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Attendance Form 3/17

Welcome back! I hope you had a great break, even under these conditions. I miss seeing you all every day and I hope you are all doing well and not going too crazy stuck at home. :) :)

I have entered the grades for the website energy project and there are many who are missing this project. This could be for the following reasons:

• Permission was not granted
• You had technical issues
• You did not share it with me
• It got mixed up with one of the other 400 emails I received in one week
• You did not finish the project

Please check campus and see which parts of the project you are missing, if any. If you have grades for all three parts (content, website, bibliography), then there is nothing you need to do. If you are missing the content grade, then I have not seen the project at all. If you are only missing technology and/or the bibliography, you probably did not share one or both with Ms. Chubb.

Your assignment today is to make sure this project is submitted to my self and Ms. Chubb in its entirety. And then fill out the form below.

Please start Take Home Experiment #5 today. The links below give you the directions and the lab report procedure. Please start taking your measurements by this weekend, at the latest. You are expected to have a total of 12-15 measurements. The due date for this assignment is 4/24. So, even if there are several cloudy days, you should have plenty of time to collect 12-15 pieces of data. Include weekend measurements, if necessary. The independent variable is time (days) and the dependent variables are the length of your shadow (in cm) and the temperature (in C or F) at the time of measurement.

Today:

1. Read the directions fully.
2. Complete your pre-lab by writing your Testable Question (copy the one from the directions), Hypothesis, Procedure/Materials, and an empty data table.
3. Go outside and decide what time of day and what location you are going to use to take your measurements.
4. Record your first pieces of data in your data table, if its not too cloudy.
5. Fill out the attendance form below.

Take Home Experiment #5: Shadow Lab

Lab Report Procedure

Questions for take home experiment #5:

1. A FULL LAB REPORT IS REQUIRED AND EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT.
2. Yes, someone can help you measure. Or you can lay a measuring tape down on the ground and stand next to it and observe where your shadow lands.
3. Yes, it should be typed. But, if you would like to take pictures of your graphs instead of doing them electronically, I am fine with that.
4. Yes, you can use the same testable question that is in the directions.
5. You need 15 measurements total. It is not due until 4/24. That should give you plenty of time to get 15 pieces of data. If its too cloudy for a shadow to form then do not record data that day.
6. If you are at two different houses, then try your best to get as many pieces of data as possible. Maybe have some data from each house?
7. Your hypothesis should look something like this (fill in the blanks): If I measure my shadow and the air temperature everyday, then my shadow will ______________________ and the temp will ___________________ as time increases because____________________________________________________________________________________.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Take your shadow measurement for Take Home Experiment #5 (see below)
2. Start the "Scale Model of our Solar System" activity (see below). It is due at 8am on 4/8 and you must submit pictures of you and the assignment in order to receive credit.
3. Submit the attendance form for today (see below)

Take Home Experiment #5: Shadow Lab

Scale Model of our Solar System

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Take advantage of the sunny days we have the next couple days. Remember, you need 12-15 measurements before it is due. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Questions from "Scale Model of our Solar System" Assignment:

1. Clarification: you are not building the model with actual objects. It is a scale drawing where the drawings of each object are scaled down to fit on our chain of papers.
2. Pluto is part of the Kuiper asteroid belt. So, be sure to draw and label Pluto among the other asteroids in the belt. Draw several asteroids in each belt.
3. A drawing compass could come in handy (but not necessary) for drawing the circles, since all planets are spherical in shape, due to centripetal force.
4. Be sure to use centimeters for the distance from sun and millimeters for diameter. If you run out of room, you probably did not measure the distances from the sun each time.
5. The objects must be colored to match their actual appearance. You must research appearance.

Please fill out the attendance form below and submit pictures of you and your scale model of our solar system through email or google docs by 8am on 4/8. Thank you!!

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need 12-15 measurements. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Happy Birthday to Mr. Kelsey's new baby!!! I will be "out of the office" today and tomorrow. If you have any questions, email me and I will try to get back to you over the weekend.

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need 12-15 measurements. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

1. Continue working on the moon phases packet. All 6 pages are required and should be completed by 8am on 4/14. No need to submit the packet to me, but you can use it as a guide for the quiz on Tuesday and the quiz will be submitted for a grade.
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Moon Phases Packet

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need 12-15 measurements. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Results of baby survey:

• 55% of you thought we were having a girl
• Anthony Grieve was the closest in time...he guessed 8am
• Ian Moe and Preston Eggers were the closest in weight...they both guessed 9lbs. Big baby!
• Alex Chakon was the closest for the name...she guessed Riley. We may use that as a nickname...
• Chloe Morris was the closest for the girl name...she guessed Stella, which is exactly what we were going to name our girl. Nice work!
• Most commonly guessed boys name...Jackson/Jack (6x)
• Most commonly guessed girls name...Jessica/Jess (4x)
• Most unique name guessed...Zara. Bianca Almanza guessed that one...
• Funniest name guess...Retractorbeam. Landon Orchard guessed that one...big surprise!

Thank you all for participating. We are all home and healthy and happy. We love our new little guy and Augie loves being a big brother. I miss you all and I hope you are not going too crazy stuck in the house!

Drake TV! Please click this link to enjoy this week's episode. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/drakemultimediatechnology/drake-tv

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Quiz Day! Please print the short quiz and then email/share a picture of the completed quiz or you may submit electronically if that's easier for you. You can use the moon phases packet to help you. Be sure to shade in the empty moon correctly AND put the name of the moon phase on the line. This is for a grade...

Also, be sure to submit the attendance form for today.

Moon Phases Quiz

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Please complete the following for today:

1. Use the movie and the seasons simulation from yesterday to complete the seasons lab (below). You are welcome to follow the procedure on the lab if you have the materials at home. If not, you can use the movie and the simulation to fill in the lab. This lab can be used for the seasons quiz on 4/24. Please DO NOT email this assignment to me. Remember, we are NOT closer to the sun in the summer...it is because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis!!!
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Seasons Lab

WEB leaders please click this link

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Many of you are still missing your bibliography from the Energy Website project. If you need help completing this requirement of the project, please click on the screencastify video (below) created by Ms. Chubb to help you.

Tutorial on Bibliography

Please complete the following for today:

1. Finish the seasons lab, if not finished already. Remember, you can use the lab on the seasons quiz on 4/24.
2. Answer the AQs below about the seasons lab. You may use the movie, the simulation, and/or the seasons lab to help answer these questions. This is not being turned in, but can be used for the seasons quiz on 4/24. Please do NOT email the AQs to me.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Seasons Lab AQs

Drake TV

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Please complete the following for today:

1. Finish your seasons lab and the AQs, if not already.
2. Complete the seasons practice worksheet below. This assignment is one more form of practice for the seasons quiz on Friday. Please do NOT email me this assignment.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Seasons practice worksheet

Drake TV Broadcast

Drake Middle School No Harm Grading Policy

The grade that your student had on March 12th will be the baseline grade for the rest of the trimester. That grade will remain the same or can improve as long as they continue to engage in their classes. Teachers will continue to grade work for the remainder of the trimester just like they normally would. At the end of the school year, teachers will compare the March 12th grade to the end of the trimester grade, and give your student the higher grade of the two.

March 12th grades will be communicated to students and families by Tuesday, April 21st. There will be an assignment with a grade listed in Campus called “March 12 Grade”. You will be receiving several notifications over the next few days as teachers work in Campus to calculate this grade. Please ignore these notifications. You can watch this short video created by a teacher at Arvada West HS with your student that explains how the March 12 Grade will be calculated in the system.

A student’s grade will be impacted negatively by non-participation. It is imperative that students continue to engage in their learning as it sets them up for success in the fall and for future coursework.

**Do not forget to measure your shadow! Remember, you need one measurement per day (same time each day) for 12-15 days. Due date: 4/24 @ 8am.**

Please complete the following for today:

1. Finish your seasons worksheet and check your answers with the answer key below. Remember, you can use this sheet on your seasons quiz on Friday.
2. Work on your shadow lab report today and tomorrow. A full lab report, the AQs, and a picture of you doing the experiment are required. The lab report procedure and the shadow lab can be accessed with the links below.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Answer key for Seasons practice worksheet

Shadow lab

Lab Report Procedure

Please complete the following for today:

1. Be sure your seasons lab, the seasons lab AQs, and the seasons practice worksheet are completed so they can be used as study guides for tomorrow's quiz on seasons.
2. Complete your shadow lab. It is due tomorrow at 8am.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Complete the seasons quiz below and submit the answers to me through Google docs. You do not have to print the quiz, you can simply number your paper 1-10 and then just record your answers. The quiz is due at 8am on Wednesday, April 29th. You can either email me a picture of your quiz or share it on Google docs.
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Seasons quiz

Drake TV - Call for Entries!

Please complete the following for today:

1. Be sure to complete your seasons quiz (above) and submit to me by 8am tomorrow.
2. Watch any four videos from the SciShow Space channel on YouTube. The link is below and there are several from which to choose.
3. Please fill out the attendance form.

SciShow Space YouTube videos

Drake TV Broadcast

Drake TV broadcast

Please complete the following for today:

1. Complete and submit the seasons quiz, if you have not done so already.
2. Start your final project (science fair). Click the link below for directions.
3. Please fill out the attendance form.

Science Fair Directions

Answers to questions about the final project:

1. This project is not optional and is worth 100 points.
2. A picture/video of you performing the experiment is required.
3. You can do it on any topic you would like, since science is in everything! It must be age appropriate and supervised, if necessary.
4. If you know what the results of the experiment are going to be already, then choose a different testable question. Nothing too easy...
5. A full lab report with visual evidence is required, but if you would like to create a presentation and film you presenting it to your family/pets, I will offer 50 points extra credit!!!
6. Please submit through google docs. You can draw and submit pictures of your graph or you can try this website https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ to make your graph electronically.

Drake TV - call for entries!

Please complete the following for today:

1. Work on formulating your testable question and hypothesis for your final project. Please email me if you need help. These are due by Wednesday, May 6th at 8am. Email them to me or share them on google docs.
2. Fill in the tides worksheet below. Use the YouTube video on tides (above) to help you, if necessary. Please do not email this to me, but use it to help you on tomorrow's assignment. Tomorrow's short lab will be submitted for a grade.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Tides Worksheet

Drake TV Broadcast

Please complete the following for today:

1. Work on formulating your testable question and hypothesis for your final project. Please email me if you need help. These are due by Wednesday, May 6th at 8am. Email them to me or share them on google docs.
2. Complete the Analyzing Tides lab below. The graph and the AQs must be submitted to me, for a grade by 8am on 5/7 either by email or Google docs. This will complete the solar system unit...
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Analyzing Tides

Please complete the following for today:

1. If your testable question and hypothesis have been approved by me through email, then you should continue completing your pre-lab by writing up your procedure, materials, and empty data table. Remember, a full lab report and a picture/video of you doing the experiment are due on 5/15 at 8am. Also, you can create a presentation and film you presenting to your family/pets for extra credit!! Let me know if you have questions...
2. Create the pedigree for the Smith family in the Constructing a Pedigree activity below. Please submit a picture of your finished pedigree and the AQs through email by 8am on 5/12. Besides the final project, this will be the last assignment of the year! I will provide an answer key on 5/12...
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Constructing a Pedigree

Questions about Constructing a Pedigree activity:

1. To be clear, you are creating a pedigree of the Smith family on the activity, NOT your own family.
2. A genotype is the genetic representation of the trait in DNA, represented by uppercase and lowercase letters. You can use any letters you want. Where a phenotype is the physical expression of the genotype, in this case, the presence of dimples.

Please complete the following for today:

1. If your testable question and hypothesis have been approved by me through email, then you should continue completing your full lab report, taking pictures/video, and collecting data. Remember, a full lab report and a picture/video of you doing the experiment are due on 5/15 at 8am. Also, you can create a presentation and film you presenting to your family/pets for extra credit!! Let me know if you have questions...
2. Complete the Analyzing Tides lab, if you have not done so already.
3. Create the pedigree for the Smith family in the Constructing a Pedigree activity. Please submit a picture of your finished pedigree and the AQs through email by 8am on 5/12. I will provide an answer key on 5/12.
4. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Drake TV - call for entries!

Please complete the following for today:

1. Create the pedigree for the Smith family in the Constructing a Pedigree activity. Please submit a picture of your finished pedigree and the AQs through email by 8am on 5/12. I will provide an answer key on 5/13.
2. Work on your final project. It is due on Friday at 8am.
3. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Drake TV - broadcast

Constructing a Pedigree Answer Key

Please complete the following for today:

1. Work on your final project. It is due on Friday at 8am.
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Work on your final project. It is due on Friday at 8am.
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Work on your final project. It is due on Friday at 8am.
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Class code for farewell chat: lv66qjm

Please complete the following for today:

1. Keep a look out for a good bye video from Mr. Kelsey. It will be posted by Wednesday the 20th...
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

I tried all day yesterday to get my good-bye video loaded on this page, but my internet was not working very well and my file would not download. I will try my hardest to have one tomorrow...I am sorry.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Please complete the following for today:

1. Watch the good-bye video from Mr. Kelsey below. Note: this was my first take and is not the best one, but it was the only one that would download fully. Sorry for my rambling towards the end...
2. Please fill out the attendance form below.

Mr. Kelsey's good-bye video