January 30 - February 3

Reminders: Please review your child’s agenda daily, as this is one of our main pieces of communication with parents. For science text alerts about due dates and tests, text @msmpr to (415) 666-2434 and follow the on-screen instructions.

Motion and Force Unit

By the end of this unit, students will know the relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects. (Here is the Force and Motion Study Guide.)

During these last weeks, I have identified some misconceptions about force and motion that students have shared.  Here is a quick review over those items:

Force & Motion Misconceptions on PhotoPeach






Monday
Advance – Collaborative assignment work in-class (students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project) - FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL

• Science Reading Articles are here. (See the links on the side for the form.)

Regular – Visual Force PPT

Tuesday
Advance – Teams A & B present; Peer Feedback & Review; Teacher Feedback

Regular – Visual Force PPT

Wednesday (EARLY RELEASE TODAY)
Advance – Teams C presents; Peer Feedback & Review; Teacher Feedback; Student portfolios (time permitting)

Regular – Let's Move It (United Streaming)

Thursday
Advance – Teams D & E present; Peer Feedback & Review; Teacher Feedback

Regular – Science 360 - 1st Law of Motion in Football

Friday
Advance – Student portfolios

Regular –  1st Law of Motion Activity

****NEW**** I have created a YouTube Channel for our class. Check it out and tell me what you think!

Homework this week:
1. Journals 33 – 34 - Choose 2 topics to reflect upon for this week. Use the Journal Checklist (text-visual-color-highlighting) to ensure you have all components. You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimum score of 70%.

2. Pink Slip #12 – Paste the slip onto a sheet of paper. Below the slip provide a justification supporting or not support each possible answer choice. On the pink slip highlight your final answer based upon your written rationales. If you lose your pink slip, a new one is located here. A new sheet will not be provided in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with your pink slips. Due Dates: Monday – 3rd; Tuesday – 4th; Wednesday – 5th; Thursday – 6th

January 23- 27

Reminders: Please review your child’s agenda daily, as this is one of our main pieces of communication with parents. For science text alerts about due dates and tests, text @msmpr to (415) 666-2434 and follow the on-screen instructions.

Motion and Force Unit

By the end of this unit, students will know the relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects. (Here is the Force and Motion Study Guide.)

Monday
Advance – Collaborative assignment work in-class (students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project)

• Science Reading Articles are here. (See the links on the side for the form.)

Regular – Workbook pages 128-135 (Students are responsible for removing and stapling sheets from their workbooks). Complete and store in the notes section of your binder.
Tuesday
Advance – Collaborative assignment in Lab 404(students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project)

Regular – Lab 404 - Motion Activities started

Wednesday
Advance – Collaborative assignment in media center (students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project)

Regular – Media Center - Reading Scavenger Hunt: Students will select one of the available books and search for examples of motion and force from a list provided in class.

Thursday
Advance – Collaborative assignment in Lab 404(students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project)

Regular –Lab 404 - Motion Activities completed

Friday
Advance – Collaborative assignment work in-class (students are responsible for props and materials needed for their project)

Regular –  Update Wave Portfolio; Friction PPT (students are responsible for getting notes from their peers when absent)- time permitting


Homework this week:
1. Journals 31 – 32 - Choose 2 topics to reflect upon for this week. Use the Journal Checklist to ensure you have all components. You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimum score of 70%.

2. Pink Slip #12 – Paste the slip onto a sheet of paper. Below the slip provide a justification supporting or not support each possible answer choice. On the pink slip highlight your final answer based upon your written rationales. If you lose your pink slip, a new one is located here. A new sheet will not be provided in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with your pink slips. Due Dates: Monday – 3rd; Tuesday – 4th; Wednesday – 5th; Thursday – 6th

January 17-20

Reminders: Please review your child’s agenda daily, as this is one of our main pieces of communication with parents.  For science text alerts about due dates and tests, text @msmpr to (415) 666-2434 and follow the on-screen instructions.

Motion and Force Unit

By the end of this unit, students will know the relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.  (Here is the Force and Motion Study Guide.)

Agenda

Monday: No School

Tuesday:

·         3^rd – Review motion concepts/What Causes Motion? (Notes)

o   Science Reading Articles are here.

·         4^th through 6^th – Review motion concepts/ What Causes Motion? (Notes)

o   Here are articles that count toward the 25 books campaign.

Wednesday:

·         3^rd – Persuasive Writing Due/Peer Edits

·         4^th through 6^th – Vocabulary Due/Motion Activities

o   Students should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor activities, time permitting.

o   Students must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related activities.

Thursday:

·         3^rd – Vocabulary Due/Motion Activities

o   Students should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor activities, time permitting.

o   Students must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related activities.

·         4^th through 6^th – Motion Activities

o   Students should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor activities, time permitting.

o   Students must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related activities.

Friday:

·         3^rd – Final Persuasive Writing Due/Motion Quiz/Collaborative Assignment

·         4^th through 6^th – Motion Quiz/Group Critical Thinking Assignment

Homework this week:

1. Journals 29 – 30 - Choose 2 topics to reflect upon for this week.  Use the Journal Checklist to ensure you have all components.  You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimum score of 70%.

2. Pink Slip #11 – Paste the slip onto a sheet of paper.  Below the slip provide a justification supporting or not support each possible answer choice.  On the pink slip highlight your final answer based upon your written rationales. If you lose your pink slip, a new one is located here.  A new sheet will not be provided in class. It is your responsibility to keep up with your pink slips.  Due Dates: Monday – 3^rd; Tuesday – 4^th; Wednesday – 5^th; Thursday – 6th

January 9-13

Reminders: No journals or pink slips this week. Please review your child's agenda daily as this is one of our main communication pieces with you. For science text alerts, text @msmpr to (415) 666-2434 and follow the on-screen instructions.

Monday – 

     Unpacking Standards S8P3

(example)

Unit Overview and Learning Focus (Chapter 9-10)

Predict what you think this unit is about. Use the words or phrases that stood out to you when you read or skimmed the Chapter Overview, Visuals, Captions, Headings, and Study Guides.

Essential Questions
1. How can you describe an object’s motion?
2. What causes an object’s motion to change?

Interpreting Graphs
1. Refer to the graph on page 316. What aspects of the graph are you familiar with? How do you find the slope?
2. Refer to the sample problem on page 323. Then using the sample, complete math practice #1.
3. Refer to the leaf/acorn visual on page 347. Interpret what the arrows imply about the motion of the two objects in terms of gravity and air resistance. Why does the acorn appear to be falling faster than the leaf? Why do you think this is happening?

     Study guide due for bonus points

     Standards project due

Tuesday –

     Vocabulary: Define all 30 terms in a three column chart (Word-Definition-Picture); 

     Students will receive bonus points for creating original pictures (picture examples should not reflect visual or textual information from the textbook)

(example)

Here are the 30 vocabulary words

Wednesday –

     Wave Unit Test

     Finish Vocabulary

     Study guides are officially due

Thursday –

     (3^rd) Waves Persuasive writing due for peer editing and rewriting based on those edits

     (4^th) Motion notes

Friday –

     (All) Motion notes & activity

Happy New Year!

Dear Parents,
Please note that there are a couple of changes to our normal routine.  Please mark all important dates on your calendar so that you are aware of things to come.

3rd Period
Tuesday - Standards Project, Jeopardy
Wednesday - Sound Lecture Notes
Thursday - Sound Lecture Notes & Activity (time permitting)
Friday - Benchmark testing

4th, 5th, 6th Period
Tuesday - Standards Project
Wednesday - Jeopardy
Thursday - Sound Lecture
Friday - Benchmark testing; finish Sound notes

Journals and Pink Slips will resume the week of January 17th. Student should use this time to study for the test over light and sound.
Waves Unit test will be administered January 11th. Please use the parent tutor guide, which was mailed early December to review for this test.
Please review your child's agenda to see what they are doing everyday in class.