Sunday, September 30, 2018

Weapon Physics Week 2 Monday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What have we learned so far about projectile motion?
  2. What have you found most difficult to understand about projectile motion?
  3. What's the difference between a projectile launched horizontally and a projectile launched at an angle? Draw or describe.
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Weapon Physics Week 2 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. How would you describe your catapult you built?
  2. Why did you choose to use the materials you did?
  3. Did you feel more engaged or less engaged in the building task than you usually do? Explain your thinking.
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Human Gro and Dev Week 7 Monday

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about the development of a fetus/embryo based on your research?
  2. What new learning have you gained about the changes that affect mothers during pregnancy?
  3. What have you found most/least surprising during your research?
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Oceans Week 7 Monday

Questions:

  1. What did the article you read on Thursday say about hurricanes?
  2. What evidence or examples did the author use to support their claim?
  3. List 3 scientific words the author used in the article you read to describe hurricanes.
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Friday, September 28, 2018

Friday Week 7

Choose 2-3 of the following prompts to get your brain warmed up to think creatively. Write for 10-15 minutes, or to fill up your Do Now Box.

 • Describe the importance of art in our modern world. 
• Some people say they hate art. Why do you think this happens? 
• If you longer had the use of your hands, what would you do? What about your sight or hearing? How would that change the way you create?
• Are artists different from other people? Or are all people born creative?

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Weapon Kinematics Week 1 Thursday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What would you want a classmate to know about designing and building a catapult?
  2. How did your designs compare/contrast to your classmates?
  3. Which of your classmates design appears to work best? Explain why you think so.
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Weapons Kinematics Week 1 Thursday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What is torsion? 
  2. What factors impact the distance a projectile travels using a catapult?
  3. What factors impact the accuracy and precision of the catapult? 
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Oceans Week 6 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What impact do you think surface water temperature has on hurricane track? 
  2. What other factors do you think could impact hurricane track?
  3. What impact do you think ocean surface temperature has on the strength of the hurricane?
NO MiniLesson Today

 Task (see slide 6-7)
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Human Gro and Dev Week 6 Thursday

Questions:

  1. Which trimester do you think is most important for fetal growth and development. Explain your thinking.
  2. How does the process of growing organs and tissues begin?
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Human Gro and Dev Week 6 Wednesday

Do Now Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain yesterday about embryo development?
  2. What did you find most interesting about embryo development?
  3. What are some of the first features/organs to develop in an embryo? Last?

LINKS for TASK
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Weapon Kinematics Week1 Wednesday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain about catapults from part 1?
  2. What did you find most difficult about building and testing a catapult?
  3. Do you think your data was reliable? Explain your thinking.

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Weapons Kinematics Wednesday Week 1 part 1

Part 1 Questions:
  1. What did our simulation from yesterday show us about projectile motion?
  2. How is a horizontally launched projectile different than one launched at an angle?
  3. Draw and label a diagram for number 2. Include at least 3 labels. 
MINILesson
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Oceans Week 6 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. What patterns or trends do you notice in your hurricane tracking data/graphs from yesterday?Describe 2 patterns you notice using words like never, sometimes, always, 
  2. What new learning did you gain yesterday about hurricanes?
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Monday, September 24, 2018

Weapon Kinematics Week 1 Tuesday part 2

Part 2 Do Now Questions:
  1. What did our lab during part 1 tell us about projectile motion?
  2. If you could make this lab better to get more reliable data, what would you change?
  3. What would you tell a classmate about the calculations we did?
MINILesson
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Weapon Kinematics Week 1 Tuesday Part 1

Part 1 Do Now questions:
  1. Consider a cannonball shot horizontally from a very high cliff at a high speed. And suppose for a moment that the gravity switch could be turned off . What would the motion of such a cannonball be like?
  2. Draw and label a diagram (2 labels) that would show question number 1.
  3. Does gravity affect an objects vertical motion or horizontal motion? Explain your thinking.
MINILesson
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Human Gro and Dev Week 6 Tuesday

Do Now Questions:
  1. What did you notice about the embryo development from yesterday?
  2. In what ways did the images change gradually over time?
  3. What is the biggest difference between an embryo that's a few week old to an embryo that's a few months old?
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Oceans Week 6 Tuesday

Do Now Questions

  1. What do you know about hurricanes? (where they occur? how/why they occur? what makes them more/less severe?)
  2. What do you think about hurricanes?
  3. What do you think is the connection between oceans and hurricanes?
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Friday, September 21, 2018

Conflict Physics Week 1 Monday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What was the simulation about during part 1?
  2. What factors affect projectile motion?
  3. What does projectile motion look like? Draw or describe.
MINILesson

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Conflict Physics Week 1 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What do you need in order to be successful in science class?
  2. What do you know about physics and motion?
  3. How do we measure motion? Try to think of 2 ways.
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Human Gro and Dev Week 6 Monday

Question:

  1. Describe 3 differences between mitosis and meiosis.
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Oceans Week 6 Monday

Questions:

  1. What patterns or trends do you notice in your coastal cities climate data tables? Describe at least 2 trends using the words most, more, always, sometimes, never to guide your thinking.
  2. Which climate factor do you think is most impacted by surface currents: precipitation, temperature, humidity or winds. Explain your thinking.

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Friday Week 6

Prompt: Do now. Write on the following question(s) for 15 minutes. Fill-up the box on your daily sheet.

  • What is (a) theme? 
  • Give some examples of themes in movies, books, songs or art that you're familiar with. 
  • How does an artist create theme? 
  • Is it possible to have more than one theme?--Explain your thinking.
  • What is a narrative?
  • How does art create a narrative? What tools does it use? 
  • Is there a narrative that you'd like to tell through art?
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Chem Laws Part 2 Thursday Week 3

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What were you most successful at in this class? Explain your thinking.
  2. What could you do to be more successful? What could the teacher do?
  3. What would you tell other people about this science class?
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Chem Laws Week 3 Thursday Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. How did the lab with the blue dye demonstrate Gas Laws? 
  2. What did the molecules in the lab with the blue dye look like? (draw or describe)
  3. What could have given you unreliable data in the labs yesterday?
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Oceans Week 5 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What role does the Coriolis effect play in currents?
  2. What makes the Gulf Stream current unique?
  3. What is meant by the Global Conveyor Belt?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 5 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What is the purpose of mitosis?
  2. How is mitosis different than meiosis?
  3. Describe the phase of mitosis that you studied.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What did we do in our lab during part 1?
  2. Draw/describe the molecules during our part 1 lab.
  3. What variable stayed constant during our lab--pressure, temperature, volume? Explain your thinking.
MINILesson
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Chemistry Laws Week 3 Wednesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. If you could improve the lab we did yesterday to get better data what would you do differently?
  2. What does Avogadro's Law look like? (draw or describe)
  3. How does temperature affect the volume of gas? 
MINILesson
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Oceans Wednesday Week 5

Questions:

  1. What trends or patterns did you notice in your coastal cities data? Describe at least 2.
  2. What is one difference in the cause/effect of cold water surface currents versus warm water surface currents?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 5 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. Describe 2 differences between a zygote and a blastocyst.
  2. How long does it take a fertilized egg to reach the uterus?
MINILesson
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Monday, September 17, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Part 2 Tuesday

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What is our lab about today?
  2. What does this lab have to do with gas laws?
  3. What's the most important procedure or step to get reliable results?
MINILesson


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Chem Laws Week 3 Tuesday Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. What was the simulation about yesterday?
  2. Draw and describe why a potato chip bag inflates at higher altitudes.
  3. What does it mean to say molecules are in constant motion?
MINILesson
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Human Gro and Dev Week 5 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. After an egg is fertilized and becomes a zygote what happens?
  2. What do you think is the first organ to develop in an embryo? Explain why you think so.

LINKS for TASK

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Oceans Week 5 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. How so surface currents work?
  2. Why do surface currents affect climate? 
  3. What a surface current looks like. Draw or describe.
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Chem Laws Monday Part 2 Week 3

Questions:

  1. What new learning did you gain about gas laws from your foldable?
  2. What would be the most difficult part about gas laws to explain?
  3. What might cause particles of gas to collide more often? Explain your thinking.

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Monday Part 2

Part 2 Questions:

  1. What is a gas law?
  2. What does it mean to say that molecules are in constant motion?
  3. What do molecules in a gas look like? (draw or describe)
MINILesson

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Chem Laws Week 3 Monday Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. What was the most difficult part for you last week?
  2. What new learning have you gained about laws in chemistry?
  3. If you had to explain to a classmate what a law in chemistry means, what would you tell them?

Links for Task
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Human Gro and Dev Week 5 Monday

Questions:
Other countries, such as China and Ireland have greatly regulated the field of assisted reproductive technology. Choose 2 or more of the prompts below to engage your thoughts about this issue.

  • In your opinion, do you think the government should be able to make laws/regulations about assisted reproduction technology?
  •  Who should be the one make regulation regarding assisted reproductive technology? Are regulations even necessary? Explain your thinking.
  • What role do you think scientists have in informing the government and the people about new possible reproductive technology and the possible risks? How should this information be communicated? 


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Oceans Monday Week 5

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about ocean currents?
  2. Is all ocean motion caused by temperature and/or salinity? Explain your thinking.
  3. What do you think makes surface currents different from deep water currents?
Links for Task
Clickable World Map (for coastal cities)
World Weather Online 
WeatherSpark

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Friday Week 5

Do Now Prompts: Choose 1 to write on for 10-15 minutes/fill up your DO NOW space.
  • Are you born an artist or is it a skill that can be taught? Is it a skill that needs to be practiced? Or is it like riding a bike? Explain your thoughts. Give examples and/or give evidence to support your ideas.
  • Why are there art museums? If you owned an art museum what kind of art would you showcase?  Explain your thinking.
Links for Task
https://pixlr.com/
https://www.befunky.com/create/
https://www.fotor.com/
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Chem Laws Thursday Week 4 Part 2

Part 2 Questions:
  1. What was the most difficult part of the lab poster for you?
  2. What do you think is the purpose of creating the lab poster?
  3. How do you think your lab poster work compares/contrasts with your classmates?
MINILesson
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Chem Laws Week 2 Thurs Part 1

Part 1 Questions:

  1. What was the purpose of the lab yesterday?
  2. Did you have any data points that changed more than 3 grams? Explain why you think this is.
  3. What would you do differently next time to get more reliable data?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 4 Thursday

Questions:

  1. What was the article you read yesterday about?
  2. Based on the article, what issues did people have with this new technology?
  3. Do you think in-vitero fertilization technology changed the way people think? Explain your thinking.
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Oceans Thursday W 4

Questions:

  1. What impact do currents have? Describe at least 2 effects.
  2. Describe 2 different types of currents.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Chem Laws Week 2 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What is our lab about today?
  2. What do you think about your data so far?
  3. If you had to explain this lab to a classmate who was absent what would you tell them?
MINILesson
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Chem Laws Week 2 Wednesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. Describe 2 important details to remember when balancing chemical reactions.
  2. How does balancing chemical reactions connect to the Law of Conservation of Matter?
  3. What was the most difficult part of balancing chemical reactions for you?
MINILesson
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Human Gro and Dev Week 4 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. Describe 2 alternatives to natural fertilization.
  2. What do you think is the most important point to remember about the processes of alternative fertilization?
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Oceans Wednesday Week4

Questions:

  1. What new learning have you gained about currents?
  2. What do currents look like? (draw or describe)
  3. What makes currents different from each other?
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Monday, September 10, 2018

Oceans Week 4 Tuesday

Questions:

  1. What is a concentration gradient?
  2. What new learning did you gain yesterday about oceans/currents?
  3. Why do you think there are different types of currents? Explain your thinking.
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Human Growth And Dev Week 4 Tuesday

Questions:
  1. What is In-vitero fertilization?
  2. Why do you think it's important to study alternatives to natural fertilization?
  3. What might go wrong/not work properly during the process of fertilization?
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Chem Laws Week 2 Tuesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What was the lab about during part 1?
  2. Did this lab follow the law of conservation of mass? Explain your thinking.
  3. Why do you think there was a difference in mass change between sugar-free and sugar-filled gum?
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Chemistry Week 2 Tuesday Part 1

Do Now Questions:

  1. What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
  2. What was the simulation about yesterday?
  3. How did the simulation show the law of conservation of mass?
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Advisement Monday Reflection

Field Day Reflection and Feedback
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Friday, September 7, 2018

Chem Laws Week 2 Monday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What do you think was the most difficult part of graphing the periodic table data?
  2. Why do you think we did this activity?
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Chem Laws Week 2 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What was our lab about on Wednesday?
  2. Do you think your results were reliable? What makes you sure or unsure?
  3. Why did we do this lab?
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Human Grow and Dev Week 4 Monday

Questions:

  1. What has been the most difficult part of this class so far?
  2. If you had to explain fertilization to a classmate what would you tell them? Try to think of at least 2 details you'd explain.
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Oceans Week 4 Monday

Questions:

  1. What does heat capacity of the ocean look like (draw or describe)?
  2. What does heat capacity have to do with energy?
  3. What do you know about ocean currents?
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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Week 4 Friday

Do Now Prompt: Write for 10-15 minutes (to fill up your do-now box). Use the questions below to start your thinking.

 Do you consider yourself to be talented at art?  Why or why not? Is art a skill that can be learned?  Why or why not? 
OR

 Where does inspiration come from?  What does it mean to be inspired? What inspires you to create art?  




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Chem Laws Week 3 Thursday

Please pick up a notecard from Ms Friedrich to answer the following questions!

  1. What new learning have you gained so far in this class?
  2. What have you been most successful with in this class? Why do you think this is?
  3. What have you been most successful with in this school year? Why do you think this is?
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Chemistry Laws Week 1 Wednesday Part 2

Questions:

  1. What was the article you read/analyzed during part 1 about?
  2. List 3 words (from the article) the author uses to describe the periodic table.
  3. After reading the article, what stands out to you most about the periodic table?
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Chemistry Laws Week 1 Wednesday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What does the periodic table tell us about elements?
  2. What do you know about electrons?
  3. How are the elements on the periodic table different?
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Oceans Week 3 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. What does it mean to say that the ocean moderates the temperature of Earth?
  2. What was the salinity lab about?
  3. What do you think the salinity lab was supposed to model?
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Human Gro and Dev Week 3 Wednesday

Questions:

  1. Describe 3 structures or parts of the process leading up to fertilization.
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Chemistry Laws Monday Week 1 Part 2

Questions:

  1. What do you notice about how the periodic table is arranged? Explain at least 2 details you notice.
  2. In your own words, what is periodic law?
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Chemistry Laws Week 1 Monday Part 1

Questions:

  1. What experiences have you had or classes have you taken so far in chemistry?
  2. What topics or learning do you remember about chemistry?
  3. What do you need the teacher to know about you?
  4. What do you need in order to learn best?
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