Hello!
Wow, what a week it has been!!! I was out four days last week sick. Man, I would not wish that on anyone!!! This week was spent getting caught up and finishing what was started with my sub last week. We finally got the test over mitosis taken on Wednesday. It was supposed to be Friday, but I didn't want to the kids to take it with me not here to review with them and remind them of what to study. I was able to tell them exactly what to study and give them a couple of days to go over it before the test by giving it on Wednesday.
We have started our last project for the year this week. It is over microbes and using them for either an alternative energy source or as an environmental clean-up agent. I let each group decide which one they wanted to do. These projects should be completed by Tuesday of next week, so that we can present them on Wednesday. I will not be here on Tuesday because I have a science meeting downtown with other area science teachers. Once this project is finished, we will be working on reviewing for the final exam. This test will be on Thursday, May 16. I will give the kids a test bank of questions to study from and the final test will come from that bank. We will go over all the correct answers to the bank of questions. They will have a few days to study for the test.
Once their final is over, we will getting on a virtual world site called Whyville. It is so much fun! Well, I think that gets us all caught up. Have a great weekend! Talk to you next week!
Friday, May 3, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tuesday, April, 16
Hello, to everyone!!!
Well, it has been a very busy last couple of weeks. We have presented our body systems projects and taken our test over cells. The kids will be able to correct the questions they missed on that test. I am passing them out today - except for 1st period - so they can start corrections today. They will have until Friday to get them returned to me. They will need to put the corrections on their own paper with the question or statement and the correct answer, then staple it to their test. It needs to be numbered just like the test, too. I will go over all the directions with them in class, too. This will give them half their points back. First period will get theirs tomorrow.
This week, we are working on a new project - diverse body systems. We are looking at the different body systems of other organisms and how they compare to ours. There is four parts to this project, so it is not a very big one. We will be finished with it tomorrow and have presentations on Wednesday. We are finding some very interesting things!!!
Don't forget that the OAA is next week. Monday will be the reading and Tuesday is the math. Those are the only two subjects tested in the 6th grade. Have a great week! Talk to you later!
Well, it has been a very busy last couple of weeks. We have presented our body systems projects and taken our test over cells. The kids will be able to correct the questions they missed on that test. I am passing them out today - except for 1st period - so they can start corrections today. They will have until Friday to get them returned to me. They will need to put the corrections on their own paper with the question or statement and the correct answer, then staple it to their test. It needs to be numbered just like the test, too. I will go over all the directions with them in class, too. This will give them half their points back. First period will get theirs tomorrow.
This week, we are working on a new project - diverse body systems. We are looking at the different body systems of other organisms and how they compare to ours. There is four parts to this project, so it is not a very big one. We will be finished with it tomorrow and have presentations on Wednesday. We are finding some very interesting things!!!
Don't forget that the OAA is next week. Monday will be the reading and Tuesday is the math. Those are the only two subjects tested in the 6th grade. Have a great week! Talk to you later!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Thursday, April 4
Hello!
I hope everyone had a good break! This week we have been working on the body systems project. It has been going very well!! We will be finished by tomorrow and be able to have the presentations on Monday. Since the kids are using a computer tool to put their information on, you will have to get them to show you what they have put together with their group. What I am seeing is pretty good! There will be a test next week over cells. It will be next Friday. We will start reviewing for the test on Tuesday and review for two days. I have a worksheet and Smart board lessons to go over with them. Don't forget that they have their study guides from chapter 1 to study from, too! On Thursday, we will begin a new project on different body types. It will include various animals and plants. We are doing this project to compare the different body types. Testing for the OAA will begin the week of April 22. The 6th grade only tests Math and Language Arts. Well, I believe that this gets us all caught up on what we are doing. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!! Talk to you next week!
I hope everyone had a good break! This week we have been working on the body systems project. It has been going very well!! We will be finished by tomorrow and be able to have the presentations on Monday. Since the kids are using a computer tool to put their information on, you will have to get them to show you what they have put together with their group. What I am seeing is pretty good! There will be a test next week over cells. It will be next Friday. We will start reviewing for the test on Tuesday and review for two days. I have a worksheet and Smart board lessons to go over with them. Don't forget that they have their study guides from chapter 1 to study from, too! On Thursday, we will begin a new project on different body types. It will include various animals and plants. We are doing this project to compare the different body types. Testing for the OAA will begin the week of April 22. The 6th grade only tests Math and Language Arts. Well, I believe that this gets us all caught up on what we are doing. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!! Talk to you next week!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday, March 25
Hello!!
Well, it looks like we will be a day or two behind schedule on the body system projects, but that is okay. We are working today on the last part to the study guide, so the kids will have two study guides in their folders. One is over sections 2 and 3 and the other is over section 1. I had a few things to go over with them about section 1 and then I gave them the study guide to start working on. We will have to discuss it tomorrow before I can give them the criteria sheet for the projects. It will be okay, though. We will work all next week, after we return from break, on the projects to get them completed. No problem. I just wanted to get on here and let you know what was going on. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe spring break!!! Talk to you next week!!!
Well, it looks like we will be a day or two behind schedule on the body system projects, but that is okay. We are working today on the last part to the study guide, so the kids will have two study guides in their folders. One is over sections 2 and 3 and the other is over section 1. I had a few things to go over with them about section 1 and then I gave them the study guide to start working on. We will have to discuss it tomorrow before I can give them the criteria sheet for the projects. It will be okay, though. We will work all next week, after we return from break, on the projects to get them completed. No problem. I just wanted to get on here and let you know what was going on. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe spring break!!! Talk to you next week!!!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday, March 21
Hello, All!!!
I am so sorry that I have not been on here in such a long time. Things have been a bit crazy around here. My son asked me to come to Arizona to help him pack up his house, so he could move back to Ohio, and bring back one of his cars. He texted me on a Monday during lunch and my husband and I left that afternoon, when I got home from school. We drove all the way through - 30 hours - and stayed the rest of the week. It has taken be so long to get my sleep caught back up! The end of the grading period was just around the corner and Terra Nova testing was the week I came back. The kids seemed pretty confident about the science part of the Terra Nova, which is good to hear. It is so hard to believe that we are in the last grading period of the year!!!! Spring break is upon us, too!!! Conferences are this evening and next Tuesday from 4-7 in the evening. We have been working on cells - plant, animal, and unicellular. Next week, the kids are going to be working on the body systems project. Each group will be given a body system and they have to find certain criteria for the project. I will be giving them a sheet on this on Monday and going over it with them. It will take about a week to complete. I am going to try to attach the directions to this blog site. It will be at the top of the home page under the heading "Body", in case you want a copy, too. Oh, I am still working on their cell models, so be looking for those grades in the computer soon. They will be the first grade of the last nine weeks. I was very happy with those models!!! I have some really cool ones with some very creative organelles!!!! It is so interesting for me to see what the kids can come up with each year. Well, I think that is about it for now. I will probably be back on here the week we come back from spring break. Have a great break and I will talk to you soon!!!
I am so sorry that I have not been on here in such a long time. Things have been a bit crazy around here. My son asked me to come to Arizona to help him pack up his house, so he could move back to Ohio, and bring back one of his cars. He texted me on a Monday during lunch and my husband and I left that afternoon, when I got home from school. We drove all the way through - 30 hours - and stayed the rest of the week. It has taken be so long to get my sleep caught back up! The end of the grading period was just around the corner and Terra Nova testing was the week I came back. The kids seemed pretty confident about the science part of the Terra Nova, which is good to hear. It is so hard to believe that we are in the last grading period of the year!!!! Spring break is upon us, too!!! Conferences are this evening and next Tuesday from 4-7 in the evening. We have been working on cells - plant, animal, and unicellular. Next week, the kids are going to be working on the body systems project. Each group will be given a body system and they have to find certain criteria for the project. I will be giving them a sheet on this on Monday and going over it with them. It will take about a week to complete. I am going to try to attach the directions to this blog site. It will be at the top of the home page under the heading "Body", in case you want a copy, too. Oh, I am still working on their cell models, so be looking for those grades in the computer soon. They will be the first grade of the last nine weeks. I was very happy with those models!!! I have some really cool ones with some very creative organelles!!!! It is so interesting for me to see what the kids can come up with each year. Well, I think that is about it for now. I will probably be back on here the week we come back from spring break. Have a great break and I will talk to you soon!!!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Thursday, Feb. 14
Happy Valentine's Day to you all!!!
It has been another wild and crazy week. We have started our next lab activity - LAB #4. This one is one travel and we will be creating a speed vs. time graph. Last week, we had a lab activity that allowed us to create a position vs. time graph. These are the two graphs that the state wants us to use to describe the motion of an object. This LAB #4 is fun because we are researching travel destinations. The kids are in pairs and get to pick their own starting point and ending point. They will be checking out driving, flying, and either trains or buses. It has been pretty fun, so far. Based on the graphs and charts, with our information in it, we will decide which mode of travel is the fastest. There are some other factors to consider, which we have discussed already, and had lots of fun with!!! With the completion of this lab, the kids will have 20 extra credit points in their folders to put toward their grade at the end of the grading period.
Interims are due out tomorrow, but with the dance in the afternoon, I will most likely get mine out next Wednesday. Don't forget that there is not school on Monday and the kids do not go on Tuesday because of the Teacher in-service day. Enjoy their four days off!!!
Well, I hope you have a great weekend! Remember, you can email me or call me, if you ever have any questions about what we are doing.
It has been another wild and crazy week. We have started our next lab activity - LAB #4. This one is one travel and we will be creating a speed vs. time graph. Last week, we had a lab activity that allowed us to create a position vs. time graph. These are the two graphs that the state wants us to use to describe the motion of an object. This LAB #4 is fun because we are researching travel destinations. The kids are in pairs and get to pick their own starting point and ending point. They will be checking out driving, flying, and either trains or buses. It has been pretty fun, so far. Based on the graphs and charts, with our information in it, we will decide which mode of travel is the fastest. There are some other factors to consider, which we have discussed already, and had lots of fun with!!! With the completion of this lab, the kids will have 20 extra credit points in their folders to put toward their grade at the end of the grading period.
Interims are due out tomorrow, but with the dance in the afternoon, I will most likely get mine out next Wednesday. Don't forget that there is not school on Monday and the kids do not go on Tuesday because of the Teacher in-service day. Enjoy their four days off!!!
Well, I hope you have a great weekend! Remember, you can email me or call me, if you ever have any questions about what we are doing.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
Whew! What a week we have had! We finally got to show the voice threads. It took a few days, but we got them all in. Overall, they were good. I gave the kids a classroom blog assignment and asked them which of the four computer tools we have used this year they liked the best and why. I am curious to see what they have to say. We have started our last physical science topic and it is on motion. For this, we will be using graphs to look at position and speed of objects. This is basically going to be an extension of last year's math skills on graphs. Students will be finding how fast an object is moving - its motion, and then looking at its speed. There are two different graphs we will use for this. They are the position vs. time graph and the speed vs. time graph.
I have two lab activities the students will complete to help them use these graphs. One lab is completed here in the room using two different balls, a meterstick and a stopwatch. The next lab will be one using internet sources. They will be researching travel times between a starting point and a destination. It looks to be really fun. Well, that is all we have been doing for this week. We will be working on these two labs into next week. Have a great weekend!
I have two lab activities the students will complete to help them use these graphs. One lab is completed here in the room using two different balls, a meterstick and a stopwatch. The next lab will be one using internet sources. They will be researching travel times between a starting point and a destination. It looks to be really fun. Well, that is all we have been doing for this week. We will be working on these two labs into next week. Have a great weekend!
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