Sunday, March 30, 2014

Grade Updates

Parents:
A grade update for science and social studies was sent home on Thursday. Please ask your child to see their current 3rd quarter grades. The quarter closes Friday April 4th.

The signed parent sheet must be returned by Monday.


Thursday, March 27, 2014

COSMOS

FOX is running a new show called COSMOS. It explains a lot of things we talk about in science class and it's pretty entertaining. It airs Sundays 9/8c. The best part is full episodes are available right here!



Thursday, March 20, 2014

NAVIANCE

NAVIANCE

 Log onto http://www.connections.naviance.com/turn

  Put in username and password. Username should be first last. Ex shawn marinello. Password should be your student number.

Click on My Planner

Click on Tasks Assigned to Me


Click on Add a Comment

Put in Email Address then click Add comment

Back to Tasks Assigned to Me

Click on Goal Setting Career

Click on Create a Goal

Put in information

 When done click Add Goal


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Activity 96 key and CMT review materials

RECENT HANDOUTS

Activity 96 gravity questions- key


CMT practice - food web and water cycle and photosynthesis
- - - - - -> ANSWER KEY

CMT practice - experimental design, cells, human body, extra questions 
- - - - - -> ANSWER KEY

CMT practice - Earth Science (plate tectonics / weathering / etc.)
- - - - - -> ANSWER KEY

CMT practice - Gravity, Simple Machines, Work, Earth in Space
- - - - - -> ANSWER KEY

CMT practice - Photosynthesis ANSWER KEY

CMT TOPICS
CMT topic list due Tues 3/25 -- Fill in the topic sheet with information from the sites below


Practice Tests by TOPIC

CMT homeworks and review plan

3/12- CMT topic list passed out (due 3/25) and experimental design WS

3/17- CMT topics: Water cycle, food chains, f&m, energy HW

3/18- cells and body systems HW

3/19- weathering, plate tectonics, weather, convection HW

3/20- naviance HW


3/21- body systems and cells HW 2


3/24- practice test and review all past homework questions (answer keys posted to blog* check back here) 

3/25- review chemistry, photosynthesis, any last minute questions

3/26- Science CMT day (taken in Homeroom periods 2 and 3) *eat breakfast! 


Monday, March 17, 2014

Apollo 13

Hi Everyone!

Tomorrow we are watching Apollo 13 in class- so excited!

Bring $1 for movie snacks!
We are selling 'plates' (aka chips and cookies) to go along with the 'napkins' (aka donuts) to raise money for field trip scholarships.

See you all tomorrow!

Make sure your activity 96 questions are done and your CMT practice WS on the water cycle, food webs, energy, and force and motion is complete.




Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Earth in Space Test Tomorrow

Hi everyone!

Last week we finished up the Earth in Space unit by doing activity 82 (tides) and activity 84 (mystery planet posters).

Today we reviewed for the test. Below is the answer key for last nights review sheet (HW). Tonight you have another review sheet to use as a practice test.

Study!
See you tomorrow!
~Miss Klein

Answer Key to Review Sheet part 1

Answer Key to Review Part 2

Rubric for the last Earth in Space Project

Try to remember what each of these definitions are :)

Wednesday, March 5, 2014