Day 23

I collected the week #5 science news articles after allowing students the opportunity to summarize out loud for extra credit.  We began Chapter 2 today, but since the copier was broken, only period 2 got the new packets.  Everyone was given a copy of a double-sided cartoon about the states of matter.  We used the front side to introduce the topic, and the backside was used for the students to take notes on solids, liquids and gases.  We ended class by watching a www.brainpop.com video on States of Matter, and students took the quiz using the student responders.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 18th.

Day 22

Since the band went to the Bloomsburg Fair yesterday, most of those students made up the Chapter 1 test today.  While in class, we watched a Mythbusters episode on scientific method, in which they discovered why diet coke and mentos lead to a cola fountain.  During that time, I called students over one at a time to grade their Chapter 1 notebooks.

News article #5 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 17th.

Day 21

Students reported directly to the computer lab today.  They took the Chapter 1 test on Moodle.  Any time that remained after the test was used to either get a news article for next week, work on their History project or complete their Chapter 1 notebook.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and the Chapter 2 test will be October 17th.

Day 20

Today in class we started by checking and reviewing the homework (worksheet 1-19).  We then watched a www.brainpop.com video on Graphs and students did EXTREMELY well on the ensuing quiz.  We ended class by playing Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

No homework was assigned and the Chapter 1 test is tomorrow.

Day 19

Students needed to login to moodle for today's assignemnt. In order to complete worksheet 1-16, students used the "Create-a-Graph" link at the bottom of my Moodle page. They had to create a pie graph for number 1, a bar graph for number 2, and a line graph for number 3.

Page 1-19 was assigned for homework, worth 15 points, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 18

After listening to and eventually collecting the week #4 science news articles, we reviewed the two density labs from last week. We then went over section 1-6 notes on graphing and completed worksheets 1-17 & 1-18 together before the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 17

Since we've spent the past two days exploring the density of solids, today students did a lab on page 1-14 that tasked them with finding the density of an unknown liquid through seven trials. Once they completed that lab, they were asked to complete worksheet 1-15 on graphing density. We went over the lab and worksheet 1-15 before the bell rang.

News article #4 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 16

We began class by watching a www.brainpop.com video on Measuring Matter, which explored the relationship between mass, volume and density. After taking the quiz, students had the remainder of the period to complete the Density of Solids lab from yesterday.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 15

Students were asked to bring a calculator to today's class. They were given a lab paper to discover the densities of different massed solid cubes. We did this for the entire period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 14

We reviewed the results of the metrics lab from the past two days. I used close-up pictures of the triple-beam balances and graduated cylinder to help students better read the results. I then physically read the thermometers and meter sticks and gave my opinioned results. After reviewing the lab, I handed out a 2-sided supplement that helped to introduce the topic of DENSITY. One side was a cartoon, while the other was a collection of 12 practice problems finding either mass, volume or density. After discussing what density was, students used calculators to complete the practice problems, and we went over the answers in the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 13

As always, we began class by listening to oral summaries for our week #3 news articles. After collecting them, students had the remainder of the period to complete the Measuring with Metrics lab that we started last Friday on pages 1-11 & 1-12.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 12

I began class by checking students' homework, which was pages 1-7 through 1-10, and then we went over the answers together. We then progressed to worksheets 1-11 & 1-12, which was our lab for the next two days. Students either worked alone or with a partner to go work through 28 different items of which they needed to measure either the mass, volume, temperature or length. I told them they would not and SHOULD NOT be done with the lab today, and that they would have more time on Monday to complete this project.

News article #3 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 11

Today in class we went over section 1-4 notes and I demonstrated, while students practiced, the use, care and reading of the four metric lab tools we will be using in class this year- the ruler, triple beam balance, graduated cylinder and thermometer. I used some links available on Moodle to help with the readings of the triple beam balance and graduated cylinders.

Students were assigned worksheets 1-7, 1-8, 1-9 and 1-10 for homework. They had the last 10 minutes of class to work on it, so many of them already completed the assignment. The Chapter 1 test is on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 10

We began class by watching a www.brainpop.com video on Metric vs Customary units. Students took the quiz using the handheld responders and we reviewed the answers afterwards. We went over the answers to the 10 problems students did yesterday on worksheet 1-6, and they were assigned the bottom 10 problems on that page for the remainder of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 9

I returned the Metric Conversion quiz to the students and we went over the solution to each problem. We went over section 1-5 notes on dimensional analysis, and used the conversion factors on worksheet 1-2 to complete the top half of worksheet 1-6. We will complete the bottom half of the page tomorrow.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 8

Students handed in their Week #2 science news articles, and several from each class volunteered to summarize their's out loud for extra credit. After news articles, students took the 15-problem Metric Conversion quiz. With the remaining 15 minutes of class, we analyzed three different experiments on paper to decide what was wrong with them and how to perform the correctly.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday, September 26th.

Day 7

Students took the Metric Conversion practice quiz to start the class. We went over all the answers and they were allowed to keep it as a review tool. I handed back the Week #1 news articles from Tuesday and I discussed in detail the different types of mistakes that lead to a reduction in points for the assignment. Finally, in the last 15 minutes of class, we watched a www.brainpop.com video on Metric Units and used the student responders to take the ensuing quiz.

News article #2 is due on Monday, and the Metric Conversion quiz will also be on Monday.

Day 6

We began class by completing four word problems relating to metric conversions, giving the answers using the student responders. They were assigned worksheet 1-3 within their group to be completed in 8 minutes. We went over the answers together. We then completed all of worksheet 1-5 together.

No homework was assigned, and the Metric Conversion quiz will be Monday, September 9th.

Day 5

Today was picture day, so during 2nd period, students were in and out of my room. Students completed worksheet 1-4, which was assigned yesterday at the end of class. We reviewed those answers by using the student responders so that their answers, whether right or wrong, could remain anonymous. We then did some practice conversions of metric units to review.

No homework was assigned, and the Metric Conversion quiz will be on Monday, September 9th.

Day 4

We began class today with our first week of science news articles. Students also had the opportunity to summarize their article out loud for extra credit. After I collected the homework, we reviewed our objectives from the past two days by completing worksheet 1-1. Students worked with a partner to put the steps of the scientific method in the correct order, and then they had to match the vocab term to the proper definition. After that I introduced them to the metric system (Section 1-2 notes), the standard system of measurement used exclusively throughout the world, except for our United States of America. I demonstrated the procedure for converting from one metric prefix to another, like changing kilometers into centimeters. All it takes is moving the decimal to the left or right a certain number of places. With whatever time was left in class, students worked on page 1-4 (chapter 1, page 4) until the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the Metric Conversion quiz will be on Monday, September 9th.