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May 6th - May 10th, 2013

Tue, 7 May 2013 13:52:50 -0500

Students have ARMT + Reading testing this week. These tests will take up approximately half of the school day. Since students cannot have homework and will only have about 30 min. in each class/day, we will be completing work for Ch. 16 and 17 in class. Every day this week, students will come in and work. When they finish with Ch. 16, I will grade their work as they begin Ch. 17. All work for both chapters is due this Friday, May 10th.
Notebook Quiz this Friday!

April 29th-May 3rd, 2013

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:42:56 -0500

Students will begin Ch. 15 - WAVES. In class they will complete 15.1 notes and we will discuss them. We will look at how a wave works and discuss the way that they transfer energy.
Homework: 15.2/15.3 notes
Ch. 15 quiz this Friday, May 3rd.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
We will discuss the anatomy of the wave and look at wave diagrams. We will then do a simulation that shows how amplitude and frequency affect wavelength.
Homework: Calculating Wave Speed Math Support
Ch. 15 quiz this Friday, May 3rd.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Students will use slinky’s to investigate transverse and longitudinal waves.
No Homework
Ch. 15 quiz this Friday, May 3rd.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Review for quiz. Vocabulary review
Homework: Study for quiz
Ch. 15 quiz this Friday, May 3rd.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Ch. 15 quiz.
No Homework

April 22nd-26th.2013

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:40:12 -0500

Presentation day!! Students will present their Rube Goldberg Contraptions in class. They will explain all of the steps and identify the simple machines that they used in their projects. Review for Ch. 14 test which is tomorrow!!!
Homework: STUDY! Ch. 14 test tomorrow

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Ch. 14 Test
No Homework

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Simple Machines Scavenger hunt around the school. Competition to see which team can find the most simple machines!
No Homework
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
The Bricklayers lesson. Students will be presented with a situation where a set of chain reactions cause a catastrophe. They will identify the steps and the simple machines involved in the order in which they happened.
Homework: Finish Bricklayers lesson for homework
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Mythbusters Friday. Students will watch a mythbusters episode and identify the Problem, Hypothesis, and conclusion.
No Homework!! Happy Friday!

April 15th-19th, 2013

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:28:37 -0500

Students will begin discussion of Ch. 14 - Simple Machines. We will discuss 14.1 and 14.2 and learn the 6 simple machines that make up all other machines. We will learn how to calculate Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency.
NOTE: Rube Goldberg projects begin this week!!
Homework: Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency problems
Notebook Quiz this Wednesday!
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Grade Homework. Begin looking at ideas for Rube Goldberg (simple machines) project. Students will then be able to use the iPads to look at examples of projects that others have done and brainstorm for ideas.
Homework: 14.3 reading notes.
Notebook Quiz this Wednesday!
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Students will take their Notebook quiz. They will then get into their assigned groups and create a plan and blueprint for their Rube Goldberg Project. Students will be required to complete a materials list and sketch of their project.
Homework: BRING MATERIALS for project
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Begin Building project.
Homework: Bring Building Materials
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Continue to build project and test. Project must be 90% complete by the end of class on Friday.
We will present our projects on Monday in Class.

April 8th-12th, 2013

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:23:00 -0500

Students began a unit on Roller Coasters today. They will use the iPads to complete a webquest that takes them through the physics of roller coasters. Students will work on this in class today and tomorrow.
No Homework
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Students will continue their Roller Coaster webquest, completing before the end of the class period.
Bonus Opportunity: Students have been challenged to create word problems that creates a situation that begins with the information needed to calculate speed (distance and time) and requires the “problem solver” to work through Acceleration, Force, Work and ending with the final product being Power. This will take much careful planning and calculation. Students can do up to 3 problems, earning 5 bonus points for each problem. DUE, Tuesday, April 16th.
No Homework
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Students will turn in their completed webquests and proceed to design their own roller coaster. They will have to identify areas of Kinetic and Potential energy, they will have to include specific elements (loops, corkscrew turns, hills, etc.), and they will have to name their coaster and give it a theme. Students will work with a partner in their design and drawing.
No Homework
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Students will continue their design/draw process and complete their roller coasters in class. They will share their design with the class.
No Homework.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Students will begin Ch. 14, Simple Machines. We will do 14.1 and 14.2 notes in class.
No Homework

April 1st-5th, 2013

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:02:46 -0500

We will grade our homework from Friday, dealing with Kinetic and Potential Energy, working out problems as we go. Students will then do the Marble Challenge, which will illustrate the difference between Work and Power.
Homework: 13.3 Reading Notes (Power)
Quiz Tomorrow: Work, Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy Math problems
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Quiz calculating Work, Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy. Discuss 13.3 Notes, Dealing with Power, working out problems as we discuss.
No Homework!
Ch. 13 TEST - This Friday, April 5th.
Wednesday, April 3rd
Kinetic and Potential Energy Lab. Students will have to calculate the Kinetic and Potential energy of their Hot Wheels by finding the car’s mass, then measuring it’s distance and time they will find it’s velocity. From this information they will be able to calculate KE and GPE.
No written Homework: Study for Ch. 13 test which is this FRIDAY!!!
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Complete Lab - calculations and lab report.
Review for test which is Tomorrow!
Homework: STUDY
CH. 13 TEST Tomorrow!!
Friday, April 5th, 2013
Ch. 13 TEST!
No Homework!

March 25th-29th, 2013

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:53:06 -0500

Students will begin Ch. 13 today - WORK. We will look at the differences in the Scientific definition of Work and the Customary definition of Work. We will learn how to calculate Work and begin looking at Potential and Kinetic Energy.
Homework: 13.1 Reading notes.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
We will discuss 13.1 notes, then do a class activity that defines positive and negative Work. Students will then begin calculating work with practice problems.
Homework: Math Practice and Calculating Work.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Grade math practice problems. Investigating Work Lab. Students will actually calculate work that they do by finding force and distance of an object.
Homework: Math Practice
Thursday, March 28,2013
Grade math practice homework. Popsicle stick Work game - students will use the numbers on the popsicle sticks to find Work, Force and distance.
Homework: 13.2 notes
Friday, March 29,2013
Discuss 13.2 notes. Do Potential vs. Kinetic energy with math practice on back.
Homework: Math (Kinetic vs. Potential energy) problems

March 11th-15th, 2013

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 14:07:05 -0600

Students will take the 8th grade tech assessment during Science today. All 8th graders must take this assessment which gives statistics about our students ability to use technology.
No Homework
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Students will complete their lab reports on their Egg Drop Projects. They will be applying all 3 of Newton’s Laws to the project and calculating Speed, Acceleration, and Force.
No Homework
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Students will be working today and tomorrow on a short commercial, in which they have created a product that exemplifies all 3 of Newton’s Laws. They must advertise their product and make a short commercial about it. We will be using the iPads to do this in class.
No Homework
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Finish commercial and present to the class.
No Homework
Friday, March 15th, 2013
Classroom Guidance. Students will be going to the library to hear a guest speaker.
No Homework.
Happy Spring Break!!!!

March 4th-8th, 2013

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 08:45:44 -0600

Students will review for their Ch. 12 test, which is tomorrow! We will find out our groups for our Egg Drop Project which will start tomorrow after our test. Students will need to bring in their building materials by Wednesday of this week. We will drop the eggs from the roof of the school (teachers only on the roof :), in the carpool area, this Friday. Parents are welcome to come during your child’s class period to watch.
Homework: STUDY for CH. 12 TEST
EGG DROP BEGINS Tomorrow!! Materials due Wednesday!
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Ch. 12 test. Groups for egg drop will meet and formulate a plan and rough draft blue print. They will make a materials list, which is to be brought to class on Wednesday.
Homework: Building materials
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Build Egg Drop contraption.
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Build Egg Drop Contraption
Friday, March 8th, 2013
DROP DAY!!!

Feb. 25th-March 1st, 2013

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:51:06 -0600

We will discuss 12.1 notes, then talk some more about Friction and Gravity and how they apply to Newton’s Laws. Students will then begin section 12.2 notes.
Homework: 12.2 notes and Friction and Gravity sheet
Notebook Quiz: This Friday, March 1st
Tuesday, Feb. 26th, 2013
Discuss 12.2 and Homework. Students will then design an experiment dealing with air resistance and surface area.
Homework: Complete experiment questions.
Notebook Quiz: This Friday, March 1st
Wednesday, Feb. 27th, 2013
Students will look at the effects of momentum by doing a Marble Collision lab. They will clearly be able to see how momentum is exchanged and conserved.
Homework: 12.3 and 12.4 notes
Notebook Quiz: This Friday, March 1st
Thursday, Feb. 28th, 2013
We will discuss 12.3 and 12.4 which deals with pressure. Students will then do a lab which exhibits Bernoulli’s Principle.
No Homework
Notebook Quiz: This Friday, March 1st
Friday, March 1st, 2013
Notebook quiz. Momentum video. Vocabulary activity.
Homework: Finish Vocabulary activity.
NEXT WEEK WE WILL BEGIN OUR EGG DROP PROJECT WHICH WILL BE A CULMINATION OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS NINE WEEKS: SPEED (DISTANCE/TIME), ACCELERATION, FORCE AND NEWTON’S 3 LAWS OF MOTION. FUN!