Power schools has been updated with Kinetic and Potential energy unit test. If a student scores low I look to see if he or she is using all in school and out of school "tools". If a student is using all resources, seeking help, and is engaged in all classwork, I look for additional layers of teacher support.
This week we will begin studying motion. Monday/Tuesday will be direct teacher instruction. Wednesday/Thursday classes with either continue with direct teacher instruction or participate in 8 activity stations. It is my hope that all classes and all students will exhibit the self control needed for stations. Friday August 4th students will have their second interpreting data quiz on motion. This particular assessment looks at person's ability to use given information. Science homework due this upcoming Friday 8/4. Watch the short, but very important video on reference points. When studying motion you have to be able to identify and use reference points. Since the video is very short, please make plans to watch if several times. After watching the video find an object in your surrounding-inside or outside and describe it's motion in comparison to a reference point you select. You will need to write out a paragraph summary of your thoughts-descriptors. An well done assignment should be about a 10-15 sentences in length. Please exhibit your best language art skills. https://safeshare.tv/x/wD7C4V9smG4
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The second week of science was again very productive. Students explored kinetic and potential energy by participating in a series of 8 stations that required writing, drawing, organizing, watching/listening, and reading. Station work requires all students to demonstrate self-discipline and maturity as they rotate to each location-some classes are needing direct instruction on PRIDE expectations related to this lesson format. I will continue to review expectations and post behavior expectations for each location.
I am enjoying reading the movie trailer indexcards-thanks to all who invested time in the assignment! 7/1 students took their first interpreting data quiz Friday 7/21-scores are in powerschool. Friday 7/28 all 7/1 will have their first science unit test on kinetic/potential energy and energy transfers/transformations. Science homework this week: Watch the Bill Nye the science guy energy video that can be found on you tube. The video reviews, reinforces, and is an enjoyable way to prepare for Friday's unit test. While watching the video you will need to complete the video study guide-I will hand out on Monday. The video is about 30 minutes long. This video and the stations we will be doing this week will prepare you for the unit test. Yes, there are many ways to "take shortcuts-DON'T. Find 40 minutes between today-Sunday and Thursday to sitdown, focus, watch, listen and complete your work with attention to quality and excellence. Video URL: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5972264dc6b66 ***Science homework will almost always post to weebly on Sunday and is due by Friday. Since work posts on Sunday and you have several days to find and make time for science success, due dates and grading is firm. The first week of science was very productive. Students explored lab safety by participating in a series of 8 stations that required writing, drawing, organizing, watching/listening, and reading. The science safety quiz scheduled for Friday 7/14 will take place on Monday 7/17. Students are encouraged to keep using the review quizlet https://quizlet.com/_3khz4x
. In addition to exploring lab safety with stations students did another series of activities on kinetic and potential energy. We also had our first lab. This upcoming week students will continue learning about kinetic and potential energy. Friday all 7/1 students will take an interpreting data quiz that assess their ability to look at and USE given information in science charts, science graphs, and science diagrams. Since this is an assessment based on the application, there is not a study guide/review quizlet. This week’s science homework will give me a chance to-get to know the unique and special personalities on our 7/1 team. Student will be given large index card. They will need to list the title of three movie trailer I can watch on you tube in order to learn something about them. Next to the title listed on the index card students will need to write a complete sentence that tells me why the trailer is reflective of who they are. Completed high quality indexcards will be due on Friday. All 7/1 students will need to return the Flinn science safety contract with Monday's graded safety quiz attached by Friday as well. ***Science homework will almost always post to weebly on Sunday and is due by Friday. Since work posts on Sunday and you have several days to find and make time for science success, due dates and grading is firm. Hello and welcome to 7th grade science! We have many exciting activities to complete in the 2017-2018 school year. Yes, we will be working very hard each and everyday. We will be successful. We will work well together and we will have fun. As a mature 7th grader you will be expected to make choices to ensure your personal success. This upcoming week you need to proactively plan to complete the following homework assignments:
1. Kinetic energy classic quiz brainpop sent directly to my Wake county email [email protected]. Your score must be 7 out of 10 or higher to count as done. (Many successful students carefully watch the short video, practice their understanding using the review quiz and then take and submit their classic quiz. I would recommend this learning strategy.) 2. Potential energy classic quiz brainpop sent directly to my Wake county email [email protected]. Your score must be 7 out of 10 or higher to count as done. 3. Ski trip kinetic and potential energy fill in the blank analysis. 4. Take the 7th grade lab safety quiz on Friday. Use the following quizlet as a study tool. https://quizlet.com/_3khz4x ***Science homework will almost always post to weebly on Sunday early in the day and is due by Friday. You are expected to review your weekly obligations and make time to complete your science homework. Each assignment will be scored as either a 100-completed to expectations or zero-not completed to expectations. Science work done outside of school will never require a lot of time, but I expect the time spent on science review to be focused/free of distractions so you |
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