{"id":605,"date":"2020-02-24T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/robertl1\/?p=605"},"modified":"2020-02-24T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:51:26","slug":"monday-february-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/robertl1\/2020\/02\/24\/monday-february-24th\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, February 24th!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>6th Grade Science<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<br>This week, we\u2019ll be focusing our efforts on preparing for the <strong>Science Fair<\/strong>, which will take place on\u00a0<strong>May 4th, 2020<\/strong>. During this time, students will study the scientific method, examine the parts of a science fair display board, discuss lab reports, practice data organization and graphing, and gather research.  All science fair instructions, details, deadlines, and rubrics are available in Google Classroom.  In addition, students will be learning about common illnesses and the ways in which they can impact the human body. <br><strong><em>Homework<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><br><strong><em>2\/24\/20\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Work on your Science Fair Presentation Board assignment &#8211; Due Thursday (Feb. 27th)!<br><strong><em>2\/25\/20\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Complete your Common Illnesses project research (Steps 1 &amp; 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7th Grade ELA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<br>This week, we\u2019ll be discussing, practicing, and utilizing text dependent analysis (TDA) strategies to create evidence-based pieces of writing. We\u2019ll be comparing and contrasting different examples of TDA writing, and we\u2019ll discuss the reasons why authors must include a clear claim, evidence, and reasoning in their writing. Students should also continue working on\u00a0<strong>Book Project 3<\/strong>, which will be\u00a0<strong>due on Thursday, April 16th<\/strong>. All of the Book Project 3 instructions, details, deadlines, and the rubric are available in Google Classroom.<br><strong><em>Homework<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><br><strong><em>2\/24\/20\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Continue reading and working on Book Project 3!<br><strong><em>2\/25\/20\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Read for Book Project 3!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8th Grade STEM Apps<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<br>This week, we\u2019ll be focusing our efforts on preparing for the <strong>Engineering Design Fair<\/strong>, which will take place on\u00a0<strong>May 4th, 2020<\/strong>. During this time, students will explore topics, conduct research, and identify a real-world problem that will kick off their own Engineering Design Process. All engineering design fair instructions, details, deadlines, and rubrics are available in Google Classroom.  In addition, STEM Apps students will\u00a0be working with an educational computer programming website\u00a0 (Code.org) to use problem-solving skills to address computer science challenges, explore different types of educational websites, test their computer literacy skills, and study how information is transmitted between people and electronic devices. <br><strong><em>Homework<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><br><strong><em>2\/24\/20\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013  Work on your Engineering Design Fair Presentation Board assignment &#8211; Due Thursday (Feb. 27th)! <br><strong><em>2\/25\/20 \u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Work on your Engineering Design Fair Presentation Board assignment &#8211; Due Thursday (Feb. 27th)!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6th Grade Science\u00a0\u2013This week, we\u2019ll be focusing our efforts on preparing for the Science Fair, which will take place on\u00a0May 4th, 2020. 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