Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Hand in homework
  • Iditarod Problem
  • Iditarod Reading

Thursday, October 22, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Project Icarus Reading
  • Questions

8th science 1

Today's Agenda
  • Discuss Photo Finish assignment
  • Boat speed Activity
  • Homework: Finish Boat Speed Worksheet

7th science

Today's Agenda:
Please bring your reading books to class today
  • Midsummative exam 3
  • Complex Motion
  • Showtime Activity

Monday, October 19, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Check out aquarium
  • Sled Dogs video

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Aquarium Setup
  • setup filter system
  • wash coral substrate
  • add substrate
  • mix saltwater

7th science

Today Agenda:
  • Project Icarus reading and questions
  • Iditarod reading and questions

Thursday, October 15, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Finish Investigating Boats
  • Investigate Other Boats

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Read Iditarod section (p. 11-16)
  • Answer questions p. 16

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Aquarium Field Trip
  • Purchase equipment

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Go over Photo Finish Sheets
  • Boat Speed Lab
  • Graphing Boat Speed
  • Finish Worksheet

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Conduct Investigating Boats lab
  • Test each boat 3 times and average

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Discuss Boat Races, graphs and Photo Finish
  • Response Sheet
  • Iditarod Sheet

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Discuss Proposals for aquarium
  • Research
  • Work on proposals

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Conduct Walk/Run Races

Now, we've had a lot of people gone the last few days and some of your partners have switched around. To speed things up a little bit, I'll give you a few minutes to partner up and design one race between a walker and a runner. Then we'll go into the auditorium and conduct your race.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Investigating Boats Lab
  • Build Boats
  • Conduct Investigation

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Boat Speeds Problem
  • Finish Boat Speeds and Photo Finish Labs

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Check on aquarium
  • list needed equipment
  • develop a proposal for equipment

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Continue Walk/Run Races
  • Conduct Walk/Run Races

Monday, October 12, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Discuss Boat building
  • test boats
  • measure volume

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Discuss Walk/Run Races
  • Do Photo Finish Lab

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Finish cleaning fish tank
  • Calculate how much salt we will need
  • make sure equipment works
  • list things that we need to buy to get the aquarium working

7th science

Today's Agenda
  • Go over Walk/Run Speeds
  • Calculate Walk/Run Races
  • Conduct Walk/Run Races

Thursday, October 8, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Math Problem of the week
  • Boat Building Lab
  • Measuring Capasity

8th science 1

Today's Agenda:
  • Aquarium Inventory
  • Cleaning aquarium and equipment

7th/8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Walk/Run Speeds
  • Walk/Run Race Challenge

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Go Over Quiz
  • Read: "Swinging Through History"
  • Answer Questions
  • Math Problem of the Week

Homework: Finish Math Problem of the Week

7th/8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Walk/Run Speeds and Walk/Run Races Lab

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

6th science

today's agenda:
  • Conduct length experiment

7th/8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Midsummative Exam
  • Average Speed Practice

Homework: Finish Average Speed Practice worksheet

Friday, October 2, 2009

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Test length variable for pendulums
  • Graph results
  • response sheet- swingers

7th/8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Process speed data from lab
  • Average speed practice

Thursday, October 1, 2009