Mrs. Dewar's Science Class

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Dewar Science- Week of Sept. 21

Hey everyone! Here is a daily checklist to help keep focused, and on track! 

Remember our Zoom meetings are Tuesday and Thursday at 11-11:30 am. You can find the password on our Team or in the schedule emailed out previously. The link is: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82459186896?pwd=YUl6eUx4SlNDK0hhdUMwVnI0RWt2UT09 

Monday: 

Complete the form posted in our Science Team in the EQ, Tsunamis, Volcanoes channel to pick your project 

Tuesday: 

Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Volcano project share and choice project questions

Work on your choice project 

 

Wednesday: 

Work on your choice project 

 
Thursday: 

Meet me on Zoom for our lesson on how to share your choice projects with one another. *Work time after (We will do the volcano demo next Tuesday, I'm sorry for the change. That everyone has time to collect materials, make the volcano if you want to, and paint it)

Turn in your choice project AND post it in our chat channel 

 

Friday: 

View 3 classmate’s choice project and leave a nice comment 

 

As always please email me with any questions! 

[email protected] 

Dewar Science- Week of Sept. 14

Hey everyone! There are NO Zoom classes this week.  

Monday: 

Our in-person day! 

Tuesday: 

Start Volcano Book: Research & complete cinder cone volcanoes - in class notebook on teams. You can use that template or make a powerpoint. 

Wednesday:  

Volcano Book: Research & complete shield volcanoes 

Thursday: 

Volcano Book: Research & complete composite volcanoes 

Friday: 

Volcano Book: Vocab & interesting facts - turn in 

 

As always please feel free to email me with any questions!

[email protected]

 

Dewar's Science- Week of Sept. 7

Hey everyone! Here is a daily checklist to help keep focused, and on track!

Remember our Zoom meetings are Tuesday and Thursday at 11-11:30 am. You can find the password on our Team or in the schedule emailed out previously. The link is:

Meeting ID: 824 5918 6896

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82459186896?pwd=YUl6eUx4SlNDK0hhdUMwVnI0RWt2UT09

 

Monday:  

-No school 

-Good opportunity to catch up on makeup work 

Tuesday:  

-Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Tsunami vocab, Engineering Process Notes 

-Complete “Ask” and “Imagine” sections of Tsunami STEM Challenge 

Wednesday:  

-Complete “Plan” and “Create” sections of Tsunami STEM Challenge: use the materials in your STEM bag and/or supplies available at home 

Thursday:  

-Meet Mrs. Dewar and me on Zoom (use her link – will be posted again in Teams) for our Lesson; TSUNAMI DESTRUCTION!!!!! 

-Complete the “Test” and “Improve” sections of the Tsunami STEM Challenge 

Friday: 

-Complete “Reflect” and “Communicate” sections of Tsunami STEM Challenge 

-Turn in all sections of Tsunami STEM Challenge 

Video Watch List:

Tsunami's-

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=29217

What is a Tsunami'-

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=14112

Wave Tank-

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=56204

 

As always please email any questions you may have!

[email protected]

 

Dewar's Science- Week of Aug. 31

Hey everyone! Here is a daily checklist to help keep focused, and on track!

 

Remember our Zoom meetings are Tuesday and Thursday at 11-11:30 am. You can find the password on our Team or in the schedule emailed out previously. The link is:

Meeting ID: 824 5918 6896

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82459186896?pwd=YUl6eUx4SlNDK0hhdUMwVnI0RWt2UT09

Monday:

-Earthquake “Virtual Field Trip” – Instructions in OneNote/Teams

Tuesday:

-Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Seismometer Lab

Materials to have ready (if possible): ruler, tape, string, marker, paper, scissors

Wednesday:

-Start research for “Birthquake” assignment

Thursday:

-Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Major Japanese Earthquakes

-Finish and turn in “Birthquake” assignment

Friday: *No School, but maybe a good catch up day!

Video Watchlist:

Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, etc:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=46517

Earthquakes 101:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=5030

What Causes Earthquakes:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=58976

Earthquakes from Inside Earth:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=59067

 

As always please email me with any questions!

[email protected]

 

Dewar's Science- Week of Aug. 24

Hey everyone! Here is a daily checklist to help keep focused, and on track!
 
Remember our Zoom meetings are Tuesday and Thursday at 11-11:30 am. You can find the password on our Team or in the schedule emailed out previously. The link is:
Meeting ID: 824 5918 6896
 

Monday:

-Read “More About Earth’s Crust” page in OneNote and answer questions at the bottom

-Pick one of the videos on our watch list to watch. The list is found below or on the Video Watch list channel in our class team.

Tuesday:

-Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Note taking & Plate Tectonic Theory

-Finish Plate Tectonics questions in OneNote and turn in on assignments tab

 -On your own, watch the Plate Movement Video and complete the accompanying note catcher. Be sure to turn it in!

Wednesday:

-Start reading Types of Plate Boundaries & Slide, Slide & Collide: https://www.learner.org/wp-content/interactive/dynamicearth/tectonicsmap/index.html

-Complete the Types of Plate Boundaries Chart while you read, found on OneNote

-Pick one of the videos on our watch list to watch. The list is found below or on the Video Watch list channel in our class team.

Thursday:

-Meet me on Zoom for our Lesson; Types of Boundaries Check In & Small Groups

-Continue working on Types of Plate Boundaries in OneNote

Friday:

-Finish and turn in Types of Plate Boundaries in Assignments tab on our team.

-Test Your Skills https://www.learner.org/wp-content/interactive/dynamicearth/testskills/index.html and send me your results

-Pick one of the videos on our watch list to watch. The list is found below or on the Video Watch list channel in our class team.

 

Video Watch List:

Earth layers/structure: https://youtu.be/WwiiOjyfvAU  

Plate Tectonics – Heat Moves Matter https://youtu.be/SiUtml2qZkU  

Layers of the Earth Songhttp://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=26843 

Cooking; Layers of the Earth with Food: http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=54264 

 
As always please email me with any questions!
 

Dewar's Science- Orientation Week

Unit 1 – Earth Science

Topic 1 – Earth’s Structure

We will begin this topic with a review of Earth’s layers. Next, we will study the movement of Earth’s crust (known as tectonic plates).

By the end of this week, students should complete the Inside Earth readings and Earth Layers Diagram.  These are pages in the Class OneNote, and are also accessible through the Assignments section of MS Teams for Science 6 Dewar.

 

As always please email me with any questions!

[email protected]