AZ Merit Testing Tuesday, Wednesday, AND Thursday

  • 1st and 2nd hours report to Lecture Hall at the beginning of 1st hour.
  • 3rd and 4th hours report to Lecture Hall at the beginning of 3rd hour.
  • 5th hour reports to Lecture Hall at the beginning of 5th hour.
  • You will be supplied with earphones for one of the tests. However, you may use your own earbuds if you choose to. So, bring them if you want to use them.
  • You will be sitting alphabetically, and we will line up outside of the lecture hall in alphabetical order to go into the hall in a line and be seated.
  • You will receive a strip of paper each day with a number on it that will allow you log in to the test. The computers will already be all set to go and are blocked from using the Internet.
  • You are allowed to have a book with you to read if you finish the test early, so bring your April Animal Book with you!
  • Get a good night’s sleep each night this week and eat a good, protein-based breakfast.
  • Behavior will be strictly monitored and will result in immediate removal to Mr. Pettinato or Ms. Umbarger.
  • All cell phones must be turned off and stowed in your backpacks which will be placed in a special place in the room. Cell phones will not be allowed during bathroom breaks, either.
  • Students using Chromebooks must trade their ID for a chromebook- place the ID into the slot where the Chromebook was removed- The ID should remain in the slot until the Chromebook is returned.

Homework this week:

  1. Study Vocabulary Unit 13 for Test on Friday.
  2. Read at least pages 1-4 of Chapter from Animals in Translation by next Monday.
  3. Study vocabulary from Animals in Translation by next Monday. There will be a quiz on the words.
  4. Read your April Animal Book for your Book Report.

Animal Intelligence Unit - The Research Process

The objective of this unit is to teach you the process for a larger research type project. The first objective is to create interest and questions that will be used to focus your research and create your thesis and topics.

Please take out your Composition Book. Write down as many questions that come to your mind regarding Animal Intelligence. (Please try to have at least 5, but more is better!) What do you wonder about? What would you like to know the answer to? What makes you curious?