Let's Continue Working!

Monday, September 16
- Reading more of the book on bullying = "Crash" - return quizzes
- Math - prime factorization concepts
- Science - study for the test on Wednesday - The Scientific Method
- New Word Work Lists - take tests home, get them signed,
   bring them back and earn 10 HTP's.

Tuesday, September 17
- hand-in Reading Response Books
- Introduce - 'Demo Science Experiment'(see bottom of post)
- HCE = the benefits of DPA starts today

Wednesday, September 18
- New novel study - groups / conferences / reading chunks
- SCIENCE TEST
- Math - exponents
- PE - Flag Football continues - try game situations

Thursday, September 19
- Word Work Quiz - STUDY!
- Science 'demo question project' taught in lab
- ART - your 2 projects for Mrs. Walker are due today
**ARES Potluck evening.**

Friday, September 20 
- Professional Development Day for staff

Monday, September 23
- Math Test - on all the concepts so far.
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Congrats to ANDRE for being Worker of the Week
last week!
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Noteable Info:

*Some students need to bring money for agendas and/or pencils.

*Please return verification forms.

*Pines camp forms, criminal record checks for chaperones,
  and $ can be handed in ASAP.
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Demo Science Experiment!

Goal: to demonstrate any simple science experiment to the class explaining the concept of ‘variable.’

You will:

·          Need a partner

·          Research a simple experiment

·          Make sure you have all the materials

·          Perform the experiment several times changing one item

·          Change one material in several ways and clearly explain the term ‘variable’ in your experiment

·          Formally demonstrate it to your classmates

·          State the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions to the best of your ability

·          Not need a written component – verbal only. 

·          Be ready to present on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.

Hint: keep it a simple experiment like the first experiment we did in class with the small glass, water, and an index card.

                                        Criteria                                                          Scale

·          Clearly demonstrated a simple experiment with an introduction, a question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions.	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding      *Unable to explain
·          Demonstrates and explains what a ‘variable’ is in their experiment and how it was ‘changeable.’	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding     *Unable to explain