Formative Assessment #3 - Scientific Models

Formative Assessment #3 - Scientific Models

In the beginning of the school year, students are given the basic principles of science. This includes the scientific method, tools, lab safety, and MODELS. There are three types of models according to my Holt Science and Technology Book (soooo old) and this formative assessment helps to gather information that students have already learned in their prior grade levels without the assistance of their book. 

Try it out!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Formative-Assessment-Scientific-Models-830352

Organization Time!

Getting ready for the new school year means creating a binder, organizing my lessons, and getting my classroom ready for those wonderful students! This year, I created a calendar and binder set of chevron printables placed on teacherspayteachers.com. So far, I have created a chevron calendar, lesson planner, and inventory list. 

Here is an example of the chevron calendar:

The month of September can be downloaded for free on teacherspayteachers.com. Here is the link to download the free version:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chevron-Calendar-September-794395

 
The entire 12 month calendar can be purchased here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2013-2014-Chevron-School-Year-Calendar-796044

The Lesson Planner can be purchased here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chevron-Lesson-Planner-Page-796856

Finally, the inventory list, which is interactive, can be purchased here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chevron-Classroom-Inventory-List-814194

Saturday was my mothers Birthday! She is such a beautiful and hard working woman that I aspire to be! I decided since her favorite thing to do is hunt, I would make her a cake that she would love. Since she has a sticker on her car of a deer logo, I decided to search through pinterest for inspiration and found the perfect cake that wouldn't be too difficult to do and would look awesome!

The final picture:

It is entirely buttercream! The hardest part about this cake is the camo all around. It took a lot of smoothing to get this done.

How to do it:

1. Prep 3 bags of your camo colors of choice with a tip 12 or smaller.

2. Create an outline using one color and fill in using lines of frosting. It will look like worms! Follow with a second color, and fill in the gaps with the third color.

3. Once the entire cake is covered in your wormy camo, get your spatula and viva paper towels. Lay a paper towel on the cake and begin smoothing. Word of caution: This will take forever to smooth! Don't give up until it is where you want it.

Of course it won't be perfect...you can still see imprints of the "worms" on mine if you look real close.