Friday, May 3, 2013

Weekly Update for May 6-10, 2013

6th Grade Science:
Monday: Go over Rock and Fossil Record test. Pretest for next unit - Matter and Energy
Tuesday: Textbook: Holt: Forces, Motion, and Energy. Read pages 164-168 with a partner. Thinking Maps: Circle Map (pgs. 164, 165): Thermal Energy. Tree Map: Transfer of Thermal Energy (Conduction, Convection, Radiation) (pgs. 166-168).
Wednesday: Formative quiz: Reinforcement - Feel the Heat. Double Bubble Thinking Map comparing Thermal Insulator and Thermal Conductor, page 167, with partner from Tuesday.
Thursday: Textbook: Prentice-Hall: Building Blocks of the Universe. Read pages 34-37, worksheet Phases of Matter (with a partner) .
Friday: Assign Phases of Matter word sort for review.

7th Grade Science:
Monday: Continue activity from Friday: Characteristics of air masses in the United States. Begin next activity: Characteristics of frontal boundaries and how they interact with each other.
Tuesday: Finish from Monday as necessary. Complete activity: Characteristics and result of the jet stream. Discuss results of 3 activities.
Wednesday: Section Review: Air Masses and Fronts
Thursday: Lab: Biome Business
Friday: Standardized test preparation. Introduce "Weather Cycler".

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