Agenda Thursday October 1

1.5 Finish the agenda items from last class (scroll down below until you see the date from last class) - there is some other stuff to do after you finish your paper

1.7 Vote on worlds scariest creature blogs - only the completed blogs

2. Intro to "Venomous and Poisonous Creatures!" ( I will blank you out about half way through class)

3. Click here to get started! http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_165hp7bzzfq

4. Add all good internet sites to your delicious account (you should have tagged many more, probably 10 or more- find the fun sites!)

Tuesday and Wednesday September 29-30

Science Agenda

1. Finish scientific paper (scooby got hurt eating roasted chicken) here is ALMOST A work! http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AWL5-KjIWnFYZGdocmNrZHJfMTRmYjk2bWdjZw&hl=en

1.5 Have at least 2 students read through your paper
1..7 Make corrections as suggested by your peers
2. Post your finished work as a button on your symbaloo page
3. Make a short blog about what you do when you are going to write a scientific paper
4. Post your paper as a link on todays blog.
5. Post a link to at least 2 of your friends papers. (most likely the ones you read)
6. Finish vocab on notefish
7. Work on certifications (5 delicious marks, a notefish page, and a nice blog)
8. Fill out symbaloo form (I will help with this) http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG9Cbzg3RF9FOElIa3hPclpFR09ja2c6MA

Monday September 28

Science Agenda

Snakes loose in Florida - read this - http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090922/ARTICLES/909219987

1. Monday work day - here is what you should work on in order of what is most important

• write your scientific paper on pocket tanks (do your spreadsheet first if you have not done this) here is an example http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc2j9tpq_159cb5rpjf9
• check your symbaloo site and make sure all buttons are there and working, this should be checked off by a partner or another student
• finish all vocabulary words and make sure you have the steps of the scientific process in your notes
• Make sure you and your partner have a blog site with your vote for worlds scariest animal!

Wednesday and Thursday September 23-24

1. Give your partner one compliment

2. Clean-up symbaloo time (10 minutes)

3. Pocket Tanks-a-Rama!!

• Download the pocket tanks game from http://www.blitwise.com/downloads.html


• Practice playing against the computer for a few minutes

4. Learning the Scientific Method or (scooby got hurt eating roasted chicken)

5. Play pocket tanks with your shoulder partner -

• State the Problem - what is your essential question (has to be a question)
• Gather information - state what you know about the subject
• Hypothesis - What is your guess (angle or power is best. . .or both?)
• Experiment - What are your steps- this is a challenge to be as accurate as possible in your steps -
• Record and Analyze - Using google spreadsheet, keep a close record of each move - this is called data
• Conclusion - After looking at your results, and making graphs perhaps, what do you conclude about your hypothesis? Is further testing needed? Are you using your actual results to discuss your argument?

Here is a sample spreadsheet! http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t4fQLdYc0G8ejolWvnyvl1Q&output=html

Monday September 21

Hey, I bet some of you have these around your house! I do!!

1. Check to make sure you are on the LAN school so I can supervise your work, if not, go to yesterday's agenda and download the link.

1.3 Add these vocabulary words to your vocabulary page under notefish : Law, Theory, Hypothesis

1.5 Finish blog on your vote for worlds scariest creature.

2. If you finish early, you should

• finish vocabulary words from today and last class (look below if you missed these)
• complete certifications for you class animals of choice

3.

Thursday and Friday September 17-18

My vote for scariest animal (if you're a cricket!?) Click Here http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/species/amblypigid.html

1. Log on to all applications and download https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi
2. Watch the video from http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/species/amblypigid.html
3. Then answer these questions on notefish:

• Rate this creature in terms of how dangerous it is (10=very dangerous, 1=harmless)
• Why do you think the Harry Potter movie used this creature instead of something else like a bunny
• What group of animals is this similar to?

1. Make a new notefish section titled "vocabulary" put these words in it : empirical, nocturnal, diurnal, arboreal, terrestrial, omnivore, insectivore, carnivore, herbivore - define them with words or pictures (your choice)
2. You and your shoulder partner agree on the worlds scariest animal


3. Partner A makes up 3 questions about the animal (put on Notefish)


4. Partner B makes up 3 questions about the animal (Put on notefish)


5. Partner B closes computer and helps partner A put up their blog information
   
6. All Class vote on scariest animal according to blogs only

Agenda Tuesday and Wednesday September 15-16

WARNING!! Very creepy and sort of gross!


Awesome Video Here!!


1. Turn in permission forms
2. Log on computers to https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi
3. Log on to the following – symbaloo, delicious, notefish, blogger
4. Rename your symbaloo page pky(your name and last initial) example: pkyjoef
5. Use a grade sheet and go through each of these tabs with your shoulder partner
6. Switch sides and look at your partners work and discuss each other’s grades
7. Give help as needed so that both of you are up to date.
8. If you finish – you and your partner do a web quest together to find the scariest real animal on Earth – you will have to agree with each other- both of you should have notes in your notefish and tag these sites with delicious
9. Game Break
10. Go back to #8 in this agenda – make your blog to explain why your animal is scariest!

Agenda Monday September 14

Download this plugin if you can not see this video

First - Go to this website:

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/47082/Student.msi

Download all of the stuff - keep pressing yes, I agree, download now and so on

You have some choices today:

1. Finish the assignments from Thursday and Friday - Let me know when you are ready for your grades: I belive grades should be your choice.

2. If you are happy with your progress from last week, those of you that are certified for axoltols can catch your axolotl and meet me for a session on how to feed your axolotl - this information will of course be in your notes and today's blog. If you finish this work, go on to #3.

2.5 Axolotl people MUST join this site: http://www.caudata.org
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3. If you are happy with your grades and are not certified for the axolotl, do this:

• Answer this question: What is the scientific method? Use notefish first to gather information relating to this question
• Use delicious to mark 5 or more sites under the tag "pkyscience" and "scientificmethod"
• Start preparing a good document (presentation) using google docs, or using your blog to describe exactly what this means.

Agenda September 10 and 11

Todays Agenda
1. log in to all applications - blogger, notefish, symbaloo, delicious, email, google documents

2. Today you will be graded on the following things. Look at the job and look at the points. Do your best and have fun.

• symbaloo (18 pts - 3pts per button) you should have buttons for the following: your blog, the science agenda (this blog), delicious, notefish, your email, google docs
• blogger (50 points) a nice post about your topic. Well written and organized : 35 points (C) - you have a nice well written blog about your topic, 40 points (B) - You have a well written blog and included some pictures that help explain your topic, 50 points (A) - you have a nice blog with pictures and bonus material such as video, gadgetts or other creative ideas
• delicious (20 points) you can show me at least 5 websites on your topic that you have tagged properly under your sign-in
• email (10 points) - you are able to recieve my emails and have many class contacts
• Google Documents (10 points) - you have a google documents account
• Notefish - (30 points) - you have more than one section in your notes with the websites you got your information from posted

Make sure you are talking to your partner and working together. It might help to "play teacher" and grade each other before I make it around.

science agenda September 9

Is this science? Write about it in your blog later today!

Things to Do

1. Log onto computer

1.5 Check email

2. Log into symbaloo

3. Log into notefish

4. Log into delicious (or sign up)

• tag at least 5 sites on your topic (remember, the first word in the tag is ALWAYS pkyscience)

5. Pick your topic (axolotls, bearded dragons, or chameleons)

6. Use this topic to make a nice organized note page (this will be graded Friday)

7. Make sure symbaloo has a button for each thing you are using in the above list

8. Sign up for a blog at blogger.com

9. Make a blog about your topic (axolotls, bearded dragon, chameleon)

• your blog title must be pky(your first name)(last initial)
• same name for your domain site
• never use your last name for anything when signing up, just initial

10. Sign-up and follow my blog and at least 3 other students in our class (or other periods)

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