About Bria Trytten
Dr. Trytten has taught middle school Science in multiple settings and earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Science Education from the University of Kansas this year. She has a Master's Degree in Education with a concentration in Educational Technology from Baker University. Dr. Trytten received her B.A. in Elementary and Middle School Education with a concentration in Middle School Science from Emporia University. Her experience includes 16 years of education-related activities, including teaching 5th and 6th grade at Prairie Park Elementary School and teaching Forensic Science with the Discovery Science Center at the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, CA where she was a Science Curriculum Specialist and Developer. For the past six years, she has been supervising and teaching student teachers in the areas of Science and Math at the University of Kansas and Washburn University. Mrs. Trytten's experience and knowledge in technology and developing and teaching science curriculum make her the perfect fit to continue building on the strong Science, STEM and Robotics program that we have in place at our school.
We are very excited about our new curriculum for science this year, we will have a great year with exciting labs and an interactive science expo!
Week of 9/17/2018
If you see an assignment listed as "1.1", it means you need to read and answer all questions in Topic 1, Lesson 1. "2.5" refers to Topic 2, Lesson 5.
6th Grade Homework
Blue
Science Expo 2018-Due Dates
9/18-Research your topic. Write science terms and paragraph.
9/19-Write hypothesis.
9/25-Design experiment, list variables, and write procedure.
9/28-List and gather materials.
10/3-Conduct experiment multiple times. Record observations and data.
10/9-Create a table, chart, or graph of the data.
10/10-Draw conclusions. Explain how you would improve your experiment.
10/12-Make the project display.
10/16-Write and print abstract.
10/25-Present project at the Science Expo, 6:30pm.
Gold
Science Expo 2018-Due Dates
9/17-Research your topic. Write science terms and paragraph.
9/19-Write hypothesis.
9/24-Design experiment, list variables, and write procedure.
9/28-List and gather materials.
10/3-Conduct experiment multiple times. Record observations and data.
10/8-Create a table, chart, or graph of the data.
10/10-Draw conclusions. Explain how you would improve your experiment.
10/12-Make the project display.
10/15-Write and print abstract.
10/25-Present project at the Science Expo, 6:30pm.
7th Grade Homework
Science Expo 2018-Due Dates
Seventh Grade: Science Expo 2018-Due Dates
9/17-Get approval from your teacher.
9/18-Research your topic. Write science terms and paragraph. Hypothesis WS Due
9/19-Write hypothesis.
9/24-Design experiment, list variables, and write procedure.
9/27-List and gather materials.
10/3-Conduct experiment multiple times. Record observations and data.
10/8-Create a table, chart, or graph of the data.
10/10-Draw conclusions. Explain how you would improve your experiment.
10/11-Make the project display.
10/15-Write and print abstract.
10/25-Present project at Science Expo, 6:30.
8th Grade Homework
Science Expo 2018-Due Dates
9/18-Research your topic. Write science terms and paragraph.
9/20-Write hypothesis.
9/24-Design experiment, list variables, and write procedure.
9/28-List and gather materials.
10/4-Conduct experiment multiple times. Record observations and data.
10/9-Create a table, chart, or graph of the data.
10/11-Draw conclusions. Explain how you would improve your experiment.
10/12-Make the project display.
10/15-Write and print abstract.
10/25-Present project at the Science Expo, 6:30pm.
***If you are absent, please ask a classmate for the journal entry.
***Please refer to Google Classroom for more details on any assignment.
Upcoming Events
October 17-19th-No school! Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 25th-Science Expo, 6:30
November 1st-No school! All Saints Day
November 21st-23rd-No School! Thanksgiving Break
December 8th-Santa's Workshop
December 13th-Christmas Program
December 19th-January 2nd to Christmas Break
January 3rd, 2019-School Resumes
Archdiocese Grading Scale
A+ 100% A 99-96% A- 95-94%
B+ 93-92% B 91-89% B- 88-87%
C+ 86-84% C 83-78% C- 77-75%
D+ 74-73% D 72-70% D- 69-68%
F 67-0%
6th Grade
States of Matter / Energy / Weather / Rocks and Minerals / Earth Surface
7th Grade
Human Body / Ecosystems / Waves / Magnetism / Information Technologies
8th Grade
Chemistry / Forces and Motion / Genetics / History of Earth / Solar System