Wednesday October 4, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate your ability to analyze data, make choices based on your analysis, and explain your choices using Claim-Evidence-Reasoning statements.
Balloon Teleferic Challenge Assessment
You can use your notebook and the Practice Assessment to help you.
See the rubric at right for how this assessment will be graded. (Do you need to fix anything before you turn it in?)
Done and in need of something to do?
Make sure your notebook is current (it is being collected today for grading). This means:
Every page has 4 stamps on it (if not, use the links in the Table of Contents above to find the information you need to fix it!)
Your Table of Contents should be filled in up to page 17 (it should look just like the one at the top of this page)
See the Launch Unit Extra Credit webpage for a list of activities you can work on when you finished everything else (your assessment AND fixing your notebook).
Homework:NONE
Tuesday October 3, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate your understanding of the Engineering Design Process..
Balloon Teleferic Challenge -- Practice Assessment
- Use the final launch data (see presentation below) from yesterday to complete the Practice Assessment.
- Check out the Rubric (see image below ) to see how this will be graded.
- The purpose of the practice assessment is to give you a chance to get familiar with the format and expectations for the actual assessment.
- Struggling today to figure this out means you will be much less likely to struggle tomorrow on the real assessment. Do not waste this opportunity to prepare! Today is the time to ask questions about what to do and to clarify any confusions.
- You will be allowed to use the practice assessment for guidance on the real assessment.
Notebook Clean Up
- Make sure your notebook is current -- this means:
- Every page has 4 stamps on it (if not, use the links in the Table of Contents above to find the information you need to fix it!)
- Your Table of Contents should be filled in up to page 17 (it should look just like the one at the top of this page)
- Notebook grading is tomorrow -- make sure your notebook is ready!
Bill Nye -- Measurement (GC)
Use the assignment in Google Classroom to complete this task.
Don't forget to turn it in when you're done (or it won't be graded).
Still Have Time? Earn Some Extra Credit!
Watch any (or all!) of the following BrainPop videos (see the whiteboard for the login and password), then complete the quiz and have the results emailed to your teacher. You will earn extra credit for each correctly answered question. You may retake the quiz to improve your score.
Metric Units
Customary Units
Precision and Accuracy
Measuring Matter
Homework: Finish Teleferic Practice Assessment
Make sure NB 10 & 12-17 are ready for grading
ALL CLASSES' FINAL DATA
Monday October 2, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Work as a team to solve the engineering challenge of making a balloon teleferic travel as far as possible.
The Balloon Teleferic Challenge -- FINAL LAUNCH DAY!!!
- Tape the data table(s) in your notebook on page 17.
- Review the expectations for the final launch activity.
- Prepare your teleferic for its final voyage.
- Record data from all of the launches during your class period.
- Answer the Analysis questions about the data on NB17:
- What was the best (longest) distance?
- What was the worst (shortest) distance?
- What distance would you need to beat to be in the top half of the class?
- Based on class data, what didn’t work? How do you know?
- Based on class data, what did work? How do you know?
- Now that you've analyzed this data, what changes would you make to your teleferic and why?
Homework: Complete the analysis questions that are underneath the data table on your notebook page (NB17)
Friday September 29, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Use evidence from other teams to identify the most desirable features to use in creating your team's final balloon teleferic.
Balloon Teleferic Challenge
With your group, use the data presentation to complete the Modifications from Evidence page in your notebook (NB16). See the presentation from 9/28/17 for help with set up.
Homework: Bring signed College Field Trip permission slips to your period 1 teacher (if you haven't already)
Thursday September 28, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate your understanding of the Engineering Design Process.
Balloon Teleferic Challenge
With your group, use the data presentation to complete the Modifications from Evidence page in your notebook (NB16). See the presentation below for help with set up.
Engineering Design Process Quiz
Use your notebook for guidance in completing this assessment.
Finished early? Work your way through the tasks below.
Notebook Clean Up
Make sure you completed NB15 -- this means:
- Your class data table is complete (see the data presentation if you need more information)
- You finished your reflection (see the 9/27/17 presentation if you missed anything)
- If your Table of Contents is not current, please add missing page titles
- Do all pages in your notebook have 4 stamps? Fix any that do not.
Bill Nye -- Measurement (GC)
Use the assignment in Google Classroom to complete this task.
Don't forget to turn it in when you're done (or it won't be graded).
Still Have Time? Earn Some Extra Credit!
Watch any (or all!) of the following BrainPop videos (see the whiteboard for the login and password), then complete the quiz and have the results emailed to your teacher. You will earn extra credit for each correctly answered question. You may retake the quiz to improve your score.
Metric Units
Customary Units
Precision and Accuracy
Measuring Matter
Homework: Finish NB pages up to 15
Wednesday September 27, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate your understanding of the Engineering Design Process.
Engineering Design Process Quiz
Use your notebook for guidance in completing this assessment.
Balloon Teleferic Challenge
Use the presentation below to complete NB15.
Homework: Finish NB 15 (worksheet, questions, and both boxes!)
All Classes' Data for Teleferics
Use this presentation for data analysis and to fill in your chart on NB15
Tuesday September 26, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Use the Engineering Design Process to create the furthest-traveling balloon teleferic.
The Balloon Teleferic Challenge (NB15)
Use the presentation below to set up and complete notebook page 15.
Homework: Finish NB 15
Monday September 25, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Review the Engineering Design Process/ Finish NWEA.
Engineering Videos (NB10)
Use the presentation below to set up and complete notebook page 10.
Unfinished boxes are homework.
Bill Nye -- Measurement (GC)
Use the assignment in Google Classroom
to complete this task.
Still Have Time? Earn Some Extra Credit!
Watch any (or all!) of the following BrainPop videos (see the whiteboard for the login and password), then complete the quiz and have the results emailed to your teacher. You will earn extra credit for each correctly answered question. You may retake the quiz to improve your score.
Metric Units
Customary Units
Precision and Accuracy
Measuring Matter
Homework: Finish NB 10 (all boxes!!)
Friday September 22, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Use the Engineering Design Process to create the furthest-traveling balloon teleferic.
The Balloon Teleferic Challenge (NB 14-15)
Today we will have a little time to work on our teleferics, then we will launch them across the classroom and collect data for all groups.
Use the presentation below to set up and complete notebook pages 14-15.
Homework: Finish NB 14 (all boxes!!)
Thursday September 21, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Use the Engineering Design Process to create the furthest-traveling balloon teleferic.
The Balloon Teleferic Challenge (NB 12-13)
Use the presentation below to set up and complete notebook pages 12-13.
Homework: Finish NB 12-13 (all boxes!!)
Wednesday September 20, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Use the Engineering Design Process to create the furthest-traveling balloon teleferic.
The Balloon Teleferic Challenge (NB13)
Use the presentation below to set up and complete the first two boxes (1 & 2a) of this notebook page.
Homework: Finish NB 13 (boxes 1 and 2a)
Monday and Tuesday September 18-19, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Establish a baseline for your science knowledge and skills by completing the Science NWEA.
NWEA Science Testing today
- Sign in to the Map App in the bottom left corner of the chromebook login screen in order to access the Science NWEA.
- Your notebook set up and pages 6-9 will be graded while you are testing.
- When you finish with the test, sign in to your chromebook with your student account and continue with the assignments below.
- You will earn 100 science dollars for each day of NWEA testing that you are working hard on the test and science assignments, and not disrupting the other students who are testing.
I'm Done -- Now What?
- Retake the Scavenger Hunt Assessment (in Google Classroom) if your score is < 18/20.
- QUIETLY get your notebook and check / fix the following:
- Did I correctly number to page 120?
- Do I have four stamps each on pages 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9?
- Fix any other missing classwork or improve low-scoring assignments (like the Eclipse Reading & CERA or the Cyberbullying assignment).
- Do the extra credit assignment from Tue-9/12 (see slide 5 of the website presentation for details).
- Engineering Videos (NB10): Use the presentation below to set up and work on this notebook page.
Homework: None
Friday September 15, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Identify how the Engineering Design Process applies to the Leaning Tower of Science Challenge.
Engineering Design Process for our Straw Towers (NB9)
- Tape the Engineering Design Process handout inside the back cover of your notebook as explained in the presentation below.
- Fill in the details for each part of the design process.
- Set up notebook page 9 and discuss with your team how the Straw Tower Challenge relates to the Engineering Design Process, then complete the chart
Homework:
Finish the Engineering Design Process for our Straw Towers (NB 9)
Notebook grading on Monday for the following:
- Set-up (cover, Table of Contents, numbering to page 120)
- Measurement Notes (NB 6-7)
- Straw Towers & EDP (NB 8-9)
Thursday September 14, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Work as a team to solve an engineering challenge using the Engineering Design Process.
Leaning Tower of Science Challenge (NB8)
- If needed, finish brainstorming with your group and get your stamps of approval.
- Get your materials and build your tower (you have 15 minutes!).
- Draw a picture of your final tower on the bottom half of your notebook page. Measure your tower and record the height in your notebook (in cm).
- Tower competition -- which tower is the tallest that can hold up the shrunken head of science?
Engineering Design Process -- EDP
- Tape your diagram inside the back cover of your notebook and use the presentation below to fill in your EDP diagram.
- Set up notebook page 9 as shown in the presentation and complete the first row as a class.
- Discuss with your group how you did steps 2-5 of the Engineering Design Process for the straw towers and write it in your notebook.
Homework: Finish NB9
Wednesday September 13, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Work as a team to solve an engineering challenge.
Leaning Tower of Science Challenge (NB8)
Use the presentation below to set up your notebook page and complete this design challenge activity.
Towers are due at the end of class today and will be tested at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Homework: None
Tuesday September 12, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Determine the appropriate SI units to use for measuring objects.
Measurements From The Lab (NB7)
- Use the presentation below to set up your notebook page for today's activity.
- Work with your lab group to collect the required measurements (use the correct tool for the job!).
- Have ONE person in your group get their chromebook and submit your group's answers to the Lab Measurement Check form to see if they're correct.
- If your answers were correct, make sure everybody has them copied in their notebooks, otherwise try again until you get them right.
I'm Done -- Now What?
- Make sure your notes on NB 6-7 are finished (this was homework!).
- Make sure your notebook is numbered to page 120 (this was also homework!) and has an up-to-date Table of Contents.
- Earn some Extra Credit (choose any or all):
- Color your drawings on NB 6-7 for "pretty points"
- Do the extra credit on CPO PS pg. 14, Qs 4-8 (you must restate the question in your answer) -- More details and the questions in the presentation below)
- Do the extra credit Dollar Bill Activity
Homework:
Finish NB 7 and any extra credit work you would like to do for this activity
Monday September 11, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Determine the appropriate SI units to use for measuring objects.
Length & Distance Notes (NB 6-7)
Use the presentation below to set up and complete your notebook pages for today's reading and notes.
Homework:
Finish NB 6-7
Get the acknowledgement form signed by a parent or guardian
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Friday September 8, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Establish routines to make our class run smoothly and improve our ability to learn.
Get Caught Up!
If you have not finished ALL of the following, work on these items until they're finished:
- What Is An Eclipse? -- Reading, annotation, and CERA questions
- Technology Access Survey (in GC)
- Eclipse Post-Assessment (in GC)
- Scavenger Hunt Assessment (in GC)
- Job Application (in GC)
Notebook Set-Up
Your notebook should have all of the following in it to be considered properly set up:
- A decorated cover that includes the following:
- Your FIRST and LAST names
- Your class period
- Your teacher's name
- Pages numbered from 1-120 (see the image below for more detailed instructions)
- A Table Of Contents grid that is taped in on pages 1 and 2
- A metacognitive bookmark taped inside the back cover so that it flaps out and can be read while you are working in your notebook
Homework:
Get the acknowledgement form signed by a parent or guardian
Finish setting up your notebook, including numbering correctly to page 120 (you will be graded on how well you do this!)
Thursday September 7, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Establish routines to make our class run smoothly and improve our ability to learn.
- Discuss our eclipse models and make corrections on notes
- Take the Eclipse Post Assessment in Google Classroom
- Distribute Welcome Letters and Acknowledgement forms (both handouts are blue) to be read and taken home
- Complete the Website/Welcome Letter Scavenger Hunt in Google Classroom
- If time allows, apply for your classroom job in Google Classroom
Homework:
Take BOTH blue papers home: the welcome letter and the acknowledgement form
Get the acknowledgement form signed by a parent or guardian
Bring Guardian (or parent) to Back-to-School Night @ 6PM
Wednesday September 6, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Make a model of a solar eclipse and explain its limitations.
What Is An Eclipse? (TttT & CERA)
Use the presentation below for guidance in how to finish Talking-to-the-Text while reading the What Is An Eclipse? article.
When you are done reading and annotating, complete the questions on the CERA.
Modeling A Solar Eclipse
Use the presentation below to complete this activity.
Homework:
Finish eclipse model drawing and explanation
Tuesday September 5, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Establish routines and practices that will make our classroom run smoothly and improve our ability to learn.
Visual Thinking Strategy
See the presentation below for the image we used for this activity.
Solar Eclipse Probe
Go to Google Classroom and complete the Solar Eclipse Probe assignment.
If you have not completed the Technology Access Survey assignment yet, please take a moment and do that, too.
What Is An Eclipse? (TttT & CERA)
Use the presentation below for guidance in how to Talk-to-the-Text while reading the What Is An Eclipse? article.
When you are done reading and annotating, complete the questions on the CERA.
Homework:
NONE
Friday September 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Develop a culture and community of compassion and learning at CCMS.
Chromebooks and Technology Survey
- Review expectations for using chromebooks in the classroom
- Get chromebook assignments (roster is posted inside the chromebook cart if you forget).
- Create a profile for your school account on your assigned chromebook.
- Join Mrs Aguirre's Google Classroom (an invitation has been emailed to your school account if you were absent).
- Complete the Technology Access Survey assignment in Google Classroom.
- Bookmark Mrs Aguirre's website and look around on it when you are finished
Team Challenge: Tower of cards
Group Goals:
- Learn about your the members of your group and find out what you have in common
- Build the TALLEST free-standing tower you can using index cards
Homework:
Turn in Anticipation Guide from Thursday
Thursday August 31, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Develop a culture and community of compassion and learning at CCMS.
Evacuation Procedures
Practice an evacuation from class: Follow the class Emergency Coordinator out the back door, across the grass and the fire lane, and line up single file on the far side of the asphalt by our room number (S1).
Discuss where to go in the event of an evacuation when we are NOT in class:
- Always go to evacuation areas, NOT into classrooms.
- Never cut through the campus if we are evacuating -- walk the long way around if necessary!
- If it is before school, go to your period 1 teacher; otherwise, go to the last teacher you had (e.g., go to period 2 if it is break, go to period 4 if it is lunch, go to period 6 if it's passing period and you're on your way to period 7).
Students Take On Cyberbullying
Use the presentation below to complete today's assignment.
Homework:
Finish the Cyberbullying Anticipation Guide
Link to handout
Wednesday August 30, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Develop a culture and community of compassion and learning at CCMS.
Welcome to 8th grade science class! On the first day we will make name cards for our desks to help us learn each other's names. Please make sure you have created a legible name card with your first name on one side and your last name on the other. You need to leave your name card at the end of class each day, as it will also be used for taking attendance.
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