Quick update!
Today in class we took an open book test on chapters 15, 16, and 17. That wraps up our water unit!
The next unit will be weather, but we will be interrupted by Spring Break right in the middle, so we're going to try something fun and different for the next two weeks. On Monday, students will break into small groups and prepare a small teaching from the textbook that they will then give to the class on Wednesday. They will be graded on the notes they each prepare for the teaching, and on the teaching they each give to the class-- instead of a quiz grade-- 25 points total. We will do this twice in class, for both Chapter 18 (Atmosphere) and Chapter 19 (Weather). I have asked them to take the time to prepare one small section of the text, for about a 5 minute presentation, and to consider whether they want to supplement their teaching with any handouts, diagrams, illustrations, visual demonstration, or particular notes they want students to take... like a real teacher. They should have time on Monday night and Tuesday, to prepare something small. As listeners, they will be asked to take notes from their classmates' presentations. It's just to shake the routine up and to prevent students from not having enough time to study before Spring Break--or being asked to remember material afterwards. That wraps up class time. Chapter 18 text and vocab homework will be due Monday, 2-26. Chapter 19 will be due Monday, 3-5. Their science fair worksheet with Title, Hypothesis, and proposed Materials and Data Collection Method will be due on Wednesday, 3-7. I explained this all in class today, and have put the handout on the Documents page. Please have them type up these four sections, if possible, or hand write them carefully, and then put your signature on the paper somewhere. This is to make sure you stay in the loop before the first week of May :) There will be no quiz before Break, but if we can squeeze in a short lab on solar energy, I will. Blessings. Quick Update:
Monday's class went well. We started Chapter 15 on Oceanography.
I spent some time updating the calendar page, so you would all know what was going on in February. I also updated the Excel calendar at the bottom of that page. I was sick for a week, as were many other students, so some quizzes and assignments were shuffled around. I apologize for any confusion! |
AuthorMrs. Riddle teaches Life Science, Biology, and Earth Science at Brighton Academy for 2017-2018. She homeschools four children and has 10 years of co-op teaching experience. Her family is part of Radiant Church in Overland Park, KS. Archives
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