (Plant Cell Diagram) in class. Pages 49 and 50 were also posted in Google Classroom for students at home to be able to print and complete.

Homework: Any student that has still not completed all 4 of the activities from the Flocabulary on Cells needs to complete that tonight for homework. There are still SEVERAL students that have not completed all 4 of those Flocabulary activities, despite having the bulk of an entire class period on Tuesday to work on them, and 2 additional nights to complete them for homework.

**Students were informed earlier this week that they will have a vocab quiz this Friday (11/18) on the 12 terms that were posted in their Google Classroom STREAM yesterday (Cell Organelles Functions). These 12 terms were included in the unit vocabulary Quizlet posted last week, but I thought it would be easier for students to focus on these 12 for the quiz if they were separated in their own Quizlet. :)

***Students were also informed this week that they will have their unit test on Cells on Tuesday (11/22).

Friday - Today students took their Cell Vocab Quiz and then watched the Bill Nye video on cells and answered the viewing guide questions found on the outside of page 48 (Organelles) in their science notebook.

Homework: Students need to continue to study their notes on cells to prepare for their unit test on Tuesday. The vocab for this entire unit was re-posted on Nov. 9th in their STREAM in Google classroom and students should also study all their notes on pages 43 - 50 in their science notebook.

Week of November 7 - 11, 2022

Monday - Students began their unit on cells. Students glued in pages 43 (Cell Theory) and 44 (Cells) into their science notebook. Students watched the TedEd video on the "Wacky History of the Cell Theory" and completed page 43 (Cell Theory) and then used the science textbook to begin filling in page 44 (Cells). We will go over page 44 on Wednesday,

Homework: None

Tuesday - No School (Optional Teacher Work Day)

Wednesday - Today students completed page 44 (Cells) and we went over the answers in class. Then students glued in pages 45 (Cell Unit Vocab) and 46 (Animal Cell) into their science notebook. Students will complete these pages tomorrow in class, along with the assignment posted in their science Google Classroom today.

Homework: Students need to start studying the cell vocabulary using the Quizlet posted in their Google Classroom STREAM today. This vocabulary can also be found on page 45 in their science notebook.

Thursday - Today we went over the answers to the Amoeba Sisters "Grand Cell Tour" assignment that posted yesterday as "Cell Notes" in their Science Google Classroom. They also watched the BrainPop video on "Cells" and completed the BrainPop Quiz Google Form that posted today in their science Google Classroom.

Homework: Students need to be studying the cell vocabulary using the Quizlet posted in their Google Classroom STREAM on 11/9. This vocabulary can also be found on page 45 in their science notebook.

Friday - No School (Veteran's Day) - Thank you to all our veterans! :)

Week of October 31 - November 4, 2022

Monday - No School (Optional Teacher Work Day)

Tuesday - Today students put in page 38 (Weather Patterns) in their science notebook. Students read from the textbook and answered questions about various forms of weather.

Homework: Review the notes on pages 36 and 37 in the science notebook. Use the Quizlet posted last week on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Wednesday - Today students completed page 38 (Weather Patterns) and we went over the answers in class. Students then put in pages 39 (Fronts), 40 (Weather Vocab), and 41 (Storms/Meteorology Vocab). Students started working on page 39 and will finish it in class tomorrow.

Homework: Review the notes on pages 36, 37, and 38 in the science notebook. Use the Quizlet posted last week on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Thursday - Today students completed page 39 (Fronts) and we went over the answers in class. Students then learned about storms and began answering questions in a "Storms" Google Slideshow posted in Google Classroom today.

Homework: Review the notes on pages 36, 37, and 38 in the science notebook. Use the Quizlet posted today on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Friday - Today students wrapped up their unit on weather by completing the "Storms" Google Slideshow posted yesterday and we went over the answers in class. Students then put in page 42 (Storms/Weather Maps) and learned about how to read a weather map.

Homework: Review the notes on pages 36 - 42 in the science notebook. Use the Quizlet on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Week of October 24 - 28, 2022

Monday - Today students completed the "Air Currents" Google Slide Notes posted in their Google Classroom today. Then they completed the Quizizz on Winds that posted separately today in their Google Classroom. This Quizizz is for a GRADE. Students were given class time to complete it and can complete it as many times as needed to get a good grade between today and when they take their test on Wednesday. Students then started the Winds Flocabulary that also posted separately in their Google Classroom today. They watched the video in class and then had some class time to work on the Vocab Game, Read and Respond, and Quiz. Students will be given some class time tomorrow to finish up the Flocabulary. Lastly, a new Quizlet posted TODAY with the vocabulary for the water cycle, air masses, and winds.
HOMEWORK: IN ADDITION TO THE ASSIGNMENTS POSTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM TODAY, STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO STUDY PAGES 30 - 34 IN THEIR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK TO PREPARE FOR THEIR TEST ON WEDNESDAY.

SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS DUE THURSDAY! MAKE SURE ALL PAGES ARE COMPLETED, GLUED IN, YOUR PAGES ARE NUMBERED AND TITLED, AND YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS IS COMPLETE.

Tuesday - Today students were given additional class time to complete the Flocabulary assignment they started yesterday on Winds. Then students completed the "BrainPop on Wind" slides posted in Google Classroom, as well as the Global Winds Task Cards Google Slides. Students were also encouraged to do the Quizizz posted yesterday as many times as needed to get a good grade and help them prepare for their test, which is tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: IN ADDITION TO THE ASSIGNMENTS POSTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM TODAY, STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO STUDY PAGES 30 - 34 IN THEIR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK TO PREPARE FOR THEIR TEST, WHICH IS TOMORROW.

SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE THURSDAY! MAKE SURE ALL PAGES ARE COMPLETED, GLUED IN, YOUR PAGES ARE NUMBERED AND TITLED, AND YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS IS COMPLETE.

Wednesday - Today students took their test on Winds, Water Cycle, and Air Masses.

Homework: SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW! MAKE SURE ALL PAGES ARE COMPLETED, GLUED IN, YOUR PAGES ARE NUMBERED AND TITLED, AND YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS IS COMPLETE.

Thursday - Today students completed their Quarter 1 Notebook Check, then they added pages 35 (Creepy Crawly) and 36 (Clouds) to their science notebook. Students will complete page 35 when they are in Den time. Students will learn about the different types of clouds today, along with high and low pressure systems on page 36.

Homework: Use the Quizlet posted today on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Friday - Today students watched the "Clouds" BrainPop video and then completed the Quiz on page 37 in their science notebook. Students also watched the Bill Nye video "Pressure" and answered the questions on page 37 (BN - Pressure).

Homework: Review the notes on pages 36 and 37 in the science notebook. Use the Quizlet posted today on Pressure System, Storms, and Meteorology to learn the vocabulary for this unit.

Week of October 17 - 21, 2022

Monday - Today students completed "The Water Cycle" Google Slides posted in Google Classroom and studied the Water Cycle Quizlet posted in their Google Classroom Stream.

Homework: None other than reviewing the information on the Water Cycle Google Slides and the new vocabulary on the Quizlet.

Tuesday - Today students completed page 30 (Water Cycle) in their Science Notebook, which required them to watch the Bill Nye video on the Water Cycle, fill in the viewing guide, label and define the various stages of the water cycle, and identify various weather tools.

Homework: Continue to review the information about the water cycle and learn the vocab on the Water Cycle Quizlet.

Wednesday - Today students read about air currents and how they create both global and local wind belts. Students completed page 31 (Air Currents), which we will go over tomorrow in class.

Homework: Students need to begin learning the winds vocabulary posted today in their Google Classroom Stream. Students will have a TEST next Wednesday on the water cycle, winds, and air masses (which we will begin learning about this Friday).

Thursday - Today students went over the answers to page 31 (Air Currents) and then completed pages 32 (Winds) and 33 (Global Winds) in their science notebook. There was no work in Google Classroom today.

Homework: Students need to begin learning the winds vocabulary posted on Wednesday in their Google Classroom Stream, which is also on page 32 of their science notebook. Students will have a TEST next Wednesday on the water cycle, winds, and air masses (which we will begin learning about tomorrow). Students will also have a "Notebook Check" next Thursday. Students need to make sure their science notebook is complete, with all information glued in on the correct pages, work completed, pages numbered, and table of contents filled in. The "Notebook Check" will be for a grade.

Friday - Today students watched the Bill Nye video on Winds and then learned about the 5 different air masses on page 34 (Air Masses) in their science notebook.

Homework: Students need to learn the winds vocabulary posted on Wednesday in their Google Classroom Stream, which is also on page 32 of their science notebook.

Students will have a TEST next Wednesday (10/26) on the water cycle, winds, and air masses, which starts on page 30 in their science notebook.

Students will also have a "Notebook Check" for the first quarter next Thursday (10/27). Students need to make sure their science notebook is complete, with all information glued in on the correct pages, work completed, pages numbered, and table of contents filled in when they come to class on Thursday. The "Notebook Check" will be for a grade.

Week of October 10 - 14, 2022

Monday- Today students completed their assignments in Google Classroom, which included the following:

1.Complete the "Student Activities - Heat Transfer 2022" Google Slides, including watching a video on Heat Transfer.
2. Completing the Heat Transfer Flocabulary including watching the video and then the following activities:
a. Vocab Game
b. Read and Respond
c. Quiz
3. If students completed all the work listed above, they were to study their Heat Transfer Quizlet

Homework: Complete any of the work listed above that you did not complete in class for homework.

Tuesday - Today we went over the "Student Activities - Heat Transfer 2022" Google Slides. Then students added the following pages to their Science Notebook: page 27 (Megafire), which we will do during Interventions (Den Time) this week, page 28 (Heat Transfer), which is a foldable with the 3 forms of heat transfer, and page 29 (Heat in Atmosphere), which we will go over tomorrow in class.

Homework: Complete any of the work listed above that you did not complete in class for homework.

Wednesday - Today students finished up their notes on heat transfer. Students completed a lesson in Google Classroom that included a Google Form with 10 questions and a reading passage on the different types of heat transfer. Students then had a Quizizz on heat transfer that they could take as many times as needed to get a good grade. Lastly, students then had the opportunity to study their vocabulary terms for this unit and complete any work they were missing in science.

Homework: Complete any previous assignments from this week that they have not completed.

Thursday - Today students watched a video of how solar ovens have been used to pasteurize water in parts of Africa. Pasteurizing the water with solar ovens helps these individuals have a better quality of life. Students then began their Solar Oven Project. They will finish making the ovens tomorrow during class and then everyone will test their own solar oven by cooking a s'more in it.

Homework: None, other than learning the vocabulary posted in their Google Classroom.

Friday - Today students finished making their solar ovens. If they finished their solar oven before class was over, they had an assignment in Google Classroom to work on. During the last hour of the school day students went outside and tested their solar ovens by cooking s'mores in them. They also completed their solar oven lab report.

Homework - None. :)

Week of October 3 - 7, 2022

Monday - Today students completed page 24 (Greenhouse Effect) in their Science Notebook. Students then watched the BrainPop's on Climate Change and Humans and the Environment to wrap up this unit. Students were then given the opportunity to complete the Quizizz again that was assigned on Friday, and then played a Gimkit review game to help them prepare for their unit test, which is tomorrow (10/4).

Homework: Students should be studying for their unit test on Air Quality/Air Pollution, which is tomorrow. This includes pages 17 - 24 in their Science Notebook, any Google Slide Notes posted on or after 9/21, the Quizlet posted in their Stream on 9/21, and the Quizizz posted on Friday (9/30).

Tuesday - Today students took their unit test on Air Quality / Air Pollution (Environmental Science). The test is given through School Net. Students received the code to access the test in class. Students that are absent from school today will make the test up when they return to school. Students also received a handout today about the upcoming Solar Oven Project, which will require donations of specific supplies. Please ask your student for the handout they received today to see if you would be able to send in a supplies. The students really love this project. :)

Homework: None, other than students sharing the handout about the Solar Oven Project with their parent(s).

Wednesday - Today students added page 25 (Energy Transfer) to their Science Notebook. Students learned about the electromagnetic spectrum, the different types of heat and energy transfer, and watched the Bill Nye video on Heat.

Homework: None

Parents: If your student has not mentioned it to you yet, there will be a solar oven project next Friday (10/14). Students have been asked to bring in supplies for the project. If you are able, please consider sending in any of the following items:

We need new (unused) pizza boxes, aluminum foil, and plastic wrap sent in by Tuesday (Oct. 11th). We also need Hershey's chocolate bars in regular or snack size (NO ALMONDS due to allergies), graham crackers (NO CINNAMON due to allergies), and marshmallows in regular size (no mini's or jumbo) sent in by Thursday (Oct. 13).

Thursday - Today students completed page 25 (Energy Transfer) in all the classes and then worked on page 26 (Energy in the Atmosphere). We will go over the answers to page 26 tomorrow in class. Students also reviewed the new vocabulary on this unit using the Quizlet on Heat Transfer in their Google Classroom.

Homework: Students need to continue to study the vocabulary for this unit using the Quizlet on Heat Transfer posted today in their Google Classroom.

Friday - Today students completed page 26 (Energy in the Atmosphere) in their science notebook. Students then made a UV Bead bracelet and took it outside to see the effect that ultraviolet radiation has on the beads. Students used the information they have learned this week about energy transfer to help them complete the UV Bead Lab.

Homework: Students need to continue to study the vocabulary for this unit using the Quizlet on Heat Transfer posted yesterday in their Google Classroom.

Week of September 26 - 30, 2022

Monday - Today students finished page 20 (Air Quality) in their science notebook and then we went over the answers in class. Then students started the "Air Quality Vocab Part 1" assignment posted in their Google Classroom today. Students will have time tomorrow to complete that assignment in class.

Homework: Students should review the Air Pollution Vocab on page 17 and the information on page 20 (Air Quality) in their science notebook.

Tuesday - Today we went over the answers to the "Air Quality Vocab Part 1" assignment posted in their Google Classroom yesterday. Students then completed the "Air Quality Vocab Part 2" assignment, which we will go over tomorrow in class.

Homework: Students who did not complete the "Air Quality Vocab Part 2" assignment in class today need to complete that for homework.

Wednesday - Today we went over the Google Slide Notes from yesterday "Air Quality Vocab Part 2". Then students glued in pages 22 (Natural Resources) and 23 (Fossil Fuels) into their science notebook. Students watched the BrainPop on Natural Resources and we went over the sections of pages 22 and 23 that related to it. Students will finish the Fossil Fuel parts of those pages tomorrow in class.

Homework: Students will have a unit test next Tuesday, 10/4. Students need to be studying their notes beginning on page 17 in their science notebook, their notes in Google Classroom beginning on 9/21, and the Quizlet on Air Pollution and Air Quality posted in their Stream to help them prepare.

Thursday - Today students completed pages 22 (Natural Resources) and 23 (Fossil Fuels) in their science notebook. Students added page 24 (Greenhouse Effect) and will complete it in class tomorrow if they did not get it completed today.

Friday - Due to Hurricane Ian, students worked remotely from home today in Google Classroom. Students were to complete the Flocabulary assigned today titled "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" including the video, Vocab Game, Read and Respond, and Quiz. Students were also assigned a Quizizz today titled "Air Quality / Air Pollution Test Review. Students can take the Quizizz as many times as needed before their test, which will be on Tuesday (10/4), to help them prepare for the test and get a good grade.

Week of September 19 - 23, 2022

Monday - Today we went over the answers to the Atmosphere Test Review Google Slide Notes posted on 9/15. Then the students completed a 20 question review that posted in Google Classroom today and played a Gimkit game review.

Homework: Students can use any of the resources below to help them study for their test, which is tomorrow (9/20).

a. Students should have pages 11 - 15 completed in their Science Notebook, which are all notes on atmosphere.

b. Atmosphere Slide Notes posted on 9/7 in Google Classroom

c. Quizlet of Atmosphere Vocab posted on 9/8 in Google Classroom

d. Quizizz on Atmosphere Vocab posted on 9/12 in Google Classroom

e. Atmosphere Test Review Slide Notes posted on 9/15 in Google Classroom

f. Quizizz on Atmosphere Test Review posted on 9/15

** Both of the Quizizz referred to above can be taken as many times as needed to get a good grade and also used to help students learn the vocabulary and facts for the test.

Tuesday - Today students took their unit test on the atmosphere. Students at home today will make the test up at school when they return.

Homework: None :)

Wednesday - Today students completed pages 16 (Air Pressure), 17 (Air Pollution Vocab) and 18 (Air Quality) in their science notebook. They started their Environmental Science unit with a BrainPop video on Air Pollution and filled in page 18 after we went filled in page 16 together and I went over all the vocabulary on page 17. We will go over the answers to page 18 tomorrow in class.

Homework: Students should complete any work they didn't complete in class on page 18 and study their new vocabulary on page 17.

Thursday - Today we went over the answers to page 18 in their science notebook, completed a Flocabulary on Environmental Change and then studied their new vocabulary words for this unit in Quizlet.

Homework: Students that did not complete all 3 activities assigned in the Flocabulary today need to complete that for homework.

Friday - Today students watched a Bill Nye video titled "Pollution Solutions" and answered questions on page 19 (BN-Pollution Solutions) in their science notebook, which we then went over in class. Students then started working on page 20 (Air Quality) answering questions from the science textbook. Students will have time on Monday to finish working on page 20 in class.

Homework: None, unless they still need to complete all 3 activities (Vocab Game, Read and Respond, and Quiz) in the Flocabulary assigned yesterday in Google Classroom.

Week of September 12 - 16, 2022

Monday - Today students put page 13 (Atmosphere Doodle) and page 14 (Atmosphere Notes) in their Science Interactive Notebook (ISN). Students will be completing page 13 when they have me for "Den Time" this week, which is our intervention time each morning. Students will be completing page 14 today in Science class using their Science textbook. If students completed page 14 before class ended, they worked on the Atmosphere Quizizz that posted today to help them with their atmosphere vocabulary. We will go over the answers to page 14 on Wednesday because students will have a lab tomorrow. For the lab, students need to make sure they don't wear any baggy clothing and have a tie back for their hair if it is long.

Homework: Students need to continue to study the atmosphere vocabulary they have on page 11 of their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN) and the Atmosphere Slide Notes they did in Google Classroom. Students can also use the Atmosphere Quizlet that was posted in their Science Google Classroom Stream on Thursday to help them learn the vocabulary. :)

Tuesday - Today students conducted a "Measurement Lab". They learned how to measure liquid volume using a graduated cylinder and how to use laboratory equipment properly (graduated cylinders, pipettes, test tubes, beakers, and Erlenmeyer flask). Students also learned how to follow a lab procedure correctly and how to record and organize their data on a data chart.

Wednesday - Today students went over the answers to page 14 (Atmosphere Notes) in their Science notebook. Students also had the opportunity in class to do the Atmosphere Quizizz that posted on Monday (9/12) if they had not already done it. Students can take that Quizizz as many times as needed to get a good grade and help them learn the vocabulary. Students then watched the Bill Nye video on the Atmosphere and filled in the viewing guide on page 15 (BN-Atmosphere) in their science notebook.

Homework: Students need to continue to study the notes they have on page 11 (Atmosphere Vocab), page 12 (Everest), page 13 (Atmosphere Doodle), page 14 (Atmosphere Notes) of their Science notebook. Students also need to be studying the Atmosphere Slide Notes they did in Google Classroom on 9/7. Students can also use the Atmosphere Quizlet that was posted in their Science Google Classroom Stream on 9/8 to help them learn the vocabulary. Students will have a TEST on the atmosphere next Tuesday (9/20). It will NOT be an open note test.

Thursday - Today students checked their answers to page 15 (BN-Atmosphere) in their Science Notebook and then had the remainder of the class period to do the Atmosphere Test Review Slide Notes posted in their Google Classroom today and the Quizizz titled Atmosphere Test Review that also posted today in their Google Classroom. Students can take the Quizizz as many times as needed to get a good grade and help them learn the material for the test, which will be on Tuesday (9/20).

Homework: Anything the students did not get completed in class today needs to be completed by the time they come into class on Monday.

Friday - Today students in class will be attending TAME (the Teen Alcohol and Marijuana Education program). This is a program that the Davidson County Sheriff's department will use to address issues facing middle school students, such as drugs, alcohol, vaping, bullying, abuse of social media and other topics.

Homework: All students need to make sure they are completely caught up on all their assignments from this unit before coming to class on Monday. We will be reviewing on Monday to prepare for the unit test on Tuesday (9/20).

a. Students should have pages 11 - 15 completed in their Science Notebook, which are all notes on atmosphere.

b. Flocabulary posted on 9/6 in Google Classroom.

c. Atmosphere Slide Notes posted on 9/7 in Google Classroom

d. Quizizz on Atmosphere Vocab posted on 9/12 in Google Classroom

e. Atmosphere Test Review Slide Notes posted on 9/15 in Google Classroom

f. Quizizz on Atmosphere Test Review posted on 9/15

** Both of the Quizizz can be taken as many times as needed to get a good grade and help students learn the vocabulary and facts for the test. Students should also be reviewing all their notes on pages 11-15 and their Atmosphere Slide Notes posted on 9/7 and 9/15.

Week of September 5 - 9, 2022

Monday - No School. Labor Day Holiday. :)

Tuesday - Today students finished up their review of the scientific method by completing a Flocabulary on the Scientific Method in their Google Classroom. Students had the entire class period to work on this assignment except for the last 10 minutes when we watched two short videos that reviewed the spheres of Earth, including the atmosphere, which we will begin to learn about tomorrow.

Homework: Students that did not complete all the activities in the Flocabulary assignment in Google Classroom today need to complete those for homework.

Wednesday - Today students began their study of the atmosphere. They watched a couple of short video's in class that described the layers of the atmosphere in detail. They also added page 11, titled Atmosphere Vocabulary, to their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN). This vocabulary has a link in today's Google Classroom post to the online Quizlet that students can use to help them learn the vocabulary for this unit. Students also started working on the Atmosphere Slide Notes posted in Google Classroom today, which they will finish up tomorrow in class.

Homework: Students that have still not completed all the Flocabulary activities posted YESTERDAY, need to complete those TONIGHT. I will be putting those Flocabulary grades in PowerSchool soon. All students should start learning the atmosphere vocabulary for this unit.

Thursday - Today students completed the Atmosphere Slide Notes that posted yesterday in their Science Google Classroom. We went over all the answers to all the slides at the end of each class and all students had the opportunity to check their answers and correct any they missed. Students that were absent today will have the opportunity to check the answers to their slides using a Loom video recording that I will post tomorrow in their Science Google Classroom.

Homework: Students need to review the Atmosphere Slide Notes we went over in class today and continue to study the atmosphere vocabulary they have on page 11 of their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN). Students can also use the Atmosphere Quizlet that was posted in their Science Google Classroom Stream today to help them learn the vocabulary. :)

Friday - Today students watched the video Everest to see how the density of the air gets "thinner", as you go higher in altitude. Students could see the effect that the lack of oxygen molecules has on the human body. They also were able to see how temperatures decreases on Everest (as in all the Troposphere) as altitude increases.

Homework: None other than continuing to study the atmosphere vocabulary they have on page 11 of their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN) and the Atmosphere Slide Notes they did in Google Classroom. Students can also use the Atmosphere Quizlet that was posted in their Science Google Classroom Stream yesterday to help them learn the vocabulary. :)

Week of August 29 - September 2, 2022

Monday - We had a GREAT first day today! All students were attentive and on task! Students received all their "beginning of the year" paperwork in a brown manila folder. Please go through this paperwork with your child and return all necessary forms as soon as possible. Students also learned about the rules and expectations of the Avengers Team and those listed in the student handbook. :)

Tuesday - Another great day in the Grizzly Den! Today in science the students reviewed the safety drills and learned about the safety equipment in the science classroom. Students also completed "A Few Things About Me" paper that let me learn a little about them. :) Tomorrow students will need to have all supplies for class as we will start putting information into their composition book to create their interactive science notebook.

Wednesday - Today students added pages 1 - 8 to their Interactive Science Notebook (ISN). We also started going over the lab safety rules on page 6, which we will finish going over tomorrow in class. No homework tonight in science. :)

Thursday - Today students finished learning the lab safety rules and completed pages 6, 7, and 8 in their Science Interactive Notebook (ISN). No homework tonight in science. :)

Friday - Today students added pages 9 and 10 to their ISN. They learned the difference between an observation and an inference on page 9. Then they reviewed the scientific method on page 10. No homework tonight in science. Have a great Labor Day weekend! See you back at school on Tuesday with your fully charged Chromebook and an updated and signed information verification form. :)