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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. Math
This week in math will be spent focusing on building inequalities from word problems. Monday's lesson will cover solving two-step inequalities (exactly the same as solving two-step equations but students have to remember to reverse the inequality sign if they multiply or divide by a negative number), while the rest of the week will be spent on word problems. Students will be quizzed on solving inequalities on Wednesday and then on building/solving inequalities from word problems on Friday. Science This week in science will be the formal introduction to the unit on plants. VSVS will be visiting 3rd Period on Monday and 4th/6th Period on Tuesday. These two days will be blocked off for pre-tests on each standard within the unit. Starting on Wednesday we will dive further into photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Students will need to memorize the chemical formulas for both, be able to explain the process of fermentation, and know the function of chlorophyll. A quiz will be given on Friday. Math
This week in math we will be focusing on inequalities. One-step, two-step, word problems and graphing will all be covered. The main thing to remember is to switch the inequality sign whenever you multiply or divide with negative numbers. Students who were in band missed part of two classes last week, which pushed back our test on creating/solving equations from word problems to Tuesday. A test on solving/graphing inequalities (no word problems) will be on Wednesday. Science This week in science we will be concluding our unit on cells and organ systems with a unit test. Students will receive the study guide on Monday and will take the test on either Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on when they have VSVS (3rd period will be on Tuesday, 4th and 6th will test on Wednesday). The end of the week will open up our new unit on plants and photosynthesis. Math
This week in math we'll be continuing our unit on equations. Students will continue to practice solving two-step equations (quiz on Tuesday) and work their way up to creating and solving their own equations from word problems (quiz on Thursday). We will also start solving and graphing inequalities this week, with a test to follow sometime early next week. Science This week in science we will conclude our lesson on organ systems and levels of organization with a quiz on Tuesday. Students will be given a study guide on Monday and the correct answers will be reviewed before they leave class. The rest of the week will be spent learning about mitosis - the process of cell division. It is possible that they will have a quiz over this on Friday, but like last week, that could be postponed if we don't cover the material thoroughly enough. Students will need to know the names and order of each step, as well as be able to match each step with a picture. A good start would be to memorize the phrase "I Pray More At The Church:" I - Interphase Pray - Prophase More - Metaphase At - Anaphase The - Telophase Church - Cytokinesis Math
Welcome back! We will begin this short week by reviewing classroom procedures with the same PowerPoint presentation I used at the beginning of the year. The next three days will be spent focusing on equations - one-step (which students learned last year), two-step, and building equations from word problems. Students will have a pre-test on Wednesday. Science Welcome back! We will begin this short week by reviewing classroom procedures with the same PowerPoint presentation I used at the beginning of the year. This week also marks the beginning of four VSVS sessions for each science class. For anyone not familiar, VSVS (Vanderbilt Students Volunteering for Science) provides hands-on guided experiments for all students. I will be in the room as well to assist with classroom management. The rest of this week will be spent focusing on organ systems - there will be a lot of note-taking on Wednesday and Thursday (or Tuesday and Wednesday, depending on when your child has VSVS). I have tentatively planned a test on organ systems for Friday if the lessons get completed on time. Math
After completing our district benchmark assessments (West End fared better than the district!), we are ready to wind down the first quarter with an assessment on adding and subtracting linear expressions. Students were given a study guide on 9/28 and we went over the answers - the quiz will be very similar with 10 questions equally split between adding and subtracting. After the quiz on Thursday, Friday will be wide open for retakes if any students wish to improve their grades before report cards come out. Science We're finishing up our first quarter of science with a short quiz on cellular processes - diffusion, osmosis, endocytosis, exocytosis, active/passive transport. Students were given a study guide on 9/28 (and given the answers) and will have a 7-question quiz on Thursday. Friday will be wide open for retakes if any students wish to improve their grades before report cards come out. Math
This week in math we'll be focusing on adding and subtracting linear expressions. These lessons will lean heavily on our previous lessons involving like-terms and distribution. Adding linear expressions will be covered on Monday and is relatively simple if students have mastered the aforementioned skills. Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent on subtracting linear expressions - still easy, but students will always need to remember to add in the "invisible 1" to distribute -1 on the second expression. Once that becomes a habit, subtracting linear expressions will be just as easy as adding them. They'll be quizzed on Thursday. I will sadly be out of town on Friday as I'm in my friend's wedding, but 9/23 is our first IB Focus day at West End this year. For one half of the day, some students will have math and science while others will have language arts and social studies. The other half of the day will be spent at assemblies/incentives/workshops. Science This week in science we'll be continuing our unit on cells with a focus on cellular processes - mainly diffusion, osmosis, and active/passive transport. Students will be making real-life connections (ex: comparing diffusion & equilibrium in cells to the aroma of flowers spreading throughout a room) to strengthen their understanding of these processes. There will be a quiz on Thursday. I will sadly be out of town on Friday as I'm in my friend's wedding, but 9/23 is our first IB Focus day at West End this year. For one half of the day, some students will have math and science while others will have language arts and social studies. The other half of the day will be spent at assemblies/incentives/workshops. Math
This week in math we will be starting our new unit on algebraic expressions. For the next few days we will be focusing on simplifying algebraic expressions by combining like-terms. Examples are covered on pp. 387-390 in the Vol. 2 math textbook. After three days of practice (vocabulary, combining like-terms, and word problems) we will have a test on Thursday. Next up is adding linear expressions. Science Our unit on cells continues this week with an in-depth look at organelles. We will build on students' prior knowledge of cell structure (cell membrane, nucleus) to include organelles such as ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, and lysosomes. Students will make connections to their school environment by completing an activity that compares the structures within a cell to the many parts of West End Middle School. We'll have a quiz on Thursday over organelles and their functions. Retakes will also take place on Thursday - students must have the original copy of their test if they are to complete a retake. |
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