STEAM FAIR Assignment 1: ALL CLASSES

Hey munchkins!

Here is assignment 1. It is due next Wednesday, February 4th. 

STEAM Research Project

Assignment #1 Powerpoint/Prezi/GoogleDoc

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math)

Directions: You will conduct research on your STEAM field of study and complete a power point of the information you gathered during your research

1. Research and gather information to answer 3 Essential Questions
2. Research and gather information to answer 3 additional Topic Specific Questions
3. Complete PowerPoint or Prezi that contains (minimum of 7 slides):

1. Title Page with your Name and Homeroom
2. 6 (or more) Research Results Slides

1. one slide for each Essential Question
2. one sslide for each “Student Choice” Topic Specific Question.

3 Essential Questions (all students must answer these questions for the research)

1. Define your STEAM area of study and explain why it is important
1. Example:
1. Microbiology (fungi, bacteria growth)
2. Engineering (building, constructing)
3. Computer Science (video gaming, html)
4. Botany (plant studies)
5. Chemistry (acid and bases, chemical reactions)

2. Who is one of the innovators (famous scientist/person) in your field and what was their greatest contribution to their field? Create a timeline to demonstrate the evolution of the contribution.
3. What is one of the careers in your field of study?  What does someone with this career do and what tools do they use?

3 “Student Choice” Topic Specific Question

• For this section it is up to YOU to create a 3 questions to ask about your field of study
• These questions should help lead you to a greater understanding of your field of study
• This is your opportunity to be in charge of your learning...no rules, just exploration!

Remember, your research project should be in a PowerPoint/Prezi form, and ONE SLIDE for each of the questions you are answering the upcoming STEAM fair...so show us what you got!

Those students who provide us with the BEST RESEARCH will be given special preference for the upcoming STEAM Fair project.

Due Date: Friday, 02.04.2015àSave & Send all PPT/Prezi to chalmersscience@gmail.com

Preference is for a Google Doc or Google Presentation. If You use one of these I will award you 20 extra dojo points.

In My Absence...

In my absence (10.06.14)
Please complete the following reading and Claim-Evidence-Reasoning organizer (handed out to you by sub) for 40 points. Failure to comply with classroom expectations and/or failure to complete assignment will result in a loss of all 40 points for the assignment in addition to 10 points for participation. 

Any negative reports of students shall be serving a detention this Thursday, from 4:00-5:30 pm.

Be good, get your work done, and that's all.

215: Click here for your article, 215. Use your Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Graphic Organizer to complete the reading and C-E-R chart.

216: Click here for your article, 216. Use your Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Graphic Organizer to complete the reading and C-E-R chart.

217:  Click here for your article, 217. Use your Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Graphic Organizer to complete the reading and C-E-R chart.

218:  Click here for your article, 218. Use your Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Graphic Organizer to complete the reading and C-E-R chart.


Ms. Srirama

Those who are NOT on the field trip, read carefully.

If you are NOT on the field trip to the Garfield Park Conservatory, Find your assignment below.

1. Click here Click me!

2. Complete the questions on the graphic organizer.

3. Re-check your answers and make sure that your graphic organizer has:

a. YOUR NAME
b. Answered ALL questions
c. Diagram drawn NEATLY and is LABELED

This assignment is worth 50 points, an alternate assignment for today's trip. Failure to comply with the assignment will result in a 0/50. 

Ms. Srirama

Cycle HW

Hi Kids!

Cycle homework is up. More detail to be given tomorrow...but...it is due 9.18.14 AND WILL BE A HUGE PART OF YOUR GRADE.

GO TO YOUR HOMEROOM'S TAB TO SEE YOUR HOMEWORK. If you are in 215, click 215.


Lucky for us, we get to work on some activities in class and some objectives are similar from ones we did last week. Very..very...similar.

After-School tutoring hours--this Wednesday from 3:45-6:00 pm. You need parent permission and you need to sign up on our sign up sheet to get that.


Ms. Srirama

Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year!

We are back! That means that Ms. Srirama is bringing the blog back!

I hope you had a relaxing summer and are ready to get back into the groove of school--and most importantly, the groove of SCIENCE!

We have a lot of fun things coming up this year and I need your participation and regular visits to this blog to keep these fun things up.

TO EARN 10 CLASS DOJO POINTS, LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW SAYING ONE THING YOU ARE EXCITED FOR IN SCIENCE THIS YEAR. 

In addition to your dojo points being added, I will put 10 marbles in to the jar for the class that has the most comments. So, make sure you write something like this:

This is Ms. Srirama and I am excited for the STEAM FAIR this year. Love, 215.

I included my 1. Name 2. What I am excited for 3. My homeroom

You have until Thursday at 7 p.m. to do this. You will see your points reflected in Dojo right after that!

I am very excited for this year--do not hesitate to reach me at chalmersscience@gmail.com

Please visit the DOCUMENTS page in case you are missing the lab safety or notebook labeling assignment. 

All my love,
Ms. Srirama

Non-Zoo Peeps...look here!!

CLICK HERE FOR EXAMPLE OF ORGANISM FACT SHEET.

You are to create your own.

Using the website http://a-z-animals.com/animals/, pick an animal of your choice and create a visually-appealing FACT-SHEET about it. See example below.

Worth: 50 points

Ms. Srirama

Spring Break Assignment

Click here for assignment