Wednesday, April 30, 2008

6th science 4-30-08

Weather Unit
  • 9.1 "Solar Hot Air-Balloon" observations
  • 9.2 "Reading a Weather Map"

7th science 4-30-08

Planetary Science
  • 5.2 Simulating Craters
  • Graph results
  • Propose new experiment

8th science 4-30-08

Force and Motion
  • 2.1 "Who Got There First?"
  • Lab Sheets 13-15

After writing the agenda for today in your planners, think about time and come up with a definition, in your own words. Do not use the word "time" in your definition. Write your definition in your notebooks.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

6th science 4-29-08

Weather Unit
  • 9.1 "Air-Masses"
  • Solar Hot Air Balloon
  • 9.2 "Reading a Weather Map"

7th science 4-29-08

Planetary Science
  • 5.2 "Crater Simulations"
  • Lab sheet due

When you finish writing down the agenda in your planner. Take a moment and write a reflection on the experiment yesterday. Include the crater features that can be measured and how you would best measure them. When finished review terms, definitions, and notes in your notebook.

8th science 4-29-08

Force and Motion
  • Midsummative Exam 1
  • 2.1 "Who Got There First" (Speed)
  • Lab sheets 1 and 2

Friday, April 25, 2008

Thursday, April 24, 2008

6th science 4-24-08

Weather Unit

  • Midsummative exam

Today you are taking the midsummative exam. When finished, hand in your test and read quietly at your desk.

7th science 4-24-08

Planetary Science

  • 5.2 Crater Controversy
  • model craters

8th science 4-24-08

Force and Motion
  • 1.2 "Air Trolley Graphs"

After you have read the entire post for today and copied the agenda in your planners, take some time to reflect on the lesson from yesterday. If you didn't do a journal entry yesterday, this would be a good time to do that. Otherwise look over your entry. Today you will be flying the air trolleys and collecting data. The lesson will conclude with you representing the data three different ways.

Monday, April 21, 2008

8th science 2 4-21-08

WWII Project
  • Research Rubric description

6th science 4-21-08

Weather Unit
  • 7.1 "The Water Cycle"

What is the water cycle?

7th science 4-21-08

Planetary Science
  • What causes the phases of the moon?

8th science 4-21-08

Force and Motion Unit

  • Card with a coin on it, resting on a cup

If you placed a penny in the middle of an ordinary index card and put them over a regular drinking glass, predict what would happen to the coin if you quickly moved the card? Explain why you think so.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

6th/7th/8th science

  • Logic Puzzle packet

Today you will be working on another logic puzzle packet. If you finish early, you can work on the problems from yesterday.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

6th/7th/8th science 4-16-08

  • Logic Puzzles

Today you will be working on a series of logic puzzles. You must show all work and any drawings that you use to solve the problem. You will have to defend your answers.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008