Lisa Reed Preston

November 18 - 22, 2019

2019-11-11T13:22:00.003-08:00

We have been investigating competition and organism interactions in order to answer the question “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” This week, we will focus on Human Dependence on Natural Resources. In Math we will advance our understanding of circles further by learning to calculate circumference of a circle. Additionally, when given Circumference, students will be able to find the radius and diameter. This is still in Unit 3 of Illustrative Math. In addition, students should be working on their Khan Academy Assignments in class, but may be completing them at home as well. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Measuring Circles - Applying Circumference (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Intervention Focus: Decimal Long Division

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Measuring Circles - Circumference and Wheels (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Measuring Circles

Intervention Focus: Decimal Long Division

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will be furthering our discussion of Human Dependence on Natural Resources. We will have our second in class debate today! We will walk to the picnic tables outside the Children’s Theater and students will be given time and resources to prepare. (Fracking for resources?) Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

We will have our second in-class debate today! Students will have time in class to research and prepare. (a hint… fracking for fuel?) They will research both sides of the argument and prepare to present their argument and rebuttal. Their responses will be graded on a rubric.

FriYAY!

Students will continue to work on their FriYAY project!

November 11 - 15, 2019

2019-11-11T12:48:00.001-08:00

This week, we are continuing our investigation into the question “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” This week, we will focus on Human Dependence on Natural Resources. In Math we have moved onto understanding circles This is now in Unit 3 of Illustrative Math. In addition, students should be working on their Khan Academy Assignments in class, but may be completing them at home as well. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

QUIZ: Proportional Thinking - Solving Problems about Proportional Relationships (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Veterans Day will be recognized with a video shared by Aspen’s mom about an airforce family and we will learn to fly on the flight simulator when our work is done!

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Measuring Circles - Exploring Circumference (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Measuring Circles

Intervention Focus: Graphing on a Coordinate Plane

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will be diving into an investigation into Human Dependence on Natural Resources. We will discuss what is and isn’t a Renewable Resource, how resources are used and consequences of that use. We will walk to the wharf at Middleton to have this conversation as well as identify varying resources and renewable status. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Today we will review our learnings about the interaction of organisms and take a mini-assessment. Students with high understanding will have an opportunity for a bonus mini-project while any student struggling will have an opportunity for further understanding!

FriYAY!

Students will continue to work on their FriYAY project!

Lisa Reed Preston

7th Grade STEM Faculty

Templeton Academy

631 2nd Ave S
Nashville, TN 37210
https://www.templetonacademy.org/nashville
615-601-0893

November 4 - 8, 2019

2019-10-28T17:43:00.000-07:00

Our investigation continues into the question “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” This week, we will review and assess our understanding of the Interactions of Organisms. In Math we will advance our understanding of proportion further by learning to write mathematical equations for proportional relationships. This is still in Unit 2 of Illustrative Math. In addition, students should be working on their Khan Academy Assignments in class, but may be completing them at home as well. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Two Equations for Each Relationship (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Intervention Focus: GCF and LCM

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Using Equations to Solve Problems (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Intervention Focus: Geometry

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

We will have our first in class debate today! We will walk to the picnic tables outside the Children’s Theater and students will be given time and resources to prepare. (A hint, hunting deer?) Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Today we will review our learnings about the interaction of organisms and take a mini-assessment. Students with high understanding will have an opportunity for a bonus mini project while any student struggling will have an opportunity for further understanding!

FriYAY!

Students will continue to work on their FriYAY project!

October 28 - November 1, 2019

2019-10-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

This week we will further our investigation into the question “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” by wrapping up our understanding of competition and beginning to think about the Interactions of Organisms. In Math we will continue on our understanding of proportion by exploring common mathematical relationships, i.e. measuring cooking ingredients, communicating speed, etc. This is Unit 2 of Illustrative Math. In addition, students should be working on their Khan Academy Assignments in class, but may be completing them at home as well. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Introducing Graphs of Proportional Relationships (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Intervention Focus: Operations with Negative Numbers

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - More about Proportions (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Intervention Focus: Simplifying Fractions and Calculating with Fractions

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will review our learnings about competition and invasive species and take a mini-assessment. Students with high understanding will have an opportunity for a bonus mini project! We will take a break between the review and assessment and walk around the block. We will do more outside activities! Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Students will begin to discover the interactions between organisms. Today we will walk around outside to take note of biotic and abiotic factors in our environment. We will also make note of how they affect each other.

FriYAY!

Students will continue to work on their FriYAY project!

October 21 - 25, 2019

2019-10-13T19:03:00.004-07:00

I hope you have had a restful Fall Break! I am so excited to share our new curriculum with everyone! We are now working with the STEMScopes curriculum. While we experience it together for the first time, we will chunk information into more bite size pieces, while working towards a bigger question. This will also adjust the order in which we do things. So while I am excited to learn more about the ocean and weather, we are going to push that off just a little bit in order to investigate the following question. “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” In Math we will continue to expand on our understanding of proportion by beginning conversations on Ratios, Unit Rates, and Graphical representation of Proportions. This is Unit 2 of Illustrative Math. In addition, students should be working on their Khan Academy Assignments in class, but may be completing them at home as well. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

No School for students!

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Proportions in Tables (Illustrative Math) (KhanAcademy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Intervention focus: Exponents/Order of Operations

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

We will begin our investigation into the following question. “What are the benefits and risks of building a pipeline through Yosemite Park?” Our investigation will begin with an understanding of competition among organisms and how invasive species exemplify the impacts of competition. We will be wandering tomorrow instead of today!

Thursday

Science Block

Students will spend the entire class working to create a public service announcement discussing “How have invasive species impacted our community?” We will be wandering outside today to identify invasive species for inclusion in our project. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays (and THURSDAYS), as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

FriYAY!

Students will begin to work on a new FriYAY project!

October 14 - 18, 2019

2019-10-06T19:04:00.002-07:00

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our first Exhibition Day! Those of you who were not able to make it were missed!

I hope you enjoyed the projects which evidenced our investigation on Volcano Farming, we are now moving on to a new investigation! What causes climates to be so different across the Earth? Over the course of the next 6 weeks, students will be investigating weather, climate, winds, air masses, and ocean currents in order to determine how our global climate is affected by these things. In Math we will continue to expand on our understanding of scale and proportion. Remember that Math practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Exam Review!

Students will use a number of review activities to make sure they are confident with all of our amazing information this quarter! They may continue to review at home using Khan Academy and the links found in our first Science Unit in Google Classroom.

Tuesday

Exams - Half day!

For 7th A Grade Students:

October 15th: Humanities Exam - 9:00 - 10:30
October 15th: Foreign Language Exam - 10:30 - 12:00

For 7th B Grade Students:

October 15th: Foreign Language Exam - 9:00 - 10:30
October 15th: Humanities Exam - 10:30 - 12:00

Wandering Wednesday

Exams - Half day!

For 7th A Grade Students:

October 16th: STEM Exam - 9:00 - 10:30
October 16th: 7th Grade Community Building - 10:30 - 12:30

For 7th B Grade Students:

October 16th: STEM Exam - 9:00 - 10:30
October 16th: 7th Grade Community Building - 10:30 - 12:30

Thursday

Fall Break!

FriYAY!

Fall Break!

October 7 - 11, 2019

2019-09-29T18:24:00.003-07:00

After wrapping up our investigation and final presentations on Volcano Farming, we are now ready to move on to a new investigation! What causes climates to be so different across the Earth? Over the course of the next 6 weeks, students will be investigating weather, climate, winds, air masses, and ocean currents in order to determine how our global climate is affected by these things. In Math we will continue to expand on our understanding of scale and proportion. Remember that practice can be found on KhanAcademy in the Illustrative Math section!

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scale Drawings and Maps (Illustrative Math) (KhanAcademy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scales Without Units (Illustrative Math) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will wander outside to the Howard building where we will sit with our partners and contemplate our new question “What causes climates to be so different across the Earth?” We will use our previous brainstorm of our current understanding and the smaller questions we created to plan our groups’ specific approach. Students will see an example product based on the current rubric. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Students will begin researching their project with their peers. Their research project will culminate in a product that will demonstrate their understanding of the new project Rubric. There are so many different products to choose from! Here are 72 Creative Ways to Show What You Know! Finally, we will be setting up our projects for the Exhibition Night, including our super secret fundraising project!

FriYAY!

Students continue to work on their FriYAY projects!

September 30 - October 4, 2019

2019-09-23T19:29:00.001-07:00

UPDATE: Because of our project extension, we did not get to our math topics last week. Therefore, I have adjusted the info below to reflect the changes! Additionally, Fri-Yay info has been updated as well.

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scaling Factors (Illustrative Math) (KhanAcademy) and Scaling Area (Illustrative Math) (KhanAcademy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scale Drawings (Illustrative Math)(Khan Academy) and Creating Scale Drawings (Illustrative Math) (KhanAcademy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will wander to a coffee shop to begin discussing our new question “What causes climates to be so different across the Earth?” We will brainstorm our current understanding and direct our investigation by creating smaller questions. We will also review the rubric for our next project. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Students will be presenting their project to their peers for peer feedback. While watching, students will be required to complete a grading rubric. Once they are done receiving feedback, students will journal about their project and group experience.

FriYAY!

Students will finalize their photojournalism projects. Then they will begin creating their reused resources they got at Turnip Green last week to create their artwork.

September 23 - 27, 2019

2019-09-23T19:06:00.002-07:00

Because of a brief delay, we are extending the project deadline! This week we are presenting our rough
drafts to each other and provide feedback in Science! Next Tuesday we will present all of our learning in
their final formats! In Math we will continue to expand on our understanding of scale and proportion.

Monday (Shortened because of Bus Experience)

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scale Factors (Illustrative Math Lesson) (Khan Academy)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Today we will be wandering outside for a quick walk and then back inside as we will be in final
preparation for our Science Presentations!

Thursday

Science Block

Students will be finishing up their final Science project reflecting changes based upon peer feedback.
The presentations next Tuesday are going to be so exciting!

FriYAY!

Students will begin working on a new Fri-yay project! More details to come.

September 16 - 20, 2019

2019-09-09T17:34:00.002-07:00

Building on our understanding of equivalencies, we will explore ratios, proportion and scale. Learning Targets and Family Support Materials for this topic are available via Illustrative Mathematics. We will also continue to develop our understanding of interdependence and how our environments affect us and how we affect our environments.

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Size of Scale Factor (Illustrative Math Lesson 5)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scaling and area (Illustrative Math Lesson 6)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

As we begin to understand our learnings about our driving question, it is now time to share with the class! Students will be preparing today to present their learnings to their peers. Their peers will provide feedback that will be phrased as Glows, the strong aspect, and the Grows, areas for improvement. After receiving feedback, students will have one additional week to refine their project! Class will take place in conference room at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Students will be presenting their project to their peers for peer feedback. Once they are done receiving feedback, students will have the opportunity to reflect and make any desired changes in preparation for final presentations next week!

FriYAY!

Students continue to work on their FriYAY Photojournalism projects! This week, we will be organizing our photos and finalizing our essays in preparation for submission!

September 9 - 13, 2019

2019-09-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Translating Expressions and Equations

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scale and Proportion (Illustrative Math Lesson #1)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Scale and Proportion (Illustrative Math Lesson #2)

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

We will continue to discuss the question “Why would people risk the danger of eruption and live and farm near volcanoes?” We will be taking the bus to the Farmer’s Market to explore our topic and learn about the benefits and pitfalls of urban gardening. Using the information from Brainstorms 1-3, we will be finalizing our remaining questions to understand how photosynthesis, the water cycle, the life cycle, and the carbon cycle are all affected. We will use this information to further our understanding of our question. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Using our technology, we will continue to formulate our hypothesis of why people would live and farm on a volcano. We will work together to create a full understanding and begin working on a presentation of the information we have discovered! Students may also begin to develop ideas of improvements to the current situation which will also be explored!

FriYAY!

Students continue to work on their FriYAY projects! This week, we will learn about what makes a photo more visually interesting as well as how to how to storyboard our photo essay.

September 2 - 6, 2019

2019-08-26T18:59:00.002-07:00

This week, we will use our understanding of the Math Block and number sense to focus on equivalencies. We will also begin organizing our ideas on our driving question regarding living and farming volcanoes.

Monday

No School!

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Equivalencies

Studio: Proportional Thinking

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

We will continue to discuss the question “Why would people risk the danger of eruption and live and farm near volcanoes?” We will be taking the bus to the Tennessee State Museum to explore our topic and learn about the history of food in Tennessee. We will use this information to further our understanding of our question. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Using our technology, we will begin to formulate our hypothesis of why people would live and farm on a volcano. We will work together to create a full understanding and begin working on a presentation of the information we have discovered!

FriYAY!

Students continue to work on their FriYAY projects!

August 26 - 30, 2019

2019-08-26T18:44:00.001-07:00

We are off and running! Our first week together was an overwhelming success! This week, we will continue to build on our understanding of the Math Block and number sense. We will also continue to discover how the interactions between living and non-living factors contribute to our society.

Monday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Analyzing Algorithms

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Unitization - Associating and Distributing

Studio: Unitization

Tuesday

Math Block

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Concept Study: Proportional Thinking - Percent

Studio: Percent

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

UPDATE: Students will use their technology today and tomorrow as we will be delving deeper into our research! We will go to Farm in the City on a future Wandering Wednesday. Today we will go to Crema to continue our research.

We will continue to discuss the question “Why would people risk the danger of eruption and live and farm near volcanoes?” We will be taking the bus to the Farm in the City to explore our topic and learn about the benefits and pitfalls of urban gardening. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Thursdays will usually be our day for research and technology will be used in classes on Thursdays. Today we will be reviewing the Design Thinking Process and using technology to continue to research our question in order to determine why urban farming may or may not be an alternative solution to farming on a volcano.

FriYAY!

Students continue to work on their FriYAY projects!

August 19 - 23, 2019

2019-08-18T16:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the beginning of an amazing new journey! I am so excited to be taking it with you. Even though this is the first week of school, you can plan to dive right in because we have some exciting new ideas to explore.

Monday

Math Block

Mondays and Tuesdays will generally be maths-focused. We will be looking at a new way to think about numbers that will provide a deeper understanding of value and require less rote memorization. Based on The Number Lab in Austin, TX, we will be breaking our Math days into four varying sections. Today, we will be experiencing the Concept Study on Unitization - Like Counts, the Studio focused on Unitization, the Thought Exercise using a 100s Chart, and the Thought Exercise on Translating Expressions.

The Number Lab 100s Chart

Tuesday

Math Block

We will be continuing to learn the Math Block Process by reviewing some previous sections and experience some new sections.

Thought Exercise: 100s Chart

Thought Exercise: Number Line

Concept Study: Unitization - Definition of Subtraction

Studio: Unitization

Wandering Wednesday

Science Block

Wednesdays will generally be our day to journey out into the world! As this is our first Wandering Wednesday, we will use our time to discuss group outing norms and then spend some time in the public green space across the street from the school. Our first topic of discussion in Science this year revolves around the question “Why would people risk the danger of eruption and live and farm near volcanoes?” Individually, we will be creating a list of the things we already know, questions we have, and things we will need to know about our problem. We will then share to create a complete view of our understanding and what we need to learn. Please note that on Wandering Wednesdays, as with every school outing, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices! Unless severe weather is in the area, we will do our excursions, rain or shine.

Thursday

Science Block

Thursdays will usually be our day for research and technology will be used in classes on Thursdays. Today we will be reviewing the Design Thinking Process and using technology to research our question in order to determine who the people are that live and farm near volcanoes in order to further understand.

FriYAY!

Students will engage in their first FriYAY, engaging in a project inspired by what inspires them!

April 29 - May 3, 2019

2019-04-29T14:12:00.003-07:00

We have made it through TN Ready and can now focus on retakes and our project! Students can still review for the retakes on their own using our padlet.
https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students will continue to work on a project using all of their learning from the year. They are creating a planet, biomes, a spaceship to get there and a marketing piece to persuade people to come!

Tuesday

Students will continue working on their in-class project. Small Groups on Weather will take place.

Wednesday

Students will continue working on their in-class project. Small Groups on Weather will take place. Retakes will be offered in class for Weather.

Thursday

Students will continue working on their in-class project. Retakes will be offered in class for Weather.

Friday

Students will continue working on their in-class project. Retakes will be offered in class for Weather.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

April 22 - 26, 2019

2019-04-22T17:03:00.002-07:00

TN Ready continues this week! Science will be completed online on Thursday morning! Students can still review on their own using our padlet.
https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students have begun to work on a project using all of their topics for the year. Using all that they have learned, they are to create a planet, biomes, a spaceship to get their and a marketing piece to persuade people to come!

Tuesday

Students will continue working on their in-class project.

Wednesday

Students will continue working on their in-class project.

Thursday

Students will continue working on their in-class project.

Friday

Students will continue working on their in-class project.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

April 15 - 19, 2019

2019-04-15T18:01:00.001-07:00

Happy Monday! TN Ready begins this week! Because of this, our in-class review is officially over! However, students can still review on their own using our padlet. https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students will participate in a Quizlet Live review game on all Science review topics.

Tuesday

Students will begin TN Ready (Literacy) so we will have a shortened class schedule. Today we will introduce a project that will include the standards we have covered this year. It will be an in-depth, in-class project.

Wednesday

Students will begin to form teams and conceptualize their project.

Thursday

Students will decide upon group roles and begin to expand upon their project brainstorming.

Friday

No School! Spring Holiday

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

April 1 - 5, 2019

2019-04-01T18:39:00.002-07:00

It's another super Monday! TN Ready review continues this week! Our review focus will be on Biodiversity and Human Impact on the Environment. The padlet we created will be a great study resource! https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students will participate in a Quizlet Live review game on our review topics.

Tuesday

Students will complete a formative assessment to determine their current level of understanding of our biodiversity and human impact standards.

Wednesday

Students will work with our VSVS visitors for the final time this year!

Thursday

Students will be split into groups and those who need help on the biodiversity and human impact standards will complete a small group to increase understanding. Students who do not have any misconceptions will use this time to learn and practice computer programming.

Friday

Students will complete an engineering challenge and have a final review on our ecosystems standards.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

March 25 - 19, 2019

2019-03-25T17:23:00.002-07:00

Happy Monday! TN Ready review is well underway! This week our review focus will be on ecosystems, including habitats, energy transformations in the animal kingdom and biomes. The padlet we created will be a great study resource! https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students will participate in a Quizlet Live review game on our review topics.

Tuesday

Students will complete a formative assessment to determine their current level of understanding of our ecosystem standards.

Wednesday

Students will work with our VSVS visitors!

Thursday

Students will be split into groups and those who need help on the ecosystem standards will complete a small group to increase understanding. Students who do not have any misconceptions will use this time to learn and practice computer programming.

Friday

Students will complete an engineering challenge and have a final review on our ecosystems standards.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

March 18 - 22, 2019

2019-03-18T11:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome back! I hope you had a fabulous break! We are starting to begin reviewing for TN Ready! This week our review focus will be on energy, energy transformations, and heat transfer. A padlet has been created and will be a great study resource! https://padlet.com/lisareedpreston/5dz047puclms

Monday

Students will participate in a Kahoot Review game on our review topics.

Tuesday

Students will complete a formative assessment to determine their current level of understanding of our energy standards.

Wednesday

Students will work with our VSVS visitors!

Thursday

Students will be split into groups and those who need help on the energy standards will complete a small group to increase understanding. Students who do not have any misconceptions will use this time to learn and practice computer programming.

Friday

Students will have a final review on Energy standards.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

March 4 - 8, 2019

2019-03-04T17:47:00.001-08:00

Today we got to watch our meteorology forecasting videos! I hope to send these via email over the next week! Also, remember the TN Ready is coming. I will post a pallet that has a number of study resources, in addition to the study resources already on my website.

Monday

Students will watch the weather forecasts they've created.

Tuesday

Students will be introduced to their final new topic: Oceans! Specifically we will be looking at currents, density, and so much more!

Wednesday

Students will have a technology day during which we will be exploring more computer coding and academic game play.

Thursday

Students will be learning more about ocean currents and water density.

Friday

Students will have a half day.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

February 25 - March 1, 2019

2019-02-26T11:32:00.001-08:00

We are nearing the end of our new content and getting ready to start out TN Ready reviews! Using the Quizlets, Quizizz and Kahoots and great practices to get ready for the big test.

Monday

Students will take the weather assessment that we missed on Friday. They will have a chance to do in-class corrections when complete.

Tuesday

Students will complete test corrections, finish filming their weather forecast, and complete an assignment on Legends of Learning.

Wednesday

Students will be working with VSVS on an energy review.

Thursday

Peace, Love and Pearls will affect our class schedule and as we have a shorter period, we will have a small review activity.

Friday

Students will begin to discuss ocean currents and how they are related to atmospheric currents.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

February 18 - 22, 2019

2019-02-19T09:15:00.000-08:00

This week we will be finalizing our unit on weather! We have covered fronts and air masses, cloud formation, precipitation, the water cycle, the atmosphere and so much more! At the end of the week, we will be taking a test on Weather! Students should study each night for this test.

Monday

No School!

Tuesday

Students will use their recently acquired information to create a weather forecast with a partner. They will then film their forecast to share with the class. This will take two days.

Homework: Students should study for their weather test by using padlet, their online textbook, quizlet or quiziz.

Wednesday

Students will continue to work with their partner to create a weather forecast and film it.

Homework: Students should study for their weather test by using padlet, their online textbook, quizlet or quiziz.

Thursday

Students will have an in-class weather review via Kahoot and Quizlet Live.

Homework: Students should study for their weather test by using padlet, their online textbook, quizlet or quiziz.

Friday

Students will complete an assessment on weather and other review topics.

Homework: None on Fridays.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

February 4 - 8, 2019

2019-02-04T08:34:00.000-08:00

This week we will be continuing our unit on weather! We are talking about clouds and atmosphere, precipitation and air masses and fronts

Monday

Students will continue to work on The Intro to Weather Padlet. They should be completing 2 assignments per day to stay current.

Homework: Students may complete 10 minutes of MobyMax, Learning Blade or Legends of Learning. Alternatively, students may write a 3, 2, 1 reflection on their in class learning. (3 things I learned, 2 things I already knew, and 1 thing I still want to know.) It is due Tuesday.

Tuesday

Students will continue to work on The Intro to Weather Padlet. They should be completing 2 assignments per day to stay current.

Homework: Students may complete 10 minutes of MobyMax, Learning Blade or Legends of Learning. Alternatively, students may write a 3, 2, 1 reflection on their in class learning. (3 things I learned, 2 things I already knew, and 1 thing I still want to know.) It is due Wednesday.

Wednesday

Students will complete work on The Intro to Weather Padlet. All activities should be complete and turned in by the end of class.

Homework: Students may complete 10 minutes of MobyMax, Learning Blade or Legends of Learning. Alternatively, students may write a 8-sentence reflection on the assessment they took in class and their experience programming. It is due Thursday.

Thursday

Students will complete a lab about cloud formation.

Homework: Students may complete 10 minutes of MobyMax, Learning Blade or Legends of Learning. Alternatively, students must write an 8-sentence paragraph reflection on how they feel about their grade in class. Their reflection must include at least one successful topic of understanding and at least one area for improvement. It is due Friday.

Friday

Students will complete a lab about humidity and dew point.

Homework: None on Fridays.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160

January 28 - February 1, 2019

2019-01-28T11:51:00.002-08:00

This week we will be entering our unit on weather!

Monday

Today we will finish our environmental impact posters that we began last week. We will also present them to each other in class!

Tuesday

Students will begin working on a new Padlet. The Intro to Weather Padlet will cover topics like Water Cycle, Clouds, Precipitation and Air Masses and Fronts. They should be completing 2 assignments per day to stay current. Students will be quizzed next week over the padlet content. Links to Quizlet and Quiziz study resources are also on the padlet.

Wednesday

Students will continue to work on The Intro to Weather Padlet. They should be completing 2 assignments per day to stay current.

Homework: Students may complete 10 minutes of MobyMax, Learning Blade or Legends of Learning. Alternatively, students may write a 8-sentence reflection on the assessment they took in class and their experience programming. It is due Thursday.

Thursday

Students will continue to work on The Intro to Weather Padlet. They should be completing 2 assignments per day to stay current.

Friday

Students will be going on their field trip to the mall today! Homework: None on Fridays.

As always, assignments are subject to change and I will do my best to communicate those to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, thoughts or concerns!

Lisa Preston, MAT

6th Grade Science

www.lisareedpreston.com

lisa.reed-preston@mnps.org

Head Middle Magnet School of Math & Science

1830 Jo Johnston Ave.

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 329-8160