Ms. Christy’s Science Class

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Archive for January, 2008


Science Plans Jan. 28 – Feb. 1

Science Fair Projects are due Feb. 6th

All Huntsville money for trip or t-shirts is due by Thursday Jan. 31st 

Please bring a roll of toilet paper to class for an activity next Monday!!!

 Monday: The students will complete lessons 2-4 in the TCAP Coach book. Results from their science Fair Projects are due.

Tuesday: The students will discuss rotation vs. revolution from ch 8 section 1 and complete an activity where they calculate their ages on different planets. (spi. 6.7.4)

Wednesday: The students will complete the workbook pages for ch 8 sec 1, watch a video and a Brain Pop on rotation and revolution. (spi.6.7.4)

Thursday: The students will discuss the inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars and complete the workbook pages for these planets. (spi.6.7.3)

Friday: The students will watch a Brain PoP on Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars the inner planets. (spi.6.7.3)

Science Plans Jan. 21-25

There are 6 seats left on the field trip to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Al on March 8th.  Please send in $65 by Jan. 31 along with the registration form which can be printed from the link on the left of the page.

Money for t-shirts and gift bags for the field trip to the Space and Rocket Center is due by Jan. 31.

Monday: No School – Martin Luther King

Tuesday: The students will complete the workbook pages for ch 6 section 3 and illustrate a diagram to show the position of the Earth, moon and sun during spring and neap tides . (spi.6.7.4)

Wednesday: The students will complete the ch 6 study guide for the test on Thursday and play the game Seafaring Game Show. (spi.6.7.4)

Thursday: The students will complete the ch 6 quiz and watch a video over concepts from ch 6 and ch 7. (spi.6.7.4) The students will answer questions that go along with the video.

Friday: The students will finish the video and questions from concepts in ch 6 and ch 7. (spi.6.7.4)

Science Plans Jan. 14-18

Monday: The students complete a vocabulary review and a study guide for the ch 7 quiz on Tuesday.

Tuesday: The students will complete the ch 7 quiz and the TCAP COACH pre-test question 33-64.

Wednesday: The students will illustrate the parts of a wave and discuss how waves travel, wave speed and the types of waves. They will also complete the Ocean Waves Characteristics activity. Chapter 6 section 2 (spi.6.7.4 and 6.14.1)

Thursday: The students will discuss the different types of tides and their relationship with the Earth, sun and moon. chapter 6 section 3 (spi.6.7.4)

Friday:   We will watch a video on waves, view a Brain Pop and complete a worksheet on the tides.(spi.6.7.4)