"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science." Edwin Hubble
Mar 23rd 2012Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
Spring is Here (snow and all)! Enjoy the break. Classes will resume on TUESDAY April 3rd. Oaks Testing will be mostly complete and we will resume our study of “work” and simple machines in physical science. Below is our agenda for April 3-6.
MON 3/26 -MON 4/2 – NO SCHOOL
TUES 4/3 – Review/Reading about Machines
WED 4/4 – Pulley Lab (part 1)
THURS 4/5 – Pulley Lab (part 2)
FRI 4/6 – More About Machines
Mar 16th 2012Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
We did a great deal of “work” in science last week and I am confident that the students have learned a great deal about this important physical science term. If you have a chance, ask your student to give you an example of someone doing “work” in the scientific sense. This week we will shift our attention to OAKS testing. During the first few days of the week, 8th grade students will take the test with Ms. Taylor. 7th grade students will explore some of the concepts Dr. Rick Kang introduced to us when he visited a few weeks ago; investigating the solar system. We’ll end the week with a review of last week’s material and a mini-lab about simple machines. This will be a full week right before spring break!
– Ms. Laura
Monday– Solar System Basics
Tuesday– Planet Math
Wednesday– Planet Models
Thursday– Work Review
Friday– Simple Machines Mini-Lab
Mar 7th 2012Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
On Monday Ms. Laura will be teaching my classes for the next five weeks. Any questions or concerns, please email me or call the school.
Hello,
It’s a pleasure to begin teaching science this week. The plan for this week is below. If you need to contact me please use the phone number here at school, 541-790-5700. I am happy to answer any questions you might have.
-Laura Archibald
Monday: Pre-Test for Chapter 8 (this is just a preview, it will not be graded)
Introductions and Expectations from Ms. Laura
Tuesday: Read to Preview Chapter 8, Section 1- “Work”
Wednesday: Activity- Is it Work?
Thursday: Writing to describe work.
Friday: Inquiry- How can we make work easier?
REVIEW FOR STATE TEST! This will be for all students but only 8th graders will be taking the test Monday-Thursday.
Mar 2nd 2012Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
Monday: Scale Model of SS with Astrophysicist
Tuesday: Scale Model of SS with Astrophysicist
Wednesday: SUB-Finish chapter 5 + ?’s/Review Sheet
Thursday: Review for Test
Friday: Chapter 5 TEST