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As a reminder: **Homework** should be done everyday in Science. If the students have worked on a lab activity during a class, then that night's homework is to **complete the lab report.** If we have had class notes, then the **homework is to review those notes and make the necessary vocabulary cards** from those notes. The students should also read the pages in the textbook that we covered in those class notes. If a student wishes to do well on any science test, it is highly recommended that studying the class notes begin at least 3 days before the test is given.


 * Week of June 7 - June 10, 2018 **


 * Monday** after we go through the exam, there will be a lab assessment for the 6th graders to see how well they can handle themselves in the lab activities.


 * Tuesday** we will finish up the lab assessment.


 * Wednesday**, if we have class, there will be a video.

= I wish everyone a very good and safe summer! I will miss all of you immensely next year! = = Mrs. O. =

=== Remember that the final exam in Science will be on the vocabulary that we have studied so far this year. The students received the study guide for this exam the week we returned from our Easter vacation. All students should have begun studying for this exam already. The exam will take place in two parts on Wednesday, May 30, and Friday, June 1. I will review 4 days in class time for the exam, but the bulk of the studying for this exam will have to be done at home. ===
 * Week of May 28 - June 1, 2018 **
 * Monday** there is no school because of Memorial Day.


 * Tuesday** we will continue our review for the exam.


 * Wednesday** is the first part of the Science exam.


 * Thursday** we will again review for the second half of the exam.


 * Friday** the students will take the second half of their Science exam.


 * Week of May 21 - May 25, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test on __Weather and Climate__, Chapters 1 & 2. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** will be the **test** on the last chapters of the year. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #78, #79, and #80, as well as the Science Journal entry for these chapters.


 * Wednesday, Thursday and Friday** we will review for the end-of-the-year Science exam.


 * Week of May 14 - May 18, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish the lab activity from Friday, then do a lab activity on isotherms on a weather map. We continue in our textbook __Weather and Climate__.


 * Tuesday** the students will have a lab activity explaining how latitude affects an area's climate. If there is time, there also will be a video.


 * Wednesday** will be a lab activity on reading a weather map.


 * Thursday** will be another lab activity on understanding a weather map, followed by a video on various kinds of storms.


 * Friday** is a lab activity to create a weather map. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #75, #76, and #77.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Tuesday, May 22.
 * Week of May 7 - May 11, 2018 **
 * Monday** will have class notes on the water in the atmosphere (pages 54 - 65), followed by a lab activity on the water cycle.


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity on how to make fog, then a video.


 * Wednesday** is a lab activity on the changes in the troposphere caused by altitude changes. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #69, #70 and #71.


 * Thursday** is a lab activity on tornadoes. If there is time, this will be followed by a video on the various kinds of storms.


 * Friday** is a lab activity on hurricanes. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #72, #73 and #74.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Tuesday, May 22.


 * Week of April 30 - May 4, 2018 **
 * Monday** there will be a lab activity on air pressure as we continue our study of the weather.

I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #66, #67, and #68 today.
 * Tuesday** will have class notes on the wind (pages 46 - 52), followed by a lab activity about it.


 * Wednesday** we will finish the lab from yesterday, then have class notes on air temperature and how it affects the weather (pages 36 - 45).


 * Thursday** will be a lab activity about the absorption of heat from the sun in various parts of the Earth.


 * Friday** there will not be any Science classes because of Discovery Day.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Tuesday, May 22.

=== Remember that the final exam in Science will be on the vocabulary that we have studied so far this year. The students received the study guide for this exam the week we returned from our Easter vacation. All students should have begun studying for this exam already. The exam will take place in two parts on Wednesday, May 30, and Friday, June 1. I will try to review 4 days in class time for the exam. ===


 * Week of April 23 - 27, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports # 62, #63, and #64.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Inside Earth__, Chapters 4 & 5. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #65, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** we begin our last textbook of the year, Weather and Climate. There will be a Quick Write, then class notes on Earth's atmosphere (pages 6 - 9 and pages 16 - 21). After this there will be a lab activity on Earth's atmospheric layers.


 * Thursday** we will finish the lab activity on the Earth's atmosphere, then take some class notes on air pressure (pages 10 - 14). The students will do a lab activity to prove that air is present inside things.


 * Friday** is a lab activity to prove that air has mass.


 * Week of April 16 - 20, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish the lab activity on metamorphic rocks, then have some class notes on the rock cycle (pages 164 - 166). These class notes finish all the notes for these chapters. The students can begin studying for their test next week.


 * Tuesday** we will do a lab activity about the rock cycle, then begin a lab in which all the rocks from the previous rock labs are combined into one lab activity. The students should be able to identify each of the 15 rocks by the end of this lab activity. There will be a **quiz on identifying these rocks** by each individual student beginning on Thursday of this week, as well as during next week's classes.


 * Wednesday and Thursday** the students will finish up the lab activity to identify the 15 different rocks. Starting on Thursday the students will individually volunteer to come up to take their **quiz on the rock identifications.**


 * Friday** Mrs. Richburg will be as a substitute teacher in for my Science classes.

The **test** on the rocks and minerals will be on Tuesday, April 23.


 * Week of April 9 - 13, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be a review of what we have covered so far on the different kinds of minerals in our textbook, __Inside Earth__. Then there will be a lab activity using them.


 * Tuesday** we will finish the lab activity from Monday, then have class notes on igneous rocks (pages144 - 151). We will begin a lab activity on igneous rocks.


 * Wednesday** we will finish the lab activity on igneous rocks, then have some class notes on sedimentary rocks (pages 152 - 159). I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activities #57, #58, and #59.


 * Thursday** we will do a lab activity using sedimentary rocks. The students will sign up for their Discovery Day activities during class time also.


 * Friday** there will be class notes on metamorphic rocks (pages 160 - 162), the do a lab activity using metamorphic rocks. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #60 and #61.

The **test** on the rocks and minerals will be on Tuesday, April 23.


 * Week of March 26 - 28, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be class notes on mineral hardness (pages 118 - 119), followed by a lab activity about it.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on the various kinds of crystals that minerals have (pages 120 and 122). The students will then do a lab activity on these kinds of crystals.


 * Wednesday** we will finish yesterday's lab, then have a few class notes on the common uses of minerals (pages 130 - 131).


 * Thursday and Friday** there is no school because of Easter vacation.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Tuesday, April 24.

Happy Easter everyone!

 * Week of March 19 - 23, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be a lab activity.


 * Tuesday** is the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Wednesday** is the **test** on __Inside Earth__, Chapter 3. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #56, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Thursday** there was a substitute teacher for me.


 * Friday** we will begin the next chapters in our textbook, __Inside Earth__, on rocks and minerals. There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on the properties of various minerals. (pages 114 - 118). I will show the students various minerals.


 * Week of March 12 - 16, 2018 **
 * Monday** there will be class notes on the parts of a volcano and the types of volcanic cones (pages 99 - 104). This will be followed by a lab activity.


 * Tuesday** after we discuss the lab activity from yesterday, there will be class notes on the life cycle of volcanoes (page 97). If there is time, the students will see a video on volcanoes.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on predicting eruptions of volcanoes (page 98) and a lab activity.


 * Thursday** we will finish the lab activity from yesterday, then have a video on volcanoes.


 * Friday** will be a short class because of the Stations of the Cross in the morning. There will be a video on volcanic eruptions. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #53, #54, and #55.

The **test** on this new chapter will be on Wednesday, March 21.


 * Week of March 5 - 9, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Inside Earth__, Chapter 2. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #51, #52, and the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** we begin the next chapter in our textbook. This one is on volcanoes. There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on them (page 82).


 * Thursday** there will be class notes on the locations of volcanoes throughout the world (pages 83 - 85). Then there will be a lab activity.


 * Friday** are more class notes on the kinds of lava (pages 87 - 90), followed by some videos on volcanoes. We will discuss yesterday's lab work also.


 * Week of February 26 - March 2, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish the lab activity using triangulation to determine the epicenter of an earthquake, then check the answers to the questions in this activity.


 * Tuesday** there will be class notes on how earthquakes are measured (pages 54 - 56), then we will begin a lab activity using one of these methods. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #48, #49, and #50.


 * Wednesday** we will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday in class, then have class notes on tsunamis and earthquake safety. If there is time, the students will watch a video on tsunamis.


 * Thursday** will be a lab activity on tsunamis.


 * Friday** there was no Science class. Mr. Bernacchi was my sub.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Tuesday, March 6.


 * Week of February 19 - 23, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will check the lab activity that we did on Wednesday. Then we will begin the next chapter in our textbook, __Inside Earth__. This chapter is on earthquakes. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes on what an earthquake is (pages 44 - 50).


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity on earthquakes, followed by some class notes on the kinds of seismic waves in an earthquake (pages 51 - 53).


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on seismographs and triangulation to find the epicenter of an earthquake (pages 51 - 53). We will look at the Iris website on the earthquakes that are happening right now in the world. We will then begin a lab activity on finding an earthquake's epicenter using the triangulation technique.


 * Thursday** we will continue the lab activity using triangulation to find the epicenter of an earthquake (pages 58 - 59).


 * Friday** there is no school because of the teacher in-service day.

The **test** on this new chapter will be on Tuesday, March 6.


 * Week of February 12 - 16, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will have our review day for the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the test on Inside Earth, Chapter 1. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #47, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** there probably will not be any 6th grade Science class because of the Ash Wednesday Mass.

There is no school on **Thursday** because of conferences and no school on **Friday** because of the the Archdiocesan in-service for the teachers. Have a great long weekend!


 * Week of February 5 - 9, 2018 **
 * Monday** there will be class notes on continental drift (pages 18 - 22). The students will also begin a lab activity on Pangaea.


 * Tuesday** we will finish the lab on Pangaea.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on seafloor spreading and the Theory of Plate Tectonics (pages 23 - 36). I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade the D.I. work, as well as Activities #45 and #46.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on how the crustal plates move (pages 32 - 36). If there is time, the students will see a video on it also.


 * Friday** will be a lab activity.

The **test** on this new chapter will be on Tuesday, February 13.
 * Week of January 29 - February 2, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish correcting the DI work that was done last week, then begin the next textbook, __Inside Earth__, Chapter 1. The students will do a Quick Write.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on geology and the Earth's structure (pages 6 - 17). If there is time, we will begin a lab activity.


 * Wednesday** the students will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday.


 * Thursday** will be another lab activity.


 * Friday** there is no school.

The **test** on this new chapter will be on Tuesday, February 13.


 * Week of January 22 - 26, 2018 **
 * Monday** the students will have a substitute teacher since I will be busy with the Science Fair judging.


 * Tuesday** there will be a lab activity.


 * Wednesday** the students will do Data Interpretation work in the textbook. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #41, #42, and #43.


 * Thursday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry will be due tomorrow.


 * Friday** is the **test** on __Cells and Heredity__, Chapters 3 & 4. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks again to grade Activity Report #44, as well as the Science Journal.

The Cell Models can be brought into school anytime after 7:00 AM on Monday morning. As the students know, the tables are already set up to receive them. Each student can pick where he/she wants to put the model on those tables.
 * Week of January 15 - 19, 2018 **
 * Monday** the students will present their **Cell Models** to the rest of the class.


 * Tuesday** we will begin the next chapters in our textbook, Cells and Heredity. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes on heredity (page 76).


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on DNA, the basic rules of genetics and Punnett Squares. If there is time, the students will watch a video on Punnett Squares.


 * Thursday** will be a lab activity using Punnett Squares. Then will be class notes on co-dominance in heredity, mutations and modern genetic work (pages 89, pages 102 - 103, pages 117 - 118, and pages 124 - 127).


 * Friday** will be a lab activity.

Since these are very short chapters, the **test** on these new chapters will be on Friday, January 26.


 * Week of January 8 - 12, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will review the parts of the microscope again before the quiz tomorrow. The students will then do a lab activity on cells. Students will also write down the main theme of their Cell Model Project for me during class time.


 * Tuesday** will be the **quiz** on the parts of the microscope. We will then finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #39 and #40.


 * Wednesday** is the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. All the vocabulary cards for these chapters are due in class today.


 * Thursday** is the **test** on __Cells and Heredity__, Chapters 1 & 2. I again will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks. This time I will grade the Science Journal entry.


 * Friday** will be another lab activity.

We will also review the parts of the cell and discuss the Cell Model Project again.
 * Week of January 4 - 5, 2018 **
 * Thursday** we will review the parts of the microscope. The quiz on these microscope parts will be on Tuesday, January 9.


 * Friday** there will be class notes on the life processes in a cell (pages 32 - 37, pages 44 - 52, and pages 55 - 60 in our textbook __Cells and Heredity__). This finishes all the class notes for these chapters. The students are now able to do their Science Journal entry, as well as finish all their vocabulary cards. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #37 and #38.

The **test** on this material will be on Thursday, January 11.


 * Week of December 18 - 22, 2017 **
 * Monday** we continue our work in our new textbook, __Cells and Heredity__. I will assign the **Cell Model Project**. It will be due on Monday, January 15. This will be followed by class notes on how to properly use a microscope.


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity using a microscope.


 * Wednesday** will be another lab activity to practice using a microscope.


 * Thursday and Friday** there is no school because of Christmas vacation.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Thursday, January 11.


 * Week of December 11 - 15, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will finish up a lab activity that was begun on Friday, then do another lab activity. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #33, #34, and #35.


 * Tuesday** is our review day for the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Wednesday** is the **test** on __Electricity and Magnetism__, Chapters 3 & 4. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #36, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Thursday** we will begin our next textbook, __Cells and Heredity__. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes on the Cell Theory and parts of a cell (pages 6 - 13).


 * Friday** we will finish discussing the parts of a cell, then do a lab activity on them.


 * Week of December 4 - 8, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will have some class notes on static electricity (pages 34 - 41) in our textbook, __Electricity and Magnetism__. Students are asked to bring a comb or a brush to school tomorrow to create static electricity in their hair for a lab activity that will be done.


 * Tuesday** there will be a lab activity on static electricity.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on current electricity (pages 44 - 49 and pages 60 - 63), followed by the start of a lab activity on it.


 * Thursday** we will finish yesterday's current electricity lab activity, then have some class notes on parallel and series circuits (pages 64 - 66).


 * Friday** will be more class notes on electric motors and on electromagnetism, as well as electric safety (pages 71 - 73 and pages 80 - 97). If there is time, the students will do a lab activity on parallel and series circuits. __This finished all the class notes for this chapter.__ The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry for these chapters is due on Wednesday.

Since this is a very short chapter, the **test** on this will be next week Wednesday, December 13.


 * Week of November 27 - December 1, 2017 **
 * Monday** there will be another lab activity using magnetism. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #27, #28, and #29.


 * Tuesday** is another lab activity using magnetism. I again will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks, this time to grade Activity Reports #30 and #31.


 * Wednesday** will be the review day for the test. All vocabulary cards are due today for inspection. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Thursday** is the **test** on __Electricity and Magnetism__, Chapter 1. I again will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #32, as well as the Science Journal.


 * Friday** we begin the next chapters in the textbook. These are on electricity. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes (pages 34 - 41). The students will be told that they need their personal combs or brushes for a static electricity lab on Monday.


 * Week of November 20 - 24, 2017 **
 * Monday** there will be class notes on Earth as a magnet in space (pages 22 - 27) in our textbook __Electricity and Magnetism__, followed by a lab activity.


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity on magnetism.


 * Wednesday, Thursday and Friday** there is no school because of the Thanksgiving break.

I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
The **test** on this chapter will be on Thursday, November 30.


 * Week of November 13 - 17, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review for tomorrow's test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #22, #23, and #24.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Motion, Forces and Energy__, Chapters 5 & 6. I will again be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #25, #26 and the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** we will begin the next textbook, __Electricity and Magnetism__, Chapter 1. There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on the structure of an atom. If there is time, the students will also have a lab activity.


 * Thursday** we will finish and discuss yesterday's lab activity, then have some class notes on magnetism.


 * Friday** there will be a lab activity on magnetism.


 * Week of November 6 - 10, 2017 **
 * Monday** there will be a lab activity on making a thermal insulator for hot water. The students have been asked to bring in supplies for home to make their thermal insulator on Monday.


 * Tuesday** will be another lab activity. This one will measure the amount of kinetic energy in rolling marbles.


 * Wednesday** morning we will finish the lab activity from Tuesday. The students will go to Reconciliation sometime in the morning, so perhaps there will not be any class.

**Wednesday** from 4:00 - 8:00 pm and **Thursday** from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm will be parent-teacher-student conferences. Students are expected to attend these conferences!

 * Friday** there is no school.

The **test** on these chapters will be Tuesday, November 14.


 * Week of October 30 - November 3, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will have a lab activity if it is nice weather outside. The students are to bring their outdoor jackets to spend about 20 minutes outdoors during the class time.


 * Tuesday** we will begin the next chapters in our textbook, __Motion, Forces and Energy__. There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on kinetic and potential energies (pages 146 - 150).


 * Wednesday** there will be a lab activity for the students to calculate gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy in various problems.


 * Thursday** there will be class notes on the 8 forms of energy, energy transformations and the Law of Conservation of Energy (pages 151 - 163). If there is time, we will begin a lab activity. The students will have the rest of the lab activity to do for homework.


 * Friday** we will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday, then have some class notes on thermal energy (pages 176 - 194). The students will be given directions for the lab activity on Monday: On Monday the students are to bring in thermal wrapping materials to make a thermal insulator in class time. No fiberglass is allowed, and no object that has been manufactured as a thermal insulator of an aluminum can will be allowed.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Tuesday, November 14.


 * Week of October 23 - 27, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will finish the pulley lab that was begun on Friday. Then there will be class notes on compound machines (pages 108 - 110).


 * Tuesday** the students will do a lab activity on work problems. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #19 and #20.


 * Wednesday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Thursday** is the test on __Motion, Forces, and Energy__, Chapters 3 & 4. I will again be collecting the 6th grade notebooks to grade Activity Report #21, as well as the Science Journal.


 * Friday** there will be a sub in Science class since I will not be in school that day.


 * Week of Oct0ber 16 - 20, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will finish the lab activity using IFSMU on many different formulas. Then there will be class notes on a simple machine, inclined planes (pages 114 - 125).


 * Tuesday** we will do the lab activity on inclined planes.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on wedges, screws, and levers, the last three simple machines. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #17 and #18.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on 2 more simple machines, wheel and axles and pulleys (pages 130 - 135), as well as compound machines. If there is time, the students will begin a lab activity on second-class levers.


 * Friday** the students will do a lab activity on pulleys.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Thursday, October 26 (changed from what I had before).


 * Week of Oct0ber 9 - 13, 2017 **
 * Monday** there will be a lab activity on Archimedes' Principle from our textbook __Motion, Forces and Energy__, Chapters 3 & 4.


 * Tuesday** there is no Science class because of the 6th grade Retreat that day.


 * Wednesday** the students will have class notes and some demonstrations on Bernoulli's Principle (pages 95 - 99 and pages 108 - 110). I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #14, #15, and #16.

There is no school on **Thursday and Friday** because of the Teacher Convention.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Wednesday, October 25.


 * Week of October 2 - 6, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test. The students will be reminded that I will be grading notebooks tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the test on __Motion, Forces and Energy__, Chapters 1 & 2. I w ill be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #12 and #13, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** we will begin the next chapters in our textbook, Chapters 3 & 4. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes on pressure in fluids (pages 74 - 80).


 * Thursday** will be a lab activity on solving pressure problems. Then there will be class notes on Pascal's Principle (pages 90 - 92).


 * Friday** will be a lab activity making and using a Cartesian Diver.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Wednesday, October 25.


 * Week of September 25 - 29, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will finish the activity that was begun on Friday. Then there will be class notes on gravity. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #6, #7 and #8.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on Newton's Three Laws of Motion. There will be a lab activity also.


 * Wednesday** we will finish yesterday's lab, then start another lab activity.


 * Thursday** will be another lab activity. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Friday** will be another lab activity. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #9, #10, and #11.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Tuesday, October 3.


 * Week of September 18 - 22, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will have a lab activity to find the density of various objects.


 * Tuesday** we will begin the first chapters in our new textbook, __Motion, Forces and Energy.__ There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on motion (pages 6 - 13 and pages 22 -25). If there is time, the students will begin a lab activity on calculating average speed.


 * Wednesday** the students will finish yesterday's lab activity, then have class notes on momentum (pages 58 - 61). If there is time, we will begin another lab activity. This one will be on how to calculate momentum.


 * Thursday** we will finish yesterday's lab activity, then have class notes on forces and friction (pages 36 - 45).


 * Friday** there will be a lab activity to measure the force of friction.

The **test** on these chapters will be this Tuesday, October 3.


 * Week of September 11 - 15, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will finish the metric conversion activity that we started on Friday. Then there will be class notes (pages 52 - 54 in our textbook __The Nature of Science and Technology)__. The students will use the IFSMU format to solve density problems.


 * Tuesday** the students will finish the lab activity on density problems that was begun on Monday, then have some class notes to finish the chapter. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks on Tuesday to grade Activity Reports # 3 & #4. The students are expected to start studying for the Science test at least 3 days before the test day.


 * Wednesday** we will discuss how to do Science Journal entries and the students will start it in class time. If it is not finished in class, then it will be homework. The students are also expected to have the questions done for their study guide by tomorrow . These questions do NOT have to be fully written out, but the answers should be marked in their class notes for quick discussion of each of them tomorrow.


 * Thursday** is the review day for the test tomorrow. We will go through all the answers on the study guide. These are NOT the questions on the test, but the information contained in the answers will be on the test. Today the students should also bring all the vocabulary cards that they have created for all the words on the study guide. Those will be checked in class time.


 * Friday** is the first **test** of the year. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks again. This time I will grade Activity Report #5, as well as the first Science Journal entry.


 * Week of September 4 - 8, 2017 **
 * Monday** there is no school because of Labor Day.


 * Tuesday** the students will finish the lab activity that was started on Friday. This will be followed by class notes on the metric system (pages 48 -51 in our textbook __Nature of Science and Technology__).


 * Wednesday** there will be more class notes on the metric system on measuring volume and mass. I will be collecting the 6th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports # 1 and #2.


 * Thursday** there will be another lab activity.


 * Friday** will be class notes on converting one metric unit into another. This will be followed by doing a lab activity doing the same.

The **test** on this material will be on Friday, September 15.


 * Week of August 28 - Sept. 1, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will learn the names of the common equipment that we will use in the Science lab work throughout the course of the year. There will be a quiz on these names on Friday of this week. Spelling counts on this quiz!


 * Tuesday** will be the first class notes of the year. These will be on the Scientific Method (pages 13 - 21 in our current textbook, __The Nature of Science and Technology__). We will also review the names of the equipment.


 * Wednesday** we will review the names of the equipment that will be on the quiz on Friday. The students will also begin the first Activity of the year.


 * Thursday** we again will review the names of the equipment, then finish the Activity that was begun yesterday. The lab report on this Activity is to be finished up for homework. Remember to study for the quiz tomorrow, including the spelling of the words!


 * Friday** is the **quiz** on the names of the equipment. This will be followed by class notes on the metric system (pages 44 - 48, and page 54). The students will begin Activity #2 also.

Have a great Labor Day weekend!

The **test** on these chapters will be on Friday, September 15.


 * Week of August 23 - 25, 2017 **
 * Wednesday** will be the beginning of the year. Parents and students can come to each homeroom to meet the teachers and bring their school supplies to their homerooms.


 * Thursday and Friday** we will have regular classes for all subjects.