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.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
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!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Hello!!!!
It has been a while since I talked to you and I apologize for that, but we have been very busy here at school. The kids started a new project that was designed by the state, so it is very different from what they are used to doing. I have been right there with them and helping them get through it, since it is so new. They are researching upset tummy remedies to find a chewable tablet and liquid with the same active ingredients, but different brands. They want to find out which one will get rid of the upset tummy the fastest and why, using information found on the internet and what we learned in class about solids and liquids. It has been a very interesting project for all of us and we have actually enjoyed it. The hardest part has been to find out why. When we discussed the solid vs. liquid part of why, they could figure that one out, but there is not information on that part on the internet. We did find out that sugar plays a role in medicines and how the help you get better. It was very exciting. We will be finishing up with these tomorrow and playing them in front of the class on Friday. I am waiting for our technology director to email directions on how they can email their voice threads to me. There were some steps to follow that I was unclear on how to do, so he is going to figure it out for me. These voice threads can be accessed from the internet, so you will have to let your child show it to you!!! Next week, we will be working on speed, time and position. It will be involving graphs and looking at them to decide on the speed of an object. The students will get velocity and acceleration in high school. I will be back on here next week to tell you what is going on with speed. Have a great rest of your week and weekend!!! Remember, if you need anything, please email me or call me. My available time is 8:45 to 9:25.
It has been a while since I talked to you and I apologize for that, but we have been very busy here at school. The kids started a new project that was designed by the state, so it is very different from what they are used to doing. I have been right there with them and helping them get through it, since it is so new. They are researching upset tummy remedies to find a chewable tablet and liquid with the same active ingredients, but different brands. They want to find out which one will get rid of the upset tummy the fastest and why, using information found on the internet and what we learned in class about solids and liquids. It has been a very interesting project for all of us and we have actually enjoyed it. The hardest part has been to find out why. When we discussed the solid vs. liquid part of why, they could figure that one out, but there is not information on that part on the internet. We did find out that sugar plays a role in medicines and how the help you get better. It was very exciting. We will be finishing up with these tomorrow and playing them in front of the class on Friday. I am waiting for our technology director to email directions on how they can email their voice threads to me. There were some steps to follow that I was unclear on how to do, so he is going to figure it out for me. These voice threads can be accessed from the internet, so you will have to let your child show it to you!!! Next week, we will be working on speed, time and position. It will be involving graphs and looking at them to decide on the speed of an object. The students will get velocity and acceleration in high school. I will be back on here next week to tell you what is going on with speed. Have a great rest of your week and weekend!!! Remember, if you need anything, please email me or call me. My available time is 8:45 to 9:25.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Monday, Jan. 14
Hello!!!!
Well, it is the start of the 3rd grading period! I still cannot believe that we have been through half the year already. We are still working with solids, liquids, gases and plasma in class. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over the material they have been given. I gave them three handouts they are to use to study from. Today, I gave them song lyrics that went with the lesson, so they can even use those to study from! They have a few vocabulary terms, as well. After they quiz, we will be starting a new project. It will be a different type of project. For this project, the kids will be given a situation and a question they have to answer. They will be using the internet to find a solution to that question. The good part about this project is that there is not just one right answer. We will be using voice thread for this project. It is one we have not used yet this year. The students will find images and then record their information. It will be played back to the class, so they will not have to be in front of the class for presentations. I hope they like this tool. Have a great week and if you have any questions, please email me or give me a call. Talk to you next week!
Well, it is the start of the 3rd grading period! I still cannot believe that we have been through half the year already. We are still working with solids, liquids, gases and plasma in class. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over the material they have been given. I gave them three handouts they are to use to study from. Today, I gave them song lyrics that went with the lesson, so they can even use those to study from! They have a few vocabulary terms, as well. After they quiz, we will be starting a new project. It will be a different type of project. For this project, the kids will be given a situation and a question they have to answer. They will be using the internet to find a solution to that question. The good part about this project is that there is not just one right answer. We will be using voice thread for this project. It is one we have not used yet this year. The students will find images and then record their information. It will be played back to the class, so they will not have to be in front of the class for presentations. I hope they like this tool. Have a great week and if you have any questions, please email me or give me a call. Talk to you next week!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013
Hello, and Happy New Year to everyone!
What a week we have had! I was sick last week and was not able to come back to school when everyone else did. We spent the first part of the week getting our folders cleaned out and LABS ready to turn in for extra credit. I told the students they could turn the LABS in either Wednesday or Thursday, so they would have plenty of time to get them all together. We had six of them this grading period. I told them to keep the vocabulary we have been working on all year in their folders, the new vocabulary on matter should stay in their folders, the syllabus (if they still have it) should also be in there, any sheet with web addresses on it and that is about it. They need to take all the other papers out and put them somewhere in their rooms and not throw them away until the last day of school. We now have added to their folders two sheets they will use as notes on matter, since we do not have a book they can take home and LAB #1 for the new grading period. These are the materials they will use to study from when it comes test time. I will be giving them a short quiz over matter next week and then they will be working on a project over matter. I will give you more information on the project next week. Well, that is the end of this week's blog. Have a great weekend and I will talk to you next week!
What a week we have had! I was sick last week and was not able to come back to school when everyone else did. We spent the first part of the week getting our folders cleaned out and LABS ready to turn in for extra credit. I told the students they could turn the LABS in either Wednesday or Thursday, so they would have plenty of time to get them all together. We had six of them this grading period. I told them to keep the vocabulary we have been working on all year in their folders, the new vocabulary on matter should stay in their folders, the syllabus (if they still have it) should also be in there, any sheet with web addresses on it and that is about it. They need to take all the other papers out and put them somewhere in their rooms and not throw them away until the last day of school. We now have added to their folders two sheets they will use as notes on matter, since we do not have a book they can take home and LAB #1 for the new grading period. These are the materials they will use to study from when it comes test time. I will be giving them a short quiz over matter next week and then they will be working on a project over matter. I will give you more information on the project next week. Well, that is the end of this week's blog. Have a great weekend and I will talk to you next week!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14
Hello!
I know it has been a long time since I have been on here, but we have had some issues going on here at school. My student teacher, Miss McFarland, had some family issues come up, so she had to leave and go home. She will not be finishing her student teaching with us at this time. I picked up where she left off, so there would not be any interruption to the students' plans, but I had to come up with lesson plans for this week in a hurry. I decided to go ahead and finish up the Photo Story project on energy that the students were working on when Miss McFarland had to take over the class. We were going to finish it after Christmas, but the opportunity presented itself for us to do it now and I took it. With all the computer troubles we had, it has taken a week to get the test over atoms completed. The computers kept crashing on us and not letting us get to the site we needed to be on, so I had to extend the time needed to finish the test. The kids loved the site, when it was working, though, and asked if they could use it again! It really is a great site and I do hope we can use it again. Today, I am showing many of those Photo Story presentations and allowing students to finish up the ones that need completed. I will show those on Monday. I have been reviewing rocks, too. It was a little surprising how many students had forgotten the information on rocks. On Tuesday of next week, I am going to review the rock cycle with them and have them write a story about the life of a rock. It will be like they are that rock and they will be telling their life stories. I know there will be several out caroling with the chorus, but this will be used for review and I will do review again at a later date. They will get it again. When we come back from Christmas break, we will begin working on the states of matter and the changes that take place to those states.
Oh, don't forget that next Wednesday is our pizza party. Your child only needs to bring something to drink. We are providing the pizzas. I hope you have a great Christmas!!! I will talk to you again after the break!
I know it has been a long time since I have been on here, but we have had some issues going on here at school. My student teacher, Miss McFarland, had some family issues come up, so she had to leave and go home. She will not be finishing her student teaching with us at this time. I picked up where she left off, so there would not be any interruption to the students' plans, but I had to come up with lesson plans for this week in a hurry. I decided to go ahead and finish up the Photo Story project on energy that the students were working on when Miss McFarland had to take over the class. We were going to finish it after Christmas, but the opportunity presented itself for us to do it now and I took it. With all the computer troubles we had, it has taken a week to get the test over atoms completed. The computers kept crashing on us and not letting us get to the site we needed to be on, so I had to extend the time needed to finish the test. The kids loved the site, when it was working, though, and asked if they could use it again! It really is a great site and I do hope we can use it again. Today, I am showing many of those Photo Story presentations and allowing students to finish up the ones that need completed. I will show those on Monday. I have been reviewing rocks, too. It was a little surprising how many students had forgotten the information on rocks. On Tuesday of next week, I am going to review the rock cycle with them and have them write a story about the life of a rock. It will be like they are that rock and they will be telling their life stories. I know there will be several out caroling with the chorus, but this will be used for review and I will do review again at a later date. They will get it again. When we come back from Christmas break, we will begin working on the states of matter and the changes that take place to those states.
Oh, don't forget that next Wednesday is our pizza party. Your child only needs to bring something to drink. We are providing the pizzas. I hope you have a great Christmas!!! I will talk to you again after the break!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 30
Hello, All!!!
Well, we made it to the weekend! The students took the vocabulary quiz over atoms today. Included in the quiz was an atom they had to label. I put some extra credit at the end where they had to build an atom that was given to them from the periodic table. Many students did very well with that. I wanted to give you a heads up for next week.....
The kids are going to use their atom vocabulary terms to write a song on Monday. Then, on Tuesday, they will be performing those songs. My student teacher had let them hear the atom song that uses the Addams Family tune and the kids loved it!!! I had let the kids hear a few other songs about atoms, too, using up-beat and peppy songs. I thought the kids would get a kick out of doing that.
On Wednesday, they will reviewing for their test over atoms. The test will be on Thursday and Friday. The test is going to take two days because I am going to be using a different format than they are used to. I was telling Mr. Lloyd about this computer tool I found that was so cool and so much fun to use! I wanted to use it for a test, instead of typical paper and pencil test. It is called glogster. This is a program that lets students create posters. My student teacher will have written up everything that she would have asked the students on a test and we will just have them put all that information into a poster. The first day will be showing the kids how to use the program and getting started. The second day will be more where the putting of the information will take place. If we need to, I will let them use Monday to finish up. Mr. Lloyd was very excited about it and wants to come up and take a look, when we get started with it next week. I am very excited about it, too, and hope that the students enjoy taking a 'test' this way.
Have a super great weekend and I will talk to you again next week.
Well, we made it to the weekend! The students took the vocabulary quiz over atoms today. Included in the quiz was an atom they had to label. I put some extra credit at the end where they had to build an atom that was given to them from the periodic table. Many students did very well with that. I wanted to give you a heads up for next week.....
The kids are going to use their atom vocabulary terms to write a song on Monday. Then, on Tuesday, they will be performing those songs. My student teacher had let them hear the atom song that uses the Addams Family tune and the kids loved it!!! I had let the kids hear a few other songs about atoms, too, using up-beat and peppy songs. I thought the kids would get a kick out of doing that.
On Wednesday, they will reviewing for their test over atoms. The test will be on Thursday and Friday. The test is going to take two days because I am going to be using a different format than they are used to. I was telling Mr. Lloyd about this computer tool I found that was so cool and so much fun to use! I wanted to use it for a test, instead of typical paper and pencil test. It is called glogster. This is a program that lets students create posters. My student teacher will have written up everything that she would have asked the students on a test and we will just have them put all that information into a poster. The first day will be showing the kids how to use the program and getting started. The second day will be more where the putting of the information will take place. If we need to, I will let them use Monday to finish up. Mr. Lloyd was very excited about it and wants to come up and take a look, when we get started with it next week. I am very excited about it, too, and hope that the students enjoy taking a 'test' this way.
Have a super great weekend and I will talk to you again next week.
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