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Week of October 16, 2017

Remember RTI starts this week so our schedule has changed a little. Lunch will be later than it used to be. Bring a book if you are not receiving RTI services. Also remember that Mrs. Geuss has jury duty. This week's plan may change depending on how long jury duty goes.
 
Monday, October 16
Review of Electric Charge and Electric Current
*read in textbook and complete sections 1 and 2 of Note-taking WS
Homework: finish sections 1 and 2 of Note-taking WS if not completed in class; UO and vocabulary due Friday
 
Tuesday, October 17
Series vs. Parallel Circuits
*read in textbook and complete section 3 of Note-taking WS
Homework: finish Note-taking WS if not completed in class; UO and vocabulary due Friday
 
Wednesday, October 18
Identify how simple circuits work
*PPT and worksheet
*BrainPop
Homework: UO and vocabulary due Friday; lab tomorrow
 
Thursday, October 19
Series vs. Parallel Circuits
*Lab!
Homework: Finish lab, if necessary; UO and vocabulary due tomorrow
 
Friday, October 20
Electrical Safety
*PPT
*go over UO and vocab
Homework: Study! Electricity (chapter 15) test on Tuesday

Week of October 2, 2017

Monday, October 2
Identify how simple circuits work
*Bill Nye: Electricity
Homework: UO #1-3, vocabulary
 
Tuesday, October 3
Energy Transformations
*Build solar ovens!
Homework: UO #1-3, vocabulary
 
Wednesday, October 4
Energy Transformations: Radiant --> Thermal
*Solar Oven Lab! 
Homework: finish lab, if necessary
 
Thursday, October 5
Review Electrical Charge
*PPT and Static Electricity worksheet
Homework: none
 
Friday, October 6
Electricity basics
*Disney Imagineering: Electricity
*work on Unit Objectives and Vocabulary
Homework: Have a great fall break! 
 

Week of September 25, 2017

Monday, September 25
Test
*Energy Unit Test (chapter 14)
*Start Electricity vocabulary
Homework: organize binders (due next Monday); work on vocabulary; bring in $5 lab fee
 
Tuesday, September 26
 
Energy Wrap-up; Start Electricity
*return and go over test
*Electricity CFA
Homework: organize binders (due next Monday); work on vocabulary; bring in $5 lab fee
 
Wednesday, September 27
How batteries work; Insulators vs. Conductors
*How batteries work video clip
*test insulators and conductors around the room
Homework: organize binders (due Monday); work on vocabulary; bring in $5 lab fee
 
Thursday, September 28
Describe how objects become electrically charged
*PPT
Homework: organize binders (due Monday); work on vocabulary; bring in $5 lab fee
 
Friday, September 29
Clash of Dragons! Wear tennis shoes, wear your Clash of Dragons shirt, bring water and money for concessions!
Homework: binders due Monday!
 

Week of September 18, 2017

Monday, September 18
Review Energy and Energy Transformations
*return and go over Pendulum Lab
*return and go over Egg Drop Lab
*go over What is Energy?/Energy Transformations worksheet
Homework: (1) Study for Ch. 14 Energy Test next Monday; (2) All vocabulary due Friday; (3) Unit Objectives #5 due tomorrow
 
Tuesday, September 19
Sources of Energy: how do we "make" electricity?
*Energy PPT, part 5
*BrainPops
Homework: (1) Study for Ch. 14 Energy Test Monday; (2) All vocabulary due Friday; (3) Unit Objectives #6, 7, 8 due tomorrow
 
Wednesday, September 20
Sources of Energy: how do we "make" electricity?
*Energy PPT, part 5
*BrainPops
Homework: (1) Study for Ch. 14 Energy Test Monday; (2) All vocabulary due Friday; (3) Unit Objectives #9 & 10 due tomorrow
 
Thursday, September 21
Mrs. Geuss will be absent today. Please remember to be on your best behavior for Mrs. Donahoo!
Chapter 14 Energy Review
*Disney Imagineering: Energy
*work on finishing vocabulary and Unit Objectives
Homework: (1) Study for Ch. 14 Energy Test Monday; (2) All vocabulary due tomorrow; (3) Unit Objectives #11 & 12 due tomorrow (ALL UO AND VOCAB SHOULD BE DONE BY TOMORROW!)
 
Friday, September 22
Chapter 14 Energy Review
*check and go over Unit Objectives and Vocabulary
*play a game to review
Homework: Study for Chapter 14 Energy Test Monday

Week of September 11, 2017

Monday, September 11
Energy Transformations
*Pendulum Lab (be sure to dress appropriately and meet me in the lab)
Homework: Finish Pendulum lab, if necessary. Work on vocabulary. Plan your egg protection system for the Egg Drop Lab on Wednesday. You will need to bring in ALL materials for your egg protection system on Wednesday. I will provide you with the egg and the sandwich bag.
 
Tuesday, September 12
Energy Transformations
*Play with toys! Make a video on your iPad describing the energy transformation that takes place in a toy of your choosing.
Homework: Finish Energy Transformations video. Work on vocabulary. Plan your egg protection system for the Egg Drop Lab on Wednesday. You will need to bring in ALL materials for your egg protection system on Wednesday. I will provide you with the egg and the sandwich bag.
 
Wednesday, September 13
Energy Transformations
*Egg Drop Lab (be sure to dress appropriately and meet me in the lab)
Homework: Finish Egg Drop Lab, if necessary; work on vocabulary
 
Thursday, September 14
Parent/teacher conferences tonight! If teachers requested the conference, your child brought home a letter with the time of the conference. If you did not receive a letter, then the teachers do not feel a need for a conference at this time. If you would like to schedule a conference anyway, you may sign up for a time slot on Sign-up Genius when Mr. Jones sends that link out.
Sources of Energy: How is electricity made? 
*PPT
*Brain Pops
Homework: Work on vocabulary
 
Friday, September 15
No School! Teacher Professional Development Day

Week of September 4, 2017

Monday, September 4
Labor Day: NO SCHOOL 
 
Tuesday, September 5
Tonight is Meet the Teacher Night! Please join us at 5:00 for the PTA meeting, Club Fair, and 6th Grade Meet the Teachers!
Types of Potential Energy
*Energy PPT, part 2
*Potential energy foldable
Homework: finish potential energy foldable; Unit Objectives #2
 
Wednesday, September 6
Types of Kinetic Energy
*Energy PPT, part 3
*Kinetic Energy foldable
Homework: finish kinetic energy foldable
 
Thursday, September 7
Energy Transformations
*Energy PPT, part 4
*Energy Transformations on the board
Homework: Unit Objectives #3 & 4, work on vocabulary, bring $$ for Red Cross #HarveyHelp
 
Friday, September 8
Energy Transformations
*Ski Trip 
*Energy Transformations WS
*Start talking about Egg Drop Lab
Homework: Energy of a Pendulum Lab on Monday: dress appropriately. Start thinking about Egg Drop Lab.
 

Week of August 28, 2017

Monday, August 28
Scientific Methods Review
*return and go over labs
*receive textbooks!
Homework: Study for test tomorrow and cover your textbook by next Tuesday. Bring your textbook to class every day.
 
Tuesday, August 29
Scientific Methods Test and Begin Energy
*Test
*Begin working on Energy vocabulary
Homework: Cover your textbook by next Tuesday and bring it to class every day.
 
Wednesday, August 30
Energy Pretest
*Q1 Common Formative Assessment (CFA)
*Welcome to Schoology!
Homework: Work on Energy vocabulary and cover your textbook by Tuesday.
 
Thursday, August 31
What is Energy?
*new seats and teams
*Energy PPT
Homework: Work on Energy vocabulary and cover your textbook by Tuesday.
 
Friday, September 1
What is Energy? Potential vs. Kinetic Energy
*return Scientific Method test
*Bill Nye: Energy
Homework: Answer Unit Objectives # 1 ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER. Work on Vocabulary (you should answer the first 8 vocabulary words by now). Cover your textbook by Tuesday.

Week of August 21, 2017

Monday, August 21
Great American Eclipse!
*watch NASA TV
*make an eclipse
*work on Unit Objectives and Vocabulary
Homework: Unit Objectives and Vocabulary are due Thursday
 
Tuesday, August 22
Using the Scientific Method
*BrainPop
*Paper Folding Lab (in class, not in the lab)
Homework: Finish Paper Folding Lab, if necessary. Unit Objectives and Vocabulary are due Thursday.
 
Wednesday, August 23
Using the Scientific Method
*Simpsons Controls and Variables
*Design a procedure for Bubble Gum Lab
*how to use a balance
Homework: Lab tomorrow! Dress appropriately! Unit Objectives and Vocabulary are due tomorrow.
 
Thursday, August 24
Using the Scientific Method
*Team Jobs
*Bubble Gum Lab
Homework: finish Bubble Gum Lab, if necessary
 
Friday, August 25
Using the Scientific Method
*Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift!
Homework: Study for Scientific Method Test on Monday

Week of August 14, 2017

Monday, August 14
Lab Safety
*lab safety pictures in teams
*lab safety scenarios in teams
*discuss lockdown drills
Homework: Study for Lab Safety Test on Thursday
 
Tuesday, August 15
Intro to Science -- Using the Scientific Method
*new Unit Objectives and Vocabulary
*team drawings
Homework: Study for Lab Safety Test on Thursday
 
Wednesday, August 16
Intro to Science -- Using the Scientific Method
*Scientific Method PowerPoint and notes
*Study Jam
Homework: Study for Lab Safety Test on Thursday
 
Thursday, August 17
Intro to Science -- Using the Scientific Method
*Lab Safety Test
 
Homework: Work on your Unit Objectives and Vocabulary, due NEXT Thursday. Also, bring a blanket or towel to watch the eclipse on Monday.
 
Friday, August 18 
Get ready for the eclipse!
*what is an eclipse?
*eclipse-viewing safety
Homework: Work on your Unit Objectives and Vocabulary, due NEXT Thursday. Also, bring a blanket or towel to watch the eclipse on Monday.

Week of August 7, 2017

Welcome back to school, and welcome to Collierville Middle School! I hope you're well rested, refreshed, and ready to learn! It's going to be a great year!
 
Monday, August 7
Introductions
Homework: Get school supplies. You will need a 3-ring binder (about 1 1/2 inches is fine), one tab divider, loose leaf paper, a pencil and your iPad EVERY DAY. We will occasionally need colored pencils, glue sticks, earbuds, etc., which should be in your pencil pouch and brought to all your classes. Please have the BINDER, DIVIDER, and PAPER BY WEDNESDAY.
 
Tuesday, August 8
Expectations and Procedures
*CMS rules
*Mrs. Geuss's Expectations and Procedures Scavenger Hunt
Homework: Binder, divider and paper due tomorrow
 
Wednesday, August 9
Expectations and Procedures
*Finish Scavenger Hunt, if necessary, and discuss
*Organize binders
Homework: sign up for Remind
 
Thursday, August 10
Lab Safety
*Lab Safety rap
*Lab Safety contract and PowerPoint
Homework: sign and have your parent/guardian sign the Lab Safety Contract and Eclipse Waiver
 
Friday, August 11
Lab Safety
*SpongeBob Safety
*fire drill practice
Homework: If you did not return your signed Lab Safety Contract and Eclipse Waiver, please sign them over the weekend and return to Mrs. Geuss on Monday!