Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Week of 10/18

Both 7th and 8th grade will begin new chapters this week. 8th grade will start investigating elements, compounds, and mixtures. Hopefully, many activities will help these abstract concepts become more concrete. 7th grade will continue learning about cells and their processes. A great lab will show how a cell can regulate the materials that go in and out of it. Lots of fun and, hopefully, lots of learning!

Monday, October 11, 2010

8th grade change

Due to lots of things affecting our 8th grade schedule today, we completed Tuesday's lesson today and will finish our boiling pt. project tomorrow. Quiz is still on Wednesday.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Week of 10/11

Midquarter reports went home on Friday. Most teachers are asking that these be signed and returned. 8th grade will finish their boiling point project Monday and will start preparing their data to submit to the online project site. If timing goes as expected, 8th grade will have a Chapter 3 Test on Thursday. Seventh graders have begun work on their organelle advertisement ad. They will get a workday on the computers on Monday and presentations of their ad will begin on Wednesday. Only a four day week this week and lots to accomplish. It will be a busy week!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Week of 10/4

Lots of exciting things happening in science this week. Parents - keep an eye on your child's grade. It is midqtr. already this Friday! 8th grade will continue its work on states of matter and changing states. We will begin an experiment where we will share data with students from all over the world. Check out the International Boiling Point project in the link section of the blog.

7th grade is investigating cells and will actually prepare slides of their own cells this week. Later in the week we will begin a creative writing project that will tie in with our learning of the organelles that help make a cell work.