WMS

= = =** Westerly Middle School - Science Blocks A,B,C,D **=

**Focus Topics**

 * Earth rotation/revolution
 * The suns position in relation to the Earth
 * Shadows

**Schedule**
shadows activity || Writing in Science || Assessments || graph their groups data from the outdoors activity || Students will be working on developing their Nightly Reading paragraph about stars || *Students will be given 2 assessments on rotation/revolution along with one I have created on writing || and see what time the sun sets || None || None || Paragraphs due tomorrow || None ||
 * ~ **Day:** ||~ **Monday** ||~ **Tuesday** ||~ **Wednesday** ||~ **Thursday** ||~ **Friday** ||
 * = **Date:** ||= 4/5 ||= 4/6 ||= 4/7 ||= 4/8 ||= 4/9 ||
 * **Title or Question** || Shadows || Starry Night || Analyzing Data from
 * **Activities**: || *Outdoors shadow activity || * Starry Night computer activity || *Students will organize and
 * Homework || Students will need to watch the sunset

=** Science **=

**Focus Topics**
Seasons

**Schedule**

 * ~ **Day:** ||~ **Monday** ||~ **Tuesday** ||~ **Wednesday** ||~ **Thursday** ||~ **Friday** ||
 * = **Date:** ||= 4/12 ||= 4/13 ||= 4/14 ||= 4/15 ||= 4/16 ||
 * **Title or Question** || Winter/Summer Shadows || Why do we have seasons? || Notes || North Star || Mini Assessment ||
 * **Activities**: || * Vocabulary Quiz
 * Measuring Winter/Summer Shadows || * Vocabulary Quiz #2
 * Seasons Demo || * Science Starter
 * Notes
 * Pg. 54-57 with Questions || * Science Starter
 * Starry Night
 * Article || * Mini Assessment
 * Party to celebrate April vacation!! ||
 * Homework || Graph ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

=** Science **=

**Focus Topics**
Finishing Reasons for Seasons Lunar Phases

**Schedule**

 * ~ **Day:** ||~ **Monday** ||~ **Tuesday** ||~ **Wednesday** ||~ **Thursday** ||~ **Friday** ||
 * = **Date:** ||= 4/26 ||= 4/27 ||= 4/28 ||= 4/29 ||= 4/30 ||
 * **Title or Question** || Interactive Review ||  || Quiz - Seasons & Shadows || Investigating the moon || Lunar Phases ||
 * **Activities**: || * Interactive Review (horse racing derby) || * Go over study guide
 * Nightly Reading - "Here comes the Sun(s)! || * Quiz
 * Work on Nightly Reading || * Inquiry 5.1 (pg. 64-66) || * Inquiry 5.2 (pg. 67-69) ||
 * Homework || HW - Study Guide || HW - Study || HW - Complete Nightly Reading G.O. || HW - Finish paragraph ||  ||

=** Science **=

**Focus Topics**
Lunar Phases

**Schedule**

 * ~ **Day:** ||~ **Monday** ||~ **Tuesday** ||~ **Wednesday** ||~ **Thursday** ||~ **Friday** ||
 * = **Date:** ||= 5/3 ||= 5/4 ||= 5/5 ||= 5/6 ||= 5/7 ||
 * **Title or Question** || Finishing Inquiries || Notes || Flip books || Birthday Moons || Guess the Phase ||
 * **Activities**: || * Finish Exercise 5.1 if necessary
 * Introduce 5.2 (Model)
 * Let them do the rest on their own
 * be sure to model the revolution of the moon || * Finish 5.2 Activity
 * Notes
 * Names of the phases
 * Waxing/Waning || * Moon Phase flip books || * Birthday moon activity || * A game for students to play to review for future quiz
 * Collaborative activity between groups of students ||
 * Homework ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

= Science =

Focus Topics
Finish Lunar Phases Start Lunar/Solar Eclipses

Schedule
Lunar Flip book due tomorrow ||  ||   ||   || NO HOMEWORK!! ||
 * ~ **Day:** ||~ **Monday** ||~ **Tuesday** ||~ **Wednesday** ||~ **Thursday** ||~ **Friday** ||
 * = **Date:** ||= 5/10 ||= 5/11 ||= 5/12 ||= 5/13 ||= 5/14 ||
 * **Title or Question** || Birthday Moons || Intro. Lunar/Solar Eclipses || Lunar/Solar Eclipse Activity || Lunar/Solar Eclipse Activity || MY LAST DAY AT WMS!! ||
 * **Activities** || * Birthday Moons Activity || * Notes
 * Diagrams
 * Lunar Eclipses & types
 * Solar Eclipses & types || * Activity 6.1 - Lunar/Solar Eclipse
 * Part I || * Activity 6.1 - Lunar/Solar Eclipse
 * Part II || * Hand back grades/papers
 * Have a party!! ||
 * Homework || Birthday Moon packet due tomorrow