Next week is conferences and MEA so you have the whole week to work on your science homework.
Week 7 Science Tic Tac Toe uh... you may want to print it first, then try to read it... it seems to have scanned upside down.
the back side of Week 7 Science Tic Tac Toe (due October 28th)
the link to Brain-Pop! so you don't have to type it all in yourself.
Good luck and I hope to see you all at conferences... if not I am happy to call your parents at home.
Russo
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Homework week 6
Whoa, time flies.
Here are the links to the front and back of this week's homework. Don't forget that next week on Oct 18 and 19 are conferences.
homework week 6
and the back of homework week 6
Here are the links to the front and back of this week's homework. Don't forget that next week on Oct 18 and 19 are conferences.
homework week 6
and the back of homework week 6
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Mask making
We made masks last week!
We started with plastic wrap to keep it off of our faces.
It didn't always work.
We covered up with smocks and had a partner lay strips of plaster across our face.
It felt a little funny but students seemed to enjoy it very much!
The hardest part was leaning your head back for 20 minutes for it to dry.
But it was totally worth it!
The weather was perfect so we went outside to paint them
They are now all done and on display in the Sun House gathering space!
Conferences are coming up, you can see them for yourself!
We started with plastic wrap to keep it off of our faces.
It didn't always work.
We covered up with smocks and had a partner lay strips of plaster across our face.
It felt a little funny but students seemed to enjoy it very much!
The hardest part was leaning your head back for 20 minutes for it to dry.
But it was totally worth it!
The weather was perfect so we went outside to paint them
They are now all done and on display in the Sun House gathering space!
Conferences are coming up, you can see them for yourself!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
More homework... and more pictures
Here is another wonderful installment of science homework for all the 6th grade students in Mr. Russo's science classroom this week.
Tic-Tac-Toe week 5
the back looks like this
Say the words "Beware the Black Box!" to Russo and get a free table point!
valid Nov 1 to Nov 5
Tic-Tac-Toe week 5
the back looks like this
Say the words "Beware the Black Box!" to Russo and get a free table point!
valid Nov 1 to Nov 5
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Homework... and more!
Hi there everybody!
First the homework, just in case you forgot it Thursday and Friday when I said repeatedly, "Does anyone NOT have their homework???" Homework tic tac toe week 4 It is a little difficult to put all on one page but at least you can read it all. If you want to see what the back page looks like, here ya go!
Here is the link to the Brain-Pop on "Scientific Methods." It beats typing in
Now, the aforementioned "More" from above. Students complete a tic-tac-toe homework by choosing 3 in a row of 9 possible activities for the week. Some activities repeat but most are unique tasks that will not be asked for the rest of the year. I want students to be exposed to every task even if they did not choose to complete it for homework. To that end, I have students work together in groups to create a "mini-poster" summarizing the task, strategy students took to solve the task and the solution at which students arrived. (And to do it all in about 12 minutes!) Students present their poster to the class and there is a short Q and A which follows giving students time to defend their ideas and explain their understanding further. It is a process which develops with students throughout the year and here are just a few samples from 2 classes.
MAP testing is Monday and Tuesday so we shall have and alternative schedule for those days while that happens. We start back up on our "normal" schedule on Wednesday and remember, the Tic-Tac-Toe is due on Thursday.
Mark Russo
First the homework, just in case you forgot it Thursday and Friday when I said repeatedly, "Does anyone NOT have their homework???" Homework tic tac toe week 4 It is a little difficult to put all on one page but at least you can read it all. If you want to see what the back page looks like, here ya go!
Here is the link to the Brain-Pop on "Scientific Methods." It beats typing in
Now, the aforementioned "More" from above. Students complete a tic-tac-toe homework by choosing 3 in a row of 9 possible activities for the week. Some activities repeat but most are unique tasks that will not be asked for the rest of the year. I want students to be exposed to every task even if they did not choose to complete it for homework. To that end, I have students work together in groups to create a "mini-poster" summarizing the task, strategy students took to solve the task and the solution at which students arrived. (And to do it all in about 12 minutes!) Students present their poster to the class and there is a short Q and A which follows giving students time to defend their ideas and explain their understanding further. It is a process which develops with students throughout the year and here are just a few samples from 2 classes.
MAP testing is Monday and Tuesday so we shall have and alternative schedule for those days while that happens. We start back up on our "normal" schedule on Wednesday and remember, the Tic-Tac-Toe is due on Thursday.
Mark Russo
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sneak peek to next week's homework
Ta Da!!!
Click on the following link to Next weeks homework. Parents, hide the family pet, your child is going to try... SCIENCE! That's right, Alexander Graham Bell is our featured scientist / inventor this week. Activities range from jumping to dropping paper to finding the moon. So get started, you only have 6 days left!
Click on the following link to Next weeks homework. Parents, hide the family pet, your child is going to try... SCIENCE! That's right, Alexander Graham Bell is our featured scientist / inventor this week. Activities range from jumping to dropping paper to finding the moon. So get started, you only have 6 days left!
Monday, September 13, 2010
the first science homework... online!
Well sort of online. Here is the homework that is due Thursday, September 16th. Click on the following link to access the front page of WEEK 1 HOMEWORK
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