Lesson 1 - Monday, May 5
Today in science: After doing some practice questions (in form of a comprehensive Kahoot!) in preparation for the quiz, students took the Atoms, Elements, Molecules, & Compounds quiz (students could actually see their quiz scores in Veracross soon after the end of the school day!).
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 2 - Tuesday, May 6
Today in science: Students performed INV#13 – Separating Mixtures by working in teams of two. While students were required to draw/sketch what they observed under the microscope, Dr. M had some students take photos of the salt and sand samples and send them to him so that students could compare them to their drawings. Students can see these photos in the digital science notebook.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 3 - Wed, May 7 (D) & Thu, May 8 (E)
Today in science: Students concluded INV#13 – Separating Mixtures, by adding some Noticings, Wonderings, and “It Reminds Me Of…” statements. After writing down some key words for the upcoming investigations, they then had time to begin working on a new textbook assignment, ES7: “Mixtures,” pp. 72-73 (1-8). This assignment is due Friday.
Homework: Complete the ES7: “Mixtures,” pp. 72-73 (1-8) homework assignment for Friday.
Lesson 4 - Friday, May 9
Today in science: Students performed INV#14 – Salt Solution by working in teams of two. While working, students were asked to record how many grams of salt they were able to successfully dissolve in 150 mL of water during the lesson. At the end of the lesson, Dr. M collected team data in a Google Sheet.
Since students needed their science notebooks during the investigation, Dr. M collected students’ science notebooks, which contained last night’s homework assignment (ES7: “Mixtures,” pp. 72-73 (1-8)) at the end of the lesson.
Homework: There is no weekend science homework.
Announcements...
The DRIVING QUESTION of our current unit is: How can we bring something back that was there before?
D period homework collection days: Wednesday & Friday.
E period homework collection days: Tuesday & Thursday.
Including this week, there are four full weeks of science lessons remaining in the school year!