Jennifer Baeder, Eighth and Middle School Science
Wednesday, February 22nd
7 Science - Continue working on your research project on irrigation methods. You need to choose one method that is listed on pages 50-51 in your textbook and research more information about it. This information should be displayed in a powerpoint presentation, including a cover slide and a works cited slide. You should answer the following questions: What type of irrigation method did you choose? How does this method improve farming? How has this method advanced over time? When was this method first seen or introduced? Who came up with or invented this method? Was is involved in this type of irrigation?
Tuesday, February 21st
6 Science - If you did not bring in your animal adaptation project today, you must bring it in tomorrow 2/22. Points will be deducted starting tomorrow for a late project.
8 Religion - If you do not hand in your final copy of the Stations of the Cross Reflection today in class, please bring them in tomorrow.
8th Grade Fundraiser
The 8th grade is currently selling cookie dough to raise money for their 8th grade class trip in June to Woodloch. Please help them out. If you are interested in purchasing cookie dough you can contact Mrs. Baeder, Mrs. Patrizio or any of our 8th grade students for more information. Thank You
7 Science - Chapter 2 - Freshwater Resources
Lesson 1 Water Supply and Demand
6th Science - Chapter 4 - Birds and Mammals
May Current Event Schedule
April Current Event Schedule
Wednesday, February
8 Science - Finish open book test, pages 79-80 #1-12 on loose leaf. This is due on Friday 2/17. Don't forget to study for you Chapter test also, which is on Friday 2/17. The following are your essay questions for your chapter test.
1. How is water able to stop the combustion of fuels?
2. When baking soda and vinegar are combined, gas bubbles form, the vinegar smell disappears, and the mixture gets colder. Has a chemical or physical change taken place? How do you know?
3. Describe the function of enzymes in the body. Why are enzymes necessary in living things?
4. When balancing a chemical equation, why can you change the coefficients but not the subscripts?
Tuesday, February 14th
8 Religion - CHapter 2 test tomorrow 2/15, Also finish your open book test from class today - page 27 #1-10 including part C
8 Science - Chapter test on Friday
Friday, February 10th
All Middle School Science Classes - DO NOT forget your Science Fair project which is due on MONDAY 2/13 - You need your Trifold Display, Scientific Method Report and any other materials needed to present your experiment to the class.
8 Science - Study for chapter 2 test. Also, the at home activity on page 77 in your NB
6 Science - Animal Adaptation projects are due on 2/21
Thursday, February 9th
8 Science - Chapter 2 test on Friday 2/17
6 Science - Finish chapter 3 open book test started today in class. Due tomorrow. pages 113-114 #1-18 on loose leaf. Answers only for number 1-10, 11-18 in complete sentences.
Wednesday, February 8th
8 Science - Chapter 2 is coming to an end, start studying now for your chaper test which will be some time next week. Section 3 Assessment in your NB for HW
7 Science - Study for chapter test
6 Science - Study for chapter test
Tuesday, February 7th
7 Science - Finish chapter 1 open book test, pages 43-44 #1-17.The following are your essay questions for your chapter 1 test:
1. List 5 ways that people use water and give an example of each.
2. Explain why water is known as the "universal solvent."
3. Desribe the water cycle.
4. Describe how a cloud forms
5. Explain how the property of surface tension is related to the structure of the water molecule.
6. What sources of water on Earth are available for human use? Explain why mos twater cannot be used by humans.
6 Science - Study for your chapter 3 test. The following are your essay questions:
1. Describe how an ecthotherm could warm up when the air temperature is cold or cool down when the air temperature is hot.
2. Explain why amphibians are more sensitive that reptiles to changes in the environment.
3. Describe the differences between ectothermic and endothermic animals.
4. Compare and contrast the egss of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
5. Describe three adaptations that reptiles have for conserving water.
Monday, February 6th
Reminder - All ScienceFair Projects for the middle school students are due on Monday - 2/13
6 Science - Suppose you are a journalist for a nature magazine and you have spent a week observing a crocodile. Write a paragraph describing how crocodiles obtain their food.
Also, Study for you chapter 3 test which is on Friday 2/10.
Thursday, February 2nd
7 Science - Chapter 1 test will be on Friday 2/10. We will review on Wednesday 2/8 and take our chapter 1 open book test on Tuesday 2/7
6 Science - Chapter 3 Test will be on Friday 2/10. We will review on Tuesday 2/7 and take our chapter 3 open book test on Thursday 2/9
March Current Event Schedule
6th Grade Chapter 3 Project
8th Grade Activities and Events
Please refer to the following for upcoming 8th grade events and activities for the remainder of the school year.
Wednesday, January 18th
7 Science - Use the following words to write a story about water on Earth. Your story should be 1 full page back and front if written or 1 full page types. Underline or highlight all six of the words.
Photosynthesis
Groundwater
Transpiration
Habitat
Water Cycle
Precipitation
7 Sciene - Chapter 1 Earth’s Waters
Barn for the Poorest of the Poor
If you can bring in the following items for the Barn of the Poorest of the Poor please do so. They are in need of:
Toilet Paper
Plastic Untensils
Paper Plates
Tissues
Napkins
Bleach
Windex
Any Paper Products.
Tuesday, January 17th
6 Science - Chapter test on Friday, 1/20
7 Science - Possible POP QUiz on Friday 1/20
8 Science - Chapter test on Wednesday 1/18. Also, if you have a current event due this Friday, you will need to hand it in on Thursday since we will be having our class trip to the Liberty Science Center on Friday.
Your essay questions for your test are:
1. Explain why a water molecule (H20) is described as polar, and a molecukle of hydrogen (H2) is described as nonpolar.
2. Compare and contrast ionic bonds and covalent bonds.
3. Explain why the polar structure of water molecules causes water to have a higher boiling point than carbon dioxide.
4. Why do metals exhibit luster?
5. What is a crystal?
Friday, January 13th
8 Science - Finish your chapter 1 open book test from today. Page 41-42 #1-16 on loose leaf. This is due on Tuesday 1/ 17. Your chapter 1 test will be on Wednesday 1/18
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab - Observing Water's Properties from page 11 is due on Tuesday 1/17
6 Science - Finish your chapter 2 open book test from today. Page 75-76 #1-15 on loose leaf due on Tuesday 1/17
Thursday, January 12th
8 Science - Your chapter 1 test on Atoms and Bonding will be on Wednesday, 1/18.
6 Science - Your chapter 2 test will be on Friday 1/20
Wednesday, January 11th
8 Science - FInal copy of today's lab - What do Metals Do? page 36. Aso, page 39 Writing in Science.
7 Science - Review lesson 1 - The Properties of Water in the New Unit
Tuesday, January 10th
6 Science - Finish the answering the reading checkpoints for section 4 on Insect Ecology in your NB.
7 Science - Using the website and online web code on page H3 in your new unit textbook, read more about the different careers in the field of marine biology and choose one the interests you. In your NB tell me why it interests you and what the career entails. Also, if you did not finish answering the writing in science on page H3 in class, please finish in your NB.
8 Religion - Section 8 Quiz tomorrow. This is the last quiz in you Confirmation Books.
February Current Event Schedule
Monday, January 9th
6 Science - Finish lesson 3 review in NB page 59
Wednesday, January 4th
7 Science - FInish chapter 5 open book test, page 155 #1-16 on loose leaf. This is due on Friday 1/6. Your chapter test will be on Monday 1/9
8 Science - Finish element research from page 18-19 in text.
8 Religion - Page 89 Think about it in NB.
7th Science - Chapter 4 Notes
Chapter 4 Notes - Lessons 1,2, and 3
Tuesday, December 20th
6 Science - Final copy of today's lab from page 40, How Can You Classify Shells?
8 Science - Writing in Science on page 11 in NB. Also, answer the following in your NB:
1. What are neutrons, and where in an atom are the found?
Monday, December 19th
6 Science - Read lesson 1, CHapter 2 on Mollusks and define key terms in NB
8 Science - Use the go online link, www.phschool.com web code cgb-2000 and research more on the career discussed today in class. Choose one that interests you and write about it in your NB.
7 Science - Answer the following in you NB - How long will a star that is the mass of the sun live? What is a dwarf star? What is a black hole?
Religion - Scriptures Storyboard Worksheet
Friday, December 16th
7 Science - Answer the following in your NB:
1. What is a spectrograph?
2. What is a star's absolute brightness?
3. How is a parallax useful in astronomy?
4. What is the main sequence?
6 Science - Study for your chapter 1 test, which is on MOnday 12/19
Thursday, December 15th
6 Science - Finish Chapter 1 open book test. Due on Friday 12/16. Also, don't forget to study for your chapter 1 test which will be on Monday 12/19
January Current Event Schedule
Wednesday, December 14th
8 Science - Finish chapter 4 open book test #1-16 on loose leaf. Due on Friday 12/16. Also, don't forget to study for your chapter 4 test which is on Friday 12/16
Monday, December 12th
8 Science - Study for your chapter 4 test, which will be on Friday 12/6. Also, bring in as many pennies as you can for tomorrow's science lab.
6 Science - Your chapter 1 test will be on Monday 12/19.
Liberty Science Center
All permission slips for the 8th Grade Liberty Science Center field trip are due back no later than Wednesday, January 4th 2012
Science Fair
The Science Fair is approaching and this year I decided to change some things up. The science fair is mandatory for students in grades 6-8 and optional for students in grades 4-5. I have given the students the choice to work in groups this year. There are to be no more than 3 students to a group, and students by all means may work alone or in pairs. By December 16th I will need to know if the students will be working alone or in groups and the students in the groups. By January 6th I will need the outline of your experiment following the sheet given to you in class. If you misplaced this form, please find the link below. All students and parents must sign this form! All science fair projects, inlcuding the lab report and Tri-fold display will be due on February 13th. The Science Fair will be held in the Cafeteria on February 15th for school and parent display. Additional information regarding some ideas for topics and the information that needs to be included in the lab report will be posted at a later date. Please feel free to contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have any questions or if you want to approve your science fair topic with me. All topic ideas must be approved by me first!
Science Fair - Please use as a reference when preparing your science fair project
Science Fair Grading Rubric - Please refer to the following for grading
Experiment Outline - This is due no later than January 6th and must be signed by student and parent
Tuesday, December 6th
6 Science - Page 25 #1-3 you decide on Coral Reefs on loose leaf. Due on 12/7
8 Science - Chapter 4 Test will be sometime next week. I will give a definite date later
8 Religion - Session 6 quiz tomorrow 12/7. Also, finish the poster / poem project we started today in class from page 71
Baking Elective - Please bring in cooking baking sheets tomorrow for baking elective if you have them at home. Please do not go out and buy any
Tuesday, November 29th
8 Science - Analyzing Data page 131 #1-4 on Loose Leaf.
8 Religion - Page 66 - Read Jesus at Nazareth and answer the two questions in your NB.
6 Science - Chapter 1 Notes - Songes, Cnidarians and Worms
Lesson 1 - What is an Animal?
Monday, November 28th
6 Science - Your Geologic Time Scale group projects are due on Thursday, 12/1. Each group will start presenting their projects on Thursday and Friday. Please make sure you have your information saved on your flash drive.
7 Science -Chapter 3 test will be on Tuesday 11/29. Study from the notes online.
Your written portion of your planets projects is due on Wednesday 11/30. We will be presenting them on Wednesday and Friday. Please make sure you have your information saved on your flash drive.
8 Science - Your Polymer project is due on Friday 12/2. You will be presenting your projects to the class so please make sure you have your information saved on your flash drive.
Gratitude
Please show gratitude to Mrs. Baeder for coordinating the Amazing Turkey Race
December Current Event Schedule
Friday, November 18th
8 Religion - Session 5 Quiz on Monday 11/21 pages 50-59 in Confirmation text book.
6 Science - Your chapter 5 test as been rescheduled for Monday 11/21. The following are your essay questions:
1. What is a scientific theory?
2. In what way are the body structures of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals similar?
3. What is a branching tree?
4. What is the largest span in the Geologic Time Scale?
5. What theory proposes that evolution occurs slowly byt steadily?
Baking Elective
If you are in the baking elective this trimester you need to bring in the following items by next Wednesday:
Please make sure all items are plastic and not glass.
apron
plastic measuring cup
roll of paper towels
1 favorite recipe
1 wooden baking spoon
1 wooden / plastic spatula
1 plastic mixing bowl
1 oven mitt
Monday, November 14th
6 Science - Writing in science page 165 in NB
8 Science - Bring in bottles of glue tomorrow 11/15
7 Science - Preview lesson 5 on Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors. Answer the following in your notebooks:
1. What is a meteorite?
2. Name the four largest Asteroids.
3. What is the Oort Cloud?
8 Religion - Answer the following in your NB - What does the symbol of Holy Spirit mean to you as you make your faith journey?
Final copy of today's Confirmation rap / song due tomorrow 11/15
Friday, November 11th
8 Science - Chapter 3 test is on Monday, don't forget to study. Also, finish your open book test on pages 113-114 #1-20 that we started today in class.
7 Science - Next week we will be constructing our planets, so make sure you discuss with your group materials that you need to bring in.
6 Science - Your chapter 5 test will be on Friday 11-18
6th Grade - Chapter 5 - Changes Over Time
Lesson 2 - Evidence of Evolution
Wednesday, November 9th
8 Science- Study for chapter 3 test and the writing in science on page 113 in your NB.
7 Science - Finish the How Big Are the Planets? discover activity on page 94 and answer the think it over questions.
Tuesday, November 8th
7 Science - Finish the You Decide Questions #1-3 on loose leaf from page 93 on Space Exploration.
8 Science - page 111, Writing in Science in your NB
Monday, November 7th
6 Science - Final copy of today's lab on Bird Beak Adaptations, page 141. Also, the writing in science on page145 in your NB.
8 Science - Page 105 At Home Activity in NB. Also, your chapter 3 test will be on MOnday 11-14. The following are your essay questions:
1. What is a supernova and how is it related to the matter found on Earth?
2. What information can be found in a square of the periodic table? What does each piece of information mean?
3. How are elements heavier than Uranium made?
4. Explain what a model is and why scientists use models to study atoms.
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab, Remote Control from page 90. Also, answer the following questions in your NB - What two gases make up most of Earth's atmosphere? Compare daytime and nighttime temperatures on Mercury? What are Venus's clouds made of? How many moons does Mars have? What are their names?
Thursday, November 3rd
Science Elective - Please bring in a clear, empty soda bottle with cap for Wednesday 11/9
6 Science - Finish answering the questions on page 131 #1-3 on loose leaf, Weigh the Impact. Also, in your notebooks answer the following: You are a scientist in a cloning lab. Write an essay describing what the process of cloning involves and give an example.
Wednesday, November 2nd
7 Science - The Sun worksheet back and front due on Friday 11/4
8 Science - At Home Activity at the end of lesson 3 and the analyzing data on page 91 #1-3 for homework due on Friday, 11/2
Religion - Test on Chapter 18 on the Litugical Calendar in the large religion book is on Monday 11/7. Starts on page 240
Tuesday, November 1st
8 Science - Final copy of today's lab, Why Use Aluminum? page 88
Thursday, October 27th
6 Science - Page 121 - Writing in Science to be handed in on Friday 10/28
Tuesday, October 25th
8 Science - Choose 10 elements from the periodic table from pages 84-84 in your textbook and answer the following in your notebooks.
1. What is the name of the Element ?
2. What is the Elements symbol?
3. What is the Atomic Number?
4. What is the Atomic Mass?
5. Where can this Element be found on Earth?
6. What is this Element used for?
Also, make sure that lesson 2 on Organizing the Elements is outlined in your notebooks.
7th - Chapter 3 Astronomy Notes
8th Chapter 3 Notes Elements and the Periodic Table
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Atoms
Leson 2 - Organizing the Elements
Lesson 3 - Metals
Lesson 4 - Nonmetals and Metalloids
Friday, October 21st
Religion - Finish collage in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit that we started in class today. This is due on Monday, 10/24. Also, don't forget to study for you session 3 Test.
6 Science - Today in class you read pages 68-69, When SHould New Medicines be Made Available? Finish answering #1-3 on page 69 on loose leaf.
The following are your essay questions for your chapter 2 test:
1. What are autotrophs?
2. What makes plants green?
3. What kind of fermentation is important to bakers?
4. What is replication?
5. Why is cell division important?
6. How can exposure to bright sunlight lead to cancer?
Thursday, October 20th
6 Science - Your chapter 2 test will be on Tuesday 10/25
Wednesday, October 19th
7 Science - Finish #1 & 3 in your notebooks from page 65 and # 2 must be done on loose leaf to be handed in. Both are due on Friday 10/21. Also your chapter 2 test will be on Monday, 10/24. The following are your essay questions:
- What is a multistage rocket?
- What did scientists learn from analyzing moon rocks?
- Why did NASA develop cordless power tools?
- What are the three types of rocket fuel?
- Name three scientists who contributed to the development of modern rockets.
Religion - Session 4 quiz on Monday 10/24. Alos, please bring in magazines and newspapers that are not being used at home for class on Friday.
Science Elective - Chick journals are due on Wednesday 10/26. You must inlcude :
1 - Cover page made from construction paper that includes your name, grade, name of your chick and science elective
2 - All information you learned from Farmer Jean when she came to drop off the egg and talk about the chick project and life on the farm
3 - A journal entry entitled, My Life as a Chick. You must pretend that you are your chick and write about your journey of deveopment to hatching to growth to meeting your owners at MTRS.
4 - Last section should include all information that was done during elective and science class with the chicks. What did you do with the chicks? Hod did you take care of them?
Stars Challenge
Anyone who signed up with Mrs. Baeder to compete in the Stars Challenge, we will be meeting after school on Friday 10/21 until 3:15
Tuesday, October 18th
6 Science - Answer the following in you NB
1. What is replication?
2. During what phase of mitosis does cytokinesis begin?
3. During DNA replication, which base pairs with guanine?
4. How did your model in class help you understand cell division?
7 Science - page 65 # 2 - Due Friday 10/21
Research the uses of communications satellites over the last 20 years. List their influences on society.
8 Religion - Final copy of your essay from the Holy Spirit WKS given on Monday. Essay should be 1 page in length either typed or written neatly on loose leaf to be handed in.
Monday, October 17th
8 Science - Study for your Chapter 2 test for tomorrow 10/18
6 Science - Study the process of Cell Division and Mitosis. We Will finish up our diagrams of cell division during the week with our lab partners. Make sure to review the four phases in mitosis.
7 Science - Chapter 2 Test on Monday, 10/24 - Study from the notes online.
8 Religion - Page 43, Share the Word in your NB. Also, please finish the gift of the Holy Spirit WKS that we started today in class.
Friday, October 14th
8 Science - Finish today's open book test pages 69-70 #1-18 on loose leaf, due on Monday 10/17. Chapter 2 test on Tuesday 10/18
8 Religion - Page 43, Think about it in NB
Thursday, October 13th
8 Religion - Please bring in any old magazines, or new papers that you have at home for Religion class next week.
November Current Event Schedule
Tuesday, October 11th
8 Religion - Please bring in a picture of your pet, no larger than a 3 x 5 pictures. If you do not have a pet you may cut out a picture of one from a magazine or print one from your computer. Please print your name and grade on the back. This needs to be handed in no later than October 18th.Thank you
8 Science - Answer the following in your NB - What units do scientists use to measure gas pressure? What is the manipulate variable in the pressure - volume experiment? (use the graph from class tpday)
Your chapter 2 test will be on Tuesday 10/18. The following are your essay questions for your chapter 2 test.
1. What are general characteristics of solids?
2. Why does pumping air into a basketball increase the pressure inside the ball?
3. What process occurs as pieces of dry ice gradually get smaller?
3. What happens to the particles of a liquid as they lose more and more energy?
4. How do crystalline and amorphous solids differ?
7 Science - Finish today's computer assignment on google.com/moon/ Researching the Apollo missions to the moon. Due tomorrow, Wednesday 10/12
Friday, October 7th
8 Science - Final copy of today's egg drop lab due on Tuesday, 10/11. Also, answer the following in your notebook - You work in the advertising department of a company that specializes in shipping valuable and breakable antiques. Design an ad for your company that highlights your protective packaging designs.
7 Science - Final copy of today's rocket lab. Also, answer the following in your NB -
1. What are three types of rocket fuel?
2. What is multi-stage rocket?
3. Name the three scientists who contributed to the development of modern rockets.
4. Who was the first American in space?
5. What did scientists learn from analyzing moon rocks?
Anti-Bullying Posters
Don't forget to bring in your anti-bullying posters tomorrow, Friday 10/7. The posters will be judged and winner will be announced. They also count as a religion grade
Wednesday, October 5th
8 Religion - Please bring in a picture of your pet, no larger than a 3 x 5 pictures. If you do not have a pet you may cut out a picture of one from a magazine or print one from your computer. Please print your name and grade on the back. This needs to be handed in no later than October 18th.Thank you
Also, your session 2 quiz has been postponed to Tuesday 10/11. Don't foget to study your notes that we went over in class.
7 Science - Please finish the online quiz on Rockets that was started today in class. This quiz is due to your homeroom teacher tomorrow morning, Thursday 10/6
Reminder - 8th grade students please fill out the survey that was handed out to you today and bring back no later than Tuesday 10/11
6th Chapter 2 Notes on Cell Processes
Tuesday, October 4th
7 Science - pg. 45 Writing in Science in NB and finish today's class work on loose leaf. Page 43 #1-4 - Analyzing Data
Monday, October 3rd
8 Science - Finish Matter online quiz from today's class
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab ffrom lesson 1 , chapter 2, Is force Exerted? Also, pre-read lesson 1 on the science of rockets.
6 Science - Pre read lesson 1, chapter 2 on photosynthesis
8 Religion - This is respect week ! Today in class we read and signed an anti-bullying pledge to stand up for everyone and not to just stand by. Tonight for homework, please write down ideas and thoughts for your own pledge that we will be working on in class. Also, don't forget to bring in a white t-shirt for Wednesday. We will be making anti-bullying shirts in class, which you can wear on Thursday. You may bring in fabric markers, puff paint, etc if you want to help decorate your shirts.
8th Grade Chapter 2 Notes on Solids, Liquids, and Gases
7th Grade Chapter 2 Power Point Notes on Astronomy
Thursday, September 29th
8 Science - Bring in materials for your egg drop experiment next friday 10/7.
6 Science - Bring in atleast 3 Leaves that are green in color by Monday 10/3. Finish your open book test, page 39-40 #1-18 on loose leaf
Science Experiments
Check out our 8th grade science experiment today. Follow the directions and you can try this at home with a parent's permission and supervision.
Wednesday, September 28th
7 Science - Study for Chapter 1 test
The following are your essay questions for your chapter test:
1. What happens during a lunar eclipse?
2. What is the difference between a neap and spring tide?
3. What does the collision theory state?
4. What kinds of features are located on the moon? Describe each of these features.
5. What does Newton’s first law of Motion state? (Think of the penny lab)
8 Science - Final copy of today's lab, "What are Solids, Liquids, and Gases?" page 42, complete the top of the wks on changes in matter, pre-read lesson 1 pages 42-47, and make a list of 5 changes you encounter everyday that involves changes of state.
8 Religion - Session 2 & 3 Quiz on Tuesday 10/4 pages 19-32
Also, complete the Think about it question in your NB on page 33
Tuesday, September 27th
7 Science - Finish your open book test that was started today in class, page 35 #1-20 on loose leaf
Monday, September 26th
8 Science - The following are your essay questions for your chapter 1 test
- Explain the problem of safely transporting hazardous substances.
- What is a molecule?
- What information does a chemical formula tell you about a compound?
- Why does the oil in some salad dressings rise to the top of the bottle?
- Why is the melting of an ice cube called a physical change?
- Energy is all around you, and it comes in many forms. Forms of energy related to changes in matter may include kinetic, potential, chemical, electromagnetic, electrical, and thermal energy. Give a detailed example of each….
Also, finish the chapter 1 open book test that was started in class today.. Page 37-37 #1-15 on loose leaf
6 Science - Start studying for your Chapter 1 test which will be on Monday 10/3. Also, finish reviewing lesson 4 on the Cells in the Environment.
8 Religion - Read Ezekial 36: 25-27, Joel 2:28-29, and Matthew 3:13-17. In your notebook please summarize the following passges. What did they mean to you?
Friday, September 23rd
8 Science - page 37 writing in science in notebooks. Study for your chapter 1 test
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab, Why Do Craters Look Different from Each Other? This lab can be found on page 30. Writing in Science page 35 on loose leaf and start studying for your chapter 1 test.
Thursday, September 22nd
8 Science - Chapter 1 Test on Introduction into Matter will be on Tuesday 9/27
7 Science - Chapter 1 Test on The Earth, Moon, and Sun on Friday 9/30
6 Science - Chapter 1 Test on Cell Structure and Functions on Monday 10/3
Please refer to the homework web site for notes as an aide when studying.
Wednesday, September 21st
7 Science - Please finish your Moon online quiz that we started today in class. This does count as a quiz grade and is due on Friday 9/23.
8 Science - What is kinetic and potential energy? Also, please review lesson 4 notes via power point that are located on the homework web page.
8 Religin - What does "God's Wisdom" mean for you? How would it help you in your life?
October Current Event Schedule
Science Elective
Science Elective Homework on Cells
Tuesday, September 20th
6 Science - Read lesson 2 on cell structure and finish online quiz that was started in class today.
7 Science- What is the difference between a Neap Tide and a Spring Tide? Finish the Moon Talk wks
8 Science - You are the emergency planning director in your city. Create regulations for transporting hazerdous substances through your community and research current regulations for transportation. Specify how to load, unload, and pack chemicals. Be ready for your debate on transporting hazerdous materials tomorrow.
8 Religion - Finish Faith Map - Create a faith map of places, paths, rest stops, and detours that have been a part of your religous journey. Also, study for quiz which is tomorrow.
The Scientific Method
Please refer to the following as an aide when writing your lab reports - Scientific Method Steps
Welcome
Monday, September 19th
6 Science - Finish your plant / animal cell diagram. Include all the organelles, label the organelles, and include a brief description of each of the organelles functions. Also, answer the following in your notebook: 1. What is an ameoba? 2. How is the structure of an ameoba like the structure of an animal cell?
8 Science - Page 27 - writing in science in Notebooks. Also, if you did not finish the Analyzing data on page 27 #1-4 please complete tonight on loose leaf. We are coming to the end of chapter 1 soon. You will be having a chapter test sometime next week, so start studying and reviewing your notes now. A copy of the chapter 1 notes can be found on the homework web page also.
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab, Does the Moon Move?
8 Religion - Study for quiz and complete Nomination wks given today in class.
Student Council Class Rep Elections
Just a Reminder to any students in grade 5-8 who handed in their letter of intent to run for student council class rep for the 2011-2012 school year, we will be holding our student council speeches and elections on Thursday 9/22. You must bring in a copy of your election speech and hand in to Mrs. Baeder. Thank you and Good Luck
Friday, September 16th
8 Religion - Quiz on Wednesday, 9/21. Review pages 1-19 in your Confirmation text. Know the key words, be able to describe and talk about faith, and know the three sacraments of Initiation and be prepared to describe.
8 science - Final copy of today's lab, Is a New Substance Formed? This can be foun don page 22 in your text book. Make sure to include your observation table and answer the drawing conclusions questions as part of you analysis. Read lesson 2 and outline in your notebook.
Wednesday, September 14th
7 Science - page 18 Analyzing Data on looseleaf #1-4, Gravity vs. Distance.
page 19 Writing in Science in notebooks- Suppose you took a trip to the moon. Write a paragraph describing how and why your weight would change. Would your mass change too?
8 Science - Make a list of 5 heterogeneous mixtures and 5 homogeneous mixtures that you may see everyday in your notebooks. Also, answer the following your notebook : What is the difference between weight and mass?
8 Religion - What does the Gospel tell us about the power of faith? What image of nature describes your faith today? Answer both in your notebooks
8 Science - Chapter 1 - Introduction into Matter
Power Point Presentation on Chapter 1
6 Science - Chapter 1 Notes - Cell Structure and Functions
Lesson 1 Notes - Discovering Cells
Lesson 2 Notes - Looking Inside Cells
Lesson 3 Notes - Chemical Compounds in Cells
Lesson 4 Notes - The Cell in it's Environment
7 Science - Chapter 1 Notes - Earth, Moon and Sun
Power Point Presentation on Chapter 1
Tuesday, September 13th
7 Science - Final copy of today's lab, "Can you Remove the Bottom Penny?" This activity can be found on page 16 in your textbook.
6 Science - Final copy of today's lab, "Is Seeing Believing?" This activity can be found on page 6 in your textbooks. Make sure to answer the think it over / observing questions as part of you analysis and fill out your observation table.
Monday, September 12th
7 Science - Please bring in as many pennies as you can for tomorrow's class. We will be working on a lab that requires atleast 25 pennies per lab group.
6 Science - Make sure to study the parts of the microscope from the sheet handed out on Friday. We will be using the microscope in class this week, observing different types of cells, including: nerve cells and blood cells. You will have a quiz on Thursday, 9/15 on the parts of the microscope. You will need to be able to label each part and you can describe the functions for extra credit. So make sure to study both sides of the sheet.
Page C3 writing in science in notebooks. In a paragraph, describe how perserverance might help in a science career.
Also, please bring in a picture or advertisement from a newspaper for tomorrow's lab.
8 Religion - page 7 in the Call to Celebrate Confirmation Book, Written in Hearts. Questions 1 & 2 in your notebook.