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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 38 Testing Egg car and write up, beginning Egg car DRP test 6/1 -6/5 |
22 | Engineering Design Process and worksheet for steps 5-8 | |||||||
| 21 | Saved by the Sun video and Video Notes, | ||||||||
| 20 | Propeller car explanation | ||||||||
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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 37 Building Egg Car 5/25 -5/29 |
19 | MFE Book Reading on Inertia p 48-49 | |||||||
| 18 | Transportation Technology review page | ||||||||
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Nova Car Crash video
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Video Notes, If absent, research 5 safety features on cars and make a labeled drawing of a car you drive in which briefly describes how these 5 features work. |
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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 36 Science mcas 5/18 -5/22 |
16 | Engineering Design Process and worksheet for steps 1-4 | Speed Project p 15 in MFE Text book due 5.22 | ||||||
| 15 | Egg Car Explanation | ||||||||
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Technology Review packet
(adapted from Mr. Nosiglia’s mcas review, Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin, MA) |
Technology site | |||||||
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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 35 Math mcas 5/11 -5/15 |
13 | Class reading: What is force? What are Potential and Kinetic Energy? | Studyisland one star per NEW (after 5.6.09) blue ribbon in Science and math 8. | ||||||
| 12 | Ramp and Skateboard Lab: Lab Template | Student data | |||||||
| 11 | Cornell Notes on Motion | ||||||||
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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 34 5/4 -5/8 |
10 | MFE Text book HW Chap 1 section 2 Q 1-3 xc 4 | Speed Project p 15 in MFE Text book due 5.22 | ||||||
| 9 | Graphing Motion Lab | ||||||||
| 8 | MFE Text book HW Chap 1 section 1 Q 1-3 xc 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | Answers to MCAS 4 | ||||||||
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Unit Motion Forces and Energy: Week 33 4/27 -5/1 |
6 | HW: MCAS 4: Bio review Last pages of this: Open response Questions: do all 6, one per sheet of notebook paper, make a do what table on each. |
Chapter 5 xc test from Blue Text |
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| 5 | HW: MCAS 3: Bio review (answersheet) 29-55 | ||||||||
| 4 | Predicting speed Lab | ||||||||
| 3 | HW: MCAS 2: Bio review (answersheet) 1-28 | ||||||||
| 2 | HomeWork: MCAS 1: Physical Sci: Elements Compound. Mix. | ||||||||
| 1 | Open Response Question from Chemistry Exam | ||||||||
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Unit 5: Chemistry Week 32 Review of physical and chemical change 4/13 -4/17 |
Text book is online here. username is sarms6, password is science Unit exam on Physical and Chemical Change will be on Friday 4/17 for BCF, and W Thursday 4/16 for E. Physical and chemical change Study guide (1 side of 8.5 x 11 paper) is part of the exam BUT can NOT be used on the exam. Due on exam day. MAKE SURE TO TAKE THE TEST ON THURS BEFORE VACATION IF YOU WON'T BE HERE ON FRIDAY. |
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Scientific Notation front
Scientific Notation back |
XHelp: Powers of 10 xc measurements of everything in Scientific Notation make a poster a few measurements of interest. XC: Advanced Scientific notation |
structure to formula and back again 1 and 2 Atoms compound molecule BBC review and quiz search Google for mcas question search. Periodic table of visualization tools measurements of everything in Scientific Notation
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Review sheet 4
Structure formula front
elements compounds back |
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Review sheet 3
Electrolysis front Burning magnesium back |
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Review sheet 2 Physical change |
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| 28 | Cornell notes Review sheet | ||||||||
| 27 | Review sheet 1 3 levels of structure substance molecule, atom, sub atom front | ||||||||
| 26 | chap 4 test and study guide | ||||||||
| 25 | What atom am I? | ||||||||
| cut up | Flash cards | table of periodic tables | |||||||
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Unit 5: Chemistry Week 31 Atomic structure 4/6- 4/10 MCAS Testing Monday ``The most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible.'' - Albert Einstein |
Structure of atom Test on Chap 4 is on Monday 4/13. Chap 4 Study guide
(1 side of 8.5 x 11 paper) is part of the test and CAN be used
on the test. Due day of the test. HW O Chapter 4.2 due Tuesday for BCE, Wednesday for F xc: learn the first 20 elements: number and name symbol 10x more if you develop your own mnemonic device |
Atom practice Price's review sheet: use info but not sheet excellent examples of format of study guides |
Structure of atom review notes
my link to table of the Elements Table of the elements Week 31 agenda and notes on atomic structure |
practice quiz on parts of atom Practice quiz on atomic structure |
Read
Bryson's miracle of life Art: small to big: Chris Jordan Contact Eric Martz at emartz@microbio.umass.edu. Challenge practice questions on isotopes and ions |
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Unit 5: Chemistry Week 30 Atomic structure 3/30- 4/3 MCAS Testing Wed and Friday Could anything at first sight seem more impractical than a body which is so small that its mass is an insignificant fraction of the mass of an atom of hydrogen? -J.J. Thomson, Discover of the electron in 1897 |
HW N 1 and 2: Chap 4.1 due Thursday 4/2 for BEF, Friday for C periods |
Structure of atom notes example
xc: learn the first 20 elements: number and name symbol 10x more if you develop your own mnemonic device |
Week 30 agenda and notes on atomic structure |
Rutherford's experment
Thompson talks about the electron
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Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
Week 29 Chemical Reactions and equations 3/23-27
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Good example of parts of and formatting of study guide Mixtures HW M 1 and 2: Read Chap 3 sect 3: Mixtures: p 64-71 Do questions 1-5, 8, 10, 11 on p 71 Due Tuesday for E |
Practice Drawing chemical reactions |
Week 29 agenda |
XC : Some Questions to Ask a Parent, Grandparent, or Teacher: Where does our water come from? How does it get to our house? Has our water ever been polluted? If yes, what was the cause? |
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Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
Week 28 Chemical Reactions and equations 3/23-27 |
Compounds HW L 1 and 2: Read Chap 3 sect 2: Compounds: p 60-63 Do questions 2, 3, 4, 5 on page 63 Due Monday 3/23 |
Test on Chapter 3 and chemical Reactions on Monday 3/30 Science Poetry Extra Challenge due 4/1 |
Week 28 Chemical Reactions and equations |
about our water: xc : Some Questions to Ask a Parent, Grandparent, or Teacher: Where does our water come from? |
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blast from past great moments in evolution XC for explaining what the cartoon is about. just cool! |
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Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
Week 27 Chemical Reactions and equations 3/16-20 |
Blue Book HW K 1 and K2: Read Chap 3 sect 1:Elements: p 54-59 Do questions 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on page 59. K2 Using the text Due Thursday for E, Friday for BCF | Chemical reaction notes | Week 27 Chemical Reactions and equations |
Why mugs? To
Build a well in Cambodia just cool! |
Periodic table with uses.
blast from past great moments in evolution XC for explaining what the cartoon is about. |
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Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
Week 26 Atoms and molecules 3/9-13 |
Blue Book HW
J 1 : Read Ch 2 Sec 3 p 40-45. Q1-9 and HW J 2 Text Feature worksheet Due Wednesday for C, E, Thursday for BF Quiz on Chapter 2 Thursday for E, Friday for BCF |
Atoms and molecules notes
Good example of Chap 2 study sheet thx JP '13 |
Week 26
agenda Atom and molecule, links to water cycle thanks to JS '13 |
Glucose molecule structure and insulin |
chat with Artificial Intelligence.
xc: learn the first 20 elements number and name symbol 10x more if you develop your own mnemonic device Gross! or cool, depending |
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Unit 5: Chemical Reactions Week 25 Atoms and molecules 3/2-6 |
Blue Book HW I 1 : Read Ch 2 Sec 2 p 36-39. Do Quest.1-3
(XC 4-7) and HW I 2 Text Feature worksheet Due Thursday for E, Friday for BCF |
periodic table
Student sample HW I 2 front page, back page
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molecular model kit box should look like this when done.
Week 25 agenda Atom Molecule, element compound? |
Ppts for later! ppt with atoms for kinesthetic reaction atomic theory development ion ppt using physical and chemical change for energy mcas review of everything science |
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 24 Atoms and molecules 2/23-27 |
Blue Book HW H Read Ch 2 Sec 1p 31-35. Do Quest. 3-7 and Text Feature worksheet | Desalination Videos |
Movie: The Big Energy
Gamble Chap 5-10 Week 24 agenda |
XC 20 star project:: Chemical poster project | Periodic Table of the elements best link!! | ||||
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 23 Phase Changes 2/9-13 |
Blue Book HW G:
Read Ch 1 Sec 3 p 16-21. Do Quest. 2-7 and Text Feature worksheet HW: Stamped Addressed Envelope and Letter typed. |
Due Dates | Movie: The Big Energy Gamble chap 1-4 |
XC 20 star project::
Chemical poster project
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Periodic Table of the elements best link!! | ||||
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 22 Phase changes 2/2-6 |
HW C:
Read 7.1 and do
Questions on packet 7.1
HW F: Read 8.4 and do Questions on packet 8.4 |
Due
Dates HS text book links CP book example |
Week 22
agenda Scientist : Cynthia Breazeal Scientist Naomi Halas Scientist Pardis Sabeti Scientist: Alfredo Quińones-Hinojosa Scientist: James McLurkin |
Molecules determine Male Female Phenotype. Dr. Erick Roman's talk on cancer XC: Ice Cream Reading Print and mark up using mosaic strategies texts simulation example XC from Chap 1
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Chap 1 Science in Action XC link , extend the building a better body section by using the mnemonics at mit chemistry to find out how titanium is purified | ||||
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 21 Expansion of liquids and gases 1/26-30 |
HW
B 1 and 2: Text Chap1 sec 2. Physical Properties due week 21 Chap 1 Science in Action XC link , use the mnemonics at mit chemistry to find out how titanium is purified |
The Blue text book is online here. username is sarms6 password is science |
Week 21 agenda |
bromine is cool so is aerogel |
XC:
Memorize the
Metric Prefixes
XC Study Island! at home; do some math or some science prep for the mcas |
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 20 Expansion of solids 1/19-23 |
HW A 1 and 2: Text Features in Chap1 sec 1. |
The Blue text book is online here. username is sarms6 password is science |
Week 20 agenda | Find your weight on other worlds! XC: Give an example of your weight from the site and explain why your weight changes |
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Unit 4: Transformations of Matter Week 19 Heating 1/12-15 |
HW: Label of Product Label and ingredient due on Wednesday 1/21/09 |
New book introduced:
Introduction to Matter HW A: Read Chap 1 Section 1: What is Matter pages 4-9 and do questions 1-9 on page 9. Due Monday. |
Week 19
agenda Visit from Nasa Scientist PBS Absolute Zero for make up video, part 2 its chapters 6-10 here |
Help me organize a bake sale for ARMS Help the World: Get Water | Deep field picture | ||||
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 18 Welcome Back Heating 1/5-9 |
HW: Boiling/Melting/ Front page | dissolving quiz | microscopic filter paper |
Help me organize a bake sale for ARMS Help the World: Get Water |
hyper physics: Learn more | ||||
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 17 short week! Heating 12/22-3 |
NO HW over holidays if all caught up. | Salt Shaker Trick. | PBS Absolute Zero for make up video | XC: Visit the sunwheel on th solstice | cool micro scale pictures: really small things. | ||||
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 16 Heating Solids, liquids, and Gasses 12/15-12/19 |
HW:
Famous experiments about air HW : Mountain Air |
Lesson Cluster Readings 1-9: the entire set of readings (60 pages) so be selective if you print. | Week 15 agenda: expansion and contraction |
Help me organize a bake sale for ARMS Help the World: Get Water |
amazing earth beautiful pictures of the earth, (my favorite mixture of solid, liquids and gas) |
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 15 Molecules expansion and contraction 12/8-12/12 |
HW Matter and Molecules #1 | Week 15 agenda: expansion and contraction |
Help me organize a bake sale for ARMS Help the World: Get Water |
cool micro
scale pictures: really small things. amazing earth beautiful pictures of the earth, (my favorite mixture of solid, liquids and gas) |
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 14 Molecules in gasses 12/1-12/5 |
HW: Find a science news article and do a summary. Due Monday 12/8 Science News Articles Resources For Example: hadron article |
Cluster 1 Reading | Week 14 Agenda: Air |
X-C: View the night sky
Water is a key resource: Play pumps some more detail about mixtures and pure substances |
starry nite mosiac big picture made of many small ones. Molecules are not wet. |
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 13 (short week) Molecules in other Solids, liquids, and gasses 11/17-11/20 |
HW: Make a
Cartesian Driver due Monday 12/1 Bring it to school or show a note from parent/ guardian that you made a working one (25%). Explain how it works (75%). |
Have you completed your Umass Permission Form? Yes or No is fine but I would love to get this back. HW: There are many ways to make a Cartesian diver:
ketchup ;
cap and clay or gum or dropper below
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Breath has water vapor Have you filled out your
Technology survey?
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some more detail about
mixtures and
pure substances XC: Memorize the Metric Prefixes XC: Extra challenge if you can make a Cartesian diver that will pick something off the bottom. |
Help me organize a bake sale for
ARMS Help the World: Get Water
Powers of 10 external Powers of 10 internal plays on real player only |
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 12 (short week) Distillation and molecules in Solid liquids and gasses 11/17-11/20 |
Challenge stars are due Monday Nov 17. No other HW |
States of matter with water molecules
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XC:
candle experiment Do and explain. Why does the candle do this?
cool chemistry presentations: pic a few slides and give a short presentation in class about them. |
XC what are the uses of distillation? How does this relate to Oil? | |||||
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Unit 3 : Matter and Molecule
Week 11 (short week) States of Water Lesson Cluster 1 11/10-11/14 |
All missing and late work due this week.
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Sand and Beans table demo Week 11 Class agenda alcohol and water demo and Cluster 1 matter and molecules |
Fact sheet XC:
Make a poster which explains some of these facts. Good planet data. click here if you are procrastinating get small: flyfoot |
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Unit 2: What is big? Mini-unit on mass, weight,
and density.
Density test Week 10 11/3-11/7 |
HW: Density problems Np38 HW: Puzzle Gold nugget problem Np 40 front page, Gold nugget puzzle page 2 |
Notes on Density Np37 | Week 10: Class agenda on Density Review |
X-C: Salt Water egg experiment movie about 10 dimensions from BC
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For later | ||||
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Unit 2: What is big? Mini-unit on mass, weight,
and density.
Density Week 9 10/27-10/31
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HW
Home mass volume density
p 35
example with data table DoNow: Density Sentences p 35 back page HW Finding Density Procedures p36 back page Liquid Density
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Lab on Density (Blocks Liquid Pipes), Np34 and
its graph Floating and sinking demo Np 33
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Class agenda on
Density
Crowdedness and Dots np 39 |
Extra Challenge Op
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DoNow weight vs. planet mass | ||||
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Unit 2: What is big? Mini-unit on mass, weight,
and density.
Weight vs. Mass Week 8 10/20-10/24 |
HW: Measuring Length and Measuring Volume np 30 |
Web of metrics Np 29 Mass and weight Reading front page Np31 mass and weight reading back page |
Class Agendas | Find your weight on other worlds! XC: Give an example of your weight from the site and explain why your weight changes | Printable rulers | ||||
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Volume week 7 10/14-10/17 |
Watch myth busters Experimental design
Mythbuster
Template Np27 Pass back test and go over Np 28 Placebo Effect and the wonder pill movie. Watch Wonder pill Np 26 |
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Volume displacement |
Poddle weigh in XC print out a screen shot when finished. XC: Cyber chase all do another, print ending screen shot and write a paragraph of what you learned from it. |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Mass week 6 10/6-10/10 |
Test Review Np25 | Unit test on Measuring and Experimenting Test | multiplication tables asteroid game |
Solve volume Logic game : XC When you get to the
last screen of game. Hit print screen key and paste into a word document.
Print or Email it to me.
Fun, how well do you know your state capitals? |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Mass week 5 9/29-10/3 |
Jar Lab Np21 HW: Volume Review Np 22 Mass Lab Np23 |
Mass notes Np24
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Stars in October: get parents to sign "Fred
saw this" and signature in box on calendar for XC Make an Amish envelope |
Video make up or extra challenge. Take notes on a TED TALK and then write a paragraph about something you learned. |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Volume week 4 9/22-9/26 |
HW: Measuring volume Np14 |
Lab Liquid Volume Graduated cylinder 20ml np 18 Notes: Volume 3 methods and Lab on volume displacement. Np17 Np 18 BN Probability; Video make up.Take notes on a TED TALK and then write a paragraph about something you learned. |
Extra Challenge Explanation | Keep track of the political landscape |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Asking questions about cause (IV) and effect (DV) week 3 9/15-9/19 |
Corn data sheet for mike's maze |
Rubber band Lab Quiz on Experimental Design HW: Bill Nye Pseudoscience: paragraph |
Experimental Design Note |
Try this illusion fun with rubber bands!
English links |
XC: Find out about the new particle accelerator, write me a paragraph on it
share it with class. Why do they call it the god particle?
Are they particles or are they waves? |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Asking questions about cause (IV) and effect(DV) week 3 9/8-9/12 |
HW: Design and Do an experiment Experimental Design Diagram HW Quiz on measuring length |
Huff puff Lab
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Bulb sale stuff
Students have envelopes with order forms and Bulb selling instructions Orders due September 30th! Bulbs will be delivered to students for delivery to customers 2-3 weeks after this. Direct questions to Mr. Price |
OLOGY: OLogy means "the study of." And on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies! |
XC: Visit a science museum web site and
give us a 2 minute tour of the site in class.
for fun, does English have character? |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
Experience is observing: Qualitative and Quantitative (measuring length) week 2 9/1-9/5 |
HW: Scientific Inquiry | Class notes on the meter |
XC: Make a graph using the computer |
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Read and memorize a part of the
the start splitter by R. frost Fun Excel secrets |
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Unit 1: Experimenting and Measuring : How do we
ask questions we can answer with experience?
week 1 8/28-8/29 |
HW Survey
Question HW: Survey Data table on note book paper HW Survey Graph instructions (sample) |
HW Mike's maze and Sugarloaf Field trip Permission Slip in word in pdf |
youtube on mean median and mode
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xc:
Remember Evolution, look at these mimics! |
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| Frist week logistics | Advisory parent/guardian communication form | Notebook supplies letter | Printable daily schedule | Ms. DuBock's page | ss | ||||
| start of school | Science 7 archive | Science 8 Archive 2006-7 | Science Vocabulary | Science Extension and Enrichment Challenge (SEEC) Project links |
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extra challenge points |
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