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. Students can check out the new YouTube Channel for our classroom lessons.
Motion and Force: Simple Machines Unit
By the end of this unit, students will know why machines make work easier.
Monday Advance – Simple Machine notes (see directions and sample below)
Science Reading Articles are here. (See the links on the side for the form.)
Regular – Simple Machine notes (Directions: Take notes on Simple Machines (pgs. 413-414 & 422-433). Write a reflection summary paragraph answering the following question: How do machines make work easier?)
Thursday Advance – Meeting in the Media Center to work on simple machine research.
Regular – Meeting in the Media Center to work on simple machine research.
Friday Advance – Meeting in the Media Center take District benchmark and to TYPE UP simple machine research
Regular – Meeting in the Media Center to TYPE UP simple machine research
Homework this week:
1. Journals 39-40 - Choose 2 topics to reflect upon for this week. Use theJournal Checklist (text-visual-color-highlighting) to ensure you have all components. You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimumscore of 70%.
2. Pink Slip #15 – 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
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.
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 – Create a force and motion brochure: Create an informative brochure (inside and out) with accurate text and visuals on the 3 laws of motion (3 inside panels) and 4 types of friction, forces in general, and gravity (3 outside panels). The final draft must be neat and on copy paper.
Science Reading Articles are here. (See the links on the side for the form.)
Regular – Create a force and motion brochure: Create an informative brochure (inside and out) with accurate text and visuals on the 3 laws of motion (3 inside panels) and 4 types of friction, forces in general, and gravity (3 outside panels). The final draft must be neat and on copy paper.
Tuesday Advance – Computer Lab - Force with Joe Activity. Here is the simulation link.
Regular – Redo force with Joe activity, print out and turn in. Reopen your Force with Joe assignment. Now that we have increased our understanding about how forces play a role in the motion of objects, check your work and make sure you are satisfied with your responses and arrows. Print out the assignment and turn in on the way out. Work on Force and Motion Plato unit in Computer lab.
Wednesday Advance – Infomercial Assignment with a partner
Regular – Reading Circles (Writing turned in last week will be returned for this activity.) In groups, we will read our motion writing exemplars and discuss the examples. Students will update the writing and resubmit before leaving class.
Thursday Advance – Brochures due. Infomercial Assignment with a partner. Today we created our storyboards of what our infomercials entail.
Regular – Brochures due. Force, Motion, and Newton's Laws Learning Contract. Students must select any assignments they want to complete that will total 100 points. A due date will be announced on Friday.
Friday Advance – Journals 33-36 due. Infomercial Assignment with a partner: Today we will finish the storyboards, type our scripts to review over the weekend. Recording appointments will be issued for each team.
Regular – Journals 33-36 due. Force, Motion, and Newton's Laws Learning Contract. Students will show me their contracts so that I can see what activities they will work on over the next couple of days. Parents should review the contract in the event the students need materials to complete various tasks. The due date will be determined at a later time.
Check out our class YouTube Channel and tell me what you think!
Homework this week:
1. Journals 35 – 36 - Choose 2 topics to reflect upon for this week. Use theJournal Checklist (text-visual-color-highlighting) to ensure you have all components. You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimumscore of 70%.
2. Pink Slip #13 – 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
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 theJournal Checklist (text-visual-color-highlighting) to ensure you have all components. You must submit 4 complete journals to get a minimumscore 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
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
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.)
·4th through 6th – Vocabulary Due/Motion Activities
oStudents should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor
activities, time permitting.
oStudents must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related
activities.
Thursday:
·3rd – Vocabulary
Due/Motion Activities
oStudents should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor
activities, time permitting.
oStudents must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related
activities.
·4th through 6th – Motion
Activities
oStudents should have a pair of running shoes for outdoor
activities, time permitting.
oStudents must have graph paper and a pencil for math-related
activities.
Friday:
·3rd – Final
Persuasive Writing Due/Motion Quiz/Collaborative
Assignment
·4th through 6th – 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 – 3rd; Tuesday – 4th; Wednesday – 5th;
Thursday – 6th
