Our main focus, inside and outside of class, this week will be on the Tides & Moon Phases Animation. You'll have two full class periods (Monday & Thursday) to finish up the animation, then one more class (Friday) to write up the explanation & prepare your Google Slides presentation. The whole project will be due NEXT Monday (11/25) BEFORE school (8 am).
So... "What about Tuesday & Wednesday's class?" you might ask - Mr. Bowles was asked to go to a two day conference in Worcester this week, meaning that he won't be in both days. On those days, you will be learning about how sea level rise is affecting tides and humans in different parts of the world. Keep in mind that the first trimester closes December 4th - the Wednesday after Thanksgiving- meaning that all incomplete work needs to be handed in by that date. Check in with Mr. Bowles if you have any questions. After school help is available Monday, Thursday, & Friday this week. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! If you haven't already checked PowerSchool, the Gravity Vocabulary Quiz (2 bars) grades have been posted. You will get a copy of your quiz (Google Form) in your email on Monday. If you got lower than an 80% on the quiz, you may do corrections to bring your grade up. Just schedule a time with Mr. Bowles before the end of the week.
Last Friday, was the last in-class day for the Astronomy Independent Study. Many students are on the verge of finishing their research, so the rest of this assignment will be truly "independent". Graded check-ins will still be completed, so be ready to teach Mr. Bowles about your topic. Instead of doing an in-person graded check-in, it will be digital. More details on this to come... Lastly, this week will be dedicated an in-class project during which you will create an animation that shows how and why ocean tides change AND how the phases of the moon relate to the tides. To animate the tides, you can use one of two different tools - Google Drawings/Slides OR Stop Motion. The project description is posted in Google Classroom and will be previewed in class on Monday. After school help is available Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday this week (and before school upon prior request). Stay curious and keep looking for answers! As we head into this week, think about how you can best prepare yourself for the Gravity Vocab Quiz (2 bars) on Tuesday. How can you study most effectively and efficiently with the time you have left? Which studying strategies discussed in class (or even your own strategies), will you use for last minute preparations?
Monday's class will be an "Amnesty Day" - a time for you to make up missing work, work on your Astronomy Independent Study, or even finish up the gravity flashcards before they are due on Tuesday. With only a month left until Trimester 1 closes, regularly checking your grades in PowerSchool is very important & is the first step towards being a responsible student. The second step is to follow up with teachers when your grade is lower than you want it to be. Put in the time & effort in now to start the year off on the right foot. This week we'll continue with the ocean's tides by looking at how the height of tides is related to the phases of the moon every month. After school help will be available on Monday & Thursday this week. Morning help is available upon previous request (email the night before). Stay curious & keep looking for answers! |
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