DO NOW
August 13
• COPY THE FOLLOWING RED STATEMENT IN
THE OVAL ON THE HANDOUT I GAVE YOU AS
YOU CAME IN THE DOOR.
• WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC
METHOD AND HOW ARE QUESTIONS
ANSWERED USING IT?
Notebook Set up
• 1. NOTES
• 2. DO NOW
• 3. VOCABULARY
• GRADING
NOTEBOOK SECTIONS
• 1- NOTES AND HANDOUTS
• 2- DO NOW
• 3- VOCABULARY
NOTEBOOK PAGES
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
2. STANDARDS
3. SAFETY CONTRACT
4. SCIENTIFIC METHOD MAP
5. SCIENTIFIC METHOD FLIPBOOK
NUMBERING/LABELLING PAGES
• NOTES SECTION (FIRST SECTION)
• EACH PAGE• DATE (TOP)
• PAGE NUMBER (TOP CORNER)
• LABEL (TITLE)
Do Now pages
1. Ongoing
2. Graded weekly
3. ABSENT? You are responsible for
copying what you missed from someone
4. Quizzes given based on DO NOWSif you have them, you
can use them!!
DO NOW Set Up
MONDAY
8/13
TUESDAY
8/14
WEDNESDAY
8/15
THURSDAY
8/16
FRIDAY
8/17
WRITE IN WHATEVER YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO THAT DAYVOCAB DEFINITIONS
QUESTION AND ANSWER, THOUGHTS…
VOCABULARY
• Nine weeks complete list
• Week 1 list
– Lists will be given out almost every week
– Quizzes weekly
– Definitions and understanding- homework AND
classwork
– Different assignments each week- first quiz is
FRIDAY!!!
DO NOW
August 14
• Look in your notebook- page 2 and list 6
words that you think are important.
• Do this on your first DO NOW page.
• SHOW ME YOUR SIGNED SAFETY
CONTRACT AS I WALK AROUND
**Don’t forget to unpack and have
everything out of your book bag**
Safety Quiz
• Open your notebook to your SAFETY
CONTRACT so I can see both your signature
and your parent/guardian’s.
• TURN YOUR QUIZ OVER WHEN YOU FINISH
AND put your head down- that way I know
who is still working.
Vocabulary and Standards
• What words did you choose?
• Why did you choose them?
• Compare/contrast the words that you came
up with to the nine weeks vocab list in your
notebook- WHAT DO YOU SEE?
DO NOW
August 15
Describe what you THINK a STANDARD is.
Write them on today’s DO NOW.
Standards
• Our first Dissection:
• We will take apart the standards and see what
they are made of!
• WHERE DO THE STANDARDS COME FROM?
• WHAT DO THEY TELL US?
• WHAT DO THEY MEAN? WHAT DO THE # AND
LETTERS MEAN IN FRONT OF THEM?
MORE ABOUT STANDARDS
• CONTENT
• CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE/HABITS OF
MIND
• COMMON CORE STANDARDS
• BENCHMARKS AND CRCT
COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARDS
Activity
Vocabulary
Acquisition
Reading Standard
L6-8RST4: Determine the
meaning of symbols, key
terms, and other domainspecific words and phrases
as they are used in a specific
scientific or technical
context relevant to grades
6–8 texts and topics.
L6-8RST10: By the end of
grade 8, read and
comprehend
science/technical texts in
the grades 6–8 text
complexity band
independently and
proficiently.
L6-8RST9: Compare and
contrast the information
gained from experiments,
simulations, video or
multimedia sources with
that gained from reading a
text on the same topic.
Writing Standard
L6-8WHST4: Produce clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Labs: Following
instructions and
writing lab
reports
L6-8RST3: Follow precisely a
multistep procedure when
carrying out experiments,
taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks.
L6-8RST10: By the end of
grade 8, read and
comprehend
science/technical texts in
the grades 6–8 text
complexity band
independently and
proficiently.
L6-8WHST2: Write informative/explanatory texts,
including the narration of historical events,
scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical
processes.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to
follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information
into broader categories as appropriate to
achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g.,
headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and
multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
d. Use precise language and domain-specific
vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
e. Establish and maintain a formal style and
objective tone.
f. Provide a concluding statement or section that
follows from and supports the information or
explanation presented.
L6-8WHST4: Produce clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and style
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
L6-8WHST5: With some guidance and support
from peers and adults, develop and strengthen
writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on
how well purpose and audience have been
addressed.
L6-8RST1: Cite specific textual
Answering
evidence to support analysis of
Essential and Key
science and technical texts.
Questions,
L6-8RST2: Determine the
Summarizers using central ideas or conclusions of
notes, text and
a text; provide an accurate
student learning
summary of the text distinct
maps
from prior knowledge or
opinions.
L6-8RST7: Integrate
quantitative or technical
information expressed in words
in a text with a version of that
information expressed visually
(e.g., in a flowchart, diagram,
model, graph, or table).
L6-8RST10: By the end of grade
8, read and comprehend
science/technical texts in the
grades 6–8 text complexity
band independently and
proficiently.
L6-8WHST10: Write routinely over extended time
frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter
time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range
of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
L6-8WHST1: Write arguments focused on disciplinespecific content
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant,
accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an
understanding of the topic or text, using credible
sources.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion
and clarify the relationships among claim(s),
counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section that
follows from and supports the argument presented.
L6-8WHST4: Produce clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
L6-8WHST5: With some guidance and support from
peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or
trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose
and audience have been addressed.
Videos and
Demonstrations
L6-8RST9: Compare and
contrast the information
gained from experiments,
simulations, video or
multimedia sources with
that gained from reading a
text on the same topic.
L6-8RST4: Determine the
meaning of symbols, key
terms, and other domainspecific words and phrases
as they are used in a
specific scientific or
technical context relevant
to grades 6–8 texts and
topics.
L6-8WHST1: Write arguments focused on
discipline-specific content.
a. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue,
acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from
alternate or opposing claims, and organize the
reasons and evidence logically.
STANDARDS SCAVENGER HUNT
• Work with your partner and scavenge through
our standards this nine weeks to find answers.