12/15

7th
Tuesday- research element  for model. find the atomic structure diagram and uses of the element

Element model - due Tuesday 12/22

8th
Balloon research -
Get balloon materials for the week after vacation - two big glue sticks, about 20 sheets of tissue paper

11/16

8-2 creek reflection due friday

7th - show today's (or yesterday's for one group) experiment to an adult at your home, explain what is happening

11/9

7-3 watch video, Finish Reflection about density activity - this will be graded - do your best work

7-2 see above - due thurs.

7-1 - see above due thurs.

10/26

8-1 - reflection about lab activity due tuesday. what we did, how we did it, examples, problems, i wonder

7-3 & 7-1 - finish volume reflection in your lab notebook -
turn these questions into a paragraph, use data and #s. --In this activity we.... We found out that ....An example is ........Problems we had were...... I wonder ........

10/20

7th and 8th grades - study for hurricane test (test is on Thursday) study guide given in class Wednesday

9/30

8th - work on hurricane worksheet Wed night (no more than 15 minutes)

7th none

week of 9/21

8th - finish creek simulation lab in google docs due Friday

 60 second science test Friday- open notes, no studying  required-make sure you have all ten entries

7th -60 second science test next Tuesday- open notes, no studying  required-make sure you have all ten entries

9/14

8th grade - type purpose due tuesday, hypothesis and materials - due wed, procedures due thurs, add data and graph as you finish- due monday

7th - lab materials quiz on Thurs or friday

9/8 First Day!

All classes - get safety contract signed

safety test :    8-3 friday, 7-1 thursday, 8-1 thursday

Science supplies

see my regular blog  posts for summer information.

Materials needed for science: pencils (a lot of them), highlighter, colored pencils, two composition books, 100 page spiral notebook (just for science), two pocket folder, 1" binder, dividers,

Extra credit:
Watch the basketball video I posted on twitter(on my main blog) and email me why the ball does what it does.

5/22

7th grade - study for genetics quiz wed 7a, th 7b&c
punnett squares, vocab, notes, dragons, puppies

8th creek reflection
working on wind turbines in class

3/31

8th - all element models due Thursday morning (even if you don't have class)

7th - Wed - finish mitosis/meiosis poster if not done during class

3/24

8th - element model due next Thursday (all classes) directions given out in class. Must  be ready to hang. 
- we are also working on the  brochure in class two more periods but if it is not finished it will need to be done at home. Research was due last week.

7th - vegetative propagation activity - write in your journal: Purpose of activity(what we are doing), how it is set up (potato and forsythia), draw and label two pictures

3/16

7th - Egg lab conclusion questions will be handed out in class Tuesday and the lab is due next Tuesday 3/24
60 second science test (#51-70) on Thursday (7C and B) Friday for 7A

8th - Element Research
60 second science test Thursday(8-1), Friday (8-2)
weathering and erosion quiz  on 3/23 (8-1) 3/25 (8-3) and 3/26 (8-2)

3/9

7a Cellabration Tuesday 3/10 (edible cell + colored drawing w/ organelles labeled), Wed-type hypothesis, Fri- type materials and procedures
7c Tues - type purpose, wed - type hypothesis, thurs type materials and procedures,  Fri - none
7b Tues - type purpose, wed - type hypothesis, thurs type materials and procedures, Fri - none

8th grade

****Finish Jason Mission 2 worksheet by next Jason class****

 Balloon - All students should have a list of what they need to do from the below requirements written in their planners

balloon project
Cover, history timeline, concept balloon, design questions, actual balloon, preflight questions, future balllon, your balloon calculations, data table, class density calculations, height calculation, mass graph (done by hand), density graph, volume graph, graph essay, balloon essay

3/2

7a Cellabration Tuesday 3/10 (edible cell + colored drawing w/ organelles labeled)
7c Cellabration Wednesday bring your cell in to my room
7b Cellabration Friday  also - Egg lab  purpose due Thursday

8th grade
balloon project
Cover, history timeline, concept balloon, design questions, actual balloon, preflight questions, future balllon,  your balloon calculations, data table,  class density calculations, height calculation, mass graph (done by hand), density graph, volume graph, graph essay, balloon essay

2/23

7th  - study for cell test on Friday

8th  - work on balloon project pages as the are assigned each class. 
so far we have: concept drawing, concept calculations, concept questions, actual drawing, actual calculations, pre-flight questions

2/9 HW and Spirit Week Schedule

7th - Cell organelle quiz Wednesday

8th - Work on your balloon
      - atmosphere worksheet (will be handed out on Tuesday 2/10)

Spirit Week Schedule

Monday - PJ day     SNOW DAY

Tuesday - Grade Color Day 8th=blue, 7th=green, 6th= red, 5th=yellow
               - 5th and 6th grade Ice Cream Social - 2:45- 4:00

Wednesday - Team/sports day (wear your favorite team gear)

Thursday - Mix and Match/Fashion Disaster day - Mix it up and have fun
                - Heart necklaces on sale at lunch for 25 cents
                - Faculty vs. Student basketball game @ 1:30

1/22

Aquarium permission slips due Monday.

1/13

7th no hw

8th - water cycle quiz tuesday1/20
- ballon science article (#5) due Tuesday

1/5

7th - finish woodland project, we will be binding them Friday
      - microscope quiz Friday

8th - 60 second science test Tuesday
     - cloud science article due Thursday or Friday depending on class