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6/6
* (ONLY if "Study Guide" box is checked)  Optional - Correct test for bonus points, due tomorrow
 
6/2
*Complete study guide (2 column notes or flashcards)
*Optional:  Create Cheat Sheet for test
 
6/1
*All missing work due tomorrow
*Study for Environmental Science test on Monday
 
5/31
*All missing work due Friday (6/2)
 
5/30
*Read article about mosquitoes and answer questions  - Due tomorrow
 
5/24
*OPTIONAL - correct quiz for bonus points due Fri
*OPTIONAL - if you got less than an 80% on your Brine Shrimp Lab you may correct it for bonus points due Friday
 
5/23-5/24
*Get a good night sleep, eat a good breakfast, come to school on time to do your best in our MCAS tests.
 
5/18
*Brine Shrimp Final Lab due tomorrow
 
5/17
*Brine Shrimp Lab Report (final draft) due Friday 5/19
 
5/11
*No Homework
 
5/10
*ch. 1.1 Review sheet due tomorrow
 
5/8
* Missing classwork due Wed
 
5/5
*All missing classwork must be turned in by Wednesday 5/10
 
5/4
*Levels of Organization Sheet - Due tomorrow (use your book as a resource!)
 
5/3
* Review Questions (pg.21 in Science book) - Pick 2 questions to answer. - due tomorrow
 
5/2
* Create a scene with 3 biotic and 3 abiotic factors.  Label your 6 factors.  Due tomorrow
* Cover book by tomorrow
* Book note signed by tomorrow
 
5/1
*Finish Class Notes (ch.1.1 definitions) *Use Your Book!* -Due Tomorrow
* Cover Science Book by Wed.
* Book Damage Note signed by Wed.
 
4/28
* Cover Science Book
* Get Damage report signed
* Correct Quiz (optional) due Mon.
 
4/27
* Cover new science book by Wed.
* get book damage report signed
* Finish book walk (if not completed in class)
 
4/26
* Virus reading - answer questions. Due Tomorrow
 
4/25
* (If not finished) Complete Life Characteristics Poster (classwork) due tomorrow.
 
4/24
* (optional) Do research to complete life characteristics poster in class tomorrow
 
4/13
*No Science Homework
 
4/12
*Word Search Due tomorrow (Front and Back)
* Pick one animal and one plant that you will use in Life characteristics study
 
4/11 (Tuesday)
* Correct Water Erosion quiz (optional) Due Wed (tomorrow)
* Concept Map - 6 Life Characteristics Due tomorrow
 
4/10 (Monday)
*No Science Homework
 
4/5
*No Science homework
 
4/4
*Simon Project Due Tomorrow
 
4/3
* All Missing Work due TOMORROW
* Simon Response due 4/5 (Wed.)
 
3/31
* All Missing Work due 4/4 (Tue.)
* Simon Response due 4/5 (Wed.)
 
3/30
* River Erosion Homework - Due tomorrow.  (Draw a river that encounters 3 different water erosion landforms from chapter 3)
*Simon Response due 4/5
 
3/29
*Simon Response Project, Due Wed. 4/5
 
3/28
*Mass Movement Quiz due tomorrow
* Simon Response due Wed. 4/5
 
3/27
* Correct Mass Movement Quiz for bonus points  Due Wed. 3/29
 
3/23
*Study for Erosion/Mass Movement Quiz tomorrow
*Erosion Observation - due tomorrow
 
3/22
* Erosion Observation - find a local example of erosion and answer the observation questions.  Due Friday
 
3/20
* Write a ch. 3.1 quiz question (pgs. 66-69) Write the question and answer.  Due tomorrow
 
3/16
*Pg. 69 - select one question to answer in a complete sentence.  Due tomorrow.
 
3/15
*Section 3-1 Review page.  Due Tomorrow.  Use pgs. 66-69 in your book
 
3/14
*Section 3-1 Review page.  Due Thursday - USE YOUR BOOK!
 
3/13
*Correct Quiz for bonus points.  Due tomorrow.  (optional)
 
3/9
* Soil page due tomorrow
* All missing work MUST be in by TOMORROW!
 
3/8
* Soil Page homework "Sec. 14-2" pg.15+17 Due Friday
*Any overdue work must be turned in by FRIDAY!
 
3/7
*Ch. 2.2 HW paper - pick 5 questions, due tomorrow
* Overdue work due Friday
 
 
3/6
* Ch. 2.2 homework paper - select 5 questions to answer for homework.  Use your book!  Due Wed. 3/8
* Missing work - due Fri. 3/10
 
 
3/2
*Soil Crossword - Due Tomorrow
USE YOUR BOOK!! (pgs. 49-55)
 
 
3/1
*"That Reminds Me Of..." Due tomorrow
 
 
2/16
*Grade Response
What is your Strongest area?
What is your weakest area?
Name one thing you will do to improve in your weakest area.
Due tomorrow
 
 
**Weathering Poster Due Feb. 15th**
 
 
2/8
*Wordsearch - due tomorrow
*Continue to work on Weathering Poster - due 2/15
 
2/6
*Work on Weathering Poster - Final product due 2/15
 
2/3
*Begin working on Weathering Poster Project - Concept Map and selection of 3 Mechanical and 3 Chemical weathering examples
 
2/2
* Mechanical Weather sheet (use your book!) due tomorrow
* Corrected Quiz due tomorrow
 
2/1
*Rocks and Weathering (use your Science book) due tomorrow
*Corrected Quiz due Friday
 
1/30 (Monday)
*"That Reminds me of..." ch. 2.1 due tomorrow
* Study for Tuesday Quiz
 
1/27 (Friday)
*Study for Ch. 1.4 Quiz (use the study guide provided in class)
 
1/25
*Reading a Topo map sheet due Friday (use pgs. 29-33 in your book!)
 
1/23
*Mountains and Molehills due tomorrow
 
1/19
* Drawing Contour Lines due tomorrow
 
1/18
* Topo Maps sheet due tomorrow
 
1/17
* Topo Maps Sheet - use pgs. 29-33 in the Science Book.  Due Thurs.
 
1/11
*All over-due work due tomorrow
 
1/10
* Road Trip Due tomorrow
* All Over Due work due Thursday
 
1/9
*  Road Trip -  Use science book (pgs. 168-169) to plan a cross country road trip from the East coast to the West coast.  Include all required parts in a; story, timeline with descriptions, or travel flyer. **worth a quiz grade!**  DUE WEDNESDAY
 
1/5
* Complete Landforms Concept Map and 3 sent. on back, Due tomorrow
 
1/3
*"That Reminds me of..." due tomorrow
* Get Book Damage Note signed by a parent
* Cover new Science book by Friday (or bring something in to cover the book with)
 
12/20
* Complete Seismograph lab Reflection questions, due tomorrow
 
12/19
* pg. 69 Review Questions - #2 and #3.  Question #4 is bonus points!
 
12/14
* Ch. 2-2 sheet.  #1-5 (only select 3 to do), building Vocab, and illustrations due tomorrow (illustration description is worth bonus points)
 
12/13
* Complete Reflection on Slinky Lab Due Tomorrow
 
12/12
* Complete test bonus points, due Tuesday (12/13)
 
12/7
*Get Study Guide signed by a parent and bring back to school - 5 points of test grade!
 
12/6
Study for Chapter 1 TEST on Thursday
Use your; book, 2-column notes, handouts, past tests and completed homework.
 
12/5
*Study for Chapter 1 TEST on Thursday
Use your; book, 2-column notes, handouts, past tests and completed homework.
 
11/30
*Crossword, Due Tomorrow (use your book for help)
 
11/28
*Complete Foam Pad Activity Questions (including Challenge questions!)  Due Tomorrow
 
11/23
*Extra Credit:  Find the words "Convergent" or "Divergent" in song lyrics, poems, books, articles, etc.  (Optional) Due Monday for extra credit
 
11/22
*Main Idea Sentences (using 1.5 ch. summary) due tomorrow
*Any/All overdue work due tomorrow
 
11/21
*Main Idea Sentences - Due Wednesday
 
11/17
Study for Quiz Tomorrow!
 
11/16
Sea-Floor Spreading Word Find.  Due Tomorrow
 
11/15
Sea-Floor Mad Lib - use your book! Due Tomorrow, 11/16
 
11/14
* Complete Sea-Floor Spreading Activity questions (homeroom 206, 207)
*End of Chapter review questions #1-3 (Homeroom 205)
 
11/7
Complete Student Written Quiz - Due tomorrow (worth a quiz grade)
 
11/3
Wegener Written Response;
*State his theory
*Use ONE piece of evidence to support his theory
*Explain why many did not agree with him
Due Tomorrow (Friday)
 
11/2
*Section 1.3 Review Page,  Use your books to complete this paper.  DUE TOMORROW
*Corrected Heat Transfer Tests Due Tomorrow
 
11/1
*Correct Heat Transfer Test (optional)
Corrected Test Due Thursday, 11/3
 
10/31
*"That Reminds me Of..." Homework paper due Tuesday (TOMORROW)
 
10/26
* Study for Heat Transfer Test on FRIDAY.  Use notest/book, etc.
* Complete any missing 1st quarter work.
 
10/25
* Study for Heat Transfer test on Friday
* 3 heat transfer illustration due tomorrow.
 
10/24 (Mon.)
* Heat Transfer Illustration  Due Wednesday (10/26)
Using a blank piece of paper you must illustrate the 3 types of heat transfer; Radiation, Conduction, and Convection.  Each Illustration should include one sentence explaining how the illustration represents that type of heat transfer.  Your illustration should also include the definition of that type of heat transfer.
 
10/19
*Energy Transfer paper.  Due Tomorrow.  (Use your book for assistance)
 
10/18
*Test corrections due tomorrow
 
10/17
*Ch. 1 Sec. 1 Test Corrections - correct answers in a DIFFERENT COLOR than you took the test in (Do not erase your original answers)  for bonus points.  Due Wed. 10/19
 
* "That reminds me of..." using the words: Radiation, Conduction, and Convection. Due TOMORROW
 
10/12
TEST TOMORROW.  Study for Ch.1 Sec.1 test using 2 column notes
 
10/6
Study for Chapter 1, Section 1 Test on Thursday Oct. 13th
 
9/28 - 10/5
Earth Layers Model due 10/6
 
9/28
Get Layers of Earth Model project page signed.
 
9/27
Study for Chapter 1 Section 1 Vocab quiz TOMORROW!  Use your book, handouts, notes, and completed homework to help you study.
 
9/26
Chapter 1 Section 1 review page.  Use your science book to help complete this paper.  Due Tue, 9/27
 
9/19
Get Science Book Covered (You do NOT need to buy anything!  Please consider paper bags, wrapping paper, newspaper, etc.)
Get green book note signed Due Thursday 9/22
 
9/14
Write the letter to the president explaining your evacuation decisions with Hurricane Ed.  Refer back to your rubric.  Due Friday 9/16
 
9/12
Thinking of a Question packet.  Due Wednesday 9/14