Mr. Morrell: Team 6-2 Science, Reading, and Language Arts: April 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011

Mr.Morrell

Reading/ LA Syllabus

Week of April 25, 2011

Email: jmorrell@op97.org

Website: http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com/

Important Information:

Students received a letter regarding the Literature Circle Unit today, we will begin next week. I am looking for parent volunteers; please review the letter and send it back to school tomorrow. If you have any questions please email me! THANKS!
The final poetry project will be due on Friday, April 29^th. Make sure you are working on your project and not waiting until the last minute J
Our eighth Reading Log is due on Thursday, May 12.

Monday, April 25

Just Because… Poems (Pg 34)

Write 12 Vocabra Sentences

White Board Sentences with Partners

Homework: Be sure to get Literature Circle Letters filled out by your parents. I need these by tomorrow, please. Work on poetry project!

Tuesday, April 26

Ode to… Poem (Pg 35)

Lit Circle Book Picks

Vocabra Skits

Homework: Work on your poetry Project. By today you should have all of your poems written. You need to work on editing, typing, illustrations, table of contents, and a cover. Be sure to have your poetry in class tomorrow- we are working on Identification of Elements.

Wednesday, April 27

Poetry Project- Review Identification Requirements (Page 36)

Vocabra Sell It

Homework: Finish adding Poetry Elements and J Tricks to your poetry. There needs to be at least one identified in each poem. You need to use a highlighter and/or sticky notes to identify these throughout your project. You will have some poetry work time in class tomorrow- be sure you have your materials.

Thursday, April 28

Poetry Project Work Time

Spelling Race

Homework: Poetry Project is DUE TOMORROW! Be sure to check your rubric (Pg 37) and requirements handouts (Pg 22-23)! Study for Vocabra #13TESTS.

Friday, April 29

Turn in Poetry Project

Vocabra List 13 TESTS

Homework: Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Mr. Morrell's

Science Syllabus

Week of April 25, 2011

http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com

jmorrell@op97.org

Team 6-3

Important Information:

There will be no late homework accepted for the 3^rd Trimester
I will still allow corrections to the Organisms Notebook, but all corrections must be turned in within two weeks of receiving your graded notebook.
Notebooks were passed back on Tuesday April 19^th
There will be a test this week on Friday April 29^th on lessons 1-8 from the Macro to Micro book
Please check out a book from me if you need one to study otherwise the entire book is online

Monday, April 25

Finish up lessons 7.1-7.4

Intro to Cell Activity

Homework: Reflection Questions from 7.1-7.4 Due Wednesday. Start bringing in pictures for you cell posters!

Tuesday, April 26

Cell Posters

Homework: Reflection Questions from 7.1-7.4 due tomorrow, Bring in Pictures for Posters

Wednesday, April 27

Cell Posters

Mitosis

Homework: Study Guide Due tomorrow, Make sure to bring study guide to class on Thursday

Thursday, April 28

Review for Test Tomorrow

Homework: Study Guide Due tomorrow, Study for Test

Friday, April 29

Test Today Lesson's 1-8

Homework: Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Mr. Morrell

Reading/ LA Syllabus

Week of April 18, 2011

Email: jmorrell@op97.org

Website: http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com/

Important Information:

Students will have a Chapter 6 Grammar Test on Tuesday, April 19^th.
The final poetry project will be due on Friday, April 29^th. Make sure you are working on your project over the course the next few weeks! Don't wait until the last minute J
Our eighth Reading Log is due on Thursday, May 12. Students must read 2 or more books each month, log the book, and obtain parent signatures for each book read.

Monday, April 18

Introduce List #13 Vocabra Words

Grammar Ch 6: Review for Test

Emotion Poems (Pg 29-30)

Rhetorical Question Poems (Pg 31)

Homework: Study for the Chapter 6 Grammar test tomorrow! Use review sheet at the end of your packet. Also, work on your poetry project.

Tuesday, April 19

Turn in Reading Log #7

Grammar: Chapter 6 TEST

Bill Durham Poems (Pg 32)

I Don't Understand Poems (Pg 33)

Homework: Vocabra Word Drawing. Write Poetry. Work on Poetry Project. Remember- tomorrow is our Team PBIS Electronic Reward Day! You can bring in an electronic video game to play- if you are planning on bringing in a large game system please check with me. You need 10 Bright Blue Bee Tickets to participate.

Wednesday, April 20

Turn in Word Drawings

Team PBIS Electronic Reward Day!

Homework: Work on Poetry Project. Get Literature Circles Parent Letter Signed!!!! Enjoy your days off J

Thursday, April 21

No School: Institute Day

Homework: Poetry Project

Friday, April 22

No School: Good Friday

Homework: Work on your poetry project!

Friday, April 15, 2011

Mr. Morrell's

Science Syllabus

Week of April 18, 2011

http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com

jmorrell@op97.org

Team 6-3

Important Information:

There will be no late homework accepted for the 3^rd Trimester
I will still allow corrections to the Organisms Notebook, but all corrections must be turned in within two weeks of receiving your graded notebook
Thank you for all the glue we had a huge response and it will all be very much appreciated by 6-3 science students. I do not need any more, but keep your eye peeled for more extra credit opportunities.

Monday, April 18

Begin Pollination of Fast Plants

Finish Pond Drawings if necessary

Bean and Corn plant drawings plus measurements

Start Cells 7.1

Homework: None

Tuesday, April 19

Cont. Pollinating

Cells 7.1-7.3 Finish by the end of Wednesday

If you are behind on your cells you will need to come to the lab during lunch!

Homework: None

Wednesday, April 20

Cells 7.1-7.3

Finish by the end of class your work will be checked in First Thing Monday!!!!

Homework: Enjoy the Long Weekend!!!!

Thursday, April 21

No School Institute Day

Homework: None

Friday, April 22

No School

Homework: Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Mr. Morrell's

Science Syllabus

Week of April 11, 2011

http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com

jmorrell@op97.org

Team 6-3

Important Information:

There will be no late homework accepted for the 3^rd Trimester
I will still allow corrections to the Organisms Notebook, but all corrections must be turned in within two weeks of receiving your graded notebook
I am excepting glue for extra credit for a limited time in science. Bottles of glue are worth two points and glue sticks one point maximum ten points to any student.
I will be collecting notebooks on Monday April, 11. Please make sure you have all you are required to have in the notebooks
There will be a Science Quiz on April 15 Covering lessons 1-5

Monday, April 11

Bill Nye: Plants

Collecting Notebooks

Homework: None

Tuesday, April 12

Two Column notes and Drawing

Assign Groups for Butterfly Readings

Homework: Finish two-column notes if necessary

Wednesday, April 13

Magnet Summary

Butterfly Readings Jigsaw

Homework: None

Thursday, April 14

Revisit Ponds

Intro Cells

Hit on some Key points from lesson 12

Homework: None

Friday, April 15

Science Quiz Chapters 1-5

More on cells

Homework: Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Mr. Morrell

Reading/ LA Syllabus

Week of April 4, 2011

Email: jmorrell@op97.org

Website: http://op97-morrell.blogspot.com/

Important Information:

Happy National Poetry Month! In honor of this we will spend the month exploring poetic devices, reading poetry, and writing a variety of different poems.
Our seventh Reading Log is due on Tuesday, April 12. Students must read 2 or more books each month, log the book, and obtain parent signatures for each book read.
End of the Year Field Trip permission slip and money is due on April 5. No
refunds.
Report Card Envelopes need to be signed and returned by Wednesday, April 6^th

Monday, April 4

Introduce List #12 Vocabra

Introduce Poetry Unit with Visualization Poem

Elements of Poetry Notes (Poetry Packet Page 1-2)

Homework: None!!! End of the year permission slips and money are due TOMORROW! NO EXCEPTIONS!

Tuesday, April 5

Read Books from Poetry Cart

Likes and Dislikes Chart (PP pg 3)

Alliteration (PP pg 4)

Homework: Read Poetry Packet Page 5. Write SIX Vocabra sentences using any six words you would like. No vague sentences.

Wednesday, April 6

Personification, Onomatopoeia, and Symbol (PP pg 6-9)

Vocabra: Draw the Meaning Using the Word Itself

Homework: Idioms in Poetry Packet (Page 10). You can ask your parents if they know the meanings of the idioms you don't know and/or use the internet to find out.

Thursday, April 7

Metaphors and Descriptive Words (PP pg 11-13)

Vocabra Sell It- with groups

Homework: Irony in Poetry Packet (Pages 14-15).

Friday, April 8

Oxymoron, Paradox, and Rhetorical Questions (PP page 16-19)

Read Poems from Poetry Cart

Vocabra Charades

Homework: Have an AWESOME weekend! Work on your reading log- it is due on Tuesday!

Science Terms You Should Know!

Science Vocabulary

Mass – The amount of matter in an object

Volume - The amount of 3–dimensional space taken up by an object. (Capacity)

Distance – The space between two objects or points.

Liter – The basic metric unit of volume. (l)

Meter – The basic metric unit of distance. (m)

Gram – The basic metric unit of mass. (g)

Data – A collection of facts from which conclusions may be made.

Dependent Variable – The variable that is observed and measured, the data. (y-axis)

Independent Variable – The variable that can cause a change in the dependent variable. (x-axis)

Hypothesis – A reasonable prediction, an educated guess.

Null hypothesis – A statement that is opposite of your predicted hypothesis.

Inquiry – The act of gathering or asking for information.

Inferences – A reasonable explanation for an event or observation.

Scientific Theory – Inferred explanation for why something happens. (Theory of Evolution)

Scientific Law – Statements or descriptions of how something happens. (The law of gravity)

Beaker – Laboratory glassware shaped as a cylinder with a notch for pouring liquids.

Metric or SI – The International System of Units.

Kilo – The SI prefix for 1000 (k)

Deci – The SI prefix for 0.1 (d)

Centi – The SI prefix for 0.01 (c)

Milli – The SI prefix for 0.001 (m)

States of Matter

Matter exists in three states:
Solid (Example: Ice)
Liquid (Example: Water)
Gas (Example: Water Vapor)

Endothermic:
A process or reaction that absorbs heat. For example, ice melting is an example of an endothermic process because it absorbs heat from its surroundings.

Exothermic:
A process or reaction that releases heat. For example, wood burning in the presence of oxygen is an example of an exothermic reaction.

Convection:
The process in which cool air delves down, while warmer air rises to the top. The warm air usually cools in the cooler, higher sections of the atmosphere and again begins to return back down. Local breezes, wind and even thunderstorms are a result of convection. Also, the transfer of heat in a gas or liquid by the movement of particles within the fluid.

Conduction:
Energy transfer from one material to another by direct contact.

Radiation:
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

Biome Brochure Project

Biome Project

TASK: Create a travel brochure that promotes visiting one of the Earth’s biomes. Your biome will be based on an organism card you will receive. Your group will decide which biome best fits the organisms you are randomly assigned to. You must use accurate information about the biome and its conditions, but you may use humor and creativity to offer suggestions for overcoming the challenges of visiting the location.

Have you ever read a brochure? Brochures are used to communicate information about specific topics in a brief, reader friendly format. The use of color, diagrams, and a pleasing layout of the information is used to catch and hold the reader’s attention. Your brochure may be completely computer generated or done by hand. (Final products should not be completed in pencil.)

4 points Design a brochure that is attractive, capturing and inviting. The cover should lure vacationers to your area.

2 points Describe the biotic and abiotic factors in your biome.

2 points Explain the location of biome, include a map highlighting the areas of the world that show where your biome is.

2 points Explain the climate of your biome. Discuss average annual precipitation. Discuss average annual temperature.

4 points Describe the animal adaptations for survival within the biome. Include at least 2 pictures of animals.

4 points Explain the plants/fungal adaptations for survival in your biome. Include at least 2 pictures of the plants.

3 points Create a food chain or a food web for common animals within the biome. Include the animals on your organism cards in your selection.

4 points Explain at least 4 interesting facts about your region.

5 points Properly use and identify at least 10 of the following vocabulary terms: population, ecosystem, niche, producers, consumers, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, decomposer, predator, prey, limiting factor, carrying capacity, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalisms, parasitism, coevolution

__________/30 TOTAL POINTS

Remember to work efficiently during the provided class time and bring in any materials you find at home to class so you can compile information with your group. You have 3 days in class to work on this project and they must be fully completed to turn in on: Monday, May 17th.
Here are some useful websites to use for this project.

Introduction to Biomes - HYPERLINK "http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm" http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

Map - HYPERLINK "http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/biomemap.htm" http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/biomemap.htm

Other websites to try:

HYPERLINK "http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php" http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php

HYPERLINK "http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/" http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/

HYPERLINK "http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html" http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/biomes.html

HYPERLINK "http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/" http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

Mr. Morrell: Team 6-2 Science, Reading, and Language Arts

Monday, April 25, 2011

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Friday, April 15, 2011

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Website to Access Organisms From Macro to Micro book

Here it is! Your online Catasrophic Events Textbook

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Basic Human Neuron

Science Terms You Should Know!

Radiation Penetration

Biome Brochure Project