Day 137

Students started the 4th marking period today by handing in their 28th week of science news articles.  We played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's Chapter 8 test with the remaining time left in class.

The notebook check will be on Wednesday, and the Chapter 8 test will be tomorrow.

Day 136

Students were told that the crossword puzzle on worksheet 8-15 must be done before notebook check.  In class, we started and completed the lab on series and parallel circuits on pages 8-19 thru 8-22.

News article #28 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Tuesday, April 1st.

Day 135

Today was the last day for PSSA math & reading exams.  We only met with periods 6 & 7 today, and just like the past two days, students watched the remainder of the lightning video, and were assigned worksheet 8-15 & 8-16 to be done by next Wednesday.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Tuesday, April 1.

Day 134

Students took their PSSA tests for the second straight day.  They also met with their 4th & 5th period classes.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test has been moved to Tuesday, April 1st.

Day 133

Students took their first two PSSA exams today.  Afterwards, they only met with their period 2 & 3 classes, during which time we watched a National Geographic video on Lightning.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 Test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 132

We went to the movie Divergent at the Digiplex.  Once we returned, we had 22-minute classes, during which time we went over the 27th week of science news articles.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 131

Mr. Deljanovan was in for me today.  Students took a PSSA science practice test today using scantron sheets.

News article #27 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2.

Day 130

We discussed section 8-6 notes on electric circuits, and watched a www.brainpop.com video on Electric Circuits.  We ended class by completing worksheets 8-13 & 8-14.  Students were asked to cross out and disregard page 8-13.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 129

We discussed section 8-5 notes on AC vs DC electricity, along with the difference between a wet cell and dry cell.  We then watched a www.brainpop movie on Batteries.  We completed page 8-4 together before we watched another www.brainpop.com movie on Current Electricity.  We ended class by watching a National Geographic video on Lightning for the final 5-10 minutes.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 128

Yesterday's quiz on Ohm's Law was returned to students today, and we went over the solutions to each problem.  We discussed the second part of section 8-4 notes on calculating electrical energy.  Students were assigned worksheet 8-11, and problem #6 on page 8-2.  We went over all the answers before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 127

Students turned in their 26th week of science news articles.  They then took their quiz on Ohm's law and did predictably well.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 8 test will be on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Day 126

Students were given the formula today to calculate electrical power using voltage and current.  That formula, along with Ohm's law, will be the basis for their assessment on Monday.  To prepare for that quiz, we completed problems 1-5 on page 8-2 together in class.  Students were then assigned worksheets 8-3, 8-9 and 8-10 in their groups.  The solutions to each page were revealed before the end of the period.

News article #26 is due on Monday, and the quiz on Ohm's Law will also be on Monday.

Day 125

We discussed section 8-3 notes today on Ohm's Law, relating current, voltage and resistance.  Students were assigned worksheets 8-5 through 8-8 to be completed within their groups, and we went over the answers before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Ohm's Law quiz will be on Monday, March 17th.

Day 124

We discussed section 8-2 notes on static electricity, and students participated in a flipchart differentiating between conductors and insulators.  I used a link to show how electrons are passed from one object to another.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Static Electricity.  After reviewing the quiz answers, we used the last 15 minutes of class to demonstrate how static electricity passes between different objects and people.

No homework was assigned, and the Ohm's Law quiz will be on Monday, March 17th.

Day 123

Today was the 25th week of science news articles.  After collecting those, students were given their new packets for Chapter 8.  Our discussion today was on section 8-1 notes on electricity, but more specifically about the behavior of subatomic particles.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on electricity and took the quiz.  We ended class by completing worksheet 8-1 together in their groups.

No homework was assigned, and the quiz on Ohm's Law will be next Monday, March 17th.

Day 122

Mr. Deljanovan was in for my classes today.  We had a guest speaker all period.  Mrs. Carol Kirol, the school's resident dental hygienist, was in to talk about the dangers of oral piercings.

News article #25 is due tomorrow, and the quiz on Ohm's Law will be next Monday, March 17th.

Day 121

Students had their Chapter 7 notebook and pulley lab packet checked today for 100 points.  During that time, students watched the Mythbusters "Viral Video" episode.

News article #25 is due on Tuesday, and the next quiz on Ohm's Law will be on Monday, March 17th.

Day 120

Students took the Chapter 7 test using Moodle today.  They had the rest of the class time to either get a news article for next week, work on their reading project or study for their history test.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and the next quiz on Ohm's Law (chapter 8) will be on Monday, March 17th.

Day 119

Students had last night's homework (worksheet #20) checked for 12 points.  We then played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's Chapter 7 test.

Notebook check will be on Friday, and the Chapter 7 test will be tomorrow.

Day 118

Students were assigned the remaining worksheets in the packet during class today, which covered pages 17, 18 and 19.

Worksheet #20 was assigned for homework (though most students completed it during class) and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday.

Day 117

Students turned in their 24th week of science news articles today.  We went over section 7-7 notes on ideal mechanical advantage, and used those formulas to complete #2-4 on page 15-8.  We then briefly reviewed how mechanical efficiency is calculated before assigning students worksheet 15-10.  We went over the answers in the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 test will be this Thursday.