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10/13/10

Ms. Teran's wiki information has moved!!! You can now access my class pages

on echalk. Please find the link on the Hulstrom website to login to echalk.

You will be able to click on your teacher's pages to find homework.

 

7th Grade Ecoscenario Project- link to Glogster and the cheat sheet can be

found on the Hulstrom web page. You MUST work on this over the 4-day

weekend and it will be due on Wed., 10/20.

 

glogster.com

http://edu.glogster.com

 

 

10/12/10

6GT

WU: Sea-Floor Spreading

Pangea due- at seas

Quiz back

Earth's Interior- page 3

HW: Study Ch. 5 EXAM tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

Ecoscenarios

 

8GT/8AAP

Grade Ch. 3 Assessement

HW: Study Ch. 3 EXAM tomorrow

 

10/11/10

6GT

Warm up #6 on warm up #5 paper

1. What was Wegener's Theory?

2. Wh was it rejected?

3. What 3 pieces of evidence now supports it? (pg. 138-139)

4. What 3 pieces of evidence supports sea-floor spreading? (pg. 144-145)

HW: Complete Pangea project- label, color, paste- due tomorrow

        Chapter 5 EXAM Wednesday- STUDY!

 

7GT/7GT2

Ecoscenario Research due

Begin Glogster

 

8GT/8AAP

Warm-Up #6, pg. 78 #5

Finish 3.3 Acceleration

Ch.3 Assessment/study guide

Ch.3 EXAM Wednesday!

 

10/8/10

6GT

Quiz CH. 5 key terms

Go over "Boundaries Data Table"

Start Pangea color code key and mountains

HW: Have a FABULOUS weekend!

 

7GT/7GT2

Ecoscenario Research

HW: ALL research and bibliography due Monday to start the Glogster

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 78 #6 and #12

WU# 5 due- turn in

Do 3.3 Acceleration

 

 

10/7/10

6GT

WU: pg. 151 Skills Activity

Due: "Broken Plates"

Due: "Plate Puzzlers"- make corrections in class

HW: "Boundaries Data Table" due tomorrow

        Study! Ch. 5 KT Quiz tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

Ecoscenario Research

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 75, 1-2

Finish Graphs with Numbers

Acceleration- finish in class tomorrow

 

10/06/10

6GT

WU: none

DUE: KT

read pgs. 150-154

Do: "Plate Puzzlers"

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: none

Talk about Ecoscenario project criteria and expectations

Organize and plan research

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 73, 1-11

Due: 3.2 Graphing Without Numbers

       3.2 Velocity

       KT

Do: Graphing With Numbers problem 1 only- work on in class tomorrow

 

10/5/10

6GT

Read pgs. 141-147

do KT pg. 141- due tomorrow

HW: "Broken Plates" due Thursday (one day extension)

 

7GT/7GT2

Ecoscenario research

 

8GT/8AAP

Read pgs. 67-72

Do KT- due tomorrow

HW: 3.2 Velocity- due tomorrow

 

10/4/10

6GT

WU #4 from last week due!

All late work due!

WU: Pangaea the Supercontinent video clips

Read aloud: 136-140

HW: KT pg. 132 and 136 (8 terms total) due tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

Late work due

WU#4 due

Finish cycles and put in notes

Ecoscenario research

HW: research your biome

 

8GT/8AAp

Late work due

WU#4 due

Keep KT

3.2 Slope due

WU#5- pg. 66, 1-10

HW: 3.2 Graphs of Motion without numbers

 

10/1/10

6GT

WU: What are the 3 plate boundaries and how are they different?

"Earth's Interior" - keep until Monday

Lab- Snack Tectonics

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: Diagram what you remember from the water cycle.

DUE: KT 1-10

Read pgs. 48-53, review pgs. 54-57

Notes

     draw diagrams Carbon-Oxygen Cycle pg. 51, Nitrogen Cycle pg. 52, Climate Dispersal pg. 57

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 51 #14 a-e

DUE: 2B Lab

Read 3.2 pg. 60-65

Do: 3.2 Slope

     3.2KT 1-4 only

 

9/30/10

6GT

WU: Pg. 135 1a, 2a,3a

Due: Layers- 8 examples

Video - Shape Earth

Notes on Boundaries

HW: "Earth's Interior" front and back of sheet

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: Explain the strengths and weaknesses in creating your habitat game. Grade it!

Finish Presentations

Finish Mono Lake Food Webs

HW: Key Terms 2.1 1-10 only- due tomorrow

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: Expalin the differences between position, speed, and velocity.

Due: Bikini Bottom

Tests back- corrections

HW: 2B Lab- due tomorrow

 

9/29/10

6GT

WU: What is a seismic wave and what are they used for? (pg.126)

Due: GT stuff

Finish Data Table pg.129

Read Convection and the Mantle pgs. 132-135

Notes/Draw convection currents pg. 135

HW: Layers of the Earth 8 examples- due tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

Habitat Games due/presentations

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 50 #12 a-c

2B Lab

Bikini Bottom - due tomorrow

 

9/28/10

6GT

Due: 5.1 Key Terms

WU: ISA- SOLO

CW: Data Table- Skills Activity pg. pg.129

HW: Layers of the Earth- 8 examples due Thurs.

       "GT Stuff" due tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: Compare/Contrast Food Chains and Food Webs

Mono Lake and video sheet

Mono Lake Food Web

HW: Games due tomorrow!

 

8GT/8AAP

Ch.2 EXAM

 

9/27/10

6GT

WU: note card

"GT Stuff" due Wed.

One extra day for key terms 5.1

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: pg. 37 Writing in Science

Read aloud pgs. 42-47

Notes: draw and color code diagrams:

               pg. 45 fig 2 Food Web

               pg. 46 fig 3 Energy Pyramid

HW: Finish diagram notes

       Games due Wed.

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: pg. 59, 1-7

Due: Significant  Difference- grade it

        Key Terms 3.1 - turn in

        3.1 Coordinates/Vectors- explain finish/correct it

HW: Ch. 2 Exam tomorrow- STUDY!

 

 

9/24/10 Friday No School

 

9/23/10 Thursday Ms. Teran absent today

6GT

Read aloud Ch.5 Section 1 pgs. 124-131

HW: Key Terms chart section 1 only (10 terms)

 

7GT/7GT2

Ch. 1 EXAM today!

HW: Habitat game due 9/29

 

8th Grade

Read aloud Ch.3 Section 1 pgs. 53-58

HW: Key Terms chart section 1 only (7 terms)

       3.1 Position on the Coordinate Plane

       3.1 Vectors on a map

       Significant Difference from Wednesday

  All due Monday 

 

9/22/10 Wednesday

6GT

Ch.1 EXAM today!

 

7GT/7GT2

Due: "Changes" - grade it

Key Terms Quiz

Hw: Ch.1 Exam tomorrow

      Habitat game due 9/29

 

8GT/8AAP

Due: Percent Error- grade

HW: Significant Difference- turn in Monday because I have a sub Thursday.

 

9/21/10

6GT

Ch. 1 Key Terms quiz

Papers back- talk about graphing and conclusion corrections

HW: Study Ch.1 test tomorrow. Everything in your notebook, study guide in text pg. 28, Practice test pgs. 29-30.

 

7GT/7GT2

Finish Chimpanzee video

Grade "Interactions" graphs

Do: Changes in Communities

      Work on games

HW: Changes in Comm due tomorrow

        Ch. 1 Key Term Quiz tomorrow

        Ch.1 EXAM Thursday

        Habitat Game due 9/29

 

8GT/8AAP

Papers Back

Grade "Sally Graphing" due

Notes: Percent Error and Significant Difference

HW: 2.3 Percent Error due tomorrow

 

9/20/10

6GT

WU due today

Finish Model/Science- make corrections

Plate Tectonics video clip

HW: Study- CH. 1 exam Wednesday!

 

7GT/7GT2

Warm-ups due

Video- "Among the Wild Chimpanzees"

HW: Study all Ch. 1- Test Thursday

 

8GT/AAP

Due- Warm-ups- turn in

Due- KT2.3

WU#4- new week- pg.45, 1-7

Work on: 1A Measuring Time

              Sally Gaphing due tomorrow

              Study all Ch. 2 for exam

Last day for all corrections

 

9/17/10

Bouncing Ball Lab due- turn in

WU: pg.22- 2c & 3c

Classwork: Model/Science

HW: Only if you have missing work!

 

7GT/7GT2

HW due: 1.4 KT

WU: pg. 30 skill box "Classifying"

Read 1.4 if you haven't

Classwork: game- Oh Deer!

HW: Only if you have missing work!

 

8GT/8AAP

HW due: Speed pg. 3

WU: Read 2.3 pgs. 41-44

Classwork: 1A Measuring Time

HW: 2.3KT- due Monday

       Any corrections - due Monday

       Sally Gaphing - due Tuesday

 

9/16/10

6GT

WU: pg. 22- 1b,2b,3b

Tech Hunt due

Sam's Graph corrections

Bouncing Ball Lab

HW: Bouncing Ball Lab graph & conclusion

          All due tomorrow completed

 

 7GT/7GT2

HW due 1.3 KT- turn in

WU: Pg. 31- 1a,1b,2a,3a

Classwork: 1.3 Interactions

HW: KT 1.4 and Read 1.4 Changes pgs. 32-35

 

8GT/8APP

WU: pg.40, 1-10 (2.2)

HW due Speed pg. 2- grade it

HW: Speed pg. 3 due tomorrow

 

 

9/15/10

6GT

WU: pg. 31, 1-6

Sam's Graph Due

Bouncing Ball Lab

HW: Tech Hunt- due tomorrow

 

7GT/7GT2

WU: Explain predator/prey interactions and population.

HW Due: Living Things and the Environment

Read 1.3 pgs. 24-31

HW: Key Terms 1.3 pg.24 (chart given)- due tomorrow

 

8GT/8AAP

WU: none

Due today: Conclusion #2

                 Key Terms 2.2

                 Averaging 2.2

HW: 2.2 Speed page 2 only- due tomorrow

 

9/14/10

6GT

WU: Key Term mini quiz pg. 29, 1-9

Technology defintions

Graphing Notes- yellow sheet

HW: Tech Hunt- Due Thurs

HW: Sam's Graph- Due tomorrow

 

7th Grade

WU: Math Box pg. 27, 1-5

Counting Turtles due

Do: In class, Animal Overpopulation, pg.22, 1-3

HW: Living Things and the Environment- due tomorrow

 

8th Grade

WU: Amazing Infrared pg. 46-47, 1-4

Read Aloud 2.2 pgs. 34-39

HW: Key Terms 2.2 (and 2.1 if you haven't finished)

       2.2 Averaging wksht. front/back

       Conclusion #2 

 

9/13/10

6GT

Last week's WU due today

WU: pg. 18, 1b, 1c

Graphic Organizer- branches of Earth Science pg. 16

Technology- do hypothesis only

NO HW

 

8th Grade

Last week's WU due today

WU: 2.1 pg. 33, 1-6

Grade Conclusion #1

Finish/Grade 2.1 Scientific Process

HW: due Wed. Conclusion #2

 

7th Grade

Last week's WU due today

WU: Summarize Mark and Recapture pg.15

Grade Giant Rainforest Animals

Lab: Counting Turtles due tomorrow

Activity: work on Habitat game

 

9/10/10

6th grade

Warm-up: Science vs. Superstition

Hw due: Graph/decorated

Safety Test

Systems Graphic Organizer- use pg. 14 to add notes to the circle

HW: ALL LATE WORK DUE MONDAY!!! Especially Safety Contract & Syllabus

 

8th Grade

WU: What's a Hypothesis sketch

HW due: 2.1 key terms

Grade Hypothesis practice

Do: 2.1 Scientific Processes

HW: Conclusion #1 on the practice sheet

 

7th grade

WU: Explain and give examples why organisms live in different habitats. Why would they move?

HW due: Giant Rain Forest Animals

Grade Ecosystem Life Sort

Do: Create a Habitat Game- work on next week in class.

 

 

 

 

9/9/10- Mrs. Teran's Birthday!!

Wu: #7 What is a Scientist?

Notes: Direct vs. Indirect Observations

Systems/Branches Graphic Organizer- finish tomorrow in class

HW: Graph/decorate due tomorrow

       Safety Test tomorrow

 

7th grade

EXPLORE testing

 

8th Grade

Wu: pg. 26, 1-3

Hypothesis practice due

Go over Ch. 1 Assessment

Read 2.1 pgs. 27-32

Do: Key Terms sheet- 2.1 only due tomorrow

 

9/8/10

6GT

Wu: List the six steps of inquiry (pg.11)

finish Key terms/notes- models in science

Hw: due Friday- Taking off Again graph- color

 

8th Grade

Finish ABC Lab - due tomorrow

Hypothesis Practice - due tomorrow

 

7th Grade

Lab Activity: "Sorting Out Life"

Giant Rain Forest Animals- due tomorrow

 

9/7/10

6GT

Welcome 6GT!!! Seating Chart

Warm-Up; 5 things I need to know about you to teach you

Share Safety Posters

Key Terms- review

Safety Test Friday!- study

 

8GT

WU: What must you include in a conclusion?

Papers back/make corrections

Lab- ABC- make sure you finish your graph

 

8AAP

WU: What must you include in a conclusion?

Papers back/make corrections

Lab-ABC- finish up partner data tomorrow

HW: Hypothesis Practice

 

7GT1 and 7GT2

WU: pg. 6 "Key Concepts" 3 bullet questions

Finish Writing in Science- habitat

Read/Review pg. 13-20

Do: pg. 20 Section 2, 1-3. Do not do 1b,2b,2c

 

8/31/010

8th Grade

Exercise Lab due

Warm-Up: "What Size?"

Ch. 1 Assessment pgs. 25-26, Vocab 1-10, Concepts 1-20

          Open book- counts as a quiz

Work on Hypothesis/Conclusion Practice

 

7th Grade

1.1 Key Terms due

Warm-Up: Pg. 17, fig. 17- 2 questions

Finish Dot Lab - turn in due today

Do: Writing in Science, pg. 10 - in activities section

      Describe your habitat, how do you obtain food, water, shelter

      How are your needs met by your habitat.  

 

8/30/10

8th Grade

Warm-Up- grade yourself on your behavior for the sub.

Summarize your behavior and the class behavior.

Last week's WU due today

Finish Exercise Lab- due tomorrow

Work on Hypothesis Writing/Conclusion Practice

 

7th Grade

Warm-up- grade yourself on your behavior for the sub.

Summarize your behavior and the class behavior.

Last week's WU due today

Work on Dot Lab

HW: Finish graphing, interpolating, extrapolating on lab- not conclusion

        Finish 1.1 Key Terms chart - due tomorrow

 

8/26/10- Mrs. Teran absent- jury duty

See Mrs. Teran if absent

 

8/25/10

8th Grade

Ob-sertainer Lab due

Warm-up: "How do we Know?"1

Text check out

Read pgs. 3-8

In Activities section, Do: 1.1 Section Review, pg. 9, 1-12

 

7th Grade

Warm-Up: pg. 15 Skills Box, "Calculating"

Finish Mystery Box Lab

Read pgs. xE-E3

Do: "The Value of Words" challenge Due Monday

 

8/24/10

8th Grade

Notebook check due

Warm-up: Science vs. Superstition

Ob-Scertainer Lab- finish to turn in tomorrow

 

7th Grade

Notebook check due

Warm-up: Science vs. Superstition

Mystery Box Lab- about half way

 

8/23/10

All Classes:

Signed Syllabus due

Signed Safety Contract due

Warm-Up: What is inquiry?

First Notebook Check due tomorrow

     first notebook check.docx

8th Grade- started Ob-Scertainer Lab

7th Grade- book check out

 

8/20/10

8GT

Safety Test

HW: ALL due Monday!

          Syllabus and Contract due Monday!

          Finish metric and graphing pre quiz

          Have your "Science Notebook" set-up (3 ring binder with 5 dividers for science ONLY!)

 

7GT

Safety Test

HW: ALL due Monday!

          Syllabus and Contract due Monday!

          Finish Graph

          Have your "Science Notebook" set-up (3 ring binder with 5 dividers for science ONLY!)

 

8AAP

Safety Test

HW: ALL due Monday

          Syllabus and Contract due Monday!

          Finish metric and graphing pre-quiz

          Have your "Science Notebook" set-up (3 ring binder with 5 dividers for science ONLY!)

 

7AAP

Safety Test

HW: ALL due Monday!

          Syllabus and Contract due Monday!

          Finish Graph

          Have your "Science Notebook" set-up (3 ring binder with 5 dividers for science ONLY!)

 

8/19/10

Seating Charts

Guess Who?

 

8/18/10

All Classes:

First Day! Welcome Back

Get to Know Activity

HW: Syllabus- Due tomorrow!