word_roots_in_science.doc

Daily bellringer will consist of five prefixes or suffixes. Students will learn the meanings of of these and be given an example.  After 25 words, students in 6th and 8th will have a test of words as they are used in a sentence with a different word.  Each test counts 100 points.

Week 2:  Students are making energy boxes.  They are to be completed at home.. Boxes are to be taped shut, completed wrapped in paper of choice.  No tape or staples may show.  Use construction paper to cover taped area.  Cube 1 must have names of  6 types of energy (Typed)  Cube 2 must show  pictures of those types of energy.  Pictures can be from magazines, internet, but must be in color.  Cubes will be graded for neatness, accuracy, creativity and must be on time.  B day is due Friday 1/15.  Each day it is late, they will lose 10 pts from the 100.  A Day is due 1/21

Energy notes need to be studied nightly.  Edusoft test on Unit 5 next week.  Students will have a test on notes next Tues and Weds.  We will review on Thursday and Friday of this week.

what_is_energy.ppt 

8th grade Leap Review class. 

Practice leap test on Weds, Thurs. Friday and Tuesday.  Speed calculations due on Weds, and Thurs. of this week.

1/25/2010:  Notes: Forces and motion, Lab activity, acceleration of rolling balls, Voc. 170-175, Work on leap review

1/26/2010:  Notes: Forces and motion, Complete lab activity.

1/27/2010: Vocabulary Test, Notes: Friction, Bill Nye: Friction, Handout to identify different types of friction.

1/28/2010: Vocabulary Test, Notes: FRiction, Bill Nye, friction, Handouts.

1/29/2010: 8th grade career day, 1A,   4A, Work on leap review materials.

Weekly outlook 8th graders

Monday A 2/8/2010 ___ Voc. 185-190,  Finish notes on friction, force, Review Newtons Law.  Complete review section in Leap packet on Motion, Force, and Energy.  Draw design for egg drop.  Must be at least 8" high whether a square, rectangle or triangle.  Students will begin construction on Wednesday(1A) and Monday (4A).  3B will begin design and construction on Tuesday.  STudents will be in groups of 2 or 3, their choice.  Grade will be determined by success.  All students should be completed by Thursday and Friday.  Students that are absent will be required to construct project at home.

Vocabulary Test: 2/18-19

After Leap we will be reviewing Leap material until test time in April.

Monday:  Voc. 185-190 (A), 190-195 (B) on Tuesday. Test on vocabulary 175-200 on Feb. 18/19 after Mardi Gras.

Monday: (A) Complete notes on work, power.  Create machine folder.  Homework on work due at this time. 3 pages of calculations on work.  Bring calculators to class on Weds. Bring pictures of six simple machines to class on Wednesday.  All pictures should be in color and on one sheet of paper. Machines are: levers, pulleys, wedges, inclined planes, screws, and wheel and axle.

Tuesday: (B) Complete introduction page on machines.  Bring pictures of six simple machines to class .  See above notes for names of machines and directions.  Bring calculator to class. 

NOtes on simple machines and their purpose, pg. 1.

Lab activity:  Build a simple machine and determine its rate of speed and mass.  At end of class discusss problems with building your machine.

Wednesday:  Same as Tuesday class.

Thursday:  Complete simple machines.  Bring calculators and finishe lab.

Friday:  Same as Thursday.

A Day: Vocabulary quiz: 176-200.  1A complete egg drop.  Finish review packets up to page 30.

2A: Vocabulary quiz:  Notes on levers, complete tracter and do calculations.

4A: Vocabulary quiz: Complete review packets for Leap

B day: Vocabulary test for all.  Tractor race for 6th.

Review for test in 8th.  Unit test on Motion on Thursday.

Friday:  6th grade test on Machines:  Edusoft test

force_and_motion.ppt

1A and 4A Unit Test on Friday. 2/26, notes on motion, acceleration, force, momentum, newtons Laws.

motion.ppt

Monday:B day- 8th grade leap review packet to finish.  Begin working on Leap notebook. 

Tuesday: A day- 8th grade leap review packet.  Begin working on Leap notebook.

Wednesday-Friday: Students are creating a Leap notebook of all GLE's for 6th, 7th, 8th grade.  They will be looking up questions that are related to these GLE's and discussing these in class.

Monday:  Homework due:  Machines and machine handout.  Thanks to all parent and students who did such a good job on edusoft #7.  There were no unsatisfactory scores and many students scored mastery and advanced.

Tuesday:  Machine handout due:  2a.  All students scored basic, mastery or advanced or edusoft #7.  Fantastic job to those students and parents who helped them study.  Keep up the good work.