Wednesday November 30

Today the kids are going to finish reading Act. 16 about the history of the periodic table.  They have been working on some comprehension questions during their reading.  They are called Stopping To Think questions.  The kids will then be working on Analysis Questions 1-4.  If we have time we will then start working on Act. 17.

Tuesday Nov. 29

Finished up presentations about the Elements in the Periodic Table.

Started with Act. 16 which discusses the history of the periodic table.

HW: none

Monday November 28

Today we discussed what kids did over break.  We then did presentations about the Periodic Table of Elements.

Tuesday, November 22

Today the kids used the whole hour to work on their Element Reports.  

HW: make the quilt square 3 1/2 inches in height by 3 in wide.  The project is due on Monday when they return from Thanksgiving Break.

Presentations start on Monday.

Monday November 21

Today kids finished working with the Periodic Table of Elements Act. 15.  We sorted element cards according to the families they are in on the Periodic Table.  We then worked on Analysis Questions 1 & 3. Also completed the gist: three things you learned about this activity.

The kids were then given an element number from the Periodic Table in which they are going to research starting tomorrow.  They received a blue rubric with the information they need to gather about the element.
There are three parts to the project:
            1.  Finding information about the element
            2.  Making a Quilt Square that represents their element
            3.  Presenting their element to the class and putting the element square on the bulletin board in the back of the room.


HW: Element Project is due on Monday November 28th!!

Friday November 18

We took a quiz today over Act. 12-14 during the first part of the class. We then discussed the Periodic Table of Elements.  Started Act. 15 on Families of Elements

HW: none:)

Thursday November 17

Kids finished their experiments for Act. 14. They then had to work on completing analysis questions 2,3 and 4. #4 was on a chart given to them and then needed to be glued into their notebooks.

HW: notebook quiz tomorrow over Act. 12-14.  They need to make sure they have analysis questions and vocabulary finished for each activity.

Analysis for Act. 12 are 3 and 4

Analysis for Act. 13 is #5

Analysis for Act. 14 is 2,3,4

Wednesday Nov. 16

Product life cycle drawings were due today.  We then started Act. 14 Chemical and Physical Properties, writing information in their notebooks.  We then started working on the experiments kids need to perform in the activity.

HW: notebook quiz on Friday on Act. 12-14

Tuesday November 15

Kids worked on and many completed their Life Cycle drawings of their containers.  Analysis question #5 and The Gist are due also.  

HW: if drawing isn't finished it is due Wednesday at the beginning of the hour.

Monday November 14

Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! Only 7 more school days and we get 5 more.  Time sure if going by fast this year...

Today kids started Act. 13, Product Life Cycle.  The kids took some notes on how companies manufacture and how consumers use and reuse different types of containers. They will then be drawing a life cycle picture of either a plastic, glass or aluminum container.

HW: Picture is due on Wednesday: colored, labeled, with captions and arrows showing the flow of the cycle.

Wednesday November 9

Today the kids needed to finish their 3 Bar Graphs from the Materials Data Cards about Glass, Aluminum, and Plastic.  Then they were required to finish the Analysis Questions 1-4 from Act. 12.  Then do the Gist within their notebook also.  The graphs will be turned in for a grade. Other two assignments need to be in their notebooks.

HW: finish analysis questions 1-4 and The Gist for Act. 12

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

Tuesday November 8

Today the kids finished with their sets of cards and their categories.  We used the cards and added information to our chart for Advantages and Disadvantages using Plastic, Aluminum and Glass to make drinking containers.  We started making bar graphs (3) of them in class today.

HW: finish bar graphs

Monday November 7

Today we continued working on Act. 12.  The kids had to take a set of material data cards and organize them into different categories.  They then had to name the categories and write their information into their notebooks.

HW: None

Wednesday Nov 2

Today kids took their first science test.  There was a multiple choice part and an essay part.

HW: NONE:)

Tuesday November 1

Today I handed back the writing assessments.  We went over information on them and would like the kids to save them to use with future writing assessments.

Took a practice quiz today using the clickers. They are a hand held devices that record the kids answers and then tells them their scores when they are finished.  However, the kids have an essay part to their test also which won't be included in their test score until I correct them.

HW: study for test!
Wednesday is the last day to turn in all missing work for each class.