Mr. Miller's Science BlogDearborn Public Schools

Mar 29th Online Learning Series Week #3

6th Grade : #6 Read the Newsela article about The Digestive System/ Write a 2-3 paragraph summary about what you learned. Then turn into Goggle Classroom.

#7 Watch the 3 provided videos on Body Systems and do a KWL for each video. Submit it on goggle classroom.

7th #6 Read the Newsela article on The Conservation of Energy in Nature. The write a 2-3 paragraph on what you learned about the topic. Submit it on goggle classroom.

#7 Watch the 3 videos provided then do a KWL for each video. Then submit it to goggle classroom.

8th Grade: #6 Read the Newsela article on The Climate Change Debate. Then do a CER by choosing Greta or Naomi’s point of view.

#7 Watch the 3 videos provided then do a KWL for each video.

Special Note: Stay safe and find time for the finer things in life. Like: Family, learning, or things you didn’t normally have time to do. JM

Mar 23rd Online Learning Series – Week Two

6th Grade: Assignment #4 Watch 3 M-Star videos on Ebola, Viruses, and spinach leaves. Then do a KWL about each video. See Google classroom for the details.

Assignment #5 Work on Data collection for your up and coming Science Fair project . Nothing to hand it. Just save it for later when we do the middle part of the board.

7th Grade: Assignment #4 M-Star Home assessment activity and questions. Observe/ Infer and answer the provided questions on the 4 houses shown. Details on goggle classroom.

Assignment #5 Start data collection for your Science fair project. Nothing to hand in, but save your results you will need them when we do the middle part of the science fair project

8th Grade: Assignment #4 PHET simulation on the Greenhouse effect/ Questions. Details on goggle classroom.

Assignment #5 Research/ CER on the Goldilocks Theory Details are on goggle classroom.

NOTE: Everyone stay home and stay safe! I’ve been asked what I’ve been doing lately so here’s my answer: Watching movies, Netflix, and Reading the book Until The End Of Time by Scientist Brian Greene.

Mar 18th Online Learning Series

Students, hope you all are safe and well away from this pathogen virus . Some of you need to start doing/finish your science work and hand it in. The card marking ends next week on the 27th. So you want to do your best these next few weeks. I check my google classroom and email every couple hours if you have a science based question. Mr. Miller

Mar 15th Online Learning Series For the Week of 3-16 to 3-20

Please go to my goggle classroom for all assignments. You should also use goggle classroom to hand in ALL assignments. It makes life easy on all of us! Plus it also helps keep track of your progress in this tough time. This will be updated every Monday and everything is due in Friday.

6th Grade 1) Research on Body systems activity 2) M-Star Videos and KWL activity following the 3 videos. 3) Science Fair Part One : Write your Experiment problem, hypothesis, and abstract.

7th Grade: 1) Research Activity on Natural Cycles 2) Comparing and contrasting of plant and animal life cycles activity. 3) Science Fair Part one: Write your Experiment problem, hypothesis, and abstract.

8th Grade : 1) Research and Global Climate Change 8.7 2) Bozeman video series/ KWL activity and reflection questions. 3) Essay on What I would say to a climate denier in order to convince them climate change is real.

Note: Students, please read, watch, write, and follow all directions for these assignments. Do them as assigned and you won’t get confused.

Mar 9th Weekly Wrap Up -3-9-20

6th Grade: M/ finish plant cells vs animal cells activity Tu/ M_Star Anchor videos on cells KWL. W/ M-Star Cell City Activity Th/ F Organization of Cells

7th Grade M/T M-star Dog Crate Poster Design Project/Share outs W/ Finish Share outs / test Review. Th/ Cluster Map _ Genetics F/ Genetics research activity.

8th grade: M/ Finish Information reading on Volcanoes/double entry journal. Tu/ W/Th Volcanoes Mini Unit F/Begin EQ tower project-blueprints.

Mar 3rd Weekly Update 3-2-20

6th Grade M/Tu Information on Cells W/ Cell Memory device Th/ Plant cells vs Animal cells F/ cell 3_D Project / Organization of Life activity

7th Grade M/Tu Heatstroke activity/Demo W/ M-Star dog crate blueprints Th/F Partner activity Dog Crate poster design/ Share outs

8th Grade M/ Plate boundaries activity/review Tu/ Student check M-Star quiz W/ Volcano Research Th/ Volcano draw/describe F/ Start on Tower design project blueprint.