Week of June 3, 2024 Mon - Create line graph using sunset/sunrise weather journal data. Tues - Continue graphing and biegin daily high/low bar graph. Wed - Adusted fun day schedule. Finish up graphs. Thurs - Last day of school. 1/2 day. Awards and assembly.
Have a great Summer.
Week of May 27, 2024 **Q4 Warm Up Quesions due on Thursday. Mon - No School Memorial Day Tues- Turn in Chpt 14 L1 Notebook. Complete Gulf Stream Quesions with partner. Due Tomorrow. Wed - Go over Gulf Stream Quesions and turn in. View NASA 3D animation of ocean currents. Begin working on tomorrows pg 502 Qs. Thurs - Turn in Q4 Warm-Up Quesions. Complete pg 502 Questions 1-7 all. Write out 2,4,5,6 Pg 502 Qs due tomorrow. Fri -go over pg 502 questions. Discuss Monday's quiz. (This will most likely be open book/open notes test. )
Week of May 20, 2024 Mon - Review for tomorrow's test. Tues - Take test over weather. Work on El Nino reading and questions. Wed - go over test. Finish and go over El Nino quesions. Thurs -Complete Chpt 14 Lesson 1 notebook. (Due Tomorrow) WARM UP QUESTIONS DUE next week TBA!!!! Fri - 1/2 Day of School. Finish up yesterdays and turn in. Watch a movie if time.
Week of May 13, 2024 Mon - Turn in and go over Chpt 13 L2 notebook. Begin Weather Fronts Practice w/partner. Tues - Turn in Weather Journal. Finish up Weather Fronts from yesterday & turn in. Begin Weather Patterns "Journal #8" with partner. Wed - Finish up and turn in Journal #8 from yesteday. Work on study guide for Tuesday's test Thurs - Continue working on study guide for Tuesday's Friday - Field Trip to M.I.S.
Week of May 6, 2024 **WEATHER JOURNAL DUE NEXT TUESDAY Mon - Continue Relative Humidity practice with partner. Quiz tomorrow over determining relative humidity. Tues - Relative humidity/weather instruments quiz. Read pp. 459-464 Answer questions 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11 on pg 468. Write out Qs 1,4,5,9. (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Go over quiz and go over pg 461, and go over quiz. Thurs - Complete Chpt 13 Lesson 2 Notebook. Fri - Cold and warm front simulations, current surface weather maps. Continue working on Chpt 13 Lesson 2 Notebook (due Monday) Weather Fronts handout/activity with partner. Weather Journal Due on TUESDAY.
Week of April 29, 2024 Mon - Turn in Chpt 13 L1 Describing Weather and go over. Movie, Science Kids: Weather andClimate (youtube video). First half of weather journal due Wednesday. Last day to check barometers. Tues - Complete "Describing Weather" KCB w/partner, begin answering questions on barometer lab handout. Wed - Check first 1/2 of weather journal (just to see if it's done ONLY, I am not checking accuracy.)Finish up and turn in barometer questions. Barometer wrap up and discussion. Thurs - Understanding and determining relative humidity. Relative humidity practice with partner. Take notes over instruments used for weather observations. Fri - Continue Relative Humidity practice with partner. Quiz Tuesday over determining relative humidity. Watch movies: Weather Smart: The Water Cycle and Clouds and Weather Things: Sun, Air, Wind, and Atmosphere.
Week of April 22, 2024
******I will do a 5 point 1/2 way point check-up on weather journals, mid next week, to make sure students are keeping up on the weather data they are collecting.
Mon - Mr. Weber will explain the Coriolis Effect. Coriolis effect YouTube video. Take notes over sea breeze/land breeze. Short discussion over jet stream wind. Work on Study guide for Wednesday's quiz over Air Currents. Get notes over sea breeze/land breeze. Tues - Make classroom barometers. I have made a rubric which includes 10pts for following directions for this assignment. Wed - Take Quiz over air pressure. Check barometers. Read pp 451-455 & complete Qs 1-10 all on pag 456. Write out Qs 3,4,5 Thurs - Check barometers and discuss how they work. Go over Pg 456 Questions. Go over quiz from yesterday. Fri - Check weather journal. Complete Chpt 13 L1 notebook "Describing Weather" (Due Monday) There will be a midway check of weather journal next Wednesday.
Week of April 15, 2024 Mon - Go over test. Read pp 427-430 & answer Q's 1-9 all on pg 431. . Write out Qs 1,2,8. (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Go over pg 431 Qs. Sea and Land Breeze Interactive. Short video explaining wind. Begin KCB Air Currents worksheet if time permits. Wed - Discuss Weather Journal (We will be recording daily weather data for the next 4 weeks. (This is a big grade at the end of the unit.) Finish up and go over Air Currents ws from yesterday. (Due Tomorow) Thurs - Quick check of weather journal for Tuesday's data. Work on Chpt. 12 Lesson 3 notebook. (Due Tomorrow at end of hour) Fri - 1/2 day for students. One more day of weather journal checkpoint. Finish up Chpt 12 L 3 notebook and TURN IN.
Week of April 8, 2024 Mon - Go over/ turn in Pg 424 Qs from las Thursday. - Work on science Notebook Chpt 12. Lesson 2 (Due Wed) Tues - Convection videos. Mr. Weber Personal Tutor. Conduction/Convection/Radiation activity with partner. Finish yesterday's work. Pass out study guide Friday's test Wed - Turn in Chpt 12 L2 Notebook. Work on study guide for Friday's test. Thurs - Review for test in game groups. Fri- Take test. Movie: Water and Weather (Weather Classroom)
Week of April 1, 2024 Mon - Complete Chpt 12 Lesson 1 Science Notebook (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Go over Chpt 12 L1 Notebook and turn in. Parnter up: Make a drawing to show air pressure decreases as altitude increases. Read top of pg. 414 together. Partners will devise a plan to measure the weight of air. I will demonstrate how this can be done. Wed - Create/draw air pressure poster. (Due Friday) Thurs - Continue working on poster. Begin reading pp 418-423. Complete questions 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 on pg 424. Write out Qs 3,4,6. Fri - Turn in poster. Finish up pg 424 Qs. (Due on Monday) Watch video: The Atmosphere: Weather Classroom. (24 min.)
Week of March 18, 2024 Mon - Review for Wednesday's test. Tues - Spring and Neap worksheet (everyone) . Complete Eclipses Poster (just for kids who don't go on the bowlng trip) . Turn in WARM UP QUESTIONS for a big grade. Wed - Take test and exchange books. Turn in study guide. Clear out journals. Thurs - Movie questions and summary: When We Left Earth Fri - END OF 3RD QUARTER No school, spring break begins.
Week of March 11, 2024 Mon - No School for Students Tues - Take notes over Moon facts. Google classroom assignment "The Moon's Near Side." (Due Tomorrow) Wed - (Turn in G. Classroom work.) Watch video and tides simulator and discuss. Begin working on Tides Data Activity with partner. (Due Tomorrow end of hour) Thurs - Continue working on, and turn in, Tides Data Activity. ***Warm up questions due next TUESDAY for a big grade. (sorry for the change again) Fri - Go over Tides Data Acivity. Bay of fundy videos and discussion of the world's highest tidal volume. Movie: MOON DANCE Pass out stud guide for next WED's test.
****** Next Tuesday is the REWARD PARTY for kids who earned it. Students will go to Jackson 60 Bowling for a majority of the day. Approx 8:30 - 2:00.
Week of March 4, 2024 Mon - Make flash cards for Moon Phase quiz on Thursday. Read pp 735-739. Complete Qs 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 on pg 740. Write out Qs #1,2,3,4. (Due Wed) Tues - Go over test. Finish page 740 Questions due tomorrow. Study for quiz. Wed - Go over pg 740 Questions. Go over quiz expectations for Tomorrow's quiz. Moon phases simulator/demo. Study. Thurs - Take quiz over moon phases. Read pp 743-748 Answer Qs #3,4,5,6,7,8,9, on pg 749 Write out questions 3,7. (Due Tomorrow) Fri- Go over Pg 749 Questions. View lunar and solar eclipse animations/simulations. Discuss the hows and whys of eclipses.
*Warm up questions will be due at the end of next week (TBA) for a big grade.
Week of February 27, 2024
Mon - Read pp 825-830. Answer Questions 1, 3-6,8, 9, 10 on pg 831. Write out Q's : 1, 4, 6, 9. (Due Tomorrow) Tues -Go over pg 831 Qs from last Tues. Watch video clip on Doppler effect and Doppler shift & Big Bang Theory. Pass out/work on study guide for Friday's test. Wed -Watch movie: Science Kids: Earth and Our Solar System (discoveryed.com.) Work on study guide. View sun's path simulator, for review. https://astro.unl.edu/animationsLinks.htmlhttps://wkar.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac18-35-sci-ess- daylightsunpath/daylight-hours-and-the-suns-apparent-path/ Thurs - Review in game groups Fri - Take Test / Turn in study guide. Begin Monday's assignment Pg 740 Questions
Week of February 19, 2024 Mon - NO SCHOOL (Mid-Winter Break) Tues - Go over pg 766 Qs and turn in . Mr. Douglas, "personal tutor" to explain warm up #26. Short video over gravity and inertia. Wed - Begin working on Chapter 21 Lesson 1 science notebook. Due tomorrow Thurs- Turn in science notebook. Begin solarsystemscope.com "web quest" with partner. (Complete solar system data table and questions with partner. ) (Due next Tues.) PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Fri - Continue and finish up yesterday's work. Due on Tuesday.
Week of February 12, 2024 Mon - Earth's eccentricity acitivity with partner Tues - Finsih up yesterday's work. Complete Seasons Fill-In/Crossword. (Due Thurs.) Wed - View PBS animation/simulation for Sun's Path across Boston (Similar path and latitude as ours.) Watch movie: The Reason for the Seasons. Take notes for next study guide and test. Thurs - Read pp 761-765. Complete Q's 1,3,4,5,7,9 on pg 766. Write out Qs 4,5,9. Sketch the diagram in question #7 and label the arrows. ( Due on Tuesday ) Fri - NO SCHOOL (Mid-Winter Break)
Week of February 5, 2024 Mon - Read pp. 724-731 in Exploring the Universe. Answer Q's 1-7 all. (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Take Seasons Quiz. Go over Monday assignment. View University of Nebraska Seasons Simulator and PBS seasons video. Begin seasons "science notebook" (small packet) Wed - Continue/Finish science notebook from Tues. (Due Tomorrow). View PBS "Earth in Orbit" showing seasonal changes and tilt. Thurs - Go over science notebook. View simulations to help explain answers on notebook. Fri - Metric conversion practice for next week's "eccentricity" activity.
Week of January 29, 2024 Mon - Go over Phots. A and B from last week. Complete "Photosynthesis, Tracing Back"activity with partner and research. (Due Tomorrow) Work on study guide for Thurs. test. (This wil be offered to students who want it today. ) Tues - Catch up day and work on study guide or missing work. Some things from Monday will likely carry over to today. Wed - Review for tomorrow's test. Thurs - Take test and exhange books. Turn in study guide. Fri - Take notes over 4 seasons/dats/scientific names for quiz on Tuesday. Seasons movie.
Week of January 22, 2024 Mon - Complete Carbs, Proteins and Fats assignment. (Due tomorrow) 2 short photosynthesis movies. 1. Nutrient Cycling Soil Food Web 2. Photosynthesis Explained. Tues - Go over Carbs, Proteins,Fats and TURN IN. Complete Phosynthesis A & B worksheet. (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Elodea & Seed Drawings. This can be a Google Classroom assignment for all students. All work to be turned in tomorrow. Thurs - Finish and turn in Wed work. Go over Photosynthesis A & B worksheet we turned yesterday. Fri - Pass out Study Guide for next Tuesday test. Complete "Photosynthesis, Tracing Back" activity with partner and research. (Due Monday)
Week of January 15, 2024 (REVISED) 2 Snow Days Thurs- Quick Review for tomorro's quiz. Complete "Sambal's PhotosynthesisQuestions." (Due Tomorrow.) Fri - Take quiz. Go over yesterday's assignment.
Week of January 15, 2024 Mon - No School MLK Day Tues - Take photosynthesis quiz. Complete "Sambal's Photosynthesis Questions." (Due Tomorrow.) Wed - Go overSambals, Go over quiz. Thurs - Complete Carbs, Proteins and Fats assignment. (Due tomorrow) 2 short photosynthesis movies. 1. Nutrient Cycling Soil Food Web 2. Photosynthesis Explained. Fri - Go over Carbs, Proteins,Fats and TURN IN. Complete Phosynthesis A & B worksheet. (Due Monday)
***REMINDER for me: order elodea for Monday 22rd.
Week of January 8, 2024 New Quarter Begins
Mon - Take notes over photosynthesis equation for Next Tuesday Quiz. Begin photosynthesis packet. (Due tomorrow. ) Tues - go over homework and TURN IN, begin photosynthesis poster. Wed- continue work on poster. Due tomorrow. Thurs - Turn in poster. Complete Viewing Plant Cells Questions (Due Tomorrow) Most students will finish in class, today. Fri - Go over Viewing Plant Cells Questions. Review for TUES quiz.
Week of December 18, 2023 Mon - Turn in warm-up questions (38pts BIG GRADE). Review for tomorrow's test Tues - CELLS TEST and turn in study guide. Wed - ALL SKATE REWARD PARTY. Students at school will rotate through a normal day's schedule. Work will be assigned in all classes for kids who don't go to All Skate. Thurs - Go over test and warm ups. CSI Activity: Who Stole Santa's Sleigh? Fri - 1/2 day for students.
Week of December 11, 2023
***Heads up: Daily Warm up questions due on Mon. Dec 18. Big grade!!! Mon - Go over Tuesday's videos and Qs and TURN IN. Cells True and False Activity (Due tomorrow) Tues - Turn in T/F Activity. Pass out and work on Study Guide for next Tuesday's Cells Test. This is the last day to turn in work for all classes to qualify for the end of the marking period reward at All Skate next Wed Dec 20th. Wed- Movie: Dog's Decoded. Reward party GO list finalized in the morning. Thurs- Wellness day. 15 minute classes until 9:30 a.m. Then rotate around to designated topic classrooms. You should receive a informational letter about this. Fri - Work on study guide for Tues. test. Watch Stem Cells video(s). Complete any missing warm up questions to turn in Monday.
Week of December 4, 2023 Mon - View Cells Alive interactive website. Go over take home test. Finish up vocabulary for Wed's quiz. Tues - Discover advantages/disadvantages of sexual vs. asexual reproduction. (This focuses on the environmental implications of this topic. Example: one advantage of sexual reproduction is the offspring have many differences, therefore, the population is less likely to be "wiped out.") Study for tomorrow's quiz. Wed - Vocabualary matching quiz. Finish up adavantages and disadvantages from yesterday. (Due Tomorrow) Thurs - Go over Adv. and Disadv. of both types of reproduction. Read pp 61-65. Answer Q's 1,2,4,6,9 on pg 66. (Due tomorrow) Fri - Day of Diffusion: Go over pp. 66 Qs from yesterday. Diffusion domonstration/ discussion. Watch diffusion (Google Classroom) videos and Answer Questions (Due Monday)
Week of November 27, 2023 Mon - Turn in Take Home Test. Read pg 43-47. Answer Qs 1,2,5,7,10 on pg 48 & Qs 1,2,3,9,10 on pg 58. (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Take quiz over cell theory. Finish up and go over questions from yesterday. Wed - Correct Take Home test. Take notes over 5 Levels of Organization for Fri. quiz. Thur - Quick review for tomorrow's quiz. Cells Movies: Life in a Drop of Pond Water , Science Kids: All About Animal/Plant Cells Fri - Take quiz over 5 levels of organization. Work on Cells Vocabulary for next week's matching quiz.
Week of November 20, 2023 Mon - TEST make up Read Lesson 1 pg 9-15 and answer Q's 1-4, 6-8, 11 on pg 16. (Due Tomorrow) Take notes over cell theory for next Tues.'s quiz. (This is a short fill in the blank test over the cell theory). Tues - Go over Pg 16 Qs and turn in. Watch movie over Mt St Helens. Take home test will be due next Monday 27th, when we return from break.
*Happy Thanksgiving
Week of November 13, 2023
Mon - Continue working on study guide. Mt. St. Helen's video and discuss. Tues - Review for Wednesday's test. Continue with video with extra time. Wed - Take TEST A Changing Earth's Surface Watch Earhquake video if time. Thurs - Exchange books. Begin CELLS unit. Begin working on CELLS take-home test. (Due next Tuesday) This is a lenghty assignment that should be worked on in chunks each day. If students wait until the last day, they are minimizing chances of a good score on the assinment. Friday - Go over test. Work on take home test due next Mon 27th when we return.
Week of November6, 2023
Mon - "Convection Day" Understanding the principles of convection; the force driving plate tectonics/eathquakes. Videos & demos of plate tectonics at work. Take quiz at the end. Nothing to prepare for, just pay attention. Tues - Read pp 327-341; Answer Qs #1,2,4,5,10,11,15,17 on page 356-357 & #1, 7 on page 358 (Due Tomorrow.) Wed - Go over Pg. 356-357 Qs from Friday (Turn In) . Tim and Moby Fossils video. Short video clip of Mt. St. Helens disaster. Thurs - Correlating Rocks and Fossils activity with partner. Fri - Go over Correlating Fossils work. (Turn in) Pass out and complete study guide for next Wednesday's test.
Week of Oct 30 - Nov 3, 2023
Mon - Correct Lesson Outline (Turn in) . Finish up poster fromj Friday (Turn in tomorrow) Tues - Read chapter 9 and complete chapter review Q's 1-7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21 on pp. 320 - 321 & Q's 6, 7, 11 on pp 322 - 323 (Due Thursday) Wed - Continue Chpt. 9 Review Qs from Fri. (Due Tomorrow). Thurs - Turn in Chpt 9 Review Quesitons. Epicenter Activity. Use P-waves and S-waves to locate epicenter on map. Fri - Finish up epicenter activity. Go over Chpt 9 Review Questions. P-wave and S-wave videos.
Week of October 23, 2023 Mon - Complete Content Practice A&B Develeopment of a Theory (Due end of period) Tues - Go over Mon.'s work. Movie: Earth's Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye. Complete movie questions during movie and turn in when done. Wed - Complete Chapter 8 Lesson 2 & 3 Lesson Outline (Due Friday or Monday for kids who earned the trip/reward tomorrow) Thurs - Continue working on Lesson Outline. Fri - Turn in Lesson Outline for kids who didn't go on the trip yesterday. Due on Monday for kids who did. -Work on Pangea/Continental Drift poster. (Due next Tuesday)
Week of October 16, 2023 *****End of marking period this Friday, October 20 . Mon - No School for students Tues - TURN IN 22 warm up Qs. Exchange books. - Read pp 217-221, Q's 1,2,4,6 on pg 222; Read pp 225-227, Q's 1,4,5,6,7,8 on pg 230 (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Go over homework and turn in. Watch sea floor spreading video clip. (Youbube/Conn.Ed) -Begin "Seafloor spreading interpretation and Questions" (This is a NOAA diagram/graph and questions with partner.) Thurs - Continue Wed. assignment with partner. (Due today if done, or Tomorrow) Fri - Go over Thursday's assignment (Sea Floor Qs) & turn in. Check over PowerSchool, end of marking. Complete any late/missing work to turn in today .
Week of October 9, 2023
*****Half Day this Friday October 13 *****Parent teacher conferences this Thursday, Oct 12, 3:30-6:30.
Mon - Begin 14 stations lab. Student and partner will view rocks & minerals, (some under microscopes) and answer questions/draw pictures about them. -Pass out study guide for Thursday's test. -TURN IN Rocks and Minerals Key Concept Builder from last Thurs/Friday if not submitted. Tues - Same as Monday. This needs nearly 2 days to finish. Remaining time to work on study guide. Wed- Review for test on Thursday. Thurs - Take test & turn in study guide. Finish up any late work. Fri- -Half day for students. -Movie Rocks and Minerals DVD (My collection)
Week of October 2, 2023
****Parent-teacher conferences next Thursday Oct. 12, 3:30-6:30
Mon - Pre-lab questions and discussion/prep for Tuesday Lab. Tues- Minerals Identification Lab with partner. (Turn in tomorrow) Wed - Finish up Lab. (turn in) Complete Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Outline