Ms. Moore

Friday, May 22, 2009

The Final Countdown!

The last two days have been "crazy" busy!  On Wednesday, students completed presenting their career projects from the "NoBoundaries" website:  www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com  Great job by many.  I especially enjoyed the games created!  The powerpoints were very informative.  There are a lot of jobs out there!

Thursday, we began the "Bubble Lab" activity.  Many could not finish but it was a great review on how to write a lab report.  Students had a great time making bubbles!

Today, we will explore "Black Holes" and "The Big Bang Theory" with hands-on activity, watch the video "Magnetic Storm: Earth's invisible shield" by NOVA (VID 550 MAG), or play space games (students choose).  Any time left will be used for signing yearbooks.

During 3rd and 4th Period, the media center will broadcast the video "ICE AGE" and students will continue to sign yearbooks.

It has been a WONDERFUL YEAR!  It went by so fast, you are going to be the best 7th graders, EVER!  Have a Great Summer, enjoy the time off with family and friends, and keep safe!  Visit me in the FALL to show me how much you have grown!

Signing Off from a fantastic year, Ms. Moore (Your 2008-2009 Earth Science Teacher)

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

3 More Days!

Tomorrow is locker clean out day for 6th and 8th.  Students need to take everything home.  No bookbags allowed the last 2 days of school (Thursday and Friday).

More groups presented their "NoBoundaries" Career Projects today.  Rubrics for Step 2, 3 and 4 should be turned in with assignments the day students present.

Thursday "Bubble Lab"

Friday "Universal Scatter" Lab

Make sure you have your SCI Journal and Lab Folder in the class drawer.  Both will be collected for a grade.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Last Week of School ! ! !  Last day to use 6th grade lockers will be Wednesday, May 20th.  No bookbags allowed Thursday or Friday, May 21st and 22nd.  Students must ride their own bus home on Thursday and Friday, no bus passes will be signed.

The Three D's To Succeed:  Desire, Discipline, Dedication

Reading Notecard for Science due today:  Nonfiction Book (Careers In Science or any nonfiction title on a topic we have studied this year).

Students need to bring their SCI Journal and agenda, daily.  Lab Folders will be collected this week.  Make sure your folder is in the class drawer.

Group Presentations begin today:  Students presenting should be ready to turn in their research with the Step 3 Rubric and give me the Step 4 Rubric for the presentation.  Rubrics are found in each step from the website:  www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com .  Students will evaluate each others presentations listing facts and comments on the worksheet provided.  The evaluation worksheet will be glued in to the SCI Journal before turning in the Journal. 

Bubble lab Thursday, May 21st. 

Universal Scatter Lab will be Friday, May 22nd.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Latin America Day!  Sooooo much fun!

Quipus, folk tales, pottery, "Eldorado" movie, and  a Great Latin American performance by Tahino!!

Groups continue to work on Project from www.noboundaries-stemcareers.org

Presentations will begin Monday, May 18th.  Bring your SCI Journal to class and make sure your Lab Folder is in the class drawer.  Both will be collected next week.

Last day to use and clean out locker is Wednesday, May 20th.  No bookbags Thursday or Friday.  No bus passes on Thursday or Friday.  Students must ride their own bus home on Thursday and Friday.

Have a great weekend!  5 days left!  Last day for make-ups is Tuesday, May 19th.

See you on Monday :)

Thursday, May 14, 2009

20.2 Quiz Today, Latin America Day tomorrow (special schedule/no connections)

Due Date for Report Card Mailing $1 is tomorrow, Friday, May 15th

Last day for 6th graders to use locker will be Wednesday, May 20th.  Please make sure you have removed all personal items and trash.  No bookbags will be allowed on the buses Thursday or Friday, May 21st & 22nd.  No bus passes will be signed, students will only be permitted to ride their own bus home.

Science Textbooks will be collected today.  The cost to replace a science textbook is $70.75.  This was a 1st year issue of the textbooks and damages may be assessed for textbooks that show more than normal wear and tear.

Students will continue to use their SCI Journal (spiral-bound notebook) and their Lab Folder until next Thursday, May 21st.  Journals and Lab Folders will be collected at that time.

Warm-up:

• Turn in CW section from SCI Binder in the folder you created with the rubric that was given to you yesterday.  Discuss how to use the rubric first, then, distribute previously made folders to students and then give Ms. Moore your rubric.

Classwork:

• 20.2 Quiz (Write on Quiz copy).  Turn in completed quiz with diagram of the sun assigned yesterday.
• Turn in textbook when called to the counter. 
• Groups continue to work on group project using laptops and website: www.noboundaries-STEMcareers.com

Homework:  None  :)  Tomorrow is Latin America Day!

Career Presentations begin Monday, May 18th.

 

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Lunch on the Lawn was cancelled due to weather :(  but, students were entertained by a DJ at Lunch and had Dippin' Dots!

Astronomy Unit:

Warm-up:

• Create a Cover Folder for your CW section of your SCI Binder.  CW section will be collected tomorrow for a CW grade.
• Read Current Science magazine article "Hot Job", complete the corresponding worksheet section from the class set copy provided.  Write answers on a seperate sheet of notebook paper.  Turn in when completed.

Classwork:

• Groups continue to work on Careers Project Presentation using research found in last week's assignment from the website:  www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com
• Groups begin presenting on Monday, May 18th
• Create a diagram of "Our Star:  The Sun".  Include all vocab words from section 20.2, label and define each in your diagram.  Study guide for tomorrow's quiz!  Use diagram in section 20.2 as a guide.

Homework:  Complete CW assignments

Make-ups will be offerred at 8:00 am tomorrow morning because of today's late cancellation.  Any student needing to make-up a quiz or test should try to arrive @ 8:00 am.

Textbooks will be collected tomorrow!!! Thursday, May 14th

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Lunch on the Lawn is tomorrow!  Bring a beach towel to sit on.  Sit with your friends on the field (Hope for no RAIN)

Astronomy Unit:

Chapter 19 Test is today!  Make-ups are tomorrow, May 13th @ 8:00 am before the last Help-session.

End of the Year Announcements:

• No Parties or Food during the Last Week of school
• Do NOT bring cameras to school for ANY activity.  Cameras will be treated as any other technology items which are collected and brought to the front office.
• Please return $1.00 in the envelope provided to cover the cost of mailing the final report card.
• Students who may check out early on Friday, May 22nd must be signed out as usual in the front office.  At their check-out time, they will report to the theater and wait for their parents.
• No Bus Notes will be approved on Thurs. May 21st or Friday, May 22nd.  All students will ride their own bus home.
• Wednesday, May 20th:  6th and 8th grade items home - clean lockers.  Students may start removing items during homeroom and take them home before this.
• Summer Reading list is available on the Dickerson web site.

Ms. Moore's Announcements:

• Textbooks will be collected tomorrow, May 13th.  Please remove the book cover. Make sure there are no pencil, pen, etc. marks on pages.  Make sure the pages are not "crinkled" or "folded".  Normal wear and tear is expected.  This was the 1st year for the books issued.  Damages will be assessed and "Lost or Damaged" book forms will be distributed.

• Latin America Day is Friday, May 15th.  A special schedule will be followed for the special day (no connections).  Students will each receive an art box and attend a performance in the theater.  Lunch times remain the same.

Warm-up:

• Quick review and questions about Ch. 19

Classwork:

• Chapter 19 Test, 38 questions (30 MC, 5 MA, 1 Essay, 2 others), pencil only, student answer booklet (scantron and written response)
• Read Current Science magazine, issue 15, until everyone has completed the test.
• Groups will continue to work on their presentations for the Careers Project from the website:  www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com
• Presentations begin Monday, May 18th.  Reading notecard for non-fiction book is also due at that time.  Graphic organizers used for research will be collected as each group presents.  The rubric from the website will be used to grade projections.

Homework:  Make sure your section review for 20.2 "The Sun" is complete.  It will be self-checked and collected tomorrow.

Classwork section of notebook will be collected tomorrow and graded.  Please make sure you have your SCI Binder with you.

Science Journals will be collected next Thursday, May 21st and graded.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Astronomy Unit:

Ancient cultures imagined the sun as a god.  The Greeks called their sun god Helios and depicted him driving a flaming chariot across the sky.  For the Egyptians, Ra was a sun god and the creator and controller of the universe.  The Japanese considered their emperor to be a descendant of their sun goddess, Amaterasu.

In1868, a French astronomer named Pierre Janssen and an English astronomer named Norman Lockyer independently detected in the chromosphere of the sun a new element that was unknown of Earth.  The new element, called helium (named after helios, the Greek word for "sun"), was not discovered on Earth until 1895.

The increasing and decreasing number of sunspots in an 11-year cycle appears to be driven by the magnetic field in the sun's surface layers.  The field seems to "wind up" much as a rubber band does (perhaps because of the difference in the rate of rotation between the sun's poles and its equator).  This process intensifies the magnetic field; therefore, more sunspots appear, and the sun becomes much more active.

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• Describe the basic structure and composition of the sun.
• Explain how the sun generates energy.
• Describe the surface activity of the sun, and identify how this activity affects Earth.

Text Vocabulary:  nuclear fusion, sunspot

Warm-up:

• Read 19.2 "The Sun: Our Very Own Star", pages 618-623.  Complete the Section Review on page 623 and add to CW section of SCI Binder.

Classwork:

• Continue working on Careers Project using the website:  www.noboundaries-STEMcareers.com
• Groups should begin working on their presentation using their research from last week.  Each presentation should include each angle research for group's career of choice.  Groups may create a website, powerpoint, movie, song, brochure, poster, etc. to share what was found in their research.  Rubric for project may be found on website.
• Students should turn in their website review sheets with rubric today.

Homework:  Complete CW assignments if necessary

Chapter 19 Test is tomorrow, May 12th, sections 1-4.

Textbooks will be collected Wednesday, May 13th.

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Field Day!  Go Ice Gray (6D)!

Astronomy Unit:

Warm-up:

• View video "The Sun" (VID  523.7 SUN).  Complete "Focus Question" packet which includes a crossword puzzle and article about the sun.  Add to your CW section of your SCI Binder.

Classwork:

• Continue working on career project at the following website:  www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com .  Website reviews will be collected Monday, May 11th.  Individual research should be completed by Monday because groups are expected to start working on their "Innovative Presentation" of the career the group has chosen.  See earlier blogs and website for directions.

Homework:  Complete CW assignments if necessary

Chapter 19 Test "Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe" is on Tuesday, May 12th.

Textbooks will be collected on Wednesday, May 13th.  Lost or Damaged Textbook forms will be sent home.  Fines must be paid prior to yearbook and report card distribution.

Last Help-session make-up day is Wednesday, May 13th.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Not a good week for blogging!  But here is what we did on Thursday.

Astronomy Unit:

Warm-up:

• Continue working on Chapter Review for Ch. 19 on pages 906-907. 

Classwork:

• Continue to work on Careers project using the website: www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com .  Review two websites from step 2 using graphic organizer.  Use the "ang'e" graphic organizer to research your group's career.  Each student will research a different aspect of the career they have chosen using the website posted.  All the information needed can be found within the website, see Step 3.

Homework:  None

Field Day, May 8th.

Ch. 19 Test on Tuesday, May 12th

Textbooks will be collected on Wednesday, May 13th and Lost Textbook forms will be issued, fines must be paid before yearbooks and report cards are distributed.