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Materials
Please purchase a spiral bound, one subject notebook for Year 3 Science. The lined paper inside may be either wide or college rule. This notebook is only for Year 3 Science; at times you may have to leave the notebook with Mrs. Price for assessment. Please write your name, "Year 3 Science," and "Mrs. Price" clearly on the outside front cover of your notebook. Please purchase a highlighter pen for class as well.

Please write all summer assignments in the notebook and bring the notebook and a highlighter to class on the first day. All notes and in-class assignments will be written in the notebook. For written assignments, you may use either a #2 pencil or a blue/black pen.

Assignment 1: Assignment Due Dates
This assignment is to familiarize you with the location of assignment information and due dates and with the allowed assignment extension rule.

1. At the top of the page of your notebook, please write "Assignment Due Dates" and the date that you complete this assignment. 2. Please visit the class calendar page: http://globalscholar.wikispaces.com/Year+3+Science+Assignments+%26+Due+Dates

3. Write a summary of "The 8 am Rule." 4. Click on the assignment in the calendar for July 18. 5. Copy the information in the description of the assignment, including the due date.

Assignment 2: Assigned Reading
This assignment is to familiarize you with the textbook and the type of homework you may be assigned based on the textbook. The textbooks for this year are // CK-12 Life Science for Middle School // and //CK-12 Physical Science for Middle School.// The assigned chapters will be available on the class website. Our first quarter will begin with Life Science.

1. Please open and save "MS_Studying_the_Life_Sciences" under Assigned Reading on this webpage. 2. It is important that you know how to save a copy of the chapter onto the hard drive of your computer. If the internet connection at school is interrupted, you are expected to have a copy of the assigned reading on your hard drive. 3. Read pages 1-28 of "Studying the Life Sciences and What are the Life Sciences" 4. On the top of your notebook page write "Scientific Ways of Thinking" and the date that you complete this assignment. 5. Define the two vocabulary words on page 2 and the four vocabulary words on page 4. You may use the text or the Life Science Glossary: http://globalscholar.wikispaces.com/Year+3+Science+-+Life+Science+%26+Physical+Science 6. Answer questions 1-7 on page 9. 7. On the top of the following notebook page write "The Scientific Method" and the date that you complete this assignment. 8. Define the four vocabulary words on page 11. 9. Answer questions 1-7 on page 15. 10. On the top of the following notebook page write "Tools of Science" and the date that you complete this assignment. 11. Define the seven vocabulary words on page 16. 12. Answer questions 1-6 on pages 23-24. 13. On the top of the following notebook page, write "Safety in Scientific Research" and the date that you complete this assignment. 14. Define the four vocabulary words on page 25. 15. Answer the questions 1-7 on page 28.

Assignment 3: One World Essay Outline
This assignment is to familiarize you with the concepts behind One World Essays and the processes of researching your assigned topic. A typical One World Essay writing cycle would be discussion about the topic, researching the topic, filling out the One World Essay Outline, writing the One World Essay, peer-reviewing the essay, revising the One World Essay, creating a presentation about the assigned topic and essay, turning in the essay and presenting the topic to the class. For this assignment, you will be researching a topic and filling out the One World Essay Outline.

1. Please visit the One World Essay page: http://globalscholar.wikispaces.com/One+World 2. Read the information about One World Essays. 3. Visit the Summer One World Essay Tasksheet: http://globalscholar.wikispaces.com/Summer+One+World+Essay+Tasksheet This is a modified tasksheet that is focused on only the research half of the essay. 4. Summer topic: Malnutrition is a global concern. Research four scientific processes or technological advances that address malnutrition. Please focus on only the scientific and technological advances only and not legislative or educational approaches. 5. When researching this topic, please make sure to keep records of where you find your material. You may wish to make photocopies of any printed works. 6. Later in the first quarter we will use the information on the tasksheet to write an essay and make a presentation. 7. One the top of the following page in your notebook, please write "One World Essay Tasksheet" and the date that you complete the assignment. 8. Copy the questions from the Summer One World Essay Tasksheet. Complete the Tasksheet using the information you gathered during your research.

Assignment 4: Spanish
This assignment is to familiarize you with the types of exercises that you may be asked to do to support Language B (Spanish) learning.

1. On the top of the following page in your notebook, please write "Spanish Vocabulary" and the date completed. 2. Copy the science vocabulary words on pages 2, 11, 16, 25 of "Studying the Life Sciences," the assigned chapter. 3. Look up and write down the Spanish equivalent of each of the vocabulary words