1. FIND YOUR SEAT – TAKE OUT A SHEET OF PAPER WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE TOP OF THE PAPER. DRAW A LINE BETWEEN EACH SECTION 1) WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME 2) AREAS THAT I AM REALLY INTELLIGENT 3) AREAS THAT I AM NOT INTELLIGENT (YET) 4) PEOPLE IN THIS CLASS I WORK REALLY WELL WITH 5) PEOPLE IN THIS CLASS I DO NOT WORK WELL WITH 6) WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD – BE SPECIFIC

2. LEARNING TARGET I WILL RECEIVE A VERBAL AND VISUAL OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN SCIENCE AND I WILL COMMUNICATE IN WRITING INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP MR. JAMSA INSTRUCT ME AND THIS CLASS. READING – INSTRUCTIONSLISTENING – JAMSA WRITING – LETTER/ PRE-TEST

3. WELCOME TO HONORS INTEGRATED SCIENCE ON THE BACK OF YOUR LETTER: DUCKS / BEAVERS / DON’T CARE BREAKFAST / DINNER / DESSERT BLUE/ GREEN/ RED/ BROWN/ YELLOW OREGON/ NEW YORK/ CALIFORNIA/ TEXAS COMPUTERS/ EXERCISE/ MUSIC FIND SOMEONE WITH AS MANY SAME ANSWERS AS POSSIBLE WRITE DOWN THEIR NAME NEXT TO YOUR LIST IF YOU FIND A “TWIN”

4. FOCUS OF THE CLASS 1) SOLVING PROBLEMS – INCLUDING SCIENCE FAIR 2) EXPLORING SCIENCE TOPICS OF INTEREST 3) MATTER CYCLES 4) LIFE WEBS 5) ENERGY FLOWS

5. POTENTIAL HIGH POINTS ON THE CALENDAR 1) ADOPT A FARMER 2) SCIENCE FAIR – ROBERT FROST, PORTLAND, COMMUNITY, INTERNET, CLACKAMAS AQUATIC CENTER 3) WESTERN POND TURTLE – ZOO 4) NORTHWEST SCIENCE EXPLORERS 5) PAST SUCCESSES – TWO NATIONAL AWARDS, PLACEMENT AT SCIENCE FAIR, AND WHAT WILL YOUR CLASS CONTRIBUTE?

6. THREE TRUTHS AND A LIE – MR JAMSA MY FIRST DATE WAS NAMED NOELLE DULABAUM I WAS PICKED ON IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BY KEVIN MAHRER AND ANDY UNDERWAGER I HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE IN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FOR LONGER THAN YOU HAVE BEEN ALIVE

7. WHAT DID I NOT DO THIS SUMMER? READ A LOT OF BOOKS FLY TO COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA WHITE WATER RAFT DOWN THE DEEPEST CANYON IN THE USA WATCH A MAN GETS HIS EYES GOUGED OUT LIVE

8. ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU NEED A SPIRAL NOTEBOOK (70 PAGE IS FINE) FOR THIS CLASS ONLY – BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 TH COMPUTER LAB TOMORROW (EXCEPT PERIOD 3) BRAIN WEEK STARTS MONDAY

9. 3 PROCEDURES IN MY CLASS 1) YOU NEED MY ATTENTION DURING A LECTURE, RAISE YOUR HAND. 2) GIVE ME FIVE A) STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING B) LOOK AT TEACHER C) QUIET PLEASE D) COUNT BACKWARDS WITH TEACHER E) WE WILL PRACTICE AS NECESSARY 3) I DISMISS THE CLASS – NOTEBOOK DEITY WILL TAKE NOTEBOOKS TO CRATE

10. TWO OPTIONS CONTINUE WRITING ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ON YOUR OPENING LETTER OR HELP THE CLASS SOLVE THIS OPEN-ENDED RIDDLE

11. THE BRAIN LEARNS BY MAKING MISTAKES

12. YOU MAY ASK ANY YES OR NO QUESTION TO SOLVE THIS RIDDLE PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE. A MAN CALLED OVER TO HIS DOG WHO WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. THE DOG CAME STRAIGHT TO THE MAN AND NUZZLED HIS LEG WITHOUT GETTING A DROP OF WATER ON HIM. HOW DID HE DO IT? APARTMENT AT NIGHT.

13. LEARNING TARGET I WILL RECEIVE A VERBAL AND VISUAL OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN SCIENCE AND I WILL COMMUNICATE IN WRITING INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP MR. JAMSA INSTRUCT ME AND THIS CLASS. READING – INSTRUCTIONSLISTENING – JAMSA WRITING – LETTER/ PRE-TEST