LeSsOn pLaNs for the week of Sept. 29th 2008

Monday September 29th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- PARTS OF MATH LECTURE: Estimation/Computation Lecture Notes
- Make Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Phase Work Time
HOMEWORK: Work Sheet 5-2

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Review Language of Geometry
- Make Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Chapter 11-3 Angel Relationships/Parellel Lines
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 11-1 and 11-3

-****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skin Diseases and Conditions
- Embryonic Development video continued
HOMEWORK: none

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
Warm Up Sketch:
- Review Elements of Art
Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Texture
-mosaic work time
HOMEWORK: Mosaics due WEDS!!!!

****Period 5: Ecology****
Unit Guiding Question: Does the world need saving or do humans?
- Activity: Informal Timeline Humans
- Lecture notes “Environmental Problems”
- Reading: Environmental Science pgs 2-8
Answer the following: What are our main environment problems?
HOMEWORK: Read Holt E.S. Pgs. 2-8 vocab words and Permission slip


Tuesday September 30th

****Period 1 Math Phase 17/18****
- Warm up- Play math game “Digit Deal”
- Estimation Strategy Notes
- Check Homework (5-2)
HOMEWORK: Practice test

****Period 2 Math Phase 17/18****
- Warm up: “digit deal”
- Factor Captor and Angle Tangle tournement
HOMEWORK: Worksheets

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Class Project: Healthy Skin Poster for school
HOMEWORK: skin posters

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Principals of Design “Balance”
- start mobiles project
- mosaic work time
HOMEWORK: mosaics DUE TOMORROW

****Period 5: Ecology****
Unit Guiding Question: Does the world need saving or do humans

- Online Activity: Valdez Oil spill Research
For the Trustee Council site click HERE
or For and Earth Encyclopedia click HERE
or For an Anchorage Daily News site site click HERE

Answer these questions in your Lab Notebook:

1.) When, Where and How did it happen?
2.) List some of the ways it effected the environment?
3.) Who was held responsible for the spill?
4.) Were there any lasting effects many years later?


HOMEWORK: Valdez oil spill Questions
Finish Read Holt E.S. Pgs. 2-8 vocab words


Wednesday October 1st 2008

****Period 1 Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem solving strategies review
- Estimation indicator practice or test

****Period 2 Math Phase 17/18****
- PARTS OF MATH Lecture 2: GEOMETRY
- Read 11-7 Do 11-8
HOMEWORK: problems 11-25 odd in 11-8

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Finish Healthy Skin Poster for school hallway
- Ralph and his broken radii story
- Introduction to the Skeletal System lecture and reading
HOMEWORK: “Bones book” pgs 6-9 plus define vocab terminology

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Mosaic work time (DUE TODAY)
- Mobile work time
HOMEWORK: mobiles

****Period 5: Ecology****
Unit Guiding Question: Does the world need saving or do humans?
- Mekoryuk Diesel Fuel Spill Summary Discussion + notes
- Read Holt E.S. pgs. 9-12 vocab in Lab notebooks

HOMEWORK: Vocab from 2-12 Holt E.S (11 vocab words)


Thursday October 2nd 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Independent Phase Work Day

HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skeletal System Introduction Lecture continued
- Developmental video continued
HOMEWORK: bone Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm up Sketch:
- Mobile work time
HOMEWORK: draw an unbalanced perspective of a room in your home

****Period 5: Ecology****
Unit Guiding Question: Does the world need saving or do humans?
- Environmental problems “Research Guestbook” station rotation
HOMEWORK: E.S. readings and vocab


Friday October 3rd 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Independent Phase Work Day
- or
- Factor Captor, Angle Tangle, Digit Deal skill building games
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- “The Miracle of Life” video and notes
HOMEWORK: none

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Artist of the week: Georgia O’keefe
HOMEWORK: mobiles

****Period 5: Ecology****
Unit Guiding Question: Does the world need saving or do humans?
- Steller Sea Lions Video and Notes
- Or oil spill observation walk
HOMEWORK: Lab Notebooks due

Lesson Plans for the Week of Sept. 22nd 2008

Monday September 22th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem Solving Strategies: Make Personal Poster
- Make Individual Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Phase Work Time
Linda and I rotate the room helping and focusing student work and activity. We both make copies, tutor, and teach everyday.
HOMEWORK: student self goal calendars

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem Solving Strategies: Make Personal Poster
- Make Individual Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Phase Work Time
HOMEWORK: Student self goal calendars

-****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- What does Skin Do?
- Review of cells
- “Skin” Reading and skin examination
- Microscope Parts
HOMEWORK: none

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
Warm Up Sketch: Continuous line
- Independent Greek and Roman Art
Online search: Answer in Sketchbook: How are Greek and Roman Art connected?
HOMEWORK: Bring in Mosaic Supplies

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?
- Review Online Research Notes
- Ocean Current Concept Map
- paragraph
HOMEWORK: Essay Question: 3 paragraphs


Tuesday September 23rd

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Review Problem Solving Strategies
- Base 5 Lesson
- Base 5 practice/ or phase work time
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skin coloring sheet
- Microscope parts
HOMEWORK: skin coloring sheet colored and glued into notebook

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Byzantine Mosaics and mosaics research
- Design Mosaic, brainstorm supplies, gather supplies, work time
HOMEWORK: personal square due friday

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Read a Bering Sea Ecological Article click HERE !!!
- Summarize article
HOMEWORK: Bering Sea Article Summary and ocean current essay final


Wednesday September 24th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem solving strategies review
- PARTS OF MATH Lecture 1: Numeration
- Phase Work Time.
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skin Cell (Cheek cells) Microscope Exploration
- Microscope parts in action
HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Byzantine Mosaics and mosaics design
- Mosaic work time
HOMEWORK: mosaic

****Period 5: Ecology****

-Essays Work Time
HOMEWORK: Ocean Current Essay and Article Summary


Thursday September 25th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem Solving Strategies
- Base 5/Estimation Strategies
- Numeration Review/Poster Work
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skin Microscope Exploration continued
- Microscope parts review for quiz
HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm up Sketch:
- Byzantine Mosaics work time
HOMEWORK: mosaic


****Period 5: Ecology****
- Introduction to project Click Each to pull up website

1.) Salmon Lifecycle Review

2.) Oceanic Drifter Study on Juvenile Salmon Dispersal

3.) 2002 Nunivak Deployment

4.) 2008 Deplyoment

-Essays Work Time click HERE for articles

HOMEWORK: currents essay, article summary DUE TOMORROW WITH LAB NOTEBOOKS!



Friday September 26th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Problem Solving Strategies
- Base 5/Estimation Strategies
- Numeration Review/Poster Work
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Microscope parts quiz
- Hair and skin diseases
HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page Due

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
Artist of the Week:NONE
- Mosaics Due NEXT WEEK
HOMEWORK: mosaic

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Introduction to project Click Each to pull up website

1.) Salmon Lifecycle Review

2.) Oceanic Drifter Study on Juvenile Salmon Dispersal

3.) 2002 Nunivak Deployment

4.) 2008 Deplyoment

-Essays Work Time click HERE for articles

Lesson Plans for Week of Sept 15th 2008

Monday September 15th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Welcome Linda to our class
- Make Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Dawn- Scientific Notation (17)
- Erin- Plotting Relationships (17)
- Alyssa- Starting new (17)
- Eunice- Surface area (18)
- Ted- Scientific Notation (17)
- Jon- area of polygons (18)
- Allen- numeration/geometry (18)
HOMEWORK: student self goal calanders

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Make Phase goals for week
- Fill Out Calendar
- Corretta- area of polygons (18)
- Jason- surface area (18)
- Harvey- surface area (18)
- Juanita- Numeration Ch. 9 (18)
HOMEWORK: Student self goal calendars

-****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Introduction to the human body
- Review of cells
HOMEWORK: Read pgs. 1-8 in "Blood" and define bold words, Do problems 1 & 2 on pg. 15.

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Introduce Class Project “Square Mosaic Drawings”
- Work time on the Marlboro Marine
HOMEWORK: personal square due friday

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?
- Scaffolding Lecture: The Atmosphere
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Words from pg. 460-461 on atmosphere


Tuesday September 16th

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week lesson plan.
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Cell introduction continued
- Cell Mobiles
HOMEWORK: Cell mobiles

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Class Project “Square Mosaic Drawings”
- Work time on the Marlboro Marine
HOMEWORK: personal square due friday

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?
- Global Weather Lecture
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Words from pg. 460-461 on atmosphere


Wednesday September 17th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week lesson plan.
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Skin Cell Microscope Exploration
HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Class Project “Square Mosaic Drawings”
- Work time on the Marlboro Marine

HOMEWORK: Personal Square and Petroglyph

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?

Ocean Currents online Tour
Click Here ===> Online Interactive Website
Explore Each of the following Pages:
- Surface ocean currents
- Motions of the Ocean
- Thermohaline Circulation
- Currents at the Coast

HOMEWORK: finish

Thursday September 18th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week lesson plan.
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
Cell Microscope Exploration continued
HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm up Sketch:
-Egyptian Art Notes
-hieroglyphics

HOMEWORK: Personal Square and Petroglyph

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?

STATION ROTATION

1.) Global Winds Book Reading
What are:
-Trade Winds
-Westerlies
-Polar Easterlies
-Jet streams


2.) Ocean Currents online Tour
Click Here ===> Online Interactive Website
Explore Each of the following Pages and Continue to Take Notes on Buzzwords:
- Surface ocean currents
- Motions of the Ocean
- Thermohaline Circulation
- Currents at the Coast

3.) Plankton Microscope Exploration
-draw two plankton from microscope
-make sure to include magnification of drawing
-label as many identifiable parts as possible


Friday September 19th 2008

****Period 1 and 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking indicator tests
HOMEWORK: Student self assigned goal calendars

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
Cell Review notes, skin cell coloring sheet

HOMEWORK: Skin Coloring Page

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Warm up sketch
- Petroglyph Drawings
- Free Work Time
HOMEWORK: Sketchbook Due

****Period 5: Ecology****
Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?
- Planet Earth “Open Ocean” Finish

HOMEWORK DUE: Vocabulary Words from pg. 460-461 LAB NOTEBOOK DUE

Lesson Plans For Week of Sept 8th 2008

MONDAY September 8th No School

Tuesday September 9th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
Review Class Procedures: How I enter class, what I bring, what I need to start on immediately, how I talk, what are acceptable activities to work on, where I can find materials, when and how I exit the room.
- Dawn is working on: mean median mode
- Erin is working on: mean median mode
- Alyssa is working on: Ph. 17 ind 5: exponents
- Eunice is working on: Ph. 18 ind 5 & 9
- Ted is working on: Will decide
- Jon is working on: Ph. 18 +-*/ integers
- Allen is working on: Ph. 18 Ch. 9 review for test
HOMEWORK: three self assigned homeworks a week

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
Review Class Procedures: How I enter class, what I bring, what I need to start on immediately, how I talk, what are acceptable activities to work on, where I can find materials, when and how I exit the room.
- Corretta is working on: Taking indicators
- Jason is working on: Will decide on own
- Harvey is working on: Will decide on own
- Juanita is working on: Review ch. 9 for ind. tests

HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments


-****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Read Letter from Bill Beiriger about sand collection
- Write letter requesting sand and postage
- LAB NOTEBOOK DUE At end of period!!!
HOMEWORK: None

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Shading Work Shop
- Matisse Scissor Paintings
- Cover Worktime
HOMEWORK: Scissor Paintings




****Period 5: Ecology****
- plankton spinners research and art time

HOMEWORK: plankton spinners due wednesday.


Wednesday September 10th

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments (will be updated ASAP)

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Rock Walk, sand acquisition, post office to send letter
- Work on letter if time allows
HOMEWORK: Study for Rocks Quiz

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm Up Sketch
- Matisse Scissor Paintings
- Cover worktime
HOMEWORK: MSP and Cover Due Friday

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Introduction Ocean Ecosystems
Unit Guiding Question: How are Ocean Currents formed and maintained?

Group activity: Composition, Salinity, Temperature, Density, Color Group reading and notes and class presentation.

HOMEWORK: Add new Salt H20 to essays


Thursday September 11th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments (will be updated ASAP)

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Rock Cycle Review
- study for rock cycle quiz

HOMEWORK: study for quiz

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Warm up Sketch: Shaded table fixture
- 3-D/perspective drawing

HOMEWORK: one perspective drawing

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Properties of Ocean Water Lecture Notes
- Lab notebooks due tomorrow
-plankton spinners due tomorrow

FRIDAY September 12thth 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Students are working on homework, studying for indicator tests, or taking them as stated on beginning of week statement.
-
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments (will be updated ASAP)

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Rock Cycle Quiz
- Mining video if possible

HOMEWORK: None

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****

- Artist of the Week: Van Gogh
- Pick class project picture if needed
- Final work period for covers/matisse scissor paintings
HOMEWORK: Matisse Scissor Paintings, Covers, and SKETCHBOOKS DUE

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Finish Planet Earth “Fresh Water”
- Plankton Spinners Due
- Deep Ocean Planet Earth or something else
-Lab Notebooks due.

HOMEWORK: none

Week of 9-2-08

Lesson Plans For Week of Sept 1st 2008

MONDAY September 1st No School

Tuesday September 2nd 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Review Class Routine and New Tea Rules
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Review Class Routine and New Tea Rules
- Homework Check 9-7 Review HOMEWORK 9-8 18-47 odd
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments


-****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Metamorphic Rock Notes
- Rock/Mineral Exploration
- LAB NOTEBOOK DUE At end of period!!!
HOMEWORK: None

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Warm Up sketch
- Grade Sketchbooks
- Prehistoric Art ‘Cave Paintings”
- Class Project: Our own cave painting.

HOMEWORK: Make up a symbols for various animals around the island.

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Introduction to the Marine Ecosystems
- Freshwater biomes
- Essay Question “Compare Freshwater and Ocean Ecosystems.”

HOMEWORK: Study for QUIZ TOMORROW on Ecology Vocabulary Words.

****Special Education****
- Compile Inservice information for presentation
- Prepare for Joel’s arrival
- Put new log sheets in all students IEP Folders


Wednesday September 3rd

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Homework Check
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments (will be updated ASAP)

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- “The Rock Cycle” Notes and Video
- interactive website

HOMEWORK: none

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm Up Sketch
- Elements of design- Shape/Form/Space
- Class Cave Painting GET TRIBAL!
HOMEWORK:


****Period 5: Ecology****
- Class Pictures
- Plankton Notes
-essay/study time

HOMEWORK: Finish Essay Question/Study for vocab quiz

****Special Education****
- Compile Inservice information for presentation
- Put new log sheets in all students IEP Folders
- meeting w/ Joel


Thursday September 4th 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Homework Check Percents in 9-9
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- Rock Cycle Poster Project

HOMEWORK: Collect Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks around town for poster

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
- Warm up Sketch:
- Elements of Design Shape/form/space continued with “shading”
- Continue working on silhouette +/- space projects

HOMEWORK: Sketchbooks Due tomorrow

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Quiz
- Plankton Art Project “Plankton Spinners”
- Work time 4 essays

HOMEWORK: Essay Question &
Lab Notebooks due TOMORROW

****Special Education****
- Compile Inservice information for presentation
- checklist


FRIDAY September 5thth 2008

****Period 1: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 2: Math Phase 17/18****
- Tea
- Homework Check
- Review for Indicator Tests
- Study further if necessary
- Take indicator Tests if ready
HOMEWORK: Mr. Iverson assigned individual Assignments

****Period 3: Jr. High Science****
- rock walk if good weather

HOMEWORK: None

****Period 4: Intro to Fine Arts****
-Warm up Sketch:
- Artist of the Week: Henry Matisse
- Silhouttes finish
- Matisse cut outs
HOMEWORK: all of the above
SKETCHBOOKS DUE

****Period 5: Ecology****
- Planet Earth “Fresh Water”
- Plankton Spinners Work Time
- Lab Notebooks w/ essay Rough Draft DUE!

****Special Education****
- Compile Inservice information for presentation