December 16-20, 2013
Unit A Chapter 4 wrap-up
Who was Baron Kelvin of Largs?
· When and where was he born?
· When and where did he die?
· What did he develop?
· When did he propose his idea?
· What is his invention used for today?
Monday –Wednesday December, 16th and 18th
· We will be wrapping up the loose ends, for Unit A and start our re-looping after the Christmas Break.
Thursday and Friday December, 19th and 20th
· The week will end with a trip to the media center, to allow students to complete any missing items, and research a new assignment
Christmas Break
· Complete your summary’s
· Complete any assignments not submitted
· Enjoy your family
· Be safe during the break
January 6-17 2014
• Re-looping of Unit A Chapter 4 “The Big Idea”
• Re-looping of Unit A chapter 4 Vocabulary
• Re-looping of Unit A Key Concepts questions
• Notebook review
Research topic for the week
Albert Abraham Michelson and Edward Williams Morley
· What did they research
· When did they work together
· Where did the work
· What school did they attend
· What degree did they receive
· Five facts that you did not know
· Due the end of next week 1/17/2014
· Explain in a ten line paragraph how their discovery is still being used in science today, as is relates to space travel
Assessment for end of Unit A January 22 and 23, 2014
Study guide student notebooks, and text book
Our next Unit will be Unit C Cells
· Choose your team members wisely to be prepared to start Cell team teaching project
· Each team will be given a Cell concept to research
· Team members will teach their part of the cell assignment
· Team will write lesson plans, draw diagrams, color, identify, and define the parts of the cell assignment
· Each team member will be given task for the project, and report what part each person’s contributions where for the projct
If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me, via e-mail or cell phone.
Lewis Young
SCMS Cell 704-763-4112 (Text)
Middle Grades Science