Monday, Oct 13 (No school)
Housekeeping: —
Homework: —
Lesson 1 - Tue, Oct 14 (B) & Wed, Oct 15 (H)
Housekeeping: Students still needing time to complete their Unit 7.1 Quiz were given time to do so, but this also meant Dr. M couldn’t return students’ graded tests until all Grade 7 students (in both of his two periods) have completed it. By lunchtime, however, students were able to see their Quiz scores in Veracross.
1. On the heels of the Monte Generoso QuickWrite completed during Parent’s Day (QW#5), students were asked to prepare their Science Notebooks for a new investigation, INV#2 – Watery Rock, in which we are asking the question, “What happens when rain falls upon the exposed rocks atop Monte Generoso?”
2. Students created a data table in their notebooks in which to collect data, including both the “Wet mass” (today) and “Dry mass” (in the next lesson). Each table was also asked to set up additional trial testing a known rock type (i.e., sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous).
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 2 - Wed, Oct 15 (B) & Thu, Oct 16 (H)
Housekeeping: None
1. Continuing our work in INV#2 – Watery Rock, students collected the mass data resulting from soaking their rocks in water for approx. 24 hours. Although students were required to record this data in their own notebook, Dr. M also recorded students data in a Google Sheet. In this Google Sheet, Dr. M used his special spreadsheet skills to color code the results of this investigation for B period, H period, and (Mr. Barry’s) C period class(es) so that students could write some “Results” and “Conclusions” statements.
Homework: Students have been asked to watch a “Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition” video housed in the Google Science Classroom, which requires them to fill out a pre-made notes template and submit the assignment to the Google Science Classroom when done.
Lesson 3 - Thu, Oct 16 (B) & Fri, Oct 18 (H)
Housekeeping: H period students mentioned that the second page of last night’s video homework assignment was difficult to complete.
1. We used the investigation results of all three Merritt-Barry science classes, B, C & H periods, to create INV#3 – Watery Rock (Model Test), a master “Campus Rock Predictor Model,” with which we might predict how a random collection of rocks might behave when submerged in water for a pre-determined period of time. On Monday, we hope to collect our new rock mass data, record it in our Google Sheet, and determine the accuracy of our model. We then hope to be able to finally answer the Research Question we asked in INV#2: What happens when rain falls upon the exposed rocks atop Monte Generoso?
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 the Earth recycle and remake the materials of our planet, from the deep core to the surface we walk on?
B period homework collection days: Tuesday & Thursday.
H period homework collection days: Wednesday & Friday.
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