Miki Kapisi

Power of One final PSAs were due into Edmodo  Sunday, May 3rd – Mrs. Nish & I are looking forward to seeing your awesome projects.

Week of 5/4-5/8
Mon., 5/4 – Unit 3 reflection, set up Unit 4 & design and print end-of-unit graphic
HMWK – finish anything not finished in class from above & think of a plan to make a DNA model with your group & check around your home for recyclable items to use to build it.
Tues., 5/5 – Plan DNA model with your group.  It must hang or stand on its own, as well as, have two twists in it.
HMWK – Bring in supplies for your DNA model
Wed., 5/6 – Work on group DNA projects
HMWK – Prepare for oral presentation of Power of One project
Thurs., 5/7 & Fri., 5/8 – Project presentations

Please help Tai, Mele, Kapena & Kaʻale with their Power of One project by watching their video and taking their survey.  Please also share it with all the middle schoolers you know so they can get the community to help them.

Video: http://goo.gl/ZFwAfJ

Survey:http://goo.gl/4OfYoi

Mon., 4/13 – Drama – One Minute Challenge – Using your vocabulary word you did your Frayer model on – possible quiz Friday

Tues., 4/14 – Power Point on Chesapeake Bay & Activity #1
HMWK FOR TUES., WED., & THURS. NIGHT….Collaborate on Googledocs with Power of One group to solidify your challenge and brainstorm solutions
Wed. 4/15 – Activity #2
HMWK – SEE ABOVE )TUES
Thurs., 4/16 – Activity #3
Fri., 4/17 – Open book ASSESSMENT on Chesapeake Bay activities & Power of One group discussions

4th quarter – Week #3 (4/6-4/11)
Mon., 4/6 – Notebook set up.  Power of One – set up Google doc for collaboration on project.   Decide on one more question & then assign each person 2 questions to research – write names on the doc as to who is doing what.  Mr. Seraphine to come & share resources and the best ways to search for valid information.
HMWK – Research & answer YOUR two questions in Google docs & answer questions on pg. 73 in notebook
Tues., 4/7 – We will go over the rubric for the Power of One project so you know what is expected from the beginning & continue research for this project.  Introduce PSA project that will be due the end of class on Thurs.  This PSA should be a 30sec. – 2min long video to make sure everyone knows what your question is and what your challenge is.  You are trying to get people emotionally connected so they get behind your project.  Use text, stills, video, music.  Lastly, you will complete a short voc. questionnaire.
HMWK – Continue research for project, complete networking wksht on pg75 of your notebook & begin PSA
Wed. – PSA work as a group for half of the class and drama with voc. for the second half.
HMWK – PSA
Thurs. – PSA due at the end of class.
HMWK – NONE

Week #10 (3/9-3/13)

Mon., 3/9 – Groups to work on body system project – should be putting information into Google Slides – preparing to share on Wed.
HMWK – work on your portion of the project
Tues., 3/10 – Last day to work on body system project – prepare to share tomorrow
HMWK – project is due on Google Slides by 10:00 P.M.
Wed. 3/11 (Chapel schedule) Share projects on body systems
HMWK – None
Thurs. – Finish human body presentations
HMWK – Study for quiz on pgs. 50-51 of your notebook
Fri. – More work with the body systems & body system quiz

Week #9 (3/2-3/6)
Mon., 2/2 – Wanted Poster on cell organelle & mitosis drawing from microscope
HMWK – Mitosis Quiz – be able to name the different stages of mitosis and fill in the blanks in the description of the phase & Wanted Poster due Wed. 3/4

Tues., 2/3 – Quiz on Mitosis & A Touch of Neuroscience
HMWK – Wanted Poster
Wed. 2/4 – Intro to body systems – design a page in your notebook with body cut outs & group research on a particular system to share with the class
HMWK – Body System research & Notebook reflection (Due Fri.)
Thurs. – Finish self-reflection & Neuroscience Lab
HMWK – Design body system pages 50-51 & Notebook reflection
Fri. – Introduction to group work on a particular body system/group leader to set up Google Slides and students to read assignment on Edmodo.

Week #8 (2/23-2/27)
Mon., 2/23 – Finish microscope lab & cell sheets
HMWK – Notebook work finished, complete with reflections for A5, A6, and A7
Tues., 2/24 – analogies, movie & Kahoot on cells
HMWK – Finish analogies
Wed., 2/25 – Mitosis process –  reading & movie – Drama
HMWK – Notebook ready for collection
Thurs., 2/26 – Continue drama on mitosis
HMWK – Notebooks collected – no homework
Fri., 2/27 -Change of plan – Video on Viruses & exploration on medmyst.rice.edu
HMWK – None

Week #7 (2/16-2/20)
Mon., 2/16 – Presidents’ Day Holiday
Tues., 2/17 – Water conservation poster self-reflection, KWL – Chart – what do you already know about cells?, Fish scavenger hunt – finish up & prepare to share in a small group & then dramatize & finish A1-A4 Reflections
HMWK – A1-A4 Reflections on Aha page & Answer question on page 34 – How do the structures of organisms contribute to life’s functions?
Wed., 2/18 – Computer work – Cells Alive & begin microscope work with cells
HMWK – Finish Cells Alive if you didn’t finish in class
Thurs., 2/19 – Compare & Contrast plant and animal cells/Microscope work
HMWK – work on unfinished notebook work
Fri., 2/20 – Finish up microscope work & compare & contrast sheet

Week #6 (2/9-2/12)
Mon., Feb. 9 – Work on the Phylum Flip sheets – each flip should have a picture and at least 2 characteristics of that phylum & study definition of life given in class for a quiz on Wed.
HMWK – Study for the quiz Wed. on the definition of life & finish Phylum Flips
Tues. Feb. 10 – Dramatize new vocabulary in the definition of life to prepare for the quiz THURSDAY & Complete – Vocabulary Word Map worksheet using the words listed below (pg. 33 of notebook) & draw pictures or symbols to represent those words on page 32 of notebook – use color & draw large for the following words:
1. enzymes
2. metabolize
3. hereditary
4. adapts
5. homeostasis
HMWK – Study for quiz on Thurs. (needed to post-pone it)
Wed., Feb. 11 – Invertebrate Phyla Packet comparison, spawning video by NOAA & scavenger hunt groups
HMWK – STUDY FOR QUIZ – memorize the properties of life & know under what conditions a virus is considering living and be able to explain it.
Thurs., Feb. 12 – (I am attending an all day workshop on Challenge-Based learning) Quiz & Research scavenger hunt – form & function.  Reflections for A2 & A3 should be complete
Fri., Feb. 12 – No school

 

Week #5 (2/2-2/6)
Mon., Feb. 2 – Peer edit notebooks for collection (p.2 today & p.6 tomorrow) & work on water conservation posters.
HMWK – water conservation posters/completed entry form given in class due Thurs.
Tues., Feb. 3 – Is It Alive?  Work on coming up with a definition of life & then testing it against different things & practice concentration
HMWK – Water conservation poster/completed entry form due Thurs.
Wed., Feb. 4 – I will have a substitute again…sorry.  Invertebrate phylum flip sheets
HMWK – Poster & entry form due tomorrow (Thurs.)
Thurs., Feb. 5 – What is Alive? This is an activity using the definition of life you wrote.  Activity questions -using the properties of life grid to help us focus in on your definition of life
HMWK – wear your RED SHIRT TOMORROW
Fri., Feb. 6 – Red Fri. – no regular classes happening today.  You can leave your bag & computer at home.

 

Week #4 (1/26-1/30)
Mon., 1/26 – Finish prepping for experiment – procedures tested to make sure they are clear & a data chart is ready.
HMWK – Reflections for A1, A2, A3-4 & A6 completed – your notebook will be collected soon – make sure it’s complete and done well.
Tues.,  1/27 – EXPERIMENT TIME!!!  Complete tests on mealworms & collect data
HMWK – Self-assessment – “How did I do?” – worksheet
Wed., 1/28 – Practice writing a conclusion, Introduction to Reef Relationships (contest), set up notebook for Unit 2
HMWK – Write a conclusion for mealworm experiment and attach it to page 18 (so it flips & I can read what is under the page)
Thurs., 1/29 – I will be gone to Molokai for the Makahiki games.  Uncle Russell will substitute today & tomorrow.  Wksht – Follow that Topic, contest prep & design visuals to go with new unit
Fri., 1/30 – Pick a Reef Relationship – research –  online, as well as, books & write about it.
HMWK – continue planning/thinking about reef relationships

 

Week #3 (1/19-1/23)
Mon. 1/19 – Holiday
Tues. 1/20 – Mealworm experiment – Putting all the information you learned about controls and variables to the test!  Each student will observe mealworms in class and then complete a lab write up in their notebook by Fri. & work on concentration skills – a drama grade will be given on Fri. for the work students have completed on cooperation & concentration.
HMWK – Complete the WHOLE first page of the lab write-up.  Three hypothesis should be written in “IF….THEN…” format.
Wed. 1/21 – Watch a video on Control & Variables & continue on mealworm experiment  – select hypothesis to test and identify the control and variable in your experiment.  Drama – work on concentration – Level 4
HMWK – I prefer that you work on your procedures in class together.  So tonight think it out and have some ideas in your mind ready to write down Fri. with your group.
Thurs. 1/22 – Lego activity – practice writing procedures (Mrs. Kapisi will be out)
HMWK – Think of a way to collect the data from your experiment – how will your chart look?  Have ideas ready to share with your group as far as your procedures go.
Fri. 1/23 – Finish writing procedures for lab – be ready to experiment MONDAY & finish lego activity

Week #2 (1/12-1/16)
Mon. 1/12 – Classwork – Notebook set up & Drama introduction
HMWK – U1A1P10 Reflection

Tues. 1/13 – Classwork – Scientific Method introduction & Drama – cooperation
HMWK – Vocabulary flips & study for quiz Fri.

Wed. 1/14 – Classwork – practice identifying controls & variables & Drama – Cooperation
HMWK – Quiz Fri. on voc & using the scientific method

Thurs. 1/15 – Classwork – Scientific Language & Drama – cooperation
HMWK – Study for quiz

Fri. 1/16 – Classwork – Statement sort power point on scientific language & quiz & Drama – cooperation
HMWK – none

Happy New Year & welcome to a new semester of Science!!

Wed. 1/7 – Classwork – Introductions ,name game & drama procedures
HMWK – Get parent letter signed & answer questions on self with complete sentences – worksheet

Thurs. 1/8 –
Classwork – Scavenger Hunt, T-shirt design explanation & notebook set up
HMWK – T-shirt (Due Mon.) & signed parent letter due tomorrow

Fri. 1/9
Classwork – Work on t-shirt & “I am a Scientist” drawing
HMWK – finish t-shirt by Mon.

 

http://goo.gl/cNDKgs

 

Ethan, Isaiah & Thomas have a survey they would like you to take –
http://goo.gl/QtZXeX

Help out  Konnor, Izak & Rio with their Water Conservation Project by taking their SECOND survey.  Mahalo

http://goo.gl/w4SOHW

 

 

WEEKEND WORK – Dec.5th-Dec.7th
Please highlight your “Aha Connection Page” and then work on the Connection Reflection sheet on page 70 in your notebook.  If you are done with your Power of One project, you should also work on the Reflection for that on page 71.  This will be due on Wed., 12/10.  Final Power of One presentations will be on Tues., Dec. 9th.  You will have limited class time on Mon. to work on these.

***Also, be thinking about supplies you have you have on hand that could be used to build a DNA model.  You will be planning how your group wants to build a DNA model on Mon. and working on it Tues.

Dec. 1st – Dec. 5th

Mon. – Flow of Matter & Energy worksheets in notebook, reflections for A4 &A5 & project work
HMWK (12/1) Finish first two worksheets of Matter & Energy & complete reflections.  Projects are due Dec. 9th as well.
Tues. – Continue Flow of Matter & Energy circles in notebook/video – nitrogen/carbon cycles
HMWK (12/2) Reflections for A6 & A7/Power of One project due Dec. 9th
Wed. (12/3) Photosynthesis Project – show you understand photosynthesis & respiration through writing a recipe, song or flyer.
HMWK (12/3) Power of One project – due Dec. 9th
Thurs. (12/4) Work on photosynthesis/Respiration project  in class
HMWK (12/4)  Photosynthesis/respiration project due at the end of class on Friday & the Power of One due on Dec. 9th
Fri. (12/5) Unit 3 connections/reflections for A7-8 & final touches on photosynthesis/respiration project

 

Help out  Konnor, Izak & Rio with their Water Conservation Project by taking their SECOND survey.  Mahalo

http://goo.gl/w4SOHW

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!  Congratulations to the many groups who have completed their Power of One Projects.  The due date is Dec.9th – make sure your group is communicating with each other AND me and getting the final touches together for however you are reaching out in the community.  DO NOT wait until the last minute.

Each group will identify ONE leader that will save and submit the groupʻs proposal that was written together – EVERYONE SHOULD GIVE INPUT tomorrow during class.   On 11/12 you should be filling the form out yourself but DO NOT SUBMIT it – leave it open on your desk top and bring it to class to have group discussion.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PaNTD4_GqGmi85vd9DUdF7G9IzCzjbb0mEgXofls0hw/viewform?usp=send_form

Nov.12-Nov.14
Mon.11/10 – In-service day
Tues. 11/11 – Veteranʻs Day
Wed. 11/12 – Intro to Chesapeake Bay Unit & 1-5 Activity Questions in class
HMWK 11/12 – collaborate with teammates on Power of One project proposal
Thurs. 11/13 – Use http://piktochart.com to show data from survey & collaborate on Project for proposal due tomorrow (Fri) at the end of class
HMWK 11/13 – Project Proposal Due at the end of class Fri.
Fri. 11/14 – Begin Act. Sheet #2& Project Proposal – due at the end of class
HMWK 11/14 – NONE

Nov.3-Nov.7

We are currently working on collecting data for the Power of One Project.  Please help students by going to the Survey Linksʻ subheading at the top of the blog homepage and taking as many as you have time for.  Thank you!!  This is an on-going semester project that is due in Dec.

Mon., 11/3 Project planning – group time & surveys ready & A Touch of Neuroscience data collection
HMWK 11/3 Lab questions to be done in the notebook
Tues., 11/4 – Post surveys
HMWK 11/4 – Finish questions & Graph for A Touch of Neuroscience
Wed. 11/5 – Self-Reflections (writing & pictures) & take surveys & Create a plan for how you can get people to take your survey
HMWK 11/5 – Finish Self-Reflection (writing & drawing) & promote survey
Thurs. 11/6 – Set up new unit (Table of Contents, Aha Connection page) & Video/songs on mitosis followed by drama
HMWK 11/6 – Promote your survey
Fri., 11/7 – Mitosis drama
HMWK 11/6 – Network with others & brainstorm project ideas

 

 

Finally got the blog action going…

Mon. 8/18 – Is It Alive? Write a definition of what it means to be a living organism.
HMWK 8/18 – Use the definition given in class to design a poster.  The poster should use images and words to show you understand the definition.  Due Thurs.
Tues. 8/19 – Vocab Word Map & poster work
HMWK 8/19 – Finish sentences on voc. sheet
Wed. 8/20 – Poster work
HMWK 8/20 – Poster due tomorrow (Thurs.)
Thurs. 8/21 – Drama – 1 min. challenge
HMWK 8/21 – Quiz on definition of Life
Fri. 8.22 – Drama – 1 min. challenge
HMWK 8/22 NONE

 

This week is Christian Ed./Guidance for groups A & B only.  Next week groups C & D will have classes.

Mon. 5/5 – A Gene for Drunkenness – Read packet & complete activity
HMWK 5/5 – Finish questions if not done in class
Tues. 5/6 – Aha Connections for A9 & A10, set up group project work on invertebrates (schedule adjusted for evacuation procedure practice)
HMWK 5/6 – Begin research on phylum
Wed. 5/7 – Research – complete chart in class
HMWK 5/7 – Plan a way to present information as a group
Thurs. 5/8 – Work on group presentation
Fri. 5/9 – Presentations of Phylums

Mon. 4/28 – Peer edit lab write-ups/Practice using a Punnett Square
HMWK 4/28 – Making Babies & Final Lab Write Up due Wed.
Tues. 4/29 – Punnett Square/voc. practice
HMWK 4/29 – Making Babies and Final Lab Write-Up due tomorrow
Wed. 4/30 – A Gene for Drunkenness Lab/Genetics assessment
HMWK 4/30 – Test tomorrow on genetics
Thurs. 5/1 – Test & genetics movie
HMWK 5/1 – NONE
Fri. 5/2 – Junior – Where did he get his blue eyes?
HMWK – None

Mon. 4/21 – Bio-bottle Write up explanation will be given in class.
HMWK 4/21 – Typed write-up due FRIDAY!  Follow format!!
Tues. 4/22 – Genetics – movie & activity
HMWK 4/22 – Lab Write-up due FRI
Wed. 4/23 – Genetics Activity
HMWK 4/23 – Lab write-up due FRI typed
Thurs. 4/24 – A Gene for Drunkenness
HMWK 4/24 – Lab write-up due TOMORROW typed
Fri. 4/25 – Finish up A Gene for Drunkenness

Mon. 4/14 – Bio-bottle observations Day 15!!  Read current event articles and present as a group
HMWK 4/14 – none
Tues. 4/15 – Bio-bottle observations Day 16 & Some Like It Hot!
HMWK 4/15 Reflection Questions from Some Like It Hot!
Wed. 4/16 Bio-bottle observations Day 17 & A Gene for Drunkenness
HMWK 4/16 – Reflection questions from Gene for Drunkenness
Thurs. 4/17 – End of bio-bottle – final data collected – begin write-up

 

Mon., 4/7 – Bio-bottle observations – Day 8 & mitosis flip book & Interactive Notebooks up-to-date.
HMWK 4/7 – Flip book – colored & cut out and write Aha Connection for A2 – Mitosis Drama activity
Tues., 4/8 – Modeling Microevolution activity
HMWK 4/8 – Finish graphing data from Typical/Mutated bacteria data
Wed., 4/9 – Marine Mystery Lesson
HMWK 4/9 – None
Thurs., 4/10 – Finish Marine Mystery & write Aha Connection
FRI – NO SCHOOL for students

MON., 3/31 – Bring in bio-bottles and start data collection on charts/set up Unit 4 in Science Notebook & Start to read and do notes on DNA pgs. 115-118
HMWK 3/31 – Bring in supplies for DNA models (recyclables) & Make sure notebook is ready to turn in:
Poem or story
Aha connections for A1-4, 6 & 7
Reflections & Connection pages are complete
TUES., 4/1 – Observe bio-bottles & finish reading & start planning DNA models – begin putting it together
HMWK (4/1) bring in any supplies for DNA model – Due Wed. & finish title page in notebook
WED., 4/2 – Models due in class – draw or take a pic of them for notebooks
HMWK, 4/2 – None
THURS., 4/3 – Mitosis
HMWK, 4/3 – None
FRI., 4/4 – Mitosis (Dr. Greenburg will be substituting)

Welcome back from spring break!!!
Thurs., 3/27 – Peer evaluation on poem or short story written with native plant
research & bio-bottle work – charts set up to collect qualitative & quantitative data
HMWK 3/27 – Make revisions based on feedback
-bio-bottle due Mon.
-pls return PE uniform paper by 4/15 (earlier is better if you can)
Fri., 3/27 – Complete the sheet “How’s Class Going” & Work on ISN – Connections/Reflection – What’s the Same/Different – practice being observant!!

Mon. 3/10 – This week we will be focusing on native plants.  Students will research a plant and write a poem OR a short story using the facts they learned.  The short story should be told from the point of view of the plant.  Due Wed. during rotations.
HMWK 3/10 – Poem or short story – due Wed. during ʻIke Hawaii rotations – field trip permission forms are due.
Tues. 3/11 – Tree Factory
HMWK 3/11 – Poem or Story due tomorrow (WED)
Wed. ʻIke Hawaii rotations with Core teachers during periods 2, 6 & IMUA
Thurs.  (Same as Wed.)
Fri. – Field Trip to Lahaina

 

Mon. 3/3 – Happy Girl’s Day!!  Plant Police Academy experiments & Photosynthesis/Respiration project
HMWK 3/4 – Photosynthesis/Respiration Project due end of class WED.
Tues. 3/4 – The Case of the Tree Hit Man/Photo/Resp. Project
HMWK 3/4 – Project due end of class Wed./Bio-bottle write-up due end of class Thurs.
Wed. 3/5 – Turn in projects at the end of class.  Begin working on Bio-bottle write-up tomorrow
WED HMWK 3/5 – Bio-bottle data collection chart(s)
Thurs. 3/6 – Drama with plant content &
HMWK 3/6 – NOTEBOOKS WILL BE TURNED IN TOMORROW – The following assignments will be graded:
Plant Police Academy, The Case of the Tree Hit Man & the Structure & Function in Plants(pgs. 68/69), Photosynthesis/Respiration student work on page 67, Bio-bottle write-up (p.62) & data collection chart (p.64 & 65)

Mon. 2/17 – Holiday – Please make sure that your Heart Rate & Neuroscience Lab questions are complete in your notebook.
Tues. 2/18 –  Write Connections & Reflection on pages 46 & 47
HMWK 2/18 – Finish whatever is not done in class
Wed. 2/19  – Draw a new Aha Connection pages 50-51.  Make & put on new tabs for U3/Power point & Discussion questions on Chesapeake Bay.  Period 2 – turn in ISN
HMWK 2/19 – Aha Connection for A1, Drawing on white paper of Matter & Energy in Organisms & Ecosystems
Thurs. 2/20 – Activity sheet #2  P.6 – turn in ISN
HMWK 2/20 – Aha connection for A2 (p.6 to do on a separate sheet of paper as I will have your notebooks)
Fri. 2/21 – Activity #3 & graph/ Aha Connection for A3
Discovery Block in the afternoon

Please make sure to complete your ISN by Tues., Feb. 18th
*Heart Rate Lab Questions
*Somatosensory questions 1-4 & 7 (graph)

This week we have Christian Ed. & Guidance starting on Mon. which means the students in the A/B groups will not have IMUA time Mon. & Tues. and the students in groups C/D will miss IMUA time on Wed./Thurs.  Also, we have chapel on Wed., 2/12.

Mon. 2/10 Quiz on body systems/Drama – toolbox/cooperation/concentration & introduction to 1min. challenges
HMWK 2/10 – Read over Heart Rate Experiment & be ready to carry it out
Tues. 2/11 – Identify someone in your group for each category – high, medium & low level of exercise to carry out experiment.
HMWK 2/11 – Heart worksheet
CHAPEL schedule Wed. 2/12 – Drama – toolbox/cooperation/concentration & finish collecting data for the heart rate experiment
HMWK 2/12 – If you completed your experiment in class, work on Analysis questions in your notebook – Lab will be due Feb. 18th
Thurs. 2/13 – Valentine’s Day dress up – wear red, white or pink/A Touch of Neuroscience
HMWK 2/13 – Data analysis from the Heart Rate Lab, as well as, questions 1-4 & 7 on the Somatosensory activity – answer EVERYTHING in your ISN – notebook due Tues., 2/18

 

I have an exciting week in store for our students!  We are starting drama!  We will focus on concentration & cooperation techniques for now and move into dramatizing science concepts like mitosis and photosynthesis soon.  It is very important that students learn to be calm, focused and balanced as they do these activities.

Mon. 2/3 – ISNs returned & grades updated/Drama Introduction
HMWK 2/3 – Match the body system with the picture & color 11 bodies (Due Wed.)
Tues. 2/4 – Drama/Cooperation Circle
HMWK 2/3 – Body systems/coloring due Wed.
Wed. 2/5 –  Introduction to the circulatory system/If____, then ______ statements on possible heart rate tests for experimentation
HMWK 2/5 – Procedures/materials needed (if not finished in class)
Thurs. 2/6 – Heart Work
HMWK 2/6 – NONE
Fri. 2/7 – Pōʻalima ʻula ʻula – Please remember to wear your red shirt that was given to you.

This week is a Christian Education/Guidance Week so groups A/B will go on Tues./Wed. & groups C/D will go on Thurs./Fri.  This week we will be working with microscopes!!!  Yippeee!  Students will rotate around with the microscopes and they will also have other assignments to complete as they take turns.  Notebooks are due this FRIDAY – please use the rubric to make sure you have your notebook done well.

Mon. 1/27 – Microscope Intro. & Analogies on Cell Organelles & Compare & Contrast on Plant & Animal cells
HMWK 1/27 – make sure your cell drawings (plant & animal) are completely colored and labeled & you have either the Cell Analogy sheet or the Compare/Contrast done completely
Tues. 1/28 – Continue with microscopes/classwork
HMWK 1/28 – Both the Cell Analogy sheet & the Compare/Contrast sheet should be complete.  Also, please complete Aha Connections for A2 & A3
Wed. 1/29 – Wanted Poster for a cell organelle & finish up microscope observations
HMWK 1/29 Plan & research for poster
Thurs. 1/30 – Wanted Poster
HMWK 1/30 – Finish Poster – complete details & color & BRING IN SUPPLIES FOR YOUR GROUP’S MODEL!!!!
Fri. 1/31 Cell Models for those whose notebooks are complete!

 

Notebooks were turned in prior to the long weekend.  We have completed unit 1 – Beginning Science.  Grades have been posted.  We will now begin Unit 2 “Structure, Function & Information Processing.  When we are done with this unit students should be able to answer this question: “How do the structures of organisms contribute to life’s functions?”

Tues. (1/21) Definition of Life & Is it Alive?
HMWK(1/21) Complete page 24 – draw & color from
statements listed below (at least 3 pictures & 6 words):
*I can develop & use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole & ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
*I can use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of cells.
*I can conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers & types of cells.
Wed. (1/22) Read textbook/cell drawings & analogies
HMWK (1/22)Finish pages 28&29
Thurs. (1/23) Microscope movie – notes/diagram
HMWK (1/23) Make sure notebook is up to date
Fri. (1/24) Cell Organelle Wanted Poster (Due Tues. 1/28

Excellent first week back to school 🙂  We are getting into the swing of things & our notebooks are off to a great start.  This week we do have Christian Ed./Guidance which means that some days students don’t have that block of time to work on homework so they will need to get that done at home.  Groups A & B go on Tues./Wed. and groups C & D go on Thurs./Fri.  Please continue to encourage your child to complete their Reading Plus sessions – Mrs. Nishimitsu has a new challenge going.  Plus, it will give you practice reading and help you be a super reader!  This is what’s happening this week:
Mon. (1/13) Finish up our notes from the Little Fire Ants & design a bumper sticker that could help others be aware of this important issue.
HMWK (1/13) Make sure your Aha Connection page is up-to-date, Design a bumper sticker on pg. 14 to bring awareness to the LFA issue & Illustrations for Scientific Language words – due Wed.
Tues. (1/14) Writing Procedures – Lego Activity
HMWK (1/14) Aha Connection for A3 (What Can I Do?/Bumper Sticker design) & Illustrations due tomorrow
Wed. (1/15) Lang. of Science – Important science words to understand, Statement sort activity & questions
HMWK (1/15) Complete Aha Connection for A2 (Illustrations of Scientific Language words)
Thurs. (1/16) Is It Alive?  Write a definition of life & activities to discover characteristics of living things
HMWK (1/16) Revise definition/chart
Fri. (1/17) Introduction to Controls/Variables
HMWK (1/17) None

 

Happy New Year!!  I hope you are as excited as I am for a fresh start.  We will be using something new in class this semester called an Interactive Science Notebook (ISN).  This notebook will help you make connections to the content you are learning in life science.  It is important that you keep it up-to-date & organized!
Week #1 –
Wed. (1/8) Introduction to life science, TRIBES agreements, sharing of useful information to help us through the semester & a power point on ISN
HMWK (1/8) Sign parent form & start t-shirt design – due Fri. – draw, color & cut out
Thurs. (1/9) Notebook set up, scavenger hunt to get to know the classroom & learning science language.
HMWK (1/9) Questions on self & t-shirt due (draw, color & cut)
Fri. (1/10) Movie/Power Point on Little Fire Ant
HMWK (1/10) Shop or gather from your home if you don’t already have colored pencils, tape, and filler paper & pencils – bring them to class EVERY DAY from now on please.  Also, please test for the Little Fire Ant over the weekend (students have a packet to use for this).

Week #9 – Wow!!  Time is flying by…it’s almost the end of the semester!!  This week we will be having our grade level social day at Ma’alae Sports Park 🙂  Students should turn their form into their IMUA teachers by the 10th.  See me if you need a new form 🙁

Mon. 12/9 Punnett Square practice & Junior Activity in groups
HMWK – Make sure you turn in your Let’s Get Square Packet & study for test on Wed.
Tues. 12/10 Finish Junior Group activity & start Making Babies packet
HMWK 12/10 – study for test tomorrow on the punnett square – make sure you know the vocabulary & how to set up & work out a punnett square.
Wed. 12/11 – Punnett Square test & Making Babies questions/Intro to the human body
HMWK – NONE
Thurs. 12/12 Read articles on the heart & dramatize info.
HMWK 12/12 NONE
Fri. 12/13 Social Day at the Ma’alae Sports park – see permission form for details.  Need a lunch, water & snacks.  Snack bar will be open if you want to bring money – just a warning – the line will probably be L-O-N-G!

Week #8 This week is a Christian Education/Guidance week beginning on Monday – Groups A&B on Mon./Tues. and Groups C&D on Wed./Thurs.  We also have NWEA testing this week so make sure you are well rested and eating right 🙂

Mon. 12/2 Punnett Square introduction – reading/notes with a partner
HMWK 12/2 – Just Like Me Packet – do family survey on the last page of packet (at least 3 relatives) Due Wed. & Read Attack of the Germs (booklet) for a possible quiz
Tues. 12/3 More practice & Let’s Get Square packet on genetic probability
HMWK 12/3 – worksheet/test Fri.
Wed. 12/4 – Continue on Let’s Get Square
HMWK 12/4 – Test Fri.
Thurs. 12/5 Get Square Packet (Continue)
HMWK 12/5 – Test postponed until Tues./Complete paragraph at the end of Just Like Me Packet – turn in tomorrow
Fri. 12/6 – Finish Let’s Get Square (Due Mon. if you don’t finish in class), Junior activity & practice punnett squares

Week #7
Mon. 11/Tues. 11/26 – Lab write ups on Bio-bottles – work on this in class & write a rough draft conclusion to check if you are on track.
HMWK 11/26 Lab Write Up
Wed. 11/27 – Just Like Me (Genetics Packet)
HMWK – NONE – Happy Thanksgiving!!

Week #6 Now is the time to buckle down & finish the quarter strong!!
Mon. 11/18 – Mitosis Introduction by Dr. Greenburg & project work on Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis
HMWK (11/18) Work on project
Tues. 11/19 – Pass back & discuss work.  Collaborate on projects due tomorrow!
HMWK (11/18) Double check project against assignment sheet to make sure you have all the requirements.
Wed. 11/20 – Collect projects.  One group will sing for the class.  DNA movie & drawing
HMWK (11/20) Read “Save Our Seas” article and be prepared for a quiz & bring supplies for making a DNA model out of recycled materials.
Thurs. 11/21 – plan model with group
HMWK (11/21) Bring supplies
Fri. 11/22 – Make model
HMWK (11/22) None

Week #5 – This week will be a short one!  Wed. we will have chapel – don’t forget to wear your white shirt 🙂

Wed.  11/13 CHAPEL SCHEUDLE) Pass back & discuss labs.  Notes on photosynthesis & respiration (compare & contrast).  Explanation of project which will be due on Wed. 11/19.  Students can choose to work in a group or alone.
HMWK 11/13 – Project work
Thurs. 11/14 Project work – photosynthesis/respiration
HMWK 11/14 Project work
FRI. 11/15 Project work/Cell models (last day of class to work on project – finishing touches may be done for homework on Mon. & Tues. nights.

 

Week #4 – This week is a Christian Education/Guidance week – so do your homework at home and don’t wait for IMUA 🙂 Anybody interested in Nā Mele should sign up for after school study hall and be prepared to sing a capella from Nov. 4-6 with Mrs. Nitta.

Mon. 11/4 Group work on cell posters & analogies
HMWK – Finish Cells Alive & Colored Part worksheets by Wed. if not finished in class
Tues. 11/5 Finish Cell Posters & Microscope introduction (Movie) Reading on photosynthesis & Drama if there’s time
HMWK – None
Wed. 11/6 Microscope Lab & Compare & Contrast/Vocabulary Wkshts.
HHWK – Period 2 Read “The Skin You’re In” in Extreme Explorer – ready for a possible quiz
Thurs. 11/7 Continue lab work
HMWK – Period 6 – Extreme Explorer & Finish worksheets not done in class
Fri. 11/8 – Cell Models
HMWK – NONE

 

Week #3 – Happy Halloween – Get your costume ready for Thursday’s parade & win a prize with your creativity!
MON. (10/28) Bio-bottle observations/data – ongoing, daily recordings that happen at the beginning of each class & work on Plankton Reflections in Googledocs.
HMWK (10/28) Finish rough draft in googledocs & be prepared to peer edit tomorrow.
TUES. (10/29) Bio-bottle & peer editing of rough drafts
HMWK (10/29) Final draft due tomorrow at the end of class
WED. (10/30) Final draft/Cells Alive
HMWK (10/30) Bring 6 green leaves & a rock about the size of your hand for pounding.
THURS (10/31) Plant vs Animal cells/Colored Part
HMWK (10/31) NONE – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
FRI (11/1) Cell posters with analogies
HMWK – NONE – Have a nice weekend!
Week #2 of Quarter #2 – This will be a full week with Christian Ed./Guidance rotation for groups C & D and Discovery Day on Fri.

Mon. (10/21)  Teacher In-service
Tues. (10/22) Continue to build plankton in class
HMWK (10/22)  Draw your final copy of the plankton you made and label the materials you used.
Wed. (10/23) Present your plankton to the class – explain the adaptations you simulated & then all plankton will compete in a tournament to see which one will take the longest to sink…will it be yours????
HMWK (10/23) NONE
Thurs. (10/24) Reflection on Building Plankton & Practice using transitions with Cause-Effect writing
HMWK (10/24) Rough Draft on Plankton Reflection
Fri. (10/25) KWL on Cells…What do you already know about cells?  What do you want to learn about cells?
View pictures & movies about cells.
*Second half of the day we will have Discovery classes

New Beginning – 2nd Quarter!!!  I hope you all have been busy putting your bio-bottles together – I can’t wait to see what you bring in to observe!!  Just a reminder that this week we have Christian Ed./Guidance on Thurs. for groups A & B and then next Tues. for groups C & D.  This week students will also have Chapel on Wed., flu shots on Thurs. & Red Fri. to finish our week up…here we go…

Mon. (10/14) In-service Day
Tues. (10/15)
*TRIBES Commercials – students will have 15 min. to create a 30 second broadcast on one of the TRIBES agreements that they learned earlier (mutual respect, attentive listening, right to pass/participate, no put-downs & express appreciation.
*Make a chart for collecting data on their bio-bottle.
* Work on wrksht Functions of Living Things with a partner
Tues. HMWK (10/14)
Bio-bottle & Chart for data collection due tomorrow

Wed. (10/16) Chapel Schedule
*Observe & record bio-bottle activity
*Find pictures on-line of plankton/Read articles & identify adaptations 
* Draw a plankton design Didn’t get to this today 🙁
Wed. HMWK (10/15)
*Seedling in a Jar & Function of Living Things (both sides of wksht)

Thurs. (10/16)
*Observe & record
*Build plankton
Thurs. HMWK (10/16)
*Design plankton if needed

Fri. (10/18)
*Observe & Record
*Plankton Tournament
*Evaluation

Just a few reminders for tomorrow:
*If your child has turned in a permission form to march in the parade tomorrow after our field trip, please read below:
*We will be marching from UH-MC to the Stadium.  Students will stay with me at the MACC after the field trip.
*A snack of pizza & water will be provided around 2:30.
*Please have students pack a disposable lunch & water – whatever they bring, they have to carry!!  Pack light it’s a walk!
*Pick up will be at the stadium.  Fish will be left with me at the van after the march.
*If you are lost and cannot find your child, please call me – 264-1142.
*If your child has a phone, they may want to bring their charger to the field trip to make sure they are powered up before walking – we don’t want to have communication breakdowns.
*Please have your student wear their school uniform WHITE shirt with school uniform shorts, their shoes & smile 🙂
*Please do NOT hesitate to call me with any questions at 264-1142.
*Again, your child needs to be released to an adult…I cannot just send them on the way to the fair – even if you are working there.

Back to School Update…some of you are writing & calling to see if you can drive your child…this is difficult at this point because there is paperwork that needs to be filled out and trying to keep track of who is going on their own at this late date is just hard.  Also, we are worried about the parking situation once we get there.  IF AT ALL POSSIBLE PLEASE COME ON THE BUS WITH YOUR CHILD AT THE SCHOOL.  Thank you so much – I know this is hard & possibly inconvenient but it is best for OUR GROUP as a whole so if at all possible please help us with this.  Please come to school by 7:45 and if you’d like to enjoy some refreshments plan to be here by 7:30.  Parking at school may be crowded as well and you may need to park in HS if you come later than 7:30. We are meeting at 9:00 at the Whale Sanctuary at Kōʻieʻie in Kihei.  Please bring a lunch and water for you & your child as well as a change of clothes if you plan to get wet.  Students may wear slippers and please bring tobis if you have.   We plan to be back at school around 2:00 at which time you may take your child home with you.   Thank you very much, Mrs. Kapisi

Oh Yea!!  It’s Back to School week & we are excited to have your parents visit with us on Thurs. if you are a Social Studies student or Fri. if you are a Science student.  We will begin our fishpond studies with an Interdisciplinary Unit on Wed. During period 2, 6 & imua you will learn about fishponds and how amazing they are!  Mon. & Tues. you will have a regular day.  Lastly, if you have soda flats, could you please bring them in (the cardboard boxes that 4 6-packs come in)
Mon. (9/23) Fish fish bio sheet with partner
HMWK – Materials & procedures write-up due tomorrow
Tues. (9/23) Sharks vs. Fish – Compare & contrast, 3-2-1 on fish unit
HMWK – Continue work on bio-bottle
Wed. (9/24) Fishpond IDU
HMWK. Continue work on bio-bottle
Thurs. (9/25) Back to School (Social Studies)
Fri. (9/26) Back to School (Science)

This week we have Christian Education & Guidance rotations…so have your homework done at home if it is your day to go!  Here’s the plan for the week:

Mon. (9/16) Finish fish research on form & function
HMWK – Sign & return Bio-bottle sheet
Tues. (9/17) Fish printing
HMWK – Think about bio-bottle & possible ideas
Wed. (9/18) Compare & contrast prints & drawings/work with the definition of fish
HMWK (9/18) Think about biobottle & possible ideas
Thurs. (9/19) Definition of a fish – discussion of the characteristics of different organisms/Bio-bottle discussion
HMWK (9/19) Bio-bottle
Fri. (9/20) Bio-bottle discussion & ideas/Movie on sharks
HMWK (9/20) None/Parade permission form if you are participating

Sorry for the late post 🙁  This week we have chapel on Wed. & we will be joining high school for Spirit Week on Thurs. & Fri.

Mon. (9/9) Phyla Sorting Game
HMWK (9/9) Quiz on Phyla on Wed.
Tues. (9/10) Bio-bottle Explanation – paperwork home – needs to be returned if students want to work in a group & drama with animals from the different phylum.  Write a definition of fish.
HMWK (9/10) Study for quiz
Wed. (9/11)  Quiz & Scavenger Hunt in books to identify fish
HMWK (9/11) Finish worksheet if not done in class
Thurs. (9/12) Dr. Greenburg to sub today while I take students to the AMOS Conference – lesson on Microevolution
Fri. (9/13)Fish vs. Sharks (Compare & Contrast)
HMWK – None – Support our athletic events over the weekend – good luck to cross country, and KS homecoming!

WOW!!  We have a lot of students who can boogie woogie!!  The students enjoyed the Back to School Dance on Fri….my ears are still ringing!!  This week is a short week with school on Wed.-Fri.  Here’s our schedule:

Mon. (9/4) Group Invertebrate Phylum presentations
HMWK (9/4) NONE.  Please remember to return signed Back to School forms & students participating in the AMOS conference need to return their forms as well.
Tues. (9/5)Group Presentations
HMWK (9/5) Practice for Invertebrate project presentation (if you haven’t given yours yet)
Fri. (9/6) The last of the presentations & Biobottle expalanation
HMWK (9/6)  Biobottle (Due Oct.16th)

Thank you to all those of your who made it out to Open House – I appreciate your dedication!
There is a Welcome Back Dance on Fri. Check the back of your planner for the Dance Schedule if you need it.
Students will continue to work on their group phylum projects.  This project is due at the end of class on Thurs., Aug. 29th.  Most of the project will be completed in school, however, students should complete sections of research at home to help the group.  Once the students have their research completed, they will need to decide as a group how they are going to present their information to the whole class.  Students will also be putting their understanding of the Scientific Method to use in Hermit Crab Investigations.  Students will write a hypothesis, as well as, steps or procedures to complete an investigation with live Hermit Crabs.
Mon. 8/26 – Hermit Crab Observations & Investigations
HMWK (8/26) Phylum Project & Hermit Crab hypothesis (if not finished in class)
Tues. 8/27 – Continue Investigations & collect data
HMWK (8/27) Phylum Project
Wed. 8/28 – Phylum Project Group work (finish research & plan presentation)
HMWK (8/28) Phylum Project
Thurs. 8/29 Phylum group work – plan presentation with group
HMWK 8/29 Practice presentation
Fri. 8/30 – Give presentations
HMWK 8/30 – NONE

This week is exciting because we have Open House on Tues. from 5:30-7:30.  Hope you can all make it 🙂  Students will also be starting Christian Education & Guidance.  They will have these classes during IMUA on Tues./Wed. or Thurs./Fri depending on the group they are in.

Mon. 8/19 Finish Writing Procedures Lego Activity & Introduction to the Scientific Method.
HMWK (8/19) Worksheet:  Scientific Method – Controls & Variables
Tues. 9/20 Drama Cooperation & Scientific Method practice
HMWK (9/20) None – Please come to Open House
Wed. 9/21 Invertebrate Movie/Reading/Groups ready
HMWK 9/21 Find & read an article on your Lexile level
Thurs. 9/22 Invertebrate Phylum Project
HMWK 9/22 Research (group project due the 28th – students will also be working on this in class this week & next)
Fri. 8/22 Drama to practice cooperation & continue group project work & continue research on project

Body System Project

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5/6-5/10 This week we are scheduled for Christian Education & Guidance.  Also, those involved in Student Government have a special field trip for all their hard work.  Chapel is on Wed. & intramurals on Fri.  Lastly, we want to wish those participating in the hula competition good luck :).

Mon. 5/6 Groups will prepare to share heart rate experiment with the class.
HMWK – practice your presentation.

Tues. 5/7 Oral presentations of Heart Rate Experiments
HMWK – None

Wed. 5/8 Group project on body systems introduced – Due on May 14 (TUES)
HMWK – Project Due Tues., 5/14 – class time will be given as well

Thurs. 5/9 Body system project – gathering information & planning to present information to class in an engaging and creative way.
HMWK – Project Due Tues., 5/14

Fri. 5/10 Body system project work continues

4/4/29-5/3 Just a reminder we have NWEA testing this week with Math on Wed. & Thurs. during your math class and reading on Fri. with your period 2 teacher. You can earn tickets for trying your hardest & improving!  Give it you best shot!  Also, you should be getting 4 Reading Plus sessions done this week.  The count started from Apr. 1st…we are on week #5 & you need a total of 28 sessions by the 10th of May…almost there…YOU can do it!!

Mon. 4/29 Heart diagrams & watch a movie on heart cells

Tues. 4/30 Finish heart diagrams if not done & come up with a testable question of an experiment you could do using the heart rate monitors with your group.  Write a hypothesis and procedures to carry out your experiment.
HMWK 4/30 Bring any needed supplies for experiment

Wed. 5/1 Finish writing procedures as a group.  Carry out experiment and collect data.
HMWK 5/1 Bring any needed supplies for experiment

Thurs. 5/2 Continue with experiment and data collection.
HMWK 5/2 None

Fri. 5/3 Test during period 2 & periods 2 & 6 will be during period 6 for shorter times.  Concept mapping on human body and systems worksheet with a partner.

 

 

4/8-4/12 This week we have Christian Education & Guidance beginning Mon.  Also, there is no school on Friday due to an inservice day for teachers.

(4/8) Mon. – Making Babies Packet – Finish activity & sketches
HMWK. – Continue work on packet
(4/9) Tues. – Begin picture of child & work on conclusion questions with your group
HMWK  – Finish picture with traits & quesitons
(4/10) Wed. – Using the Punnett Square to predict traits – packet & practice writing lab conclusions
HMWK – Finish two pages of Punnett Square practice
(4/11) Thurs. – Begin Lab Write Up – Due Wed., 4/17
HMWK – None

Welcome back from Spring Break!!  Christian Education & Guidance will run next week Mon. – Thurs. with an in-service day on Fri. for teachers (students off)

Week#1 4/1-4/5
(4/1)Mon. – Share animal research/Plant data collection – You have two experiments going on at once.  The first one was the question you came up with in your group.  You planned and carried out the investigation before the break.  You should be collecting data daily which you will use to graph, analyze and draw a conclusion soon.  The other experiment is the one you set up with the MISC representative.  You should also have a data chart that you are recording on.
Mon’s Hmwk – NONE
(4/2)Tues.- Plant data collection/Just Like Me packet (Genetics)
Tues. Hmwk – Interview your parents/grandparents to find out what traits you inherited from them by Wed.
(4/3)Wed. – Making babies packet
Wed. Hmwk – Interview family – due tomorrow
(4/4)Thurs. – Continue making babies project
Thurs. Hmwk – conclusion questions if not finished in class
(4/5)Fri. – Introduction to Punnett Square – movie & reading
Fri. Hmwk – NONE

 

Week #9 3/4-3/8…brings Spirit Week 🙂 Please remember ALL lab re-dos are due by WED!!
Mon. 3/4 – Leaf Experiment outside/Reading Plus/Record data on plant project
HMWK 3/4 – Worksheet – Function of Living Things
Tues. 3/5 Life on the Edge (Endangered Species) – Research in class
HMWK 3/5 – Clue Card (with a partner) Due Fri.
Wed. 3/6 – Continue research on animal/plant & work on clue card
HMWK 3/6 – Clue Card due Fri.
Thurs. 3/7 Dance schedule/Visit by Maui Invasive Species Committee
HMWK 3/7 – Clue card due tomorrow – be ready to share it
Fri. 3/8 – Presentation on plant or animal
HMWK 3/8 – None

Week #8 I hope you all had a wonderful time during your Discovery Block! I know I did 🙂 It’s always a blast making smoothies & pizza…yummerzzz
Mon. 2/25 Continue group work on microscope lab & cell models with analogies
HMWK 2/25 Sheet – 3, 2, 1 on microscopes or models
Tues. 2/26 Finish up microscopes & models, CGS challenge & Compare & Contrast cell parts
HMWK 2/26 Finish any class work not completed
Wed. 2/27 Compare & Contrast Plant & Animal Cells/Stages of Mitosis-Drama
HMWK 2/27 P2 – None, P6 Finish Compare & Contrast wrksht
Thurs. 2/28 Dramatize the stages of mitosis
HMWK 2/28 Creative writing…pretend you are a cell getting ready to go from one stage of mitosis to another
Fri. 2/29 Reading Plus/CGS Challenge/KAT time

Week #7…The fun & exciting part about this week is Discovery Block is on Friday 🙂
2/18-2/22
Mon. 2/18 Holiday
Tues. 2/19 Reading Plus & Photosynthesis poster & Plant data collection/Finish KWL
HMWK – Photosynthesis poster due tomorrow/Quiz Thurs. on Photosynthesis – USE THE STUDY GUIDE!!
Wed. 2/20 Cells Alive website
Thurs. 2/21 Photosynthesis QUIZ/Mircroscope movie & Comparing Plant & Animal cells lab/Create Cell Models – groups rotate
Fri. 2/22 Continue lab & models

Week #6     2/11-2/15 This week brings Christian Education & Guidance to groups C & D on Mon. & Tues., Chapel on Wed. for middle school, Valentine’s Day on Thurs. & no school on Fri.  Wow!!

Mon. (2/11)  Set up plant investigations according to procedures written for your group, photosynthesis – summarize article & draw poster – Due Wed. – DEADLINE FOR POSTER ONLY EXTENDED TO THURS.
HMWK 2/11 – Read & summarize article on photosynthesis & collect data daily for 6 weeks on plant experiment
Tues. (2/12) Reading Plus
HMWK 2/12 – ONLY summary due tomorrow
Wed. (2/13) Drama – photosynthesis topic
HMWK 2/13 – p2-none & p6 summary-final draft
Thurs. (2/14) – Finish Drama with plant info. & poster work in class/KWL – add to it
HMWK 2/14 – NONE
Fri. (2/15) No school – in-service day

Week #5     2/4-2/8
This week marks the halfway point for the quarter.  You are off to a wonderful start!  This week you will be carrying out your plant experiements and putting your “green thumbs” to work!
Mon. (2/4) Sprouting Radishes Lab & Writing out the materials & procedures for your group plant investigation
HMWK – Bring any needed supplies & communicate with group members on project through google docs.
Tues. (2/5) Continue group work on projects – discuss data collection & create charts if needed
HMWK – Group work on project
Wed. (2/6) Set up Experiment in groups/diagram the parts of a leaf
HMWK – Group work on project
Thurs. (2/7)  Plant data collection from group experiment/Dr. Greenburg – Flower parts and reproduction
HMWK – Group work on Project
Fri. (2/8) Data collection on plant experiment/Drama – One Minute Challenge
HMWK – None

Week #4 1/28-2/1
This week is exciting because we have a field trip to the MACC on Mon. & Red Fri. at the end of our week 🙂
Mon. (1/28) Field Trip to MACC & Hale Makua Kahului & Wailuku
HMWK (None) However, if you checked you test score on KS Connect & it wasn’t good, please see me to get the form to re-take the Control & Variable Quiz & set up a time that I can go over it with you.  You only have one week to complete the re-take.
Tues. (1/28) Go over quiz & re-take procedure – must fill out form, get a parent signature & set up a time to get more instruction & then come to re-take it within a week’s time period/Concentration practice/Every Tree for Itself – a lesson similation to help students understand the conditions that trees need to live and grow & that they must often compete for their needs
HMWK (1/29) None unless you need to re-take Control/Variable quiz
Wed. (1/30) Drama – Tree Parts & Group work on Plant Project
HMWK (1/30) Plant Project ideas & supplies/Re-take Quiz (if needed)
Thurs. (1/31) Intro to Plants video/Group Project – Come up with question
HMWK (1/31) Gather supplies (if needed)/Re-take Quiz (if needed)
Fri. (2/1) Red Fri. – Chapel Schedule – Reading Plus/Plant recipe/Group Project
HMWK (2/1) NONE

Week #3 1/21-1/25
This week we have our Charles Reed Bishop Chapel  service on Friday.  We will be on an assembly schedule which means everything is the same except for shorter class periods.  Also, don’t forget to go out and support our middle school basketball team at the Kahekili & Seabury gyms on Sat. 1/26.

Mon. 1/21 Holiday
Tues. 1/22  Reading Plus & DVD – Note taking on Investigating Bacteria, Plants & Other organisms
HMWK: So Many Scientists! Worksheet – Half due Wed.
Wed. 1/23  Introduction to Controls & Variables/KWL on Plants
HMWK:    Finish So Many Scientists! worksheet/Study Control/Variable notes – quiz Fri.
Thurs. 1/24  More practice on Controls & Variables/Drama – Concentration techniques
HMWK: Quiz tomorrow on Controls & Variables
Fri. 1/25  Quiz on Controls & Variables & Concentration techniques

 

YEAH!  We all made it successfully through the first week back!  This week is another busy week as we add to it Christian Education & Guidance to the mix during IMUA

T/W – Groups A & B, TH/F – Groups C & D.

Basketball teams will also be playing on Sat. at Kahekili & Seabury from 9-1.
Here’s what is happening this week…
Mon. (1/13) Drama – Concentration work & One minute responses
Homework – Read sheet on Pastuer & do Get to Know a Scientist wrksht.
Tues. (1/14) Intro to biographies using Pastuer as an example/Reading Plus
Homework – Research & complete worksheet on famous LIFE Scientist (Due Fri.)
Wed. (1/15) Dramatization of Louis Pasteur’s life
Homework – worksheet due Fri.
Thurs. (1/16) Yeast experiment in lab groups
Homework – Worksheet due tomorrow on famous LIFE scientist
Fri (1.17) – Share out on Famous Life scientist/Drama – Concentration techniques

Welcome Back!  Each week I will post what will be covered for classwork as well as what should be completed for homework for the upcoming week.  If you are ever in question, please call your study buddy(everyone will get one on the first day) first and if you are still needing help, please call me – I will give you my cell number to put in your planner – use it wisely 🙂 or you can usually reach me at my classroom until around 4:00 every day.   Also, you will need 3 dividers for your binder – they can be recycled – please bring them to class by Wed. 1/9.   Lastly, please go to the communciation page on this blog and follow the steps to have free reminders sent via text or email.  Please do this as soon as possible.  Thank you.

Mon. 1/7
Class – Rountines, procedures, rules, pre-test, & a thinking name game & Do It Now!!
Homework – T-Shirt – cut out, colored & ready to share on Wed.
Tues. 1/8
Class – TRIBES agreements, scavenger hunt & CGS challenge – learning the metric system
Homework – T-shirt (Due tomorrow)
Wed. 1/9
Class -Reading Plus session,  T-shirt sharing
Homework –   Student – go to my blog & under resources, read & explore some of the different sites – see what Life Science is all about. Then, post a comment – tell me one new thing you learned. PARENT HOMEWORK – Please post a comment. Respond to ONE of the following prompts
*My child, _________, is wonderful at ______
*Something I appreciate about ___________ is ____________Due by Tues. 1/15
Thurs. 1/10
Class – Building legos to practice how to write a procedure/write them with a partner
Homework –  Questions on self
Fri. 1/11
Class – Build lego structure using procedures of another group
Homework – Blog posts if not done already – due Tuesday

 

 

Dec. 10th-Dec. 14th – Reminders for the week include the following:
Class Social Day at the Maui Sports & Golf Park – Wed. 12/12 (Make sure you turned in your permission form to your IMUA teacher)
Intramurals – THURS
Founder’s Day Practice – FRI – PM Assembly Schedule
Mon. 12/10 – NWEA Lang. Test in English class, Heart Rate & Body Position Investigation
Hmwk – Read article on the Heart
Tues. 12/11 – NWEA Lang. test in Eng., continue Heart Investigation – analyze data & answer lab questions
Wed. 12/11 – Social Day – No HMWK
Thurs. 12/12 – Heart project – pick a way to present information you have learned on the heart…song, poster, diagram, etc.
Fri. 12/13 – Continue on project, reflection

Nov. 26th-Nov. 30th
Mon. (11/26) Making Babies & Just Like Me packet
HMWK (11/26) Traits Wrksht – Due Thurs. & Punnett Square test on Fri.
Tues. (11/27) Reading Plus Session & Punnett Square Practice
HMWK (11/27) Test on Punnett Square Friday – practice & study vocabulary
Wed. (11/28) Finish Making Babies & Just Like Me Packet
HMWK (11/28) Study for test
Thurs. (11/29) Let’s Get Squared – more practice with the Punnett Sqare
HMWK (11/28) Study, study, study
Fri. (11/20) K.A.T. time, more Punnett Practice and test
HMWK – NONE

Nov.19th – Nov.21st
Christian Ed./Guidance for groups A & B on Mon. & Tues., C & D will go next week
Mon. (11/19) Finish H2O Olympics Lab/Observing Transpiration (Thirsty Plants)
HMWK – Mon. (11/19) Wrksht. on Adhesion & Cohesion
Tues. (11/20) Introduction to Punnett Square
HMWK. (11/20) Wrksht. – Practice using the Punnett Square
Wed. (11/21) Making Babies – don’t worry, we are using quarters to decide what traits will be passed on 🙂
HMWK (11/21) No HMWK. – Happy Thanksgiving – Enjoy your family time!!!

Nov. 14th-Nov. 16th
Here goes a REALLY short week…
11/14 – Wed. – Watch & Critique the Mitosis Video clips/Self Evaluation
– Movie – Cells
11/14 HMWK – Bring Twisty Ties & plastic bags (the kine you put produce in) for lab on Fri.
11/15 – Thurs. – Water Olympics
11/15 HMWK – Lab – Data Chart & questions completed – should be done in class
11/16 – Thirsty Plants Experiment
11/16 – HMWK – NONE

 

Nov.5th-Nov.9th Christian Ed./Guidance week – A/B Tues./Wed. & C/D Thurs./Fri. and Chapel on Wed., 11/7
Mon. – CGS challenge, Reading Plus & Molecules in Motion
HMWK (11/5) Write or Draw what happens to water as it changes from one state to another OR write a concept map on water with 5-8 facts/ideas
Tues. (11/6) Introduction to Water – The Incredible Journey – A look at the water cycle
HMWK (11/6) Comic Strip of a water molecule traveling through the water cycle
Wed. (11/7) Chapel – shorter periods – Lab – Simulating the Water Cycle – Creating a Still/Finish up Hydrocharades
HMWK (11/7) Comic Strip/permission form to sign up on GOANIMATE.COM
Thurs. (11/8) Data collection on Still/Mitosis Flip book/Film Drama of Mitosis
HMWK (11/8) Comic Strip on A Water Molecule
Fri. (11/9) Finish Flip Book/Comix/Still Data Analysis/KAT
HMWK – NONE – SEE YOU ON WED. – HAVE A NICE BREAK 🙂

Oct. 29th- Nov.2nd  *Group D has a make-up Christian Educaiton class on Wed. with Kumu Kanani.
Halloween costume day – Wed. 10/31 (see guidelines given in period 2)
NO STUDY HALL on Tues. 10/30 – Staff Mtg.

Mon. 10/29 – Online – Medical Mysteries – we will be learning about infectious diseases/viruses
HMWK 10/29 – Virus Poem – due Wed.
Tues. 10/30 – Med. Myst. & Poem Work
HMWK 10/30 – Poem Due tomorrow
Wed. 10/31 – Movie in class on Asexual vs. Sexual – Notes
HMWK 10/31 – None
Thurs. 11/1 – Concentration/Tableaus on stages of Mitosis
HMWK 11/1 – Mitosis Flip Book
Fri. 11/2 – Test on Cell Info – Study questions below.  Present Tableaus
TEST…BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THESE QUEST>
In a fertilized egg cell, where does the genetic info come from?
How does an organism grow?
What are the products of photosynthesis?
How do plant and animal cells compare?
How does a food chain work (energy)?
If a population of a certain animal increases, what happens to that animal/environment/resources?
HMWK 11/2 – None

Oct. 22nd-Oct.26th – Because of Discovery classes on Fri., we will start our Christian Ed./Guidance rotation on Mon./Tues. – Groups A & B and on Wed./Thurs. groups C & D will go.

Mon. (10/22) Photosynthesis movie & notes/quiz & Plant activity outside.  Period 6 needs to finish their cell posters.
HMWK (10/22) – Write a recipe on Photosynthesis on an index card that will be given in class.  Use your movie notes from class or your resource book for help.
Tues. (Oct.23) Finish typing analogies – period 6 & read & share them through a gallery walk.    Reading Plus session.  Introduction to using drama to learn science.
HMWK – Actor’s Toolbox reflection (worksheet)
Wed. (Oct. 24) Drama – Cooperation Challenge /Compare & contrast 2 parts of cells with a partner.
HMWK (10/24) NONE
Thurs. (Oct. 25) Drama – Concentration Circle/Check Plant Experiement outside & Plan possible experiment
HMWK (10/25) Work on Experiment plan
Fri. (10/25) Photosynthesis Posters
HMWK – NONE

Oct. 15th-Oct.19th…Get ready Spirit Week…HERE WE COME!!!
Mon. 10/15 – No school for students
Tues. 10/16 – Reading Plus
– Cells Alive worksheets
– Microscope Lab
Tues. 10/16 HOMEWORK – Finish Anything above not completed in class.  If you are not finished with the microscope portion, you will need to make arrangements to come in after school or during IMUA.  Missing IMUA will mean you need to get your Reading Plus done at home.  Also, please complete the (K) portion of the KWL with 5 things you learned about cells so far.
Wed. 10/17 – Read text on cells in class together pgs. 77-79.  Create large diagrams of cells and then write analogies on the cell parts.
Wed. 10/17 HOMEWORK – Reading Plus session
Thurs. 10/18 – Movie on plants & Photosynthesis Poster
Thurs. 10/19 HOMEWORK – Write a recipe for Photosynthesis
Fri. 10/20 – Pōʻalimaʻulaʻula (Red Friday) Morning Assembly Schedule
-Community Circle/KAT time
Fri. 10/20 – No HOMEWORK – Homecoming 🙂

 

Welcome Back!!  Hope you are ready to go after a relaxing & restful break 🙂
Oct. 9th – Oct. 12th – This week is a Christian Ed./Guidance week starting Tues. with groups A & B.  Also, we have a chapel schedule on Wed. – don’t forget your white shirt!
Mon – No school
Tues. (10/9) Introduction to Cells (KWL & Intro – please bring your reference book that was given to you earlier)
HMWK (10/9) Vocabulary worksheet – Due Fri. – you will have additional time to work on this in class throughout the week
Wed. (10/10) Intro. to Microscopes – Movie & Drama – building a human microscope – Chapel Schedule – Quiz on Scope parts on Fri.
Thurs. (10/11) Using the microscopes to look at plant & animal cells
Homework (10/10) Vocabulary worksheet due tomorrow & Quiz on Microscope parts
Fri. (10/11) Finish Microscopes & hopefully some K.A.T. 🙂

Sept. 24th-28th – NO SCHOOL FRIDAY for students 🙂  Christian Education & Guidance will be on Wed. (9/26) & Thurs. (9/27) for groups C & D this week.  Students are responsible for 2 sessions of Reading Plus by Thurs. the 27th.
I made a change again in the due date of student projects…their Power of One group projects will be due on TUESDAY, Sept. 25th and they will share their projects on WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26th with the class.  The grade for this project will be entered as the assignment of next quarter.
Mon. (9/24) & Tues. (9/25) Group project time – finish up & prepare to share on Wed.
Wed. (9/26)  Oral Presentations by groups
Thurs. (9/27) Work on Predator/Prey poster

Sept. 17th-21st Back to School days are on Sept. 18th (SS) & 20th (Sci)
Christian Ed – Group A – Wed. & Guidance – Group B – Wed. & switch on Fri.
Group Project is due next week Wed. on Sept. 26th.
Mon. 9/17 – FISHPOND IDU instruction – Gettin’ ready for the pond!  Period 2, IMUA & period 6 will focus on the loko`ia.
Tues. 9/18 – Back to School Day for Social Studies students
Wed. 9/19 – Passing on the Energy – How much energy & matter is available at different steps in an ocean food chain and how does this relate to harvesting fish?
– Food chains in the ocean
Thurs. 9/20 – Back to School Day for Science students
Fri. 9/21 – Reading Plus & Project work (DUE 9/26)

Sept.10th-14th Guidance & Christian Ed for groups C & D on Wed. & Thurs.
-Chapel schedule on Wed.
-All Back to School Field Trip forms should have been returned
Mon. (9/10) Dr. Greenburg is substituting – Micro Evolution Lab – Questions &
graph due at the end of class.  Please continue to work on The Power
of One project due on Sept. 26th (moved up by one day).
Tues. (9/11) Finish M&M data & lab questions.  Turned in at the end of class
Wed. (9/12) Power of One project group work
Thurs.(9/13) AMOS Conference – Students who go to this will be responsible to make
up a Reading Plus session on their own.  Dr. Greenburg will be the substitute
& they will work on Reading Plus and a Predator/Prey assignment which we
will continue on Fri. as well.  We will also visit learningscience.org under
Populations & ecosystems to work on a Predator Prey online activity.
Fri. (9/14)  Predator/Prey work and project time
**Please continue to work on The Power of One project that is due on (9/26)

 

Sept. 5th- Sept. 7th – Guidance & Christian Ed for groups A & B.  C & D will follow next week on 9/12 & 9/13.
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend 🙂  Here’s what’s happening this week:
9/5 Wed. – Dr. Greenburg will be substituting for me & he will be doing a plant dissection and discussing the “Birds & Bees” or plant reproduction with flowers 😉
9/5 Wed. Homework – Please continue to work on your project.  We will spend the next two Thursdays working at the library.  You should be working on the deadlines you created in your group last week.  The project write up is due on Sept. 27th.  We will share them when you return after the fall break.
9/6 Thurs. – Keanolani Learning Center – Project work
9/6 Thurs. Homework – Project Assignments
9/7 Friday – Reading Plus Session & M&M Sampling Activity (You should complete 2 sessions this week)
9/7 Friday – No Homework

Aug. 27th – Students have been busy with group projects.  They were grouped according to the topic they were interested in.  They started their research and are now working on coming up with their hypothesis.  As a group they are thinking of ways to make a positive change in their community on an issue that interests them.  They will collect data in the field or through research that shows that they have identified a problem and then brainstorm solutions and put one to the test.  This is NOT an easy task but one that can be very rewarding…I am excited to see what they come up with.   

Week #4 Aug. 27th-Aug. 31st
Mon. – Reading Plus session & practice writing a hypothesis
HMWK (8/27) Mapping out Networks – worksheet in folder
Tues. – Guide to Action – Plan & Get Moving
HMWK (8/28) Work on group project
Wed. – Keanolani Learning Center – Data Collection
HMWK (8/29) Plan for collecting data for project
Thurs. – Group work in the Learning Center
HMWK (8/30) Project
Fri. – Group work in the Learning Center
HMWK (8/31) NONE 

WEEK #3 Aug. 20th-Aug. 24th
We had so many disruptions to science this week – we fell behind a bit 🙁  This coming week students are responsible for 4 sessions of Reading Plus.  There is also a special assembly on the schedule for Thurs., Aug. 23rd on how to prevent bullying.
Mon. 8/20 – Reading Plus Session & Finish Lego Procedure Writing Activity & Quiz on Sci. Lang.
HOMEWORK 8/20 – Interview parents & grandparents
Tues. 8/21 – Identifying Passions/Get Inspired
HOMEWORK 8/21 -NONE
Wed. 8/22 – KLC Begin Project Research & group work
HOMEWORK 8/22 – Project
Thurs. 8/23 – Modified Assembly Schedule/Paraphrasing & networking
HOMEWORK 8/23 – Networking worksheet
Fri. 8/24 – Modified Schedule – Dance/Data Collection for project.
HOMEWORK 8/24 – NONE

 

Week #2 Aug.13th-Aug.17
It’s been a great week getting to know this new group of 7th graders – they are energetic & fun!!  I know it’s going to be a fantastic year 🙂
*  This week we begin our Reading Plus Schedule – students are responsible to complete 2 sessions during IMUA, 1 in English and one in Science.
Mon. (8/13) Is It Alive activity – Students will come up with criteria for objects to have to be classified as living. Then, they will observe different things and decide if it fits their criteria.
HOMEWORK (8/13) Definition on Living/chart from Is it Alive activity – if it is not finished in school it needs to be completed for homework.
Tues. (8/14)  Begin Language of Ideas – Students will learn to identify the following:   opinions, facts, hypothesis,  law & theory.
HOMEWORK (8/14) QUIZ Fri. on words – (post-poned until Mon.)Wed. (8/15) CHAPEL SCHEDULE – Reading Plus
HOMEWORK (8/15) Study for Quiz Fri.
Thurs. (8/16) NWEA Test/Language of Science Practice in partners
HOMEWOK (8/16)  Wrksht. – Scientific Statements – Practice for the quiz
Fri. (8/17)
Power Point on vocab words & one last time practice in identifying words for the quiz.
Quiz (if students are ready – it may be post-poned to Mon.)
HOMEWORK (8/17) Review for quiz (?)

Week #1 Aug.6th-Aug.10th       Welcome Back!!�
Each Friday I will post what’s happening academically for the following week.  You can
also find information on the calendar as well to help you keep organized.�
Mon (8/6) MS Convocation – Shorter class schedule, Name game, routines and explanation of Do It NOW!  Scavenger Hunt
Homework (8/6) Student – go to my blog & under resources, read & explore some of the different sites – see what Life Science is all about.  Then, post a comment – tell me one new thing you learned.  Please also have your  parent post a comment.  Respond to the following prompt:  My child, _________, is  wonderful at ______ or Something I appreciate about ___________ is ____________Due by Friday 8/10
TUES. (8/7) CGS Challenge – practicing the Metric System, T-Shirt explanation & more
getting to know you activities
Homework(8/7) Work on t-shirt (due Thurs) and blog posts (due Fri.)
WED. (8/8) TRIBES agreement work – rules we will work hard to keep in school so that everybody feels accepted and valued.
Homework (8/8) Work on t-shirt (due tomorrow) and blog posts (due Fri.)
Thurs. (8/9) Work in groups to come up with a short & creative commercial on your selected TRIBES agreement.  Share completed t-shirts in small groups.
Homework (8/9) Bring any needed props for your commerical. Practice your part.
Fri. (8/10) Share commercials & review TRIBES agreements
Homework (8/10) NONE

Week 4/23-4/27 -( 2 Reading Plus sessions are required this week – Eng. & Science)
Mon. – DNA movie & reading – Group work to build model of DNA
Homework:  Look for recyclables and things from home to build your model.
Tues. – Build model of DNA
Homework:  “That’s Life”worksheet
Wed. – Reading Plus & finish DNA projects
Homework:  None
Thurs. – Preparation of Scarification Lab
Homework: Chart ready
Fri. – Scarification Lab & Photosynthesis poster
Homework: None

Week 4/9-4/13
Mon. – Finish Species Richness Activity & questions & continue work on project started last week.�
Tues. – Project work – Be ready to film on Wed.!!
Wed. – Filming projects (song, skit, rap or chant)
Thurs. & Fri. – watch the videos, notes and assessment

Mon. 4/2 – 4/5 This week is a Christian Education & Guidance week beginning on Mon. with a holiday on Friday 🙂

Mon. 4/2:  Finish group project on cell models/analogies
Pass out completed work & progress report
Hmwk:  Re-do lab activity questions (M&Ms Lab)

Tues. 4/3:  Reading Plus
Species Richness Activity
Hmwk:  Activity Questions – Start in class & finish at home

Wed. 4/4:  Group Project Planning & Research Summary due (THURS) – Project presentation  – Wed., Apr. 11th
Each group will be assigned one of the following words to research and teach
class about in a creative format: atoms, elements, compounds, matter,
molecules, mixtures, and protons, nuetrons & electrons

Mar. 28th-Mar. 30th Welcome Back!!

Wed. 3/28  Complete a Reading Plus session & Lab Activity questions with lab groups.  If you questions are not completed in class, please finish them for homework.

Thurs. & Fri. 3/29-3/30 Informational text reading on cells – Use your new knowledge to build a cell model and write anologies on the organelles with a partner.  Due at the end of class on Friday.

3/29 Homework – Cell worksheet

Feb. 27th – Mar. 2nd

Monday – Friday students will be working on a research project in groups.  It is critical that they use their time wisely and get majority of it done in class.  They will be researching one of the following phylums:  Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, and Chordata.  Students will be given a sheet to guide their research.  Also, they will need to decide as a group how they are going to present to the class. Some possible idease are computer power point presentation, poster presentation, models, handouts, demonstrations, living organisms, slides, skeletons…be creative.  Questions that they need to answer in their presentation include the following:

*In addition, at MINIMUM, your presentation should share the following information:

How do your organisms:

1. Get food?  Where do they fit into the food chain?

2. Escape predation or protect themselves?

3.  Move around (if they move?)

4. Find mates and reproduce?  BE MATURE as you research this!!!

5. Deal with harsh environments or environmental changes?

What are their shared and unique features that cause scientists to group them together?

Think about Natural Selection and how it may have acted upon them.  How are they adapted to be successful and survive and reproduce?

Do they have any unique or unusual traits or behaviors?

How do they interact with humans?

*Are they important to humans as a food or other resource?

*Do humans have any other kinds of impacts on them?

* Are they dangerous to humans in any way?

 

Feb. 20th-Feb.24th

Feb. 20th – Holiday – No school

Feb. 21st – Is it Alive? (Class activity) HMWK. – Write the definition of LIVING after completion of the class activity – study this for a future quiz.

Feb. 22nd -Hermit Crab Behavior/Investigation HMWK – Bring any supplies needed for investigation/wksht “Properties of Life”

Feb. 23rd – Hermit Crab Investigation HMWK – Analyze data, prepare to share with class

Feb. 24th – Hermit Crab Investigation Sharing.  Watch Microevolution video & online research.  Modified schedule due to DISCOVERY Classes.

Feb.13th – Feb. 17th

Mon. – Assessment on inquiry (not graded)/Language of Ideas Power Point/Notes & Identification practice activity.

Hmwk – Quiz Wed. on voc. – law, theory, opinion & facts

Tues. – HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!  Reading Plus/Science Investigation Skills – asking questions & Identifying an opinion, a fact, a theory & a law

Wed. – Quiz on vocabulary (Law, theory, fact, opinion)/Modeling Microevolution Lab – model natural selection in a selection of bacteria

Homework – Lab Activity Questions/Graph – should be started in class

Thurs. – Use computers for a virtual lab on Evolution @ Learning science site

Fri. – No school for students – In-service day/No homework

 

 

Feb.6th-Feb.10th
Mon. – Fish Work – Drawing & discussion on FISH/Classwork: Similarities & Differences Worksheet
HMWK. – Fish Definition Activity

Tues. – FISH Prints – Use your observation and investigation skills to investigate fish form and function by experimenting with ways of making fish prints.
HMWK. – Read Form & Function packet and identify your fish you printed in class today.

Wed. – Metacognition of Fish print activity – Metacognition is important in science. It means being aware of your thought process while you are thinking. This activity will help you develop you own metacognition. This activity will help you understand what scientists do and how they work.
HMWK – None

Thurs. -Finish up metacognition activity/Phases of Inquiry
HMWK – Metacognition Worksheet

Fri. – Reading Plus/Fish Packet – Reading about form & function
HMWK. – None

Jan.30th-Feb.3rd
Mon. – Density Lab: Fresh vs Salt Water
HMWK. – Students should work on the second page of their lab titled “Analysis”. This will be due at the end of class on Tues.

Tues. – Density Lab Analysis (working in groups) Analysis Due at the end of class.
HMWK. – Bring fresh flowers for Lei Making

Wed. – `Ike Hawaii – Restoration Theme – Period 2 – Storytelling by Kumu Kamuela
– 12:30-2:30 Class rotations – Group 1 – Lei Making, Group 2 Video “Waves of Change” and Group 3 Oli practice with Kumu Moani

Thurs. – Field Trip to Moku`ula, Lahaina
– Wear your uniform, bring a change of clothes, swim suit (optional), sunscreen, towel, lunch, and water
Fri. – Students report to IMUA classes and work on Reflections & Mahalo post cards.
– Red Friday Activities

Jan. 23rd-27th
Mon. – Introduction to the vocabulary & process of the Phases of Inquiry
– Soda Can Density Lab – data collection
Homework – Control/Variable worksheet. Practice for quiz on Thurs.

Tues. – Finish up lab & complete data chart. Work on lab questions with partners in class
Homework – Study for quiz – Thurs.

Wed. – Chapel day (shorter period)
– Complete a Reading Plus session
– IVF (Format to use in writing up a lab) Complete in class together
Homework – Control/Variable Quiz tomorrow & Take home Assessment – Floating Logs

Thurs. – Quiz & more on Density – Salt vs Fresh water Lab

Homework – None

Friday – Continue lab Salt/Fresh water

Homework – None

I will be out for professional development on Thurs. (1/12) and Fri. (1/13) so I am posting this a bit early…

If you haven’t signed 2 consent forms, please ask your student for them.  If they are not in by Fri., they will receive detention 🙁

Mon. (1/17) NO SCHOOL

Tues. (1/18) Students will review their research and together as a class we will come up with some generalizations of countries in central Asia. We will aslo complete a READING PLUS session.  Students are given time througout the week to complete all 4 sessions in school.  They should be completing one in Science, 1 in English, and 2 in IMUA. 

Wed. (1/18) & Thurs.(1/19) The students will be brainstorming environmental concerns from their country and listing the problems & solutions.  They will then select one problem/solution to present to the class.  They will use their creativity in designing a way to share their information.  They will also be researching current enviornmental issues.

Fri.(1/13)  Students will share their projects with the whole class.   

 

 

WELCOME to a NEW Semester 🙂 

This week I will be getting to know this new bunch of students.  We will be working on rules & routines to set us up for a wonderful semester of learning.  By Friday of each week, I will post what is coming up for the following week so the students can plan accordingly. 

This week is a Guidance & Christian Education week which means that the students will NOT have their IMUA class for 2 of the 5 days.  Monday is a regular day with IMUA. 

MON. –  We will be working on an introduction to TRIBES, an explanation of the “Do It Now” which is done daily upon entering class & an I will give them an introduction to the TRIBES agreements we will follow in class.  If time permits, we will practice using the balance to measure items and then record  the information on a CGS Challenge sheet (used to practice metric measurements).

Hmwk (1/9) Worksheet – Answer the questions about yourself in complete sentences.

TUES. – NWEA TESTING in Keanolani Learning Center. 

Hmwk (1/10)None

WED. – NWEA TESTING – Keanolani Learning Center 

 T-Shirt explanation will be given & written in their planner. 

Hmwk (1/11) Outline & color designed t-shirt

THURS.  – Students will be working in groups to plan and present a commercial on one of the TRIBES agreements.  They will only have 15 min. to get this together – THINK ON YOUR TOES!!  If time permits, multiple intelligence packet.

Hmwk – Worksheet – Sensory observations

FRI. – Teams of students will get a bag of legos in which they will create a design using all the pieces.  They will then trade bags and see how well they wrote their directions.