Hammer The FCAT

By Mr. G on 7 March 2010

Ever feel like this??

Naples Florida second grade teacher Rachel Miller hits FCAT booklets with a hammer during an FCAT pep rally.

You’re about to take your FCATs; what do you think of them? What do they mean to you, your school, your teachers, your future?  Are they important?  Should we be doing them? Do they measure what you know? Are you prepared?

Practice good argumentation in your response. Be thoughtful and defend your position with sound logic and evidence. Voice your opinion.

By-the-way are you wondering how you did on the sample questions? Grades are in Progress Book, but here is how we did as a whole.

Number Correct % Score # of Students % of Students
13 100.00% 17 24.64%
12 92.31% 13 18.84%
11 84.62% 10 14.49%
10 76.92% 9 13.04%
9 69.23% 7 10.14%
8 61.54% 2 2.90%
7 53.85% 5 7.25%
6 46.15% 1 1.45%
5 38.46% 3 4.35%
4 30.77% 1 1.45%
3 23.08% 0 0.00%
2 15.38% 1 1.45%
1 7.69% 0 0.00%
       
Class Average 79.71%  

This is just a small sample test so I don’t know how well it will predict your actual FCAT score. If you want a better idea take the 2007 test mentioned in the post below.

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Another Practice Test

By Mr. G on 4 March 2010

Want a better idea of how well prepared you are for the science FCAT?

Try this — 2007 Science FCAT. This is the actual test from 2007. While this year’s test will not include extended response questions, the content should quite similar.

Now check your answers against these – 2007 Science FCAT Answers.

Let me know how you did.

More FCAT study resourecs can be found on the study resources page.

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Not Your Average Squares

By Mr. G on 2 March 2010

I found this in an old post to this website from 2007, but you know it’s still a likely topic for FCAT.

 Do you remember these? We use them to determine the F1 and F2 offspring in the FCAT review stations you did. They are called Punnett Squares. Click the image to get a quick overview on inheritance.

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Rock Cycle Modeling

By Mr. G on 25 February 2010

I hope you enjoyed modeling the rock cycle. Can you believe you are getting a grade for playing with crayons?

Anyway many of you were having some difficulty identifying the step in the rock cycle represented by each stage in your investigation.  The illustration of the rock cycle in the investigation packet should help and also, later in the investigation, you will complete an interactive web activity. Click on the picture below and work through the interactive rock cycle activity now. You should then be able to complete your investigation (here is a copy of the investigation) (Here is a guide to the write-up). If you want to improve your test score from class take the web test again; print it and give it to me in class.

Now enjoy the video!

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Studying for Monday’s Quiz?

By Mr. G on 20 February 2010

Test your knowledge by taking a practice test. Click on the image below.

Remember if you want to see the results of your test (which questions you got right or wrong) include your email address on the test and I’ll send you the results.

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Notebook Review Monday

By Mr. G on 17 February 2010

Some of you have been asking what should be in your notebook for Monday. I’ll be checking your FCAT Review section and the classwork/homework section on astronomy. You should have daily reflections. Those days where we started class with summaries of what you learned will qualify as reflections for the day before. Below is a list of what I’ll look for. Review the grading rubric http://mysciencespace.com/documents/Science%20Class%20Rubric.pdf to see how they will be graded.

FCAT Review Section:

1)      FCAT Reference Sheet

2)      6th Grade Vocabulary

3)      Practice Workbook Section 1-1, 1-2 completed (in the workbook)

4)      Prep Test 1 completed, turned in and graded

5)      Lab Organizer Worksheet (Homer lab) for some classes

6)      Practice Workbook Section 2-1, 2-2, completed (in the workbook)

7)      Prep Test 2 completed, turned in and graded

8)      A Cell-a-bration Worksheet turned in and graded

9)      Living Things Worksheet turned in and graded

Astronomy Notebook:

12/10-11 Introduction to astronomy. Big Idea and Benchmarks

12/14-15 Scale Model of Solar System EarthComm activity solar distances and diameters

12/17-18 Nebular theory & Big Bang, distances in space: Astronomical Unit, Light Year, Parsec

1/4-8 Planet research (simply a note as to what we were doing, not the project)

1/11-13 Lunar phases description and illustration
             Notes Chapter 22.1 Early Astronomy

1/14/15 Tides EarthComm graphing activities
             Notes Chapters 22.2, 22.3 Earth Sun and Moon, Earth’s Moon

1/27-2/2 Orbits – EarthComm activity
             Compare and Contrast Inner and Outer Planets
             Changes to orbits and their effects
             Notes Chapter 23.4 Minor Members of the Solar System

2/4-10 Structure and processes of the Sun description, illustration, notes from video
             Benchmark review, what learning objectives did you meet, what still needs work
             Notes Chapter 24.3 The Sun, 24.1 The Study of Light, 24.2 Tool for Studying Space

2/11-17 Electromagnetic Radiation and Life Cycle of Stars

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A Cell-a-bration

By Mr. G on 11 February 2010

Working on your FCAT review and perhaps struggling with the Cell Structure and Function crossword puzzle? Well maybe this will help. Click on the logo below to learn more.

Cell Structure and Function Crossword Puzzle Word Choices. When using two word phrases eliminate the space between words.
         
cell membrane      
cell wall        
central vacuole      
centrioles      
chloroplasts      
chromatin      
cytoplasm      
endoplasmic reticulum    
golgi apparatus      
lysosomes      
mitochondria      
nuclear membrane      
nucleolus      
nucleus        
ribosomes      
vacuoles        

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