Mr. Wiley's 6th Grade Science and Geography Class

Please ensure that Progress reports are signed and then returned to school tomorrow.

The lesson was spend outside in the sunshine (with the sand gnats!!!). Students worked on their Making a Cloud scrapbook assignment by photographing different types of clouds, using the cloud field guide and completing a cloud data sheet.

Students continued to research their African country. Topics that were explored today were climate, environmental issues, languages and religion.

We are now leaving Africa and heading to……Antarctica.

Due to the tragic news, students are not expected to work on any homework for both Science and Geography this week. If any student would like to talk to me, my door is always open.

My thoughts and praises are with the Sligh family.

After handing out Progress reports, we went to Publix Go Green Video Contest and watched some of the other competitors movies. Some of these entries showed how important it is to do loads of planning before you hit the record button.

Have a great long weekend.

HW:

1) Please return signed Progress report on Tuesday. The easiest homework points you’ll ever receive!

2) For participation points, why not show the movies to your family and friends? Remember you are ‘live’ on the internet and therefore famous. Click on the link above.

3) Start on your two weather assignments. They are due Wednesday 29th February 2012. Remember I will be checking up on your progress on Wednesday 22nd February 2012. Below are all the resources we discussed in class and that you will need for both projects. Any questions, please come and ask me. 

1st Project

Meteorological Story Book Guidelines

Meteorological Story Book Rubric

Meteorological Story Book Storyboard

Meteorological Story Book Script 

2nd Project

Making a Cloud Scrapbook (This link contains Project guidelines, Cloud data sheet and Grading Rubric)

Cloud Field Guide

Observing Cloud Types

After given their latest progress report, students continued to research their chosen African country. Topics researched today included country’s history and geographical information (such as climate, natural hazards, elevation extremes and current environmental issues).

Have a great long weekend.

HW:

1) For Tuesday, please return a signed progress report for easy homework points.

The second assignment ‘Making a Cloud Scrapbook’ was explained to the class. This is an individual project.

Like the ‘Meteorological Children Story’ assignment, the hand-in date is two weeks today. The date is Wednesday 29th February. I repeat.

THE HAND-IN DATE FOR BOTH ASSIGNMENTS IS WEDNESDAY 29TH FEBRUARY.

I will be checking all of your progress next Wednesday. I need to see that you are making progress. Participation points will added for those that are well organized and on-track.

I will post details and information about the two assignment shortly.

Students randomly selected an African country. After researching and gathered five terrain and landscape photos, students collected information about that country’s government and voting system.

HW:

Collect the following additional information on your chosen country

1) Agriculture

2) Industries

3) Natural Resources

4) GDP – if you don’t know what this is, find out

Thank you Mrs. Harden for covering my classes today.  In Geography, students watched an episode of Planet Earth. In Science, students got to see a BBC documentary entitled ‘Time Machine’.

I had to visit the immigration office in Charleston. Don’t worry, I am not getting deported. I am starting the process of becoming an American citizen!

After ensuring all the G0-Green videos were successfully shared on the network folder, the next two weather assignments were discussed. To give students great freedom on when they work on these assignments (and to develop good organizational skills), students will be given all the requirements now and then given a deadline date of approximately two weeks time.

Students do not need to start working on the weather assignments now. I will post details on tomorrow’s blog and will further discuss requirements in class on Wednesday.

Students continued to discuss and research the huge amount of diversity that exists within Africa.