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 (Due Tomorrow) Thurs - Introduction to the Microscope & worksheet (1/2 the kids today/ half tomorrow) TURN IN Tuesday's work. - Rocks and Rock Cycle Key Concept Builder Lesson1. (Due Friday or Mon) (1/2 the kids today/ half tomorrow) Fri - Finish opposite assignment from Thursday
Week of September 25, 2023
Mon - Finish up Pp 104-105 questions from Friday. (Due Tomorrow) Finish vocab or study for vocab quiz when finished. *I'm collecting warm-up questions today to make sure kids are on track. This is a big grade at the end of the marking period. Tues - (Turn in 104-105 Qs). What is a Mineral "Key Concept Builder." Finish and turn in. Finish/turn in any late work. Study for Thursday's quiz . Wed - Watch Videos and answer questions from Google Classroom (What is a Mineral & A Brief Intro to Minerals). (Due Tomorrow.) Vocabulary quiz tomorrow!! Thurs - TAke 17 word matching vocab quiz. Turn in Videos Qs . Complete Chapter 4 Qs 1,2,7,8,9 11-13, 22-25, on Pp.142-143. (Due tomorrow.) Fri - Go over Pp. 105-105 Q's (already turned in) and Pp. 142-143 questions and TURN IN, finish up any missing work.
Week of September 18, 2023 Mon -Take test over Earth's Layers. Watch movie: Science Kids:Earth's Materials and Systems. Tues - Introduction to Density. Begin density worksheet with partner. Wed - Continue density worksheet with partner. We will be finding the denisty of a few objects and recording data. Thurs -Finish yesterday's work w/partner and turn in. (10 minutes) Complete rocks and minerals vocabulary using book's glossary and index where needed. (Matching quiz next Monday or Tuesday over vocabulary.) Fri - Go over test. Work on vocab. When finished Read pp. 77-83 and 87-91 in your science book.Answer Questions 1-5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21 on pp 104-105. (Due Tuesday)
Week of September 11-15, 2023
Mon- Continue "poster", due Tuesday if not finished today. Tues. - Movies: Earth’s Systems, Geologists Notebook, Solar wind and cosmic rays . Write 2 separate 5 sentence summaries for the movies we watched in class. (Due Wednesday). Turn in Poster if not turned in yesterday. Wed . -Turn in Summaries from movies. Begin working on Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Outline. You will need Pp 49-55 from your book to complete this. (Due Tomorrow) Pass out study guide for Monday's test. Thu. - Turn in Lesson 2 Outline from Tuesday. Work on study guide for Monday's test. Fri - Review for Monday's test.
Week of Sept 5-8, 2023 Mon - No School Labor Day Tues- Turn in poster at beginning of hour. Complete Lesson 1 Outline Pp. 527-533. Wed - Finish yesterday's Lesson 1 Outline and turn in. Exchange books. Complete chapter 2 review on Pg. 70-71, Qs 1, 3-9, 11,14,16,24,25. (Due Friday) Thurs - Continue and finish Pg. 70-71 chapter review questions from yesterday. (Due Tomorrow) Fri - Go over Chapter 2 Review Questions. Begin Earth's layers (labeling and coloring Earth's layers. )
Week of Aug 28 - Aug 31, 2023
Mon- Discussed formatting of warm up questions and pg 534Qs. Tues- Work on Pg. 534 questions. Watch water cyclevideo clips ("personal tutor", "brain- pop"). View Cyber animation of water cycle. Wed - Go over pg 534 Qs and turn in. Water cycle video clip. Work on water cycle poster. (Due next Tuesday) Thurs- Continue working on poster ( Due next Tuesday) Fri- No School Labor Day weekend
Week of Aug 24-25, 2023
Thursday: Pass out books (Water & Other Res.) Assemble science journals. Friday: Read Pp 527-533, Answer Qs# 1-9 ALL on page 534.