PERIOD 3 - 6th Grade Integrated Science-Ms. Valentin Assignments

DUE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018. 

Watch the Types of Tissues video. Take notes in your interactive notebook. 

Test on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. 

 

Starting the week of November 12, 2018, I will not be updating the homework in this medium anymore.  All assignment updates, test updates, and announcement for science will solely be updated in SCHOOLOGY. 

THERE IS NO HOMEWORK FOR 10/30/18. 

DUE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018. 

 

COMPLETE YOUR "CLAIMS, EVIDENCE, REASONING" WRITING PROJECT. 

DUE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018

ASSIGNED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018

NEWSELA HOMEWORK (SCIENCE TEXT SET)

READ AND ANNOTATE THESE 3 ARTICLES AND COMPLETE THE TEST FOR EACH ARTICLE. YOU HAVE 5 DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. USE THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU IN SCHOOL IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME. NO EXCUSES! WE ALREADY READ THESE ARTICLES AT LEAST ONCE IN CLASS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT TO TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT. 

 A. MITOCHONDRIA

B. SKIN CELLS

C. HENRIETTA LACKS

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

 

1. FREEBIRDS FUNDRAISER ON THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 2018 FROM 5-8 pm. 15% OF THE PROFITS DURING THOSE 2 HOURS WILL GO TOWARDS HOLMES MIDDLE SCHOOL. COME AND JOIN US! FLYERS WERE SENT HOME ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 2018. 

ADDRESS: 17947 CHATSWORTH ST. #12, GRANADA HILLS, CA 91343

 

2. THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 2018 - REVERSE MINIMUM DAY SCHOOL STARTS AT 10:11 AM AND ENDS AT 2:58 PM. IT IS ALSO PHBAO PARENT CONFERENCE DAY. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE AND COME ON TIME. LATE PARENTS MAY HAVE TO RESCHEDULE SINCE WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE OTHER PARENTS SCHEDULE WHO CAME ON TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. 

 

3. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 - REGULAR MINIMUM DAY START AT 7:56 AM AND ENDS AT 12:33 PM. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. 

 

 

DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018

1. COMPLETE UP TO THE SAND PART ON PAGE 3 OF YOUR CLASSWORK ON DISCOVERING CELLS. 

2. IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED YOUR NEWSELA HOMEWORK, IT IS NOW LATE. SUBMIT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018. 

NEWSELA ARTICLE: "BIOSPHERE AND THE NUTRIENT CYCLE" 

READ AND ANNOTATE THE ARTICLE.  Take the test and complete the writing assigment under the "activities" tab on the top. Make sure you submit your completed work. 

This assignment is for 2 days.  Make sure to use the resources in school if you are having difficulty with internet access at home. Holmes library is open after school from 3:15-4:15 PM. You can access the computers there. The library is also open during Nutrition Break and during lunchtime.

 

DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018. (2nd day notice)

NEWSELA ARTICLE: "BIOSPHERE AND THE NUTRIENT CYCLE" 

READ AND ANNOTATE THE ARTICLE.  Take the test and complete the writing assigment under the "activities" tab on the top. Make sure you submit your completed work. 

This assignment is for 2 days.  Make sure to use the resources in school if you are having difficulty with internet access at home. Holmes library is open after school from 3:15-4:15 PM. You can access the computers there. The library is also open during Nutrition Break and during lunchtime.

 

DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018

10TH WEEK PROGRESS REPORTS WERE SENT HOME ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018. 

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018.  IT WILL BE SENT BACK HOME. 

 

The most current grade is in Schoology. 

DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

1. MICROSCOPE AND APPARATUS INSTRUMENTS TEST ON FRIDAY. GO OVER YOU NOTES AND THE REVIEW HOMEWORK IN SCHOOLOGY. 

2. PP. 26-27 HANDOUT QUESTION #1-6 ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER

3. MICROSCOPE LABELING HANDOUT. 

IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED YOU HOMEWORK IN SCHOOLOGY, SUBMIT IT.

DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018

Your homework is in Schoology.  Go to "Course" and click on your class period. 

Go to "Materials" and scroll all the way down to the green puzzle piece, "Microscope and Optical Apparatus Review" and click on it. Click on the "Start a new attempt" button. Read the directions before you start answering. 

HOLMES LIBRARY (HOMEWORK CLUB) IS OPEN FROM 3:15-4:15 pm EVERYDAY EXCEPT TUESDAY. If you think you'll have difficulty finding access to a computer at home, please the resources available at school. 

This assignment is for homework and is a wonderful review for the test on Friday, October 12, 2018.  This is not the actual test.  You have 3 attempts to answer this homework. It will record the highest score. 

DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018

Go over your microscope vocabulary and optical apparatus vocabulary. 

PP. 28-29 Homework will be collected on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. 

Microscope Test on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. 

DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018

Read and annotate pp. 28-29 (Microscopes Handout) and answer #1-11 on page 29. 

Answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. You don't have to copy the questions. 

Microscope Quiz on parts of a microscope on Friday, October 12, 2018. 

Due Friday, October 5, 2018

 

1. Test on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 : Plant and animal cells. Be able to illustrate and label all the organelles ans be able to explain their functions. 

2. Go to the link below to play our plant and animal cell review Kahoots game from class. 

 

 

DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018

1. READ AND ANNOTATE NEWSELA ARTICLE: "THE FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS CELLS" .

THEN, TAKE THE TEST AND SUBMIT. 

2. STUDY YOUR NOTES ON CELLS FOR YOUR TEST ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018. 

Due on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. 

 

Read and answer pp. 84-84 Handout (Plants and Animal cells). Answer #1-8 on page 85 on a separate sheet of paper.  Answer in complete sentences. You don't have to copy the questions. 

 

Science Test on Cells on Friday, October 5, 2018. 

Due Friday, September 28, 2018

Review cell vocabulary and cell notes. Please do not wait until the day before the test. 

Make sure you know each organelle's job and function. 

Make sure you know which parts belong to animal or plant cells. 

Due Thursday, September 27, 2018

Complete your cells vocabulary (academic language) list and their definitions in

your notebook. Be sure to be able to explain each one in your own words. 

DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018. 

1. ATTENTION TECHNICIANS: ALL GROUP TOWER WRITE UP PACKET ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018. MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT ALL THE PAPERS FOR YOUR GROUP GRADE.  NO WRITE UP, NO GRADE. 

2. Answers to pp. 79 and 81 Handouts (on a separate sheet of paper) are due Wednesday, September 25, 2018.  Reading annotations with marginalia notes should be on your reading handouts.   Be ready for class discussion. 

Due Tuesday, September 25,2018.

Complete pp. 78-81 Cells handout reading annotations and answer the comprehension questions on a separate sheet of paper if you didn’t finish in class. Due on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. 

DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Complete your "CELLS" reading assignment in NEWSELA. (Your code should've been written in your notebook.)

Whatever you didn't finish in class must be completed at home. 

1. Read the article and annotate. 

2. Take the quiz.  It will only allow you to take it once.  Your score will be part of your grade. 

3. Click on "ACTIVITIES" and then click on "WRITE".  Answer the one question in that section. 

4. Finally, answer all the margin questions. Make sure you are in 930L to view the margin questions. 

DUE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

1. No School on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. 

2. Starting the week of September 24, 2018, I will be assigning homework in Schoology.  Please make sure students have access to the internet/Schoology/technology by that date at home. It will decrease paper use and will be automatically graded as soon as homework is submitted. 

DUE WEDNESDAY, September 18, 2018

1. There is no homework due tomorrow, September 18, 2018. Yes, they are telling the truth. 

However, since most of you did not quite complete your test on Monday, you will have a 2nd attempt to take it again on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.  This is the last attempt.  Study your notes for the Engineering Design Process. 

2. Starting the week of September 24, 2018, I will be assigning homework in Schoology.  Please make sure students have access to the internet/Schoology/technology by that date at home. It will decrease paper use and will be automatically graded as soon as homework is submitted. 

3. Parents, please go over the Agenda Notebook, Interactive science notebook, and science folder with your child everyday. 

Reminder: 

Science Test on Monday, September 17, 2018. Engineering Design Process: Study your notes from your notebook and the review sheets you annotated on Friday, September 14, 2018.

DUE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

1. Attendance flyers and calendar were sent home in Advisory class on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. 

2. Complete your Engineering project Write-Up (Watercraft). It is due on Thursday, September 13, 2018. 

3.  Science Test #2 The Engineering Design Process will be given on Monday, September 17, 2018.  It will be taken in Schoology.  You will need your LAUSD email, 4 digit pin number, and your self-created password.  Make sure they are all written down on the first page of your interactive science notebook.

DUE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

1. Finish #5 of your Engineering Project (Improve and Retest) so you are ready for the lab tomorrow.  If you don't finish it, you can;t particpate in the lab (Remember your contract).

2. 5th week progress reports were sent home on September 11, 2018.  Please sign and return to advisory class. It will be returned back.  I just want to make sure that parents received them. 

3. School ID cards were passed out on September 11, 2018.  Please be responsible and keep it with you always.  

 

Due Friday, September 7, 2018

• DUE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
• Finish your Definig A Problem Flip Book. Complete and elaborate on each step in you own words. You may use your annotations as well. 
• If you didn't finish annotating p. 12 handout, complete it. 

DUE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

P. 8 Mini Assesssment Engineering Process

p. 10 - Reflection Wrire in complete sentences.  If I can't understand your handwriting, i'll just mark it wrong.  Please make sure you write neatly and legibly. 

Please turn in your Student Lab Contract if you haven't done so. No contract, no lab. 

Due Wednesday, September 5, 2018

1. Finish whatever you did not complete in class on September 4, 2018. 

*Update*Since most classes did not finish the lesson on Tuesday, Parents, they do not have homework in Science on September 4, 2018. 

Announcement: 9/5/18

Students, 

For your homework tonight (p.10, self-assessment question)

You have to come up with a question that you will ask yourself to make sure you understand The Engineering Design Process. 

For example: Question#2: Why is it important to improve upon an invention or a product in the Engineering Design process? 

If you can't think of one, use the example above. 

Ms. Valentin

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018 - ADMISSIONS DAY

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 - LABOR DAY

DUE THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018

1. Safety Lab Contract - Please read, sign, and return to class on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. 

2. Science quiz tomorrow (scientific method and vocabulary)

Back-to-School Night is on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM. 

Classroom visits start at 6:00 - 7:30 PM.  We have a rotating schedule we will follow starting from your child's Advisory class to periods 1-6 at 10 minutes in each rotation.

Reminder: Back-to-School Night is not intended for parent-teacher conferences.  If you would like to speak to me regarding your child's academic progress, please call the Counseling office to schedule a parent conference appointment at a later date and time. 

Thank you for your cooperation and support. I hope to see you there!

Ms. Valentin

DUE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018

Read pp. 16-23 of your science text book. You may or may not have a pop quiz tomorrow. 

(Study the scientific method, the qualities of a scientists, and vocabulary words from these readings.)

Hello Students and Parents, 

I have another project that I put up on DonorsChoose.org.  This time we are getting more Lab equipment and tools such as AA batteries for our microcopes, forceps to make slides, and prepared microscope slides of plants and animals. Craig Newmark Philantrophies is matching every donation to support STEM projects in school. Please click on the link below to go to my teacher page at DonorsChoose.org.  The title of our project is "Scientists take Cellfies".  Please pass this message along and spread the word. Thank you for your support!

Ms. Valentin

https://www.donorschoose.org/MarvyValentin

DUE TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 2018

Your Density Lab Write up is due in class on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. 

You will be sharing what your group results are so be prepared. 

DUE FRIDAY, AUG 24, 2018

 

1, Final Draft of "What is a Scientist?" writing project is due on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 on a separate sheet of paper. 

Write in pencil. Indent paragraphs. 

2. Our microscopes are here!!!

DUE MONDAY AUGUST 27, 2018

Your scientist illustration is due on Monday, 8/27/18.

Color it and cut around it. Bring your completed scientist to class. 

DUE THURSDAY 8/22/18

1. Revise and edit your "What is a scientist?" paragraph (or two) and bring it back to class tomorrow. 

2. If you haven't returned the signed "tear-off" of our class syllabus, the last day to submit it for credit is tomorrow. 

3. Please subscribe to Ms. Val's website for your class period if you haven't done so.

Hello Students and Parents, 

I have another project that I put up on DonorsChoose.org.  This time we are getting Lab equipment and tools such as lab aprons, nitrile gloves, microscope slides, pippettes, and microscope wipes for use in our science lab. The Bill Gates Foundation is matching every donation made today, 8/22/18.  I would appreciate your help. It would be great if you can spread the word to other people wiling to help.  Thank you for your support. Please click on the link below to go to my teacher page at DonorsChoose.org.  The title of our project is "Right Tools for Hands-On Learning in Science".

Ms. Valentin

Ms. Val's DonorsChoose Page

 REVISED* 8/22/18- This project was fully funded on Aug. 22, 2018.  Thank you for your help and support! Ms. Valentin

DUE WEDNESDAY 8/22/18

1. Read pp. 8-15 of your science text book and answer the question: What is a scientist?

Write 1-2 paragraphs on another sheet of paper using textual evidence from your reading to support your answer. 

Leave your textbooks at home. 

DUE TUESDAY 8/21/18

1. 2018-2019 Science Syllabus sent home on Monday, Aug, 20, 2018.  Please read, sign, and return the last page (tear-off) to class. 

2. Subscribe to Ms. Valentin's website at www.Holmesms.org. Go to "Staff" and then "Valentin".

Find your class period and subscribe for updates about assignments, tests, and project announcements. This is also linked to Google classroom and will eventually be linked to Schoology. 

3. Bring your science notebook, science folder, and agenda planner to class every day. 

DUE MONDAY

1. Bring your science notebook and science folder to class. 

2. Bring your Agenda planner with your parent signature for last week's homework. 

3. DO NOT bring your science text book to class on Monday.