John Abbott 2nd Semester - Black Four
May 5 - 9
Monday - Finished planet presentations. Turned in resources. Watched Science Fiction.
Homework: 15 Scientific Facts that could be used in your project. Your final is on Wednesday!!!!
April 27 - May 2
Wednesday - Pass out the Study Guide for the Final. Pass out the Astronomy Final project.
Homework: Three resources that you are going to use for your Astronomy project. Study for your final which will be on Thursday, May 9.
May 5 - 9
Monday -
Wednesday - Final will be today!!!!!!
Friday -
April 21-25
Monday - The Sun and Why it is Important.
Homework: Planetary Council project was passed out. Due on Friday.
Wednesday: Planetary Council work day.
Homework: Planetary Council project is due Friday.
Friday: Planetary Council project presentations.
April 14 - 17
Monday - Planets to scale. Received study guide. Quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday - Quiz
April 7 - 11
Monday - This was a stripe day.
Homework: read pages 22-24 and answer questions #1-4 &7-8 from page 25.
Wednesday - Homework was due. We discussed the universe, galaxies, stars, solar systems.
Friday - Investigation #4. Size of the planets, and location of the planets in our solar system. Quiz next Friday.
March 31- April 4
Wednesday - Students completed Investigation #2 Lab for Astronomy.
Thursday - Students read Investigation #2 and we took notes about the moon. Start Investigation #3. It focuses on the relationship between the earth and the moon. It also focuses on gravity.
Homework: Page #14 #1-6
March 17 - 21
Monday
Wednesday - Students created visions of Earth from space and from the inside of the Earth. We began Investigation #1 from Astronomy.
Friday - We are going to study the String Theory.
February 25 - 29
Students were handed the final project for Dynamic Planet on Friday. This is due on Monday, March 3.
Homework: Complete a Project Update to let me know that you are staying on top of your project. This assignment will tell me where you are in the project.
Wednesday - We are working in the computer labs.
Homework: Second Project Update to make sure that you are staying on top of your project.
Friday - Final school day to work on the project!
Homework: Projects due next class, March 3!
February 22 - 25
Wednesday - Students are working on a lab about Pangea.
Homework: Read pages 56-59 "Digging Deeper." Answer questions #1-6 from page 60 on the Pangea Sheet. If you can't answer the questions on the Pangea sheet, do the questions on another sheet of paper, and attach it to the Pangea Sheet. This is due first thing Friday.
Friday - Pangea discussion, final project discussion.
February 11-15
Wednesday - Complete "Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountains". Handed out study guide. Quiz Friday.
Friday - Quiz Today.
February 4 - 8
Monday: A little switch from the norm. We went to the concert hall to do a sound wave lab. The students saw different frequencies of waves, and how they can change.
Wednesday: We will complete the Plate tectonic lab with a lecture and notes.
Homework: TBA
Friday:
January 28 - February 2
Wednesday - Students completed the convection cell lab.
Friday: We introduced the tectonic plate lab.
January 22-25
Wednesday - Students completed Activity 2 with a lecture and notes about waves. They received their study guide for the quiz on Friday.
Homework: Quiz on Friday
Friday - Quiz today. Upon completing the quiz, we will begin Activity 3 "Forces that Cause Earth Movements."
No homework
January 14-18
Monday - Introduced Investigation 2. Students discussed "What is Inside the Earth?" Completed the first have of the wave lab. The wave labs objective is to introduce students to waves, and how to measure the speed of waves.
Wednesday - Complete the second half of the wave lab. In class, we will read as a class the "Digging Deeper". Students will then complete Review and Reflect questions #1 - 6.
Friday - We will start with a lecture to complete Investigation 2 and then we will move onto Investigation 3.
Homework: Review and Reflect pg. 21 #1-6.
Next week there will be a quiz on Friday!!!!!!! You will get your study guides on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
January 8 - 11
Welcome Back!!!!
Wednesday - Students were introduced to the new unit Our Dynamic Planet.
Friday - Students will complete Investigation #1. They are studying models.
Homework - Review and Reflect pg. 7 #2-6 & 10.