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Wednesday 4-12-17
Wednesday 4-12-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Define the following: food chain, food web, producer, consumer, decomposer, photosynthesis, energy, and compete Agenda: Review directions and prepare materials for the worm Habitat. Construct Worm Habitat.
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Tuesday 4-11-17
Tuesday 4-11-17 Homework: Complete 4 Illustration Vocabulary activity. Warm-up: Copy definition of organism from computer overhead. Agenda: Review organism and word family. Outside field trip-collecting organic debris for red worm ecosystem. Read over the Woods Ecosystem cards and create a food chain.
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Monday 4-10-17
Monday 4-10-17 Homework: Bring in Newspapers and clear 2-liter bottles Warm-up: Stand along the sides and wait for new seat. Agenda: Take out and pass in Quiz corrections. Finish Physical Systems Review questions. Work on 4 illustrations vocabulary.
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Friday 4-7-17
Friday 4-7-17 Homework: Get test signed and complete corrections for credit. Incorrect answers need to be written 5 times each in order to receive more credit. Warm-up: Sit quietly and wait for directions. Agenda: Review quiz write correct responses. Review Physical Systems review questions as a class. Finish answering questions. Complete 4 vocabulary illustration activity.…
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Thursday 4-6-17
Thursday 4-6-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Review vocabulary terms and parts. Agenda: Vocabulary Quiz not open book. Complete questions from “Physical System” Video Review on page 16 and 17 of lab book. Pre-read pages 7-11. Students can use text book for this NOT Chromebook. Define the following terms in your lab book. food chain, food web, producers, consumers, decomposers, terrestrial, phytoplankton, bacteria, fungi, and energy Read pages 7-11 Complete Thinking about the Biosphere questions on page 11 in textbook. Answer questions in complete form on page 18 of your lab book. Complete the 4 term vocabulary illustrations. Terms include geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Draw an illustration on the front representing each term. On back, write the…
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Wednesday 4-5-17
Wednesday 4-5-17 Homework: Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday. ~system, interact, subsystem, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, ecosystem. ~Know the meaning of the following word parts as well: sphere, geo-, hydro-, atmo-, bio-, eco-. Warm-up: Get assigned Chromebook and Log on to Mr. Fusaro’s page. Agenda: Follow link and continue watching Physical System Video. Review “Physical System” Video Review questions. Read over with class to ensure understanding. Re-watch Physical System video and pause to answer each question in complete form on page 16 and 17 of your Lab…
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Tuesday 4/4/17
Tuesday 4/4/17 Homework: Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday. system, interact, subsystem, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, ecosystem. Know the meaning of the following word parts as well: sphere, geo-, hydro-, atmo,- bio-, eco. Warm-up: Define ecosystem. Agenda: Ecosystem discussion. Physical System Video-Link on Mr. Fusaro’s page.
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Monday 4-3-17
Monday 4-3-17 Homework: Complete Focus Question 1.1: How do you identify a system? Warm-up: Define in lab book: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere Agenda: Analyze the parts of geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere for definition purposes. Illustrate geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere as another technique to discovering new science concepts. Model and begin with class the written response for Focus Question 1.1: How do you identify a…
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Friday 3-31-17
Friday 3-31-17 Homework: None Warm-up: List the subsystems of a Rail Road Transport System on page 15 of Lab book. Agenda: Review system and subsystem Discuss R.R.Transport System Brainstorm list of subsystems for your group's system. (MLB,Cellphone, guitar, home fish aquarium, shoe, and bicycle) Share/discuss with class. Textbook pages3-4 Reading/Noting Activity on page 14 of Lab book Complete noting handout for…
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Thursday 3-30-17
Thursday 3-30-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Place homework (parent/guardian signature) on desk. -Define subsystem Agenda: Review subsystems and examples from the briefcase demonstration. Review answers to Mixtures and Solutions Unit activity.
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Wednesday 3-29-17
Wednesday 3-29-17 Homework: Get Mixtures and Solutions Unit Activity signed by a parent/guardian and returned tomorrow. Warm-up: 1.Organize Lab book for Living Systems 2.Define system and interact. Agenda: Review system and interact definitions. Write definition for system in own words and class. Add Focus Question 1.1 to page 13. How do you identify a system? Briefcase and plastic grocery bag demonstration of systems. Diagram briefcase Discus parts of system known as a…
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Tuesday 3-28-17
Tuesday 3-28-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Gather materials and organize. Agenda: Complete and review Mixtures and Solutions Activity.
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Monday 3-28-17
Monday 3-28-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Get materials out and organized. Agenda: Mixtures and Solutions Lab Activities.
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Friday 3-24-17
Friday 3-24-17 Homework: None Warm-up:Organize materials for Mixtures and Solutions class activity. Agenda: Review Lab Activities and directions. Continue Mixtures and Solutions class activity.
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Thursday 3-23-17
Thursday 3-23-17 Homework: Review Mixtures and Solutions concepts. Warm-up: Organize your materials. Agenda: Review questions on Mixtures and Solutions. Review Test taking skills. Begin Mixtures and Solutions end activity.
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Wednesday 3-22-17
Wednesday 3-22-17 Homework: Organize and prepare lab book for Mixtures and Solutions Activity. Warm-up: Take out notes from text reading 74-80. Review with class notes shared on overhead. Agenda: Review notes P.O.P. Quiz- Open notes Review quiz as a class. Clarify any questions related to Mixtures and Solutions
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Monday 3-20-17
Monday 3-20-17 Homework: None/After school today and Wednesday. Warm-up: Log on to your Chromebook. Agenda: Continue reading and noting activity. Spring/Vernal Equinox demonstration.
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Friday 3-17-17
Friday 3-17-17 Homework: Announcement: Science Extra Help is going to be on Monday and Wednesday this upcoming week. Warm-up: Log on to Mr.Fusaro’s Science page. Follow link to Mixtures and Solutions-enter username: dolphin and password: dolphin Agenda: Review steps when reading science text. Pre-read, Read and Note-take Use 2-column organizer to note information Using chromebook or hard copy handout, read pages…
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Thursday 3-16-17
Thursday 3-16-17 Homework: None Warm-up: Update Table of Contents in Science Lab book Agenda: Review homework Demonstration: Conservation of Mass during a Chemical Reaction Explore Mr.Fusaro’s class page-FOSS Science site-Tutorials
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Wednesday 3-15-17
Wednesday 3-15-17 Homework: Finish 5.1 Bag Investigation Follow-up Questions Follow link to 5.1 Bag Investigation Work sheet: https://docs.google.com/a/westerly.k12.ri.us/document/d/1T_ITKojCnvsg4HdjIP6jAOaDJdAzvrpn4yfnx-EKnxQ/edit?usp=sharing Warm-up: Define conserve using text glossary. Agenda: Review conserve Read Chemical Reaction/Change information sheet Review important concepts and facts from Chemical Reaction/Change information sheet Begin 5.1 Bag Investigation Follow-up Questions 5.1 Bag Investigation Follow Up 1.Define conservation of mass- 2.Describe the steps to the 5.1 Bag Investigation. 3.Describe what was observed in... Bag #1 Bag #3 4. Did you observe a chemical reaction during 5.1 Bag Investigation? Explain/What was your evidence? 5.Describe some problems with the 5.1 Bag Investigation. 6.How might we improve or fix the problems in the 5.1 Bag Investigation? 7.According to the concept conservation of mass, what should the mass of each bag have been? ~Circle one: Same Mass More Mass Less Mass Explain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday 3-14-17 Snow…
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