Week at a Glance: May 15 - May 19
6th Grade Science: Storms
- Students will develop and use models to identify the main kinds of storms and explain how they form.
- Students will apply scientific principles to describe measures that can be taken to ensure safety in a storm.
We will be concluding our lesson on storms. Students will review the key concepts of this lesson and participate in a lab on hurricanes. There will be a quiz on this lesson on Thursday, May 18th. Please encourage students to thoroughly review all notes and resources available on Google Classroom.
7th Grade Science: Probability and Heredity
Schedule Notes:
- There are no block schedules this week.
- Thursday: Gold has science before lunch. Black has science after lunch.
- Friday: Gold has science at 9:31 and Black will have science at 10:58
Probability and Heredity
- Students will evaluate Mendel’s experimental design and describe the results of his experiments.
- Students will use mathematical representations to define probability and describe how it helps explain the results of genetic crosses.
- Students will apply scientific principles to explain what is meant by phenotype and genotype.
We will be learning about Gregor Mendel and his understanding of heredity. Students will become familiar with Punnett squares and utilize their understanding of Punnett squares in a lab on Thursday or Friday.
8th Grade Science: Egg Drop Challenge
Schedule Notes:
- There are no block schedules this week.
- Thursday: Gold has science first period. Black has science after Mass.
Newton’s Laws of Motion & the Egg Drop Challenge
- Students will continue to develop an understanding of forces and Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.
- Students will work in teams to construct and test out their design of an economical vessel to protect their egg.
