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Ms. Christina Mattson
6th Grade Science
FRED M. LYNN MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODBRIDGE,   VA   22191
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Friday February 15, 2008
Students took the weekly quiz and then practiced how to average the data for the project.
Homework- workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, data due 2/22

Thursday, February 14, 2008
Students completed an activity inthe computer lab.
Homework- workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, data due 2/22

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Students completed the activty in convex and concave lenses.
Homework- workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, data due 2/22

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Student learend about the electromagnetic spectrum.
Homework- complete classwork and workbook chapters 21-23due 2/25 , data due 2/22

Monday, February 11, 2008
Students learned about refraction.
Homework- complete classwork, workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, data due 2/22

Friday, February 8, 2008
Students worked chapert 21-23 in their workbooks after taking the weekly quiz.
Homework- workbook chapters 21-23due 2/25, project photo due 2/15

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Students completed the sound lab.
Homework-  waves book dues 2/8 workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, project procedures due 2/8

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Students made waves with springs and hten made a book to show what they learend.
Homework-waves book dues 2/8 workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, project procedures due 2/8

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Students took notes on waves and then watched a bill Nye video on eaves.
Homework- word splash due 2/6 workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, project procedures due 2/8

Monday, February 4, 2008
Students took the sound and light pre-test and then completed a word splash with the unit's voacabulary.
Homework-  word splash due 2/6 workbook chapters 21-23 due 2/25, project procedures due 2/8

Friday, February 1, 2008
Students will take the light and sound pre-test, then practice writng procedures and work on writing their procedures for the science project.
Homework- procedures and materials due 2/9

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Open House night- hope to see you here!
Students took the 2nd quarter test.
Homework- research and experimental design charts due 2/1

Wednesday, Janauary 30, 2008
Students played a game to review for the quarter test.
Homework- research and experimental design charts due 2/1

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Students completed the review for the 2nd quarter test.  
Homework- research and experimental design charts due 2/1

Monday, Janaury 28, 2008
No school- teacher workday.

Friday, January 25, 2008
Last day of the quarter.  Students worked on their science projects, specifically research and experimental design charts.
Homework- research and experimental design charts due 2/1

Thursday, January 24, 2008
Students took the energy and heat test and then completed their graphs for the phase change labs.
Homework- workbook ch 9 and 10, complete lab conclusion, research due 2/1

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Students reviewed for the heat and energy test on Thursday.
Homework-test tomorrow,workbook ch 9 and 10,research due 2/1

Tuesday, Janaury 22, 2008
Students worked on the test review and/or research for the project.  
Homework- complete review, study for the test on heat and energy, workbook ch 9 and 10, research due 2/1

Monday, January 21, 2008
MLK Holiday- No school

Friday, January 18, 2008
Students took the weekly quiz and then began working on the graph for the phase change lab.  They also received the information for the project research.
Homework- progress report due Tues, heat transfer flipbook- due tues, project research due 2/1, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25

Thursday, Janaury 17, 2008
Student completed the phase change lab. Progress reports were also passed out.
Homework- progress report due Tues, heat transfer flipbook- due tues, project question due 1/18, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Students completed the heat notes and began the heat transfer flipbook.
Homework- project question due 1/18, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25

Tuesday, Janaury 15, 2008
Students began heat transfer notes.
Homework- project question due 1/18, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25

Monday, January 14, 2008
Studnets did a web quest on heat transfer.
Homework- project question due 1/18, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25

Friday, January 11, 2008
Students will take the weekly quiz and then work on the question for their project.
Homework- project question due 1/18, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25 and bring on textbook by Fri

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Students made a flipbook about the forms of energy.
Homework- project letter due Fri, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25 and bring on textbook by Fri

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Students performed the pendulum lab.
Homework-project letter due Fri, complete lab, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25 and bring on textbook by Fri

Tuesday, January 8, 2008,
Students took notes on potential, kinetic and the forms of energy. Then we practiced identifying them.
Homework- complete classwork, project letter due Fri, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25 and bring on textbook by Fri

Monday, January 7, 2008
Students watched a video on energy and answered questions while watching the movie.
Homework- project letter due Fri, workbook ch 9 and 10 due 1/25 and bring on textbook by Fri

Friday, January 4, 2008
Students took the energy pre-test and we completed the lab from Thursday.  Science projects were introduced.
Homework- get class letter signed and returned and bring in text on Monday for a check.

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Students worked on a lab on kinetic and potential energy.
Homework-get class letter signed and returned and bring in text on Monday for a check.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Students went over class rules and procedures and then took an assessment to see how much they remember about the information they have already learned.
Homework-get class letter signed and returned and bring in text on Monday for a check.



From here on I will be teaching 8th grade so these lessons will be reflecting the 8th grade curriculum.  

Friday, December 14, 2007
Studetns took a weekly quiz and then watched a video about energy.
Homework- none

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Students took notes on the greenhouse effect and the different parts of solar radiation.
Homework- none

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Students read about solar energy as a way to produce electricity.
Homework- none

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Students read an article about wind and geothermal energy and then answered questions about it.
Homework- none

Monday, December 10, 2007
Students read an article about water power.
Homework- none

Friday, December 7, 2007
Studetns took a weekly quiz and then watched a video about energy.
Homework- none

Thursday, December 6, 2007
Students learned about U.S. fossil fuel concumptiona d electricity usage.
Homework- none

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Students read a short article about fossil fuels and then aswered questions.
Homework- none

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Students continued to read about the sources of energy and completed the chart.
Homework-none

Monday, December 3, 2007
Students began reading about the sources of energy and completing the chart.
Homework-none
Friday November 30, 2007
Students took the flashcard quiz and then learned about potential and kinetic energy.
Homework- have a good weekend

Thursday, November 29, 2007
Students reviewed concepts that they are struggling in on tests.
Homework- Flashcrads due 11/30 return signed progress report

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Students corrected their matter test and then continued to work on energy flashcards.
Homework- Flashcrads due 11/30 return signed progress report

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Students took the energy pre-test and began workingon their energy flashcards.
Homework- Flashcrads due 11/30 return signed progress report

Monday, November 26, 2007
Students saw their graded papers and then out them in thier portfolio's and cleanedout their binders for the new unit. We also went over the quarter 1 test.
Homework- none

Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23, 2007
Thanksgiving- No school

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Half day
Students took vocabulary quiz and watched a video on chemical reactions.
Homework- Have a good holiday

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Students took the matter test and studied their vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow.
Homework- study vocabulary

Monday, November 19, 2007
Students completed the review and corrected it as we went over it.  Then we reviewed questions as a class for the test tomorrow on matter.
Homework- study for matter test

Friday, November 16, 2007
Students took a weekly quiz and then made a model of the water molecule.
Homework- study for test on Tuesday

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Students drew models of compounds and practiced balancing equations.
Homework- study for test on Tuesday

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Students completed the quarter test and took noteson compounds, mixtures and solutions and began working on formula writing.
Homework- complete classwork

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Students corrected the review for the quarter test and then took the quarter test.
Homework- none

Monday, November 12, 2007
Veteran's Day- no school

Friday, November 9, 2007
Students took the weekly quiz and then watched a video on phases of matter.
Homework- Have a good weekend

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Students practiced identifying chemical and physical changes.
Homework- No homework

Wednesday, November 9, 2007
Students participated in a lab demonstration of chemical and physical changes.
Homework- complete questions on lab

Tuesday, November 8, 2007
Teacher Workday- no school

Monday, November 7, 2007
Students reviewed the three states of matter.
Homework- no homework

Friday, November 2, 2007
Students took the weekly quiz and then play bingo.
Homework- enjoy the weekend

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Students practiced finding protons,neutrons and electrons and then made a modle of an atom.  
Homework- Study vocab

Wednesday, October 30, 2007
Students practiced finding teh number of protons, neutrons and electrons and where things are found in the atom.
Homework- return progress report and complete classwork

Tuesday, October 29, 2007
Students learnedhow to make a model of an atom.
Homework- return progress report

Monday, October 28, 2007
Students learned how to find protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom.
Homework- finding p, n, and e and return progress report

Friday, October 26, 2007
Students in 1st and 5th period went on the field trip and then completed the after trip assignment.
Homework- have a good weekend

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Students created a class mission and organized their binder.
Homework- no homework

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Students tookthe flashcard quiz and then practiced thier vocabulary.
Homework- no homework

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Students completed a group activity on which elements are in the Earth's crust and atmosphere.
Homework- We represent the elements and complete flashcards

Monday, October 22, 2007
Students in 2nd and 3rd period went on the field trip and then completed the after trip assignment.
Homework- complete flashcards

Friday, October 19, 2007
Students took the weekly quiz on atoms and then watched a short video on matter.
Homework- have a good weekend

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Students read a short article on the periodic table and then answered questions about the article.
Homework- complete questions

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Students took notes about atoms and then responded to the notes.  
Homeowrk-on the inside wkst and complete flashcards

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Students went to the computer lab to learn about the watershed which our trip will be about next week.
Homework- complete flashcards and test corrections

Monday, October 15, 2007
Students took the matter pre-test and started test corrections.
Homework- complete flashcards and test corrections

Friday, October 12,2007
Students took the vocabulary quiz and then corrected their tests on scientific method.
Homework- Return field trip permission slip

Thursday, October 11, 2007
Students took the test on scientific method and then played bingo using the vocabulary words.
Homework- Study flashcards, Return field trip permission slip

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Students corrected their review and then played Jeopardy.
Homework- study for the scientific method test, Return field trip permission slip

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Students corrected their quiz from friday and began working on the review.
Homework-complete review and Return field trip permission slip

Monday, October 8, 2007
Students completed a survey in class as an example.
Homework- get 50 people to answer your survey question

Friday, October 5, 2007
Students took a weekly quiz and played bingo using their vocabulary words from our unit.
Homework- Have a good weekend

Thursday, October 4, 2007
Students measure objects using the metric system.
Homework-complete questions

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Students measured real object and models of objects to figure out the scale.
Homework- measurement conversions

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Students took notes on the metric system and practiced converting within units.
Homework- metric measurement skills

Monday, October 1, 2007
Students learned about how to make graphs for data in science.
Homework- graph homework

Friday,September 28, 2007
Students took a quiz on the scientific method and then played vocabulary bingo using the vocabulary word fromour unit.
Homework- have a good weekend

Thursday, September, 27, 2007
Students practiced writing hypothesis using the correct format then they responded to the notes we had taken Tues and Wed.
Homework- IV/DV and Hypothesis wkst

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Students took notes on observations, inference and predictions. Then they made observations in groups about objects.
Homework- observation,inference and predictions homework

Tuesday, September 25,2007
Students finished setting up their binder after papers were passed out and we worked on the science process skills web.
Homework- Observation hmwk

Monday, September 24, 2007
Students completed the spaghetti bridge lab.
Homework- complete the questions for the lab.


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