Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wow! We are almost done!

Hello everyone! This is an exciting week--Key Lime Cove was today, tomorrow is the FABULOUS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM from 9:30-11:30, and then our field trip to Lake Street to see Apollo 13. I wanted to share this film's connections to our curriculum with you (see paragraph below).

Please note that I can only accept the last two assignments at this point (KTN and the Choice Board); they must be turned in tomorrow (Thursday) by class time (not after school).
Also, PLEASE be certain to turn in your History Textbook!

Hope you all enjoy this week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh


This film is being shown to students on Team 7-1 to connect to the final paper in Science class on the solar system. This film is a dramatization of NASA’s third lunar mission: the Apollo 13 mission. It provides a historical context for the history of space flight as well as the technology and scientific understandings of space exploration in the 1950s-1970s. Phenomena such as gravitational pull, inertia and orbit impact the engineers and astronauts as they plan and execute this mission. Finally, it is an excellent representation of the foundation of scientific investigation: the process of identifying and solving problems. The engineers on earth must work to bring the astronauts in space home using ingenuity, problem solving, creativity and, above all, team work, to save the astronauts. This movie truly makes science come alive in a dramatic, historically-accurate manner!

Finally, we wish to share this movie in order to support our students’ social and emotional learning, specifically the following themes: team work and leadership.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Last Full Week of School!Social Studies AND Science Syllabi are here!

Memorial Day Weekend Update:
To my core extension students: PLEASE remember that the final poster is due Tuesday. To see the layout for your poster, please click HERE.

Have a great weekend!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Please find the weekly syllabus HERE.

Also, for this week's SCIENCE syllabus, please click HERE!

For next week's SCIENCE syllabus, click HERE!
Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Monday, May 16, 2011

Week of 5.16.11

This week is a BIG week in social studies! The final project is due FRIDAY --Thursday if you are going to Cleveland!

Please use your class time well this week. I know it can be challenging to stay on task during projects such as this, but I know you can do it!

Parents, please ask your children about their project--ask to see what they have done, and ask them to practice their presentations with you (they will be presenting next week, but it is a great idea to get started this week with practicing!)

This week's syllabus is HERE.
Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Weekly Syllabus 5/9/11

Hello there!! I apologize for posting my syllabus late this week; I was sick for a few days.

The big issue this week is the Civil War project and the final two google docs, which are due Friday May 13th.

Please ask your child about his/her project!

For this week's syllabus please click HERE.

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Monday, May 2, 2011

Week of 5/2/11

Welcome back!

This week we will be working on our Civil War projects. We will continue research and start creating the projects. Much of this work will be done independently. You have TWO google docs due this Friday--please note--this is a CHANGE from the original syllabus.

Parents, please ask to see your child's project planning arrow. I encourage you to ask them how their work is going, and ask them what their plan is for this week. They should be making progress every day on their projects. If you need any of the documents for this project, please see last week's post.

Click here for this week's syllabus.

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Welcome back from a looooong weekend!

This week Ms. Jury and I are introducing our FINAL big project of the year--and it is SUPER exciting! From now until almost the very end of the school year, each student will be working individually or with a partner on an project relating to the Civil War. During our work on this project, students will be expected to achieve small steps/goals each day in class. He/she will also be filling out weekly self-evaluations. A big part of this project is developing the ability to break down a large task into lots of little, manageable tasks. Another key feature is that each student will be CHOOSING his/her area of focus for the project, AND choosing the format of the final project itself. I am super eager to start this project!

For the Civil War project handout, please click HERE

For the weekly syllabus, please click HERE.

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Homework tonight--Tuesday 4/19/11

Hi there!
There IS homework tonight for those students who did not complete the in class work. It is a packet on the economic, military, or diplomatic comparison of North and South at the onset of the Civil War.

Here is a link in case they forgot to bring the packet home (please note, they only have to fill out ONE section--either the economic, military, or diplomatic section of the packet).

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/default/files/worksheets/North-vs-South.pdf

Thanks!

Laura Swartzbaugh