Friday, January 3, 2014

Friday January 3rd

The Plan:
Science:
This week students will be:

  • Looking at vocabulary in many contexts and how it is important to our everyday lives.
  • Beginning our unit on Weathering, Erosion, and Soil (Ch. 2 lesson 1 in our Earth's Structure book this week) 

Homeroom: Nothing

What is Happening:

Monday: No School

Tuesday: No School

Wednesday: No School

Thursday: Today we:
  • Looked at the importance of learning vocabulary and the way it affects our everyday lives.
  • Had the counselor come in and show us how much it would cost us to live the lifestyle of our choice.

Friday: Today we:
  • Learned how to use the vocabulary strategy "Frayer Model" to help us to identify and learn key words. 
  • We began using the Frayer Model on 3 vocabulary words for 2.1 (uniformitarianism, mechanical weathering, and chemical weathering) to prepare us for Monday the 6th.