Welcome 6th Grade RodeoMrs.

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Do-Now1.You may sit where you like today. 2.Please begin filling out the “Student Interest

Survey” at your desk.

RODEO

RODEOWelcome 6th Graders

Time Place

8:10 – 8:25 Rodeo – Review schedules

8:30 – 9:10 Rodeo – Get to know each other, Rodeo mascot

9:15 – 9:55 Tour Building

10:00 – 10:40 Assembly in the gym

10:45 – 11:20 Gym – Tug of war

11:20 – 11:55 Walk the track

11:55 – 12:30 Lunch

12:35 – 3:10 1st period – 8th period (See your schedule)

3:15 – 3:30 Rodeo

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Schedules

S1 = Semester 1A = Monday, Tuesday, and FridayB = Wednesday (Odd Block Day)C = Thursday (Even Block Day)

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Copy your schedule on to handout

RODEO

RODEOTour Mrs. Malone

Track

Orchestra

Choi

rLocker room

Locker Room

Small Gym

Gym

GYLibraryCafeteria

Courtyard

Courtyard

Courtyard

Trash

Solar Panels

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Main Office

Basketball & Tennis Courts

300 Hallway

100 Hallway

500 Hallway

400 Hallway 200 Hallw

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BMC

600 Hallway

O. Henry Middle School

RODEORODEO Weekly Schedule Mrs. Malone

MONDAYS: Outside Day

TUESDAYS: Reading Day

WEDNESDAYS: Option Day/Grade Check

THURSDAYS: Outside Day

FRIDAY: Movie Day

RODEORODEO Mrs. Malone

1. Team Name: Malone’s Mighty Mice? Malone’s Marvelous Mustangs? Alpacas, Malone’s Uni-chimp, Malone’s Magestic Unicorns, Malone’s Cobras, Malone’s

2. Team Motto:

3. Team Mascot: Mice, Monkeys, Manatees, Mustangs?

RODEORODEO Mrs. Malone

RODEO Games

1. Name game2. Shipwreck3. Musical bumps4. Hula hoop race

RM 500Welcome Science Students Mrs. Malone

Do-Now

1. Pick up a Syllabus, Student Interest Survey, and Safety Contract Safety Contract due Friday

2. You may sit where you like for today

3. Composition BooksOdd Periods (3,5,7): Need by WednesdayEven Periods (2,4,8): Need by Thursday

4. Begin filling out the “Student Interest Survey”

August 20Syllabus Mrs.

Malone

Topics

1. Nature of Science • What is science and how do we perform science?

2. Living Systems• What characteristics are common to all life?

3. Human Body• What parts (structures) make up our body and how do

they work (function)?

4. Plants• What is a plant and how does it survive and grow?

August 20Syllabus Mrs.

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Topics

5. Adaptations• Why doesn’t all life on earth look alike?

6. Ecology• How are organisms connected to each other and the

environment?

7. Space• Why is earth able to support life and not the other

planets?

August 20Science Homework Mrs.

Malone

1. Composition BooksMust have by Wednesday/Thursday

2. Safety ContractSigned by parent and returned by Friday

Block DayDo-Now Mrs.

Malone

1. Pick up handouts and your science folder.

2. Respond to question on Do-Now weekly handout.

3. Begin reading the green handout at your desk. Q?: What is wrong in this

picture?

List as many mistakes as possible in complete

sentences.

Block DayLab Safety Mrs.

Malone

Safety Goggles

Preventing Eye Injuries:

1. Wear safety goggles when handling chemicals, glassware, or sharp objects.

2. Do not rub your eyes with your hands until you wash them.

Responding to Eye Injuries

1. Inform the teacher immediately

2. Wash eyes for at least 15 minutes using the eye-wash.

3. Go to nurse if eyes become red or itchy.

Why do we wear safety goggles?

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Lab Safety

Prev

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Respond

Block Day

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You will visit 4 stations; 4 min. at each station

1. Fire Extinguisher

2. Dissection

3. Broken Glass

4. Gloves, Aprons, and Goggles

Lab Safety

Stay at your station until time is up

Block DayLab Safety Mrs.

Malone

Fire Blanket

How and when do we use a fire blanket?

Preventing Fires:

1. Do not light fires near flammable chemicals or material

2. Do not play with matches, lighters, or hot plates.

3. Pull hair back into ponytail

4. Do not wear loose or baggy clothing

Responding to Fires:

1. Inform the teacher immediately

2. Use the fire extinguisher to put out fires; do NOT use on humans.

3. Suffocate the fire by covering it with a non-flammable container or use the fire blanket.

Lab Safety Mrs. Malone

Lab Safety

Prevent

Respond

ClothingWear:

• Goggles/safety glasses

• Closed-toed shoes

• Clothing made of natural based fiber such as cotton

• Tie back long hair

Do NOT Wear:• Sandals• Jewelry• Loose or Baggy

clothing

Waste Disposal

• First ask your teacher where/how to dispose of waste.

• Never pour anything down the drain unless you are told to do so.

• A waste container will be supplied for substance that cannot go down the drain

Reasons for proper waste disposal

• Hazardous chemicals can lead to pollution of ground water, lakes, rivers, etc.

• Plants and animals will die if they are exposed to hazardous chemical waste.

• Serious health problems could occur if hazardous waste finds its way into drinking water.

What is a Scientist?

Close your eyes and imagine a scientist. Try to imagine:What does the scientist look like? What is the scientist wearing? What equipment is the scientist using? Where is the scientist?

Now draw what you imagined on your paperAdd as much detail to your scientist as you canWrite a description of your scientist on your paperBe prepared to share your work

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Many students and teachers imagine this person when they think of a scientist.

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Student examples. Did your scientist look like this?

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More student examples. Did your scientist look like this?

What Do Others Think?• What kinds of pictures do you think you would

see if you did a Google image search for the word “scientist”?

• Look at the search results on the next slide. What do you notice?

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Your Scientist

• Did you draw a woman?• Was your scientist African American, Asian, or

Hispanic?• Did your scientist work outside of a lab?• Was your scientist collaborating with other

people?

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Scientists Are Diverse and Collaborate with Others

A New Perspective

• Work with your group to create a new drawing and description of a scientist on poster paper– What does your scientist look like?– Who is your scientist working with?– Where is your scientist working?– What is your scientist wearing?– What kinds of equipment is your scientist using?

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August 31Do-Now Mrs.

Malone

1. Pick up handouts and your science folder.

2. Begin reading the “Wildlife Officer” reading.

3. Respond to question on Do-Now weekly handout.

Q?: How does Windi protect animals? Give an example from

the reading.