Weekly Update for May 26-30, 2014

6th Grade Science
Monday: Memorial Day
Tuesday:  2nd period end of year assessment. 7th period: Lab: Energy of Motion
Wednesday: 3rd and 4th period end of year assessment. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period: Lab: Energy of Motion.
Thursday: 7th period end of year assessment. 7th period: Lab: Spool Racer
Friday: Lab: Spool Racer

7th Grade Science
Monday: Memorial Day
Tuesday: Lab: look at prepared slides of plant cells and animal cells and draw one plant and one animal representation of the prepared slides.
Wednesday: No 7th grade
Thursday: End of Year Assessment. Lab: Onion Cells/Plant and Cheek Cells/Animal
Friday: Pond Water organisms

Weekly Update for May 19-23, 2014

6th Grade Science
Monday: Pages 138-141: "Conservation of Energy" Directed Reading activity. (w/ partner)
Tuesday: Correct/discuss previous assignments. Finish vocabulary booklet.
Wednesday: Lab: Lab of Motion
Thursday: Finish above lab. Introduce/begin lab: Spool Racer
Friday: Finish Spool Racer lab

7th Grade Science
Monday: Go over weather test/have some finish test. Begin cell unit. Assign section 1, pages 4-10, and directed reading activity.
Tuesday: Assign section 3, pages 20-23, and directed reading activity.
Wednesday: Assign "Comparing Plant and Animal Cells" worksheet.
Thursday: Quizlet: Review for end of year test
Friday: Bill Nye video: Cells.  Introduce proper use of microscopes.