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June 13, 2022
Grade 6s
SCIENCE
-Flight Unit --- space craft versus aircraft
MATH - coordinates and design --- transformations in succession
Grade 7s
SCIENCE - Planet Earth -- sudden changes, earthquakes and volcanoes, rock cycle
Build --- in the near future we will begin the process of designing and building a structure that can withstand the force of a load on it and the movement forces of an earthquake. (combining with Earth's Surface unit)
MATH
Statistics - mean, mode and median, range and outliers
May 30, 2022
Grade 6s
SCIENCE
-Flight Unit --- finishing up parachute lab this week and will learn the parts of an airplane and their function
MATH - probability - theoretical and experimental
Grade 7s
SCIENCE - Planet Earth -- layers of Earth, how Earth changes suddenly and over time
Build --- in the near future we will begin the process of designing and building a structure that can withstand the force of a load on it and the movement forces of an earthquake. (combining with Earth's Surface unit)
MATH
-Integers - adding and subtracting using counters and a number line
May 24, 2022
Grade 6s
SCIENCE
-Flight Unit --- lots of labs, manipulated variables, bring supplies to build a parachute to test (plastic bags, paper, fabric, thread, yarn, string) and a small weighted object (1"x1"x 1")
MATH - improper and mixed fraction fraction check-in done today, ratios start on Tuesday (what are they and can you identify them) and percents up next
Grade 7s
SCIENCE - Structural materials and joints, quiz this week on Topics 1 and 2.
Build --- in the near future we will begin the process of designing and building a structure that can withstand the force of a load on it and the movement forces of an earthquake. (combining with Earth's Surface unit)
Structures and Forces UNIT test May 31
MATH
-Transformations - translations, reflections and rotations, find the distance --- homework posted in Google Classroom. Unit Test --- Friday, May 27
May 18, 2022
Grade 6s
SCIENCE
-Air and Aerodynamics Test May 19 --- review document in Google Classroom
MATH - improper and mixed fraction fraction check-in on Monday, ratios start on Monday
Grade 7s
SCIENCE - Structural materials and joints, quiz next week
MATH
-transformations - translations, reflections and rotations --- homework posted in Google Classroom
