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Week of March 17th

Happy FRCC spring break and the last week of Westgate before Spring Break!

Homework: Unit 8 Practice and Review
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Water Quality Introduction
Tuesday: Flint, MI reseasrc hproject 
Wednesday: Research 
Thursday: Finish Research
Friday:  Water Quality Discussion / Debate 

Week of March 10th

It was great seeing so many of you at Parent Teacher Conferences. 
 
Homework:  Unit 8 Lesson 2 checkpoint 
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Unit 8 Lesson 2 Lecture
Tuesday: Water Usage at Westgate Activity
Wednesday:  Continuation of Water Usage project
Thursday: Unit Connections
Friday:  Unit Practice and Review 

Week of March 3rd

Friendly Reminder: NO SCOOL March 6th and 7th due to Parent Teacher Conferences
 
Homework:  Unit 8 Vocabulary and Unit 8 Lesson 1 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 8 Pre-test and Vocabulary Activity
Tuesday: Unit 8 Lesson 1 Lecture
Wednesday: LAB Students need to wear lab attire 

Week of February 17th

I hope you all enjoyed Kindness week and the extra long weekend!
 
Homework:  Unit 7 Lesson 3 Checkpoint Assignment
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: NO SCHOOL, President's Day
Tuesday: Unit 7 Lesson 3 Lecture
Wednesday:  Nebula and Light Year Activity
Thursday:  Mapping the Milky Way
Friday: SCHNEIDER OUT, NASA Nebula Activity 

Week of February 10th

This week we will continue our study of the universe.
 
Homework: Earth Science Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday:  Unit 7 Lesson 2 Lecture
Tuesday: Unit 7 Lesson 2 Lecture continued and Star Diagrams
Wednesday : Constellation Project  and Nebula Project
Thursday:  Sounds of the Universe Activity 

Week of February 3rd

Welcome to the shortest month of the year!
 
Weekly Homework: Unit 7 Vocabulary -- Teams -- due March 3rd and Unit 7 Lesson 1 Checkpoint -- due February 10th 
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Unit 6 Test
Tuesday: Unit 7 Pre-test and Genetic Video
Wednesday: Unit 7 Lesson 1 Lecture
Thursday:  Unit 7.1 Lecture Continued
Friday: Modeling the Parallax Activity 
 

Week of January 27th

Holy cow this month has flown by, but students are deep into their study of our solar system at this point. 
 
Homework: None
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday:  Origins of the Universe Discussion 
Tuesday: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Lecture
Wednesday: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Lecture continued 
Thursday: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Checkpoint
Friday:  Unit Connections Assignment
 
Unit 6 Test will be on Monday February 3rd 

Week of January 20th

We are in full swing for semester 2 this week, with FRCC starting on Tuesday.
 
Homework: 
 
Weekly Schedule: 
Monday: No School due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday:  Unit 4 Lesson 2 Lecture
Wednesday: Orbital Shape and Mechanics Project and Review Textbook 
Thursday: Continue Review Textbook and Modeling Orbits Lab
Friday: Origins of the Universe Class Discussion

Week of November 18th

This month is flying by, as is this semester.
 
Homework:  Unit 5 Vocabulary and Unit 5 Lesson 1 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Unit 5 Pre-test, and Lesson 1 Lecture
Tuesday: Lesson 1 Lecture continued 
Wednesday:  Lesson 2 Lecture
Thursday: Geological Feature Research Project (Group PowerPoint)
Friday: Lesson 2 Checkpoint assignment in class 
 
The last day I will accept any late or missing work is Monday December 2nd. 

Week of November 11th

I hope you all are enjoying your snow day!
 
Homework: None
 
Weekly Agenda
Monday: NO SCHOOL, Veteran's Day
Tuesday: Hogwarts's Day
Wednesday: Lesson 3 and 4 lecture
Thursday:  PSA Final Project for Unit 4
Friday: PSA Final Project for Unit 4

Week of October 28th

Happy Halloween Week!
 
Homework: Unit 4 Vocabulary
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday:  Unit 6 Lesson 1 Lecture 
Tuesday: Solid vs Liquid Core Lab and Earthquakes and Subduction Lab
Wednesday: Unit 6 Lesson 2 Lecture
Thursday: Where do Earthquakes happen lab?
Friday:  Earthquake movie 

Week of October 21st

This week students are conducting their first Earth Science research project.  with the focus on Fracking.
 
Homework:  Fracking paper -- teams
 
Weekly Agenda:
Monday: Select fracking side via popsicle stick. 
Tuesday: Fracking research
Wednesday: finish tracker and begin working on paper
Thursday: Fracking Debate in class
Friday:  Unit 4 Pretest and Unit 4 Lesson 1 Lecture

Week of October 14th

Welcome back!! I hope you all had an amazing Fall Break!
 
Homework: Unit 3 Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 Checkpoint
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 3 Lesson 2 Lecture
Tuesday: Unit 3 Lesson 3 Lecture
Wednesday: Renewable Energy Selection Activity
Thursday:  Unit Connections Activity
Friday: Practice and Review
 
Students will NOT have a test for the end of Unit 3 but instead will be engaging in research, writing an essay and a in class debate regarding Fracking next week. 

Week of September 23rd

Happy last day of quarter 1!
 
Homework: None
 
Weekly Agenda: 
Monday: Unit 3 Pre-Test and Criteria and Constraints Activity
Tuesday:  Unit 3 Lesson 1 Lecture
Wednesday: Unit 3 LEsson 1 Lecture Part 2
Thursday: Unit 3 Lesson 1 Checkpoint
 
 
Fall break for students begins on Thursday September 26th at 11:30
Parent Teacher Conferences are from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM on 09/26 
                                                             8:00 AM - 8:00 PM on 09/27
Fall Break does not mean the students do  have FRCC, and there will not be a bus from Westgate during Fall Break.  Students and families are responsible for arranging their own transportation during this time.
Students return to Westgate Monday October 14th.