Monday, November 18, 2013

Monday,November 18, 2013

Mr. Bish
Grade 6
November 18, 2013  A - Day

Greek Fair Work: Final Days before the Greek Fest on November 21, 2013 from 4-6 in the Middle School Gymnasium. Your child's attendance is mandatory. Your attendance is appreciated.

Parent Teacher Conference Day - Half Day

Objectives: As a result of today's lesson students will...

1. Meet and share their project status for the Greek Fest.
2.) Identify aspects of presentations that are required when answering questions from the public.
3.) Create a final version of Scientific Contributions to Science Posters for critique on Tuesday.
4.) Complete features for Greek Theater Masks.
5.) Create a set up list and table assignments for Greek Fest.


Today was a very productive  and messy day. Students completed their Scientific Contributions for the Greek Fest. On Tuesday the students will do a critique on their work to see if their posters need changes before presenting. Kora and Alexis finalized the table assignments and are working on creating a chart that tells the public where to go to see the different exhibits.  For a half day the students accomplished a great deal of work.  Students also practiced what they are going to share with people about their work getting ready for Thursday.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Mr. Bish                                    Grade 6 STEM                                      Greek Fest

Wednesday, November 13, 2013  D- Day



Week Number 2 Preparing for the Greek Fest. We have shut down for a few weeks to prepare for the Greek Fest on November 21, 2013.

Objectives for the Day: As result of the lessons this day students will..

1.) Revise their need to know list to help drive their instruction for the week. Developed a New List of Need to Know for the Week
2.) Generate 80 facts about Ancient Greece and modern day Greece to display during the Greek Festival.
3.) Create a map of ancient Greece and Modern Greece to be displayed at the Greek Fest. Students will label major cities and major bodies of water.
4.) Research types of Greek Theater masks to display around the theater space. Students will create a model of a Greek Theater masks. Write a list of uses for the Greek masks.
5.) Learn how to make the Parthenon look marble using the sponging technique.




Thursday, November 14, 2013   E- Day

Week Number 2 Preparing for the Greek Fest. We have shut down for a few weeks to prepare for the Greek Fest on November 21, 2013.

Objectives for the Day: As result of the lessons this day students will..

1.) Revise their Driving Question:  How do we teach people about the contributions of the Greeks to science?

2.) Generate 80 facts about Ancient Greece and modern day Greece to display during the Greek Festival.
3.) Create a map of ancient Greece and Modern Greece to be displayed at the Greek Fest. Students will label major cities and major bodies of water.
4.) Research how the Greeks contributed to science. Students will create a visual that teaches the public about the Greeks created Science fields: Botnay, Biology, Inventions, Public Works, Zoology and Earth Science. 
5.)Complete the pediment of the Parthenon.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Monday and Tuesday 11/11/13-11/12/13

Mr. Bish
Lesson Plans  for the Week of 11/11/13-11/15/13

Monday:  No School in observance of Veteran's Day

Take a moment and thank a veteran for their service to this country.


Tuesday, November 12, 2013, C Day : Beginning of the 2nd Quarter

Week Number 2 Preparing for the Greek Fest. We have shut down for a few weeks to prepare for the Greek Fest on November 21, 2013.

Objectives for the Day: As result of the lessons this day students will..

1.) Revise their need to know list to help drive their instruction for the week.
2.) Generate 80 facts about Ancient Greece and modern day Greece to display during the Greek Festival.
3.) Create a map of ancient Greece and Modern Greece to be displayed at the Greek Fest. Students will label major cities and major bodies of water.
4.) Research types of Greek Theater masks to display around the theater space. Students will create a model of a Greek Theater masks.
5.) Learn how to make the Parthenon look marble using the sponging technique.


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/28/13-11/1/12

Mr. Bish Lesson Plans
Grade 6
Week of October 28,2013- November 1, 2013

Monday, October 28, 2013 E- Day

Objectives As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Participate in Monday Morning Meeting. by working in collaborative groups to build create a version of Pollis:  A Greek Board game to be played at the Greek Festival 
2.) Review content from the previous week and learn the objectives for the coming week.
3.) Work in collaborative groups to generate a list of ways that STEM students can greet people in a professional manner.
4.) Listen a presentation by Officer PJ Barnes as he talks about his career and the steps that he took to accomplish his goals.
5. ) Interview for Greek Fest Jobs

Activity: Monday Morning Meeting Protocol
Interview for Greek Fest Jobs: Students present resumes and answer questions about their selected career field for employment.


Tuesday, October 29, 2013  F- Day
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Collaborate and review their notes on Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Winter Storms, and Tornadoes.
2.) Transfer their notes from their notes to graphic organizers and plan there Power Point Presentations
3.) Create a Power Point that presents their content that they have mastered to the class.

Learning Activity: Transfer notes to graphic organizer planning pages.  Organizers will include a heading, content, and ideas for visual aids.

Learning Outcome:  Begin imputing information from their organizer to their Power Point Presentation.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013  A- Day 
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Work in groups to finalize and an animate there Power Point Presentation on Thunderstorms, Tornadoes,Hurricanes and Snowstorms.
2.) Practice presenting Power Points for Presentation on Thursday.

Learning Activity: Students will work in cooperative groups to complete there Power Point that educates their classmates about the types of storms. Presentations will have five slides which are broken down into title pages, description an explanation of how the storm forms, storm damage and storm safety. Students will add visuals to assist in presentations.  

Thursday, October 31, 2013  B- Day 

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will....
1. ) Present their Power Points to their classmates about types of storms.
2.) Generate questions about the storms and comment on the presentations.
3.) Distinguish which type of storm would be the most destructive.

Learning Activity/ Outcome: Students will present their Power Points to classmates. Students will share experience working on the Power Point and ask questions about storms. 

Friday, November 1, 2013 C- Day

STEM project !!!!!!!!! 

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Plans for the Week of 10/21-10/25

Mr. Bish' Grade 6 Science Lesson Plans for the Week of October 21- October 25, 2013

Lesson Focus: Greeks and a Scientific Explanation of Storms


Monday, October 21, 2013, A- Day  Red Ribbon Week: Wear Red
Picture Retakes 8:00-11:30

Objectives As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Participate in Monday Morning Meeting. by working in collaborative groups to build a structure using only 20 pieces of spaghetti, thirty-six inches of masking tape, and a length of string.
2.) Review content from the previous week and learn the objectives for the coming week.
3.) Work in collaborative groups to generate a list of ways that STEM students can greet people in a professional manner.

Activity: Monday Morning Meeting Protocol


Tuesday, October 22, 2013, B- Day

Lesson Focus: Connecting Greek Mythology to Science Day One:

Objectives of the Lesson: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify the characteristics of myths.
2.) Work in small groups to read the story of Gaea and The Titans
3.) Identify the creation of Greek Gods and Goddess by the Greeks as an explanation of natural occurrences in their world.
4.) Explain why Greeks chose to use myths to explain natural occurrences in nature.

Lesson Activity: Students will have an introduction to D'aulries Book of Greek Myths, by reading the story of mother earth Gaea and her relationship to Uranus. Students will then answer guiding questions to help them further understand the relationship between Gaea and Uranus.  After students have read this story they will read the story of the Titans as offspring of Gaea and  Uranus.  Students will then explain why the three sons; Thunder, Lighting and Thunderbolt were the perfect names for the cyclopes. Students will then discuss why Uranus would throw these three sons into the Titarus.  Student will then complete terms on page 80-85 in their science text to gain background knowledge about storms.

Learning Outcome: Students read the discuss the story of Gaea and the Story of the Titans.  Define the storms terms on pages 80-85

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 C -Day
Objectives for the Day: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify what elements make a thunderstorm after watching the Video: What makes a Thunderstorm?
2.) Define terms from pages 80-85.
3.) Work In Cooperative Groups to learn about: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes,Winter Storms and Hurricanes.
4.) Begin planning Power Point Presentations citing information from their selected storm.

Learning Activity; Teacher will demonstrate how to create a Power Point: Teacher will demonstrate how to choose a slide, enter information and animate the presentation . Teacher will also model how to input visuals. Students work in cooperative groups to get the gist of their selected storm.  Assign group members sections to become experts on.
Learning Outcome: Students will choose a section to become an expert on and cite specific information they want to include in their Power Point.

Thursday, October 24, 2013 D- Day
Objective for the Day:  Work in cooperative groups and share information that you would like to see on your slide and give feedback about what should be added or removed.

Notes: 8:15-10:20 Group Lesson ELA - Santamore presenting on Eras of Greek history.

Fridaty, October 25, 2013 - No School

Monday, October 14, 2013

Lesson Plans for the Week of October 14- October 18, 2013

Mr. Bish's
  Lesson Plans for the Week of  October 14, 2013- October 18, 2013

Focus: Science: Weather and Climate: Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, 4


Monday, October 14 , 2013  - No School in Observance Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving

Tuesday, October 15, 2013  C- Day
Lesson Focus: Weather Factors: Pages  10- 14
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify some of the properties of air
2.) Name the instruments that are used to measure air pressure
3.) Explain how increasing the altitude affects air pressure and density

Learning Activity: Students will work in cooperative groups to define the following terms: density, pressure, air pressure, barometer, mercury barometer, aneroid barometer , altitude. Teacher the difference between mass and weight,  Mass : the amount of matter in an object. Weight- the measure of how gravity pulls on an object. Read pages 10 - 14  and complete guided notes. Students will teach each other concepts and explain the concept of how increasing altitude affects air pressure.

Student Activity: Work in groups to complete the guided notes and define terms.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013  D- Day
Lesson Focus: Layers of the Atmosphere:  Pages 16-21
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Identify the four main layers of the atmosphere .
2.) Describe the characteristics of each of the layers of the atmosphere

Learning Activity:  Students will preview the figure on page 17. Create two questions that they may have about the diagram.  Students will define:  troposphere , stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere.   Read pages 18-21 and write down ways to explain  the characteristics of the  layers of the atmosphere. Compare the layers of the atmosphere.
Learning Outcome:  Students will identify the four layers if the atmosphere  and explain the differences between each layer of the atmosphere.

Thursday, October 17, 2013 E- Day
Lesson Focus: Review the layers of the atmosphere and create a visual model of the layers of the atmosphere.
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will
1.) Identify and explain each of the four major parts of the atmosphere
2.) Create a visual model of the layers of the atmosphere.
3.) Label each layer of the atmosphere and explain what each later does in their visual model

Learning Activity: Students will review the layers of the atmosphere that will be labeled with a title, labels of each layer and and explanation of each layer of the atmosphere.

Friday , October 18, 2013   F- Day
Lesson Focus: Air Quality- Pages 22-25
Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will ...
1. Identify the causes of smog and acid rain
2. Describe what can be done to improve air quality

Learning Activity: Outline Air Quality by identifying sources of pollution : natural sources, human activity,
Smog and acid rain london- type smog, photo chemical smog and acid rain.  Come up with ways to improve air quality. Identify pollutants,sources and health effects.

Learning Outcome: Complete Outline, Provide explanation of pollutants and identify health risks.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/7/13-10/11/13

Mr. Bish
Grade 6
Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/7/13-10/11/14

Focus: Science: The Air Around Us

Monday, October 7, 2013  E- Day  National Bully Prevention Day: Wear  Blue to Stand Up to Bullying

Objectives: As a result of the lesson students will...
1.) Participate in Monday Morning Meeting by:
      - Listening to their peers present the Morning Buzz
      - Discuss content from the previous week
      -Listen to guest speaker: PJ Burns as a he presents information about being a police officer, and conducting investigations, the importance of collecting evidence, not speculating, and the importance of establishing motive.
2.) Work in groups to complete their Good Food Choices vs Bad Food Choices poster presentation.
3.) Evaluate their work as a group and assign a grade for working on the poster project using a rubric.
4.) Listen to classmates STEM speeches and participate in STEM election process to elect officers.

Activities for the Day: Students will do the following:
Participate in Morning Meeting. Work in cooperative groups to complete their STEM posters. VOTE for STEM officers.

Learning Outcome: Students will complete morning meeting, elect student officers and complete and evaluate their Good Food Choices vs Bad Food Choices Posters.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013  F Day

Miss Hollis- Lesson: Atmosphere Beyond Earth

Objectives: As result of the lesson students will/...
1. Demonstrate prior knowledge by completing a K-W-L chart about they know about the atmosphere, what they want to learn and and what they learned from about the atmosphere.
2.) Work in cooperative groups to read the article Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere
3.) Summarize the information that they learned about the earth's atmosphere.

Activity: Students will complete KWL Chart, work in groups to read" Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere", summarize that they learned about the earth's atmosphere.

Learning Outcome: Produce KWL and summary of article.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013  A Day
Chapter 1 The Air Around Us: Pages 6-10

Objectives: Students will
1.) Describe the composition of the Earth's Atmosphere
2.) State how the atmosphere is important to living things

Learning Activity: Students work in cooperative groups to read pages 6-10  Teach composition of the Atmosphere.  Complete reading checkpoint on page 7 and 8

Key Points: Atmosphere is comprised mostly of  Oxygen and nitrogen. Living things need oxygen to survive.

Outcome: Students will read pages 6- describe the composition of the atmosphere and state why living things need oxygen to survive.

Homework Page 9  questions 1-4