Wednesday, March 1, 2017

7th Grade Life Science

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to accurately compare/contrast homologous vs analogous structures.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

Write a multiple choice quiz question (with five option choices) based on what we've learned this week so far.

Plan:

- Direct teaching from slides 13-22 in the Evolution PowerPoint

- Students complete the "Evidence for Evolution: Homologous and Analogous Structures" assignment

Due in class: Evidence assignment & quiz question

Homework: Evidence assignment (if you didn't finish it in class)

Absent: Read through the Plan and complete what you can, as well as the Homework

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6th Grade Earth Science

TEST FRIDAY!

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to describe how a hurricane forms, as well as identify the different types of clouds.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

Put these cloud types into three categories (low clouds, mid clouds, high clouds): altostratus, stratus, cirrus, altocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbostratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratocumulus. (Keep your warm up to check it later - it's OKAY if you don't know all the answers!)

Plan:

- Direct teaching from slides 49-60 from the PowerPoint

- Students create a diagram with the ten basic cloud types

- Students complete the Summarizer

Due in class: Summarizer

Homework: Diagram - TEST FRIDAY

Absent: Read through the Plan and complete what you can, as well as the Homework