Dear Students:
In order to embrace the new, we must release the old. A trapeze artist cannot swing from one bar to another without letting go. An important part of preparing for the new school year is to review the past year—to release it—and to learn from it.…
The following questions should stimulate your thinking for this process. I hope that you take time out of your busy schedule to ponder where you are and where you've been.
Reflect upon what you did, how you felt, what you liked, what you didn’t and what you learned. Try to look at yourself and your experience with as much objectivity as you can—much like a biographer would.
Here are some suggestions to get you started in mulling over the past year—perhaps the last decade.
1. What did I learn? (skills, knowledge, awareness, etc.)
2. What did I accomplish? A list of my wins and achievements.
3. What would I have done differently? Why?
4. What did I complete or release? What still feels incomplete to me?
5. What were the most significant events of the year past?
6. What did I do right? What do I feel especially good about? What was my greatest contribution?
7. What were my biggest challenges/roadblocks/difficulties?
8. How am I different this year than last?
9. For what am I particularly grateful
This is the last week of school and we will continue to learn until the very last day. We will review important Scientific procedures and concepts. Please make sure your book is in good condition to be returned and that you search for your amazing scientific demonstration to share with the class.
Grades published in Power School
Key Terms Chapter 21
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 26 Books will be Collected
May 26 Science Demonstrations
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Science. The videos and material posted below are meant to help you with class content and assignments. Please check the CALENDAR at the bottom of the page to stay informed of events coming up in class.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
May 16-20
Dear Students:
This week we continue with Chapter 22. We will be focusing in the chapter content as well as the Chapter Project. Please make sure you work on your work pack in a daily basis as well as the Key Concepts, for they will better prepare you for our evaluation.
Project requirements:
• Make a BIOME Model/poster to demonstrate your topic.
• Color your components as close as possible to the images that you can find in books or the internet.
• Prepare your display with ecological information for each part or subject.
• To make your project more advanced, develop a scaled model or any other type of attractive visual.
• Review the rubric before presentation date.
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due
May 19 Project Presentation
Grades posted in Power School
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Chapter 21 Content Test
Chapter 21 Key Terms Quiz
Key Terms Chapter 22
This week we continue with Chapter 22. We will be focusing in the chapter content as well as the Chapter Project. Please make sure you work on your work pack in a daily basis as well as the Key Concepts, for they will better prepare you for our evaluation.
Project requirements:
• Make a BIOME Model/poster to demonstrate your topic.
• Color your components as close as possible to the images that you can find in books or the internet.
• Prepare your display with ecological information for each part or subject.
• To make your project more advanced, develop a scaled model or any other type of attractive visual.
• Review the rubric before presentation date.
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due
May 19 Project Presentation
Grades posted in Power School
]
Chapter 21 Content Test
Chapter 21 Key Terms Quiz
Key Terms Chapter 22
Friday, May 6, 2011
May 9-13
Dear Students:
This week we will begin Chapter 22. We continue with our Unit on Ecosystems. This Chapter offers us an opportunity to learm more about Biomes. Biomes are defined as "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" (Campbell).
Biomes are classified in various ways. One can group biomes into five major types: aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, and tundra. Biomes may be broken down into smaller groups. The forest biomes can be further divided into tropical and temperate forest, or rain forest coniferous forest, and deciduous forest. The grasslands can be divided into the savannah and temperate grasslands. Tundras can be broken into arctic and alpine tundras.
So what do we have to do?"
Very Simply, your team is going to describe what you find out about a Biome by – making dioramas, posters, writing a descriptive page, and teaching the class about your Biome.
Start Working.............
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 11 Key Terms Due
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due
May 20 Project Presentation
This week we will begin Chapter 22. We continue with our Unit on Ecosystems. This Chapter offers us an opportunity to learm more about Biomes. Biomes are defined as "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" (Campbell).
Biomes are classified in various ways. One can group biomes into five major types: aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, and tundra. Biomes may be broken down into smaller groups. The forest biomes can be further divided into tropical and temperate forest, or rain forest coniferous forest, and deciduous forest. The grasslands can be divided into the savannah and temperate grasslands. Tundras can be broken into arctic and alpine tundras.
So what do we have to do?"
Very Simply, your team is going to describe what you find out about a Biome by – making dioramas, posters, writing a descriptive page, and teaching the class about your Biome.
Start Working.............
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 11 Key Terms Due
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due
May 20 Project Presentation
Friday, April 29, 2011
May 2-6
Dear Students
Our test to Chapter 21 will be Wednesday, May 4. Please prepare for it by reading Chapter 21 from your textbook and then using your work pack to review. Study your Key Terms and Key Concepts.
Your Project for this Chapter will be presented May 5. Don't forget to review your rubric and to practice at home.
Weekly tips:
How to study Smarter, not Harder
Study the Middle
The best time to review is soon after learning has taken place. The beginning and the end of material is best remembered, so pay close attention to the middle which is likely to be forgotten. The peak of difficulty in remembering is just beyond the middle, toward the end. change your method of review.
Connect Ideas Whenever Possible
The more association you can elicit for an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better one is able to retain it. Always note similarities in ideas and concepts, and put them in their proper place in a larger system of ideas, concepts and theories. A bare literal understanding is often of little valuable. Never be satisfied with a hazy idea of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to where you lost the trail.
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 11 Key Terms Due, Chapter 22
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due, Chapter 22
Our test to Chapter 21 will be Wednesday, May 4. Please prepare for it by reading Chapter 21 from your textbook and then using your work pack to review. Study your Key Terms and Key Concepts.
Your Project for this Chapter will be presented May 5. Don't forget to review your rubric and to practice at home.
Weekly tips:
How to study Smarter, not Harder
Study the Middle
The best time to review is soon after learning has taken place. The beginning and the end of material is best remembered, so pay close attention to the middle which is likely to be forgotten. The peak of difficulty in remembering is just beyond the middle, toward the end. change your method of review.
Connect Ideas Whenever Possible
The more association you can elicit for an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better one is able to retain it. Always note similarities in ideas and concepts, and put them in their proper place in a larger system of ideas, concepts and theories. A bare literal understanding is often of little valuable. Never be satisfied with a hazy idea of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to where you lost the trail.
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
May 11 Key Terms Due, Chapter 22
May 18 Test Chapter 22
May 18 Key Concepts Due, Chapter 22
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
April 26-29
Dear Students:
We are in the last part of this journey. We will continue to learn about the wonders of science through the Environmental Science Unit. This week we will get prepared for our next project presentations due May 04. Review the Oral Presentation rubric so you do not miss any of the important details that will be evaluated. Our Test for this chapter will be May 5. This will allow us to work and review, on our present chapter, all this week.Key Concepts and work packs are also due May 5.
We are in the last part of this journey. We will continue to learn about the wonders of science through the Environmental Science Unit. This week we will get prepared for our next project presentations due May 04. Review the Oral Presentation rubric so you do not miss any of the important details that will be evaluated. Our Test for this chapter will be May 5. This will allow us to work and review, on our present chapter, all this week.Key Concepts and work packs are also due May 5.
Friday, April 8, 2011
April 11-15
Dear Students:
This is our last week before Semana Santa’s break. We will begin a new Chapter full of wonderful information that will enrich our knowledge in science.
We are beginning Chapter 21: Populations and Communities. This chapter begins our Science studies in Ecosystems. It will open up a new door of another very interesting branch of science....Ecology.
Some of the topics covered in this Chapter are:
Living Things and the Environment
Studying Populations
Interactions Among Living Things
Changes in Communities
As we approach the end of this school year, I encourage you to practice your skills of organization and discipline:
1. Listening
2. Following Instructions
3. Questioning
4. Exhibiting Leadership
5. Communicating Effectively
6. Organizing: Time, Things
Important Dates to keep in mind
April 13 Key Terms Chapter 21
April 13 Chapter Project will be assigned
April 16-25 Semana Santa
May 4 Test Chapter 21
This is our last week before Semana Santa’s break. We will begin a new Chapter full of wonderful information that will enrich our knowledge in science.
We are beginning Chapter 21: Populations and Communities. This chapter begins our Science studies in Ecosystems. It will open up a new door of another very interesting branch of science....Ecology.
Some of the topics covered in this Chapter are:
Living Things and the Environment
Studying Populations
Interactions Among Living Things
Changes in Communities
As we approach the end of this school year, I encourage you to practice your skills of organization and discipline:
1. Listening
2. Following Instructions
3. Questioning
4. Exhibiting Leadership
5. Communicating Effectively
6. Organizing: Time, Things
Important Dates to keep in mind
April 13 Key Terms Chapter 21
April 13 Chapter Project will be assigned
April 16-25 Semana Santa
May 4 Test Chapter 21
Friday, April 1, 2011
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