Lesson 1 - Monday, May 18
Today in science: Students continued building their Tiny Cardboard houses today. Although most teams were still busy assembling their cardboard structures, a few teams began assembling their circuitry in preparation for adding it to their structures. In E period, one team even began installing some of their switches and wires!
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 2 - Tuesday, May 19
Today in science: Students continued building their Tiny Cardboard houses today. Most teams were busy assembling their cardboard structures AND planning, testing, and installing their circuitry. In C period, we also did a quick review at the start of the lesson about series circuits.
It was announced in all three periods that the final Tiny Cardboard house inspection will take place in class on Friday. This inspection will result in two final project grades, one for each individual team member and one for the group as a whole.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 3 - Wed, May 20 (C, D) & Thu, May 21 (E)
Today in science: In preparation for their final Tiny Cardboard house inspection, students continued their construction processes today.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 4 - Friday, May 22
Today in science: It’s Tiny Cardboard house inspection day! The Lead Inspector will assess each house to see if the circuit systems meet the client’s specifications.
Homework: As per the TASIS MS school homework policy, there is no science homework due on Monday.
Announcements...
The Driving Questions for UNIT 6.7 (Electricity & Circuits) is: How do the properties of electricity allow us to design and build circuits that control energy and power our world?
C & D period homework collection days: Wednesday & Friday.
E period homework collection days: Tuesday & Thursday.
KWoW - There is no KWoW this week.