Microbe Test on Tuesday, Oct. 27th.

Today I'm sending home a study guide for the microbe test. The test is on Tuesday, Oct. 27th. I would like to encourage parents to help their students study for the test. The first page is a list of facts they need to know that relate directly to the test. The next two pages are paragraphs about microorganisms they need to read. I'm hoping reviewing with both of these styles will help your child's understanding and retention. While reviewing, ask your child to tell you what they know about the material and what we did in class to learn about it.
There is a coupon on the first page worth bonus points, if you review the material with your child and sign the note. They will bring the note to school and staple it to the test
for the extra points. Thank you, Mrs. Emett

Mold Homework

If your child didn't turn in their mold homework, they can still turn it in. They need to design an investigation on mold. Here are some examples of questions they might use:

What is the affect of light or dark on growing mold?
What is the affect of moisture on growing mold?
What is the affect of temperature on growing mold?

After choosing a question they need to write a hypothesis. Then they need to plan their experiment and write down the materials and procedure (directions.) After they've set up their experiment, they need to observe it every two or three days and write down their observations. When they finally see mold, they need to turn their observations into a graph and write a conclusion.

Your student was given a handout explaining the homework. More information on the scientific method is listed in one of my previous blogs. Mrs. Emett