Clouds, Clouds & More Clouds

We are finishing up with what clouds are today and next week will talk specifically about how they impact weather.

Bell Ringer (4/29/16)

Clouds and Weather

We will continue to look at clouds and how they impact weather. We are going to spend some time today defining a few specific terms that will be essential for being successful in this unit.

Bell Ringer (4/27-28/16)

Weather & Climate

We will be starting our final unit of the year, weather. We will go over the I Can Statements, pretest & probe on how clouds are created. The main focus of this unit will be looking at how certain patterns and properties of the atmosphere impact the weather and climate. We will look specifically at the jet stream, ocean currents, global winds & composition/layers of the atmosphere. 

Bell Ringer (4/25-26/16)

Osmosis Jones

To finish up the Human Body Unit we will be watching Osmosis Jones. You will have a short assignment over the video. You will be asked to make connections between the video and your research, looking for examples of how systems or body parts work together or how a breakdown affects the body. You will do this on a piece of paper.

Finalize Mag. Article & Finish CCTT/Survey

You will have 20 minutes to finish your Body Mag. article and submit it through the link on the blog. After that we will use the remainder of class to finish up the CCTT and the choir kids that missed the survey can complete that as well. If you need to finish your article please start on it immediately, thanks.

Finalize Body Articles

We will be finalizing your body articles for the human body performance assessment. Remember this is your final assessment for the human body unit. Please take your time and make sure you have included everything necessary to receive the grade you want. Today will be the last day in class to work on the articles.

Peer Editing

We will continue with working on your article.  You will get into groups of 3 and read each others articles. You will be given a checklist of things to look for and a section to leave notes on what they can improve overall all and what you feel they did a really good job on. Remember you are partially in charge of your group members success. They will be looking at your feedback to decide what changes they possible will need to make.

Bell RInger - Have rough draft open and ready to go at the bell

Finish Rough Draft & Peer Editing

We will spend the first half of class finishing up your rough drafts and getting ready to peer edit. Remember to follow the rubric and make sure that you include all required information. You will be peer editing your classmates articles as well make, please take your time and make sure that they have every thing needed in their article. You will be partially responsible for your classmates success with their article.

Bell Ringer (4/11-12/16)

Start Body System Performance Assessment

We will be starting our final project for the Body System Unit. You will be writing an article on how systems work together with examples, how a specific breakdown affects the body and if there is an cure/treatment. We will use the stoplight activity to outline your information for the articles. This is the same process that we used during the Matter Book. We will review the process, you will hand write the outline and use google docs to write the rough draft.

Bell Ringer (4/7-8/16)

SWH Survey

We will complete the SWH Survey that goes along with the Cornell Critical Thinking Test. I will read the questions and clarify any questions you have. This will take the majority of the class period.

Bell Ringer (4/6/16)

Breakdowns and the Body

How do breakdowns effect the body? Hopefully you found out how your breakdown attacked the body and how that impacts the way a system functions. We will discuss as a class how your specific breakdown effects the body and then try to figure out how breakdowns in general effect the body.

Bell Ringer - Be ready to share about your breakdown (have your packet open)