Sunday, 10/31 BOO!!!

It appears that the Plate Tectonics quizzes are good. Students will be working as Seismologists pinpointing the epicenter of an earthquake. We will also be doing a Convection demo that I will count as a lab.

Tuesday, 10/26

Today, we worked on the Earth Package (#18) (H). If you're reading this lab or if you checked the index on the file cabinet, you know that there will be a quiz tomorrow. If you are reading this, there will be an extra credit word/s to write on your quiz for extra credit. If you are a parent reading this, your child should have written what was on the board for their assignment: "Bring all required materials to class and make sure you print out all of your lecture notes BEFORE the quiz as you won't be allowed to do it once I pass out the quiz."

Sunday, October 25

This past week, we completed the SI System Test and began the Plate Tectonics Unit. Students are currently taking notes to the Plate Tectonics lecture. There will be a quiz this week and students will be able to use their notes (and science notebook) for the quiz. We will also have a couple of assignments coming home this week. One will be constructing an "earth package." Please continue to look at your child's assignment notebook.

Monday, 10/18

With the testing finished today, students will work on completing their SI System test. Most students have done the density of the water samples and, today, will fill in the business letter template to Guy Sweetcar and graph their results. They can get extra credit for creativity by retyping the letter and even for making "business cards" for their packet.

I would say, by Wednesday, students should bring their laptops to class so they can take notes during the Plate Tectonics lecture!

Sunday, 10/17 during the Pats game! THEY WON!!!!!

We will be completing our SI System Test tomorrow and should finish on Tuesday. We will then begin our Plate Tectonics unit.

Monday, October 12

We have begun the NECAPS so we didn't meet for science class. When we do meet, we will be continuing the SI System test. Most students have calculated their densities and are ready to graph their results and write their business letters. Early next week, we will be beginning our Plate Tectonics unit. To get real-time earthquake information anywhere in the world, click on the earthquake picture to the right.

Sunday, 10/11 (Ms Bowen's birthday!) :) (& Juliet's too!)

Don't forget...the NECAPS begin tomorrow and will be daily Tuesday through Friday and will include Monday. Be sure to get a good nights sleep and make sure to bring a personal reading book.

Wednesday, 10/6

Tomorrow, our SI System Test begins! We read over the test together and I handed out a study guide for the test. Students will HAVE to have their calculators, a pencil, the study guide passed out today, and R-3 from their science notebook to be successful on the test. Ask to dee the study guide and ask them about the test. The test is all hands-on and involves a scenario where students work for a lab and receive a letter from Guy Sweetcar asking if a shipment of sugar cane will be able to be shipped from Macapa, Brazil to Cleveland, Ohio without sinking. Students will work with water samples from along the route and will utilize all of the skills they learned from all of the labs we have done to this point.

Please check to see that they have the necessary items for the test.