Ms. O'Ryan

                          Welcome to The O'Ryan Intelligence Agency!

     This year promises to be a mission possible!  The specially trained agents of the O'Ryan Intelligence Agency will become scientifically literate and highly skilled at "minds on" experiences, as they investigate geology, oceans, meteorology, earth/moon/sun systems, and the human impact on our environment!  Agents will continue to receive special instructions throughout the year.  This message will self-destruct in 15 seconds.........

Download syllabus_0809ac.doc        Advanced Syllabus for 2008-2009

Week of May 18th through 22nd

Week of May 11th through 15th

Monday 5/11

Complete Science Court:  Fossils

Airplane Activity

Homefun:  Olympics is tomorrow....rest up for the big day!!!

Tuesday 5/12

OLYMPICS....go pod A!

Homefun:  none

Wednesday 5/13

Pass back lifesaver labs

Work on airplane activity

Homefun:  none

Thursday 5/14

Paper airplane activity

Turn in science textbooks TOMORROW :)

Homefun:  Measuring Temperature handout

Friday 5/15

Receive stack of old papers from entire year (these should have been taken home)

Turn in textbook

Turn in Measuring Temperature handout and Airplane Activity

Homefun????  No Way!

Week of May 4th through 8th

Week of April 27th through May 1st

Monday 4/27 - Last Day of CRCT's.....HIP HIP HOORAY!

Pass out progress reports

Formative assessment (commit and toss) Darkness At Night and Objects In The Sky

Hand out Lifesaver Lab and go over in detail

Homefun:  If you rec'd a progress report, please have it signed and return.  Earth, Moon, and Sun quiz will take place on Wednesday.  Prepare for Lifesaver Lab by brainstorming manipulated variables.

Tuesday 4/28

Questions for Lifesaver Lab?

Review renewable vs nonrenewable resources

Read/Discuss Chap 5, Sect 2 (Fossil Fuels)

VIDEO CLIPS:  Energy Resources

Homefun: Earth, Sun, Moon quiz tomorrow

Wednesday 4/29

Earth, Sun, Moon Quiz

LAB:  Cookie Caper

Homefun:  none

Thursday 4/30

Complete Cookie Caper and turn into "IN" box

House/Vehicle of the future....in class assignment to work on for the next 2 1/2 days

Homefun:  Make sure that you have Lifesavers for Tuesday and you have completed pg 1 of your planning sheet.

Friday 5/1

Continue working on House/Vehicle of the future

Homefun:  Make sure that you have completed the planning portion of your Lifesaver planning sheet for Tuesday - get Lifesavers if you need them :)  Have a fun weekend.

Week of April 20th through 24th

Monday 4/20

The results are in:

Blue - 92.1%

Green - 92.2%

Yellow - 92.8%

Red - 91.0%

FANTASTIC JOB EVERYONE..The winners of the challenge would be the Yellow class....Congratulations to everyone for all of your hard work!  I am so proud of each and every one of you!

Review Final

Check Understanding Tides packet

LAB:  Moon Madness

Homefun:  NONE

Tuesday 4/21 and Wednesday 4/22 - CRCT

Finish LAB:  Moon Madness

Complete The Time of Our Lives graphic organizer

Complete two handouts:  Solar and Lunar Eclipses (these will be graded for a classwork grade)

Homefun:  NONE...as long as you have finished your handouts :)

Thursday 4/23 and Friday 4/24 - CRCT

Pass back and review LAB:  Moon Madness

Check handouts for classwork grade

Bill Nye:  The Seasons

Homefun:  NONE....have a super weekend!

Week of April 13th through 17th

Monday 4/13

Record Moon Phases

Return Catalogs - some of you did a fantastic job!

Read/Discuss Chap 19, Sect 2 (Phases, Eclipses, and Tides) from the old textbook

Homefun:  Tech Term Final is Friday!!!!!  Are you ready to rock?  Please don't take your studying for granite!  I hope that all of the grades are out of this world!

Tuesday 4/14

Record Moon Phases

Video:  Bill Nye - The Moon

Complete handouts....to be reviewed tomorrow for a grade!

Homefun:  Tech Term Final is only 3 days away!

Wednesday 4/15

Record Moon Phases

Students demonstrate the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon

Final Tech Term Jeopardy

Homefun:  Time is running out......tick tock tick tock.....Friday is the big day for the Tech Term Final!

Thursday 4/16

Record Moon Phases

Students demonstrate the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon

Final Tech Term Jeopardy

Buddy Study

Homefun:  You have one more night to prepare for the BIG GAME (Tech Term Final)!  Are you ready?

Friday 4/17

Tech Term Final

Week of March 30th through April 3rd

Monday 3/30

Work on Solar System Catalog  (This is a performance assessment and will be counted as a test/project grade)

Homefun:  Tech Term Final will take place on Friday 4/17....words are posted to the right of this blog.  You may also work on your illustrations ONLY, for your catalog, at home.

Tuesday 3/31

Same information as Monday above

Wednesday 4/1  April Fool's Day

Same information as Monday above...if you'd like to come in early tomorrow, I will be here by 8:15. 

Thursday 4/2

Same information as Monday above...if you'd like to come in early tomorrow, I will be here by 8:15.  Tomorrow, your catalog is due!

Friday 4/3

Week of March 23rd through 27th

Monday 3/23

Record Moon Phase

Read Chap 19, Sect 3 (Galaxies)

Complete Observe Solar System/History handout (use old text)

VIDEO:  Bill Nye - Planets

Homefun:  Tech Term Final will take place on Friday April 17th

Tuesday 3/24

Record Moon Phase

Review handout (Observe Solar System/History) from yesterday

Read Chap 21, Sect 2 (The Inner Planets) and fill out graphic organizer...point out old textbook information so that students will be able to use it as a resource for next week's performance assessment

SR 21-2 (pg 653) #5, #6, #7, #10

Homefun:  complete SR if you did not in class, and the tech term final is on April 17th (Friday)

Wednesday 3/25

Record Moon Phase

Read Chap 21, Sect 3 (The Outer Planets)....complete the graphic organizer and then use the template attached below to input your data.  You will graph one item from the organizer.

Download Planet data collection

SR 21-3 (pg 659) #2, #4, #8, and #12

Homefun:  Tech Term Final...Friday April 17th

Thursday 3/26

Record Moon Phase

Read Chap 21, Sect 5 (Small Bodies in the Solar System)

Complete handout (triple venn and graphic organizer)

Homefun:  Tech Term Final....Friday April 17th....the words are posted to the right near the top of the page....start making those flashcards!

Friday 3/27

Record Moon Phase

Complete and review SR 21-3 (pg 659) #2, #4, #8, and #12

Review directions, checklist, and rubric for Solar System Catalog (in-class performance assessment - test - which students will have 4 and a half days next week to complete)  No students may work on this assignment at home, EXCEPT they may gather/print/illustrate pictures for the catalog at home.

Homefun:  Tech Term Final 4/17...quickly approaching...words are posted to the upper right under the textbook access link.

Week of March 16th through 20th

Monday 3/16

Atmosphere and Weather Test

Homefun:  none

Tuesday 3/17  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Review Test

Binder clean-out

Chap 18, Sect 1 (Astronomy:  The Original Science) pg 554

Homefun:  none

Wednesday 3/18

"The Guys With Their Eyes On The Skies"

Chap 19, Sect 4 (Formation of the Universe) pg 600

Homefun:  none

Thursday 3/19

Record Moon Phase

VIDEO:  History of Astronomy

Finish Timeline

Homefun:  none

Friday 3/20

Record Moon Phase

Timelines are due to "IN" box

Read Chap 19, Sect 3 (Galaxies)

Venn diagram - geocentric vs heliocentric

Homefun:  none

Week of March 9th through 13th

Monday 3/9

Finish lab write-up if needed

Silently read Chap 16, Sect 2 (Air Masses and Fronts)

Complete SR pg 495 #3, #4, #5, #11, and #12 and draw the four fronts and the weather associated with those

Homefun:  Test on Chap 15 Sects 1, 2, &3; Chap 16 Sects 1-4; and Chap 17 Sect 1 on Monday March 16th.

Tuesday 3/10

Review work from yesterday

Discuss and complete notes for all sections thus far

Homefun:  Below is the study guide for the test.  Please let me know if you have issues accessing due to our copy issue.

Download TheAtmosphere&Weather

Wednesday 3/11  Thank you to all that made this day so SPECIAL!

Science Court:  Seasons

Homefun:  Test on Chap 15 Sects 1, 2, & 3; Chap 16 Sects 1-4; and Chap 17 Sect 1 on Monday March 16th.

 

Thursday 3/12

Finish Science Court:  Seasons

Review LAB:  Heat Capacity of Land and Air

Show final grades for 3rd 9 weeks

Homefun:  Test on Monday....look above for the study guide....also, here are the notes if you don't have all of them

Download Chap16Sect1

Download Chap16Sect2

Download Chap16Sect3

Friday 3/13

CRCT Practice

Notes if not done

Indirect vs Direct Rays handout

Video

Homefun:  Be ready for the test on Monday :)