Science:
Monday most students will be absent from school on the Silver Dollar City field trip for band/choir/orchestra. For the students that will be at school we will watch a Mythbusters and discuss the use of the cast's use of the scientific method.
Tuesday we will discuss chapter 5 lesson 1 to introduce volcanoes. Students will complete a handout in class.
Wednesday students will be learning about volcanic eruptions. We will complete the text questions together as a class.
Thursday focus turns to volcanic landforms. Student will complete a handout labeling the different parts of a volcano in class.
Friday students will watch a Bill Nye episode on volcanoes and complete the corresponding video handout.
Social Studies:
Monday Monday most students will be absent from school on the Silver Dollar
City field trip for band/choir/orchestra. For the students that will be
at school we will be going outside for some free time after returning from our Sonic field trip.
Tuesday we will discuss chapter 17 section 3. Students will be learning about the conclusion of the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. We will also watch a short film on the Battle of Vickburg.
Wednesday students will be learning about the legacy of the Civil War. We will be discussing the losses and costs of the war and analyzing how the war transformed the nation forever.
Thursday students will be in the computer lab taking the End of Course District Exam. Following we will review for the chapter 17 test.
Friday is test day!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Week 35
Science:
Monday students will finish their plotting of world earthquakes from the USGS website.
Tuesday students will partake in the Mercalli Earthquake Scale activity.
Wednesday is the talent show and All-City track meet. Classes are short and I will be out for most of the day. Students will watch the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode on earthquakes.
Thursday is test day!
Friday we will begin our study of volcanoes by completing the chapter 5 lesson 1 text questions together.
Social Studies:
Monday we will be discussing chapter 17 section 1. Students will be learning about President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation.
Tuesday students will watch a History Channel special, "10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America - Battle of Antietam."
Wednesday Wednesday is the talent show and All-City track meet. Classes are short and I will be out for most of the day. Students will be reading this month's edition of Junior Scholastic and answering questions.
Thursday students will learn about the social, economic, and political changes that resulted from the civil war. Students will complete the chapter 17 section 2 handout for homework.
Friday we will wrap up our Civil War discussion by discussing the series of northern battles that led to the their defeat of the Confederacy.
Monday students will finish their plotting of world earthquakes from the USGS website.
Tuesday students will partake in the Mercalli Earthquake Scale activity.
Wednesday is the talent show and All-City track meet. Classes are short and I will be out for most of the day. Students will watch the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode on earthquakes.
Thursday is test day!
Friday we will begin our study of volcanoes by completing the chapter 5 lesson 1 text questions together.
Social Studies:
Monday we will be discussing chapter 17 section 1. Students will be learning about President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation.
Tuesday students will watch a History Channel special, "10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America - Battle of Antietam."
Wednesday Wednesday is the talent show and All-City track meet. Classes are short and I will be out for most of the day. Students will be reading this month's edition of Junior Scholastic and answering questions.
Thursday students will learn about the social, economic, and political changes that resulted from the civil war. Students will complete the chapter 17 section 2 handout for homework.
Friday we will wrap up our Civil War discussion by discussing the series of northern battles that led to the their defeat of the Confederacy.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Week 34
Science:
Monday we will be in the computer lab. Students will partake in the Virtual Earthquake Lab.
Tuesday students will be calculating the epicenters of earthquakes using seismic data.
Wednesday students will complete their work calculating epicenters and we will discuss how seismologists monitor earthquakes.
Thursday students will watch a short film on the dangers of earthquakes and how engineers are designing new buildings to withstand deadly earthquakes.
Friday students will be working on the laptops, accessing the USGS website to plot recent earthquakes on a world map.
Social Studies:
Monday students will take the chapter 16 test!
Tuesday we will begin our next Document Based Question (DBQ) activity. Students will be analyzing several primary source documents and responding to the question, "What Caused the Civil War?"
Wednesday we will continue our document analysis.
Thursday we will continue our document analysis.
Friday we will complete our document analysis.
Monday we will be in the computer lab. Students will partake in the Virtual Earthquake Lab.
Tuesday students will be calculating the epicenters of earthquakes using seismic data.
Wednesday students will complete their work calculating epicenters and we will discuss how seismologists monitor earthquakes.
Thursday students will watch a short film on the dangers of earthquakes and how engineers are designing new buildings to withstand deadly earthquakes.
Friday students will be working on the laptops, accessing the USGS website to plot recent earthquakes on a world map.
Social Studies:
Monday students will take the chapter 16 test!
Tuesday we will begin our next Document Based Question (DBQ) activity. Students will be analyzing several primary source documents and responding to the question, "What Caused the Civil War?"
Wednesday we will continue our document analysis.
Thursday we will continue our document analysis.
Friday we will complete our document analysis.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Week 33
Science:
Monday we will discuss the answer to the plate tectonic video handout. We will spend the rest of the class period discussing lesson 2 - seafloor spreading.
Tuesday it's all about plate tectonics. We will look at lesson 2 and students will complete a handout in which they will be labeling the different plates. We will also watch several animations on the different type of plate movements.
Wednesday students will complete several review questions for chapter 3 before beginning lesson 1 of chapter 4 - forces in the earth's crust.
Thursday we will read an article together describing how the forces within the earth's crust creates earthquakes and we will review the different fault types.
Friday it's all about seismic waves. Students will be learning the difference between P-Waves and S-Waves and partaking in the Slinky Lab to help them with their understanding.
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete an in class review assignment over chapter 16 section 1. Following, we will be learning about life as a soldier in the civil war -- what soldiers ate and drank, did for entertainment, what a typical day looked like, etc.
Tuesday students will watch a brief video on the life of a civil war soldier and then we will discuss odd and interesting medical facts of the battlefield. Students will also complete the lesson 2 review handout.
Wednesday students will be learning about the early successes and failures for both the Confederacy and the Union in the Civil War.
Thursday we will spend most of the class period review for the chapter 16 test.
Friday is test day!
Monday we will discuss the answer to the plate tectonic video handout. We will spend the rest of the class period discussing lesson 2 - seafloor spreading.
Tuesday it's all about plate tectonics. We will look at lesson 2 and students will complete a handout in which they will be labeling the different plates. We will also watch several animations on the different type of plate movements.
Wednesday students will complete several review questions for chapter 3 before beginning lesson 1 of chapter 4 - forces in the earth's crust.
Thursday we will read an article together describing how the forces within the earth's crust creates earthquakes and we will review the different fault types.
Friday it's all about seismic waves. Students will be learning the difference between P-Waves and S-Waves and partaking in the Slinky Lab to help them with their understanding.
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete an in class review assignment over chapter 16 section 1. Following, we will be learning about life as a soldier in the civil war -- what soldiers ate and drank, did for entertainment, what a typical day looked like, etc.
Tuesday students will watch a brief video on the life of a civil war soldier and then we will discuss odd and interesting medical facts of the battlefield. Students will also complete the lesson 2 review handout.
Wednesday students will be learning about the early successes and failures for both the Confederacy and the Union in the Civil War.
Thursday we will spend most of the class period review for the chapter 16 test.
Friday is test day!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Week 32
Science:
Monday students will partake in the rock cycle candy lab that was originally planned for the prior Friday.
Tuesday we will discuss the lab and review for the chapter 2 test on rocks and minerals.
Wednesday is test day!
Thursday we will begin chapter 3 by studying plate tectonics. Our main focus will be Pangaea.
Friday - NO STUDENTS
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete a vocabulary review on chapter 15. We will also watch a BrainPop on Abraham Lincoln.
Tuesday we will review for the Unit 9 Test.
Wednesday is test day!
Thursday we will discuss chapter 16 section 1. Discussion will center around the beginning stages of the Civil War.
Friday - NO STUDENTS
Monday students will partake in the rock cycle candy lab that was originally planned for the prior Friday.
Tuesday we will discuss the lab and review for the chapter 2 test on rocks and minerals.
Wednesday is test day!
Thursday we will begin chapter 3 by studying plate tectonics. Our main focus will be Pangaea.
Friday - NO STUDENTS
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete a vocabulary review on chapter 15. We will also watch a BrainPop on Abraham Lincoln.
Tuesday we will review for the Unit 9 Test.
Wednesday is test day!
Thursday we will discuss chapter 16 section 1. Discussion will center around the beginning stages of the Civil War.
Friday - NO STUDENTS
Monday, April 9, 2012
Week 31
Science:
Monday we will finish our discussion of rock types by looking at metamorphic rocks. We will finish the period by beginning our rock identification lab.
Tuesday we will finish the rock identification lab and discuss. We will also discuss the rock cycle.
Wednesday students will complete a handout on the rock cycle. Following we will watch a 15 min. video over the rock cycle and students will complete a handout that goes with the film.
Thursday students will be journeying through the rock cycle as part of an in class activity.
Friday students will partake in a rock cycle lab that involves lots of fun with chocolate chips.
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete an in class handout over key chapter 14 vocabulary and we will discuss chapter 15 section 1.
Tuesday our attention turns to section 2 and the famous Dred Scott court decision and John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry.
Wednesday students will be given a series of letters written by an eye witness of the attack on Harper's Ferry and will be asked to analyze the letters and answer a series of questions.
Thursday we will move on to section 3 and discuss the every growing division between the north and south and the election of 1860.
Friday students will complete a map handout on the election of 1860. If time allows, we will watch Channel One News.
Monday we will finish our discussion of rock types by looking at metamorphic rocks. We will finish the period by beginning our rock identification lab.
Tuesday we will finish the rock identification lab and discuss. We will also discuss the rock cycle.
Wednesday students will complete a handout on the rock cycle. Following we will watch a 15 min. video over the rock cycle and students will complete a handout that goes with the film.
Thursday students will be journeying through the rock cycle as part of an in class activity.
Friday students will partake in a rock cycle lab that involves lots of fun with chocolate chips.
Social Studies:
Monday students will complete an in class handout over key chapter 14 vocabulary and we will discuss chapter 15 section 1.
Tuesday our attention turns to section 2 and the famous Dred Scott court decision and John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry.
Wednesday students will be given a series of letters written by an eye witness of the attack on Harper's Ferry and will be asked to analyze the letters and answer a series of questions.
Thursday we will move on to section 3 and discuss the every growing division between the north and south and the election of 1860.
Friday students will complete a map handout on the election of 1860. If time allows, we will watch Channel One News.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Week 30
Science:
Monday we will finish our discussion of chapter 2 lesson 2 before completing the mineral handout in class.
Tuesday students will begin their Mighty Mineral Advertisement research.
Wednesday students will complete their research and create their advertisement posters.
Thursday our focus will be igneous rocks. We will complete the chapter 2 lesson 3 text questions together in class.
Friday we will be off campus attending the movie Hunger Games as a MAP celebration.
Social Studies:
Monday we will be discussing chapter 14 section 2, specifically the Second Great Awakening. Students will complete the section 2 review handout in class.
Tuesday we will discuss section 3. Students will be learning about the many social and cultural changes that transformed America in the mid-1800's. Students will be learning about the lives and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and others.
Wednesday students will watch two short video clips from the History Channel, one on Harriet Tubman and the other on Frederick Douglass. Students will also receive the section 3 handout for homework.
Thursday students will be learning about Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. We will talk about the significance and meaning of the speech and hear an audio reading of it as well.
Friday we will be off campus attending the movie Hunger Games as a MAP celebration.
Monday we will finish our discussion of chapter 2 lesson 2 before completing the mineral handout in class.
Tuesday students will begin their Mighty Mineral Advertisement research.
Wednesday students will complete their research and create their advertisement posters.
Thursday our focus will be igneous rocks. We will complete the chapter 2 lesson 3 text questions together in class.
Friday we will be off campus attending the movie Hunger Games as a MAP celebration.
Social Studies:
Monday we will be discussing chapter 14 section 2, specifically the Second Great Awakening. Students will complete the section 2 review handout in class.
Tuesday we will discuss section 3. Students will be learning about the many social and cultural changes that transformed America in the mid-1800's. Students will be learning about the lives and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and others.
Wednesday students will watch two short video clips from the History Channel, one on Harriet Tubman and the other on Frederick Douglass. Students will also receive the section 3 handout for homework.
Thursday students will be learning about Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. We will talk about the significance and meaning of the speech and hear an audio reading of it as well.
Friday we will be off campus attending the movie Hunger Games as a MAP celebration.
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