Students compared the backs of seed packets and analyzed the grow zones for different plants/vegetables. We looked for patterns in the data. The worksheet is completed front and back and placed into the student’s binder. Color versions of the information needed are on this slideshow:
Assignment #13 was due in class. Students matched up examples of cause and effect and copied them into a t-chart with the correct labels.
Assignment #14 was homework. Students were required to write a short story with a beginning, middle, and end with any plot that the student wants as long as it includes an example of cause and effect. The student should underline the cause and effect in their story. It should be at least a half page long.
Today we had a pop quiz where students were asked to complete a decision matrix with information provided on their quiz. It was short and sweet! 15 points total…
After, students were asked to complete Frayer Models for vocabulary words we have not had a chance to define yet. There were 5 words to complete F.M. for after the quiz. Students who did not finish should finish theirs for homework. It is due tomorrow.
These definitions were posted on the board to help:
Pattern: Events that occur together and usually repeat.
Cause: An event that leads to a second event.
Effect: The second event in a series, which follows a cause
Other definitions can be found on Assignment #7.
*** Some students were asked to complete a larger version of a word for my word wall. How exciting that student work will be posted soon to help students see visuals for each word and reference the definitions frequently! Larger word wall versions were extra work for extra credit. Everyone is expected to do their 5 assigned words regardless of extra Word Wall work. Thank you! 🙂
The assignment in the slides was started and finished today, 9/26/19. Anywhere you see on the slides a piece of paper, copy the black questions and answer them. You also need a data table (linked below) to answer the questions labeled “data table.”
On Wednesday, we went over the rubric for this assignment which includes a student self-assessment for students to figure out which points they would get and which points are missing. I expect that the rubric is turned in with the poster.
ON THE BACK OF ASSIGNMENT #9
Claim: The best method to control the purple loosestrife is #___.
Evidence: Gather the evidence from your group members.
The total scores from my group were:
Method 1: ____
Method 2: ____
Method 3: ____
Method 4: _____
Reasoning: How does the evidence support your claim?
I know this is true because…
1st and 2nd hour – if you are here for the directions to the CER assignment I gave you, you’re in luck. You helped me realize that my students need more time figuring out the rating and score for their method. Your CER is no longer due on Monday… we are going to work on it in class.
All classes – What I expect you to have done coming into class on Monday on Assignment #9 (Loosestrife Town Hall assignment) is this:
Criteria is completely filled in on your decision matrix. It matches every group member’s paper because you picked the three criteria together.
Importance Value has been decided for each criteria. They add up to 10 and they match the numbers on your group’s papers because you decided on them together.
Rating: Your ratings will NOT match your group. You find a rating by following these steps:
Score: To calculate the score for each criteria, multiply the rating you just recorded by the importance value you assigned to that criteria. Write the result as that criteria’s score.
Total score: Once you have all 3 scores multiplied, add them together to get your method’s total score.
EVIDENCE: On the back of your paper, you can collect all of the evidence from your group for all four methods. This is the evidence portion of your CER.
This was what we did in class today. Lots of students struggled with figuring out the rating. We were not able to work on the CER completely today, so I moved it to Monday for ALL CLASSES, including first hour even though some people already turned theirs in. If you already finished your CER, you will be able to start on the last part of the assignment on Monday.
Assignment #7 – Sorting / Gluing Constraints & Criteria
Assignment #8 – CER – Snacks
CLAIM: ____________ is the best after school snack for our class.
EVIDENCE: “According to the data…”
REASONING: “I know this is true because…”
We worked on the problem ratings and decision matrix introduction in class for two days. Each hour’s document is listed below. If you were absent, open your class’s document to fill in what you missed. You may also need to get data from your group to fill in the missing parts of the tables we did together in groups in class. NOTE: There are questions at the bottom of each document that we finished in all classes except 3rd hour on 9/17. 3rd hour will finish these questions tomorrow!
ASSIGNMENT #6 – CLASS SPECIFIC PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR CLASS’S SPECIFIC DOCUMENT 🙂
Today we took a quiz on Systems and System Models.
ASSIGNMENT #5
After the quiz, there was an additional assignment to summarize one article of your choice from Science World Magazine in 3-5 sentences. If you were absent for the quiz, you are excused from the Sci World Magazine assignment.