Lesson 1 - Monday, Sep 15 (E period - Dr. M absent)
Housekeeping: Dr. M did a Science Notebook check-in. In Veracross, this non-graded work will show as “Turned in/Not graded”) and influences students’ Effort mark rather than their Academic grade.
1. QW – There is no QW today
2. RA2.5 (Striped Bugs!) – Finish building a classification key from scratch (i.e., by starting with observations and/or measurements).
- Continuing from last Friday’s lesson, all three classes needed more time–some classes more than others–to compete their Striped Bugs classification key. Dr. M (or his Guest Teacher) collected students’ work before the end of the lesson.
Homework: Students unable to complete the Striped Bugs activity during today’s lesson have been asked to complete it at home for homework. Dr. M will collect their final question-based, Yes/No classification key at the start of Lesson 2.
Lesson 2 - Tuesday, Sep 16
Housekeeping: Collect RA2.5 (Striped Bugs)
1. QW#3 –
2. DQ3 (Groups within groups), DQ4 (Bugs), DQ5 (Animal or plant) – paper versions
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Homework:
Lesson 3 - Wed, Sep 17 (C, D) & Thu, Sep 18 (E)
Housekeeping: Text
Homework:
Lesson 4 - Friday, Sep 19
Housekeeping: Text
Homework: As per the TASIS MS school homework policy, there is no weekend science homework (due on Monday).
Announcements...
The DRIVING QUESTION of our current unit is: How does putting living things into groups help us learn about them (and why do scientists sometimes have to change those groups)?
#1 - Students who could not produce an approved Science Notebook should acquire one as soon as possible.
#2 - Interim science grades will be issued on Monday, 22 Sep.