Day 64

We took the 8th grade students to the Digiplex movie theater today to see Mockinjay Part 1.  Parent teacher conferences were in the afternoon and evening.

News article #13 is due on Tuesday, December 2, and the Speed Quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 63

Students had their regular 1st period class today.  After that, we convened in the auditorium to watch Freak, The Mighty, based on a book they read in Mr. Molino's class.  We also watched the last hour of Catching Fire in preparation for our field tomorrow to watch Mockingjay.

No homework was assigned, and the Speed Quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 62

Students were given their new packets for Chapter 5.  We discussed section 5-1 notes on motion, and watched a YouTube video on Frame of Reference.  We then solved three practice speed, distance and time problems on the board before watching www.brainpop.com video on Distance, Rate and Time.  We completed the top of worksheet 5-1 before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Speed Quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 61

Students took a practice PSSA exam today since have officially finished the chemistry portion of our curriculum.  The practice test does not count towards their 2nd quarter grade, it's just a measuring stick to prepare for the actual PSSA test in May.  Tomorrow, we will begin the physics portion of our curriculum.

No homework was assigned, and the Speed Quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 60

Students had their chapter 3 notebooks checked today for 100 points.  During that time, students watched a holiday edition of mythbusters including Christmas trees catching on fire, frozen turkey's dropping on pets, deadly falling icicles and remedies to keep pine needles from shedding.

No homework was assigned, and our next quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 59

Students took the Chapter 3 test on Moodle today.

The notebook check will be tomorrow for 100 points, and the next quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.

Day 58

As always, we began the first day of the week by giving students the opportunity to present their Week #12 science news articles out loud for extra credit before turning them in to me.  We then completed worksheet 3-17 together before students worked in their groups to complete page 3-18.  We went over those answers in the last 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test is tomorrow, and the notebook check will be on Wednesday.

Day 57

Students were given back their graded Farcebook posters and rubrics today.  I recollected them, though, so that parents may see them during our upcoming parent/teacher conferences.  We then played Jeopardy to review for Tuesday's test.

News article #12 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Tuesday, November 18th.

Day 56

Most students completed the periodic table quiz today.  We discussed section 3-6 notes on electron arrangement.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on the Periodic Table and took the quiz afterwards.  We ended class by completing worksheets 3-19 and 3-20.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Tuesday, November 18th.

Day 55

Students had another opportunity to take the periodic table quiz today.  After that, we went over worksheet 3-14 that was assigned at the end of Monday's class.  I talked about isotopes before assigning worksheet 3-15, which took about 90 seconds to do and 3 minutes to go over.  We then watched a www.brainpop.com video on Isotopes but did not take the quiz.  I described how ions are created and how they behave before watching another BrainPop video on Ions,  Again, we did not take the quiz that went with it.  We ended class by completing worksheet 3-16 together.  By the end of today's class, students should have completed every page in the packet from 1 to 16, inclusive.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test has been moved to Tuesday, November 18th.

Day 54

Mrs. Kirol, the district's dental hygienist, was in my classes today to speak to the students about the dangers of smokeless tobacco.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 53

After turning in their 11th week of science news articles, students had the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz.  We discussed section 3-5 notes on atomic mass and atomic number.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Atoms and took the quiz.  In some classes, we had time to begin worksheet 3-14, but not every class did.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 52

Students were again given the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz at the beginning of class.  We moved on to section 3-4 notes on Atomic Theory, and watched a www.brainpop.com movie on the same topic before taking the brainpop quiz.  We ended class by going over worksheets 3-11 & 3-12.

News article #11 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 51

As always, students had the chance to take the periodic table elements quiz.  Students completed worksheet 3-10 and we went over those answers.  They were then assigned worksheet 3-11 & 3-12, which was a cross-a-clue review sheet, and worksheet 3-13, which was identifying the names and chemical symbols of various elements.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 50

After giving students the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz, students completed worksheet 3-9, which included problems 5, 6, 7 & 9.  If there was any time left after going over those problems, students began worksheet 3-10, which had eight new chemical equations to balance.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 49

We practiced the elements of the periodic table again today and students had the option to take their quiz.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Chemical Equations and took that quiz afterwards.  We continued with worksheet 3-9 on problems 1, 2 and 3.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 48

Students turned in their 10th week of science news articles today, which will be their first grade of the new marking period.  We practiced saying the first 36 elements of the periodic table and had the opportunity to take the quiz.  We finished section 3-3 notes on reactants and products, and students learned how to balance chemical equations.  We completed problems # 4 & 8 on worksheet 3-9 together.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.