Mrs. Teran's 6th and 8th Science

 

CLUB ECO meets the first Monday of every month- where your club t-shirts!

GEMS meets the second Monday of every month.

 

"Kinetic Koasters" due by 12/17. Bring them in 12/14-12/17. Thanks! 

 

 

 

12/8/09

8th grade

WU: KK planning, Q&A

Read Electricity and Magnetism pgs. 189-194

Notes: Electromagnetic forces, diagram of atom

 

6C and 6GT

WU: pg. 223 Writing In Science

Assign the "Volcanic Scrapbook". Handout given. Project due 12/17!

HW: Work on the following assignments periodically in class when time is given. Not yet due.

         * Volcanoes and Plates enrich

         * Connecting Concepts

         * finish key terms and a pic pg. 217

 

6YS

WU: pg. 223 1a

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanic Landforms

 

12/3/09

8th Grade

warm-up: Kinetic Koaster progress

Grade and turn in Energy packet and MA

Extreme Rollercoasters video

 

6C and 6GT

warm-up: Explain silica and viscosity.

Pumice vs. Obsidian mini Lab

Read Aloud 209-214

Notes: Draw and label a diagram of a volcano. pg. 211

 

6YS

Warm-up: Explain silica and viscosity.

Guided Reading 209-216

 

12/02/09

8th Grade

warm-up: What is your first choice of high school and why?

HW: Energy Packet and 6.3 MA due tomorrow

 

6C and 6GT

warm-up: Define pahoehoe and aa. pg. 208

Finish key terms and a picture

HW: Extraterrestrial Volcanoes 1-4 complete sentences, use detail. due tomorrow

 

6YS

warm-up: Define pahoehoe and aa. pg. 208

correct Earthquake test to study from

Silica notes and Math Box pg. 207, 1-4

 

12/01/09 Happy December!

8th grade

Warm-up: 3 questions on the board

Turn in cartoon

Finish Newton Lab and questions

Do: Energy Packet Due Thurs 12/3

 

6C and 6GT

Warm-up: Math Box pg. 207, 1-4

Map of Yellowstone/caldera

Read Aloud pgs. 200-203

Key Terms and Picture pg. 200 (6 terms)

HW: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes Due tomorrow

 

6YS

Warm-up: What is a volcano? What is the Ring of Fire?

Guided Reading pgs. 200-203

HW: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes Due tomorrow

 

11/30/09

8th Grade

Warm-Up: vocab section 1-12 pg. 151

Finish reading 6.3

Work on Goldberg Cartoon- due tomorrow

Do: What is a Newton? Lab

HW: Goldberg Cartoon due 12/1

 

6C

Warm-up pg. 183, Writing In Science

Grade Earthquake test

HW: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes due Wed. 12/2

       Gather supplies for your "Volcanic Scrapbook"

6GT

Warm-up: read pgs. 192-193. Earthquake Safe Buildings

               list the 6 safe items and their functions

Create your own Earthquake Sensing Device and draw it

HW: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes due Wed. 12/2

       Gather supplies for your "Volcanic Scrapbook"

 

6YS

Warm-up: Share Journey to the Center of the Earth stories and vehicles

HW: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes due Wed. 12/2

 

11/23/09

8th Grade

Warm-up: In key terms section, draw and define the six simple machines, pg. 141

Read pgs. 140-146

Do: Rube Goldberg Cartoon Assignment (handout)

 

6th Grade

Warm-up: study for test

Test on Earthquakes Ch. 6

Do: "Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes"

Read Quietly or do missing work

 

11/20/09

8th grade

Warm-Up: read pgs. 148-149, do 1-4

finish open note test

Energy Notes- sue for "Kinetic Koaster"

Rube Goldberg cartoons

 

6th Grade

Turkey due

Warm-up: "Is it Food?"

Do: "Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes"

HW: Study for earthquake ch. 6 test Monday

 

11/19/09

8th Grade

6A due

Finish Presentations

 

6th Grade

warm up: models

Instrument notes pg. 179-180

News Reports- due

HW: Graph/decorate due Friday

       Test Monday on Earthquakes Ch. 6 only

 

11/18/09

8th grade

Extra day for 6A- due tomorrow

Presentations

Assigned the "Kinetic Koaster" project

 

6th grade

Quiz- open notebook

News Report pg. 175 due tomorrow (write in activity section)

     Write a news report on a IV-V Mercalli Scale earthquake. Include who, what, where, when, etc.

Graph/decorate due Friday

 

11/17/09

8th Grade: Career Expo

Due Wed: Key Terms from Monday and 6A Lab

 

6C and 6GT

Key Terms due today (checked)

Warm-Up: "Is it a Model?"

Compare/Contrast Earthquake Scales

Group Work on Earthquake Devices

HW: One last chance to finish key terms and show me tomorrow

 

6YS

Finish Key Terms due today

Finish "Forces in Earth's Crust (packet) due today

Finish "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (activity) due tomorrow

Work on Writing in Science pg. 175 (activity) work on tomorrow

Warm-Up: "Is it a Model?

 

 

11/16/09

8th grade

Warm-up pg. 122-123, 1-4

Read pgs. 127-133 take notes in notes section

Key Terms defintion and picture from the above reading due Tuesday

Finish 6A Lab due Tuesday

 

6th Grade

Warm-up Read pg. 189 "Tsunamis." Write a paragraph about tsunamis and draw a picture.

Read pgs. 169-175

Key Terms definition and a picture on pg. 169. Due Tuesday

Writing in Science pg. 175. Do in activity section of notebook

 

11/13/09

8th Grade

Physics of Sports presentations

 

6C

Warm-up: Magnets and Water

Finsh Key terms

Finish Ch. 5 test

"Forces in Earth's Crust"

 

6GT

Warm-up: Toggling Lockers

Finish Key terms

finish Ch. 5 test

 

6YS

Warm-up: Magnets and Water

Finish key Terms

Finish Ch. 5  test

Creative Writing pg. 131 in Activity section of notebook

 

11/12/09

8th Grade

Physics of Sports due

Presentations

 

6C

WU pg. 174, 1-4

Grade/Correct Sea-Floor Spreading

work on key terms pg. 162 (12 terms) definition and picture

Wor on Ch. 5 practice test

 

6GT

WU: Locker Toggling  CLUE: you go to every forth locker, then fifth, then sixth, etc......

Grade/Correct  Sea-Floor Spreading

Video Field Trip Earthquakes/Volcanoes

HW: Future Mapping project due Friday

       Locker Toggling due Friday- completely individual work!

 

6YS

WU: pg. 174, 1-4

Key terms pg. 162 (12 terms) definition and a picture

finish Ch. 5 practice test

do: "Forces in Earth's Crust"

 

11/10/09

8th Grade

WU#35

6A Lab and Ch. 4 test

HW: Physics of Sports Project due Thursday

 

6C

WU Iron Bar

Turn in Sea-Floor Spreading

Turn in Ch. 5 Practice test (still have time)

Read pgs. 162-164

In notebook notes, draw and label diagrams on pgs. 163,164,165

 

6GT

WU Iron Bar

Turn in Sea-Floor Spreading

Turn in Ch. 5 Practice  test (still have time)

Read pgs. 162-168

In key terms section, define and draw 12 key terms on pg. 162

HW: Part 2 of Mapping a Future World project due Friday

       1. Calculate the distance moved in 100 million years in cm

      2. Convert to km

      3. Use the scale 3cm=4000km to make your final predictions

      4. Trace the final predictions on your map in red pencil

 

6YS

WU Iron Bar

Read pgs. 162-168 guided reading

Finish test (still have time)

 

 

11/9/09

8th Grade

WU #32

Project Work Day

 

6C

WU #32

Earthquakes/Volcano Video Field Trip

Finish Sea-Floor Spreading turn in

Finish Ch.5 test turn in

 

6GT

WU #32

Mapping A Future World project

 

6YS

WU#32

Earthquake/Volcano Video Field Trip

Finsh Sea-Floor Spreading turn in

Finish Ch. 5 test turn in

draw diagrams on pg. 163 in notes section

 

11/6/09

8th Grade

Go over:

Spoiler and Airplane work

4.1 and 4.3 work

Do:  6A Roller Coaster and Ch. 4 open note test

HW: Physics of Sports work-day Monday

 

6th Grade

Pangaea Project due today

Finish and turn in Sea-Floor Spreading

Work on: Ch. 5 open note test

HW: Any missing or absent work due for Tri 1

 

 

11/5/09

8th grade

PLAN testing

HW: Spoiler question due 11/6

       Aiplane questions pg. 101 due 11/6

       4.1 and 4.3 problems due 11/6

       Work on Physics of Sports project

 

6th grade

Finish Pangaea Activity (put the puzzle together and label)

Finish Sea-Floor Spreading

Work on Practice Graphs

 

11/4/09

8th Grade

warm-up- read pgs. 100-101, do 1-4 due 11/6

4.1 and 4.3 due 11/6

spoiler question due 11/6

 

6th Grade

warm-up pg. 153, math box

Pangaea Activity

 

11/3/09

8th Grade

warm-up- what is the purpose of a spoiler in terms of physics- mini search

Physics video- greatest inventions

Work on 4.1

 

6th Grade

Work on Sea-Floor Spreading

 

11/2/09

8th grade

Lock down video- warm-up

Read pgs. 94-98

Finish key terms due 11/3

Work on 4.1 Mass, Wt., Gravity

HW: Physics of Sports Projects

 

6th grade

Lock down video- warm-up

Read pgs. 150-154

Finish key terms due today

Finish Plate Puzzlers due 11/3

Work on Boundaries Data Table use pgs. 152-153

HW: any missing or unfinished work

 

10/30/09

8th grade

Organic Food tips

Go over test grades

Assign Physics of Sports project- handouts

Due: Organic Project, Video packet, Galileo

 

6th Grade

Easy as Pie Due

Missing work due Monday

Plates Activity pg. 151 Skills Activity box: Predicting

Plate Puzzlers Questions

 

10/28/09- All students were notified of missing work today!!

8th grade

If Absent- make up Unit test

If Absent- Organic Project- due Friday

1. Finish video quiz packet

2. Galileo and Joule assignment due Friday

 

6th Grade

1. Easy As Pie Graph- color and decorate

2. Missing Work- students notified- check no names

3. Key Terms

 

10/27/09

8th Grade

review readings and concepts

Video- Elements of Physics

HW: Think of a sport for your "Physics of Sports" project

        Sign-ups will be tomorrow- you may work by yourself or with one partner

         One group/person assigned to each sport...no doubles!

 

6th Grade

WU pg. 130, 1-4

review readings and concepts

work on Key Terms chart handout

HW: none

 

10/26/09 Mrs. Teran absent

8th grade

read pgs. 80-85 and 87-92

Key terms chart handout

HW: none

 

6th Grade

read pgs. 141-147

1. finish Convection and the Mantle

2. finish Drifting Continents

3. Begin key terms chart handout

HW: none

 

10/23/09

8th Grade

WU- on board

Organic Project Presentations

In activities section, write a reflection on what you learned, your thoughts...

HW: all late work due Monday

 

6th Grade

WU- on board

Notes

Read pgs. 136-140

Do: "Drifting Continents"

     Finish "Convection and the Mantle"

HW: All late work due Monday

 

10/22/09

8th Grade

WU#11

Test today

HW: Organic Project for presentation tomorrow

 

6th Grade

WU#11

Convection Current Notes

Read pgs. 132-135

Do: Convection and the Mantle sheet

 

10/21/09

8th Grade

WU#2

Work on Organic Project

Study for test tomorrow

 

6th Grade

Make-up Work

Fraidy Cat Graph- decorate

 

10/20/09

8th Grade

WU: Fact and Opinion

Correct Study Guide

Work on "Organic Food" Project

HW: More Organic research

       Study for test Thursday

 

6th Grade

WU: Fact and Opinion

4-Layers Activity in NB- finish today

Pg.129 skills activity data table

 

10/19/09

8th Grade

WU #4

Turn in 3B Lab

Correct 3.3 Acceleration/Gravity

HW: Ch. 3 Study Guide- due tomorrow

       Exam on Thursday- STUDY!!

          Research Organic Foods pros and cons for tomorrow 

 

6C

WU#4- new week

     1. Read pgs. 124-131

     2. Key Terms 3-column notes in NB. Key term, definition, draw a picture. 10 key terms on pg. 124 

     3. Graphing Practice- packet

 

6GT

WU#4

     1. Read pgs. 124-131

     2. Key Terms 3-column notes in NB. Key term, definition, draw a picture. 10 key terms on pg. 124

     3. Earth's Interior packet

     4. Graphing Practice packet

 

6YS

WU#4

     1. Read pgs. 124-131

     2. Key Terms 3-column notes in NB. Key term, definition, draw a picture. 10 key terms on pg. 124

     3. Earth's Interior packet

     4. Graphing Practice page 2

 

10/16/09

8th Grade

Finish 3B Lab and turn in

HW: Acceleration and Gravity problems due Monday

 

6C

Earth's Interior Packet due Monday

 

6GT and 6YS

Coral Reefs

 

10/15/09

8th Grade

Acceleration Notes

Read pgs. 67-72, Section 3.3

Do 3.3 Acceleration packet and

     3B Investigation Position, Speed, and Time

 

6th Grade

Graph Practice sheet

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

In notebook key terms section, make 3-column notes for the ten key terms on pg. 124

           Columns are key term, definition, drawing

Due tomorrow

 

10/14/09

8th Grade

HW: Graphs of Motion w/o numbers

 

6th Grade

WU

Finish Bouncing Ball Lab- due tomorrow

 

10/13/09

8th Grade

HW: Motion Graphs due tomorrow

 

6th Grade

Ch. 1 test grades shared- tests are District Exams so must stay at school

Bouncing Ball Lab

 

10/12/09

8th Grade

Correct Exam

Correct and turn in Slope and Velocity

HW: 3.2 Motion Graphs- only 1a-1b due 10/13

 

6th Grade

Make up test day

All students were notified of missing work today

Graph- Famous Explore- color due 10/13

 

10/8/09

8th Grade

TEST

 

6th Grade

TEST

 

 

10/7/09

8th grade

RE-TEST on Inquiry tomorrow! Study!

 

6th Grade

Correct study guides

HW: Study for test tomorrow

 

10/6/09

8th Grade

Quiz

do 2.3 slope and velocity

HW: none

 

6th Grade

Trans4m8ion Search due

Quiz/Study Guide

HW: Finish and study your Quiz/study guide for test Thursday

 

10/5/09

8th Grade

no warm ups this week- no school Friday

due today: 3.1 sheet and 2B Speed lab

Read section 3.2, pgs. 60-66

Do: 2.3 Slope and Velocity today and tomorrow- not HW

 

6th Grade

no warm ups this week- no school Friday

Due: Penny Lab and flag graph

Graphing notes

Practice Graph- "Sam's Graph"

HW: Trans4m8ion Search due Tues (not 6YS)

       All 6th grade: STUDY for district assessment/unit test Thursday

 

10/2/09

8th grade

WU- What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Key Terms in notebook

3.1 sheet- due Monday

2B Speed Lab - due Monday

 

6th Grade

WU- In 3-5 sentences, explain how technology impacts society.

Scienctific Method handout and notes

Penny Lab- due Monday

Graph/color- due Monday

Trans4m8ion word Search- due Tuesday

 

10/1/09

8th grade

WU

1. Compare and contrast your self assessment with your true science grade.

2. What are the three formulas involving speed.

Read 3.1 pgs. 53-58 and do practice sheet

Investigation 2B Speed

HW: NONE

 

6th Grade

WU

1. Compare and contrast your self assessment with your true science grade.

2. Compare and contrast science and technology.

Penny Lab- due Monday

Graph- due Monday

HW: Signed midterm- due Friday

       Packet due Friday

       Tech Hunt- due Friday

 

09/30/09 Midterm Grades are DUE!!!

8th Grade

2.2 Speed due

WU: Assess your proficiency in science using your NB work

Penny Graph- correct

2.2 Practice Problems- correct

HW: all corrections due tomorrow

 

6th Grade

WU: Explain the three limitations of a model

HW:

CH. 1 Key Terms Packet due Friday

Tech Hunt due Friday

 

 

09/29/09

8th Grade

WU- What are some things you explored and learned about the photogates?

Finish practice problems 2.2

Finish 1A Investigation

HW: Speed 2.2 practice problems, due tomorrow

 

6th Grade

WU- What are some of the purposes of models? What do they do?

Technology Activity pg. 20 in notes section

Notes on technology

Read pgs. 20-22

HW: Tech Hunt

 

09/28/09

8th Grade

WU check (5 from last week)

WU pg. 45, 1-7 answers only

Practice Problems 2.2

and 1A Measuring Time

 

6th Grade

WU check (5 from last week)

WU: read light green captions on 14-15 and define the 4 terms in key terms section

       read pgs. 16-17 and define 5 branches of Earth science in key terms section

HW: Whale Model Graph- color scenery not the whale- due tomorrow

        (6GT  whale due Wednesday) 

        (6YS finish Guided Reading packet)

 

09/25/09

8th Grade

wiki question due

WU pg. 43, figure 2.15. Answer

Practice Problems 2.2

 

6th Grade

wiki question due

WU What is inquiry? What is the difference between direct and indirect observations?

Secret Places activity

HW: Whale Model Graph- not yet due

 

09/24/09

8th grade

Ch. 2 key terms check

WU: pg. 40 Challenge

Read 2.3 pgs. 41-44

Penny Lab

Make up test at lunch

HW: Write a paragraph or more answering/explaining the questions below. 

In 1719, Rene de Reaumer, a French scientist, was walking in the woods and noticed that wasp nests were made from something  a lot like paper. How did the wasps do it? What did this accidental discovery pave the way for? 

 

6th grade

HW: Write a paragraph or more answering/explaining the questions below. 

In 1719, Rene de Reaumer, a French scientist, was walking in the woods and noticed that wasp nests were made from something a lot like paper. How did the wasps do it? What did this accidental discovery pave the way for?

 

notes- Inquiry

Read pgs. 13-18 (6YS read 6-12)

 

09/23/09  ALL classes 6 and 8 notified of missing work!!!

8th grade

WU pg. 33, 1-6

Read 2.2 and take notes in NB

Make up test tomorrow lunch (sack lunch needed)

HW: ALL CH.2 Key Terms in NB. 3 columns: word. meaning, example

          DUE tomorrow

 

6th grade

WU read pg. 5. List all scientific models you can think of.

Read pgs. 6-10 (6YS only: guided reading)

 

09/22/09

8th Grade

Metric Packet Corrections

Read 2.1

 

6th Grade

warm up pg.10, 1-4

share constellations

 

09/21/09

8th Grade

Metric Measuring packet due

Warm Up pg. 22-23, do 1-3

Notes Energy Ch. 1

 

6th Grade

warm up pg. 9, Variables activity box

share constellations

 

09/17/09

8th Grade

Ch.1 Assessment

Metric Packet due Monday

 

6th Grade

Work Day- see student check list

 

09/16/09

8th Grade

Finish Mini Metric Olympics turn in

Read pgs. 15-20: 2 key terms in NB

Metric Measuring Packet due Monday

Test Ch. 1- Tomorrow!! study!!!

 

6th Grade

1. OE stories and 2 illustrations colored due Thursday beginning of period

2. Create your own constellation project due Thursday end of period

3. Constellation activity packet due Monday beginning of period

4. Graph "O Canada" colored due Monday beginning of period

 

09/15/09

8th Grade

Finish Mini Metric Olympics

 

6th Grade

Finish OE stories and illustrations

Create your own constellation

     Write the myth behind it

     Draw the stars arrangement

     Outline the stars with its image

 

09/14/09

8th Grade

Myth Busters Due

UD Lab reflection

Mini Metric Olympics

 

6th Grade

Pink CSAP forms due to all HR teachers

Bring Constellations tomorrow

HW: Right a three-day letter explaining your OE adventure

 

 

09/11/09

8th Grade

Watch Myth Busters

Pick two experiments and fill out the entire Scientific Method sheet for each

 

09/10/09

8th grade

Turn in Learning Lab

Pop Quiz

Read pgs. 10-13

Add 3 key terms to your NB

UD Lab

 

09/09/09

8th Grade

Read pgs. 3-8

Key terms section in NB:

       5 key terms and definition

Finish Learning Lab

All papers back- staple labs in NB

HW: All due tomorrow

 

9/8/09

8th Grade

Conclusion Practice Due

Dot Lab Due

Begin Learning Lab

 

6th Grade: OE Groups

 

9/4/09

8th Grade

Conclustion Practice- finish

Dot Lab - finish

Both DUE Tuesday, 9/8

 

6th Grade

Present Constellations

 

9/3/09

8th Grade

Exercise Lab Review

Conclusion Practice

 

6th Grade

Constellation Readings

Constellation Final Copy

Constellation Project Cover: requirements

   1. Draw your stars and constellation in white on the black cover given to you

   2. Print a picture of your constellation figure. ex. Orion- print out what he looks like

   3. Write your constellation name in white

   4. Decorate/Add as you wish

HW: Constellation Final Copy and Cover are due tomorrow.

 

9/2/09

8th Grade

Exercise Lab DUE

"Bikini Bottom" Scenarios

 

6th Grade

Ch.1 Key Terms Chart due

Constellation Research Check

Write a summary on your constellation (rough draft)

     What is it? Origination? Myth? Story? Meaning? Facts? Picture? Major Stars?

HW:

     Balloon Graph due by Friday

     Constellation summary rough draft due tomorrow

     Challenge $$$ due tomorrow- participate 9/17

     Hot Dog Count Slips to Home room teacher

 

8/28/09

8th Grade

Warm-up check 1-5

Exercise Lab due 9/2 

 

6th Grade

Warm-up check 1-5

1. Finish pg. 27, 1-2

2. Finish Ch. 1 Key Terms

3. "Taking Off Again" graph 

HW: All work above that isn't finished yet due Wed. 9/2

       Research your constellation and bring it Wed. 9/2

          Myth/story behind it, origin, what is it?, picture, stars that make it up, etc.

Absent Students Research:

     Conner Samide- Gemini The Twins

     Ian Dretzka- Bootes The Herdsman

     Mitch Mahaffey- Ursa Major The Great Bear

 

8/27/09

8th Grade

WU #5

Assessment Sign-up

"Ob-Scertainers" finish and due

 

6th Grade

WU#5

Assessment Sign-up

Grade Safety Test

Read pgs. 6-12

Do: Key Terms- finish tomorrow in class

 

8/26/09

8th Grade

Correct pre-test

 

6th Grade

Contracts Due

Safety Test

Finish pg. 27, 1-2

 

8/25/09

8th Grade

WU#4

Notes- Graphing, Metric, Scientific Method

Begin Ob-Scertainer Lab

 

6th Grade

Finish Skits

WU#4

Safety Reading pgs. 23-27

Do pg. 27, 1-2

HW: Study for Safety Test tomorrow

       Safety Contracts Due tomorrow

 

8/24/09

8th Grade

Contracts Due today

WU#3

Safety Test

Pre-test: graphing, metric, hypothesis writing

HW: NONE

 

6th Grade

WU#3

Safety Skits

HW: Safety Contracts Due Wed

       Safety Test on Wed

 

 

8/19/09

Welcome Students!

6 & 8 Science Classes

We discussed the syllabus, supplies, planner, and did a fun activity.

HW: Signed Syllabus by Friday