April 16-20
Monday See text Pg. 92-93 review
and make your own diagram
Tuesday - Thursday - look over
standards checklist and choose the areas you need review - visti my links page
to do the review activities.
NO HW during CRCT
testing April 23 - May 1
March 26 - Read 458 - 463 and
complete winds handout - due Tuesday
March 27 - remember PEMISSION
SLIP sack
lunch for aquarium
March 28 - 30 REVIEW
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Homework March 20 -24 Watch the
weather forecast on TV or internet.
Monday - Read 448 - 453.
Complete handout."Reinforcement"
Tuesday - Read 454-463 ; Watch a
weather forecast on TV or internet
Wednesday - REview Notes, take a
practice CRCT test (teacher assigned)
Thursday - Review, Practice CRCT
test
Friday - Review
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Tuesday - read 454-463. Take a
practice CRCT test. You should have 3 completed to 100% by the end of this
week. Your HW grade will be your high score.
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -
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March 12 - 16
Monday March 12 - Crossword
Puzzles
Try to make a desalination plant
(solar still) Study for UNIT TEST on Friday
Tuesday - none - orchestra
outing - Pi Day tomorrow
Thursday - study for unit test
Test Friday! Study!
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Monday March 5 - Thursday, March
9
Monday - Ocean Pollution WS; OAS
practice test
Tuesday - Finish lab writeup if
necessary
Wednesday - OAS test - should
have 2 completed!
Thursday - Review all notes.
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February 27 - March 2
MOnday - Read pgs/ 416-421
Complete an OAS test for CRCT
practice by Wednesday
Tuesday - Read 422-425\ be ready
for a pop quiz on reading at any time this week
Wednesday - Read 426 - 431 and
Wksht on wavesRevison
- no worksheet tonight.
Thursday - Read 400-405 (yes,
back in chapter 13) on pollution
Friday - review and work on
oceans booklet
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February 21 - 24, 2012
Tuesday - LJ due tomorrow if not
already turned in! Wed. is the last day that it will be considered on time.
Tuesday / Wednesday - Begin new
Vocabulary from text book - Read along in pages 374-387 on oceans to complete
the definitions. Vocab is due on Thursday.
Also - there will be some
practice CRCT tests assigned to do on line on all topics covered so far, over
the next 6 weeks. The tests will need to be retaken until a perfect score is
achieved.
Students should have their GTID
to log into the Georgia OAS system for this.
NO HW on Thursday (STudent led
conference night ) and Friday.
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February 13-16 2012
Monday - review, do Lunar
Journal
Tuesday - review, LJ
Wednesday - STUDY for UNIT TEST
tomorrow!!!!
LJ
Complete your Lunar Journal - it
is a PROJECTGRADE and is due next Tuesday or Wednesday. After Wednesday
(beginning of class) it will be considered LATE! This is an easy 100% on a
project - take advantage!
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FEBRUARY 6th - 10th
Monday - LJ and finish up
Spacebook!
Tuesday - LJ. Finish Seasons
Worksheet which was begun in class
Wednesday - LJ Read 668-673 - Be
ready for a ticket in the door tomorrow!
Thursday - LJ will be checked
tomorrow! Review information on Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Friday - Enjoy your weekend!
UNITtest will be Thursday, February 16th - Check the study guide given out in
class!
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January 30
- February 2
Monday - Read pp. in text: 644-647
Solar system distances. LJ
Tues. LJ. Research on Spacebook (Due
next Tuesday)
Wed. LJ, spacebook, moon phase quiz
Friday
Thursday - LJ, spacebook, study for
quiz
Friday - LJ Spacebook, Be ready to
Present your Spacebook on Tuesday!
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January
23-27:
Monday
- you will begin your LUNARJOURNAL today! It will be checked every Friday as
HW grade.
At
the conclusion of the month (after President's Day, it will be collected for a
PROJECT grade.
Tuesday
- LJ
Wednesday
- Moon Phase worksheet and LJ
Thursday
- LJ - will be checked tomorrow; review notes
Friday
- LJ
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Parents,
I will be with the 5th grade at Jekyll Island from January 17th through 20th.
I will not have access to email at that time. Thanks for your understanding. Mrs.
Oltman
January 17 - 20
Tuesday - Review for the Quiz
tomorrow. It will be on the vocabulary and scientists' theories - see
"Astronomy Vocab HW" link at left - this is the sheet you should be studying!
Wednesday - No HW tonight - unless
you have not finished your Star foldable project in class. Unless there has
been an absence, these are to be done in class (Friday, Tuesday, and half of
Wednesday after the quiz.) and DUE at the end of class Wednesday for full
credit. If nor complete, it may be taken home for a MAXIMUM grade of 90%.
Thursday and Friday will be spent learning about
renewable and non-renewable resources. (Ch 6)
Thursday's HW - Read the Ed Helper
handout. Do the questions on back. Underline or highlight all answers and
indicate what paragraph the anwer is found.
Friday - Look at the night sky and check
out the astronomy links on the LINKS page. Lunar journals will begin next
week, to coincide with the new moon!
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January
9-13
M Review
Ch. 18 and observe tonight's sky
T Review
and observe
W Life
cycle of a star
Th Ed
Helper - stars
F Review
notes and observe night sky
January
4th - 6th
Welcome
back! Happy New Year!
Wednesday,
January 4th - be sure you have pencils and paper for 2nd semester!
Thursday,
January 5th and Fri., 6th - work on Chapter 18 Vocabulary and Questions handed
out.
This is
due Monday, January 9th
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December
12 - 16th
Monday -
read 252-257 in text about Glaciers. If you did not finish the sheet in class,
finish it for HW.
Tuesday
- read up on density for a fun experiment
Wednesday
- clean out binder. Save your sea floor spreading model!!
Thursday
- NONE! Have a great vacation!
sleep....play...be
kind....go outside....learn something....read....
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December
5th - 9th
Mon. - Study for
test! Chapters 7,8,9 - use
Study guide!
Tues. Read
in text 284-293, weathering and soil, some of this should be review.
Wed. - Complete
soil worksheet
Thursday -
Review...concert tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Friday - Review.
Monday,
November 28 - Friday December 2
Mon. -
Which Volcano WS
Tues. /
Wed. - Volcanoes packet. Complete this using pgs. 250-265 in textbook as you
read.
Thursday -
Earthquake WS
Friday -
review.
Earthquake,
volcanoes and tectonics test on Tuesday, December 6th
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Monday,
November 14 - Friday November 18
Monday -
read 190 - 205 and complete vocabulary by Thursday
Tuesday -
read 206-219 and work on vocab
Wednesday -
complete vocabulary and do the "Giant Plates" worksheet
Thursday -
none - club day tomorrow!
Happy
Thanksgiving!
Monday,
November 7 - Friday November 11 (11/11/11)
Monday -
complete projects! Rubric, etc. can be found under Performance Assessment tab
at left.
Tuesday -
Complete 6 study cards for Chapter 6 test Thursday. Review Chapter 6
materials.
Wednesday:
Study for Chapter 6 test : relative and absolute dating, geologic time, and
fossils
Thursday /
Friday - Read pp. 197-212 in textbook
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Friday,
November 4th - weekend -
You have a
VOCABULARY QUIZ
on Monday, November 7th! Please see my links page for several quizlet games to
practice the chapter 6 vocabulary.
on TUESDAY,
November 8th your Performance assessment is due (poster)The poster
description and rubric are also posted on this website. Use your geologic time
key to help you and remember the example shown in class!
Monday,
October 31 - Friday, November 4
Monday - Graded HW sheet handed out - it is due
Friday -
Read 166-171 about fossils
Tuesday - Begin Performance assessment. Due
November 8th
Wednesday - Read 166-171
Thursday - work on graded hw. Read pages 172-177
(Geologic Time)
Friday - review fossils and geologic time sections
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Monday, October 24th - Friday October 28th
Monday - Read pp. 152-158
Work on Vocabulary - due on Friday!
Tuesday - Read pp. 159 - 161; work on vocabulary
Wednesday - Unconformities worksheet, both sides
Thursday - Finish Vocabulary; read 162-165 and do
section review questions on 165.
Friday - review sections 2 and 3
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Monday October 17 - Friday October 21
Monday - I,S or M sheet - both sides
Tuesday - Chapter Review Pages 114-115 # 1-21. Use
COMPLETE SENTENCES where applicable
Wednesday/Thursday - Study for Unit TEst on Rocks
and minerals Friday.
UNIT TEST
IS Friday!
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Monday October 3 - Thursday October 7
Monday - finish Vocabulary definitions. Read
section 4 on Metamorphic Rocks
Tuesday - Section review page 111. Questions 1-8 in
complete sentences.
Wednesday - Reveiw your notes on Rock Types.
Thursday - Club Day!
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Monday September 26 - My
Favorite Mineral Project Due
today!
Read in text Chapter 3 Section 3 pp. 74-79 . Do
Section review questions 1-9 on p. 79 and finish
complete handout from mining video.
Tuesday: Review all mineral and mining notes. OPEN
NOTES test tomorrow!
**If you did not finish your mining paragraph in class, please finish and turn
in on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Read Pages 90-97 on Rock Cycle and begin
vocabulary - define words.This will be due next Tuesday.
Thursday: Read Pages 98-101 on Igneous rocks
Friday: Read Pages 102-105 Sedimentary rocks
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Monday, September 19 - Friday 23rd
Monday - My Favorite Mineral Project Assigned (note
- this was a change - it was NOT assigned last week)
This is due Monday, September 26th at the beginning
of class
Tuesday - Work on mineral project
Wednesday - Same; study vocabulary - Quiz on
Friday. See links for the Vocab Quizlet to study
Thursday - Study
for Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Friday - Finish up Mineral Project - due on Monday
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Monday, September 12 - Friday 16th
Monday - read pages 66-69 in textbook
Tuesday - read 70-73.
Wednesday - Study for Chemical Elements quiz
(handout is posted on website.) know symbols/name
Thursday - Define new vocabulary words. NO
typed definitions accepted! Complete Minerals in the Home handout.
Friday - Begin Mineral Project. Due on next
Thursday.
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Tuesday 9/6 - Preview chapter 3. Passwords for
online textbook given out in class today. (Students may look at the file in
Mrs. Oltman's classroom if they lose this.)
Wednesday 9/7 - Review Element Symbols
Complete Periodic Table handout, using COMPLETE
SENTENCES!
Thursday 9/8 - Read pp/ 66- 69 in textbook.
Research your element! (Jefferson Labs website)
Friday 9/9- Review notes and finish cube if
necessary.
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Monday, August 29 - Friday September 2
Monday - Draw a simple contour sketch of your home
or the school
Tuesday - Study for Ch. 2 / Vocab Quiz on Thursday
Wed. - study for quiz, get science safety contract
signed
Thursday - Review
Friday -Review
Monday August 22 - Friday August 26
Monday - Preview Chapter 2; complete Ed Helper
Earth Science sheet
Tuesday - Read in text 42- 49 on Mapping, Finish
Foldable that we started in class if you did not finish.
Wednesday - Begin new vocabulary - due on Friday. NO
typed definitions accepted! MUST be handwritten.
Thursday - work on vocabulary. Read up to Page 53
in text.
Friday - review notes.
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Monday, August 15 - Friday August 19
Monday - Review your spelling words, QUIZ tomorrow!
Tuesday - Work on safety poster
Wednesday - Safety Poster
Thursday - Finish Safety Poster
Wacky People worksheet
Friday - Review
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Monday, August 8 - Friday, August 12
Review the website with a parent.
Study words for a spelling quiz next Tuesday.(These
are commonly misspelled words!)
Analysis
Astronomy
Awesome
Characteristic
Dichotomous
Ecology
Experiment
Geology
Hydrosphere
Hypothesis
Interpret
Lithosphere
Meteorology
Opinion
Physical
Scientific
Method
Seismology
Technology
Pay attention to class procedures - there will be a
science classroom rules/procedures quiz on Friday, August 12th.