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Think Tank Team. Think Tank Team. Think Tank Team. Open Team Meeting. Open Team Meeting. February 6, 2014. Think Tank Science. Mary Kelch Sobhani. Engineering/Robotics Unit Engineering Career Choices Building Units Utilizing LEGO Mindstorms Kits Programming for Simple Tasks
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Think Tank Team Think Tank Team Think Tank Team Open Team Meeting Open Team Meeting February 6, 2014
Think Tank Science Mary Kelch Sobhani
Engineering/Robotics Unit Engineering Career Choices Building Units Utilizing LEGO Mindstorms Kits Programming for Simple Tasks Robot Competition
Digital / Paperless Classroom Fall Gift Grant Class Set of 30 iPad Minis Everything Digital
What’s Next? Space [rocketry] Geology Biology Chemistry
World Studies Ms. Demcko
Skills Refresher Interpreting maps Categorizing information Analyzing information Comparing data Making comparisons Sequencing events Interpreting charts & graphs Using primary sources
Math Mrs. Lapp
Upcoming Topics for 6thgrade Math • Percent Application • Probability • Geometry • Measurement Applications • STAAR Strategies
Placement Test • May 20th and 21st • during scheduled math period • no preparation necessary • 1 of the 3 criteria used for recommendation of 7th grade Math placement
Regular Course Sequence • Grade 7 7 7/8Grade 8 8 Alg IGrade 9 Alg I GeomGrade 10 GeomAlg IIGrade 11 Alg II PreCalGrade 12 PreCal Calculus
TAG Course Sequence • Grade 7 8 Alg IGrade 8 Alg I GeomGrade 9 GeomAlg II Grade 10 Alg II PreCalGrade 11 PreCal Calculus Grade 12 Calculus Statistics
What are we doing now in LA? -Grammar(Daily Language) Sentence structure, verb tenses, subject/verb agreement, and punctuation -Character Trait Vocabulary Focus on 20 traits-Writing Narrative Writing -using a Harris Burdick image as a prompt -focus on including dialogue, various sentence types and structures Analytical Writing
Novel Study (mystery genre) Book groups focused on: -Summaries of chapters -What’s important and why by using textual evidence to support ideas -Character analogies -Did the novel follow the “rules” of the article “What Makes a Good a Mystery?”
STAAR READING ASSESSMENT (STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC READINESS) STAAR TESTING DATES April 22- Math April 23- Reading
Last Open Team Meeting Thursday, April 3 11:45 – 12:15 We’re glad you came !