Children's Books due Tomorrow

Children's books due tomorrow at the beginning of the period.

So far this week we have worked on our children's stories (making sure they have a beginning, middle, and end), as well as compared rotation and revolution. 

Yesterday we completed activity 75: sunlight and seasons. We made a graph and analyzed a data table. 

Today we reviewed activity 75 and made sure we are prepared to turn in the children's books tomorrow. 

Make sure you have everything: 

Rotate vs. Revolve WS

Activity 75 Sunlight and Seasons

Activity 76 Packet

Link to SEPUP activity 76 simulation: 

SEPUP Seasons Interactive

Earth in Space Unit

Today we cleaned out our binders and got new seats for quarter 3! 

Here was the flipchart from class: 
KEEP IN BINDER: 

• syllabus

• scientific method flipbook

• scientific variables

• scientific observations of pen/pencil

• GLOSSARY

• Earth in Space cover page and ALL EARTH IN SPACE papers (71-74 and notebook quiz)

• KEEP AT HOME FOR FINAL EXAM- all test review sheets, midterm materials, all Energy, F & M, and simple machines papers from the first half of the year

HW: work on children's book due Wednesday 
*make sure your story has a beginning, middle, and end! 

Create either a children's book or an illustrated vocabulary book

with the following topics/vocabulary words.

Must include at least 4 of the topics below:

rotation

revolution

axis

observation

fact

sunlight/shadows

time zones

sundial

BE CREATIVE! 

RUBRIC

5 points: creative story line 

5 points: neatness/colorful

5 points: scientific accuracy 

5 points: 4+ vocabulary words used 

End of the quarter activities

In case anyone missed either of these two things in the last week, download them and get them to me!

• Last notebook check of the 2nd quarter

•  Earth, Sun, and Moon Article

Quarter 2 grade updates

Quarter 2 grade updates were sent home today. 

*Parents- please ask your child for their current grade in science. Quarter 2 closes on Friday Jan. 24th so they have a week to change their current grade status. The midterm (taken yesterday), a notebook quiz, and a few homework assignments will be added to their grade within the next week as well. 

HW: 

Today we reviewed the Earth, Sun, and Moon writing post assessment and students with a score below a 2 must revise their paragraph and turn it in tomorrow. 

In class, we began activity 71 (sunlight and shadows) that will be completed in class tomorrow (due on Tuesday) 

Tomorrow in class their will be a notebook check- the last one of second quarter. Make sure you have your midterm packet complete- *hint, hint! 

Have a great long weekend! 

End of Review Packet

Here are the last pages to the study guide (you may have to download them in order to see both pages) 

District Review Packet pg. 3-4

STUDY!! The midterm is only two days away.

Midterm Review Study Packet

Here are the first few pages of the study packet. I left out vocab because you can all refer to your glossary for definitions. Make SURE you know your equations for Force & Motion. The rest of the packet will be up at some point this weekend. 

District Packet - Blank Copy

Midterm packet blueprint and pg 1

Midterm packet pg 2 and 3

Awesome Article Tricia found!

Thanks Tricia!

Interesting to read-- click here!

This Week's Homework

Hi Everyone!

Tonight- make sure you have an answer key for your practice midterm that we typed in class today. Tomorrow we will be taking each others practice midterms for a quiz grade.

Tomorrow you will be given your district midterm exam review packet. The entire packet is due by MONDAY Jan. 13 and the MIDTERM EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15th!

Start studying now!

If you want to get ahead on this week's HW:

Monday: practice test answer key
Tuesday: district review packet page 3
Wednesday: district review packet page 4 and finish earth in space cover page (from classwork)
Thursday: finish classwork and page 5 of packet
Friday: finish district review packet for monday

Mid-term Next week

Since we have so many topics to think about for the mid-term why don't you enjoy some funny pictures from the units we've studied so far. Who knows, some of these might even jog your memory a little bit. Click the picture of Earth for more. 

Vocabulary for midterm