Science Notebook
September 8, 2009 |
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| Students are responsible to be prepared with their science notebook each day. |
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Notebooks
September 8, 2009 |
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| All students are responsible to come to class prepared with their science notebook. |
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Science Current Events (homework)
Due Date: June 5, 2009 |
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| All classes are expected to have an interesting Science Current Events article for class discussion on Friday June 5. |
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Periodic Table
June 3, 2009 |
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| Drawings of atoms Hydrogen through Krypton should be completed by June 2. All students will be given a Chemistry Test. |
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Probability and Heredity
March 17, 2009 |
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Discussion of how Mendel used the principles of probability to explain his results.
Students will be learning how to read a Punnett square to determine recessive and dominate traits. |
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Bridge Building Project
January 5, 2009 |
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Companies will continue to build their toothpick bridges until they have met the requirements.
Judging to see which bridge holds the most weight will take place upon unit completion. |
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Newton's Toy Box (homework)
Due Date: November 12, 2008 |
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| Review Newton's Toy Box activities in your 3-ring binder. Highight the vocabulary terms for the Come-Back-Can,toy car/ramp, and jumper activities. |
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Organizing (homework)
Due Date: October 17, 2008 |
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| All science students should have their Newton's Toy Box activities 1-7 and 10-13 in numerical order in their 3-ring binder. |
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Pretest
October 1, 2008 |
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| NO HOMEWORK this week. We will be taking a skills pre-test on Wednesday and Thursday. |
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CMT questions/Higher Level Thinking (homework)
Due Date: September 25, 2008 |
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Answer WHY a volcanic rock forms on the Earth's surface.
Answer WHY you would use a magnet to determine if a piece of metal contains iron. |
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Science Challenge (homework)
Due Date: September 23, 2008 |
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Identify examples of "gliders" and "helicopters" in nature. Examples may include dandelion, maple, and milkweed seeds and so-called "flying" fish, frogs, lemurs, squirrels, and lizards.
After finding the names of "gliders and "helicopters" find out how each object or animal makes use of air resistance.
Use a t-chart for organizational reasons. |
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Have Fun (homework)
Due Date: September 19, 2008 |
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Flip book (homework)
Due Date: September 17, 2008 |
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| DUE SEPTEMBER 17TH - IT'S TUESDAY NIGHTS HOMEWORK |
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Flip Books showing motion (homework)
Due Date: September 16, 2008 |
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| Make a flip book by drawing a series of pictures of something falling. The first picture should be on the bottom page and the last picture should be on the top page. The background should stay the same from picture to picture, but the objects position should change to show its motion over time. |
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Isaac Newton (homework)
Due Date: September 10, 2008 |
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Find one page of information on Isaac Newton including his 3 laws.
Keep this in the homework section of your 3-ring binder. |
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Vocabulary terms (homework)
Due Date: September 4, 2008 |
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After completing daily D.O.S. there are 2 words that you should look up and define. Keep these words in the homework section of your 3-ring binder.
The words are oxidation and evaporate. |
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