Wednesday April, 29, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. 5% of your grade.
• Did vocabulary #44.
• Played with Fire. What did you learn about fire & colours today?
• Worked on our space magazine. You should have completed at least 5 tasks.

Monday April 27, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Didn't do current events because nobody was ready. It is 5% of your grade. I will no longer remind you.
• Did Vocabulary #43.
• Wrote down things we WONDER about SPACE.Worked on our SPACE magazine. You should be finished up to task #3.

Thursday April 23, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did Vocabulary #42.
• Talked about our SPACE MAGAZINE PROJECT.
• Looked at examples of completed magazines.
• Went to the library to see the resources & figure out a plan. What should your magazine include?
• Your Magazine is due on MONDAY MAY 18, 2009. Late assignments will not be accepted. If you do not finish this assignment you will not go on the field trip and will stay at school to complete it.
• FIELD TRIP FORMS. NO REFUNDS (see above).

Tuesday April 21, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did not do Current Events....be read on Thursday please.
• Did not do vocabulary.
• Wrote review notes for ourselves about ELECTRICITY.
• Played Electricity Jeapordy!!
• Reviewed how to fill in Numeric response forms.
• Did you use any multiple choice test taking strategies today?
• Wrote our unit final for electricity.
• You will hand in your Electricity review package on THURSDAY.
• Next Unit: SPACE.
• Field Trip Forms!!!!!!

Friday April 17, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events.
• Did not do new vocabulary. Reminder: Unit Final for ELECTRICITY is next TUESDAY.
• Worked on our Review. sia9 p343 #2-10 should be complete, #11-24 - you should only have a few questions left.
• Reviewed: Resistance, Power, Energy, Voltage, & Currents on the board. Make yourself a chart DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS?
• Got our quizzes back. How did you do?
• Got a review sheet, write notes on it!
• Got a review booklet, Due TUESDAY.
• Looked at the EXAM BANK. Try it, see if you like it!
• Played Electricity Jeopardy.
• Study hard.
• FIELD TRIP FORMS & MONEY.
  

Wednesday April 15, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. You have a schedule, be READY.
• Did vocabulary #41.
• Saw a video about how a St. Louis Motor works. How does it work? What could we use it for?
• Our St. Louis Motor didn't work....what might be some reasons for that?
• Watched a video about the van der graaf generator. Why didn't the hotdog get cooked?
• Talked about & saw a presentation about the Three Gorges Dam. What do you think about this dam? (sia9 p 361)
• Started our UNIT REVIEW for ElECTRICITY. Read sia9 p 360. Do you UNDERSTAND all of the CONCEPTS on this page?
• DO sia9 p363 #2-10. FORMAT your work properly.
• Got field trip froms. Bring them back ASAP.
• UNIT FINAL FOR ELECTRICITY WILL BE ON TUESDAY APRIL 21, 2009.

Thursday April 9, 2009

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did Current Events. Make sure you check the schedule.
• Word List #40.
• HAVE YOU HANDED IN YOUR VOCABULARY & JOURNAL DUOTANGS?
• Did a quiz. YOU DID HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
• Did a word search. Every word on your word search was a part of your vocabulary. Do you KNOW & UNDERSTAND them?
• Read sia9 p 344-358, omit p349.
• How does a St. Louis Motor work?
• HOMEWORK: Do sia9 p343 ayl #1-8, p359 ayl #1-8. Did you format properly?
• Do I have your report card envelopes?
• YOU HAD CLASS TIME TO WORK ON ALL OF THIS WORK. IT SHOULD BE DONE.

Tuesday April 7, 2009

WELCOME BACK

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Current Events.
• Vocabulary #39.
• Got PAT booklets. What are they? What are you going to do with them?
• Handed in SIGNED progress reports & any missing assignments.
• TODAY is the last day to hand in any work you were missing.
• Talked about what we did before break - RESISTANCE.
• Handed in our Ohm My Worksheet.
• Talked about POWER-what's a Watt?
• Talked about ENERGY-do you know what a Joule is?
• Talked about ENERGY EFFIECIENCY. What is is? HOW do you CALCULATE it?
• Did & handed in the skill practice sia9 p336.
• DO sia9 p338 #1-11. Due THURSDAY.
• Short Quiz on THURSDAY.
• REPORT CARD ENVELOPES?