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

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 – INSTRUCTIONS LISTENING – JAMSA• WRITING – LETTER/ PRE-TEST

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”

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

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?

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

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• YOU NEED A SPIRAL NOTEBOOK (70 PAGE IS FINE) FOR THIS CLASS ONLY – BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH

• COMPUTER LAB TOMORROW (EXCEPT PERIOD 3)• BRAIN WEEK STARTS

MONDAY

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

TWO OPTIONS

• CONTINUE WRITING ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ON YOUR OPENING LETTER

• OR• HELP THE CLASS SOLVE THIS OPEN-ENDED RIDDLE

THE BRAIN LEARNS BY MAKING MISTAKES

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.

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 – INSTRUCTIONS LISTENING – JAMSA• WRITING – LETTER/ PRE-TEST