Day Three Wednesday 8/31/17

Today we started our lesson with our Boom Bag vocabulary review on the Scientific Method. Students then turned in their assignment on their Text Tuesday reading assignment and then we continued our lesson with lab safety and the tools used in the lab. Students were given a writing prompt to create a story based on the lesson on lab safety. They were allowed to take it home for homework if they needed to and I will let them continue working with their partners tomorrow on it in class after the test on the Scientific Method. We finished our lesson with a review of the conversion of the metric system. We will have a quiz on the Scientific Method tomorrow.

Don’t Forget to Study!

 

Does Your Writing Have SWAG?

Sponge Bob Lab Safety PPT

Writing Wednesday Assignment   

Lab tools

Day Three Literacy in Content Tuesday 8/30/17

Today we started by playing Boom Bag, our vocabulary game, we then began our lesson with a literacy assignment. Yes, I realize it is Wednesday but we didn’t have time to get to this yesterday as we were working hard on formulating our experiments. The focus was still on the scientific method but with an emphasis on literacy skills to help our students boost their reading skills.

Students worked in groups to analyze informational text and then had to construct responses based on what they read. Students will have a quiz on Friday if all goes as planned on the Scientific Method and Lab Safety.  It is never too soon to start studying for this!

The assignment can be seen below:

TEXT TUESDAY REASONING IN SCIENCE

 

Day Two August 29th 2017

Today students studied the Scientific Method. They started the day quizzing their partners with their vocabulary words followed by a Flocabulary video if you have never seen this company’s videos, I included one below, these are accessible by subscription only but the kids really enjoy them and they make learning a topic much easier for some. Check them out!

 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7Y9uTPtEYV9V2RPVHVmMFBJNGxGWFE0LTM5bUU2QzFjZjM0

They also worked on hypothesis and developing their own experiments for given scenarios. Tommorrow we will continue our lesson on the scientific method with an emphasis on informational text and reading skills. We will also play Boom Bag a vocabulary game for learning their essential vocabulary.

Students keep up the great work and I will see you tomorrow bright and early! Get some rest.

HAPPY NEW SCHOOL YEAR DAY 1 AND DAY TWO

Day 1

Monday Madness with Words

Well, everyone, the 2017-2018 school year is officially underway!

Well, we made it through day one and we were able to accomplish a lot, like introduce ourselves to class expectations and rules and familiarize ourselves with agenda usage, homework format, and supplies for the year. Students were great! They got their vocabulary words today for their review of the Scientific Method and are steadily working to get their flashcards made for our BOOM BAG GAME! See below for examples of my cards and the directions for how to do construct your cards. Homework sheets were included in the newsletter they received today in class. an example of what it looks like is below.

Flashcard instructions:

 

 

Examples of Flash Cards

 

PLease make sure you turn in all paperwork from open house especially your address verification forms with your two proofs of verification.

 

Solar Eclipse 2017

Hi guys, I am really bummed about not being at school for this monumental event! A total eclipse will occur on August 21, 2017, and can be seen from several states in the U.S. for the first time in 99 years! This is a once in a lifetime event.

Other countries will not be able to see it live. The International Space Center will air this as well as NASA’s live coverage of the event. If you are interested and you should be…..I have included some links for information about the event and some background solar eclipses.

Watch Live  Click Here for Eclipse 2017 info and path

August 21st from 9a PT/12p ET – 11a PT/2p ET

Our partners at the Science Channell will be capturing every moment of the Great American Eclipse with live coverage on air and online. They will broadcast live in Madras, Oregon –one of the nation’s premier viewing spots –with astronomers and educators, in partnership with the Lowell Observatory. They will also provide live footage from other prime viewing destinations across America –and you’ll even get a glimpse of the eclipse taken from the International Space Station.

Join our Live Great American Eclipse Twitter Chat

August 21st from 9a PT/12p ET – 11a PT/ 2p ET

@DiscoveryEd #CelebrateWithDE

Have your questions answered by world renowned astronomer and astrophysicist, Dr.

Jeffrey Hall, Director of the Lowell Observatory. You can also share your experience

and see pictures from classrooms around the country, as the Great American Eclipse travels from Oregon through South Carolina.

More info: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/

Extra Credit Opportunities for 2017 before Day 1: MAKE SURE YOU LABEL WITH YOUR  NAME

Option 1

Complete the lesson fully, KWL CHART research and make a viewer bring to school on the first day for extra credit to be used one of the nine weeks where you need it.

• Eclipse Cereal Box Viewer

Option 2:

Use the lesson plan instructions to complete the following in its entirety. Create your Earth Moon Model and bring with you on the first day of class! You must complete the worksheet as well. The worksheet may be printed, copied on paper with questions and responses, and or Google Doc.

• How High Is It? Earth-Moon Model

Click here to view the Eclipse via Live Streaming on August 21st, 2017  12 PM EST

https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive

8th Grade Science with Ms. Le

Open House | August 24, 2017

Hi everyone,

I hope you’ve had an awesome summer and are looking forward to the new school year ahead! I look forward to seeing each of you On Aug, 24, for our 7 and 8th-grade open house the schedule is below:

2017-2018 Open House / Orientation Schedule
August 22 Sixth Grade Orientation 5:30 PM
August 24 Elementary Open House 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Middle School Open House 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
High School Open House 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Please review the following :

     Open House Power Point 

I hope everyone has a chance to rest up this weekend so we are ready to hit the ground running on Monday, August 28, 2017 – the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! WHOOOOOOO!

See you Monday!