Math
This week in math we will be continuing our unit on proportionality. Students will learn how to distinguish between proportional and nonproportional graphs, be able to compare unit rates between graphs and tables, and set up proportions to calculate equivalent amounts in a given situation (scaling recipes up/down, projecting future amounts given a constant unit rate, etc.), and calculate the constant rate of change from graphs and tables. A quiz is scheduled for Friday. Science This week in science we'll be finishing up our plant unit with a project. Students will be given a project outline and rubric on Monday. The research-based project is about how a specific plant can influence a certain culture. Students can pick any region in the world, but eventually have to narrow their search down to one plant. They will have about 30 minutes during class from Monday - Wednesday to work on their project, and the due date is the beginning of class on Thursday. This will be graded according to the rubric and entered into the grade book. Also on Thursday, students will be given a study guide for the summative plant assessment on Friday.
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We will begin this week with a pretest on Proportional Relationships. Beginning on Tuesday, we will revisit the concept of unit rates - something that students first learned about in 6th grade. After working on problems involving unit rates with whole numbers as well as complex fractions, students will be assessed on Friday. Science This week in science we will be continuing our unit on plants. After completing our lesson on seedless plants (types, characteristics, and how they reproduce), we will shift our focus towards seed plants. Students will learn about the parts of a seed plant, angiosperms vs. gymnosperms, and the way that they reproduce. A test is scheduled tentatively for Friday - this may change to next Monday as VSVS is occuring on Tuesday for the 4th and 6th period classes. ***Advanced Science***
Students in the advanced science class have an extra workload this weekend. In addition to the worksheet, students will need to complete the following short assignments and be ready to turn them in on Monday. 1) Compare and contrast cellular respiration and fermentation. This can be done using a Venn diagram or a chart/table. 2) Read this article http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/01/first-oxygen-users and summarize it in one or two paragraphs. Math Students who chose to have extra practice on writing/solving inequalities from word problems (which is most of the class) will be assessed on Monday. The test will look very similar to the last two practice worksheets. When we come back on Wednesday, they will complete a study guide to prepare for the unit exam which will be given on Thursday (possibly Friday if we don't cover all the answers before they leave class). The test covers equations and inequalities - most of it involves writing and solving equations/inequalities from word problems, while a few questions just involve arithmetic. Science On Monday, students will take a 5-question quiz on the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular respiration - carbon dioxide, oxygen, chlorophyll, sunlight, etc. Beginning on Wednesday, we will continue our unit on plants by diving deeper into the carbon dioxide-oxygen exchange between living things and the environment. Students will be quizzed on Friday after receiving a short study guide on Thursday. |
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