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Week of May 14, 2018
This week we will finish reviewing for our final exam which will be Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18. The study guide is above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Final Exam May 17 and 18
Week of May 7, 2018
This week we will finish up our astronomy unit and start reviewing for our final exam which will be Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Final Exam May 17 and 18
Week of April 30, 2018
This week we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other, focusing on why we experience seasons, why the Moon goes through phases, and why we experience eclipses.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of April 23, 2018
This week we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of April 16, 2018
This week we will have our first astronomy quiz on Monday! Then we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Quiz on Monday
Week of April 9, 2018
This week we will finish our first astronomy unit by learning about the sizes of and distance between the Moon and Earth. There is a quiz tentatively schedule for Friday the 13th!
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Quiz on Friday
Week of April 2, 2018
This week we will continue our astronomy unit by learning about the sizes of and distances between the planets and the planets themselves.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of March 26, 2018
This week we will start our astronomy unit be learning about the Sun, Moon, and sizes of and distances between the planets.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of March 12, 2018
This week we will review for our test and then take the test on Tuesday March 13. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Tuesday March 13
Week of March 5, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed, how they can be used to forecast the weather, and how hurricanes and tornadoes form. The test will most likely be on Tuesday March 13. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test coming soon
Week of February 26, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed, how they can be used to forecast the weather, and how hurricanes and tornadoes form. The test will most likely be next week. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test coming soon
Week of February 19, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed and how they can be used to forecast the weather. The test is still a bit away but the study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of February 12, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how to decode weather data and how clouds can be used to forecast the weather. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school. The test is still a while away but the study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of February 5, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning about measuring wind speed, how pressure affects weather, and how to measure pressure. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of January 29, 2018
This week we will have a test on Monday over earth processes. Then we will start our next unit on forecasting weather. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Monday
Week of January 22, 2018
This week we will finish learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying the age of the Earth. We will have a test on Friday
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Friday
Week of January 15, 2018
This week we will finish learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying plate tectonics and the age of the Earth. A test will be coming up very shortly.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of January 8, 2018
This week we will learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying the ocean floor, plate tectonics, and the age of the Earth.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of December 3, 2017
This week we will learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying continental drift, the Ring of Fire, and convection currents.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of November 26, 2017
This week we will be reviewing for our test. The test is this Wednesday. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test Wednesday November 29
Week of November 12, 2017
This week we will be learning about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes. We will have a test after Thanksgiving Break. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test after Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 5, 2017
This week we will be learning about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes. We will have a test either next week or the week after. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test next week or the week after.
Week of October 29, 2017
This week we will continue learning about mountain formation and begin to learn about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of October 2, 2017
This week we will continue learning about what makes up the Earth by discussing Earth's crust, sedimentary rocks, and igneous rocks.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of September 24, 2017
This week we will continue learning about what makes up the Earth by discussing Earth's crust, sedimentary rocks, and igneous rocks.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of September 4, 2017
This week we will review for our Nature of Science test which will be on Wednesday September 6. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test Wednesday!
Week of August 28, 2017
This week we will continue learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments. We will also review for our test which is currently scheduled for Thursday August 31. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Nature of Science Test (Tentative date: Thursday August 31) - Click button above for study guide
Week of August 21, 2017
This week we will continue learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments. At the end of class on Monday we will be going out side to observe the solar eclipse.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Nature of Science Test (Tentative date: Wednesday August 30) - Click button above for study guide
Week of August 14, 2017
This week we will be learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
This week we will finish reviewing for our final exam which will be Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18. The study guide is above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Final Exam May 17 and 18
Week of May 7, 2018
This week we will finish up our astronomy unit and start reviewing for our final exam which will be Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Final Exam May 17 and 18
Week of April 30, 2018
This week we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other, focusing on why we experience seasons, why the Moon goes through phases, and why we experience eclipses.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of April 23, 2018
This week we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of April 16, 2018
This week we will have our first astronomy quiz on Monday! Then we will continue our journey through the solar system by learning about how the Earth, Moon, and Sun interact with each other.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Quiz on Monday
Week of April 9, 2018
This week we will finish our first astronomy unit by learning about the sizes of and distance between the Moon and Earth. There is a quiz tentatively schedule for Friday the 13th!
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Quiz on Friday
Week of April 2, 2018
This week we will continue our astronomy unit by learning about the sizes of and distances between the planets and the planets themselves.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of March 26, 2018
This week we will start our astronomy unit be learning about the Sun, Moon, and sizes of and distances between the planets.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of March 12, 2018
This week we will review for our test and then take the test on Tuesday March 13. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Tuesday March 13
Week of March 5, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed, how they can be used to forecast the weather, and how hurricanes and tornadoes form. The test will most likely be on Tuesday March 13. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test coming soon
Week of February 26, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed, how they can be used to forecast the weather, and how hurricanes and tornadoes form. The test will most likely be next week. The study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test coming soon
Week of February 19, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how clouds are formed and how they can be used to forecast the weather. The test is still a bit away but the study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of February 12, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning how to decode weather data and how clouds can be used to forecast the weather. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school. The test is still a while away but the study guide is above for students who want to get a head start.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of February 5, 2018
This week we will continue our unit on forecasting weather. We will be learning about measuring wind speed, how pressure affects weather, and how to measure pressure. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of January 29, 2018
This week we will have a test on Monday over earth processes. Then we will start our next unit on forecasting weather. If you get a daily newspaper it would be fantastic if you could send the weather page with your child to school.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Monday
Week of January 22, 2018
This week we will finish learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying the age of the Earth. We will have a test on Friday
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test on Friday
Week of January 15, 2018
This week we will finish learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying plate tectonics and the age of the Earth. A test will be coming up very shortly.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of January 8, 2018
This week we will learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying the ocean floor, plate tectonics, and the age of the Earth.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of December 3, 2017
This week we will learning about how Earth has changed over time by studying continental drift, the Ring of Fire, and convection currents.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of November 26, 2017
This week we will be reviewing for our test. The test is this Wednesday. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test Wednesday November 29
Week of November 12, 2017
This week we will be learning about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes. We will have a test after Thanksgiving Break. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test after Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 5, 2017
This week we will be learning about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes. We will have a test either next week or the week after. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test next week or the week after.
Week of October 29, 2017
This week we will continue learning about mountain formation and begin to learn about the cause, frequency, and ratings of earthquakes.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of October 2, 2017
This week we will continue learning about what makes up the Earth by discussing Earth's crust, sedimentary rocks, and igneous rocks.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of September 24, 2017
This week we will continue learning about what makes up the Earth by discussing Earth's crust, sedimentary rocks, and igneous rocks.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Week of September 4, 2017
This week we will review for our Nature of Science test which will be on Wednesday September 6. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Test Wednesday!
Week of August 28, 2017
This week we will continue learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments. We will also review for our test which is currently scheduled for Thursday August 31. The study guide is available above.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Nature of Science Test (Tentative date: Thursday August 31) - Click button above for study guide
Week of August 21, 2017
This week we will continue learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments. At the end of class on Monday we will be going out side to observe the solar eclipse.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)
Nature of Science Test (Tentative date: Wednesday August 30) - Click button above for study guide
Week of August 14, 2017
This week we will be learning about the nature of science, scientific vocabulary, determining independent and dependent variables, and basic rules of performing experiments.
Homework: None (though unfinished classwork will need to be completed at home)