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Week 4/8 3 weeks left of full period classes

Robotics Free Building - kits returned to order on label on April 29th Week

Earth Science learned about petrified wood and Earth's Structure 

Chemistry finished  Copper Sulfate Crystals and lab report, then finished the covalent side of the bonding worksheet 

Jr Ent Sale is in 2 weeks! Next week we advertise so we cut our business cards and continued making products. 

Astronomy we did our planet presentations and took 1 new fact for each planet including your given planet. Then we explored the buttons at the top of the page. For NASA Visualization, click "explore trek" We also took a sticky note poll of the last thing we want to learn about

Week 3/18

I miss you all more than you know. Sadly, I need to miss Monday again. Here is the plan. Please be good to your sub. <3

Class 

1st Hour

8:30-9:23

Robotics

1st Hour Lesson Plan

Students are working on different Artec projects; if they would like to free build they can.The robotics cabinet is outside the classroom; please make sure it is closed after class.

2nd Hour

9:25-10:20

Earth Science

2nd Hour Lesson Plan

Continuing with fossils. They will  watch this video through the projector https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMzJ6Ibmlwk 

Then this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTGzP2J43XI 

The first and second video is where our shale came from. Please give a knife and razor blade safety talk. 

Supplies for todays lesson are at the very bottom of the Earth Science Drawer

Please grab one of the florissant wooden trays for the class. Please remove the tools from the second one so there is enough for the class but not the shale. There is a blue lid bin in either that drawer or the drawer above that has razors and scrapers. I may have butter knives to the right of the bowling balls in the utensils drawers. Each student should be able to get 2 each but split them equally. Follow the directions of the instructor on the second video. They must have time for wiping tables. You can give them a bag from the bamboo tray bottom shelf of the cabinet to put their collections in. If they don’t have enough time use sharpies from the shelf to write on the rocks and put back in tray, then drawer. 

3rd Hour

10:20-10:30ish BREAK

Then CLASS 10:30-11:23

Chemistry

3rd Hour Lesson 

Watch this video about basic why do atoms bond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOL-nUt_vfo 

Then this one to get a further understanding of bonding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXT4OVM4vXI 

Next we will see how molecules arrange themselves to form crystals in the video below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nlnj0gBJhk 

With the rest of class time I would like them to learn more about elements, compounds and the periodic table. Please separate into groups of 2. They may have 1 computer per group. Tell them to go to my teacher website then click “Chem Experiments” at the top there is a button that says ptable. I want them to explore this site. First, I want them to click wide to show how the periodic table actually looks. The Must accomplish learning about 5 elements under “properties” view 5 more elements under “Isotopes.” With remainder of class time I would like them to play around with the “compounds” section. They must shut down and plug in the computers before they leave. Please tell them we will do our copper sulfate experiment next week. Wear closed toed shoes and clothes that are allowed to be stained in case of accidents. (This will be on teacher website. 

4th Hour

11:25-12:20

Jr. Entrepreneurs 

4th Hour Lesson Plan

This class is working on making their own products to sell at a craft show-like event. Most of their supplies have arrived, please check the amazon link document for anything in the box and who it belongs to.

They may work on creating their products. 

All messes must be cleaned up by the end of the period or they need to stay at the beginning of lunch to get it cleaned up.

Make sure all posters are finished, what’s required is posted in the classroom.

If they cannot work on their products at the moment, have them find something they can do (ex. Calculating cost from profit from the bought materials)

They may not sit and do nothing. If they truly cannot move forward have them get a computer and go to this link https://www.simcompanies.com/create/ 

It’s a business simulator

5th Hour

1:05-1:57

Astronomy

5th Hour Lesson Plan

Did they finish this -> ? They need to complete the solar system sort page and their solar system round model. Their models are in a blue bin in my room by my desk and the answer key is in the second drawer next to my desk. Their solar system model must have labels. Sharpies are on the shelf by my desk.

On teacher website click on Secrets of The Universe and watch Episode 4

Have  them write 5 things they learned and 2-3 things they already knew.

If finished. Split into groups. Each group gets a computer and then assign them each a planet to research. Give each group a poster paper from the paper roll by the door and light switch. They must explain the appearance,  write the name  of the planet (is there a reason for the name?), states of matter present, make a drawing, location from the sun,  if there are any moons or rings, and come up with something that sets their planet as different from the other planets. You can avoid Earth if you have too many planets or assign two planets per group or have groups of two. I do want all of the planets to be covered (except earth if it doesn’t math out). Each poster must contain names of group members. They may NOT use sharpie, only the markers or pencils at the tables.  They then will have to present their planet to the other students. They may not have enough time to do this as I want them to have a page in their notebook that they write each presentation down in their notebook, they must include their own. If there is not enough time place the posters next to the cutting mat to the left of the cabinet between the dresser. 

6th Hour

2-2:55

Robotics

6th Hour Lesson Plan

Students are working on different Artec projects; if they would like to free build they can. Same as first period. Please make sure all silver computers are plugged in at the end. 

Week 3/10

Sorry I missed posting this week but here is what the plan was. 

Class 

1st Hour

8:30-9:23

Robotics

1st Hour Lesson Plan

Students are working on different Artec projects; if they would like to free build they can.The robotics cabinet is outside the classroom; please make sure it is closed after class.

2nd Hour

9:25-10:20

Earth Science

2nd Hour Lesson Plan

Fossils handout is in the bottom earth science drawer. They are to cut and paste and read the 2 pages. Watch video

After reading about fossils. They will then watch this video through the projector https://youtu.be/bRuSmxJo_iA 

Then this one https://youtu.be/ZMuxQWvok2M 

If any time left discuss who's been to dinosaur museums 

3rd Hour

10:20-10:30ish BREAK

Then CLASS 10:30-11:23

Chemistry

3rd Hour Lesson 

MONDAY:

We’ve been learning about ionic compounds and are preparing to start our next experiment: copper sulfate crystals.

There is a blue binder in the cabinet to the right of the iPads, that's where the copper crystal sulfate handouts are. 

Read the handout, tape it in their notebook, and they must come up with a problem and hypothesis (Tuesday has already done this)  once done then follow Tuesday Lesson 

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY:

Go to phet simulations on Google chrome, click chemistry, play around with the different simulations, write down at least 5 things that you didn’t know before and two things that solidified an idea for you (ex.  What the atoms in a solid look like)

4th Hour

11:25-12:20

Jr. Entrepreneurs 

4th Hour Lesson Plan

This class is working on making their own products to sell at a craft show-like event. Most of their supplies have arrived, please check the amazon link document for anything in the box and who it belongs to.

They may work on creating their products. 

All messes must be cleaned up by the end of the period or they need to stay at the beginning of lunch to get it cleaned up.

Make sure all posters are finished, what’s required is posted in the classroom.

If they cannot work on their products at the moment, have them find something they can do (ex. Calculating cost from profit from the bought materials)

5th Hour

1:05-1:57

Astronomy

5th Hour Lesson Plan

They need to complete the solar system sort page and their solar system round model. Their models are in a blue bin in my room by my desk and the answer key is in the second drawer next to my desk. Their solar system model must have labels. Sharpies are on the shelf by my desk.

On teacher website click on Secrets of The Universe and watch Episode 4

Have  them write 5 things they learned and 2-3 things they already knew.

6th Hour

2-2:55

Robotics

6th Hour Lesson Plan

Students are working on different Artec projects; if they would like to free build they can.

Week 3/11

Chemistry wear closed toe shoes and clothes allowed to be stained. 

Week 3/4 

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter-basics/latest/states-of-matter-basics_all.html 

2/27 Week

Robotics all on Artec Blocks and going through 3D Printing

Earth Science We learned a little more about gemstones that contain minerals that we may have already learned including Lapis Luzlui and Amethyst. Then learned about chemical and mechanical weathering. Watch video above. 

Chemistry Learned about Ionic compounds being the bonding of non-metals to Metals via electron transfer. 

JR ENT 4th Period. 1.  All proposals must be done. 2. Make sure all orders are complete on the amazon links link below in last week's message, including their cost in the cost column.3. Make business cards on Canva using the business card templates under search or your old business card in Options Folder. 4.  Posters on paper. Paper on floor next to Sherer desk. Rules below and posted in the room. I'm switching back to using business cards instead of flyers because they will take less paper. #savetheplanet

Business Card

Your names, Business Name, Products with Prices, Toner conscious (lower transparency/opacity of background), sale date AND DAY (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

Poster Your names, Business Name, Products with Prices, Sale Date, AND DAY (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

Astronomy 5th Period. Last week they learned more about the sun. 1. Now graph the solar cycle from 1986-2023. Mrs. Sherer plotted every year except every 5 years (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 + 2021, 2022, 2023) you must make those dots on the provided graph. find the year on the x-axis with your right finger move upward until you reach the number of sunspots on the y-axis. You can use your left finger to find the number then move your finger until the right finger and left finger meet. Then draw a dot in that exact location. 2  After this connects the dots in chronological order starting from 1986-2023 with a bright marker. See teacher example. 3. Then predict a trend till 2030. Except Tuesday who is ahead. Tuesday will Learn about how Solar Flares and CEMs effect technology on earth through researching. Anyone finished early on Wednesday may move on to this. Computers are in the cabinet. please make sure they are plugged in 

Robotics 6th Period. All students should know what they are doing, if they don't ask another student for help. Computers are in the cabinet. please make sure they are plugged in 

2/12 Week

We were still using last week links. 

Astronomy learned more about the sun and graphed the solar cycle from 1986-2023 Then predicted a trend till 2030. 

2/5 Week 

Chemistry 

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-a-molecule/latest/build-a-molecule_all.html

Jr Ent

We will complete brainstorming and move on to creating a proposal for approval 

After clicking Proposal below, click "File" then "Make a Copy" THEN

MUST CHANGE "Jr Ent Project Proposal" TO YOUR NAMES may be under "file"

Create Proposal 

Amazon Links

Astronomy 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/sun/1/1/ 

1/22 Week

Robotics all are started on Artec blocks except a few 2+ Year students

Earth Science Learned Potassium(K) Feldspar Hardness 6 Density 2.56 cm3 Cleavage is prismatic meaning at 90 degree angles, it's often used as concrete aggregate (pebbles or smaller in concrete mixture) and also found in a lot of felsic igneous rocks. We also learned what we labeled as gyspum, which we originally were told was quartz, was actually CALCITE! How did we figure this out? It reacts with acid. This makes sense because we couldn't really scratch it with our fingernail's either. New Gypsum was given. Calcite is hardness 3, density 2.71cm3, cleavage is on 3 unique planes at 90 degree angles, and is used as the abrasive (gritty) part of toothpaste among many other things. 

Chemistry we continued the study on isotopes and Mon and Tues had make up cotton candy party. 

Jr Ent we made cotton candy and started brainstorming for our next sale

Astronomy we learned about moon phases. 

1/17 Wednesday Only had school this week

1/8 Week

Robotics  We are all on different things but after students finish Cue, we will be starting Artec Block Building

Earth Sci We took home our rock kits and made mineral kits. Minerals we started with 

1 Quartz Hardness 7 

Used in concrete, paint, adhesives, and our glass comes from quartz sand

10 Talc Hardness 1

Used in baby powder, body and facial products

2 Gypsum Hardness 2

Used in Soil repair(amendments), in gem stores it's called Selenite

Chemistry We worked on Neutrons and Isotopes handouts

Jr Ent Wrote in complete sentences. 

Names of people in group

Product that sold the most

Product that made the most profit

Product that sold the least

Product that made the least

Was the product that made the most profit the one that sold the most, why or why not? What about the least, why or why not?

Did variations matter?

What about amount of product? 

Astronomy Earth Facts and starting learning about seasons from earth's tilt

12/20 Week

We Played games happy holidays

12/11 Week

Meteorology and Earth Science Tests

Jr Entrepreneurs sale at lunch in foyer 

12/11 Week

Meteorology and Earth Science Tests

Jr Entrepreneurs sale at lunch in foyer 

11/27 and 12/4 Week

Meteorology and Earth Science will be having a test on the week of December 11th over what we have learned this semester. 

Meteorology has homework to complete the safety contract and to bring in Regular empty cans if they have them. If your class made a barometer look at it for 3 days and right the pressure for each day. 

Chem Homework Write Problem and Hypothesis for Experiment #3: Ammonia and Bluing Magic Tree. Use your scientific method foldable, the procedure, and Experiment #2 to help you. 

JR ENT Sale Next week AT LUNCH

11/6 WEek

Jr Ent HW if Deciding on a product page does not have complete sentences and numbers for the questions. 

Robotics Same, some are moving on to 3D printing 

Met Learning about air masses/fronts/ hurricanes. We will be doing labs and experiments till Winter Break. We need empty and clean jars (like spaghetti sauce or pickle sized) and Empty clean cans with no lids.  

Chem collect data on borax crystal lab and added more saturated borax liquid. 

Earth Sci learned Obsidian, Scoria, Rhyolite, bomb and agglomerates. Started notes on Extrusive rocks. 

11/6 WEek

Jr Ent HW if Deciding on a product page does not have complete sentences and numbers for the questions. 

Robotics Same, some are moving on to 3D printing 

Met Learning about Atmosphere/air masses/fronts

Chem started borax crystal lab

Earth Sci learned Basalt all days, and Pumice (Tuesday), Finished notes on metamorphic rocks. 

Oct 30th week  Happy Halloween!

Jr Ent HW ALL DAYS "deciding on a product" page with the task questions written in complete sentences.                 Our Sale Date is Dec 11th week at beginning of 4th period. Dec 4th week we will advertise beginning of 4th Period. 

Robotics Continuing previous weeks work 

Chem Graded homework and notebooks. Learning about Isotopes. 

Earth Sci Gave marble labeled it #35. Started metamorphic notes 

OCT 23rd week

Robotics- continuation of previous weeks work

Earth Sci- learned foliated metamorphic rocks, Garnet Schist #30, Mica Schist #32, Slate #25, Phyllite #31, Gneiss #28. Non Foliated quartzite #33

Chemistry- HOMEWORK Pause and review page 7 and 3. Introduction to elements and compounds.

Jr Ent- you must be working on something in class. Bring your materials if that's what your doing. Complete all tasks from the binder. Help others. We are still waiting on a lot of supplies. 

Met/Ast- HOMEWORK Monday Weather Watching Week Tracker Page you can google the temperature and windspeed to use the Beaufort Scale. Full credit is all days of the week completed.  Next week we will begin learning about the atmosphere, and high pressure and low pressure.

We are learning about Weather and the Atmosphere today and next week. 

Oct 16th Week

Robotics Most are moving on to Cue now, or websites abut themselves on google sites, or if both previous are finished minecraft Education Coding. 

Earth Sci we learned about Schist, Garnet Schist #30, Slate #25, and Phyllite. One Class made it to Gneiss# 28, which ending foliated metamorphic rocks. Then they got two colors of Quartzite #33. Notes from last week will be attached below. 

Chemistry This week we made cotton candy and discussed cotton candy's relationship to chemistry. Finish lab report on Epsom Salt Crystals if it hasn't been completed. 

Jr Ent Final call on any items needed to create products. Remember you are to do each of the tasks on the papers from the binder before gluing in the next page, if its too late tape a page on top with the answers in complete sentences. Product creation will be the next two weeks for sure. Our Sale Date is Dec 11th week at beginning of 4th period. 

Met/Ast We finished clouds, and moved on to weather watching. Tuesday & Wednesday HW Weather Watching Week Tracker Page you can google the temperature and windspeed to use the Beaufort Scale. Full credit is all days of the week completed.  Next week we will begin learning about the atmosphere, and high pressure and low pressure.

Earth Sci Notes

Oct 10th Week

Robotics if they didn't get their free time got free time with accessories. Or continued on with coding in Dash or Cue. Or working on their website. 

 Earth Science Took notes about Sedimentary rocks and moved on to metamorphic rocks. Learned new word Foliated

Chemistry Finished our Epsom Salt Crystal experiment or it became homework. Glued in the Scientific Method handout. Next week we make cotton candy

Jr Ent We put our material needs here, so I can order them or bring them

Met/Ast We finished our cloud guide page with cirrus labeled in the top right corner and neatly represented each cloud with cotton. Then we started the final reading about clouds. 

Oct 1st Week

Monday and Tuesday I'll be absent. I got the cold going around. Please be helpful and kind for the sub. 

Jr. Ent add your amazon links here please. 

Under my desk on the right bottom drawer is a smiley face emoji binder set that on the student table to the left of my desk. Students should be following the order in the binder. They also need to be doing the tasks listed on each of the pages. Today I need a list of materials I need to buy for them to make their products. Students making Slime I already have the ingredients. Please state that I will try to get the exact ones they choose but don't be mad if it's a slightly different variation. I will have a Google doc they can add their materials to on my teacher page. On Amazon hover over the image and a share button will pop up that is what you are writing under Amazon link in the document. Once this is done they can continue on with the unit pages. All pages taken must become full attached to notebook by glue or tape.  

Robotics Today they are allowed to free play with apps go, path, wonder, or continue in Blockly for Dash. Or cue free play in cue app. A couple students may be working on a computer. They are Second/third year Robotics students. They are building a personal website resume. The website must utilize different pages, be aesthetically appealing, and give more information than you'd find on a resume about themselves. If they finish they are to click on other students sites and on a paper nicely critique their site. Write the name of the site, your, name, and anything you liked or think should change. 

Earth Sci Each student gets one conglomerate rock write name and number on the page then go to rock identification table. Take notes on this rock. All materials are in same spot as last week so let them get their magnificent glass, magnet, and periwinkle tray with vinegar in pipette. Remind you only need 2 drops of vinegar for a test and listen and watch for a reaction. There is extra vinegar in the beaker on top of Chem cabinet in a pencil cubby. After they finish conglomerate they put the 1 rock in their bag. Now announce this next one you don't get to keep quite yet so skip vinegar test on it. In the earth science drawer under the rock kit complete box there is a bag of shale. Hand 1 to each student. These you will collect back and put back for another lesson in the future. They must do the same thing as conglomerate but it doesn't have a number. It's name is shale. Fill out the rock identification chart. If they need another chart, they are in the Astronomy and meteorology drawer. Collect them back once done or out of time. Have the kits put back into their drawer and tables wiped off. 

Chemistry Last week we started the Epsom Salt Crystal Experiment. First open their notebook and read through the entire printed sheet for the experiment, theres more on my desk if needed. They can read as a table voluntarily aloud or you read. They may get their Experiment but can't take it home because I want to see their results. They wrote in their notebooks. They do however need to collect data on their results. It's been a week what's it look like? I added a couple seed crystals on top because I wasn't seeing growth on the sponge, what's that spot look like? How does it's current look differ from when you started the experiment? Then analyze data, make sense of your data in terms of what you were testing from your hypothesis. You can measure the crystals with a ruler. We need to notate that they were placed in a sunny location to grow larger crystals over a week into our procedure. Was the growth what you expected? Why do you think it was or was not what you expected? Then finally write your conclusion. Restate your hypothesis without the words right, wrong, correct, or incorrect. Instead it should look like "my data supported my hypothesis of……..because……." Or didn't support. Then what did you learn during this experiment. Lastly, what would you do differently if you were to do it again. If there is any leftover time. I want them to go back through their notes and find elements we've worked on in the past. Neutrons are calculated by the atomic mass subtracting the atomic number. Oxygen has 8 protons, atomic number 8 and an atomic mass of 16. 16-8=8 neutrons. Do this on a new page for multiple elements. Don't forgot to write the atomic symbol, number, weight/mass, protons, and now neutrons. Do this till class ends. Have them put their experiments back so that I can see them. 

Ast/Met 

Find Monday met/Astronomy and give a 10 for everyone that did their cloud homework. Make sure it's the homework not the one we did in class meaning it should have answers for clouds. 

Then have them turn to the cloud guide page. They are trying to mimick clouds looks by using cotton balls. It shouldn't look like they just glued in cotton balls. They must also add in cirrus to the guide where it belongs, check their notes, and the tiny puffs need cotton too. Once this page is complete. Grab the earth science game from the cabinet door and play that with them. Give them enough time to clean. I don't want any glue or cotton on table or floors. And don't glue notebook shut by adding too much glue.

9/27 Week 

Robotics some students are finishing dash and moving onto Cue. 

Earth Sci we identified some rocks and started building our rock kits. First two rocks were Sandstone and Fossiliferous Limestone. 

Chemistry we added MgSO4 to compounds list of compounds, wrote it's elements and how many of each Mg+S+O+O+O+O, then named it with common name and compound name. Then we started Epsom salt crystal growing. 

Jr Ent. had pick your partners and What will we sell papers. Learned about SKU's. Our sale will be week of November 27th, unless we need one more week. 

Met/Ast We investigated the sky on a cloud chart. along with the current weather for 1:20pm. Including barometric pressure. Homework was assigned to do this page again a second time on a day that isn't plain blue sky with no clouds. Bring notebook back to next class if you took it home. 

9/18 Week

Robotics started Dash, Cue, Artec, or Making a website on Google Sites. Log in for Google sites is yearbook.greeleyoptions@gmail.com   Roboticsisfun247! 

Earth Sci Learning about rock cycle

Chemistry Started unit on matter, atoms, elements, molecules

Jr. Entrepreneurs Take the 5 Personality Traits of an Entrepreneur assessment in your notebook by reading the traits and ranking yourself 1-5 on each trait. 5 is the highest. 

     Wednesday got homework to finish what was supposed to be finished in class. The above and the vocab table. 

Meteorology/AST Precipitation experiment, clouds page in notebook 

9/11 Week

Robotics started Dash, Cue, Artec, or Making a website on Weebly 

Earth Sci Learned about Types of rocks and how they are made

Chemistry Started unit on matter, atoms, elements, molecules

Jr. Entrepreneurs Converted ideas to a poster, learned about roles/duties in some companies, and started on vocabulary 

Meteorology/AST We learned a little about climate, clouds, water cycle, precipitation. Next week we need the 2L bottles if you already have them, cleaned out and with lid

Mrs. Sherer! The moon wasn't blue. I'm sorry I lied but did it make you more curious? Ask the quest well then why's it called blue moon. The term blue moon refers to the moon having a second full moon phase in the same month. It doesn't happen very often. In fact! Many many years ago before we had time/date as we know it today, they used to track what day it is by the moon phase because the moon goes through a full cycle in about 1 months time. They also used the sun to tell time.

SCIENCE REQUIRED Follow expectations

A link to the expectations so you can read them can be found here

Homework was to check the website page to parents and to learn how to check the website by doing so. Met needs 2L bottles in the next few weeks

Robotics went over expectations and rules for the class and technology and got to know each other, some started on Dash robot

Earth Science  went over expectations and rules for the class, glued in the rules and expectations sheet and rocks, minerals, soil pretest. Then took the test. After, we went outside drew, described, and looked under a magnifying glass at landscape rocks

Chemistry Sent home safety contract if it wasn't done at orientation-it's the first grade, went over expectations and rules for the class. Played periodic table battle ship 

Jr. Ent We brainstormed product ideas, formed groups, and started researching materials and their costs

Met/Ast Cut and pasted Climate, seasons, and weather test then took it. cut and pasted Science tools and Scientific reasoning, then went outside and observed the clouds, we drew and described in our notebooks. We need 20 2L bottles by end of Sept

Cool things coming 

Blue Super Moon August 30th at sunset 

Rocks and Mineral show in Denver Sept 8-17th 

Textbooks Not Required this year