Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • Read: "Wendy and Her Worldwide Weather Watchers"
  • Seasons

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Wrap up Galileo's Law
  • Discuss gravity and acceleration
  • Read: How to Get and Hold on to a Planet
  • Test

hypothesis on moon formation

impact hypothesis video

Friday, January 20, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • seating Arrangement
  • video: Nature's Fury

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • review experimental setup
  • Conduct experiment
  • conclusion

Thursday, January 19, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • Globe demonstration and notes
  • Read: Wendy and Her Worldwide Weather Watchers

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Design an experiment to test Galileo's Rule
  • Conduct experiment
  • Draw conclusions

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • Continue discussion on the Cause of the Seasons
  • Read: "Wendy and Her Worldwide Weather Watchers"
  • Answer questions

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Finish Galileo video "On the Shoulders of Giants"
  • Discuss a way to confirm Galileo's Rule
  • Set up experiment

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Working in computer lab
  • finishing up notebooks

Monday, January 16, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Revisit Hours of Daylight for Berkely
  • Notes on Seasons and the sun
  • Sun/Earth Demonstration

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Galileo's Discovery
  • View video on Galileo (notes)
  • Discussion

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Science Fair Projects are due Jan. 31
  • Computer Lab: Complete checklist items for notebook and board

Thursday, January 12, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Learn how to calculate hours of daylight
  • Calculate light hours for Berkely, CA for 1 year

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Correct Life Raft Drop A and B
  • Response Sheet- Gravity
  • Velocity and Distance Practice

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Liferaft Drop A and B
  • Answer Questions

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Working on Science Fair Projects in the library

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • Briefly discuss Atmosphere
  • Why we have seasons: a quick write
  • Hours of Daylight

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Discuss Life Raft Assignment
  • Do Life Raft A and B

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Working on Science Fair projects in the library
  • Project boards will be on sale in the office ($5/each)
  • Start bringing in notebooks and putting the final touches on projects
  • Use Check lists

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Design and Conduct the air experiment
  • Predict and record what happens

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Read: "Gravity, It's the Law"
  • Discussion
  • Quantify acceleration due to gravity
  • Life-raft drop A and B

7th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Working in the library on science fair
  • complete data and graphs

Monday, January 9, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Read "Thin Blue Veil"
  • answer questions
  • design a weighing air experiment

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Force Review
  • Midsummative Exam 6
  • Gravity

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Monday, January 2, 2012

6th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Weather Observations
  • Earth's Atmosphere

8th science 2

Today's Agenda:
  • Force Review
  • Force Bench Experiments (computer lab)

8th science

Today's Agenda:
  • Forces in Action
  • Forces on Carts
  • Homework: complete Forces on Carts