Mon.

9/8

Welcome Back!

Go over procedures, overview of the year, start Scavenger Hunt (pdf) - getting to know our classroom.

HW: Supplies and Safety Contract (pdf) by Monday

Tues.

9/9

Complete/Discuss Scavenger Hunt (pdf) 

Discuss Daily Trivia Procedures, sample question.

HW: Supplies and Safety Contract (pdf) by Monday

Wed.

9/10

Wanted Poster Research Project

HW:  Supplies and Safety Contract (pdf) by Monday

NJCCCS: 5.2

Thurs.

9/11

Wanted Poster Research Project - Library

HW:  Supplies and Safety Contract (pdf) by Monday

NJCCCS: 5.2

Fri.

9/12

Links that you can use for research will be posted here each week.

Yahooligans - Scientists

Science World - great resource with a lot of info

Our Library Resources

Biography List

Mon.

10/6

Tues.

10/7

Wed.

10/8

Complete/Discuss Hurricane Tutorial

HW: Hurricane Vocabulary Puzzle due Tues

Article Analysis # 1 due Tuesday

NJCCCS: 5.8

Thurs.

10/9

Hurricane Mapping Exercise with Blank Map - pdf

HW: Hurricane Vocabulary Puzzle due Tues

Article Analysis # 1 due Tuesday

NJCCCS: 5.8

Fri.

10/10

Links of the Week: 

BrainPOP Movies: Hurricanes , Clouds,  Thunderstorms, Wind, Weather

Mon.

10/13

Columbus Day - No School

Tues.

10/14

Article #1 and Hurricane Vocab Puzzle Due Today

Continue Hurricane Mapping Exercise with Blank Map - pdf Begin Hurricane Isabel Analysis -pdf

HW: Hurricane Isabel Analysis -pdf due Thurs.

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.8

Wed.

10/15

Catch Up Day -

Picture Day and Visiting Author - "Eragon"

HW: Hurricane Isabel Analysis -pdf due Thurs.

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3

Thurs.

10/16

Hurricane Isabel Analysis -pdf due

Metric Stations Lab -pdf

HW: Review for Hurricane Test Next Week 

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3

Fri.

10/17

Links of the Week: Hurricane Tutorial

BrainPOP Movies: Hurricanes , Clouds,  Thunderstorms, Wind, Weather, Measurement, Measuring Matter, Mass, Volume and Density

Mon.

10/20

Metric Stations Lab 

HW: Measurement packet due Thurs

Review for Hurricane Test

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3

Tues.

10/21

Metric Stations Lab  

HW: Measurement packet due Thurs

Get permission slip signed for Chip Challenge!

Review for Hurricane Test

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3

Wed.

10/22

Metric Stations Lab  

HW: Measurement packet due Thurs

Review for Hurricane Test

& Get permission slip signed for Chip Challenge!

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3

Thurs.

10/23

Hurricane Test

HW: Get permission slip signed for Chip Challenge!

NJCCCS: 5.8

Fri.

10/24

Links of the Week: FunBrain -Measure it!

BrainPOP Movies: Measurement, Measuring Matter, Mass, Volume and Density

Mon.

10/27

Complete/Discuss Metric Stations Lab 

Discuss Chip Challenge - Permission slip, materials, and $1.00 due

HW: Measurement Worksheet due Thurs & Article #2 (Topic: Your choice) Due Mon

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

Tues.

10/28

Chip Challenge - Design/Build/Test

HW: Measurement Worksheet due Thurs & Article #2 (Topic: Your choice) Due Mon

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

Wed.

10/29

Chip Challenge - Build/Test

HW: Measurement Worksheet due Thurs & Article #2 (Topic: Your choice) Due Mon

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

Thurs.

10/30

Chip Challenge - Get ready to ship!

HW: Get your test signed & Article #2 (Topic: Your choice) Due Mon

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

Fri.

10/31

Happy Halloween!

Links of the Week: FunBrain -Measure it!

BrainPOP Movies: Measurement, Measuring Matter, Mass, Volume and Density

Mon.

11/3

Signed Test and Article #2 (Topic: Your choice) Due

Dunking For Density Lab (pdf)

HW: Mass, Volume, Density Worksheet pgs 1 & 2 (pdf)

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Tues.

11/4

Dunking For Density Lab (pdf)

HW: Mass, Volume, Density Worksheet pgs 1 & 2 (pdf)

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Wed.

11/5

Dunking For Density Lab (pdf)

HW: Mass, Volume, Density Worksheet pg 3& 4 due Tues. (pdf)

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Thurs.

11/6

Parent Conferences - 1/2 Day

PY/LP - Computer Lab - Density on the Internet - Calculator & Worksheet (pdf)

HW: Mass, Volume, Density Worksheet pg 3 & pg 4 due Tues. (pdf) & Article # 3 due 11/17

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Fri.

11/7

Parent Conferences - No School

Links of the Week: FunBrain -Measure it!

BrainPOP Movies: Measurement, Measuring Matter, Mass, Volume and Density

Mon.

11/10

LB - Computer Lab - Density on the Internet - Calculator & Worksheet (pdf)

PY/LP -Complete lab write up and analysis, discuss results

HW: Mass, Volume, Density Worksheet pg 3 & pg 4 due Tues. (pdf) & Article # 3 due 11/17

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Tues.

11/11

LB -Complete lab write up and analysis, discuss results

PY/LP -  Mass Mania (pdf)

HW: Review for test & Article # 3 due 11/17

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Wed.

11/12

Review for test

HW: Review for test & Article # 3 due 11/18

NJCCCS: 

Thurs.

11/13

Metric Test

Studio - Intro to fingerprints (pdf)

HW: Article # 3 due 11/18

NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6

Fri.

11/14

Links of the Week: FunBrain -Measure it!

BrainPOP Movies: Measurement, Measuring Matter, Mass, Volume and Density

Mon.

11/17

Meet the Pleiades - article

HW: Article # 3 due 11/18

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

11/18

Open Chip Challenge Packages from Texas!

HW: Article # 4 due 11/25 or 12/1

NJCCCS:  5.1, 5.3, 5.4

Wed.

11/19

Make your own planisphere

HW: Article # 4 due 11/25 or 12/1

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

11/20

How to use a planisphere

Studio - Intro to fingerprints (pdf)

HW: Article # 4 due 11/25 or 12/1

NJCCCS: 5.9

Fri.

11/21

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

11/24

Assembly Practice Schedule Today

HW: Article # 4 due 11/25 or 12/1

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

11/25

Practice Using a Planisphere

HW: Article # 4 due 12/1

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

11/26

No School

Thurs.

11/27

Fri.

11/28

No School

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

12/1

Article # 4 due today

Cosmic Survey Activity (pdf)

HW: Packet pgs 1 & 2 due Thurs., Keep your STARS book at home, Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

12/2

Cosmic Survey Activity (pdf)

HW: Packet pgs 1 & 2 due Thurs.,

Keep your STARS book at home, Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

12/3

Cosmic Survey Activity (pdf) - Discuss Results/Analysis & Conclusions

HW: Packet pgs 1 & 2 due Thurs., Keep your STARS book at home, Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

12/4

Learn how to use/read Coordinates on a Star Map - Ra. and Dec.

HW: Look for Article #5

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

12/5

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

12/8

Complete -  How to use/read Coordinates on a Star Map

HW: Read/Answer Questions - Packet pgs 3, 4, 5, & 6 due Thurs., Keep your STARS book at home, Look for Article #5 due 12/15, & Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

12/9

Start - Astrolabe Activity (pdf)

HW: Read/Answer Questions - Packet pgs 3, 4, 5, & 6 due Thurs., Keep your STARS book at home, Look for Article #5 due 12/15, & Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

12/10

Complete/Discuss - Astrolabe Activity (pdf) then work on Challenges

HW: Read/Answer Questions - Packet pgs 3, 4, 5, & 6 due Thurs., Keep your STARS book at home, Look for Article #5 due 12/15, & Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

12/11

Start Star Classification Activity (pdf)

Studio: Continue working with Criminal Sketch Artist Program

HW: Look for Article #5 due 12/15, & Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

12/12

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

12/15

Article #5 due today

Continue Star Classification Activity (pdf)

HW: Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

12/16

Continue Star Classification Activity (pdf)

HW: Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

12/17

Rehersal Schedule

HW: Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

12/18

Holiday Assembly

HW: Bring in a Shoebox by 1/5/04

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

12/19

Happy Holidays! See you in 2004!

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

1/5

Star Types & Graphing Activity - 100 Stars (pdf)

HW: Star Packet pgs 1 + 2 Due Thursday, Stars book pgs 31-37 + 48-49, Article #6 due Mon. & Bring in a Shoebox

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

1/6

Star Types & Graphing Activity - 100 Stars (pdf)

HW: Star Packet pgs 1 + 2 Due Thursday, Stars book pgs 31-37 + 48-49, Article #6 due Mon. &Bring in a Shoebox

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

1/7

How to use a H-R Diagram Classwork

HW: Star Packet pgs 1 + 2 Due Thursday, Stars book pgs 31-37 + 48-49, Article #6 due Mon. & Bring in a Shoebox

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

1/8

Discuss Absolute vs. Apparent Magnitude and Distances of Stars, light years.

HW: Article #6 due Mon. & Did you bring in your shoebox?

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

1/9

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

1/12

Article #6 due today

Shoebox Planetarium Project- In Class Research

HW: Stars Packet pgs 5,6, & 7 due Thursday, Read Stars book pgs 51-57

NJCCCS: 5.9

Tues.

1/13

Shoebox Planetarium Project- In Class Research

HW: Stars Packet pgs  5,6, & 7 due Thursday, Read Stars book pgs 51-57

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

1/14

Planetarium - Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

HW: Stars Packet pgs  5,6, & 7 due Thursday, Read Stars book pgs 51-57

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

1/15

Snow Day!

Fri.

1/16

No School Today and Monday

Links of the Week:

Use These Links for your Shoe Box Research

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

1/19

No School Today - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tues.

1/20

Stars Packet pgs  5,6, & 7 due Today

Shoebox Planetarium Project- In Class Research

In Class - Study Guide for Ursa Major & Minor

HW: Read Stars book pgs. 59-60, & 80-86, Look for Article #7, Shoebox due Feb. 2

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

1/21

Planetarium - Perseus story: Perseus, Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Cetus,

HW: Read Stars book pgs. 59-60, & 80-86, Article #7 due Monday, Shoebox due Feb. 2

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

1/22

In Class - Discuss Perseus story, fill in Study Guide

HW: Read Stars book pgs. 59-60, & 80-86, Article #7 due Monday, Shoebox due Feb. 2

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

1/23

Links of the Week:

Use These Links for your Shoe Box Research

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

1/26

Article #7 due Today

In Class - Continue Perseus story: Perseus, Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Cetus, fill in Study Guides

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs.  36-39, 44-47, 88-95, & 124-125, Shoebox due Feb. 2

Tues.

1/27

Planetarium - Orion, Canis Major and Minor, Taurus

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs.  36-39, 44-47, 88-95, & 124-125, Shoebox due Feb. 2

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

1/28

Thurs.

1/29

LP/PY: In Class - Discuss Orion, Canis Major and Minor, Taurus, & fill in Study Guides

LB - Play Practice per 6 -7

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs.  36-39, 44-47, 88-95, & 124-125, Shoebox due Feb. 2

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

1/30

Links of the Week:

Use These Links for your Shoe Box Research

BrainPOP movies: Space

Mon.

2/2

Shoebox due today

LB: In Class - Discuss Orion, Canis Major and Minor, Taurus, & fill in Study Guides

LP/PY:  Constellation Bingo

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs. 61-66, 87, 94, & 100-101

Article # 8 due Mon 2/9

NJCCCS:  5.9

Tues.

2/3

Planetarium - Gemini and Auriga

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs. 61-66, 87, 94, & 100-101

Article # 8 due Mon 2/9

NJCCCS:  5.9

Wed.

2/4

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs. 61-66, 87, 94, & 100-101

Article # 8 due Mon 2/9

NJCCCS:  5.9

Thurs.

2/5

Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences

LP/PY:  Introduce Constellation/Myth Project: Listen to myths and view posters of previous winners.

HW: Read Stars book nightly pgs. 61-66, 87, 94, & 100-101

Article # 8 due Mon 2/9

NJCCCS:  5.9

Fri.

2/6

No School Today - Parent Conferences

Links of the Week:

BrainPOP movies: Space