Monthly Archives: October 2013

Halloween Show!

October 31, 2013 – 8:08 pm

Students got a treat on the day before Halloween. They strengthened their understanding of phase changes and expansion and contraction of matter as well as extreme boiling and melting points as they observed 10-15 demonstrations using dry ice, and liquid nitrogen as well as some expansion contraction demos with cans and eggs. The magic crystal […]

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Quiz Postponed until Monday

October 29, 2013 – 9:24 pm

The quiz on lesson 5-7 will be on Monday November 4. I postponed it to give you time to study and so I wouldn’t have to grade SNs and quizzes on the same weekend:) We will be completing the review sheet in class on Friday so you will have something to study over the weekend. […]

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Homework and Chemical Reactions

October 27, 2013 – 6:16 pm

8th grade science students have been working hard on lessons about density from our Properties of Matter unit. So far we have measured the densities of solids, liquids and gases and found out how we can use density to predict behavior. We built thermometers using water or air in the bulb and observed the differences […]

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Midterm Grades 10/25

October 16, 2013 – 12:09 pm

Many of you are doing very well in my class, but some of you realized after taking the density quiz that you are falling behind on your understanding of concepts. Please use my office hours to come see me. If you get under 70% on a quiz, I require you to come get extra help […]

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Density Quiz Monday 10.14

October 6, 2013 – 5:03 pm

Density Song Mr. Edwards The Density Quiz on Monday October 14th will cover everything we have learned about density and matter so far. The in-class inquiries/labs as well as the homework readings are all covered on the quiz. Here is a list of the topics students should be familiar with or should study. Here is […]

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