This week we will be finishing up learning about variables and the scientific method. We will be having a quiz on this during the week. We will also be adding some more papers to their science notebooks for the next few weeks.
Next week we will be doing some intro activities to what Earth Systems Science is. First we will be looking at how a bicycle models what a system is and then relate it to the Earth. Next we will start an activity working on a model for the Big Bang - we will not finish this during the week because of scheduling conflicts, but we will finish next week. Then we will be starting a research project that focuses on differing theories on the formation of the universe and the scientific tools we use to study the universe. This project is likely to take a few days, and will go into the next week as well.
Parents - a special note to you. If you have not yet signed the Safety Contract (see the link to the left), please do so ASAP so that your student can participate in our labs coming up. Secondly, please help your student remember to have a 10-15min. chat with you about their grades and about what we're doing in science class each week. They will have a blue sheet for you to sign each week, which will be due on Fridays (also to the left in the "Useful Links" section, if you need it). I hope that by checking in with your student each week, you'll have a better feel for where they are at and for what we've been doing in my class.
If you have any questions, please email me at:
katie.groneman@fortherriman.org
Thanks!
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