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Thursday, March 4 -- Boys Basketball Tournament @ St. Joseph's (Pekin) vs Bartonville, 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 5 -- "One Fish, Two Fish" -- wear red or blue
                               Report Cards sent home

Monday, March 8 -- 4th Quarter Begins
                                 Mineral Cube Project Due (6th Grade)
                                 Boys Basketball Game vs Concordia (8th grade only), 5:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 10 -- Boys Basketball Game @ Limestone Walters, 5:00 p.m.                                              
Thursday, March 11 -- Changes in State of Matter Poster Due (8th Grade)
Friday, March 12 -- Spring Pictures 
Monday, March 15 -- Girls Basketball Camp, 3:05-4:00 p.m

Tuesday, March 16 -- Track Practice, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
                                     Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 17 -- Girls Basketball Camp, 3:05-4:00 p.m
Thursday, March 18 -- Track Practice, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Monday, March 22 -- Girls Basketball Camp, 3:05-4:00 p.m
Tuesday, March 23 -- Track Practice, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24 -- Free Dental Clinic
                                          Girls Basketball Camp, 3:05-4:00 p.m
                                          Track Practice, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 25 -- Wear purple for Epilepsy Day
                                      Track Practice, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Friday, March 26 -- Wear Orange for Positivity Day
                                 Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.

March 27-April 5 -- NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)
Tuesday, April 6 -- Return to School
Friday, April 10 -- Cell Analogy Project Due (7th Grade)

Weekly Lesson Calendar for March 1-5

EARTH SCIENCE (6th)

Monday, March 1
Bell Ringer
Mineral Cube

Tuesday, March 2
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Mineral Cube

Wednesday, March 3
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Mineral Cube

Thursday,March 4
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Friday, March 5
Bell Ringer
​Blog Entry
Read Aloud: Life As We Knew It
LIFE SCIENCE (7th)

Monday, March 1
Bell Ringer
Comprehension Questions

Tuesday, March 2
Bell Ringer
Etext Reading & Discussion
Savvas Assignments

Wednesday, March 3
Bell Ringer
Etext Reading & Discussion
​Savvas Assignments

Thursday, March 4
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Bell Ringer

Comprehension Questions

Friday, March 5
Bell Ringer
​Blog Entry
STEM Activity: Bacteria Cultures
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (8th)

Monday, March 1
Bell Ringer
Etext Reading & Discusison
Savvas Assignments
Comprehension Questions

Tuesday, March 2
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Bell Ringer
Etext Reading & Discusison
Savvas Assignments
Comprehension Questions

Wednesday, March 3
Bell Ringer
Etext Reading & Discusison
Savvas Assignments
Comprehension Questions

Thursday, March 4
Bell Ringer

Changes of State Project

Friday, March 5
Bell Ringer
​Blog Entry
Read Aloud: Michael Vey, Prisoner of Cell 25

Learning Goals & standards

6th Grade
I CAN define the properties of minerals.
MS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

7th Grade
I CAN classify organisms based on cell structure and characteristics.
MS-LS1-1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

8th Grade
I CAN predict what changes will occur in a state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
MS-PS1-4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
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Lab: Which Spreads More Germs?
8th Grade
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Lab: Is It alive?
​7th Grade
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LINKS

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Pearson Curriculum
How Stuff Works
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Pleasant Hill District 69
Science News for Students
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