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Monday, May 21, 2012
Science - test corrections and signature on Cells test. Complete lab if not completed in class or you wish to type it/rewrite it more clearly and neatly. Social Studies - test corrections and signature on Greece test. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Social Studies test Friday...study guide from class today is your guide to success. Be prepared with questions tomorrow. Science - be prepared to go to the outdoor classroom and/or have supplies for the Yeast/Balloon lab ready to go! At this time the question - research - hypothesis - procedures should be written. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Social Studies Test will be changed to Friday IF there is interference from the author visit Thursday. Science - bring in supplies that your group discussed for Yeast lab. Monday, May 14, 2012 Science - Nice job on Science test. Aspen should be updated by 7:00 Tuesday morning. Bring to class anything that you wish to "blow up the balloon with yeast". I will supply bottles (although you may bring something different ) yeast, balloons, white granulated sugar and warm water. Social Studies - Test on Greece this Thursday. Open notes/book quiz on Tuesday. Study guide (or another jeopardy game!) will be ready. Email Mr. Brady for it as you did for the Science jeopardy game. bradym@franklin.k12.ma.us Thursday, May 10, 2012 Science - Test NEXT Monday. Study Guides will be prepared in class. Social Studies - Test of Greece's legacy coming soon. Check and reflect on pages 332-333. Dates and names are important now. Thursday, May 3, 2012 Science - Everyone needs a clean 2 liter soda bottle - no cap needed. Social Studies - Be able to answer "why" the Olympics remain an important part of Greece's legacy. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (week of APril 30) What contributions can you make to our edible cell project (Wednesday?) What organelle will you be representing. Monday, April 23, 2012 Science - bring in a small object to put in my "cell analogy" box. It may no be returned so please don't bring in anything expensive or sentimental. Social Studies - IF you can find lyrics to a song that you like, please bring them in for consideration of our 5 gifts of the Nile and 11 legacies of Greece. Monday, April 11, 2012 Science - Watch the news this evening in regard to the tsunami in Indonedia. Did they mention The Weston Observatory? Would you like to visit there? Let me know. Social Studies - Half the class should be redoing an open book quiz given yesterday. Please note on each question what page in the text the correct answer could have been found. Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Science - To prepare slides from pond water it would be helpful to have additional hand sanitizer, wet wipes, tissued and baby food jars. If you have extra available, it will be appreciated. Social Studies - Complete the map activity of Alexander the Great's Empire. Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Science - BSR #11 - vocabulary and definition of cell theory from today's lab worksheet Social Studies - quick check in tomorrow on the golden age of Greece - you can use your notes and book to complete the worksheet. Those who missed today's class due to sectionals or orchestra practice can wait another day if you wish. Monday, March 26,2012 Science - first of three pages in 3 page microscope lab should be reviewed (cell theory; parts of a cell). MCAS tomorrow...bring water/snack/mints/ Monday, March 12, 2012 Science - Microscope quiz on Wednesday. Use worksheet from class to label all the parts of our microscopes. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Science - Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a--NC4Nong&feature=share Monday, March 5, 2012 Science Unit test and Cumulative quiz requires parent signature and corrections (Learn from your mistakes!) Science - Essay of Plate Tectonics into the future due Wednesday. Social Studies - quiz on Athens vs Sparta tomorrow. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Science - Inside Earth test THursday. Review old test and quizzes as a study guide. Signature on test returned today required for Wednesday's class. Social Studies - Check out NOAA web site on tsunami trash. and/or Independent research on art from Sparta and Athens as Mr. Brady suggested today. No formal homework is being assigned that is due tomorrow. Monday, February 27, 2012 Science test on "Inside Earth" text pages 6-106 on Thursday. Use the same study guide(s) as test given before vacation. Tonight, review these pages in text for 20 minutes. Make notes for me to address Tuesday on sections that seem unclear. Social Studies - How many miles apart are the city-states of Athens and Sparta? _____________. Let me know first thing on Tuesday for a reward ($) Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Science test Friday on Plate Tectonics CD. All 10 assignments from the last few weeks have been organized. BSR these worksheets out loud to a pet or mirror (Read them out loud to yourself). Tomorrow evening, do the "Pretest" and realize how much you have learned and how prepared you are for the "Post test". Social Studies - complete classwork (worksheet 26 back side)if this was not completed in class. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Science - Collect up all of the worksheets on The Theory of Plate Tectonics CD classwork. There will be a test on this information on Friday. Social Studies - Open Notes (only the foldable with anything you wish to add to it ) Quiz Wednesday - tomorrow! Look at your completed class worksheets (2 pages stapled together) for any information that should go on to the foldable for extra support on the quiz. MOnday, February 13, 2012 Science - review notes/worksheets from class interactive CD activity. Social Studies - Quiz Wednesday on 4 kinds of government. You can use your small foldable notebook for vocabulary assistance. Make sure it is complete. February 1, 2012 Science - quiz tomorrow on three kinds of plate boundaries. Worksheet # 7, 8, and 9 are the most helpful guides for review. January 31, 2012 Social Studies test signatures and corrections due. Science - review convergent and divergent plate boundary worksheets. Essay on volcanoes (typed) is due tomorrow. Rough draft should have been completed in class. You may email me your copy if you are having problems with your printer. January 30, 2012 Science - Period C - typed writing prompt due Tuesday Periods D and E - typed writing prompt due Wed. Everyone should have the brainstorm and rough draft ready to go. Social Studies - Test/cumulative quiz requires corrections and parent signature by Tuesday. January 26, 2012 Science - preview the last worksheet (8) back for class tomorrow Social Studies - Test tomorrow. Review pages have been individualized from text and should be written in the planner. January 25, 2012 Science - What "myth" do you remember hearing as a child to explain something that you could not understand (thunder = angels bowling?) Be prepared to share with class. Social Studies - Test on Ancient Egypt Friday. Review roles of the priests and pharaoh from study guide. January 24, 2012 Science - Organize the many (9?) class activity worksheets so they are not "left at home" or otherwise unavailable when asked to take them out at the beginning of class. Social Studies - Review Study Guide for test (Friday? or Monday?). Complete "check in" from last Friday's class if it was not completed during this time together. January 23, 2012 Science - color code study guide map of major tectonic plates Social Studies - read aloud all handouts to yourself in the mirror, a plant, or a pet. (this is a BSR assn) January 18, 2012 Science - quiz on Friday ... review definitions of plate boundaries. We will have classwork on Thursday that will be most helpful. Social Studies - Quiz thursday on afterlife, roles of the pharoahs and gifts of the Nile River for ancient Egypt. January 17, 2012 Science - Quick quiz on first 4 worksheets used with interactive video in class. Social Studies - Review Social Pyramid, 5 gifts of the Nile River, and the afterlife of Ancient Egypt for a Quiz on Thursday. January 12, 2012 Science - reread worksheets (1), (2), (3), from class activity. All blanks should be completed and understood for a quiz coming next week. Social Studies - Review Social Pyramid and the roles each group played in Ancient Egypt. Remember which part you played in the game "freeze frame?". January 11, 2012 Social Studies quiz on the Gifts of the Nile River. You have the anwers already in your social studies folder (worksheets from class)! Science - read and review pages 32-36. Are all of the "blanks" from today's worksheets in class filled in? The pages above should help you review something you may have missed. January 10, 2012 Science - Read in text page 20 at the top. Complete worksheet number (2) from class if not completed during allotted time. Social Studies - Read and study for Thursday's quiz the foldable study guide on the gifts of the Nile. You should also be aware of the natural boarders of Egypt. January 9, 2012 Science - In text read (a review from class) pages 18-21. Social Studies - Ramses II and Khufu will be presenting their empires tomorrow. Good job Hatshepsut! If you can log onto "Just Dance - Walk Like and Egyptian" enjoy the practice. This part is not necessary or required....but will be fun when presented to the rest of the cluster. January 4, 2012 Social studies - web site for pharaoh contribution to class activity. Science - Google Earthquake map OR usgs.gov/earthquakes/recent and explore the site that we will be using in class tomorrow (and for the next 12 weeks!). HAPPY NEW YEAR! January 3, 2012 Science - Cover new book Social Studies - Research your Pharaoh for group presentation. Each student should have at least 2 contributions to the presentation at this time. December 19, 2011 Science test tomorrow on The Changing Earth's Surface (pages 64-107 in text). Use old assessments and the vocabulary warm up page as guidance in your reviews tonight. December 13, 2011 Science - BSR #2 Have someone ask you questions from the quiz that was corrected in class today. Social Studies - Read the magic book we made today. December 12, 2011 Science - self assigned preparation for land form book. Test on Earth's Changing Surface next Tuesday, December 20th. Landform books are Due Monday, December 19th. Social Studies - December 5, 2011 Science - self assigned responsibility toward group project on land forms. Social Studies - read aloud to yourself the worksheet with the answers from class today. (SHould take about 5 minutes) December 1, 2011 Social studies - practice with this attached map http://www.yourchildlearns.com/middle_east_map.htm You can also find it on Mr. Corey's site under maps Science - You have self assigned yourself a part of the group project on land forms. Are you researching a river? finding pictures that match your story? making pictures of the characters you are using to tell your story? Typing out the rough draft? There is one part of these suggestions that you are responsible for tonight. November 30, 2011 Science - Do any of the prop work to continue working on our writing project (ie internet pictures, maps, cartoon characters printed?) Social Studies - Nice job on the Empire presentations. We will be looking at maps for the next two days. Make sure you have your book in class. November 29, 2011 Science - read worksheet to prepare you for project that we will start in class tomorrow. Social Studies - Make sure you are ready to present your empire! November 28, 2011 Science - Quiz tomorrow of vocabulary. Use the divided page notes we have been illustrating the past few days. Social Studies - What do you need to bring in as a prop to help with your empire presentation? November 16, 2011 Science - BSR#11 - write one (or more if you can) multiple choice question about erosion by glacier's. Today's classwork should guide you toward a good question. Social Studies - BSR#11 - Write one more addition to our accrostic poem about E M P I R E. November 15, 2011 EASY ASSIGNMENTS TO DO TONIGHT BUT THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY! Science - correct and have parent signature on Check-in Social Studies - correct and have parent sign Chap 4 Quiz ALSO - read the YELLOW letter and both parent and student sign by tomorrow! November 14, 2011 Science - Today's notes should include at least 6 illustrated landforms caused my moving water. Review each. Vocabulary should include Alluvial Fan, Meander, Delta, Bluff, Tributary, Oxbow Lake, Beach, Flood Plain, V-shaped Valley to name a few. Social Studies - For $10 cluster cash..."Why does the food surplus look like hotdots?" November 9, 2011 Social Studies: Write one more multiple choice question similar to the ones done in class today. Science: Quiz tomorrow. Review old assignments as a study routine. Signature and corrections are due Thursday. November 7, 2011 Science: BSR# 11 Add definitions to field guide. I'll be looking for the best one on Wednesday. Social Studies: BSR #11 complete concept map (circles) November 3, 2011 Social Studies: BSR #11 complete worksheet (ladder) Science : BSR #11 review field guide notes for 10 minutes November 2, 2011 Wow! What an unusual weather pattern (scientifically speaking!) Those students who had a detention with me on Monday or Tuesday, your prayers have not been answered. Please plan on staying with me Thursday or Friday. Science: BSR #2 (the first part only) Talk about with your notes, particularly from today, as a study guide for a quick quiz tomorrow. Social Studies: BRS #8 or #2 as a review for Quiz tomorrow on Sumer and its classification as a civilization. October 27, 2011 Science: BSR #1 - Share today's activity with someone, OR, share it with yourself in a mirror. Social Studies: Can you summarize Sumer geographically and as a city/state? October 26, 2011 See below (Oct. 25, 2011) October 25, 2011 PARENT SIGNATURE, TEST CORRECTIONS AND RETURN Scientific Method Test. All other papers passed out today should be "take home forever". Science - From today's class, you should be able to identify one agent of mechanical OR chemical weathering. Social Studies - Parent Signature on "Early Homodid" test due Thursday. October 24, 2011 Science (Social Studies, too!) Go online and browse this site: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php Answer this question. Is the earthquake's epicenter from Saturday's earthquake in Turkey at or near the ancient fertile crescent? October 19, 2011 Science - BSR #2 - review prior labs for tomorrow's test. Test will be a similar lab in which you will have to analyze data. Social Studies - BSR #2 - check out quiz on homonids that was returned today (3 right and 3 wrong checklist....). Test on Friday will be similar. October 17, 2011 Science - Test on Scientific Method Thursday. Review prior lab reports as a study guide. You will be analyzing data and writing a conclusion to an experiment. Also, cover new science book. Social Studies - Test Thursday on Chapters 1-3 in text. Understanding the earliest human's actions from the survival of the homonids to the development of agricultural communities. To prepare, tonight do #3 on the BSR = illustrate the top down web from today's class. October 13, 2011 Social Studies - quiz tomorrow on Homonids to Homo Sapiens. Notes have been provided as handouts this week. Science - Be prepared to complete and hand in the Conclusion to our "paper thing" lab. If there is time we will develop a new hypothesis to test. October 12, 2011 - Social Studies - Write three questions and put the answers on the reverse side of the paper. Science - ready for next two trials? October 11, 2011 Science - Do you need to bring anything to add to your "paper thing" investigation? Social Studies - BSR #11 - complete the 6 questions on today's worksheet regarding "fire"! October 6, 2011 Science - BSR - proofread today's cat food experiment. Have parent put initials on top of lab report. Social Studies - Cover new book! YEAH!! October 5, 2011 Science - Complete pasta lab if not completed during class. Social Studies - Visit web site: http://www.digonsite.com/links.html October 4, 2011 HOMEROOM - I have your photography slips for tomorrow (collected on the second day of school anticipating pictures then). Science and Social Studies - review vocabulary from today's classes. October 3, 2011 Science - quiz tomorrow - what is a qualitative and quantitative observation? Remember the differences between the two! Social Studies - review vocabulary (two column note pages). They should have definition and pictures that allow you to review or quiz yourself. September 28, 2011 Science - Reflex lab should completed and handed in. Social Studies - By next Monday, October 3rd, watch one news program and report one new topic you learned. (Required Parent Permission and Signature) September 27, 2011 Science - Review progress on the reflex lab and plan how you will complete it Wednesday. September 26, 2011 Social Studies - review the following link. www.becominghuman.org If you cannot access it, have your parents write a note in your planner. Science - Review the steps that we completed in today's lab. Tomorrow, you will write your first hypothesis. Are you ready? Vocabulary to know: Quantitative and Qualitative Observation, Inference, Hypothesis, Control |
Social Studies Enabling Activity Take a virtual tour of the Lascaux Cave and see the paintings of prehistoric people. Learn about the location of the cave and its discovery on Thursday, September 12 1940 by four teenagers. Learn about the adventures of discovery by seeing the cave pictures as they are found and cataloged in this site featuring the 1995 discovery of Chauvet Caves in Southern France. Explore the world of hunter gatherers. Meet a shaman and the archaeologist who made some of these discoveries This site has pictures of prehistoric stone monuments in Europe. This site explains how ancient humans made tools out of stone and wood, including the bow and arrow. Piece together the tale of America's first settlers through articles and classroom activities. This site you can ask the experts questions about your species This site really is for a treasure hunt on the internet but it has some good information |
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