Homeroom 01/19/2016 Write these important dates down in your agenda: Bring those box tops! Wednesday (01/20/16) – Workplace Wednesday Jeans Day - $1 to track club Friday (01/29/16) – Progress Reports WE NEED DONATIONS! Bring printer paper, hand sanitizer, or tissue to earn Paw Bucks! HOMEROOM = SILENCE

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/19/16 SIT IN YOUR PEACH GROUPS.  Select ONE task to complete based on your reading of “About the Author”.  Your homework packet is due Friday this week!

Language Arts – Warm Up 01/19/16 SIT IN YOUR PEACH GROUPS.  Assemble your “Maniac Magee” folders:  First, put your label in the upper RIGHT HAND corner.  Then, put your name and class period on the label.  Next, hole-punch your table of contents, blue journal (chapter 1 side up), and vocabulary sheet. Fasten these items inside your folder.  Finally, add “Blue Journal” and “Vocabulary (Ch. 1-10)” to your table of contents.  Your homework packet is due Friday this week!

Language Arts – Work Session 01/19/16  Essential Question: How can making inferences improve my reading skills?  Standard: LA.6.ELAGSE6R4–  Standard: LA.6.ELAGSE6R5–

Language Arts – Work Session 01/19/16 GREEN SIDEPURPLE SIDE

Language Arts – Work Session 01/19/16  “Maniac Magee”  Chapter 1   Chapter 2 

Language Arts – Work Session 01/19/16  “Maniac Magee”  Chapter 3   Chapter 4 

Language Arts – Closing Session 01/19/16 Exit Discussion  What happened to Maniac’s parents?  Who are Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan? What’s so strange about them?  What was “The Lost Year”?  Your homework packet is due Friday this week.

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Opening Session  E. Q.: How does the S. T. E. M. Design process work in building a catapult ?  Preview your packet and the task/challenge asked of you for today.

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Work Session  Catapult Design Challenge ( see packet )  Problem : You are an engineer who specializes in designing cool toys and machines for games. You were recently contacted y the SuperFun Toy Company to help design a machine called a catapult for a game that will launch Ping - Pong balls at a series of targets. To ensure that children and adults alike will love the game, you need to make sure the catapult is both accurate and precise.

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Work Session  Catapult Design Challenge ( continued )  Identify the Problem : Answer the following questions using COMPLETE SENTENCES :  1.) What are you creating ?  2.) What is the purpose of the product ?  3.) What materials or resources can we use ?  4.) Are there any constraints ( limitations )?

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Work Session  Catapult Design Challenge ( continued )  Brainstorm : List all of the resources or materials you will need.  Design Process : Pick your favorite idea and place it in the box with labeled parts.  Each team member must write what they like about someone else’s design and explain why.  Plan Your Team Design : Pick your favorite idea and place it in the box with labeled parts.

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Work Session  Catapult Design Challenge ( continued )  Create : Now it’s time to work on your team product !  Reflection : Be sure to answer questions #1-4.  Use COMPLETE sentences for your responses.  Try It Out : Now, it’s time to test your design !

E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 01/19/16  Closing Session  S. T. E. A. M. Design Process Reflection