This is how Science is going to work:
All middle school science classes are going to study the Animal Kingdom starting at Sponges and ending with Mammals.  This is new to your kids and new to me so we are going to keep it simple but very useful.  
1. Students CAN participate in an OPTIONAL online group chat on Showbie with Mr. Patterson each week day.  

• 6th grade at 9am
• 7th grade at 12pm
• 8th grade at 11am

Students can go to Showbie now and sign up for that group chat if they haven't already done so.
2.  Each morning before 8am students will be given an assignment that they will work on sometime during the day.  It will be due at 4pm.  It will involve:
        a.  Watching a video or a couple of youtube videos (which will be unlocked on their iPads), 
        b.  Watching a video of Mr. Patterson explaining the topic of the day.
        c.  Doing some type of activity like searching the web for examples of what we are discussing and posting them on a class site or like doing an online simulation. 
        d. Then the next day we will discuss what they learned during the group chat.  
        e. The homeroom teachers will give them a homeroom question to answer that will count for attendance so 6th grade will get that from me.  **Please answer it ASAP in the morning!!!**
3.  Quizzes will still be on Mondays on Socrative exactly as before except now they will be open notes.  The quizzes will be turned on and taken during the group chat on Mondays.  
4.  Extra credit will still be available to do on Tuesdays starting again on April 7th.  The directions will be the same and are listed in Showbie.
 
My posted office hours are in Showbie - M-F:  10-11am; 6-7pm but I will answer emails as soon as I see them at other times.  Email is the best way to reach me.  If students have any questions for me they can ask them during the group chat times or you can email them to me at any time.  If the kids can't do their work for ANY reason, let me know and we will make allowances for them.   If you have any questions, let me know.

I pray that your families remain safe and healthy,
 
Keith Patterson