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Tonight, students need to make sure they complete their 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guides, along with doing the following Thinking Maps with their study guide:
1) Complete a Compare/Contrast thinking map for #1
2) Complete a Defining in Context thinking map for #'s 3, 5, 6, 11, and 19.
3) Complete a Classifying thinking map for #15

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As we enter into these last few days of the school year, I just want to let you know that it's been an awesome year, and I have enjoyed teaching every last one of our students on Team 6A, and I have seen a tremendous amount of growth from the beginning of the year until this point now.  With that being said, my students are presenting their last performance task/project for this school term pertaining to Solar Energy this week beginning today through Thursday.  Also, students will be receiving their 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guides today.  Please be aware that Final Exams for all Thomson Middle School Students are on May 23rd and 24th.  Please end the school year on a great note!  Study for your Final Exams....

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Listed below you will find the web address for the Solar Energy power point we're using in class, along with the video that the students viewed.
http://www.powershow.com/view/28b2c-NTZiM/Solar_Energy_powerpoint_ppt_presentation
For the web address, please continue it all the way through from beginning to end.
Video: (Crash Course Science)
Energy 101: Solar Power
We discussed the following slides within the power point: 2, 3, 9, 10, 13, and 15.

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After a great week of testing for our sixth graders on the Georgia Milestones, we will begin discussing Solar Energy throughout this week.  Tonight students need to complete the following solar energy terms within their Glossary: conduction, convection, fossil fuel, luminosity, photovoltaic, radiation, renewable, solar, watt.  Also, review notes discussed today in class.
Solar Energy Performance Task:
Students will choose their groups tomorrow in class and within their group the students will design and create a sixth grade appropriate sized product that can represent solar energy being used.  This is  an assignment that will be counted as a test grade, and the due date will be May 16, 2017.  Groups are asked to bring all materials for the product they will be creating to class by May 11, 2017 to begin constructing in class.  Groups will present their products before their peers in class.

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Students will be completing the Soil Erosion Virtual Lab in class today due to difficulty in accessing the link last night.  Sorry for the inconvenience!

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For this week students need to make sure they complete their Soil Study Guide using their devices, as well as, watching the following videos through Crash Course Science:
Video 1 - What's the Dirt on... Dirt?  time length (3:44)
Video 2 - Soil and its Composition  time length (3:11)
Video 3 - Science - Soil Formation and soil layers - English
time length (6:02)
Also, complete the following Soil Erosion virtual lab for homework tonight:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/Science/virtual_labs/ES08/ES08.html
Answer the following questions with the above lab:
1) How do certain factors affect the erosion of soil by water?
2) Describe what you see with a 30 degree slope with vegetation and low rain intensity, with vegetation and high rain intensity, with no vegetation and low rain intensity, and with no vegetation and high rain intensity.
With rain intensity levels you must click on rain button.
Homework must be placed in your Science notebook!
Soil Quiz Assessment will be on this Wednesday (April 19, 2017)

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This week we will be discussing and doing activities pertaining to Soil Formation.  Please make sure you are reviewing your notes throughout the week, as well as, viewing the necessary videos pertaining to the above mentioned topic.  We're now in the home stretch of the school year, so please continue doing the very best that you can in all of your classes.
Soil Formation Power point:
http://www.slideserve.com/morty/soil-formation
Video to watch:
Crash Course Science; Layers of Soil for kids
Tonight for homework, make sure you draw the diagram of the Layers of Soil from the above mentioned

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Due to us having Guest Speakers from Georgia Power to do lessons with all of my Science classes tomorrow, students are also encouraged to work on their Plate Tectonic DI Choice board activities at home tonight and tomorrow night.  The activity sheet is attached below:

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Plate Tectonics DI Choiceboard Activities

Directions:  Students need to complete 7 out of the 12 activities listed below by March 24, 2017.  Students are to only work on this assignment in class throughout this week.

1) Draw a comic strip that uses humor to explain one of the plate tectonic theories.  Use 6 frames, colored and neat.
2) Make a board game that can be played to learn at least 20 facts about plate tectonics.
3) Name 5 movies demonstrating plate tectonic topics and write a paragraph for each movie explaining why the movies were true or false.
4) Research the volcanic history of Arizona and create a brochure for the Arizona Tourism Office.
5) Write a rap or song about plate tectonics.
6) Develop a childrens booklet on Earthquake safety and preparation.
7) Find an article on The "Ring of Fire" and summarize that article in one page.
8) Draw and explain the types of movements at the plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform.
9) Create a poster that warns of the eminent danger of the natural disasters that are caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
10) Write a story about a natural disaster caused by plate tectonics, such as tsunami, earthquake or volcano.  The story must be written from a 1st person perspective.
11) Draw a cartoon depicting what life might be like living in a region that is affected by earthquakes or live under the threat of a volcano.
12) Answer the following discussion questions:
a. Explain how people benefit when the movement of the earth's plates are predicted and detected.
b. Explain why the "Ring of Fire" occurred.
c. Why the largest continental United States earthquakes occurred in or around California.

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Throughout this week in class students will be working on their Plate Tectonic DI Choice board activities that must be completed by this Friday, which will be March 24, 2017.  In comparison to the other topics discussed throughout this year Plate Tectonics is one of the more difficult topics, and I will be giving my students another assessment over Plate Tectonics the Monday the students return from Spring Break.  The study guide for this assessment will include previous power points and videos posted, as well as, the DI Choice Board activities they've completed on Plate Tectonics for this week.

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All students need to make sure they review their Fossil notes in their interactive notebook, or review Fossil power point which is attached to previous post, for their quiz assessment tomorrow.
Study, Study, and Study some more!

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All students need to make sure they review their notes from today's lesson pertaining to Fossils, and watch the video through Crash Course Science dealing with Fossils as well.  If you didn't complete your Geology Dictionary booklet in class today, do not forget to complete it tonight for homework because I will be checking those tomorrow in class.  Remember these are the following terms that should be in your dictionary, along with you drawing a picture that represents the term and place the terms in alphabetical order: erosion, deposition, convergent boundary, glacier, abrasion, ice wedging, oxidation, deflation, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, calcite, plates, transform boundary, divergent boundary, and weathering.  The video that you need to watch pertaining to Fossils is as follows: The 10 Oldest Fossils, and What They Say About Evolution.  The power point used in class is below:
https://www.slideshare.net/mlindsay1/fossils-ppt

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Please make sure you know about the following for your Science Mid-term tomorrow:  Seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridge, Plate Tectonics Theory, Layers of the Earth, erosion, deposition, weathering, transform plate boundary, difference between oceanic crust and continental crust, convection currents, subduction boundary, physical weathering, chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, San Andreas Fault.
Study, Study, Study, and Study again.  Do not forget all of your mid-terms count as major grades!  Good Luck....

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All students need to make sure they're studying for 2nd Semester Mid-terms next week for all of their classes.  For our 6th Graders, this does count as a major grade.  So, please study all Mid-term study guides that you have received from your teachers.  The Earth Science 2nd Semester Mid-term is below...

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Geology Midterm Study Guide 2017 updated

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Students will have a Quiz Assessment over Weathering and Erosion part 1 on this Friday, which is March 3, 2017.  Make sure you study!

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All students will have an opportunity to retake their Plate Tectonics Test tomorrow with the highest grade being recorded within Infinite Campus.  So, please review once again in order to make a higher score on your retake test.

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All students need to make sure they review their notes pertaining to weathering and erosion tonight, as well as, look over the video mentioned in previous post.  Then students need to create 2 political cartoons on the following topics of weathering, and erosion.  The political cartoons must be colored.  A sample political cartoon has been provided below.  Of course your political cartoons must be centered around the topics mentioned above.

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During this week, we will continue our discussion/notes pertaining to Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition.  All videos and power points that are being used will always be placed on Padlet.  Also, the students will have great science lessons with our NASA representatives from the Museum of Aviation at the Robins Air Force Base this week, along with still getting exciting lessons from our Georgia Tech representatives.  So, as you can see our students are getting the best of the best as it pertains to science activities.  Please make sure you review the video and power point below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUzTmPKxv8
Crash Course Science video titled "Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2

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Students need to make sure they understand the following key terms that have been discussed during the Plate Tectonics unit, along with adding the following terms to your interactive notebook glossary:
plate boundaries, continental drift, seafloor spreading, subduction zone, convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary, plate tectonic theory, convection current, and Pangaea.  Also, be able to compare and contrast the 3 different types of plate boundaries, along with knowing about Alfred Wegener.  All information above mentioned will be on your Plate Tectonics Test this Thursday, which is February 23, 2017.  Don't forget about your performance task due on February 24, 2017.  Please email all presentations to me through Edmodo, and the password is 637c35

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All students need to make sure they're working on their Plate Tectonics Power Point, which is due on February 24, 2017.  Also, students need to complete the following assignment within their notebook of researching 2 African American Scientist who have made a tremendous contribution to society and the world of science, and write a 1/2 page summary for each scientist.

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All students need to make sure they continue to review their Plate Tectonics notes, as well as, look at the video mentioned in the previous post in order to be successful on tomorrow's quiz.  Also, I'm attaching your next performance task rubric pertaining to Plate Tectonics.  The due date for this particular performance task is February 24, 2017.

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All students need to make sure they review their Plate Tectonic notes tonight for 15 to 20 minutes, and view the following video over plate tectonics through the Crash Course Science website titled "Plate Tectonics" by Michael Sammartano.  Next quiz will be this Friday pertaining to only Plate tectonics.

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All students need to make sure they look over the Geology Study Guide they were given in order to be successful on their quiz this Friday.  If student lost their original copy, here's an additional copy of the study guide with this post.  Please make sure you study!

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All students need to make sure they review notes pertaining to our discussion in class today dealing with plate tectonics, which can also be found in the attachment with this post.  Also, students need to find 3 science articles using their device pertaining to the following topics:
1) Plate Tectonics, 2) Deposition, and 3) Erosion and summarize each article in 2 paragraphs each.  Students also need to review video titled "Plate Tectonics" through Crash Course Science website.

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All students need to make sure they complete the following for homework tonight if they did not complete the assignment in class from Friday.
1) Create an 8 box comic strip dealing with everything you have about the Layers of Earth, and Rocks/Minerals.
2) Complete a 3 paragraph essay dealing with everything you have learned about Rocks and Minerals.
I will be taking this assignment up in the beginning of each class period tomorrow, so do not leave this in your notebook!

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All students need to make sure they're reviewing their Rock Cycle notes, along with viewing the 3 Rocks Types Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks for kids video and Mr. Lee Rock Cycle rap song through the Crash Course Science website we use in order to be prepared for major quiz on Monday, January 30, 2017. There is a Rock Cycle Note-Taking sheet attached to this post if you didn't finish in class today!

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For homework tonight, students need to make sure they have completed the necessary assignment pertaining to when our Georgia Tech Representatives were here last week, write a poem about one thing you can change about Earth, write a poem with the following words life, dust, and rotation, and last but not least, write a 2 page story about a character who suddenly develops powers to communicate with Earth.  I will be checking this tomorrow for a grade.  Students have been working on this since Friday, and over the weekend!

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The power point that goes along with the website from the most recent post is Identifying Rocks and Minerals once you have clicked on the resources tab.

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If there's any difficulty still in pulling up the most recent power point please make sure you go to the following website, and then follow the directions given from previous post.
www.oresomeresources.com/

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All students need to make sure they review all of their notes on the layers of the Earth, videos that have been previously posted on padlet from the beginning of this semester, and the  Layers of the Earth Venn Diagram.  Make sure you are aware of the following terms: density, lithosphere, crust, mantle, inner core, and outer core.

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All students need to complete the following from our lessons with our Georgia Tech representatives today:
1) Place the following key terms in your glossary: luster, cleavage, and fracture as it pertains to rocks and minerals.
2)

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Georgia Tech Research Institute Day 1 Session 1

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I understand that there may have been some difficulty in accessing the power point website for identifying minerals.  So, please do the following:  Go to www.oresomeresource.com  and click on resources tab at the top of the page, and then go to Identifying Minerals.  When you get there, then click on view details where you will download the power point.  Please accept my apology for any inconvenience this may have caused!

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This week we're continuing our discussion/notes pertaining to Rocks and Minerals.  The power point that will be used includes:
www.oresomeresource.com/.../resource/powerpoint_rocks_and_minerals
The video that goes along with this topic is as follows:
Crash Course Science "year 8: rocks and minerals"
Also, this week our students will have a great opportunity in receiving lesson modules from Georgia Tech Representatives that Thomson Middle School has come in to teach our 6th grade students during certain times of the school year.  This has proved to be very beneficial for our students!

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Students also need to make sure they complete their one paragraph summary over the following video from Crash Course Science titled "Inside the Earth".  A paragraph is at least 6 sentences.

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Students do not forget to begin working on your projects that are due on January 17, 2017.  Your quiz tomorrow will be on the Earth's Interior layers, so please make sure you read over your notes and read over the passage on your Earth's Interior worksheet that you should have in your notebook.  If you didn't finish your THIEVES article format for the following article in class, please finish that as well.
Article:
1) www.livescience.com/topics/earth-s-interior
The article is titled "Earth's Fiery Depths Filled with Brimstone"
Remember THIEVES:
T- title of the article
H - heading; develop 2 questions
I - predict the main idea from the first paragraph
E - everything you already know about the article
V - visual; list 3 things you can visualize from the article
E - end of the chapters; you do not have to worry about doing the second e.
S - so what? why did the author write the article

Study for your Quiz tomorrow!!!!!!

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It is my sincere desire and hope for all of my students to work even harder the second semester than they did the first semester.  We had quite a few students that were able to make the transition to middle school pretty effectively, and some that were not able to make the transition as smooth as I would have liked, but that's where we have to continue to grow and learn from our mistakes.  Have an attitude of always wanting to get better is what I want the students to understand.  Do not place yourselves in ditches that you can not dig yourself out of!  Study the material given to you on a daily basis 15 to 20 minutes.
Layers of the Earth Performance Task due 1/17/17
Directions - All students are to show their creativity in creating or designing the layers of the earth through one of the following options
1) Cookie cake
2) Pizza layers
3) Rice Crispy
Do not forget you will have a quiz on this Wednesday and Friday!  Wednesday's Quiz will deal with the interior layers of the earth.

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Tonight students need to make sure they review their notes from our discussion in class today, as well as, watch the videos mentioned within the previous post.  Also, place the following terms in your Glossary of your notebook with the definition: 1) crust, 2) mantle, 3) inner core, and 4) outer core.

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I hope everyone was able to have an Awesome Christmas Holiday Break, and I want to wish you all a Happy New Year!  This week we will begin discussion/activities pertaining to the Layers of the Earth's surface (crust, mantle, and core).  The students will know how to compare and contrast the above mentioned layers dealing with the temperature, density, and composition.  If you go to the following website this will assist you with the power point that we will be using in class, along with the video the students need to view:
1) website - www.slideshare.net/KarleeK85/lesson-1-layers-of-the-earth-powerpoint
2) Crash Course Science video - Why does the Earth have layers?
2) Crash Course Science video - Mr. Lee - Layers of the Earth Rap

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During this week my students have been completing activities that will assist them in being successful on the final exam next week, which include making flash cards pertaining to their final exam study guide as previously mentioned, Thinking Maps: Circle Map (Ocean's Composition), Double Bubble Map (Land Breeze and Sea Breeze), and Multi-Flow Map (Tornadoes).  If students do not remember what those thinking maps look like, they can easily type the name of that thinking map in their device and the image will come up, especially if you're a student that's been absent.  Last, but not least, students have shown their creativity in developing an 8 box comic strip pertaining to showing their understanding of the water cycle, waves, currents, and tides.  When doing the comic strip students must have at least 3 characters.  Please make sure flash cards are completed by this Friday to be checked!

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I've been made aware that there may have been some difficulty in retrieving the most recent web link pertaining to Tornadoes.  If that is the case for you, please click on the link and when the link comes up then type in Tornadoes in the search box.  When you have done that you will have a list of presentations come up, which you will need to click on the one that is Tornadoes by: Anna Hillman.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

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All students need to also make flash cards pertaining to their final exam study guides, which can also assist them in studying.  Flash cards usually help students grasp the information a little easier.

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If you would like to assist your child with studying for their final exam study guide in my Science class you can review all previous power points and videos through previous padlet posts pertaining to topics within study guide, as well as, all students should have the necessary notes within their interactive notebook.  Discussion power point for today was dealing with Tornadoes.  The website address is as follows:
www.slideshare.net/Heather02351/tornado-powerpoint-10390667
The videos that go along with the above mentioned topic are through our Crash Course Science website titled: Tornadoes from Below and Above, along with Tornadoes 101 National Geographic.
The first semester final exam study guide:

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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday Break!  This week we will be discussing Land and Sea Breezes, which deals with our standard pertaining to distribution of land and ocean affecting climate and weather.  Here's the website that we're using for our discussion/notes:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest31018-269364-sea-breezes-land-20and-20sea-20breezes-jh-education-ppt-powerpoint/
The videos that can assist with understanding of land and sea breezes include the following through our wonderful Crash Course Science website titled: Land and Water: Crash Course Kids#16.1, and Sea and Land Breeze.
Please be on the lookout for 1st Semester Final Exam Study Guides Coming Soon....

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All students need to make sure they're reviewing their notes from class discussions on a daily basis, and here's the link for our power point dealing with Waves, Currents, and Tides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opUsrWvG3eY
Also, students need to go to Crash Course Science through you tube and view the following video tonight titled "Learn about Tides, Ocean Currents and waves II The Ocean in Motion.

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All students need to be prepared for discussion/notes for this week dealing with the completion of the ocean's composition, and discussion/activities dealing with the causes of waves, currents, and tides.  For tonight's homework students are to complete a Dew Point lab with their parents or guardians and write responses on their homework sheet that they were given in class today.  The students had a list of 3 different types of activities that they began working on today in class, which they will be able to complete tomorrow in class pertaining to the ocean's composition, but if there are some that would also like to work on it at home, here they are:
1) Create a one page story including the following words: salinity, trenches, SONAR, thermocline, and mid-ocean ridge.  The story being written is to test students' creativity and understanding of the above mentioned vocabulary terms.  These terms should be in their glossary part of their notebook.
2) Additional Glossary terms: estuary, abyss, lagoon, atoll, plankton, submersible, tide, coral, and crustacean.
3) The 3rd activity is a sheet that stays in class.

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Students need to make sure they are studying for their quiz on this Thursday, and completing their study guide questions which have also been listed below on previous post, along with completing the following thinking maps: 1) Comparing and Contrasting (Double Bubble); Humidity vs. Relative Humidity 2) Define in Context (Circle Map); Dew point 3) Describing (Bubble Map); Water Cycle.
Also, students need to make sure they're keeping up with their 5 Day Forecast recordings for Portland, Oregon and Centerville, Georgia.

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Students will be receiving their study guide for their quiz assessment on this Thursday pertaining to Hydrology.  Please make sure you are studying for this quiz assessment!  Also, students will be responsible for keeping up with the Forecast for the following cities of Portland, Oregon and Centerville, Georgia for the next 5 days, which means from today until Friday.  Students will copy the chart in class dealing with temperature, dew point, relative humidity, forecast, and time of day.  Students must go on to www.weather.com in order to keep up with the information for their chart.  Hydrology Study Guide Questions:  1) The percentage of earth's water that is saltwater. 2) The percentage of earth's water that is freshwater. 3) Why most of earth's freshwater is unavailable. 4) How dewpoint is related to the relative humidity. 5) What happens when temperature reaches the dew point. 6) What happens when temperature falls below the dew point. 7) What does it mean when the humidity is high versus when the humidity is low. 8) Why weather in Portland, Oregon is different from  weather in Centerville, Georgia. 9) Define air pressure. 10) Describe the composition, location, and subsurface topography of the world's oceans.
Virtual Lab website:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/glaciers

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In class today, we continued our discussion pertaining to the Ocean's Composition, along with me completing a Notebook check making sure students have the following within their Interactive Notebooks:
1) All hydrology notes, 2) All ocean's composition notes thus far, 3) Glossary Terms from today and previous terms from Padlet, and 4) Exploring the Ocean sheet, which they completed in class today.  Students that didn't have everything completed have an opportunity to improve upon that grade by getting everything done tonight that they may have been missing.  The terms from today for the glossary include: salinity, thermocline, SONAR, continental shelf, abyssal plain, trenches, and mid-ocean ridge.

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All students need to view the following video tonight pertaining to our discussion in class today dealing with the ocean's composition, and look over the power point that you took your notes from today.
1) Crash Course Science through you tube; "Ocean composition and Location"
2) http://www.slideshare.net/aalleyne/the-oceans-composition

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All students need to make sure they study for their Hydrology Quiz Assessment tomorrow through their notes in their interactive notebooks, and viewing the videos from today in class as well.  The videos from today come from you tube crash course science titled; "Relative Humidity vs Dew point" and "Weather & Meteorology: What is Humidity".  Students also need to look over their Hydrological Water Cycle sheet which is in their interactive notebook to assist them with studying for their quiz tomorrow.  Then students will be prepared to move on to our next topic pertaining to the ocean floor.  If students did not complete THIEVES articles, here are the links: 1) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070105-Saturn-titan.html and 2) http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/water-cycle/

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Please make sure students look over all of their hydrology notes in their interactive notebook, along with the most recent power point that has been used that I posted most recently, but I understand that some may not be able obtain.  So, here's the link that will go directly to it: http://www.powershow.com/view/119142-NjZkN/Water_in_the_Atmosphere_powerpoint_ppt_presentation
The above link is a continuation from the dash mark between 2 and the capital N.  Also, be reminded that students will be receiving progress reports again very soon.

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Here's an additional link to a power point we're using in class pertaining to the water cycle in relation to the atmosphere: www.powershow.com/view/.../Water_in_the_Atmosphere_powerpoint_ppt...  Also, please view the following video clip pertaining to the water cycle through you tube Crash Course Science "Water Cycle; Khan Academy".

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For the week of October 24-28, 2016 students will continue discussions pertaining to the water cycle in relation to the atmosphere, along with making sure they add the following key terms/definitions to their glossary: fresh water, salt water, groundwater, iceberg, water cycle, condensation, permeable, impermeable, and eutrophication.  Also, students will prepare water cycle projects for presentations.  Water Cycle rubric has been attached.

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Please make sure your child as added the following terms and definitions within their Glossary of their interactive notebook for our hydrology unit thus far.  1) hydrology 2) evaporation 3) precipitation 4) runoff 5) infiltration 6) saturation 7) transpiration.  Students will now do water cycle presentations on October 27, 2016 instead of the date mentioned before.

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This week we will begin our next unit dealing with Hydrology.  Before beginning any unit we always complete a pre-test that gives me an idea of students prior knowledge.  This grade on the pre-test does not count toward their average, but students are always encouraged to do their very best.  Students will also be assigned to their groups to complete their Water Cycle Lab.  Students will be responsible for being creative as they can be in creating a Water Cycle product that they will be responsible for presenting in class on October 26, 2016.  Students are responsible for purchasing their own products that they feel will contribute to their project.  All groups will have an opportunity in class to go over their ideas/plans for their Water Cycle, and draw their blueprint for assignment.  This will count as a major grade, and will also show the students how important it is to work as a team.  The link that's being used for our Hydrology notes is http://www.slideserve.com/Rita/hydrology.

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