October 29 - November 2, 2018

Welcome back to another exciting week!  We will continue studying populations, communities, biomes and their related organisms through their station activities!  Their assignment depends upon their pre-test data.  Students will be required to take a test by the end of class on Friday on their assigned topic.

Monday

Students will be in a special assembly.

Homework: Write a 3...2...1... Summary of today's special assembly.  Remember a 3...2...1... Summary is 3 things you've learned, 2 things you've reviewed and 1 thing you still want to know.

Tuesday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.

Homework: Choice of 10 minutes on Moby Max, Learning Blade, or Legends of Learning, or complete the Habitats and Ecosystems crossword puzzle (crossword counts as 2 homework assignments)

Wednesday

VSVS will be with us again this week! 

Homework: Write a 3...2...1... Summary of today's VSVS visit.  Remember a 3...2...1... Summary is 3 things you've learned, 2 things you've reviewed and 1 thing you still want to know.

Thursday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.

Homework: Choice of 10 minutes on Moby Max, Learning Blade, or Legends of Learning, or complete the Habitats and Ecosystems crossword puzzle (crossword counts as 2 homework assignments)

Friday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.  All students must complete an assessment on the topic turned in on Monday by the end of class today.

Homework: None!

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

October 22 - 26, 2018

I hope you all had a fabulous Fall Break!  As we come back, we will begin looking at how energy transforms through our ecosystem!  We will be studying populations, communities, biomes and their related organisms.  Students will get plenty of opportunity for choice as we complete a broad variety of activities.

Monday

Students will complete a pre-test on Ecosystems (6.LS2.1-7).  Once done, students will be introduced to our second quarter project called " A Place for Starman to Land." Information needed to complete this project will be accumulated over the next 6 weeks by completing station activities.  Students will then learn about the available stations for the week and will begin working on them!

Homework: Choice of 10 minutes on Moby Max, Learning Blade, or Legends of Learning, or complete the Interactions of Living Things crossword puzzle (crossword counts as 2 homework assignments)

Tuesday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.

Homework: Choice of 10 minutes on Moby Max, Learning Blade, or Legends of Learning, or complete the Interactions of Living Things crossword puzzle (crossword counts as 2 homework assignments)

Wednesday

VSVS will begin their visits with us this week!  Students will get to revisit their learning on energy as they investigate electrical circuits!

Homework: Write a 3...2...1... Summary of today's VSVS visit.  Remember a 3...2...1... Summary is 3 Things you've learned, 2 Things you've reviewed and 1 Thing you still want to know.

Thursday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.

Homework: Choice of 10 minutes on Moby Max, Learning Blade, or Legends of Learning, or complete the Interactions of Living Things crossword puzzle (crossword counts as 2 homework assignments)

Friday

Students will continue to work on their station activities in class as they work to distinguish between biotic and abiotic, communities and populations, and the factors that influence the success or failure of each.

Homework: None!

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

October 8 - 12, 2018

The Egg Drop Project is rapidly approaching!  Students should be working to complete the egg drop project at home.  Just in case, here are the instructions for the 5 steps of the Engineering Design Process that students will follow for this project:

egg drop 2018

Here are the due dates:

 

• EDP STep 1: due 10/9 (TUESDAY!)

• EDP Step 2-3: due 10/9 (TUESDAY!)

• EDP Step 4: due 10/9 (TUESDAY!) THIS MAY NOT BE TURNED IN LATE

• EDP Step 5: due 10/11 (THURSDAY!)

Here is the link to the article that students must read and incorporate into Step 1:

World’s Fastest Delivery Drones Are Saving Lives. Here’s How

Monday

Students will explore STEAM careers based on Energy through the use of Learning Blade (available through Clever Portal).  While students work, I will be pulling small groups to wrap up our Energy Unit understanding.

Homework: Finalize Egg Drop project!

Tuesday

Students will bring in their Egg Drop Project and Steps 1-4 of the Engineering Design Process to class for inspection.  While inspection occurs, students will continue to work on Learning Blade.

Homework: Complete 10 minutes on Legends of Learning or Moby Max.

Wednesday

Egg Drop!  If you would like to join us for the egg drop event, please come during your child’s science class hour and meet us on the soccer field!

Homework: Step 5 of the Egg Drop Project Engineering Design Process.

Thursday

Students will complete their Learning Blade career exploration.

Homework: None!

 

Friday

Students will not report to school

Students will not have school next week as it is Fall Break!!!!!!!! I hope you have a fabulous week! As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160