Week of Dec. 6-10

This week will be very busy as we wrap up chapter 1 and begin chapter 2.  This chapter is about sound so we will be experimenting with various sound activities. 

Check out your grades because the end of the quarter is Dec. 22.  

Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 3

Thanks you so much for doing your experiments/demonstrations.  I had so much fun doing this with you.  Your knowledge was amazing and I believe you were very successful with your experiments. 

Keep track of your new book.  You will keep this book until we are finished with it, which will be after the winter break.

Check out the sites from class.  They are a lot of fun to play with. 

Week of Nov. 15-19

We are starting Bk K/2/1&2.  This section is on the states and changes of states of matter.  We will build another foldable, which replaces WKST and Key Terms pages.  We will have a lot of smart board activities and demonstrations. Most demonstration will take place Monday and Tuesday.

For the week of Nov. 22-23 - Some 6A Science students are presenting experiments/demonstrations in class on Monday and Tuesday.  You should have found a quick one to do on Friday in the computer lab.  These should be about elements, compounds, mixtures, solids, liquids, and gas.  A few of you are doing some on light or sound.  Even a few others are doing demonstrations on topics we have not covered, but they have  been approved.  No huge mess and it should be quick and easy.  You have to think through, explain, and be able to talk about, and answer questions to your demonstration. Put your ideas to practice. Do it at home to try it out first, if you can. Remember, they should be cheap, easy, little mess, and not dangerous.  Bring in materials Monday and be ready.  I can't wait to see and hear your demonstration.    Have fun with it!

Week of Nov. 8-12

This week we are going to be learning about changes in matter which includes section 3 of the book.  Remember that students do not have a book assigned to them during this unit, but can check one out before leaving for school.  Books should be returned the next day. 

I have put a lot of grades in the grade book, so check out your grades and make sure they are OK.  It is up to you to prove me wrong when I give papers back.  Lab papers will be returned this week (the ones done on Friday, Nov. 5).  You have have the analyze and conclude complete, from the end of the lab paper.  We are doing another foldable, which replaces a worksheet or outline of the section.  These will be graded on Friday. 

All make up labs should be complete by Friday.  You can come in before or after school to finish your lab.

Check out the active art from Wednesday in class.  The web code is cgp-1013. The link is at the top of the blog.

Week of Nov. 1-5

This week we are going to have fun learning about measurements through exploring mass, volume and density. We have changed books to the blue book called, "Chemical Building Blocks."  Students do not have assigned books but are able to check out a book if they need to for completing any work not finished in class.  These books need to come back the next day. 

Students have been introduced to a fun site called Strange Matter Exhibit.  I have put a link on the Science Sites page from our 6A Blog Home page. Check it out!  They can crush stuff, transform stuff, and look closer into materials.  A lot of science information presented in a fun way. 

At this point, there is a clicker quiz on these sections on Monday, Nov. 8. We will begin a new section on Tuesday, the 9th.

Week of October 25-29

We are beginning a new unit this week.  The books will be blue and called "Chemical Building Blocks."  There is a really exciting web site for this unit and you will have fun visiting it.  You will need a computer with sound in order to get the full effect of the site.  This will be linked on the science links page on the home page. 

Monday we will be finishing up the presentation on the scientist and inventors.  Each student did a great job researching the scientist with the shoulder partner.  Their presentations were very well done on Thursday and I am sure Monday will be just as good.  Tuesday we will start the new unit and prepare for some lab fun.  I told you we switch subjects frequently.  

Scientist and Inventor

Students are studying about a scientist or inventor during this unit.  We have researched using books, encyclopedias, and the internet.  Scoring guides were handed out on Friday, October 15.  They will also need 3 pictures for this project: one should be done by hand and the other two can be printed from the computer or cut from a magazine.  All 3 pictures can be done by hand if they choose.  These will not be scored for artistic ability, but rather to help them present with a visual that relates to the person they studied.  They are not to go and buy poster board, but some students said that they would have some from the project they are starting soon for Comm. Arts.  Students are presenting with a partner, but this is an individual project.  For their research, they have created a green pouch to hold their foldables that are used to plug their information into. They do not need to write a paper for this, but they are doing the research for the project.  I will score the rough draft on Monday, October 18th.