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mar 9, 2026

  • Study guide
  • review
  • This week - short days Tues - Friday

mar 6, 2026

Mar 5, 2026

  • Put your fidgets and 3D printed items in your backpack
  • no more allowed in my class
  • Sun Video and worksheet​

mar 4, 2026

  • Sun Notes  begin​

mar 3, 2026

  • ​​Hand back papers
  • Lab book update
  • some space shuttle videos

mar 2, 2026

feb 27, 2026

  • Bill Nye - The Moon
  • Space Travels Timeline

feb 26, 2026

  • Phases and Eclipses worksheet - due at end of class
  • Pick a partner to work with. Do not copy from another person - it will be a zero - and turn it into the blue bin by the end of class, not tomorrow. This is class work :)

feb 25, 2026

  • Grades are closed for Tri 2
  • Phases of the Moon, Draw Tides and Eclipses

feb 24, 2026

  • Pass back papers - update lab book
  • Go to Schoology and finish Moon Notes
  • Check your grades - grade book closed for Tri 2
  • EC redemption day

feb 23, 2026

  • Finish Ordinary Supermen video (6 min left)
  • Start Moon Notes
  • Gradebook closes today for Tri 2 - final assignment in T2 is Seasons gizmo and Bill Nye seasons. 
  • EC pass redemption is tomorrow - if you want to redeem any of your EC passes for Tri2, otherwise, save for T3. 

feb 20, 2026

  • Discovery Video: When We Left Earth, episode - Ordinary Superman (worksheet) 
           :)

feb 19, 2026

  • Pendulum at California Academy of Sciences: Foucault Pendulum​
  • Summer Winter Gizmo (Summer/Winter)
  • A few centuries ago, there was a very long argument: Is the Earth spinning or are the stars moving around us?
  • Finally proven by Mr Fouccalt (6:06 Bill Nye) 

feb 18, 2026

feb 17, 2026

  • new seating arrangement
  • Earth Notes - begin
  • Last day to turn in ANY missing work for trimester 2 is Monday Feb 23.
  • My gradebook closes Monday Feb 23 at the end of the day
  • No late work accepted next week
  • Trimester 2 ends next Friday 2/27
  • You can redeem you extra credit passes next week for Tri2 (or you can redeem it for Tri 3)

feb 13, 2026

  • Tri-Valley Haven presentation

feb 12, 2026

  • Tape/glue Earth notes pages on p 83-84
  • Space Address worksheet
  • stickers for A- or greater :)

feb 11, 2026

  • Hand out Astronomy Outcomes
  • Hand out Astronomy Vocab
  • Trimester ends on 2/27
  • My grade book closes on 2/20 
  • NO late work will be accepted for Trimester 2 after Feb 20th
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feb 10, 2026

  • Open notes - use your lab book
  • 54/60 or greater gets you an EC pass
  • Physics 2 test today 

feb 9, 2026

  • Did anyone go to Science on Saturday?
  • hand back papers
  • highlight lab book
  • review for test
  • test is tomorrow​

feb 6, 2026

  • Finish up last part of Newton's 1st Law Lab
  •  hand back papers
  • Fill out worksheet durin movie
  • Test on Tuesday

feb 5, 2026

  • Newton's First Law Lab 
  • Your test will be on Tuesday Feb 10

feb 4, 2026

  • Review for test on physics 2 on Tuesday Feb 10 or Feb 12....

feb 3, 2026

  • I started the morning with a migraine  :(
  • Turn in crossword
  • Finish Car Acceleration Lab and turn in at end of class

feb 2, 2026

  • This week we will focus on Newton's Laws with 2 labs
  • Today it is the 2nd law :    F=ma 
  • Absent kids from friday - finish forces review worksheet (xword)
  • Forces review worksheet due at beginning of class tomorrow - 1/2 credit if you turn in late
  • Car Acceleration Lab - begin. Finish this lab tomorrow 

jan 30, 2026

  • Finish The Martian
  • Forces Review crossword
  • we will be doing labs next week and a test on Physics on Feb 10

jan 29,2026

  • Continue The Martian (end at  )

jan 28, 2026

  • Continue The Martian (end at 1:22)

jan 27, 2026

  • Begin "The Martian" movie
  •  no daily dose 
  • stay in assigned seats

jan 26, 2026

  • Update lab book. 
  • Check for zeroes and no names
  • Keep, take home or recycle cars today 
  • Race the "farthest" and fastest cars in the foyer for fun​
  • Labs next week, test Tuesday Feb 10th.

jan 23, 2026

  • Last Day for Balloon Cars 
  • Slides will be graded on Sunday - once
  • Newton's 3rd Law: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
  • Momentum: Calculate momentum of your two cars. Which one is greatest and why? 

Jan 22, 2026

  • Make your 1 change on your car and race 3x today
  • Add data to your table
  • Slides are due/project is over at the end of class tomorrow
  • I will be open for lunch today only (not tomorrow)
  • I will grade your slides once on Sunday afternoon.
  • Labs onn Newton's Laws next week 

jan 21, 2026

  • No build day
  • New assigned seats - stay in seats. 
  • Collaborate on slides with partner from your seat :)
  • Work on slide deck today.
  • Modify (make one change)  car and race car #2 tomorrow.

jan 20, 2026

You are Group A if you:
If you raced 3 times on Friday
Next, you need to - 
Enter your data into your slide deck and complete your data table for car #1
Complete Slide #3 - hypothesis
Make that 1 change to your car
Race day #2 tomorrow
You are Group B:
If you didn't race on Friday
You must race today 3 times - last chance!
or it's a zero for all of car #1 data
Enter data into your slide deck
Complete Slide 3 if you raced 3 times
Last day to race your car is Thursday
No racing on Friday - work on slides only
Assigned seats on Thursday
​Project is due Friday at the end of class

jan 16, 2026

  • new assigned seats next week
  • Go over the pink paper - think about what you might change on your car for the 2nd race day next week
  • Race Day day #1 if your ready
  • If not, race day will be next class (Tuesday Jan20)
  • Project due Friday

jan 15, 2026

  • Balloon Day! yay
  • ​After you share your slides, begin adding a balloon to your car WITH MASKING TAPE!! 
  • You don't need your plastic bag anymore, return to me. Just cars on the counter after today​

jan 14, 2026

  • Seats are in rows - open seating this week​
  • ​By the end of the day: you should have wheels attached to your car and slides #1, #2, and #5 completed in your slide deck
  • AND share the slide deck with me [email protected]
  • Balloons ONLY IF you completed Slide #1, #2, and #5 (just the table)
  • Attach your balloons and see how it goes
  • Adjust if there is any balloon drag or other friction
  • Do not glue your balloons on - use only masking tape

jan 13, 2026

jan 12, 2026

  • Begin project
  • Did you bring materials? Ready to start axles (that's first!)
  • If you forgot your materials, we will begin the slide deck
  • You name needs to be on all items and in a bag/box
  • Keep front tables clean.
  • Tools stay at front table - do not take to your table

jan 9, 2026

  • FFA and GEA come today :) 

jan 8, 2026

  • Seesaw Lab - finish
  • Finish Physics Notes​​​​
  • 7 inertia demos
  • ​www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ux9D7-O38​
  • Hand out EC passes for Physics 1A test in December
  • Materials for the Balloon Car are due Monday. Contain your materials in a bag or a box with your name on it

jan 7, 2026

  • Seesaw Lab - begin 

jan 6, 2026

Jan 5, 2026

  • Slight movement of chairs, same seats as last month
  • Begin Physics 2 vocab 
  • Assign Balloon Cars tomorrow. Alone or with 1 partner. Student who are not passing, may not have a partner.
  • daily dose: an evil bus driver ....  www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UZUwXOVos

dec 19, 2025

  • Finish October Sky - assembly schedule
  • Holiday Blooket after movie?

dec 18, 2025

  • Crossword/wordsearch due today
  • Continue October Sky
  • ​Lab book check - turn it in today

dec 17, 2025

  • Test on Physics 1A​
  • not starting with daily dose, take out your chromebooks and your lab book.

dec 16, 2025

  • no internet
  • Continue October Sky (end at 56:25)

dec 15, 2025

  • Highlight lab book - test tomorrow.
  • Test: 25 questions/50 points
  • crossword and wordsearch
  • Begin October Sky movie

dec 12, 2025

  • ​Review with a Blooket - mandatory, stay in assigned seats. ​
  • Begin Crossword - front side today

Dec 11, 2025

Dec 10, 2025

  • Hand back papers - update lab book
  • Finish Notes on Potential and Kinetic Energy​​

Dec 9, 2025

  • Acceleration bookwork -due at the end of class​
  • ​stay in assigned seats

Dec 8, 2025

  • ​Speed 1/2 sheet - show work and include units, box answer
  • Explain speed graph - SHOW the Gizmo - we will do this together
  • Bike race speed graph - show how to calculate average speed on a graph vs word problem

Dec 5, 2025

  • Domino Derby - finish
  • Collect the data first. Turn it in if you finish today otherwise it is homework due on Monday at beginning of class

Dec 4, 2025

  • warm up question
  • Domino Derby - begin

dec 3, 2025

  • New Seats
  • speed graph notes
  • missing variable worksheet if time permits

dec 2, 2025

  • Frame of Reference worksheet
  • stickers for Human Evolution test

dec 1, 2025

  • Begin Physics - Vocab 1A 
  • Glue notes into your lab book.
  • who will be your lab partner this month?

nov 21, 2025

  • Finish Alpha Movie

nov 20, 2025

Picture
  • Begin Alpha Movie

nov 19,2025

  • 20Q Test​

nov 18, 2025

nov 17, 2025

nov  14, 2025

  • Human Evolution webquest - due at end of class​

nov 13, 2025

nov 12, 2025

  • Human Skull Gizmo - begin 

no school mon 11/10 and tues 11/11

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nov 7, 2025

nov 6, 2025

nov 5, 2025

  • Go over Inner Fish Video
  • Homologous Structures p235 in green textbook. Color code each bone sequence the same for each animal​

nov 4, 2025

  • Finish Inner Fish​

nov 3, 2025

  • Fossil Reveal
  • EC passes and stickers for A- or greater. 100% gets 2 stickers
  • EC redemption for Tri1? or keep your passes for next Tri...
  • Inner Fish Video - begin

oct 31, 2025

  • Make a fossil
  • watch a movie 
  • piece of candy for dressing up :)

oct 30, 2025

  • Geology Test
  • Open Note, 58 points, 29 questions
  • Do a quiet activity until all tests are finished
  • Turn in any missing assignments
  • last day to turn in missing work is tomorrow!
    ​Fossils tomorrow :)

oct 29, 2025

oct 28, 2025

  • ​hand back papers
  • ​highlight lab book
  • go over ch 8 bookwork
  • Kahoot

oct 27, 2025

  • New Seats
  • Turn in ​Gizmo from Thursday​
  • Index Fossil puzzle - glue and color and answer questions
  • Test on Thursday

oct 24, 2025

  • No School 
  • Fall Fest tonight

oct 23, 2025

  • Sub day: Rock Classification Gizmo

oct 22, 2025

  • Explain Rock Classification Gizmo
  • no extra chargers or Chromebooks from me tomorrow 
  • Mass Extinction Video - and worksheet 

oct 21, 2025

  • ​Go over Vocab (slide deck) ​
  • Rock Puzzle 

oct 20, 2025

  • Fossil reveal
  • Go over Geology Vocab ​
  • Go over Ch 8 bookwork -
  • Geology test Oct 30

oct 17, 2025

  • Webquest: Geological Time - due at end of class.
  • No available CB or chargers - come prepared
  • Stay in assigned seats​
  • Start working on crossword 

oct 16, 2025

  • Turn in Geologic Time Line
  • Loma Prieta Earthquake 36 years ago today
  • ​www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLBkyzxAm6I
  • working on two things at a time
  • You will work on Fossil Directed Reading and also, I will call you up in small groups to make a fossil using plaster of paris, a small dixie cup and choose a small trinke (supplied by teacher)
  • Turn in the Fossil Directed reading worksheet by the end of class
  • I will not have CB or chargers for tomorrow's lesson. Come to class prepared tomorrow.

oct 15, 2025

  • Last day to work on timeline
  • STAY in assigned seats... do not move around today
  • Finish Geologic Time Line
  • If not finished, it is homework, due tomorrow at the beginning of class
  • When finished, work on Fossil Directed Reading
  • Fossil directed reading - use the Green Textbook p 236 - 240

oct 14, 2025

  • Geologic Time Scale Continue working on project - change of due date. You can take home timeline tonight, work on it tomorrow and if you still need to take it home Wednesday night - ok, it will be due Thursday morning at the beginning of class (no classtime on Thrusday to work on it)
  • Neatness count - look at the rubric and double check

oct 13, 2025

oct 10, 2025

  • work on Geologic Time LIne
  • 2 illustrations and 3 facts for each time period.
  • use your CB to search or use Green textbook (p 292-293)
  • neatness counts - 80 point project 

oct 9, 2025

  • Turn in lab books
  • geologic time line - begin

oct 8, 2025

  • Geologic Time Scale - add a splash of color
  • Begin Time line - do the math first

oct 7, 2025

  • 15 min to finish Ch 8 bookwork
  • Stamp Ch 8 bookwork
  • After I stamp bookwork, I will go over it
  • Begin Geologic Time Scale bookwork after Ch 8 is completed
  • Bookwork: Geologic Time Scale - due by end of class tomorrow​

oct 6, 2025

  • Assemble Pop- up T-rex
  • Bookwork: Ch 8 
  • 4th and 6th period - stay in your assigned seats
  • 4th period: excellent recovery!

oct 3, 2025

  • Last class period to work on pop up T-rex
  • Take home to finish if needed - due Monday

Oct 2, 2025

  • Begin pop up T-Rex

oct 1, 2025

  • Stamp vocab
  • hand back papers
  • Finish video

sept 30, 2025

  • Finish Vocab
  • ​hand out EC passes
  • Begin "The Day the Mesozoic Died" video - of course theres a worksheet

sept 29, 2025

sept 26, 2025

  • Turn in Density Gizmo (yellow)
  • The Great Floating Grape Lab - due at the end of class

sept 25, 2025

  • Turn in Conversion Worksheet - due today (pink half sheet)
  • Test today on Measurement / Matter - open notes, use a CB
  • ​Finish Gizmo - gizmo due tomorrow at beginning of class

sept 24, 2025

  • Kahoot review
  • Density Gizmo - work on it today, and tomorrow after test. It is due at the beginning of class on Friday

sept  23, 2025

  • Review for test on Thursday
  • highlight lab book​

sept 22, 2025

  • finish the Mass and Volume Lab

sept 19, 2025

  • Mass and Volume Lab - begin

sept 18, 2025

  • New Seats
  • Notes on Density
  • Explain tomorrow's lab - Groups by # (1-11)

sept 17, 2025

  • Hand back papers
  • Update Lab book - check zeros!
  • Receive stickers for winners for each event
  • turn in lab TODAY (25 points) ​​

sept 16, 2025

  • OUR FIRST TEST Thurs 9/25 :)
  • Minimum Days this week - new seats next week
  • finish Metric Olympic stations : 5 stations
  • Finish conversions (column #3) if you haven't yet
  • Sit with your group/1 group per table (not bean bags)
  • Establish winners for Metric Olympics Lab 

sept 15, 2025

  • Begin Metric Olympics - assigned groups by letters
  • 10 groups, rotate by timer: it is a timed station​

Sept 12, 2025

  • Finish TBB/GradCyl Notes​
  • 10 min Gizmo on TBB balance.
  • Estimate/Explain Metric Olympics Lab for Monday
TBB Grad Cyl Notes
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sept 11, 2025

  • Put your 1st/last name on Green rubric and turn in with poster
  • Work is due in 30 minutes after 2nd bell with a rubric stapled to it
  • TBB and Grad Cylinder Notes​

sept 10, 2025

  • Work on poster - due at end of class or finish for HW

sept 9, 2025

  • Update Lab Book
  • Hand back Measuring Volume Lab
  • Stamp Measure Me lab (tape/glue in)
  • Metric Ruler Quiz (6 pts)
  • Lab Safety Rules - parent signature (homework)
  • Begin poster
  • Philly baseball www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOvTd8SHPww

sept 8, 2025

  • Measure Me Lab

sept 5, 2025

  • ​Measuring Volume Gizmo

sept 4, 2025

sept 3, 2025

  • Hand back papers
  • Update lab book
  • Check Schoology for any missing assignments
  • Metric Staircase p 12
  • and conversions  
  • ​www.showme.com/sh?h=2Njn9jE

Sept 2, 2025

aug 29, 2025

  • final Snoopy count
  • Mythbusters video

aug 28, 2025

  • scavenger hunt - finish
  • birthday bar graph - make a conclusion, turn in worksheet by end of class

aug 27, 2025

  • Take out lab book - I need to check your book so far.
  • Finish Observation vs Inference worksheet
  • ​begin Scavenger Hunt

aug 26, 2025

  •  Review Obs and Inf with a couple pics
  •  Intro to ​'Observation vs Inference" 1/2 sheet review
  • Observation vs Inference worksheet with a slide deck - only 10

aug 25, 2025

Observation and Inference Notes p5-6
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aug 22, 2025

  • Finish outside profile (pencil only)
  • start on inside profile activity: Use Color for the inside
  • Last day to work on this in class
  • It is due Tuesday - take it home today and finish for homework​
  • group photos

aug 21, 2025

aug 20, 2025

  • Thank you for being you. I see you!!
  • Clear tape Lab Book Covers
  • Add Table of Contents pages
  • Number 1st 50 pages of lab book
  • Tape/Glue in ABCDE handout
  • if time, Give Bathroom Pass - tape into back of lab book

AUg 19, 2025

  • Hand out consumable textbooks - take them home and leav
  • Team building activity
  • Hold on to your Lab book covers

aug 18, 2025

aug 15, 2025

aug 14, 2025

  • New Seats
  • Take roll
  • Stamp ABCDE Parent signatures?
  • 4 X 6 notecard activity
  • Review ABCDE's with a slide deck

aug 13, 2025