Day 180

Forgot to post on Wednesday.

Students went to each of their classes for 9 minutes and were dismissed from school at 9:25.

Day 179

Forgot to post on Tuesday.

Students took their Math and Science finals today.

Day 178

Forgot to post on Monday.

Students took their English and History finals today.

Day 177

We had a shortened schedule today to celebrate 8th grade winning the annual attendance incentive.  During their 24-minute science class, students watch "Moana".

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 6th at 9:20am.

Day 176

Students had their chapter 10 notebooks checked for 60 points today.

No more homework will be assigned this school year, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 6th at 9:20am.

Day 175

Students took their final chapter test today (chapter 10) using Moodle.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and my final exam will be on Tuesday, June 6th at 9:20am.

Day 174

Students turned in their 36th and final news article at the beginning of today's class.  For the rest of class, we played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check is due on Thursday, June 1st, and the chapter 10 test is tomorrow.

Day 173

We discussed section 10-8 notes on light technology and watch a short video of how holograms are made.  Students worked in their groups to complete worksheets 10-17 & 10-18, and we went over the answers before the end of class.

News article #36 is due on Tuesday, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 172

We discussed section 10-5 notes on different types of light.  Students watched their final www.brainpop.com video on Light and took their final quiz afterwards.  They completed worksheets 10-6 and 10-7 within seven minutes in their group before we went over the answers.  With any time that was left over, they watch brief videos on how neon lights are made.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 171

We only had 24 minute classes today due to the afternoon field day.  During class, we discussed section 10-6 notes on mirrors.  Students were given samples of plane, concave and convex mirrors, and they learned how each reflects light to produce different images.  Students then completed worksheets 10-9 and 10-10 before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 170

We discussed section 10-7 notes on lenses.  I had samples of different convex and concave lenses on each of the tables for students to play with.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Vision Problems followed by the quiz.  We then completed worksheet 10-11 together before finally watching a "How It's Made" video on Contact Lenses.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 169

Students turned in their 35th science news article at the beginning of class.  We discussed section 10-4 notes on the human eye.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Eyes and took the quiz afterwards.  Finally, we watched brief 5-minute videos on LASIK surgery and prosthetic eyes.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 168

We discussed section 10-3 notes on light colors and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the same topic.  Afterwards, students had five minutes to complete worksheet 10-5 within their groups before I went over the answers with them.

News article #35 is due on Monday, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 167

We discussed section 10-2 notes on reflection and refraction.  Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on Rainbows and took the quiz afterwards.  Students completed worksheets 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4 together before we went over the answers during the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 166

Students were given their final chapter packet today for chapter 10.  We discussed section 10-1 notes on the electromagnetic spectrum and completed worksheet 10-1 together.  Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on the topic before taking the quiz.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 165

Today was launch day!  Students spent three days working in groups to create a device that would launch a ping pong ball onto a target, and today they tested their product.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 164

Students turned in their 34th science news article at the beginning of class.  While they had their chapter 9 notebooks checked, they put the finishing touches on their group STEM project ping-pong ball launchers.

STEM launch day will be tomorrow, and the chapter 10 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 163

Students took their chapter 9 test today on the laptops.  With whatever time they had remaining, they could work on completing their chapter 9 notebooks or get a news article for Monday.

Both the notebook check and news article #34 are due on Monday, and the chapter 11 test will be on Wednesday, May 31st.

Day 162

Students had their homework (Worksheets 9-10 and 9-11) checked for 25 points at the beginning of class.  For the remainder of class time, we played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check and news article #34 is due on Monday, and the chapter 9 test will be tomorrow.

Day 161

Today is the second and final day of the STEM ping pong ball launcher build.  Students had the entire class period to build, modify and finish their project.  We will be launching on Tuesday, May 16th.

Worksheets 9-10 and 9-11 are both due tomorrow, May 11th, and the chapter 9 test will be on Friday, May 12th.

Day 160

Delayed post from yesterday.

Mr. Girardi was in for me today as I attended an out-of-town conference.  Students worked in groups on a STEM project trying to create a ping-pong ball launcher.  They have tomorrow's class yet to complete the build.

Worksheets 9-10 and 9-11 are both due on Thursday, May 11th, and the chapter 9 test will be on Friday, May 12th.

Day 159

Students turned in their 33rd science news article today.  We discussed section 9-3 notes on wave interactions and completed worksheet 9-9 together.  I also told them that they needed to complete worksheet 9-6 on their own before the notebook check.

They were assigned worksheet 9-10 and 9-11 for homework that is due on Thursday, and the chapter 9 test will be on Friday, May 12th.

Day 158

Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on Waves and took the quiz afterwards.  Students then worked in their groups to complete the Slinky Lab on pages 9-7 and 9-8.

News article #33 is due on Monday, and the chapter 9 test will be on Friday, May 12th.

Day 157

Delayed post from yesterday.

We discussed section 9-2 notes on speed, frequency and wavelength of waves.  Students were assigned pages 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5.  We went over those answers during the last 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Friday, May 12th.

Day 156

Students were given their new packets for chapter 9.  We discussed section 9-1 notes transverse and longitudinal waves.  After completing worksheet 9-1, we watched Bill Nye: Waves, for the remainder of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday,

Day 155

Students took both halves of the science PSSA exam today.  During our shortened classes, students were given a STEM challenge.  Each group was given 15 pipe cleaners and asked to create the tallest possible free-standing structure.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 11th.

Day 154

Students turned in their 32nd science news article today, and afterwards they had their chapter 11 notebooks checked for 60 points.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 9 test will be on Thursday, May 11th.

Day 153

Delayed post from Friday.


Due to the PM talent show, we had 30 minute classes today.  During that time, students took their chapter 11 test using Moodle on the laptops.

News article #32 and the notebook check will both be on Monday, and the next test will be on Thursday, May 11th.

Day 152

Today we took a walking field trip to the movie theater to see "Zookeeper's Wife".  After lunch, we only had 10-minute classes, so we just reviewed for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check and news article #32 will be on Monday, and the chapter 11 test will be tomorrow.

Day 151

*Delayed post from yesterday

After the last PSSA math test today, we played Jeopardy to review for Friday's test.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be this Friday.

Day 150

*I don't know what happened to day 149, but apparently I miscounted somewhere along the way.

With two math PSSA exams today, students had about 30 minutes for each core class.  During that time in science class, they were assigned the lone remaining worksheet, page 11-13, to be completed in class.  We went over the answers during the final 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Friday, April 28th.

Day 148

Students turned in their 31st science news articles today at the beginning of class.  For the remainder of class time, students worked in their groups to complete pages 11-9 and 11-12, both of which we went over during the last 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test has been moved to Friday, April 28th.

Day 147

We discussed section 11-3 notes on heat engines and energy conversions.  We completed worksheet 11-11 together in class before going outside to complete pages 11-6 and 11-4.

News article #31 is due on Monday, and the chapter 11 test will be on Friday, April 28th.

Day 146

I had jury duty today, so Mr. Kuriga was in for me.  Students learned about the law of conservation of energy and E=mc2.  They were assigned worksheets 11-7 & 11-8 to be worked on in their groups, and Mr. K went over the answers during the last five minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 145

I collected the online energy lab packets at the beginning of class.  They will be graded out of 50 possible points.  Students then had the opportunity to summarize their 30th news article out loud for extra credit before handing them in.  Finally, for the remainder of class, students took test "B" of the science PSSA practice test.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 144

Today was the final day for students to work on the online energy lab.  I demonstrated how to complete Activity 3, and students had the entire period to complete pages 10 & 11.

The online lab packet and news article #30 are both due on Wednesday, April 19th, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 143

Students continued to work on the online energy lab today.  They had to create a graph for both sets of yesterday's data and answer the questions on page 7 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 142

Students worked on the online energy lab again today.  The goal was to be done through the bottom of page 6.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 141

I collected the 29th science news article of the year at the beginning of class.  For the remainder of class, students were given a new packet to begin an online lab about energy.  They can access the lab and related FAQ via Moodle.  The goal for today was to be done through page 3.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 140

We discussed the second part of section 11-2 notes on Kinetic Energy.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on the topic and took the quiz afterwards.  Students worked in their groups for three minutes on worksheet 11-5 before we went over the answers.  Finally, students used the last 8 minutes of class to complete worksheet 11-3.

News article #29 is due on Monday, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 139

Today was the last day for PSSA ELA exams.  During science class, we went over worksheets 11-1 and 11-2 from yesterday.  I introduced the half of section 11-2 notes on Potential Energy and watched a www.brainpop.com video on that topic.  After taking the BrainPop quiz, students worked in their groups to complete the lab on worksheet 11-10.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 138

Students took another PSSA ELA exam at the beginning of school today.  During their science class, I handed out the new packet for chapter 11 (Energy).  We discussed section 11-1 notes on forms of energy and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the topic.  We ended class with students working in their groups to complete worksheets 11-1 and 11-2.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 137

Delayed post from yesterday.

Students took their first two PSSA ELA exams today.  As a result, we only had 27 minute core classes, which was enough time to show them a video about Lightning Safety.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 136

Delayed post from Monday.

Students turned in their 28th science news article at the start of today's class.  I then checked their chapter 8 notebooks for 100 points while they watched a Mythbusters episode about Ben Franklin's kite experiment.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 135

Delayed post from last Friday.

Students took the chapter 8 test using Moodle today.

News article #28 and the notebook check are both due on Monday, and the next test will be on Thursday, April 27th.

Day 134

Students had their homework checked (Worksheet 8-15) before we played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check will be on Monday, and the chapter 8 test will be tomorrow.

Day 133

Students worked in their groups today to complete the circuits lab from pages 8-19 through 8-22.

Worksheet 8-15 was assigned for homework, and the chapter 8 test will be in two days (this Friday, March 31st).

Day 132

We discussed section 8-6 notes on electrical circuits and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the same topic.  After taking the quiz, we completed worksheets 8-13 & 8-14 together before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 8 test will be this Friday, March 31st.

Day 131

Students turned in their 27th science news article, and this was the last one for the third marking period.  We discussed the difference between wet cells and dry cells from section 8-5 notes.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on batteries but did not take the quiz on it.  Students were given 5 minutes to complete problem #6 on worksheet 8-2 and I went over the solution after that 5 minutes.  Finally, students were assigned worksheet 8-4, #6a, b and c during the last five minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 8 test will be this Friday, March 31st.

Day 130

Mr. Girardi was in for me today.  He discussed section 8-4 notes on electrical energy, including how to read an electric meter.  Students were assigned worksheet 8-11 to be worked on during class, and Mr. Girardi went over the answers with them during the last 5 minutes of class.

News article #27 is due on Monday, and the chapter 8 test will be on Friday, March 31st.

Day 129

We discussed section 8-2 notes on static electricity and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the same topic.  After taking the quiz, we experimented with the Van de Graff generator to show the difference between conduction and induction.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 8 test will be on Friday, March 31st.

Day 128

Mr. Girardi was in for me today.  Students took the Ohm's Law quiz in class, and when they were done, they watched the second half of the electricity video from yesterday.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 8 test will be on Friday, March 31st.

Day 127

We went over worksheet 8-3 from yesterday at the beginning of class.  Students were assigned worksheets 8-9 and 8-10 to work on in their groups for 12 minutes, and we went over those answers after everyone was done.  For the rest of class, we watched the first 22 minutes of an Electricity video.

No homework was assigned, and the Ohm's Law quiz is tomorrow.

Day 126

Shortened classes due to PM "Book Thief" assembly.

Students turned in their 26th science news article today.  We discussed section 8-4 notes on electrical energy.  Students were assigned problems #1-5 on worksheet 8-2, and all five problems on worksheet 8-3.

No homework was assigned, and the Ohm's Law quiz will be this Wednesday, March 22nd.

Day 125

We went over section 8-3 notes on Ohm's Law.  Students completed worksheets 8-5, 8-6, 8-7 and 8-8 within their groups, and we went over the answers before the end of the period.

News article #26 is due on Monday, and the Ohm's Law quiz will be on Wednesday, March 22nd.

Day 124

(Delayed post from yesterday, after two consecutive snow days)

2-Hour Delay Schedule

Students were given their new packets for chapter 8 on electricity.  We reviewed section 8-1 notes on subatomic particles and watched a www.brainpop.com video on Electricity.  We ended class by completing worksheet 8-1 together.

No homework was assigned, and the Electricity Quiz will be on Wednesday, March 22nd.

Day 123

Students turned in their 25th science news article at the beginning of today's class.  They spent the rest of the class time taking a practice PSSA science test.

No homework was assigned, and the Electricity Quiz has been moved to Wednesday, March 22nd.

Day 122

Students had their chapter 7 notebooks and pulley lab packets checked today for 100 points.  During that time, we watched Mythbusters Viral Videos.

News article #25 is due on Monday, and the Electricity Quiz will be on Friday, March 17th.

Day 121

Students took their chapter 7 test online today.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and the next quiz (on electricity) will be on Friday, March 17th.

Day 120

Students turned in their homework assignment at the beginning of class.  For the rest of the period, we played Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check will be on Friday, and the chapter 7 test will be tomorrow.

Day 119

Students were tasked with completing the pulley lab by the end of today's class.  If they completed early, they could begin tonight's homework.

Worksheets 15-19 and 15-20 are due at the beginning of tomorrow's class, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 118

I collected the online lab at the very beginning of class.  Student then had the opportunity to present their 24th news articles to the class for extra credit.  They continued to work on the Pulley Lab, with the goal being to complete page 10 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 117

Students were given a new packet today to begin a 3-day lab on working with pulleys.  They worked in their groups with the goal being to be done through the bottom of page 6 by the end of the period.

News article #24 and the online lab are both due on Monday, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 116

We discussed section 7-7 notes on the ideal mechanical advantage of simple machines.  We completed worksheets 15-17 and 15-18 together.  We then went over problems 2, 3 & 4 from worksheet 15-8.  Finally, students were given time to complete worksheet 15-10, if they hadn't previously completed it.

The online lab packet is due on Monday (along with news article #24), and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 115

Today is the 7th day of the online simple machines lab.  The goal today is to complete the remainder of the lab inclusive through page 21.

The lab packet will be collected on Monday, March 6th, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 114

Today was the sixth day that students had to work on the simple machines online lab.  The goal today is to be somewhere in the middle of page 19 by the end of the period.

The lab packet will be collected on Monday, March 6th, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 113

Students turned in their 23rd science news article at the start of class.  They had the remaining class time to work on the online lab, with the goal being to be done through page 16 by the end of class.

No homework was assigned, but the online lab is due next Monday for 105 points, and the chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 9th.

Day 112

(delayed post from Friday)

Students took their chapter 7 vocab quiz at the beginning of class.  Upon completion, they continued to work on the online lab.  Their goal was to be done with the first graph on page 13 by the end of class.

News article #23 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 test will be around March 9th.

Day 111

Students spent day 3 of the online simple machines lab exploring the usefulness of inclined planes.  The goal for the day was to be done with the graph on page 10.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be tomorrow.

Day 110

Today is the second day of the online simple machines lab.  The goal for today is to be somewhere in the middle of page 6 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be this Friday, February 24th.

Day 109

(Delayed post from yesterday)

Students were given a new packet to begin an online lab on simple machines.  There were shown how to access the lab module through Moodle.  The goal for the end of the period was to be done with page 3.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab test will be this Friday, February 24th.

Day 108

Students turned in their 22nd science news article at the beginning of class.  We discussed the three classes of levers and watched a www.brainpop.com video on Levers.  Students worked in their groups to complete worksheets 12, 15 & 16.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be this Friday, February 24th.

Day 107

(Delayed post from this past Friday)

We had 30 minute classes today to accommodate the movie, "42", in the afternoon.  In class, we discussed section 7-6 notes on wheel & axle, wedge, screw and pulley.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Pulleys, and we ended class by completing worksheet 15-11.

News article #22 is due on Monday, 2/20/17, and the vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 106

Students worked in their groups to complete the inclined plane lab on pages 15-13 and 15-14.  We will go over the results tomorrow.

The conclusion questions from today's lab should be done by tomorrow, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be a week from tomorrow, on February 24th.

Day 105

Students turned in their 21st science news article at the beginning of today's class.  We discussed Inclined Planes and watched a www.brainpop.com video on this topic.  We reviewed the problems that were assigned to students yesterday (#5 & #7 on page 15-9).

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 104

Delayed post from yesterday.

Ms. Matson-Warner was in for me today.  Students were assigned worksheet 15-9, problems #5 & #7.

News article #21 is due tomorrow (well actually, today), and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 103

(Delayed post from two days ago)

Mrs. Wagner took over my classes today to guide students towards their course selections for next year.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 102

We had 20 minute classes today due to a field trip to the Community Arts Center in the morning.  During class, we discussed section 7-3 and 7-4 on work input, work output, mechanical advantage and efficiency.  We completed parts A - D from problem #1 on page 15-8.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab test will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 101

Students turned in their Week #20 science news article at the beginning of class.  I handed back the work & power quizzes from Friday and students put those answers on the board.  Finally, we reviewed worksheets 15-5 and 15-6 from Friday's class, with students volunteering to put those answers up on the board.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 100

Students took the Work & Power quiz today for 40 points.  After completing the quiz, they were assigned pages 15-5 & 15-6 to be completed by the end of the period.

News article #20 is due on Monday, and the chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Friday, February 24th.

Day 99

(Late post for yesterday)

Today we completed the lab from worksheet 15-7 that tasked students with walking and running up the staircase to find their work and power.  After they completed the lab questions, we went over the rest of the answers from worksheets 15-3 & 15-4 from Wednesday's class.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be on Friday, February 3rd.

Day 98

We reviewed worksheet 15-2 from yesterday with student putting their answers on the board.  I assigned pages 15-3 & 15-4 to be completed in class in 21 minutes.  We went over the first 5 answers before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the work & power quiz will be on Friday, February 3rd.

Day 97

We discussed section 7-2 notes on Power, watched a www.brainpop.com video on Power, and completed worksheet 15-2.

No homework was assigned, and the work & power quiz will be this Friday, February 3rd.

Day 96

Since the ScienceDaily.com website has not been consistently working for the past week, there were no news articles due today.  Students were given their new packets to begin chapter 7 today.  We discussed section 7-1 notes on Work, watched a www.brainpop.com video on Work before students were assigned worksheet 15-1 to be completed in their groups.  We went over the answers before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be this Friday, February 3rd.

Day 95

Students watched the second half of the movie, "Gravity", and hypothesized how Newton's 1st and 3rd Laws of Motion played a role in the main character's survival.

No news article is due on Monday due to Science Daily's website being down, and the Work & Power quiz will be on Friday, February 3rd.

Day 94

Students had their chapter 6 notebooks checked today for 65 points.  During that time, we watched the first 34 minutes of the movie, "Gravity".

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Friday, February 3rd.

Day 93

Students took their chapter 6 test today using Moodle.

The notebook check is tomorrow, and a quiz on Work & Power will be next week.

Day 92

(2-hour delay)

I checked worksheet 6-12 & 6-13 for homework at the beginning of class.  We then played Jeopardy for the remainder of class to prepare for tomorrow's test.

The notebook check will be on Thursday, and the chapter 6 test is tomorrow.

Day 91

Today is the first day of the 3rd marking period.  Students turned in their 18th science news article at the beginning of class.  We reviewed worksheet 6-11 before they were assigned worksheet 6-9, which we went over in the last 10 minutes of class.

Worksheets 6-12 & 6-13 are due tomorrow, and the chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 90

Students completed a STEM survey while watching coverage of the presidential inauguration.  They had about 10-15 minutes remaining to get a news article for Monday or work on other homework.

News article #18 is due on Monday and the chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 89

We watched a brief 90-second video on the world record space jump and discussed how gravity influenced that feat.  We went over section 6-4 notes on gravity's effect on airborne objects.  After watching a www.brainpop.com video on Gravity and taking the ensuing quiz, we completed worksheet 6-7 together.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 88

We went over worksheet 6-6 at the beginning of class.  Students then worked in their groups to complete a 4-square based on Isaac Newton's different laws.  We completed worksheet 6-10 together, and students worked on page 6-11 during the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 87

Students got their Force quizzes back today and we went over the answers.  We discussed section 6-5 notes on Gravity and weight.  We did worksheet 6-5 together, and I assigned worksheet 6-8 to be worked on for 10 minutes in their groups, and we went over the answers at the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 86

Students turned in the 17th science news article at the beginning of class today.  We discussed section 6-3 notes on Newton's Laws of Motion and watched a www.brainpop.com video on the same topic.  We ended class with students working in their groups to complete worksheet 6-6.

No homework was assigned (as long as they finished worksheet 6-6 in class), and the chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 85

Students took their Force quiz today and did exceptionally well.  After completing the quiz, students could get caught up on their notebook and get a news article for Monday,

News article #17 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 25th.

Day 84

No school yesterday (Wednesday, January 11, due to weather)

Today we made up any work missed due to Tuesday's early dismissal.  Students then completed worksheets 6-3 and 6-4 in their groups.  We had enough time to go over page 6-3 before the bell.

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

Day 83

(Late post from Tuesday, Jan 10th)

Early dismissal at 12:30; Did not meet with periods 7 nor 8

We discussed section 6-2 notes on the different types of friction and learned about Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, F=ma.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Forces, and students completed worksheet 6-2 within their groups before we went over the answers together at the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Force Quiz is now scheduled for Friday, January 13th.

Day 82

Students turned in their 16th science news article at the start of class.  I handed out the new packets for chapter 6 and we discussed section 6-1 notes on balanced and unbalanced forces.  After completing worksheet 6-1 together, we watched a Bill Nye video on forces.

No homework was assigned, and the Force Quiz will be this Thursday.

Day 81

Students had their notebooks checked today for 100 points, during which time we watched Mythbusters.

News article #16 is due on Monday, and the Force Quiz will be on Thursday, January 12th.

Day 80

Students took the chapter 5 test using Moodle today.

The notebook check is tomorrow, and the next quiz (on Force) will be on Thursday, January 13th.

Day 79

We checked the homework (worksheet 5-17) at the beginning of class.  I handed back their graded Farcebook rubrics and answered any questions they had.  For the rest of the period, we played Jeopardy to review for the chapter 5 test.

The notebook check will be on Friday, and the chapter 5 test is tomorrow.

Day 78

Students turned in their 15th science news article at the beginning of today's class.  We then discussed section 5-4 notes on Momentum.  I took them out in the hallway for a demonstration on momentum, and afterwards, students worked within their groups to complete worksheet 5-12.  We went over the answers to those five problems with 10 minutes of class.

Worksheet 5-17 is due tomorrow, and the chapter 5 test will be on Thursday, May 5th.