6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be focusing on our heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks.
Homework –
10/17 – Finish your thermal energy task card answers
10/18 – Review your science glossary terms (study)

STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be working on our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time. This week, we’ll be researching power grid systems to investigate how a city’s infrastructure could be affected by a natural disaster.
Homework –
10/17 – Study for the power grid quiz on Thursday
10/18 – Complete IXL 7-C.3 – Use Data from Tests to Compare EDP (95% minimum). If this is an IXL you completed last year, please re-do it – this is a great way to refresh and review skills.

6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be focusing on our heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks.
Homework –
10/15 – No homework today! Have a great day! 🙂
10/16 – Finish the Misconceptions About Temperature Lab Report

STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be working on our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time. This week, we’ll be researching power grid systems to investigate how a city’s infrastructure could be affected by a natural disaster.
Homework –
10/15 – Finish your Methods of Generating Electricity Research Grid Worksheet & Study for the quiz on Thursday, Oct 18th.
10/16 – Finish the Electrical Grid WebQuest & Study for the quiz on Thursday, Oct 18th.

6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be focusing on our heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks. Students should also spend some time reviewing their science glossary (vocab) terms and reviewing their notes to prep for our next quiz on Monday, Oct 15th.
Homework –
10/10 – Complete your C-E-R worksheet (Thermal Energy Transfer) & study your science glossary terms (vocab), class notes, and homework to prep for the quiz on Monday, Oct 15th. Please take a moment to complete the U of M survey linked in our Google Classroom as well!
10/11 – Study your science glossary terms (vocab), class notes, and homework to prep for the quiz on Monday, Oct 15th.

STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be working on our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time. As we continue our research of natural disasters, we’ll be working on a 2-paragraph essay to detail our findings. Each paragraph will need to be 4-6 sentences long. The edited, typed, and printed final draft of this essay will be due on Monday, Oct 15th.
Homework –
10/10 – Finish your Future City two-paragraph essay rough draft. We’ll be using this draft for a writer’s workshop/peer editing session on Thursday.
10/11 – Work on the final draft of your Future City mini essay. The final draft needs to be edited, typed, and in a final draft format (including two 4-6 sentence paragraphs, 3 sources, 1 quote, and source citations at the bottom of the page). The final draft is due in class on Monday, Oct 15th.

Hi STEMbots Robotics Team!

This is just a reminder that we’ve got our first STEMbots meeting after school tomorrow in Ms. Roberts’ room from 2:30-4pm.  At that time, I’ll be providing a meeting calendar for the rest of October, and we’ll chat about our first robotics challenge.

I’m looking forward to seeing you soon!

6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be focusing on our heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks. Students should also spend some time reviewing our science glossary (vocab) terms and reviewing their notes to prep for our next quiz on Monday, Oct 15th.
Homework –
10/9 – Complete the Temp, Thermal Energy & Heat Guided Reading Worksheet #1-18.
10/10 – Complete your C-E-R worksheet (Thermal Energy Transfer) & study your science glossary terms (vocab), class notes, and homework to prep for the quiz on Monday, Oct 15th.

STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be working on our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time. As we continue our research of natural disasters, we’ll be working on a 2-paragraph essay to detail our findings. Each paragraph will need to be 4-6 sentences long. The final, typed & printed draft of this essay will be due on Monday, Oct 15th.
Homework –
10/9 – Finish two research organizer worksheets – one for each natural disaster you are focusing on.
10/10 – Finish your Future City two-paragraph essay rough draft. We’ll be using this draft for a writer’s workshop/peer editing session on Thursday.

CONGRATULATIONS,
2018-2019
STEMBOTS ROBOTICS TEAM!

1. Abir Bazzi (6^th)
2. Muntadher Shammar (6^th)
3. Rewa Harb (6^th)
4. Jeremy Paddock (6^th)
5. Stavros Stylianou (6^th)
6. Hasan Tai (7^th)
7. Hassan Zalghout (7^th)
8. Hassan Chami (7^th)
9. Hussein Srour (8^th)
10. Selene Beydoun (8^th)
11. Mark Struman (8^th)
12. Ayah Naimi  (8^th)

Hey team!
Our first team meeting will take place in
Ms. Roberts’ room on
Wednesday, October 10^th from 2:15-4:00pm.

Please clear your schedule and plan to be here for our first meeting –
this is when we’ll discuss our monthly meeting schedule, we’ll learn about
this year’s robotics challenge, we’ll brainstorm ideas, and inventory our supplies.

6th Grade Science –
This week, we’ll be focusing on our a heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks.
Homework –
10/3 – Complete your Modeling Molecule Movement Lab Report
10/4 – Work on IXL Science – 7.I.1 – Predict heat flow and temperature changes (90% minimum)
10/5 – No weekend homework! 🙂

STEM Apps –
This week, we’ll be working on our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time. Today, we began the research process, which requires students to examine natural disasters that could impact a city. We’ll have a quick check-in during class on Thursday (Oct 4th) to see how our research process is moving along.
Homework –
10/3 – Work on IXL Science – 7.C.1 – Identifying Parts of the EDP (90% minimum)
10/4 – Finish your IXL Science – 7.C.1 – Identifying Parts of the EDP (90% minimum)
10/5 – No weekend homework! 🙂

6th Grade Science –
Today, we kicked off a heat, temperature, and thermal energy unit. We’ll continue to explore the topic of thermal energy in discussions, activities, and experiments over the next few weeks.
Homework –
10/1 – Review your new science glossary terms to familiarize yourself with the new vocab.
10/2 – Finish your Temperature Scales Lab Report if you do not complete this in class.

STEM Apps –
Today, we kicked off our Future City unit, where students will be challenged to address global issues and come up with feasible solutions as they work in teams to design and create a city 100+ years ahead of our time.
Homework –
10/1 – Brainstorm ideas as you begin to think about your Future City.
10/2 – Finish your Future City KWL chart if you do not complete this in class.

6th Grade Science –
Today, we finished up our bridge building project, by delivering our PowerPoint presentations. Students also took a quiz that covered the material we’ve learned in our engineering & design unit.
Homework –
9/28 – No weekend homework, see you on Monday! 🙂

STEM Apps –
Today, we finished up our Geometrocity Project, by delivering our PowerPoint presentations.
Homework –
9/28 – No weekend homework, see you on Monday! 🙂

Calling all student makers, engineers, programmers, and robotics fans!

We’re looking for 6-8th grade candidates for our STEMbots competitive robotics team! Applications are currently posted outside of Miss Roberts’ classroom (187B) and in Google Classroom.

Candidates must have a completed application returned to Miss Roberts by 2:15pm on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd!

Thank you for all of your enthusiasm and support!