Wednesday: Honing in on Homologous Structures

Wednesday: Honing in on Homologous Structures

Hey hey everyone! Today we took a closer look at homologous structures by doing a gallery walk, analyzing a picture with various animal limbs, and answering conclusion/synthesis questions. In order to complete this activity, students learned a new vocabulary phrase…

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Fact Friday: Quiz 1.5 and Flashcard Friday List # 5

Fact Friday: Quiz 1.5 and Flashcard Friday List # 5

Happy Friday! Another week has come and gone. Here’s what we did to finish off the week! Our class prezi can be found here: http://prezi.com/uioosmp7g7iw/fact-friday-quiz-15-physical-properties-physical-chang/ We started class by playing a sailing review game (pictured below). Next, students took Quiz 1.5 (found…

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Text Tuesday: Physical Properties & Changes

Text Tuesday: Physical Properties & Changes

Hello! I hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday! Today in our class we deepened our understanding about physical properties and physical changes in matter by examining a Common Core text. By completing this text, students were able to synthesize information…

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Magic Words Monday: Physical Properties & Changes

Magic Words Monday: Physical Properties & Changes

Hello and happy Monday everyone! Here’s our anticipated schedule for this week (hooray for NO school-wide testing — that means I’ll see each of my classes every day!). Monday: Magic Words Monday – Vocabulary foldable and vocabulary-based practice worksheet Tuesday:…

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Magic Words Monday: Getting to Know the Periodic Table of Elements

Magic Words Monday: Getting to Know the …

Hello there! I hope everyone had a restful weekend and feels ready to tackle this week! Last week students were introduced to aspects of the Periodic Table of Elements (PTE) by looking at element squares. Students were able to determine…

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