Science Class Weekly Update
Dr. Matheny's Science Classes at KMS
Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA; the science component of PARCC) -- This week!
Dear families,
The Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) will be administered to all 8th graders this week. The MISA is the science component of the PARCC exam. Students in sections 847 and 857 will begin testing tomorrow (Monday 3/13). Students in sections 810, 820, 840 and 850 will begin on Wednesday 3/15, weather permitting. Please ensure that your student gets adequate rest every night, starting tonight. Also, students should make a habit of eating breakfast every morning and coming to school on time, as the test will be given during 1st and 2nd MODs.
Please share the links below with your student so that they may continue to review the content that will be on MISA. I encourage all students to review these 6th grade concepts to refresh their memories on tested topics. The flashcard sets below were posted on Edmodo yesterday. We will continue our in-class review of 6th, 7th and 8th grade content this week. I will post 7th and 8th grade content flashcards on Edmodo.
Weathering (6th; Earth Science) https://quizlet.com/_3817b3
Ecosystems (6th; Life Science) https://quizlet.com/_382x7e
Relationships within Ecosystems (6th; Life Science) https://quizlet.com/_383tqd
Matter and Energy in Ecosystems (6th; Life Science) https://quizlet.com/_3848m4
Typing.com practice!
I would like for them to practice with the lessons feature, and then assess their progress with 1-minute, 3-minute and 5-minute typing tests. There is an assignment posted to Edmodo that they can use to turn in their data. We are charting their typing data on a poster in the classroom.
PARCC RELA Practice Tests on parcc.pearson.com
Contact information
Email: maya.matheny@pgcps.org
Website: www.edmodo.com
Location: 65 Herrington Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD, United States
Phone: 3018084060 3018926491