Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Oct 11 - 7th

Students checked grades and wrote in their data notebook.

Students and I went through page 10 - 22 and made sure that everyone knew what should be on each page. Students will receive a checklist tomorrow and will have their notebook graded this week to make sure everything is in their notebook before we take a test on this material.

We finished up class discussing viruses. Our big question revolved around how viruses harm us.

Oct 11 - 8th

Whew, it was good to be back in front of students today.

We started by going over pages from the notebook as a refresher/check to make sure everything was in there (pages 18-23).

We finished by going over correct answers to Thursday's assignment (notes page). We did not get all the way done, but will finish tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Oct 5 - 8th grade

To start class students put their PT trends paper into their notebooks.

We then discussed the answers to the electron WS from last weeks hallway activity.

Students then worked to gain an understanding of elements, compounds, and mixtures using legos!


Tuesday, October 4, 2016

oct 4th - 7th

Use the following site to read about the two types of cells. Read here
You may also watch the video by the Amoeba sisters at the bottom of the reading.


Left hand page for timeline.

Right hand page for timeline.

oct 4 - 8th grade

Students took a quiz over Mass Number and Atomic Number.

We completed our periodic table trends graphic. Students should have color coded: metals, nonmetals, and noble gases. They should have circles the elements that appear as liquids (under normal conditions. Also they highlighted or wrote in trends of the table.


We began going over the covalent bonding packet from last week.

Monday, October 3, 2016

oct 3 - 7th grade

Students put grades in their data notebook and wrote that there will be a cell parts quiz on thursday.

Students then worked on placing the scientists and their descriptions in their notebook in the form of a timeline.

link to timeline

oct 3 - 8th

Students checked grades and received their Atomic Mass and Atomic Number worksheet back.

Upcoming events: Quiz Tuesday (notebook page 16-19) and Quiz Thursday (page 8-18)

Students had time to finish working on their packet from friday (about 15 minutes).

We started working on our periodic table trends.