Day 115

We began a new hands-on lab today about pulleys.  Students were given a new packet, and the goal for today was to get to page 6.

News article #23 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Tuesday, March 10th.

Day 114

Students had their online lab packets checked today for 100 points.  During that time, we watched Mythbusters.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Tuesday, March 10th.

Day 113

Students took the chapter 7 vocab quiz today, and were able to work on their online lab with any remaining time.

The online lab packet is due tomorrow, and the Chapter 7 test is on Tuesday, March 10th.

Day 112

Today was the 6th and final day for students to work on their online simple machines lab.  The focus today was on the wheel and axle.  Anything that is not done by the end of today's class is the responsibility of the student to complete in their own time before Thursday's notebook check.

No homework was assigned, and the Vocab Quiz will be tomorrow.

Day 111

After summarizing their week #22 science news articles, students continued to work on their online simple machines lab.  The goal today was to be on page 19 by the end of the period.  Page 17 was the beginning of lesson three that explored the use of the screw as a simple machine.

No homework was assigned, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, and the online lab packet is due on Thursday.

Day 110

*2-hour delay

With the time we had in class today, students continued to work on their online lab.  Their goal today was originally page 16, but with less time due to the 2-hour delay, page 15 was a much more realistic goal.  I told students that if they were NOT on page 15 by the end of class, they should consider themselves behind and work over the weekend to get to page 15 before Monday's class.

News article #23 is due on Monday, and the vocab quiz will be this Wednesday.

Day 109

Today was Day 3 of the online simple machines lab.  The topic of the day was the inclined plane, which begins on Page 8 of the packet and Lesson 2 of the online simulations.  The goal for today is to be somewhere in the middle (or completely done) of page 10.

No homework was assigned, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 108

We continued our 2nd Day of the online simple machines lab.  Students explored use of the lever today using the online simulation.  Their goal for the end of the period was to be somewhere in the middle of page six.  Students were encouraged to check the FAQ page on Moodle before working on page six.

No homework was assigned, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 107

Students were given a new packet for the online lab that began today using the link at the bottom of Moodle.  The goal today was to be finished through the bottom of page 3.  Today's lesson was on using a wedge to move material, and how the shape of the wedge influences how much effort force is needed.

No homework was assigned, and the Vocab Quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 106

*2-Hour Delay

Students turned in their 21st week of science news articles.  Afterwards, we discussed section 7-6 notes on wheel & axle, screws, wedges and pulleys.  Students completed worksheet 15-11 within their groups, and we ended class by students working on problem #7 on worksheet 15-9.

No homework was assigned, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 105

We discussed section 7-5 notes on Levers today.  We differentiated among the three classes of levers before watching a www.brainpop.com video on Levers.  Students were given one minute to complete worksheet 15-12 before we went over the answers, and then were given five minutes to complete worksheet 15-15 before we went over the answers.

News article #21 is due on Monday, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 104

We performed the lab from pages 15-13 & 15-14 about mechanical advantages of an inclined plane, and went over the outcomes before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the vocab quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 103

Students got their quizzes and news articles returned today.  We also reviewed worksheet 15-6 together.  We discussed section 7-5 notes on inclined planes and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the same topic, then took the quiz.  After the quiz, we completed problems #5 & 6 on page 15-9 together.

No homework was assigned, and the next quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 102

We had shortened classes today so that we could watch "42" in celebration of African-American History Month.  During our classes, we discussed section 7-3 and 7-4 notes and completed only the first problem on page 15-8 together.

No homework was assigned, and the next quiz will be on Wednesday, February 25th.

Day 101

Students turned in their 20th week of science news articles.  Afterwards, they took their Work & Power quiz.

No homework was assigned, and the next quiz will be on Wednesday, February 5th.

Day 100

We reviewed worksheets 15-2 and 15-3 at the beginning of class.  Students then worked in their groups to complete worksheets 15-4, 15-5 and 15-6.

News article #19 is due on Monday, and the Work & Power Quiz will also be on Monday.

Day 99

We went in the stairwell today to complete the lab on page 15-7 and timed how long it took students to walk and run the steps.  From that we determined their work and power.  When we returned to class, students worked in their groups to complete pages 15-3 & 15-4.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Monday, February 9th.

Day 98

We reviewed worksheet 15-1 from yesterday's class before going over today's lesson on Power (section 7-2 notes).  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Power and took the quiz afterwards.  Students were then assigned worksheets 15-2 and 15-3 to be completed before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Monday, February 9th.

Day 97

Students turned in their 19th science news article today since yesterday was cancelled for snow.  We started a new chapter (7) and discussed section 7-1 notes on Work.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Work and took the quiz afterwards.  We ended class by completing worksheet 7-1 in class within their groups.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be on Monday, February 9th.