Nike\’s Project

Students will create a resume for a particular job. Each student will be a migratory animal and must include the following information:

• Habitat

• Food

• Predators

• Qualifications with explanations

• A plan for employer to adjust to the migration

Example: Manatee= Wal-Mart greeter; I may move slow, but I am friendly to everyone. I keep my habitat clean by………..

1. Go to:  cosmos4kids.com
2. Read each of the sections: universe, galaxies, stars, solar system, exploration
3. Take Notes on important ideas so that you may use those notes on the quizzes.
4. Take the top two quizzes solar system and astronomy. They are 10 questions each. Add the total that you get correct and multiply by 5 for your grade. Show me your grade so that I may write it down in the grade book.

 

 

Students will write a short story using the vocabulary words from 8.8 A,B,C. This is a test grade. The short story must have:

• at least 8 vocabulary words (they are in bold in the packet) used correctly
• at least 300 words
• correct spelling and sentence structure

and

Monday-Wednesday 3/5-3/7 Students will watch a NASA video online and we will discuss the TEK 8.7C. Vocabulary includes: tides, ocean currents, moon phases, salinity, density, speed, and natural seepage. Notes, discussion, hypothesis analysis, and conclusion are the main activities.

Thurs 3/8 Computer Lab: NASA relating Newton’s laws and energy transformations

Fri 3/9 Movie: Human Footprints by National Geographic- “Preserve Our Planet”

Mon 2/27 Students will finish notes on Moon Phases 8.7B. Review for Test over 8.7 A&B

Tues 2/28 Test 8.7 A & B

Wed 2/29 Labs: To introduce 8.7 C relate the position of the Moon and Sun to their effect on ocean tides, Students will have a lab cycle (4 labs) dealing with gravity and pull

Thurs 3/1 Computer Lab: 8.7 C and 8.8A describe components of the universe, including stars, nebulae, and galaxies, and use models such as the Herztsprung-Russell diagram for classification

Fri 3/2 Students will present power points about “Seasons and Moon Phases” on their Google Docs