Haley Costlow

Focus: Compare and contrast the planets.  S6E1 c.

Describe the characteristics of asteriods, meteroids, and comets.  S6E1 f.

Explain that gravity is the force that governs the solar system.S6E1e.

  

 IMPORTANT STUFF

*** Test on Thursday.

Monday:

1. Sun graphing warm-up

2. Sun active file w/ notes  Download Sun

ALL CLASSES Homework:  The Sun's layers graphic organizer

Tuesday:

1.  Bill Nye- The Sun 

2.  Bill Nye Video Notes

3.  Sun Post-test

ALL CLASSES Homework:  Complete study guide and study guide for test on Thursday  Download Solar System Study Guide

Wednesday

1.  Check study guide

2.  Solar System BINGO Review

HOMEWORK:  STUDY!!! 

Thursday:

Solar System Test

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  Begin Review Board Game Project Download Final Review Game Project

Homework: none

Space Scavengerhunt

Download Space Interenet Scavenger Hunt

Another Trip Around the Universe

Download Another trip around the universe.Webquest

Universe Webquest

Download Universe-webquest

Focus: Compare the current views of the universe and how those views developed over time.  S6E1 

Compare and contrast the planets.  S6E1 c.

  

 IMPORTANT STUFF

*** 6-3 Field Trip on Thursday

*** 6-1 Field Trip on Friday 

Monday: (30 Min. classes because of the CRCT)

1.  Your Weight on Other Planetes

2. Planet Logic Problem

ALL CLASSES Homework:  Complete classwork

Tuesday:

1.  Postcards from Pluto Download Postcards from pluto complete

2.  Planet Notes use your textbook to complete- pg. 648-659

ALL CLASSES Homework:  NONE 

Wednesday

1.  People in Space

HOMEWORK: NONE

Thursday:

Field Trip

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  Rockets and Spaceships-  Video Stream

2.  Spaceship Hidden Picture Graph

Homework: none

Week of April 20

Focus: Demonstrage teh moon phases by showin the alignement of the Earth, moon, and sun.  S6E2a.

Compare and contrast the planets.  S6E1  

 IMPORTANT STUFF

*** CRCT begins this Tuesday. 

Monday:

1.  Bill Nye- Planets

2. Planet Notes

ALL CLASSES Homework:  Review the Most Important Part Sheet

Tuesday:

1.  Karate Kid Clip

2.  Moon Phase Notes Download Moon_Phases , notes sheet Download Moon Phases

ALL CLASSES Homework:  NONE 

Wednesday

1.  Same as Tuesday

HOMEWORK: NONE

Thursday:

1.  Discoverying Astronomy

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  Astronomy

Homework: none

Focus:  

Understand how the distribution of land and oceans affect climate and weather.  S6E4 a, b, & c 

 IMPORTANT STUFF

***  Field trip $ is due no later than April 17.  We have extend the final due date by 1 school week due to the lack of donations that have been turned in.  At this point, we do not have enough funds to go on the trip.  Please make sure you send in the permission slip and $ ASAP.

*** CRCT begins next Tuesday. 

Monday:

1.  Brain Pop-  Clouds

2. Cloud Notes Download Clouds

3.  Cottonball Cloud activity 

ALL CLASSES Homework:  Finish Classwork

Tuesday:

1.  Fronts 

ALL CLASSES Homework:  

Wednesday

1.  Fronts and Weather Maps 

HOMEWORK: STUDY

Thursday:

1.  CRCT Review Football Game

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  Download Severe Weather

Explore the websites at below to answer the Bonus Questions.  Write answers at the bottom of your webquest:

1.  Describe the allignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon when there is a solar eclipse?

2.  Describe the allignement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon when there is a lunar eclipse?

3.  What gives the Earth its gravity?

4.  Will our sun ever become a black hole?  Why or why not?

5.  Name 3 things that Mecury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, have in common.

6.  Name 3 things that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common.

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/lunar/index.html

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/solar/index.html

Homework: none

Week of March 29, 2009

Focus:  

Understand how the distribution of land and oceans affect climate and weather.  S6E4 a, b, & c 

IMPORTANT STUFF

***  Field trip $ is due no later than April 17.  We have extend the final due date by 1 school week due to the lack of donations that have been turned in.  At this point, we do not have enough funds to go on the trip.  Please make sure you send in the permission slip and $ ASAP.

Monday:

1st, 3rd, 5th

1.  Thermometer Reading

2. Unequal Heating Lab

2nd & 4th

1.  Wind Brain pop

2.  Wind Notes

ALL CLASSES Homework:  CRCT Review questions

Tuesday:

1st, 3rd, & 5th

1.  Turn in Orange Math Unravel and homework 

2. Do math unravel 

3.  Wind Brain Pop

4.  Wind Notes

2nd & 4th

1.  Turn in orange math unravel and homework 

2.  Do math unravel

3.  Finish Wind Notes

4.  Tornado Video

ALL CLASSES Homework:  STUDY GUIDE-  Download Atmosphere Study Guide2

Wednesday

1.  check study guide

2.  Jeopardy Review Game 

HOMEWORK: STUDY

Thursday:

1.  Test

2.  Begin storms

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  CRCT Review sheet

2.  Skill Tutor on Weather and Cliamte

3.  Download Crct_review_webquest 2

Homework: none

Week of March 23

Focus:  

Understand how the distribution of land and oceans afffect climate and weather.  S6E4 a, b, & c 

IMPORTANT STUFF

***  Science Test over Seasns on Tuesday.

Monday:

1.  Check Study Guide

2. CRCT Review Webquest Download CRCT Review Webquest 

Homework:  Study

Tuesday:

1. Seasons and Climate Test 

2.  Skills tutor

Homework:  none

Wednesday

1.  Balloon Air Pressure Activity    

2.  Bill Nye - Atmosphere

HOMEWORK: pg. 453 ?s 1-10

Thursday:

1.  check homework

2.  begin unequal heating lab

Homework: none

FRIDAY:

1.  complete unequal heating lab

2.  effects of unequal heating notes

Homework: none

Week of March 16

Focus:  

Relate the tilt of the Earth to the distribution of sunlight and its effect on climate.  S6E2c

 

IMPORTANT STUFF

*** Writing test on Wednesday during 1st and 2nd. 

***  Science Test over Seasns NEXT Monday

Monday:

1.  Turn in Math Unravel

2. Finish Seasons Science Court 

3.  Science Court Review sheet

Homework:  Finish Science Court Review sheet

Tuesday:

1.  Math Unravel 

2.  Brain pop on Solstices and Equinox

3.  Seasons Notes 

Homework:  Reason for the Seasons

Wednesday

***  No 1st and 2nd period

1.  Finish Seasons Notes

2.  Climate foldable

HOMEWORK: none

Thursday:

1.  Climate  and Weather Brain pop

2.  Finish Climate foldable

Homework: Study Guide for Test on MONDAY

FRIDAY:

1.  Check Study Guide

2.  Review Game

Homework: STUDY!!! TEST ON MONDAY