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Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Do Now: 1. Pick up a Gravity Peer Review paper from the front counter. 2. On your Do Now page, write today's date and respond to: "If the Earth was an apple, I think the moon would be about the size of a ____" Today's Goals: Scale of our Solar System How big are the planets? How far apart are they? How can we better understand the HUGE sizes and distances in our solar system? Homework: Finish Scale Practice (links above) if not done in class. UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity & Scale will be on Fri 10/26 Study Guide HERE |
Friday, October 19th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Take out your Scale Formatives HW worksheet to be checked. 2. With a neighbor, compare answers to #2. What does "scale" mean in this context? Today's Goals: Scale of our Solar System How big are the planets? How far apart are they? How can we better understand the HUGE sizes and distances in our solar system? Kicking off our studies of SCALE today. (notes and discussion) Homework: SPP Gravity website due Sunday @ midnight. UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity and Scale will be on Friday 10/26 Study Guide HERE |
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Let's discuss: "Is the Moon Falling?" Get your half-slip back from table 1 or 2. 2. Take out your Gravity Planning Sheet- check that you have DATA in your answers to #4 and #5. If you do not, they are incomplete and you cannot join your group again until they are done! Today's Goals: GRAVITY 1. Need to fix any more parts of your Moon/Seasons pages? 3. Start/continue to build your Gravity webpage. Webpages due: Sunday at midnight On the side, I'll be meeting with people about SEASONS. Homework: Scale Formatives HW worksheet due tomorrow. SPP Gravity website due Sunday @ midnight. Per 1: Honors Gravity Lab due Friday. UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity and Scale will be on Friday 10/26 |
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Pick up a "Is the Moon Falling?" half-slip from your teacher when you come in. Complete it to the best of your ability. Be sure to put your name on it! Today's Goals: GRAVITY 1. First, you will PLAN your Space Pen Pals Gravity webpage. Planning Sheet here! 2. Next, you will work with your team to fix any errors on your Moon and Seasons pages using past Peer Review Checklists. 3. Finally, you will start building your Gravity webpage. On the side, I'll be meeting with people about SEASONS. Homework: Gravity Planning Sheet- if not finished in class. SPP Gravity website due Sunday @ midnight. Per 1: Honors Gravity Lab due Friday. UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity and Scale will be on Friday 10/26 |
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Pick up a Seasons Webpage Peer Review paper from the front counter. 2. On your Do Now page, write today's date and respond to the following: "When moving from Earth onto Mercury, the strength of gravity decreases because: __________" Today's Goals: GRAVITY First, you will PEER REVIEW a classmate's Seasons webpage as part of the Space Pen Pals project! Then, we'll jump into some scenarios where the strength of gravity will CHANGE. Gravity Lab today (Day 2!) Honors version HERE Homework: Periods 2,3,5: Gravity Lab due tomorrow. Per 1: Honors Gravity Lab due Friday. UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity and Scale will be on/around Friday 10/26 |
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Do Now: 2. On your Do Now page, write today's date and respond to the following: "In 10 words or less, sum up the RELATIONSHIPS between gravity & mass AND gravity & distance." Today's Goals: GRAVITY Let's jump into some scenarios where the strength of gravity will CHANGE. Gravity Lab today (and tomorrow too!) Honors version HERE Homework: none! (We will be working on Gravity Labs again tomorrow in class) UPCOMING: Next quiz on Gravity and Scale will be on/around Friday 10/26 |
Friday, October 12th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Meet with your Space Pen Pals team briefly. Pick up a sticky note (or 3) from the front counter and make a note of what else needs to be finished on your Seasons webpage tonight. Be sure to divide up the work evenly! Today's Goals: GRAVITY We continue our study of Gravity! What is it? How does it control the layout and patterns of motion in our solar system? What affects its strength? Homework: Gravity Review HW worksheet due Monday SEASONS section of website due FRIDAY 10/12 at 11:59pm. Be sure to PUBLISH your changes! |
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
Do Now: 2. Turn and talk to a neighbor- compare your answers to "Experiencing Gravity"- discuss anything you have different between your two papers. Today's Goals: GRAVITY We kick off our study of Gravity! What is it? How does it control the layout and patterns of motion in our solar system? Homework: SEASONS section of website due FRIDAY 10/12 at 11:59pm. Be sure to PUBLISH your changes! Honors only: Gravity Calculations Practice (front side only- give it a try!) |
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Take a Cosmos worksheet from the front counter. Today's Goals: Gravity kicks off tomorrow! Watch an episode of Cosmos. Choose option 1 or option 2! Be sure to drop your paper in the class "inbox" before you leave today. Homework: Gravity Formatives HW worksheet (both sides) SEASONS section of website due FRIDAY 10/12 at 11:59pm. Be sure to PUBLISH your changes! |
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
Do Now: 1. Find a study buddy and quiz each other: "What does photoperiod have to do with seasons?" "What does angle of sunlight have to do with seasons?" "What does Earth's rotation cause?" "What is the shape of Earth's orbit? How long does it take to make 1 orbit?" Today's Goals: SEASONS SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW: SEASONS QUIZ TODAY! After, meet with your team to continue building the SEASONS part of your Space Pen Pals website. Homework: Gravity Formatives HW worksheet (both sides) SEASONS section of website due FRIDAY 10/12 at 11:59pm. Be sure to PUBLISH your changes! |
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