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
