Friday, August 19th

Social Studies/Writing - Over the next few Social Studies periods we will discuss due process.  Students examined various scenarios and discussed with their group whether they agreed or disagreed.  Interestingly, many students feel that certain unconstitutional activities, including torture and being forced to talk, should be allowed.  


Science - We did an activity titled:  Not All Traits are Visible.  Students looked at two of their own visible traits (earlobes & tongue rolling) and a non-visible trait (ability to taste PTC).  We plotted the class results and the pictures are below. We had a disproportionate amount of students in one category which was interesting.

Math - I divided the class into students who had a clear grasp of graphs/percents and those who did not.  Those who had a clear understanding worked on an assignment and those who needed additional help worked with me.  We discussed percents, how they relate to circle graphs, and we worked together to complete several math problems.


Reading - We had our library visit today. 


Explorations - Since Explorations haven't officially started yet we went outside to collect data (leaf, grass, & pine needle measurements).  Students were paired up and took 10 measurements of each.  On Monday they will finish the worksheet by calculating the mean, median, mode and range of each category.  Additionally, students will use the data to make a bar graph.


Announcements 
--Today we had our first payday.  It was a half-payday since students started their jobs this Monday. So, students received a special prize; however, in the future, they will receive a prize and a snack.  In the future it would be great if parents could send in non-perisible snacks.  I will be purchasing snacks from Costco as well so any donations are appreciated.
--MAP testing is complete.  I should receive word about which students will be receiving more academic support within a week or so.