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Last Week of School! :) May 25-29

May25

Hello Parents and Students,

I can’t believe that summer is just 4 school days away! Thank you so much for a great year, these kids have been awesome and I wish them the best of luck in 7th grade!
As you have probably heard I will be moving at the end of the school year. I have accepted a job at Trent Middle School in Frisco, Texas. I will miss all these kids very much, I have enjoyed the past 3 years at White Oak, it is such a great school and community! I am very blessed to be a part of it. Thank you so much for all of you support this year! 🙂

Objective: Students received a list of vocabulary words to study
Study for Final
Topics:Potential and Kinetic Energy, Thermal energy Transfer, force and motion, solar system, Earth

Monday: No School

Tuesday/Wednesday
Review for Final- bring compbook and vocab

Thursday/Friday – Half days(11:30)
EXAMS (Study everything from the PE and KE roller coaster back in your compbook)
4th/5th on Thursday
2nd/3rd on Friday

Week 31- April 20-24

April19

Hello Parents and Students,

We will be taking the STAAR test this week for math and reading. We will also be finishing the solar system unit this week. Next week we are moving on the Earths Structure

Objective:
Finish exploring solar system space vehicles, and take solar system test

Monday: Space exploration
Notes

Tuesday/Wednesday: STAAR TEST

Thursday/friday:
Solar system Open Note Test

Projects are due MAY 4th or 5th!

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Week 30 April 13-17

April11

Hello Parents and Students,

I hope you all a good weekend, we have a ton to get done this week.
I will be out Monday and Tuesday, so the students will get the day to work on their projects. I told them to come prepared bringing whatever they needed to be productive.

Objective: 6.11 A,B
students will research the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets. We will construct a scale model and display the researched characteristics.
Students will discern how gravity governs the motion of our solar system.

Monday/Tuesday
PROJECT DAY- Bring what you need to work on
White day- Scale model due
Maroon- Jump lab due

Wednesday
Which One? – How high can you jump Lab

Thursday/Friday
Notes
Effects of Gravity
Space Exploration

Project Info

April10

Each group has a different topic for their game- The first list is for everyone, after that it gets more specific
This will be due the first week of May

(Everyone)
Solar System Game

Purpose: To build, or design a game that covers the content of your topic. Game can be in a “Board Game” format, trivia, drawing, acting, Powerpoint, etc.

Materials:
Resources Cite any websites you use. Try not to google anything. (internet, printed materials)
Game Board (poster board, cardboard)
Game Pieces

What else will you need?

*Game instructions and Rule sheet- Instructions should be written in paragraph form. There should be a lot of detail, including step by step instructions. Rules should listed by numbers

*Cite Your Sources

Grading:

Creativity for Game Format: 15 Points
Peer Evaluation: 10 Points
Instructions: 15 Points
Rules: 10 Points
Specifications: 50 total (varies upon project)

Comets, Meteors, Asteroids

You will need:

Locations-
Where in the solar system can we find them.?
How far away from Earth are they?
Inner or Outer Space?

Physical Properties-
Terrestrial or Gas?
What elements is it composed of?
Size and Mass
Scale Size
Can it Support life?

When can you see them?
When do they become dangerous?
What happens when they hit Earth?

Vocabulary
*Asteroid, Comet, Meteor, Solar System, Kuiper Belt, Astronomical Unit, Galilean Moons, Model, Gravity, Force, Mass, Weight, Air Resistance, Surface Gravity, Space…Etc

Planets

You will need:

Locations
All 8 Planets
Order and distance from the sun
Inner or Outer Space

Physical Properties of each Planet
Terrestrial or Gas?
What elements is it composed of?
Size and Mass
Scale Size
Can it Support life?
Is there water?
Moons?

Rotations and Revolutions
How long is one rotation (using days, years, etc)
How long is one Revolution

Vocabulary
Asteroid, Comet, Meteor, Solar System, Kuiper Belt, Astronomical Unit, Galilean Moons, Model, Gravity, Force, Mass, Weight, terrestrial

Moons and Sun

You will need:

Locations
Where do we find it
What planet do certain moon belong too?

Physical Properties
Terrestrial or Gas?
What elements is it composed of?
Size and Mass
Scale Size
Can it Support life?
Is there water?

Can you find any other stars closer then the sun? What is the next closest star?

Vocabulary- Asteroid, Comet, Meteor, Solar System, Kuiper Belt, Astronomical Unit, Galilean Moons, Model, Gravity, Force, Mass, Weight, terrestrial

Space Travel and Affects of Gravity

You will need:

Information and Data over:
Rockets, probes, space shuttle, space station
What we use each for
pre-existing and existing

Affects of Gravity
What is gravity?
How does gravity affect objects
How do objects in the solar system stay in their respective orbits

3. Vocab- Gravity, force, mass, weight, air resistance, surface gravity, probe, shuttle, rocket, space station, Solar system, Astronomical Unit

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Week 28 March 30- April 3

March28

Hello Parents and Students

We will continue going over the solar system this week. Students received project information and research they need to be working on.

Objective:
students will research the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets. We will construct a scale model.

Monday/Tuesday
Solar System Research **Due Next Class
Scale Model
Comet, Meteors, Asteroids

Wednesday/Thursday
Match Up
Distance Scale Model

Friday/Monday
QUIZ
Distance Scale Model
Project

Week 27 March 23-27

March23

Hello parents and students,

We are starting our last nine weeks, wooooo hoooo! I can’t believe how fast time has gone. This week we are finishing up our unit on force and motion, we will test on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday we start the solar system, which includes a big project!!

Objectives: students will research the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, Galilean moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets.
Test over force and motion

Monday- incline plane investigation

Tuesday/Wednesday – force and motion test

Thursday/Friday- solar system research
Project introduction- groups

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