Week of 12/3

7th- none today

8th- creek reflection(8-2),
Science article3 due Friday

Week of 11/13

7th - leaf terms and ID quiz Tuesday

8th - punnett square quiz Thurs.
      - finish pedigree activity

week of 11/7

7th - vocab sheet due Friday, study for quiz - kpcofgs

8th - none yet

Storm reports

Post your reports on my blog.

www.jtownscience.blogspot.com

week of 10/22

7th - 60 sec science test Th. - open notes

8th  - 60 sec science test Wed. - open notes
       - science article 2 due Fri - article given in class
       - creek reflection (8-1) due Wed.

homework 10/19

7th grade - classification worksheet - read front and answer questions 1-5 on back (complete sentences) YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE ACTIVITY (CAN BE DONE AS EXTRA CREDIT)


8th - None

Dont forget bag lunch Wednesday

week of 10/9

7th nothing new - NECAP

8th nothing new - NECAP

week of 10/1

7th - study for vocab test on Friday

8th - lab report due Thursday ( typed, including - data, graph, diagram, calculations)

week of 9/24

7th - Tuesday finish first vocabulary page. directions given out in class
        Thursday - second vocabulary page due Monday
         Vocab test at the end of next week

8th - type creek simulation lab - Purpose, hypothesis, materials, procedures (I'll be checking for progress on Wed, completion on Friday)

     Creek reflection 1 8- 2 due Wed - format given in class

I need some empty clean 2 liter bottles with caps for an upcoming 8th grade lesson. If you could send them in I would appreciate it.

Week of 9/17

7th- science article 1 due wed

8th - creek reflection due thurs. (8-3 only)

         creek reflection due Mon. (8-1 only)

         creek vocab Due Monday (all classes)

         Start typing "Creek Temperature Simulation" lab

Week of 9/12

7th -  Safety test Monday
      - Science article #1 Due Wed 9/19

8th - Safety test Friday
     - Science article #1 due Tues 9/18

week of 9/4

7th - get safety contract signed due Thurs.
     - read article that was approved in class

8th - see above due Fri

Week of 8/30

7th - bring in something to represent yourself (see summer #3 for details)
      - bring in a science article (see Summer # 4)
      - bring in class supplies (binder, 5 dividers, pencil (mechanical preferred), paper, highlighter,   
         colored pencils, two pocket folder)

ALL DUE TUESDAY

8th
see above due Wednesday

Summer 3 and 4 (final ones)

Thank you to all that responded to the previous two assignments. Here is # 3 and # 4

Summer 3 - First find something that represents you and is small enough to fit in a shoe box. Second, find out a science connection to it. Third bring it in on the first day of school and be prepared to explain the connection.

Ex.  My daughter Emily likes rocks. She could bring in a rock and explain that the type of science is called geology, it was found on Mt. Monadnock,  and that it was smooth from weathering.  My son Sam loves sports. He could bring anything he wants  (hopefully not smelly shoes) and explain how science is involved - from aerodynamics to injury prevention to performance. My other son Stewart loves the weather. He could bring in his anemometer and explain how it measures the wind.

Summer 4 - Find an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online that has science in it. Not too long-not too short. Read it and bring it to school. I have a link on my blog to science daily (website) you may try.

Summer #2

Incoming 7th grade - this year we will start to study ecology. What is it? What are some ideas of things you think we might do to learn about it? If you have good ideas, we may do some of them. Email me Incoming 8th grade - pick one genetic trait (eye color, hair color, etc) and list each person in your immediate family (mom dad brother sister) plus grand parents for that trait. Ex. Brother- brown eyes, mom- blue eyes, etc. Keep this list, This will be one of the first hw assignments this fall.

Happy summer!

Welcome to summer!

Assignment #1 - go to the beach, take a hike,  sit by the pond... Relax and observe. Email me something you learned.

Week of 5/29

8th - element model due Thurs, brochure due Thurs(if not handed in today), periodic table test Thurs.

Final Creek Project: (in class and at home)
         What is the project? - who goes, where is it, what happens there, why do we go,when do we go
         Summary of creek reflections -  interesting observations, jobs done,  people worked with, data,   
          how to collect data, things that changed, etc
          Data and Graph(s)
          conclusions
          predictions
          pictures (I have them here at school)

7th - 60 sec science test tuesday, cell test next Wed (6/6)

week of 5/22

7th - MOS reflection due Wed. Must be printed BEFORE class!

8th - element model due next Thurs. (5/31) Directions given in class

Museum of Science Reflection

7th grade MOS reflection
MIT -museum description, exhibits seen, favorite, describe it, personal connection

MOS -
overview
group members
three favorite things
favorite room(name,theme,type of science)
Exhibit in room (description,vocabulary,drawing)
hands on group (what you did and objective
planetarium explanation
movie explanation
something you'd improve, how and why
personal connections made

4/27

7th cell parts quiz Wed.  Study (you have to prove it- notecards, parent note, crossword,etc)

8th periodic table quiz Thursday - you can use the periodic table I gave you.

3/26

7th - none

8th - Special creek reflection - see previous post for directions

also finish NECAP practice if you don't have enrichment or will miss it Friday

Week of 2/27

7th - none yet

8th - creek reflection 8-1 and 8-3 (will be collected and graded)

See special format on last post

week of 2/13 and 2/20

7th none

8th creek reflection - 8-3
This reflection will be collected and graded
include: the job you did, the directions on how to do your job, another job you helped with, data from your job today, last time, and from the fall. trends in your data (up, down, etc), weather, why we go to the creek (more good reasons = more credit), your overall feeling about this project

week of 2/9

7th - none

8th - creek reflection 8-1 due Monday

week of 1/18

7th - none

8th  - creek reflection (8-2 only)

1/9

7th none

8th none- (only creek reflection if your class goes)

Week of 1/3 - none