We begin our new unit this week! Students are to turn in their Catastrophic Events textbooks and composition notebooks.
They will be issued a new textbook and should bring in a new composition notebook.
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Click on the picture above to read the article in the Wednesday Journal about this tree that was recently cut down from the house next door to Mrs. Frick. email your answers to pfrick@op97.org
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CLASS GLOSSARY
ON-LINE SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS (Get access codes from your gmail or teacher)
GRADING RUBRIC
- 10 - A++: Outstanding, above and beyond expectations!
- 9 - A: Excellent, fulfilled all requirements, shows pride in work!
- 8 - B: Good Job! Shows effort. May be missing 1-2 requirements.
- 7 - C: Satisfactory, did minimal amount of work, may be missing 3 or more requirements.
- 6 - D: Unsatisfactory. Incomplete, missing all requirements/did not follow directions.
SCIENCE CURRICULUM
TEN STUDY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
1. Write in complete sentences, restate the question as part of the answer.
2. Support answers with specific, detailed examples, facts and figures.
3. Summarize information with One Sentence Summary Frames.
4. Organize information with Concept Maps and Power Outlines. Inspiration Software is great for this.
5. Summarize information into Tables and Charts.
6. Make Venn Diagrams to compare things.
7. Create Sequence Chains to put events in order.
8. Make Flash Cards to memorize facts.
9. Make T-Charts to organize main ideas and supporting examples and details.
10. Study for short segments of time several times per day frequently. Don't wait until the last minute!
2. Support answers with specific, detailed examples, facts and figures.
3. Summarize information with One Sentence Summary Frames.
4. Organize information with Concept Maps and Power Outlines. Inspiration Software is great for this.
5. Summarize information into Tables and Charts.
6. Make Venn Diagrams to compare things.
7. Create Sequence Chains to put events in order.
8. Make Flash Cards to memorize facts.
9. Make T-Charts to organize main ideas and supporting examples and details.
10. Study for short segments of time several times per day frequently. Don't wait until the last minute!
ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY FRAMES
DESCRIPTION: A ___ is a kind of ___ that......
COMPARE/CONTRAST: ___ and __ are similar in that they both........ but ___........ while ___..........
SEQUENCE: __ begins with ...... continues with ..... ends with ....
PROBLEM/SOLUTION: ____ wanted ........ but ........ so ........
CAUSE/EFFECT:____ happens (or causes) because .........
COMPARE/CONTRAST: ___ and __ are similar in that they both........ but ___........ while ___..........
SEQUENCE: __ begins with ...... continues with ..... ends with ....
PROBLEM/SOLUTION: ____ wanted ........ but ........ so ........
CAUSE/EFFECT:____ happens (or causes) because .........
Ready for Blast Off!
EXTRA CREDIT: BIGGEST TREE IN OAK PARK CUT DOWN! HOW OLD WAS THIS TREE? HOW BIG WAS IT?
Click on the picture above to read the article in the Wednesday Journal about this tree that was recently cut down from the house next door to Mrs. Frick. email your answers to pfrick@op97.org
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