Mr. Kerr's 8th & 7th Grade Science

Detroit Pistons Assembly today.

I have scheduled my science test for December 6th.  It is on Chapter 1 & 2 in the text book.  Here is the PP again.  Do NOT worry about labeling the cell that will NOT be on the test since we already had a quiz on that.

Chapter 1 Cells The Basic Units of Life & Chapter 2 The Cell in Action Power Point 6th

We will be doing a few experiments before then, however expect a Study Guide that goes along with the PP and the text on Wednesday or Friday.

Cells Study Guide

There then will more than likely be a Geography Test the week after.

HaPPy ThAnKsGiViNG!

It was so nice to meet so many parents at conferences.  I think it is always a wonderful opportunity to discuss your child’s progress to ensure that we are both on the same page. 🙂

Its only a two day school week… no school Wednesday, Thursday or Friday! Have fun.

We are finishing up on our Gummy Bear Lab on Osmosis this week and will do Mitosis (cell division) when we get back from break.  I am thinking a test November 29th or 30th, but lets see how Tuesday goes.  We also started a new Chapter in Global Studies last week and will continue with that Monday.  We will be looking at climate zones, latitude/longitude, seasons, rotation & revolution of the Earth.

Here is the Power Point for Chapter 2 Geography Chapter 2 The World in Spatial Terms Power Point

I have been checking work over the weekend and I am still finding students are not putting their names on papers… its unacceptable… so as of last week students will lose 5% on their paper after they claim it from the “no name” bin.  It is the first thing you should do.

I am hoping I will have ALL C.E.R.’s checked and recorded before the break.  A handful of students did not not turn this SUMMATIVE paper in.  This is not good.  As I mentioned in conferences summative grades need to be given the biggest attention and should NEVER not be done as well if your test grade happens to be lower than a 90% then you should always retake it.  I am giving you a redo… take advantage of it.

Be sure to clean out your lockers before the break.

Go Blue! Beat OSU… Revenge Tour 2018.

Thank you all for coming to Parent/Teacher Conferences yesterday and I hope those that we did not see we will see you tomorrow at 3:30-6:30 PM.  It really is a great way for us to meet you and discuss academics and behavior.

Also, I extended the Geography C.E.R. to its due date for tonight.  Students must share it with me on Google Doc so I can grant access to it.  I highly recommend that students peer edit and proof read before sharing it.  This will be a summative grade and we will have four these throughout the school year.  There is info on how to be successful that in the previous entry.

Please bring canned good in for donations.

Finally, I am flabbergasted with the amount of “no name” papers I have especially on the more recent science fold-able on the levels of organization.  This is an elementary skill NOT something middle school students should be doing and is unacceptable.  I have about 20 or so.

I hope students enjoyed their day of yesterday for Election Day and studied for their geography test which is today on Chapter 1.  The finished Study Guide is due today as well (answers were posted on the previous entry).  The retakes for this test is Friday before or after school.

Parent Teacher Conferences are next week Monday 4:00-7:00 PM and Wednesday 3:30-6:30 PM.

Raffle Tickets went home this week in Advisory.  Also, if you can donate canned goods or a board game for those unfortunate.

We started working on our first C.E.R. today on global issues (due Tuesday) here is a C.E.R. Checklist Power Point that I like to reference to help students in their writing, along with a word document for answering yes or no to questions relating to their C.E.R.’s.

C.E.R. Power Point Checklist

C.E.R. Checklist

We had our science cell quiz on cells today.  The retake is Thursday before and after school.  Also, the 1st quarter ends Friday so all grades must be in, late assignments and retakes must be done by the end of the school day Friday.

The day of the cell quiz I had a flip book due it is worth 25 points and the last assignment for science in the 1st quarter… 15 students didn’t put their names on them.  CLAIM THEM BEFORE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY!

Halloween is tomorrow! Along with the PBIS Celebration for Cider & Donuts.

There is NO SCHOOL next Tuesday.

A study guide went home yesterday which is due this Friday for our unit test in geography next Wednesday.  Here is a copy of the Study Guide and the link to the Kahoot! which we are doing tomorrow.

Study Guide Chapter 1 Geography 2018

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/5c921908-d156-4f35-8be6-ff24d6e3de54

We did a pre-test today on all of the geography main concepts for the year and will retake it again in the spring.  There were some questions on it that will reappear on the test that counts Wednesday.

It was a glorious weekend and all is right in the universe… Go Blue!

We practiced a Lock Down Drill Today.

Pink Out is this Friday!

The science cell iLearn quiz is next Tuesday… look at the Power Point (slides 1-14), the cell diagram, Interactive Notebooks & Kahoot.  Also, here are the two sites we used in class last week.

https://https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_game.htm

https://https://www.purposegames.com/game/animal-cell-organelles-labeling-interactive-game

Here is the Kahoot! link, ONLY look at questions 1-25. The other questions are for the upcoming lessons in the textbook.

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/6cb79af0-af9b-45cb-9dd3-b9f4084e4601

HaLLoWeeN is next Wednesday.

The 1st Quarter ends next week on November 2nd.

 

The retakes for The 5 Themes of Geography Quiz is tomorrow before school (7:30 AM) or after school (3:05 PM).

There is a late start this Wednesday.

We are having a science iLearn pretest on ALL the main standards and power objectives Thursday.  This does NOT count as a grade, but will give the 6th grade science department an idea of what 6th graders know and don’t.  It will take the whole block time, is timed and is 50 questions.

Here is the Power Point for Cells Chapter 1 & a diagram on the parts of the cell…. also, congratulations to Block 3 for every student getting their text book covered! 🙂

Chapter 1 Cells The Basic Units of Life & Chapter 2 The Cell in Action Power Point 6th

There will be a 20 point iLearn quiz on October 30th on the parts of a cell it will look very similar to the picture above (without the names) and have definitions in a matching section.

The 1st quarter ends November 2nd.

Go Blue! Beat MSU!

The 5 Themes of Geography flip-book is due Thursday (plenty of time was given today, but not everyone finished).

The 5 Themes of Geography short iLearn Quiz is Thursday.  PP, Kahoot!, videos are all on previous entries.  Here is the video we watched today.

And the retake for this quiz is next Tuesday (October 16th) before (7:20 AM) or after school (3:05 PM).

FYI There is a half-day this Friday 11:00 AM dismissal. 🙂

 

The OK2SAy Assembly is tomorrow at 8:20 AM.

We will be having a 6th grade geography quiz on the 5 Themes of Geography next Thursday.  We are starting that along with mapping coordinates using longitude and latitude tomorrow.

Here is the link for Kahoot! for The 5 Themes & the Power Point.

The 5 Themes of Geography

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/af7345a8-600f-473e-9020-d90b722ee297

Try watching this video…

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=5+themes+of+geography+fortnite

We also will be ending our Engineering Unit in Science this week and beginning Life Science next week. 🙂

There is a half-day next Friday on the 12th.

There is only one month before the quarter ends so keep up on all your grades and homework for all your classes.  Don’t fall behind. 🙁 If you are having difficulty see your teachers.

FYI I will be giving out my Progress Reports for social studies and science by the end of the week for those with a C- or lower.  They must be signed and returned by Monday (8th).

The last few days we worked on our Index Card and the Marshmallow Toothpick Activity. (see pics below)

Many students missed the Bell Work questions today. Here there are below in the attachment.

Bell Work 092518

There is a Geography quiz tomorrow on Geographic Inquiry.

PBIS Kick Ball Celebration is tomorrow.

FYI Progress Reports will be coming out in a few weeks.

We have a state funded Assembly next Wednesday called “OK to Say” about being safe in a digital world forms went out in advisory.

  

Retakes for the Geography Quiz are this Friday (28th) before and after school (7:30 AM/3:05 PM).