2019-2020

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle School | Syllabus | For students: eruiz@turlockusd.org | For parents: eruiz@turlock.k12.ca.us

Dear Parents,

I look forward to working with you and your child to ensure that he or she receives the best education possible. I am prepared to invest my time and effort to further educate your child to the best of my ability. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, concerns, or interest in participating. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Mr. Ruiz

4th Quarter 2020

Amplify | Google Classroom | Edulastic | 2019 Science Folder

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ANNOUNCMENTS

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  • If you turned in late work and you want me to grade it, you must email me at, eruiz@turlockusd.org. Include the name of the assignment/s or the assignment number/s in Aeries. If you do not notify me of your late work, I will not go back and look to see if you have completed the assignment after the due date.

  • Summer Science Learning Opportunities

  • Students go to: https://app.legendsoflearning.com/login/students/choose and click the "Awakening Freeplay" option on the right side of the screen.

  • *** IMPORTANT *** "Mr. Ruiz, how are you grading this quarter?" Video answer.

  • *** END OF GRADING PERIOD*** Final Grading in Progress

  • There will be ungraded assignments for MAY 26th to May 29th to finish up the RockTransformations unit.

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ASSIGNMENTS

Say Goodbye for the Summer on Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/e19ed19e (Open from 24-29 May)

29 MAY 2020 - FRIDAY (I am posting this early)

28 MAY 2020 - THURSDAY

27 MAY 2020 - WEDNESDAY

26 MAY 2020 - TUESDAY

*-*-* END OF GRADING PERIOD - ASSIGNMENTS ABOVE ARE OPTIONAL*-*-*

22 MAY 2020 - FRIDAY

21 MAY 2020 - THURSDAY

20 MAY 2020 - WEDNESDAY

19 MAY 2020 - TUESDAY

18 MAY 2020 - MONDAY

15 MAY 2020 - FRIDAY

14 MAY 2020 - THURSDAY

13 MAY 2020 - WEDNESDAY

12 MAY 2020 - TUESDAY

11 MAY 2020 - MONDAY

08 MAY 2020 - FRIDAY

07 MAY 2020 - THURSDAY

06 MAY 2020 - WEDNESDAY

05 MAY 2020 - TUESDAY

04 MAY 2020 - MONDAY

Beginning of Phase 3

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End of Phase 2

30 APR 2020 - THURSDAY and/or 01 MAY 2020 - FRIDAY

29 APR 2020 - Wednesday

  • Video of what to do today.

  • Populations and Resources, CH4, L3, Science Seminar

  • PART 1: Answer the Warm-up question in Amplify, PART 2: Review all the evidence from the Google Doc titled, "PR CH4 L2" in classwork. Also, look at the sentence starters in part 2 of Amplify, PART 3: Use the flipgrid to tell us what claim you think is the cause of the parrot population decrease. Tell us all the supporting evidence that you have for that claim and tell us how the evidence supports the claim. PART 4: Watch a few other people's flipgrids to see if anyone chose the claim that you didn't choose, then write your argument in Amplify.

28 APR 2020 - TUESDAY

27 APR 2020 - MONDAY

24 APR 2020 - FRIDAY

23 APR 2020 - THURSDAY

22 APR 2020 - WEDNESDAY

21 APR 2020 - TUESDAY

20 APR 2020 - MONDAY - EARTH DAY (Welcome back from spring break!)

Beginning of Phase 2

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End of Phase 1

09 APR 2020 - THURSDAY

08 APR 2020 - WEDNESDAY

07 APR 2020 - TUESDAY

06 APR 2020 - MONDAY

04 APR 2020 - SATURDAY

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Unit Test Help

03 APR 2020 - FRI

02 APR 2020 - THR

01 APR 2020 - WED

  • As promised there is no new assignment today. Take this time to check your grade in Aeries, work on improving your test scores, catch up on missing assignments, and/or help someone else that might have a question. If you need help from a classmate, post your question or questions here and another student can give you a video reply. If you have no questions, simply say hello to everyone on Flipgrid.

31 MAR 2020 - TUE

30 MAR 2020- MON

27 MAR 2020 - FRI

  • Populations and Resources: Complete CH1, L2, Part 1 in Amplify. Complete Parts 2 and 3 in Google Classroom. Complete Part 4 in Amplify.

  • The video is in the lesson brief.

  • >>> Amplify: PR CH1, L2: Lesson Help From Mr. Earl (Mr's Ruiz's Substitute) <<<

  • I have completed entering the written response grades in Aeries at 1:05 PM. I also commenting on you most of your answers in Amplify. You should get a notification in Amplify to see what I have written. Also, I have unlock the test again to give you a chance to improve you work. It's obvious too when you are cheating so do your own work and research. Use the simulator or watch you tube videos about the carbon cycle. The more videos you watch the better you will understand the concept. Watch the first half of this video for starters.

26 MAR 2020 - THR

25 MAR 2020 - WED

  • Check your ME 4.4. test score in Aeries. The test is still open if you'd like to improve your score. Watch the first half of this video for review.

  • I will be adding the grades to Aeries every few hours or so (Refresh this page to see when I most recently updated the scores 26 MAR 6:02 AM). This will give you a chance to see how you did and keep trying if you'd like to try and improve your score. I will not reveal the questions that you got correct or incorrect. You will have to review the questions carefully to see if you can spot your mistakes.

24 MAR 2020 - TUE

  • Amplify: ME, CH4, L4, Parts 1-3 (Open Book Unit Test) This will be open for 48 Hours. Take your time. Use the simulator to help you see what happens in each scenario. Watch the first half of this video for review.

23 MAR 2020 - MON

20 MAR 2020 - FRI

19 MAR 2020 - THR

Today's lesson has 5 parts: Amplify - ME, CH4, L1, PARTS 1-5

18 MAR 2020 - WED

I will not be posting new assignments on Wednesdays while we are closed. If you are finished early, please reach-out to other students that can use your help catching-up. Remember the Google Classroom stream is open for school related comments. This is a great way for us to all keep in touch and continue learning while we are social distancing. Don't forget to take advantage of Screencastify; making a short video is often a great way to help someone who has a question or needs help.

17 MAR 2020 - TUE

16 MAR 2020 - MON

Beginning of Quater 4

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End of Quarter 3

13 MAR 2020

Virus Facts and Stats: Google Classroom Assignment

  1. https://youtu.be/8FqlTslU22s 6:49

  2. https://youtu.be/NJLXdsO1GBI 10:10

  3. https://youtu.be/o84IgVcyf14 10:50

  4. https://youtu.be/vidOtuA1tx0 9:39

  5. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

12 MAR 2020

11 MAR 2020

  • Lesson 3.2: Total Carbon in an Ecosystem

  • Game Directions

  • After our activities today and from previous lessons, we know that the total carbon in an ecosystem doesn’t change, but it does move from one part of the ecosystem to another. If the amount of carbon in abiotic matter changed, then the amount of carbon in biotic matter must have also changed because the total carbon is shared between the abiotic and biotic parts of the system. In the biodome, we know that the carbon in abiotic matter decreased. Now we know that this means that the carbon in biotic matter must have increased as well. As we just observed in the Sim, this increase in carbon took place in dead matter.

10 MAR 2020

09 MAR 2020

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04 MAR 2020

03 MAR 2020

02 MAR 2020

28 FEB 2020

27 FEB 2020

26 FEB 2020

25 FEB 2020

24 FEB 2020

21 FEB 2020

20 FEB 2020

19 FEB 2020

18 FEB 2020

12 FEB 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 10

  • Password: Dutcher | Post Test

11 FEB 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 9

10 FEB 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 8

07 FEB 2020

06 FEB 2020

05 FEB 2020

04 FEB 2020

03 FEB 2020

31 JAN 2020

30 JAN 2020

29 JAN 2020

28 JAN 2020

27 JAN 2020

24 JAN 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 7

23 JAN 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 6

22 JAN 2020

21 JAN 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 4

17 JAN 2020

16 JAN 2020

  • The California Healthy Youth Act, Day 2

15 JAN 2020

14 JAN 2020

13 JAN 2020

10 JAN 2020

09 JAN 2020

08 JAN 2020

07 JAN 2020

Beginning of Quater 3

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End of Quarter 2

20 DEC 2019

  • joinmyquiz.com - Or work on missing assignments. If you complete a missing assignment, you must notify me by email in oder for me to go back and grade your late work.

19 DEC 2019

  • Lesson 1.6: Identifying the Reddish-Brown Substance

18 DEC 2019

17 DEC 2019

  • Lesson 1.4: “Atomic Zoom-In” (Complete parts 1-4)

16 DEC 2019

13 DEC 2019

12 DEC 2019

  • Lesson 1.1: Pre-Unit Assessment. Yes, the test is graded. No it will not affect your grade. If you finish early, work quietly on any other assignments.

11 DEC 2019

  • Check your turlockusd.org email for a missing assignment report. If you are missing an assignment, it is your responsibility to complete it and notify Mr. Ruiz by email eruiz@turlockusd.org In your email, include at least one of the following pieces of informnation, the assignment number, the assignmet date, or the assignment title that you are turning-in.

  • If you do not know what to do for the assignment that you are missing. Find the date of the assignment/s in Aeries and match it to the the date of the assignment/s below.

  • Don't forget to do the Newela Liquid Lunar Landing assignment in Google Classroom, and to Write your argument in Amplify 4.4 part 4.

10 DEC 2019

  • Lesson 4.5: End-of-Unit Assessment

  • If you finish early, go back to yesterday's assignment and try to finish your written argument. Then go back to Google Classroom and complete the Liquid Lunar Landscare Newsela article (log-in with your google account). After that, work quietly on any other assignments.

09 DEC 2019

06 DEC 2019

  • Lesson 4.3: Science Seminar. Do part 1 and 2. Then open the Observation Form and wait unitl we begin the arguments. After the arguments, we will complete part 3.

  • Science Seminar Observations (Google Classwork Form)

05 DEC 2019

04 DEC 2019

03 DEC 2019

02 DEC 2019

22 NOV 2019

21 NOV 2019

20 NOV 2019

19 NOV 2019

18 NOV 2019

  • Healthy Kids Survey

  • Go back to Amplify and complete Lesson 2.3 part 4

  • Check Aeries and email me if you think you have completed an assignment but it's not in the gradebook. eruiz@turlockusd.org

15 NOV 2019

14 NOV 2019

Claim 1: Transferring energy into or out of a substance changes its temperature, which changes the molecules’ freedom of movement.

Claim 2: Transferring energy into or out of a substance changes the molecules’ kinetic energy, which changes their freedom of movement.

Claim 3: Transferring energy into or out of a substance changes the molecules’ speed, which changes their freedom of movement.

13 NOV 2019

12 NOV 2019 (Video Directions)

08 NOV 2019

  • Catch-up: Make sure you have completed Amplify Lessons 1.5 and 1.6

  • After verifying that you have completed the work Mr. Ruiz will give you your log-in information for http://www.ixl.com/signin

07 NOV 2019

06 NOV 2019

  • Write your name date and period on a lined paper and make a list of evidence that supports the claim that an aestroid impact with Earth make the dinosaurs go extinct. The Day the Mesosoic Died

05 NOV 2019

04 NOV 2019

  • Quiz: Edulastic

  • If you finish early, watch this video about Saturn's moon Titan. What was the most intereting to you? What is a fact you learned about Titan? Write a question that you have after watching the video.

  • 20 million trees watch for fun.

31 OCT 2019

  • Quizizz, Kahoot, and Quizlet - Phase Change - Review.

30 OCT 2019

  • First, Check Aeries or Google Classroom. If you received a 10/10 on the 1.4 Annotation Screenshot assignment, then please stand up and help ONE other students complete the assignment. Thank you. Then, continue working on the assignments below.

  • Second, complete the 1.4 -4 homework by simply taking screenshots of the simulator when you see a solid, liquid, and a gas. Also, answer the questions that follow.

  • Last, complete the Student Reflection on Learning form in Google Classroom. (You must complete the homework before filling out the form.)

29 OCT 2019

28 OCT 2019

  • Amplify: Lesson 1.3: Investigating the Molecular Scale

  • Upload one of your old states of mater drawings to Google Classroom. Use a drawing that models a solid, liquid, and a gas at the molecular level.

  • picture and videos from today

25 OCT 2019

  • Amplify: Lesson 1.2: Introducing Titan's Diapperaing Lake (DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE)

  • The videos that you need are in the Lesson Brief.

24 OCT 2019

23 OCT 2019

22 OCT 2019

  • Discover Education 1.2 - Explore, Activity 6 - Boiling and Evaporation p. 81-84

  • There are two ( 1 | 2 ) articles to read and two ( 1 | 2 ) videos to watch before completing the Venn diagram.

21 OCT 2019

18 OCT 2018

  • Assignment Part B: Melting and Boiling - Activity 4 Highlight the text that supports your scientific explanations of yesterday's demonstrations. Use two different colors. Use one color to highlight evidence that supports your explanation and use a different color to highlight information that refutes or explanation.

17 OCT 2018

16 OCT 2018

15 OCT 2019

14 OCT 2019

  • Join the appropriate CK12.org classroom in the Digital Classes above.

  • Submit the 1.1 assignment after completing the assignment. (GRADED IN AERIES)

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