Day 177

Students had their core classes for approximately 30 minutes each today.  During that time, we were in the computer lab for the last time taking the practice final exam.  I also gave students their 4th quarter report card grade and their room assignment for the final exam.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be tomorrow @ 9:20am.

Day 176

Students in periods 2, 3, 5 & 6 watched a www.brainpop.com video on Electricity and played Jeopardy to review chapters 8 & 11.  Period 7 was in the computer lab to take the final exam practice test.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 175

Periods 2, 3, 5 & 6 were in the computer lab today taking a final exam practice test on Moodle.  Period 7 students were in my classroom playing Jeopardy to review chapters 8 & 11.  For tomorrow we will switch that around so that period 7 takes the practice test.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 174

We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Work, and then we played Jeopardy to review Chapter 7.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 173

Students handed in their 36th and FINAL news article in class.  After that, we reviewed Chapter 6 by playing Jeopardy.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 172

Students took a www.brainpop.com quiz on Distance, Rate & Time.  We then reviewed chapter 5 by playing Jeopardy.

The LAST news article is due on Tuesday, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 171

Today we only met with our period 6 & 7 classes today.  After lunch, we had field day down on the football field.

No homework was assigned, and the Final Exam will be on Tuesday, June 5th.

Day 170

Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on States of Matter to review chapter 2.  We then played Jeopardy to review chapters 2 & 3.

No homework was assigned, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 169

Mr. Kuriga was in for me today.  Students were in the computer lab to take the final exam 100-question practice test on Moodle.

No homework was assigned, and the real final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 168

We only met with our period 2, 3 & 5 classes today due to the afternoon talent show.  Students turned in their 35th week of science news articles and then were given a laptop to access Moodle.  They were assigned either the 50 or 80 question final exam practice test.

No homework was assigned, and the Final Exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 167

Today we prepared for the final exam by reviewing Chapter 1 using Jeopardy.  I also showed students where on Moodle they could access the final exam practice tests and reference guide.

News article #35 is due on Monday, and the final exam will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 166

Students had their Chapter 9 notebooks checked today for 50 points.

No homework was assigned, and the next test will be the final exam on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 165

Students took their Chapter 9 test on Moodle today.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and the next test will be the final exam on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Day 164

Students were assigned the remaining pages of the packet (9-6, 9-10 & 9-11) as I put 22 minutes on the clock.  After going over those pages, we played a single round of Jeopardy to review for tomorrow's test.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 9 test is tomorrow.

Day 163

After collecting the 34th week of science news articles, we discussed section 9-3 notes on wave interactions.  Students completed worksheet 9-9 together in their groups and we went over the answers.  They had the last 10 minutes of class to complete the slinky lab and hand it in.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 9 test is on Wednesday.

Day 162

We reviewed worksheets 9-2 through 9-4 from yesterday.  Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on Waves and took the quiz.  I explained the lab and rubric from worksheets 9-7 & 9-8, and students completed the lab by the end of the period.  It must be turned in by the end of Monday's class.

News article #34 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 9 test will be on Wednesday, May 14th.

Day 161

We discussed section 9-2 notes on measuring waves.  Students were assigned pages 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5 to be completed within their groups.  During the last five minutes of class, we went over worksheet 9-5, as it was the most challenging.

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

Day 160

We began Chapter 9 today on Waves, and students were given their new packets.  We discussed section 9-1 notes on wave types.  We completed worksheet 9-1 in groups, and watched a Bill Nye video on waves during the last 20 minutes of class.

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

Day 159

Students had their Chapter 11 notebooks checked today for 60 points while we watched Mythbusters on kinetic and potential energy.

No homework was assigned, and the next test on Chapter 9 will be on Wednesday, May 14th.

Day 158

After collecting the week #33 news articles, students took their Chapter 11 test on Moodle.

The notebook check will be tomorrow for 60 points, and the next test will be on Wednesday, May 14th.

Day 157

We played Jeopardy today to review for Monday's energy test.

News article #33 is due on Monday, and our Chapter 11 test will also be on Monday.

Day 156

Students were assigned worksheets 11-1 & 11-14, which were both review-type study guides for our energy chapter.  We went over the answers in the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Monday.

Day 155

We went over section 11-3 notes today on energy conversions and differentiated between internal and external combustion engines.  I demonstrated how a simple pendulum constantly converts between potential and kinetic energy.  We completed worksheet 11-13 together in class.  Students were then assigned pages 11-11 and 11-9 within their groups.  We went over all the answers in the last 8 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Monday, May 5th.

Day 154

Students took the actual PSSA science exams today before and after lunch.  As a result, we had 27-minute classes.  During that time, students watched a brief episode of Mythbusters.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Monday, May 5th.

Day 153

Mr. Deljanovan was in for me today as my wife and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary.  Students had the opportunity to present their 32nd week of science news articles for extra credit.  They were then given a laptop to gain access to Study Island and take the Monday, April 28th PSSA Practice Exam, using 60 questions.

No homework was assigned, and the real PSSA science exam will be tomorrow.

Day 152

We were in the computer lab again today to prepare for the science PSSA exam.  Today's topic was a review of Earth Science.  Students were asked to read through each of the nine lessons and take a 5-question quiz following each one.

News article #32 is due on Monday, and the PSSA exam will be on Tuesday, April 29th.

Day 151

We were in the computer lab today so that students could get on Study Island and complete the Biology Review Part 2.

No homework was assigned, and the PSSA science exam will be on Tuesday, April 29th.

Day 150

Students handed in their 31st week of science news articles to start the class.  They were asked to get on study island and complete the Biology Review Part 1 assignment before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the PSSA science exam will be on Tuesday, April 29th.

Day 149

Students were back on Study Island today to review the first assessment anchor, Nature of Science.  They were asked to read through each of the eight lessons and take a 5-question mini quiz after each one.

News article #31 is due next Wednesday, and the Chapter 11 test won't be until Monday, May 5th.

Day 148

Yesterday afternoon, I found out the PSSA science exam was being moved up a week, so instead of having three weeks to prepare, we now have only two.  To prepare, we were in the computer lab today to take a practice test on Study Island.  Students were given 60 random questions from among the four science topics.  If they completed the assignment with time remaining, they could get a news article for next week.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test has been moved to Monday, May 5th.

Day 147

I collected the online labs for 50 points today.  Students then had the opportunity to present and hand in their 30th week of science news articles.  We then went outside to complete worksheet 11-7, identifying things with potential and kinetic energy.  We then completed page 11-5 together, identifying energy conversions.  I discussed section 11-4 notes on Law of Conservation of Energy and Einstein's Theory of Relativity.  We ended class by students working in their groups to complete worksheet 11-10.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Monday, May 5th.

Day 146

We learned about kinetic energy from section 11-2 notes.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Kinetic Energy and took the quiz.  We completed worksheet 11-6 together, and students were assigned worksheet 11-4 in their groups.  We went over the answers before the end of class.

News article #30 and the online lab are due on Monday, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 145

We took the first 10 minutes of class to go over worksheets 11-2 & 11-3 from Tuesday.  We discussed section 11-2 notes on Potential Energy.  We watched an 8 minute YouTube video of the Space Jump from two years ago to demonstrate how potential and kinetic energy are transformed.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Potential Energy and took the quiz.  We ended class by doing the mini-lab on page 11-12.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 144

Students took their final PSSA writing exam this morning.  In the afternoon, students watched "Book Thief", a Holocaust-based movie that students read in Mr. Molino's class.  We're back to regular classes tomorrow.

The online lab and news article #30 are due on Monday, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 143

Students took their first two PSSA writing tests today before lunch.  We met with each of our five classes right after lunch for about 36 minutes each.  During that time, students were given their new Chapter 11 packet, and we went over section 11-1 notes on forms of energy.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Forms of Energy and took the quiz.  We ended class with students completing worksheets 11-2 and 11-3.  We will go over it during Thursday's class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 142

After collecting the 29th week of science news articles, I demonstrated how to calculate and collect data for Activity 3 of the online energy lab.  Today is the last day that we will use class time to work on the lab.  It will be collected next Monday, so students can work on their own time to complete it.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 141

Students began Activity 2 of the online energy lab today.  This spanned pages 4-7, and included them creating and printing two graphs using the Create-a-graph website.

News article #29 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 140

Students began an online lab today using a link at the bottom of their Moodle page.  The lab explores the relationship between mass, speed and kinetic energy.  Students were to have pages 1-3 complete before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 139

Students had their Chapter 8 notebooks checked today for 90 points.  During that time, we watched a Mythbusters episode that explored the validity of Ben Franklin's "key on a kite" experiment.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 11 test will be on Thursday, April 24th.

Day 138

Students took their Chapter 8 test on Moodle today in the computer lab.

The notebook check will be tomorrow, and the next test (Chapter 11) will be on Thursday, April 24th.

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.

Day 116

Today was the last day that students had to complete their Pulley Lab in class.  They were to create a bar graph with the data from the bottom of page 10 using the link and information settings available on Moodle.

News article #24 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 6th.

Day 115

Students worked on their Pulley Lab again today.  Their goal by the end of the period was to be on Page 10.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 6th.

Day 114

Students were given a new lab packet today as we began our 3-day lab on pulleys.  The goal for the end of the period was to be somewhere in the middle of page 6.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 6th.

Day 113

Students had their 21-page online lab packets checked today for 105 points while they watched Mythbusters.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 6th.

Day 112

After collecting the 23rd week of science news articles, students took their Chapter 7 vocab quiz for 50 points.

The simple machines online lab packet is due tomorrow, and the Chapter 7 test will be on Thursday, March 6th.

Day 111

Today was the last day that students were given class time to complete the online lab on simple machines.  The completed packet will be checked on Tuesday, February 25th.

News article #23 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will also be on Monday.

Day 110

Students continued to work on their online lab today, with the goal being to get to page 19.  Students also played a vocab review game to get ready for Monday's quiz.

News article #23 is due on Monday, and the Vocab quiz will also be on Monday.  The online lab packet check has been pushed back to Tuesday, February 25th.

Day 109

Students continued to work on the online lab today.  Most students started on page 10 or 11, and the goal was to be on page 16 by the end of the period. 

No homework was assigned, but this completed packet is due on Monday, February 24th.
News article #23 is also due on Monday, the 24th.
The Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will also be on Monday, the 24th.

Day 108

After a 2-hour delay today, students continued to work on the online lab.  The goal for today was to be somewhere in the middle of page 10 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 107

News article #22 was collected before students continued working on the Simple Machines online lab.  The goal for today was to be somewhere on page 6 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 106

School was cancelled yesterday due to snow, so we had yesterday's lesson today.  We began the online simple machines lab, using the link on Moodle (and also on my school website).  By the end of the period, students needed to have up to and including page 3 completed.

News article #22 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 105

We went over the four remaining simple machines today (wheel & axle, pulley, wedge, screw) and watched www.brainpop.com videos on Wheel & Axle and Pulleys.  Students were given one minute to complete worksheet 15-11, and we went over the answers together.  Finally, we went back to worksheet 15-9 to complete problems #6 & 7 from Friday.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 104

We learned about levers today.  Using the IWB, I differentiated among the three classes of levers.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Levers and took the quiz.  Students were given a minute to complete worksheet 15-12 before we went over it.  We then proceeded to do the top of worksheet 15-15 together before I gave them 4 minutes to complete the bottom part.  After having students up to the board to give the answers to that bottom part, we completed worksheet 15-16 together before the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 103

After listening to the 21st week of science news articles, students worked within their groups to complete the lab on pages 15-13 & 15-14.  The lab is about the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane.  We went over the lab in the last 8 minutes of class.

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

Day 102

We had 25-30 minute classes today to accommodate our "42" assembly at the end of the day.  During class, we reviewed worksheet 15-6, discussed how inclined planes make work easier, and watched a www.brainpop.com movie on Inclined Planes and took the quiz afterward.  In the remaining 10 minutes of class, we completed problem #5 on page 15-9, and worked about halfway through problem #6.

News article #21 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 7 vocab quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 101

We had no school yesterday due to snow.  Today, students were given back their Work & Power quizzes and I went over the answers on the board.  We also went over worksheet 15-5 from Monday's class.  We then discussed section 7-3 & 7-4 notes on mechanical advantage and efficiency.  We completed the first problem (all four parts) on page 15-8 together.  In the last 10 minutes of class, students worked in their groups to complete the four problems on worksheet 15-6.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz will be on Monday, February 24th.

Day 100

Students took the Work & Power quiz in class today.  Once everyone was done, we moved to the computer lab so that students could complete a district-mandated survey on technology use in the district.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 7 vocab quiz will be in mid-February.

Day 99

After listening to the week #20 science news articles, we went over the answers to worksheet 15-3, which students completed last Friday.  Students were assigned worksheets 15-4 & 15-5 in class, and we had enough time to go over the answers to worksheet 15-4 in the last 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be tomorrow.

Day 98

Students exercised today, as we completed the Stairway Lab on worksheet 15-7.  Following the lab, students were assigned worksheet 15-3 for the remaining 15 minutes in class.  We did not have time to go over it.

News article #20 is due on Monday, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Tuesday.

Day 97

We discussed section 7-2 notes on Power today.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Power and took the quiz shortly thereafter.  Students were assigned worksheet 15-2 within their groups, and we went over the solutions in the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be on Tuesday, February 4th.

Day 96

Students were given their new packets for Chapter 7.  We discussed section 7-1 notes on physical work, and watched a www.brainpop.com video on work and took the quiz afterwards.  Students were given 10 minutes to complete the six problems on worksheet 15-1, and volunteers put the solutions on the board at the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power quiz will be on Tuesday, February 4th.

Day 95

Today we watched Mythbusters about dropping a penny from the Empire State Building and skydiving myths.  During that time, students had their chapter 6 notebooks checked for 65 points.

No homework was assigned, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Tuesday, February 4th.

Day 94

After collecting the 19th week of science news articles, students took the Chapter 6 test on Moodle in the computer lab.

The notebook check is tomorrow, and the Work & Power Quiz will be on Tuesday, February 4th.

Day 93

Today we played Jeopardy to review for Monday's Chapter 6 test.

News article #19 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 6 test will also be on Monday.  The notebook check will be on Tuesday.

Day 92

We reviewed the final three problems from worksheet 6-9 from yesterday (problems 6, 7 & 8).  We watched a brief 90-second clip of Felix Baumgartner's famous space dive from last year and calculated how fast he was falling before deploying his parachute.  I assigned worksheets 6-11, 12 & 13, which were review pages.  We went over the answers in the final 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 91

We discussed section 6-4 notes on gravity as it relates to projectiles and free-falling objects.  We completed worksheet 6-7 and 6-10 together as a class.  I used a flipchart "peepshow" to review Newton's four laws.  We ended class on worksheet 6-9.  We did the first five problems together, and I assigned #'s 6, 7 & 8 to be completed in the last five minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 90

Today is the 90th day and therefore the last day of the first half of the year.  We reviewed worksheet 6-8 from yesterday.  Students were given a 4-square assignment.  They were split up into four groups and assigned one of Newton's four laws and asked to define it, explain it to a kindergartener, apply it to real life and illustrate it.  After 15 minutes of work time in their group, each group had a minute to present it.  We ended class with a www.brainpop.com video on Newton's Laws of Motion and quiz.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 89

Today's news article #18 was the last grade of the 2nd quarter.  We discussed section 6-5 notes on gravity, and students calculated how much they weighed on other planets by completing worksheet 6-5 together.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Gravity, followed by the quiz.  We ended class by working on page 6-8 before the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 88

Mr. Girardi was in for me today as I attended a family funeral.  Mr. Girardi was to hand back the graded Force quizzes from yesterday and go over the solutions.  He went over section 6-3 notes on Newton's 3 Laws of Motion.  He assigned worksheet 6-6 to be completed in class.  After going over the answers, any time that was left over was filled with the Bill Nye video, "Balance".

News article #18 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 87

Students took the Force Quiz today, which was eight problems that revolved around Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, F=ma.  After the quiz, they completed worksheet 6-4 from yesterday, and then we went over the answers.  For the last five minutes of class, we finished the Mythbusters episode from Monday.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 6 test will be on Monday, January 27th.

Day 86

We discussed section 6-2 notes on the three types of friction.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Force and took the quiz afterward.  We reviewed the answers from worksheet 6-3 together, and students were assigned #6-8 on worksheet 6-4 for the remainder of the period.

Day 85

Students were given their new Chapter 6 packet today.  We discussed section 6-1 notes on balanced forces before we completed worksheet 6-1 together.  We then skipped to section 6-3 notes on F=ma, and students were given 10 minutes to complete worksheet 6-2 within their groups.  After we went over their answers, students worked on the first four problems on page 6-3 before the bell rang.

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

Day 84

As always on the first day of the week, students were given the opportunity to summarize their articles out loud for extra credit.  Afterwards, students had their online lab packets checked for 35 points while we watched Mythbusters.

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

Day 83

Students had all of today's class to complete the online lab, which ended on page 5-24. 

The online lab and news article #17 are due on Monday, and the Force Quiz will be on Thursday, January 16th.

Day 82

Students continued their online Force & Motion Lab today.  We reviewed the three questions on worksheet 5-20.  I demonstrated to students how to collect and record the data for Activity 2 that began on worksheet 5-22.  Most students were somewhere in the middle of page 5-23 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Force Quiz will be on Thursday, January 16th.

Day 81

We had a 2-hour delay today, so in the 31 minute classes, we began our online Force & Motion lab using the link through Moodle.  Most students got to page 20 by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Force Quiz will be on Thursday, January 16th.

Day 80

After listening to the 16th week of science news articles, students had their Chapter 5 notebooks checked while we watched Mythbusters. 

No homework was assigned, and the Force Quiz will be on Thursday, January 16th.

Day 79

We had a 2-hour delay schedule today, but students still had a half hour to take the Chapter 5 test on Moodle, which was more than enough time for them.

News article #16 and the notebook check will be on Monday, and the Force Quiz will be Wednesday, January 15th.

Day 78

We played Jeopardy today to prepare for tomorrow's Chapter 5 test.  The last 5-10 minutes was used to work on completing the packet.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 5 test is tomorrow.