February 22, 2015 – 9:09 pm
RUST WORK SAMPLE: A work sample is a complete scientific investigation. It includes the following’ Forming the investigation: 1. Students develop and write a specific question that they will be addressing with their experiment. 2. They then provide background information about the topic and make a hypothesis or prediction of the results. Designing the Investigation […]
February 9, 2015 – 6:04 pm
Atoms Test 2/18/15: How should you prepare? Here are some of the resources you should use to study for the atom test, including a list of things you should be able to do after studying. 1. Study your atom packet and your C-notes on atomic structure and atomic history: Be able to identify the names and properties of […]
February 4, 2015 – 9:33 am
ATOMIC TIMELINE PROJECT On your iPad in the iBooks app: Open physical Science Concepts for Middle Schools 1.Read your assigned text. Use the tap and hold option to highlight important parts of the text. Table 1: Democritus Idea of the Atom p. 640 (or 432 if held vertically) Table 2 Dalton’s Atomic Model p. 654 […]
February 2, 2015 – 9:38 am
There are so many resources you can explore about the elements, atomic structure, the history of the atom. I’ve collected a few here for you. You have a NOVA app on your iPads that allows you to explore any element and “build” an atom for that element. You can also watch any part of the […]
January 25, 2015 – 10:51 pm
After exploring some elements in class in lesson 21 and grouping them and then exploring how Dmitri Mendeleev organized them, we will be watching the NOVA video called Hunting the Elements. As you watch, you have two choices. You may either take Cornell Notes (recommended for AVID students), or fill out the attached worksheet on […]
January 4, 2015 – 9:58 pm
This opposing viewpoints assignment is to be completed by you and a partner after you have done the reading and assignment on the “Panning for Gold” article in your POM book. (SN page 33) The gold rush article describes a time in US history when the government stepped in to protect the environment from destruction […]
December 7, 2014 – 12:03 pm
There will be a 25 point Edmodo quiz on lessons 11-15 given on Wednesday December 10th. In order to help you prepare for the quiz, I will be giving you some time in class on Tuesday to write C-notes about each of the labs covered on the quiz. You will be expected to know the […]
November 1, 2014 – 6:57 pm
On Wednesday November 5th, students will start a research project about an everyday object. They will use what they have been learning about properties of matter to dig deeper into a simple everyday object such as a baseball or a pencil. The projects will mostly be completed in class using a website set up by […]
October 23, 2014 – 9:19 pm
There will be a two part test on lesson 2-8 in POM on October 29th and 30th. On the 29th there will be a multiple choice test and on October 30th there will be a hands on test. Here is a copy of the Review sheet that you should be able to open in pages […]
October 19, 2014 – 9:46 am
We will be completing a short quiz on Edmodo on Wednesday October 22nd Study labs 5-7 and their results as well as your reading homework summaries and information to prepare. Topics include: Lesson 5: What happens to mass, volume and density when you heat and cool matter? How does matter of different phases expand and […]