Showing posts with label End of School Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label End of School Year. Show all posts
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Physical Science Learning from H5N1 to Z

Last month, I saw a tweet past times Kimberly Blodgett too told myself I needed to recollect it for the concluding yoke of weeks of school.



We're immediately inward our concluding calendar week of school, too it's been difficult to keep regular classroom teaching.  Yesterday, nosotros missed business office of the solar daytime for the Box Social.  Friday, nosotros volition missy the entire afternoon for the Awards Assembly.

Last year, I had my students produce an Alphabetical Advice activity that I blogged nearly here too here.


This year, I decided to edit that file too plough it into a "Learning from H5N1 to Z" activity.


Here's what they ended upwardly looking like: 



I pioneered this novel activity amongst my physical scientific discipline class.  They had to come upwardly up amongst 26 dissimilar things nosotros had learned this twelvemonth that started amongst each alphabetic quality of the alphabet.



They struggled amongst a few letters of the alphabet until they realized that the Periodic Table could last their friend amongst this activity.


It was interesting to eavesdrop on their conversations equally they brainstormed dissimilar ideas to consummate the activity.



Curiosity got the best of me, too I decided to type upwardly all of their responses.  If you're curious, too, cash inward one's chips along reading!  

H5N1 - Arithmetic too Rounding, Accuracy, Aluminum, Actinium, Alkali Metals

B - Balancing Chemical Equations, Beaker, Bohr Models

C - Classifying Reactions, Converting Numbers to Scientific Notation, Calculating Error, Captive Zeros

D - Decomposition, Decimal Notation, Double Displacement, Digits

due east - Estimating Length, Estimating Time, Electron Dot Diagrams, Electrons, Energy, Elements

F - Formula, Flask, Force

G - Giant Burgers, Grams, Gravity

H - Hydrocarbons, Halogens, How to Read the Periodic Table, Height

I - Ionic Compounds

J - Joules

K - Kilogram, Kilometers, Kinetic Energy, Krypton

L - Leading Zeros, Length, Lead, Labs

grand - Measuring Volume, Metric System, Metric to Metric Conversions, Momentum, Mathematics of Science, Measurement, Molar Mass

north - Neutrons, Naming Ionic Compounds, Newton's Laws

O - Oxygen, Other Metals, Open System

P - Periodic Table, p=mv, Percent Error, Predicting Products, Protons

Q - Quarts

R - Rounding, Reactions, Roller Coaster Model

south - Single Displacement, Scientific Notation, Stoichiometry, Sulfur

T - Types of Systems, Trailing Zeros, Tellurium, Transition Metals, Triple Beam Balance

U - Unit Conversion Factors, Units, Uranium

V - Volume, Velocity

due west - Work, Writing Chemical Equations

X - Xenon

Y - Yield, Yttrium

Z - Zirconium



Now, I await forrad to doing this amongst my algebra classes next!

Want to play along?  I uploaded the file I created for this activity here.

Hello, SUMMER!

And, merely similar that the 2016-2017 schoolhouse twelvemonth is over.  Teachers withal possess got to learn dorsum on Mon for a professional person day, but I am already considering it to live summer.

Our lastly twenty-four lx minutes catamenia was definitely non normal because a full of iv teachers were changing classrooms.  There were students wielding desks, chairs, computers, as well as everything else imaginable through the halls.  It exclusively took 1.5 course of written report periods (50 minutes each) to deed all of my materials from my onetime classroom to my novel classroom.

This chaotic moving procedure left my novel room to live a huge mess.


After a few hours of moving materials as well as and then changing my heed as well as moving it again, my room started to make closed to semblance of order.


My parents as well as sis came over this eventide to assistance my hubby as well as I hang my bulletin boards as well as dry out erase board.  My dry out erase board is xv feet long, therefore in that place is no agency that Shaun as well as I could possess got set that upward ourselves.  I'm therefore blessed to possess got an amazing household unit of measurement that is e'er willing to assistance me.

We didn't operate out schoolhouse until 9:30, as well as I forgot to possess got a painting demonstrate of our progress.  There's withal H5N1 LOT to do, but it finally looks similar a classroom that yous could learn a lesson in.  Now I tin dismiss kickoff thinking nearly decorations for side yesteryear side year!

Notice anything dissimilar nearly my novel classroom?  I'll live having tables this twelvemonth instead of desks.  I've exclusively ever taught alongside private educatee desks, therefore I'm non certain what to expect.  Anyone possess got whatsoever pointers for setting upward a room alongside tables?

I'll live certain to post to a greater extent than pictures i time I learn dorsum upward to school.

Trigonometry Advice from Former Students

Trigonometry Advice from Former Students

For years, I direct keep had my students write letters of advice to hereafter students later Earth testing was over. This year, my students did non direct keep an end-of-instruction exam, therefore I was able to simply proceed teaching upwards until the halt of the schoolhouse year.  So, this twelvemonth was the foremost fourth dimension inwards a long fourth dimension that I didn't direct keep students write letters of advice.

As I'm cleaning out my draft folder, I ran across a twist on the stance that I tried amongst my trigonometry students 2 years ago.  Since I don't instruct trig every year, I couldn't really direct keep them write letters to the side past times side year's students.  Instead, I had them write letters to their past times selves amongst data they wishing they had earlier foremost trig.

You tin enjoin these are from a dyad of years agone because I was withal Ms. Hagan, then!

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Here is roughly advice I should enjoin yous that volition assist yous out for trig.  You'll require to pay attention, psyche to Ms. Hagan, in addition to inquire questions.  A big tip you'll require to know is to compliment her on her pi jewelry. :)

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You were beingness dumb this year.  You should direct keep sat downwards in addition to paid attention.  You would direct keep made amend grades in addition to would direct keep done amend on the ACT.

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When yous come upwards into trig, endeavour difficult to proceed upwards amongst your notebook.  Your notebook volition survive your absolute best friend.  Pay extra closed attending when Ms. Hagan is giving her lectures.  Be certain to know how to practise i lesson earlier yous motility on to the side past times side i because to a greater extent than than probable the lessons are going to necktie into each other.

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Wait to highlight your notes until later Ms. Hagan is done amongst explaining the examples.  If yous practise non wait, yous volition acquire confused.  Speak upwards in addition to role your words to a greater extent than often.  Participate inwards the games they play inwards class.  You volition direct keep to a greater extent than fun that way.  I promise.  On Good Things Monday, yous should participate.  And, I hope that nobody volition estimate you.  Tell your funnies on Fri funnies.

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You should pay to a greater extent than attending inwards course of written report in addition to run harder on in-class activities therefore yous know what's going on.  Don't survive on your call upwards every bit much therefore yous know what's going on therefore yous tin travel past times your quizzes the foremost fourth dimension yous accept it therefore yous don't direct keep to come upwards inwards later class.

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When nosotros practise a fourth dimension automobile in addition to this gets dorsum to you, at that topographic point are roughly things I would similar yous to laid upwards for.  You require to simply written report to a greater extent than in addition to really practise your homework.  Don't survive on your call upwards every bit much therefore yous tin accept amend notes in addition to pay attending better.  Also, start bringing snacks to course of written report because yous are ever getting hungry earlier lunch.  You should too proceed your notebook to a greater extent than organized in addition to numbered.

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Enjoy the days when yous acquire to play uno!  Those are the best days ever.  The notebook is the best business office of the course of written report when yous aren't playing games.

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I would advise that yous should pay attention...  You really practise acquire more.  If yous don't know what's going on, heighten your mitt in addition to inquire a question.  Ms. Hagan is at that topographic point to assist inwards whatever mode possible.  Practice genuinely does brand perfect inwards this class.  "Notebooks" are your best friend during class/tests.  Oh, in addition to proceed taking whatever course of written report Ms. Hagan offers.

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Don't survive frightened most trigonometry.  Definitely don't believe the horror stories yous take away heed most it either.  Trigonometry volition really brand sense.  Out of all math subjects yous direct keep learned therefore far, yous volition empathize trig to a greater extent than than yous empathize whatever other math subject.  

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