| SCIENCE STUDY PLAN Credit Period 10--4/21/2008 to 5/16/2008 Prospect Education Center * PUSD * http://www.geocities.com/pecglobalscience |
| Week 1--4/21/08 to 4/25/08 |
| Week 4--5/12/08 to 5/16/08 |
| Weeks 2 & 3 -- 4/28 to 5/9/08 |
| Last Day in Final Week--End of the Credit Period Meet with Steve to post credit. To receive credit, all work for current unit is to be completed by the end of the period TODAY. If you're unable to attend, send your INB or make other arrangements with Steve. Assignments turned in by next Tuesday will be lowered one grade. Assignments turned in by next Friday will be lowered two grades. Assignments submitted after the due date will be posted in the next credit period. No late assignments accepted after the Friday following the end of the credit period. If this is the last day in the semester, all work must be turned in today; no late work accepted for credit. |
| RETURN to PEC Science Homepage * (c) 2008 * S. Reynolds |
| Student _________________________ Class ____________ Period ______ Email address __________________________________Reading Level ___ |
| * Updated: 5/9/2008 |
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| SQRRR * Current Science * |
| REVIEWING EARTH DAY and PROGRESS/STUDY SKILLS [ ] 1-1 New pages for notebook. Begin conservation unit. Research and write a 3 to 5 paragraph paper about Earth Day. Include an idea web and final copy/bibliography in your INB. If you didn't earn full credit (1.5 cr) last credit period, complete an AE(D) credit assignment--write a 2-paragraph paper: first paragraph explaining why you didn't get full credit, the second paragraph explaining how you'll change things so you will get full credit this credit period--completed paper--0.5 AE(D) credits. Also remember, you and a partner may create a science project for our Earth Day celebration--science credit for creation (1/2 credit) and presentation/evaluation (1/2 credit)--you'll need to talk w/ Steve and decide on a topic today or tomorrow, create the project this week and early next week to present it on Friday, 5/2/08. [ ] 1-2 Work on assignment(s). [ ] 1-3 Turn your paper into a Powerpoint(r) presentation. Tutorial help 1 & 2. [ ] 1-4 Share your Powerpoint(r) presentation with the class; take formative assessment/test. [ ] 1-5 Reteach & retake test or enrichment. Review work completed and post credit for AE(D). |
| CONSERVATION [ ] 2-1 Partners ___________________________ On the next right hand page in your INB--research and take notes about conservation: Take a 3 to 5 minute look at the Nature Conservancy website. Write the meaning of the word conservation in your INB. What is conservation? Why should we conserve? [ ] 2-2 You and your partner--pick one conservation issue to research and report on. Take the topic to Steve for approval ______________. Research information in the textbook, other books, and the Internet. Also, today is the last day to submit an Earth Day project to Steve. [ ] 2-3 Continue with research on conservation & make 1 to 5 paper cranes for Earth Day; in your INB, write a paragraph about the crane-making experience. [ ] 2-4 Print & complete paperwork for Earth Day DCW credit. [ ] 2-5 Earth Day celebration @ PEC! [ ] 3-1 Evaluate our Earth Day celebration, then begin creating a three-fold brochure illustrating your conservaton issue--include a bibliography and where to get further information. [ ] 3-2 Earth Day 2008 @ PEC newspaper article--paste on next two left-hand pages in INB; take notes Cornell-format notes on right-hand pages.. Continue brochure creation. [ ] 3-3 Finish brochure creation. Take brochure to Steve for OK before printing. [ ] 3-4 Print brochure and Share your brochure (3 minutes maximum) with the class and create one to three test questions with answers to be included on the conservation test; rubric & brochure on next two pages in your INB. [ ] 3-5 Test on conservation--create with Steve and take test. |
| WRAPPING UP THE UNIT [ ] 4-1 Trip to Visalia or on-site study hall. [ ] 4-2 Last day to present your brochure (1st, 5th & 3rd periods). Retake the conservation test. What I've Learned and the CST Progress Test. Print End of Credit Period paperwork. [ ] 4-3 Last day to present brochure (period 2). Update your progress test graph and complete End of Credit Period paperwork. [ ] 4-4 & 4-5 Meet with Steve to review notebook/paperwork and post grade/credit. |
| SQRRR * Current Science * |
| SQRRR * Current Science * |
| UNIT TITLE: Conservation***All Cornell-format notes are to be written in your Interactive Notebook. CLICK for information. Check off assignments as you complete them. Remember to label and date all pages in your Interactive Notebook. STANDARD: Students review resources & conservation, learning & study skills along with essential standards/memory cues. |
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