6th Earth Science Per. 6 (Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies) //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ Class Name: 6th Earth Science Per. 6 Instructor(s): Gloriana Chung en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/25/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3490093 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ 5/25/14
All your turnitin.com grade is posted and you can open to see the comments.  Please use the comments to modify your report to earn a better grade if you need.  If you do not change anything and you earned a poor grade on turnitin.com your grade will remain poor for the final exam project. 
 
Those of you who are turning in late you have until midnight Monday.  There will not be another late submission.
 
A reminder: Period 1 & 6 your presentation is first day I see you after the memorial day holiday.
 
Due day 1:  first day I see you.  Your science textbook.  
Due day 2: second day I see you, your project for period 2,3,4,&5 AND YOUR COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK beginning #31.  Feel free to turn the notebook in early and I will return it to you no later than next class period.  
 
Have a great weekend!  

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Week of 5/19/14

Your lab report due Turnitin.com this Thursdday midnight  5/22/14.  Be industrious finishing your data analysis and the rest of your lab report.

 

 

week of 5/26 (next week)

 Due Day 1 NEXT WEEK (first time we meet after the holiday):  please bring YOUR SCIENCE TEXTBOOK.

 

Due Day 2:day 2 is the second time I see you after the holiday.

 
a.  your poster board or your video AND PRESENTATION as you walk in 
 
b. your COMPOSITION notebook will be collected
       (Entry #32 and beyond) 
 
 
Reminder:  There are no make up opportunities for this project,  turnitin.com and your notebook.  No late assignments for these items will be accepted.

]]> Wed, 21 May 2014 11:53:44 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/05/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3472738 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ Hello everyone!  I finally fixed the problems I had with this site.
So, we are back to business again.
Day 1:  Progress report signed by parents
 
Day 2 please see questions below and follow direction.  I selected from questions that you selected.  

 

Homework:  Testable questions.               

 

 

“Does soil, mud, and sand affect plant growth?

 

a.                   What is being compared here?  i.e. types of material for plant growth (soil, mud, and sand)

b.                  If you cannot compare, then, rewrite the question and make it testable. 

 

But, if  it can be compared, please write a concise and simple hypothesis.

  1. .                  Do parents affect your social life?                   

    a. difficult to compare parents  not an experiment

    b.                  Rewrite: can not

     

    2.   Do timers affect people to become nervous?

    a. comparable? yes
    b. Nervousness cannot be measured but, can use the heart rate and/or blood pressure as an indicator of nervousness    Rewrite: Does timer affect blood pressure (heart rate)?
     
    3.                  Does watching 5 hrs of TV affect your brain?
    4.                  Does playing heavy metal music affect plant growth?
    5.                  Will using earphone affect your ear?
    6.                   Does soda’s gas affect causing a burp?
    7.                  Does the temperature affect how fast the ice cube melts?
    8.                  Does the amount of water affect how tall the plant grows?
    9.                  Does texting affect your memory?
    10.              Does the size of a ball affect how far it could go?
     
    due da;y 3: Testable question (your own) If you have difficulty, may use internet including sciencebuddies.org. So, you can use any reputable website to find your experiment.  Remember, you can not copy them since it will show up on turnitin.com.  This means everything has to be done in your own words.  As you well know if it is copied you will not be given any credit meaning you will earn a zero point. 
     
    Criterias:
    1-2 day project, no 2-5 or 3-5 day  project, must be measurable with units such as ml, g, lbs, oz, cm, in, and etc.  no tasting, smelling, hearing, lab because difficult to measure,no dye and flower lab,  no 2 people can have same experiment, must be approved before doing the experiment.
    question to consider:  What research question can I ask to predict my hypothesis? If you can not figure out what research question to ask, please find another experiment since you do not have enough information to analyze your conclusion.
     
    Final project total points possible: 200 pts (see below break down)
    100 pts. turnitin.com, 100 pts. poster board with class presentation or video
    (no turnitin.com, no poster  board or video)
     
    DUE DATES:
     
     
    Turnitin.com: Friday midnight  5/23/14 Day 2, week of 5/26
    a.  your poster board or your video as you walk in but will begin day 2 those that are ready
    b. Your notebook will be collected
           (Entry #32 and beyond) 
       
 

]]> Fri, 09 May 2014 12:32:44 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/21/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3454641 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ Due week of 4/21
day 2: in your composition note book entry #34 My room and pattern
Please list 3 patterns you see in your room and explain why.
 
day 2:In your composition notebook #35 :  Heart Rate Pattern
Please glue the blue sheet at the top then, list and analyze the patterns.  
 Please find as many patterns as possible.  Please indicate your evidences of your pattern. s by using numbers from the data table.  Please be mindful of your units.  Also, do you see anything that is confusing? List this at the end of your analysis.
 
Activity column was cut off.
 
It should read from the top
 
Activity for one minute
Sitting
Standing
Walking
Running
Reading
Lying Down
Jumping
 
Activity for Five minutes
Sitting
Standing
Walking
Running
Reading 
Lying down
 
Day 3:
  1. Extra credit opportunity: 30 pts. This Sunday "Walk for Genocide prevention" Must register (costs #15) Begins 9 Am this Sunday.  Details ask your homeroom Rep.  There is a big carnival at the end of the walk.  A Laces Representative will be at the end of the line.  
2. Your individual original project will begin the week of 5/12
Please think about what project you like to do. It must be original.  You can modify an existing project but, it has to be your original lab.  This is a good time to answer those questions you had about everyday science. My room will be open during lunch Monday - Wednesday until further notice for any questions and concerns you have about creating your own project .  Please do NOT wait until last minute.  
 Please remember your first 100 pts will be turnitin.com
The other 100 points is either video or poster project for presentation.
 
Next week day 1
Quiz on this week's material (30 pts)  Written; short answers. Your critical (analytical) skills will be tested.
 

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:39:22 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/07/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3436892 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ 4/7/14
 

Announcement:

Your current Engrade is most updated info.  Having said that there are still some of you that did not do presentation due to various reasons.  You have until day 2 to finish all your work some cases day 3.  Your grade is not entered yet if you did not present yet.  So, you may see a blank and lower percentage.  Until your project grade is entered percentage on engrade will not be accurate. Of course, majority of you are done with the presentation and received your notebook back.  If your notebook was not returned to you or did not turn in your notebook your grade is incomplete.

 

This is the information regarding make up work during spring break.

All these will be due by Sunday4/20/14) midnight to turnitin.com  before you return to school next day Monday.  attach one article at a time there will be 10 "make up article" entries.  Start from #1 and move up to #2 and etc.Please do your own work there will be no partial credit if the paper integrity is questionable.

 

You can NOT make up projects since you were given numerous opportunities to do so.

But, you can make up your composition notebook grade and the outlines up to 100 points.  This include all notebook grades. 

 

Here are the criterias:

1. Choose scientific article of 2 or more pages in length from online and/or magazines

2. Turn them in up to 10 articles via turnitin.com (each article is 10 pts)

It will have 10 different ENTRIES.

3.  Make sure you have references including page numbers (no citation including page numbers, no grade) stated as a part of your summary

4. Answer the following questions in complete sentences

A.  The article is about ____________________(3 sentences or more)

B.  New information I learned __________________(2 or more sentences)

C.  This article is important in my life (important to me)_____________3 ore more sentences.  No partial credit  All 3 sentences must be present.

5. Please use 12 font, Times Roman/single spaced

6. Please do your own work, if there is any, I mean any,  evidence of plagarism, you will earn a zero.  It is worth doing your own work. 

7.  No partial credit will be given for this make up meaning, you followed the instruction and earned 10pts or you didnt and earn zero.

8.  up to 30 extra credit:  This is ONLY for those students who are not doing the make up work. 

 

Please see me if you have questions before you begin the spring break.

Good luck.

 

 
 

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Last day of class this week, your notebook will be due.  Composition notebook table of content #22-#31 will be checked whether you did the presentation or not.  Your notebook will be returned to you next week some time.  Please make sure your rubric is GLUED TO FIT THE PAGE (yes, cut around the pages with scissors AND YOUR NAME IN INK AND PERIOD ON THE RUBRIC PAPER.
 
Please look for make up opportunities announcement next week.
There will be one for projects and ones for the notebook.
 
Stay focused.  Some of you did amazing job at this video!!! keep up the great work!
Ms. Chung

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:36:47 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/24/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3423506 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ Week of 3/24/14
 
Announcement:  Those of you who redid the lab report under "revised lab report project #1" you can look at your grade finally.  Sorry I forgot to change the date for your view after I finished grading last week.
Due day 3:  
Your lab report of project #2 is due.  It was changed to day 3 (use to be day 2)
The lab report to turn in can be either typed written or hand written and the procedure must be written after the hypothesis..  If hand written it must be ink.  Please remember that your video project must have typed written report.
 
Due next week day 1 (Remember there is no school on Monday)
video project #1 ONLY for students who did not do well on project #1 or earned a zero.
 
This day video project #2 is also due:  Please see the rubrics that was given to you day 1 called project #2 rubrics. (Composition notebook #31:  Rubrics for project #2 vido) Please bring this with you day 1.  Your video must be in either flash drive (also called thumb drive) or in a DVD disk.  If it can not be played on my computer school you must find a way to show in class to receive credit.  You must have procedure on the vidoe after the hypothesis.
 
Also, your composition notebooks will be collected next week day 2 after the video project was graded in class. # 22 to #31 will be graded for 15th week progress report. 
 
 
 

]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:25:28 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/10/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3399582 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ week of 3/10/14
Due day 1:  for ALL periods your outline of p16-22 3 pages minimum.
p23 questions #1-12  ANSWERS only.
You were given 2 class periods for this.  
This is homework only if you did not completed them.
 
Make sure your notebooks are picked up!!
 
Period 1, 4,5,& 6 your grade for turnitin.com  can be viewed right now.  P3 you must wait until Sunday night after 5pm. sorry.
 
I am going to leave it up to you to resubmit.  If you decide to do so, please resubmit by midnight Wednesday.  You will get 50% what you corrected added to the original score.  We are leaving video project behind.  The video can be only used as extra credit if you earned 100% on your turnitin.com.  You will not be given time to do so in class.
 
Please bring your materials for the lab project #2 ASAP to begin your experiments.  This week you can begin any time.  Everyone should have materials to do so.  
 
Due day 2:  
Composition notebook
#23:  Project #2 Hypothesis
If,
Then,
Because
 
#24:  Scientific method vocab
begin with Q & A from p19 & 22 red highlighted Standard check (2 total questions)
Then, finish what you began in class.  draw 3 columns. First one is the name of your vocab,second column is vocab drawing, 3rd column the definition in your own owrds.  Vocabs are in textbook p 16.  #24 entry can take 2 pages.
 
#25: grade access code:
These are codes you need to check your grade on the website called. Engrade.com
Register first.  You can check your grade rest of he year this way.  
 
Please be advised that you have access to your turnitin.com grade.  Please look at that including comments and your grade on Engrade to decide whether you want to do the video project.
 
Video project is optional.  If you want to bring up your grade and think you can do a better job on video feel free to do so. Remember, I gave you 2 examples in class.  Do not forget to follow the check list on your n.b. # 21 and guidelines you received 2 weeks ago.  Video will replace any low grades you eared on project #1.  Good luck!  Due first day of 3/24th week.  This will NOT go in to 10th week progress report.  Please check your overall grade on Engrade.com to make the decision.
 
If you want to revise your lab report and want me to look at it please turn it in under "late my experiment..." in turnitin.com
 
Day 3:
A. Please bring materials for Your project #2.
B.  In your composition notebook, please title #26 Project #2 data table.This entry should be next page to #25. Underneath #26 project #2 data table, please write the title of your data table..  I worked with you on this in class.  Then using a ruler prepare your table to write your results when you do the experiment.  Please make sure you get a "stamp" from me before  you begin your experiment.
The assessment (test) is the video story of your lab report.  Please remember it is not a power point.  It is best that you type up your report like you did to turnitin.com and then, do a video project since it will be a lot easier for people to understand your lab.  
 
Your experiment must be completed by next Wednesday.  
You will complete your lab write up including conclusion by Friday next week.
You will begin your video preparation of this lab Monday following.  You will have 1 week to finish the video project and to submit it in class.  
 
Please take at least 5 pictures per day to use in your video project. 
Remember if you dont have a smartphone, I can have one available for you to take pictures and have it sent to you.  
 
Please look at the check list (#21 composition notebook) as you write the lab.
Please look at the notes you took concerning video story project.  It is important the content of your lab report is solid.  I will be here during lunch beginning tomorrow Thursday lunch until next week Wednesday lunch.  Please do not wait until last minute (next Wednesday)for quesitons.  It will affect your grade
 
Please remember i have a carpell tunnel and can not guarantee email response.  Dr's order! Good luck to you all!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 

]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:45:05 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/03/2014]]> //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/homeworkItem3392443 //www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/classes/548365/assignments/ week of 3/3/14
 
Periods 3,4, and 6:  I still have composition notebooks that you did nt pick up.  Please pick them up asap.  
Period 5 only : Your outline is due NEXT WEEK day 1 NOT THIS WEEK day 3.  
 
This week you are wrapping up revised lab report of your experiment project #1
Please come with your lunch during Lunch Mon to Wednesday for any questions and assistance. 
 
Due day 2:  composition notebook
End of day 2 IN CLASS: your revised lab report. (If you began typing it I need to see that if you do not have a hand written one)
Due Thursday Midnight:This is a REVISED due date.  Turn in your revised lab report without the procedure part to turnitin.com.  If you forgot your username (email address, you need to re-register)  If you have forgotten (same as last semester) ask me for your password since this is different for each class please.
Please see below what we discussed in class.
 

Turnitin.com specifics:

  • Title:  My experiment project #1
  • Total pts: 112
  • Rubrics: no red marks,(your own work) AND your rubrics for notebook project except neatness.
  • No submission to turnitin.com, no video project
  • Under data, a table is required but, graphs are extra credit.  Extra credit 10% of your grade. (this week Mon-Wednesday lunch tutorial on graphs.  Bring any questions on power point I went over on how to make a table & graph)
  • Format:  12 font, Times Roman, single space, 1 inch margin
  • Due:  Midnight this week Thursday, March 6th 2014 so I can give you feed back next class period.
  • If 100% on turnitin.com no need to do video project.  But, if you do it, it will be extra credit 50pts.
 

 

 

 


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due day 2:
 For period 1,3,& 5 ONLY-handout scientific method controls and variables.  Please do only #1-3,#6-8(no #4,5&8) and skip the "control" question.  I will go over with you in class.
please glue the work after you cut out the edges to fit the notebook.
 
For periods 4 & 6 only :  please write answers to #2-5 of your guided practice handout. Top has boxes for independent variable and dependent variable..  In addition, make sure your review strong hypothesis is completed.  We will glue them in class.
 
Next week Tuesday (Week of March 3): your typed written lab report must be turned in through turnitin.com.  Please come in during your lunch period if you have issues with computer since I have 4 computers.
 
The detailed info will be given to you day 2 or 3.  Your report must have the title, hypothesis, data, table, graph (if you have numbers) with indep and dependent variables and conclusion. No procedure need to be included..  If your work has an evidence of copying you will earn a zero on this project since the project was not your original work. .  Please do YOUR BEST work.  That is all I ask.  This week my door is open during lunch time again as it has been for last 5 weeks except Friday.  Please feel free to come in and talk to me about any questions related to this class including this project.
 
In addition, you will begin your video project next week day 1.  You will have two weeks meaning the project will be due 2 weeks from  day 1 next week which is the week of March 10.  The rubrics will be given to you by day 1 next week.  Remember, this is the project that needs to be superior (70% or higher) in order to drop your poor  notebook project grade. If you finish your video project before 2 weeks, please prepare to begin your next project.  Make sure you begin with hypothesis.  
 
By day 2 this week we will be covering conclusion and you will have time to work on your conclusion of your project.    T Keep up the Great Work you are doing and do not forget to sign up for the project.  It is true early birds get the worm.  A lot of popular projects are gonnnneeeeeee! sorry. :)

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