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2nd 9 weeks starts Monday!
We will begin our Earth Science Unit today!
Report Cards go home on Friday! Please have your child bring back the envelope signed Monday!
Look forward to another great 9 weeks!
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Students were given Red Ribbon Bracelets and Red Ribbons Monday.
Monday – Put a lid on drugs! Wear a hat!
Tuesday – Bright Clothes
Wednesday – Fight the war on drugs! Wear Camo.
Thurday – Picture day! Crazy Socks
Friday – Crazy Hair! Wear a wig or fix your hair crazy! Reminder – no hair dye or color!
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3.11D – Describe characteristics of the Sun including solar flares, sunspots, composition of gases, and that the Sun is a star.
Unit 2 Earth Science
Introduce: Characteristics of the Sun
Brainpop: The Sun
Multiple Intelligences: Choose one of the following –
Brochure
Flyer
Song
Story
Script for a commercial
Must include the terms Solar Flares, Sunspots, Composition of gases, and that the sun is a star.
Homework Assigned: The Sun, Our Star! Due: Thurday
Sun Times if not finished Tuesday in class due Friday.
Reading Benchmark – Wed.
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3.11D – Describe characteristics of the Sun including solar flares, sunspots, composition of gases, and that the Sun is a star.
4.11C – Identify the Sun as the major source of energy.
Complete Sun Times
Multiple Intelligences – Choose one of the following:
Brochure
Flyer
Song
Story
Script for a commercial
Must include the terms Solar Flares, Sunspots, Composition of gases, and that the sun is a star.
Looking for creativity! Color, an eye catching assignment!
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Einstein
Reading Benchmark tomorrow! Please have students get a good nights rest!
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Reading Benchmark
Afternoon: Discovery Movie: The Savage Sun
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3.11C Identify the planets in the solar system and their position in relation to the Sun.
Students will review of the order of the planets in our solar system.
We will discuss, explore, and discover information about each of the planets.
Students will learn the new mnemonic device for learning the planets without poor pluto (now a dwarf planet).
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Staturn, Uranus, Neptune
Students will work in teams of 8 to place their inflatable model of the solar system in order.
After they practice, …
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5.12D Identify gravity as the force that keeps the planets in orbit.
Students will review the weeks concepts
Characteristics of the Sun
The correct order of the planets.
Way to help remember the order of the planets in our Solar System.
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Staturn, Uranus, Neptune
SUN TIMES Assignment Due today.
Reminder: Report Cards went home today!
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Early Release for Students!
Morning Classes
Frictionless World Cartoon
Magic School Bus: Frictionless Baseball Game
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Finish Force, Motion, and Simple Machine Stations
Station 1 – Friction
Car ramp – Wax, Uncover, and Sand Paper
Record time
Station 2 – Friction
Amount of Force required to overcome friction
Station 3 – Magnetism is a force
Wolly Willy
Use magnets to push or pull an object
Station 4 – Simple machines
Levers, Pulleys, Wedge, Wheel and axel
Station 5 – Helicopters
Gravity
Station 6 – Law of Inertia
Cup, index card, hex nut, bottle
Mable roller coaster
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Force, Motion, and Simple Machine Stations
Station 1 – Friction
Car ramp – Wax, Uncover, and Sand Paper
Record time
Station 2 – Friction
Amount of Force required to overcome friction
Station 3 – Magnetism is a force
Wolly Willy
Use magnets to push or pull an object
Station 4 – Simple machines
Levers, Pulleys, Wedge, Wheel and axel
Station 5 – Helicopters
Gravity
Station 6 – Law of Inertia
Cup, index card, hex nut, bottle
Mable roller coaster