Day 175

We reviewed chapter 6 & 7 today by playing Jeopardy.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 174

We played Jeopardy to review chapters 3 & 5 today.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 173

Students turned in their 35th and final science news article today.  We played Jeopardy to review chapters 1 & 2.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 172

We met with each group for 20 minute classes in the morning so that they could finalize their presentations.  After lunch, each group presented to the rest of the 8th grade for 10 minutes.

News article #35 is due tomorrow, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 171

We only met with periods 6 & 7 today, and they worked on their presentations during my class.  The afternoon was used for field day down on the football field.

News article #35 is due on Wednesday, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 170

We only met with 3 of the 5 classes today due to the afternoon talent show.  We will see the other two classes tomorrow.  Students worked on their careers presentation during this time.

News article #35 is due on Tuesday, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 169

Students continued to work on their careers presentation for the second day in a row.  Presentations must be ready by Tuesday.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 168

Students turned in their 34th week of science news articles.  Afterwards, they worked in their Penn College group on their presentation, which will be next Tuesday after lunch.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 167

This is a day late, but students went to Penn College yesterday to participate in their Career Day.

News article #34 is due on Tuesday, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 166

Students had their chapter 9 notebooks checked today for 50 points.  They also were given their 4th quarter BrainPop quiz average.  During that time, they watched Mythbusters.

News article #34 is due on Tuesday, and the final exam will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 165

Students took their chapter 9 test on Waves today.

The notebook check is tomorrow, and the FINAL EXAM will be on Thursday, June 4th.

Day 164

Students completed the final pages of the packet (9-6, 9-10, 9-11) before we played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check will be Friday, and the chapter 9 test will be tomorrow.

Day 163

We discussed section 9-3 notes on waves today on wave interactions.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Waves and took the quiz.  Finally, students were assigned worksheet 9-9 to be completed in five minutes within their groups.  We went over the answers before the end of the period.  Students turned in their Slinky Lab before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 162

Students turned in their 33rd week of science news articles today.  We reviewed worksheets 9-2 through 9-5.  Finally, students worked in their groups to complete the slinky lab on worksheets 9-7 & 9-8.  Following the rubric, students need to turn in the completed lab and rubric by the end of tomorrow's class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 161

Mrs. Lentz was in for me today.  She discussed section 9-2 notes on wave speed.  Students were assigned worksheets 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5.

News article #33 is due on Monday, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 160

Students were given their final packet, this one for chapter 9 on Waves.  We discussed section 9-1 notes on the different types of waves and completed worksheet 9-1 within their groups in 5 minutes.  I demonstrated the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves with a giant slinky.  We ended class with a 20-minute clip of Bill Nye- Waves.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 159

Students had their chapter 11 notebooks checked today for 60 points, during which time they watched an episode of Mythbusters about zombie myths.

No homework was assigned, and the last chapter test of the year will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 158

Students took their chapter 11 test today online and most did quite well.

The notebook check is tomorrow, and the final chapter test of the year (chapter 9) will be on Thursday, May 14th.

Day 157

After turning in their 32nd science news article, students played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check will be on Wednesday, and the chapter 11 test is tomorrow.

Day 156

We discussed section 11-3 notes on heat engines.  We watched brief 2-minute videos on internal and external combustion engines, and then watched a 2-minute video on energy conversions via roller coasters.  I then demonstrated how a pendulum is very similar to a roller coaster in terms of potential and kinetic energy.  We completed worksheet 11-13 together, followed by worksheet 11-11, before students were finally assigned worksheet 11-9 to be completed within their groups before the end of class.

News article #32 is due on Monday, and the chapter 11 test will be on Tuesday, May 5th.