Mr. Banks Classroom

Announcements 

 Spring Term Opportunities (1)

  • Saturday Science Academy (8 Saturdays; Grades K -12) + 4 week math program
    • Information -->  Click on this link 
    • Application -->  Click on this link  (or go to INFORMATION website, SSA II Application)  Note:  Before completing the application, create a Google Doc for your essay and allow Mr. Banks or another adult to review your essay.
    • (MSA3 only) Request Scholarship for the Saturday Science Academy of Charles Drew 
      • Complete the App

Summer Term Opportunities (1)

  • Opportunity Scholars Public Health Academy (PHA) (4 wk summer; fall intern; $15/hr )
    • Informaiton -->  Click on this link  
    • Application -->  Click on this link  (or go to INFORMATION website, Opportunity Scholars Public Health Academ)
      • Note:  Before completing the application, create a Google Doc for your essay and allow Mr. Banks or another adult to review your essay.
    • Write a Response to ech Essay (4) -->  Click on this link 

Future Term Opportunities (1)
March 18 - 22, 2019  
SSR class -  Period SSR 11th  code:  7b6wu74

  1. Day 1  - SEL Survey 
  2. Day 2 -  SEL Survey and ALEKS
  3. Day 3 - SEL Survey and Naviance 
Physics   (Exam April 4, 2019 - Practice Test Questions[Electrostatic]  )  
Day 1 - 2 (Video) "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"   **Handout** **Handout - Vocabulary** 
Day 3 - Chapter 20.1 - 20.2 Review Questions **Handout EL - Coulomb's Law**
Day 4 - Complete Activity B ... Quiz - Chapter 20.1 - 20.2 & EL - Coulomb's Law
Chemistry (Exam April 4, 2019 - Practice Test Question [ Ionic Bond and Covalent Bond; Chemical Equation and Reaction ]
Day 1 -   (Video) "Elementary S1E6 - Flight Risk"
Day 2 -   Pop Quiz... Chapter 9.1 - Writing Chemical Equations ; EL - Chemical Change Lab (A&B);  **Handout**
Day 3 -   Pop Quiz...Chapter 9.1 -Writing Chemical Equations; EL - Chemical Change Lab (B&C);  Chapter 9.2 - Balance Chemical Equations; **Handout - Balance Chemical Equations**  ** Homework** 
Day 4 -  Review ... Quiz - 9.1 & 9.2

 Earth Science  (Exam April 4, 2019 - Practice Test Question [Inheritance and Adaptation]; [Introduction to Animals])
Day 1 - (Video) "Madagascar - Island of Marvel by BBC: Earth"  **Handout**
Day 2 -  (Read Out Loud;  Oral Response) p.225 - 227; ExploreLearning (EL) - Natural Selection **Handout**
Day 3 - (Read Out Loud;  Oral Response) p.228 - 230; ** Handout - p.27 31 32 **
Day 4 - Review Handouts 27 31 32... Quiz - 7.2 vocabulary
************ Announcement ************



March 16, 2019 

The Walt Disney Company HBCU Immersion Day  (No Bus.... We will carpool.  @7:15 am MSA3)
Saturday, March 16, 2019
8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Walt Disney Studios Lot
500 S Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521


March 11 - 15, 2019 (Agenda and Notebook Needed - Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science(6th)  (Thursday - Science Fair winners (per grade) will present their project to the school, 9 - 1:30 pm.)

Physics 

Chemistry 
Earth Science
Science Fair Competition Guidelines!!!!!  Google Classroom Class Code: vbza1ao  Click on Link 
  • Proposal Due:                             January 25, 2019
  • Conduct Experiment:                  January 25 - February 1, 2019
  • Written Report:                           February 1 - February 11, 2019
  • Conduct and Design Tri-Fold:    February 19, 2019
  • Create or Edit Video You Took:  February 20 - March 1, 2019
  • Final Project Due:                       March 11, 2019


March 3-7, 2019  (No School Friday!!!) (Agenda and Notebook Needed - Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science(6th)  (MINIMUM DAY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY- PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS)
  1. Day 1 -  All classes-(Video) Watch and Respond:Elementary:S1E2; Handout... Science Fair Project)
  2. Day 2 & 3 -  All classes -    Science Fair Project Background Content
February 25 - March 1  (Agenda and Notebook Needed - Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science(6th) 

 Physics
**** Announcement **** -->  Powerpoint due Day 2 (2/26 -27); Homework Due Friday March 1)
    1. Day 1 (Video) Bill Nye- Electricity;Read and Answer Questions in the Article (due 2/26)
    2. Day 2 ...submit article... Notes-Static Electricity ... Read & Answer Questions... Static Force Computer Simulation ... Submit Powerpoint due Day 2 (2/26 -27) or Project: Launch My Heart
    3. Teacher Absent Feb. 28 and March 1
Chemistry 
**** Announcement ****  -->  Powerpoint due Day 2 (2/26 - 27)
      1. Day 1 (Video) Elementary: S1 E2  - How Was Chemistry Used to Solve the Problem?
      2. Day 2 (Video)Bill Nye "Do Now"... Notes.... Handout... Project Operation:  Pour into My Heart
      3. Teacher Absent Feb. 28 and March 1
    Earth Science  
    **** Announcement ***
      1. Day 1 (Video) Bill Nye - Locomotion; Read and Answer Questions (homework due March 1) 
      2. Day 2  (Read Out Loud;  Oral Response) p.216 - 218
      3. Teacher Absent Feb. 28 and March 1
    February 18 - 22  (Agenda and Notebook Needed - Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science(6th) 

    1. Physics 
      1. **** Announcement ****
        1. "I applied and was accepted into Cal Poly Pomona"  <-- then click on the link
        2. Test Wednesday, February 20 and 21- Study Guide  -  Motion ; Newton's Laws; Projectile Motion
      2. Day 2 (2/19 or 2/20)- Study for Exam
      3. Day 3 - Exam
      4. Day 4 - Presentation 
        1. Project Operation: Launch My Heart  invention due 2/14; reflection 2/15; presentation and PowerPoint 2/22... Source for Background Knowledge ; Non-HPM information
    2. Chemistry  
      1. **** Announcement ****
        • Fun Sun in the Summer Enrichment (away from home)
      2. Day 2 (2/19 or 2/20) Study for Exam - Ionic Bond
      3. Day 3 (2/21) Exam
      4. Day 4 (2/22) Presentations
        1. Project Operation:  Pour into My Heart  invention due 2/14; reflection 2/15; presentation and PowerPoint 2/22
    3. Earth Science  (Homework Due 2/19;  Next Homework Due 2/25 )
      1. ****Announcement****
        1. Homework - Read the following passages:
          1. Life Find a Way  and  Naturally Selected to Survive www.readworks.org
        2. Day 2 (2/20) Explore Learning - Types of Cells 
        3. Day 3 (2/21) Exam  - Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs; Types of Cells
        4. Day 4 (2/22) Adaptation of Animals

      February 11 - 15  (Agenda and Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science(6th) Notebook Needed)
      1. Physics
      2. Chemistry 
      3. Earth Science   (Homework:  Read and Answer Questions - 1) Cells That Make Us (due 2/15);  2) Meet the Microbes) due Monday (2/18)

       February 4 - 8  (Agenda and Chemistry Notebook Needed)
      1. Physics
        1. February 4 - Video: Bill Nye Simple Machines
        2. February 5 - (period 1) Complete their quiz; (All) Practice Solving for time (Projectile Motion) w/ExploreLearning - Golf Range; (3rd period) Science Fair Project - ExploreLearning.com - Plant Growth; EL worksheet
        3. February 6 - (1st period) Science Fair Project - ExploreLearning.com - Plant Growth; EL worksheet
        4. (Period 3) February 7 - Watch Video - 3 Examples of Projectile Motion 
          1. Instructions:  A) Use a Chromebook to watch the video; B) Record the notes in the video, in your notebook; C) Finally, answer the online assessment questions.
          2. Instructions:  A) Click on Khan Academy - Online Assessment Questions; B) Answer the multiple choice questions;  Click on help, if you get it wrong; C) Record theexplanation for "help" in your notebook.
          3. Instructions:  A) Complete the handout - Proposal for science fair.
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      1. Chemistry 
        1. February 4 - Video:  Bill Nye - Chemical Reaction 
        2. February 5 - Draw a Bohr Model; Write the Chemical Formula; Write the Chemical Name; Write the chemical symbol and its charge. (Handout)
        3. February 7 - Lab Experiments - Mixture and Ionic Bond Chemical Reaction
          1. Whip Cream Lab - 4 Ways to Make Whipped Cream ;experiment
          2. Valentine Bath Bomb Lab- How to Make Heart Bath Bombs; experiment
            1. Read the following article Sudsy Science: Creating Homemade Bath Bombs.
            2. Read the following handout What's new, CO2?
        4. February 8 - 
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      1. Earth Science (homework - Assigned 2/7 - EL...Plant Growth
        1. February 4 - Video:  Bill Nye - Chemical Reaction
        2. February 7 -  Students will read about cells (7.1); Complete the vocabulary handout; Science Fair Project - ExploreLearning.com - Plant Growth; EL worksheet
        3. Ferbuary 8 - Students will read about the inner parts of a cell (7.2) ; Complete the vocabulary handout & coloring page
      January 29 - February 1   (Agenda and Chemistry Notebook Needed)
      1. Physics  (Hmwk - vocabulary; Article Questions and Response due Monday February 4)
        1. Day 1 -  Video:  Ancient Aliens: "Voice of the Gods" (History of Science in India - Fly)
        2. Day 2 -  Warm-Up/ Quiz (cont.); Speed Interview: Review HPM; Non-HPO notes 
        3. Day 3 -  Warm-Up; Non-HPO reading & Notes; Explore Learning - Non-HPO
        4. Day 4 -   Quiz; Science Fair Project
           
      2. Chemistry  (Hmwk - vocabulary; Article Questions and Response due Monday February 4)
        1. Day 1 -Video:  Ancient Aliens: "Voice of the Gods" (History Science in India - Ions)
        2. Day 2 - Warm-Up; Read Aloud (7.2); Review Vocabulary Activity - Taboo (12 words)
        3. Day 3 - Warm-Up; Read - Naming Ions; Notes Naming Ions; Exploring Ionic Compounds; Ionic Compounds Handout
        4. Day 4 -   Quiz; Science Fair Project
           
      3. Earth Science (Homework - Wild Animals Written Response due Monday February 4)
        1. Day 1 - Video:  Bill Nye - Biodiversity
        2. Day 2 - Warm Up; Activity - Organize Organisms; Group Experts; Video: "So, Why Do We Classify Organisms?" Extra Videos - Classify Organisms  ; 5 Kingdoms; Species; Animal Classification; 
        3. Day 3 - Video:Inner Life of a Cell; Probe: Atoms & Cells; Summary; Video:Cell Theory; Organizing Activity; Video: Bill Nye - Cells
        4. Day 4 -   Quiz; Science Fair Project
           




      January 21 - 25 (no school on Monday - MLK Day )

       Physics -  Horizontal Projectile Motion Practice Problems

       Chemistry 

      January 14 - 18 (no school Monday 1/21/19)

      Earth Science
      Word Search Handout & Vocabulary
      Review:  Water Cycle - The Importance of Water
      Video - The Importance of Water 


      Chemistry

      Friday (4th Day)


















































    1. (Article) "Homemade Deodorant: Is it worth it?" Read the article, and then answer the questions.



















































    2. Questions:  1) Which stores do you like to shop in for deodorant?  2)  What do you like about your deodorant?  3)  What concerns do you have either about store bought deodorant or Do-It-Yourself deodorant?  4)  Complete the sentence:  I would feel comfortable making my own deodorant if ____. 
    3. Copy and paste your results on your group power point slide.  (Each person uses a different slide.

      4. Thursday (3rd Day)



















































    4. Assignment - Create and Present Power point  Post on Google Classroom:  Bubble Wrap






















































    5. Review:  (Video) "Ranch Reboot" - Watch the video and fill in the blank  


      6. Tuesday & Wednesday (2nd Day)


      Physics Activity

      Friday



      Tuesday & Wednesday (2nd & 3rd Day)







       January 8 - 12
      Powerpoint Due (All Classes) Friday (<--Click on)-
      1st Day - Anti-Bullying Series & Discussion; New Year's Resolution Activity; Series of Poems;
      A.  (Article) New Year's Resolution - Read and Answer Questions
      B.  (Video) Monarch's Amazing Journey - Watch Video and Record 3 characteristics on one animal
      C.  SIMILE poem.  
      2nd Day -  Anti-Bullying Series & Discussion; New Year's Resolution Activity; Series of Poems;
      A. (Video) Anti-Bullying - Short Temper Questions: What did you hear?  What did you see? How to engage in a conversation with someone who has a short temper?
      B.  (Article) "Teen help Teens Through Targeted Work"
      C.  (Video) Falkland Island Invasion - List three characteristics or traits, and compare someone to these traits in the form of a poem.
      D.  Example of a SIMILE poem.  
      3rd Day - Anti-Bullying Series & Discussion; New Year's Resolution Activity; Series of Poems;
      A.  (Video) Power of Friendship - Are you a good friend?  What are good qualities in a friend?  Do have these qualities?
      B.  The Game!
      C.   (Video) Poem of the Day:  The Gauntlet:  Take Notes - List 3 characteristics of the same animal and then add it to your  SIMILE poem.  
      4th Day - Anti-Bullying Series & Discussion; New Year's Resolution Activity; Series of Poems;
      A.  (Video) Poem of the Day:  Night of the Christmas Crab or Fatal Attractions
      B.  (Article) "Volunteers Find New Ways to Put Their Helping Hands to Work"
      C.  Example of a SIMILE poem.  








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