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 – Infomercial Practice
Science Reading Articles are here. (See the links on the side for the form.)
Regular – Learning Contract (at least 35 points should be in rough draft form prior to class today); grading of assignments completed on Friday
Tuesday Advance – Infomercial Videotaping
Regular – Learning Contract (at least 70 points should be in rough draft form prior to class today); grading of assignments completed on Monday
Regular – Learning Contracts due (all 100 points MUST be in final form before dismissal each period); grading of assignments completed on Tuesday
Thursday Advance – Watch student infomercials; review for Friday's test; Use the YouTube Channel to help your review for the test as well!
Regular – Review for Test;Use the YouTube Channel to help your review for the test as well!
Friday Advance – Force and Motion Test
Regular – Force and Motion Test
Homework this week:
1. Journals 37 – 38 - 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 #14 – 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
