No homework expected this week, except for any makeup work that has been requested and provided.

 
Homework: 
 6th Graders: (Per. 1):   Water on the Earth   (ReadWorks - Read and respond)
 6th Graders: (Per. 6):   Water from the Air: Cloud Forests (ReadWorks - Read and respond)
 7th Graders: (Pers. 3 & 4): 1-8 What is a Topographic Map? and 1-9 How Do You Read a Topographic Map? [Read paragraph, answer question(s)]. Due Monday, March 28, but may be turned in 3/24. Students have the choice of completing work today, today and tomorrow, or over the holiday weekend.

Parents: please note a new grading policy. Students who repeatedly and significantly delay in starting their work, when it has been assigned to the class, will be awarded a "3" for Citizenship and/or Effort on their report cards, effective immediately.
Explanation:  Since the first week of school,  students have been required to show up with their agenda, science notebook (including homework and current classwork), and a pen or pencil that works.  A few students don't start their work when the rest of the class does, though they are in class.  These students choose to not begin their work until they have been called out by the teacher, and given a "personal invitation" to begin the work that everyone else has been doing. The distraction caused prevents helping students who truly need help or fuller explanation of work due to the need for constant checking and rechecking of work to compare progress between students.  It also makes all the other students, who did their work in a timely fashion, to wait on the late starters before moving on to other parts of our classroom activities. So, repeated and significant delays in work starting has a negative impact on many students, and shows both poor effort and poor citizenship.

7th Graders: w/s 7-1 What is Mechanical Weathering? Read and answer all questions.

6th Graders: TBD

6th Grade  -
Test for Chemistry of Materials Unit is scheduled for Thursday March 17.  Review day on Wed., March 16.  Study Guide was passed out on Friday.  For homework, complete the first 21 questions by Tuesday morning.  Finish the whole packet by Wednesday morning before 1st period.
You may work on this over the weekend.

7th grade - Test on Thursday, 3/17. Review day on Wed., March 16.  Study Guide pt. 1 was passed out Monday. For homework, complete the first 20 questions by Tuesday morning.  Part 2 of packet will be passed out on Tuesday.  Complete all Remaining answers in the packet by Wednesday morning before 1st period.

6th Grade  -
Test for Chemistry of Materials Unit is scheduled for Thursday March 17.  Review day on Wed., March 16.  Study Guide was passed out on Friday.  For homework, complete the first 21 questions by Tuesday morning.  Finish the whole packet by Wednesday morning before 1st period.
You may work on this over the weekend. 

7th grade - No homework for 7th grade. Test on Thursday, 3/17. Review day on Wed., March 16.  Study Guide will be passed out Monday. For homework, complete the first 20 questions by Tuesday morning.  Finish the whole packet by Wednesday morning before 1st period.

Homework:
6th Grade - 
Pers. 1 and 6:
Read and Answer 6-5 What Are Air and Water Pollution?

Homework:
6th Grade - 
Per. 1:
1) Finish your data table (the "place mat" we used in the lab - show ppm and per cent or fraction or decimal); and
2) Answer Analysis Questions from Activity 24 "Diluting the Problem" on the paper provided (or a SPP).
Per. 6:
Write 5 STAR note questions based on the March 2 notes and vocab words + definitions. No credit if they are not in the question column, lack a number, or lack a question mark.
7th Grade - 
Per. 3: Fill in the "train" organizer you put in your Science Notebook, showing from smallest to largest: Cell, Chromosome, DNA, Gene, and Nucleus.

Per. 4:  Write a Reflection in your Science Notebook: what did you learn about Nature vs. Nurture? Minimum 3 sentences.

NO homework today!!

6th Grade: Physical and Chemical Change Worksheet, the 2nd part of which can be found at http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/126363059.png


7th Grade: none