{"id":314,"date":"2019-02-25T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/robertl1\/?p=314"},"modified":"2019-02-25T19:51:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:51:12","slug":"monday-february-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/robertl1\/2019\/02\/25\/monday-february-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, February 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>6th Grade Science<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<br \/>\nThis week, we\u2019ll be working on our cells and body systems unit to investigate similarities and differences between living and non-living organisms, learn about cell theory, and explore the microscopic world. We will also have a quiz on cells, cell parts, and cell functions on Friday, March 1st &#8211; students can prepare for the quiz by studying their science glossary terms, looking over their class notes, and reviewing their recent assignments.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Homework<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><em><br \/>\n<strong>2\/25\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Complete your Cells &amp; The Real World cell parts worksheet<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>2\/26\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Study for your Cells Quiz on Friday, March 1st &#8211; This will cover cells, cell parts, and cell functions<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7th Grade STEM Apps \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>This week, the 7th grade students will be putting their 2-D and 3-D modeling skills to the test by working on their Lego Dissection project.\u00a0 Students will gain practice with isometric and multi-view sketching, they will begin organizing and categorizing data, and they will test out their DIY instruction manuals with other teams. By the end of the week, students will create and present a Lego Dissection PowerPoint to the class, to discuss what they have learned through the process of creating a technical design manual.<br \/>\n<strong>Homework<\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>2\/25\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Finalize &amp; upload your Lego Dissection Manual (Phase 3) if you haven&#8217;t already, today is the late deadline for this project!<br \/>\n<strong>2\/26\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Brainstorm ideas for your presentation &#8211; PowerPoints must be uploaded to Google Classroom by Wednesday night (Feb. 27th) to present on Thursday, Feb. 28th!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8th Grade STEM Apps \u2013<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The 8th grade students will continue to gather ideas for the 8th grade Design Fair, which will take place in May 2019. During this time, students will explore topics, conduct research, and identify a real-world problem that will kick off their own Engineering Design Process. We will be working on prototype drawing this week to prepare for the Engineering Design Fair. We will have rolling drawing checks throughout the week, with a final Engineering Notebook check on Friday, March 1st during class.<br \/>\n<strong>Homework<\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>2\/25\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Complete your Isometric Drawing practice worksheet<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>2\/26\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Complete your Multi-view Drawing practice worksheets (Level 1 &amp; 2)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6th Grade Science\u00a0\u2013 This week, we\u2019ll be working on our cells and body systems unit to investigate similarities and differences between living and non-living organisms, learn about cell theory, and explore the microscopic world. 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