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may 28, 2026
- Last day of school!! yay!!
- Breakfast, awards, and promotion practice
- When bell rings at 12:25, everyone needs to leave campus immediately, no hanging out in quad
May 27, 2026
- choose your seats, do not move chairs
- daily dose and movie day
- no food, no phones, no chromebooks, no bathroom or water passes :)
- yearbooks ok
may 26, 2026
- Assembly Schedule
- open seating, do not move chairs
- Wall-e movie (shhh)
- no food, no phones, no bathroom or water passes :)
- yearbooks ok
- gradebook is closed today
May 22, 2026
- Take you aliens home! They are graded :)
- Game Day #2 - if you didn't play hues and cues yesterday, let's make two new groups
- No cell phones out :)
- 6th period is Staff v Student Kickball game
May 21, 2026
- No bathroom or water passes
- Game Day #1 - sign out your game and return it as you found it
may 20, 2026
- Finish your note card and diorama
- Hand back EMS books and flame test demo (blue)
- Explain game day tomorrow
may 19, 2026
- Turn in Lab books - open to page 115-116
- 2 assignments graded: outer planet notes and Measure Me Lab
- Attach note card with Planet/moon name, your name and 3 adaptations (and your reasoning) and attach to diorama
- Last day to Build your alien - begin diorama (background)
- Make sure your name is on diorama too
may, 18, 2026
- Assign Alien Project (alone or with a partner)
- You have no more than two days to build it - today and tomorrow.
- Pick a Planet or Moon for your alien
- Do not use all of one thing - the materials are for all classes
- Diorama will be the background - alien needs to stand inside diorama
- You may have one piece of air dry clay if you choose
may 15, 2026
- Six Flags field trip
- Wait for announcement to go to MPR.
- Bags will be checked, no food allowed
- 4 buses
- We need to take roll and you need to line up alphabetically
- Once on the bus, follow bus rules
- 6 flags opens at 11am - lots of extra time until then
- Dolphin fountain is where we will have chaperones.
- Meet at the fountain at 3:45
- Need to be on bus at 4:15, buses leave at 4:30
- Buses will not wait for you - don't be late
- Leave the bus as you found it (clean floor and seats)
May 14, 2026
- Measure Me Lab - due today by end of class
- Open House tonight 6pm - 7pm
- I will not be able to attend Open House this evening
May 13, 2026
- Some of you need to finish your state will test
- The rest of us: take out your CB and quietly finish on Outer Planets notes in schoology
- Also, go through the "Alien Moon" slide deck to figure out which moon or planet you want to create an alien for on Monday
- When you have chosen your moon/planet for Monday, then go through the "Alien" slide deck and learn about Voyager 1 and 2
may 12, 2026
- Science State Testing Day #2
- close your CB when finished, do a quiet activity until last test is completed
may 11, 2026
- Science State Testing Day #1
may 8, 2026
- Practice State Test - just show you
- Kahoot review - just 10 questions
- Flame test demo
- EC redemption - turn in passes
may 7, 2026
- Finish Notes on Inner Planets - Mars
- Notes on Outer Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
may 6, 2026
- Notes on Inner Planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars
may 5, 2026
- Update lab book
may 4, 2026
- Last day to turn in any missing worksheets from the last couple weeks
- Finish Hidden Figures
may 1, 2026
- Check schoology
- turn in any missing worksheets today
- optical illusions
- www.optics4kids.org/optical-illusions
- michaelbach.de/ot/
- continue Hidden Figures
apr 30, 2026
- continue Hidden Figures
apr 29, 2026
- continue Hidden Figures
- Wizards assembly 4th and 5th
april 28, 2026
- State Testing begins for 3rd period
- Begin Hidden Figures video
apr 27, 2026
- Presentations begin
April 24, 2026
- Light Crash courses Astronomy video and worksheet
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjy-eqWM38g&t=1s
- Light and Waves Kahoot
- play.kahoot.it/v2?quizId=53e939d2-2fd2-4ceb-a013-fac42ba2d61d&activeWorkspace=PERSONAL&hostId=4a1fb60a-2348-4263-af16-da8ed79d5299&autoAuth=true
- Remember you are presenting your Rocket slide deck on Monday in class
april 23, 2026
- Begin NASA: EM Spectrum webquest
- imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html
- Bill Nye Light Optics and worksheet
april 22, 2026
- Waves and Light wordsearch
- Ready to present on Monday?
apr 21, 2026
- PhET Bending Light simulation - due today
- Take out your chromebooks
- Stay in assigned seats, working on your own :)
apr 20, 2026
- Vocabulary on Light (notes)
- Color blindness test :)
- enchroma.com/pages/test
- www.colorblindnesstest.org/
apr 17, 2026
- Last class period to work on slide deck
- Make a proper hypothesis or no credit. Make a conclusion BASED ON YOUR HYPOTHESIS for credit. Refer to blue sheet
- You need to sound smart when presenting on April 27 :)
- Extra credit if you completely remove all duct tape on 2Liter bottle for recycling. Bring me your clear bottle with name on it so I can give you EC :). 5 points per bottle
apr 16, 2026
- Launch Day #2 :)
apr 15, 2026
- Bike Assembly today during 6th period
- Finish Slides #1,2,3, and add date to slide #5 (distance and time)
- take a picture of Rocket #2 and find the mass of rocket #2 also
- Add as much data to data table as possible
- Classes are only 30 minutes long today
- FYI Progress reports go out Friday
apr 14, 2026
- Rocket launch for rocket #1 (control)
- Fill your bottle half full of water - using the 1 liter bottles in the sink
- FIll the plastic 1 liter bottle in the sink and pour it into your 2 liter rocket bottle
- Wait outside until all rockets are full
- We will then head out to launch rockets
- I need two people to help collect data (write the distance and time)
- You may use your phones for photos/videos but your YOUR PHONE MUST BE ON AIRPLANE MODE.
apr 13, 2026
- New Seats
- This is not a rocket build day - you had 4 days to build a rocket for tomorrow.
- Create and share your slide deck with me TODAY. Stay in your assigned seats while working on your slide deck
- We will launch tomorrow - be prepared
- Listen to the launch instructions for tomorrow: take out the slack, wear goggles, no bathroom passes, no other kids from other classes allowed, sunscreen.
- You will be presenting your slide deck to the class on April 27
apr 3, 2026
- ok to listen to music (no phones out please)
- Start working on your slide deck
- share slide deck with me [email protected]
- you should be technically finished with your rockets - Monday it the absolute last day to finish rockets
apr 2, 2026
- Update on Artemis Launch
- Finish fins and measure mass in ziploc
apr 1, 2026
- Artemis Launch today in Florida
- Work on fins today
- Attach nose cone tomorrow
mar 31, 2026
- Quiz on the parts of a waves
- Begin working on rockets.
- Work on fins first! :)
mar 30, 2026
- Lab book check - turn in lab books: open to page 83-84 (Earth Notes)
- DiscEd: Measuring Parts of a Wave. Due today
- Rocket materials due tomorrow - begin working on fins first
mar 27, 2026
- Earth Moon Sun Book due today
- Bill Nye Waves (worksheet)
mar 26, 2026
- Begin waves
- notes on waves
mar 25, 2026
- Assign Rockets
- pick your groups
mar 24, 2026
- Page 5: How to draw a solar/lunar eclipse - must use a ruler
- Page 6: compare Earth and Moon - size, gravity, surfaces, age
- Last day to work on EMS book - book is due Friday
- Late books will be deducted 50% (35/70) - make the deadline!
mar 23, 2026
- Work on Earth Moon Sun Book - tomorrow is the last day to work on it in class - finish it as homework
- EMS Book is due Thursday
mar 20, 2026
- work on book page : Book should be completed by the end of class - if not, it is homework and it is due at the beginning of class on Monday
mar 19, 2026
- The instructions for the book is in schoology.
- Work on book page 2 and 3 should be completed by the end of class
mar 18, 2026
- The instructions for the book is in schoology.
- Work on book page Title page and page 1 should be completed by the end of class
mar 17, 2026
- Do not move chairs around.
- Stay separated from your neighbor for the
- Test today
- Did not review Earth Notes yesterday - but you need to know that
- 35 Questions (32/35 or greater is a EC pass)
- Fold paper for Earth Moon Sun Book - if time remaining
mar 16, 2026
- Pass back papers
- Highlight lab book
- review for test - kahoot / blooket
- DD 15:30 min
- Kahoot: create.kahoot.it/details/eb0742c9-74b8-4bb0-a3c0-1b97b7bfc823?drawer=
- Blloket : dashboard.blooket.com/set/6810ea6e44ae9e71bb8ebbf5
mar 13, 2026
- Finish Apollo 13
- Go over study guide
mar 12, 2026
- Apollo 13 - continue
- Entering Solar System Models ws in Schoology
- We will go over Study Guide tomorrow after movie
- Earth Moon Sun Test on Tuesday Mar 17 (35 questions)
Mar 11, 2026
- Collect Solar System Models worksheet
- Continue Apollo 13 movie
- Pushing back your test to next week
- Test - Tuesday Mar 17
march 10, 2026
- Begin Apollo 13 movie
mar 9, 2026
- Watch Shrek - MsToal is out sick
- Hand outStudy guide
mar 6, 2026
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmSPRZVrDlc
- Finish Secrets of the Sun video
- turn in worksheet
- Finish Sun Notes
- Solar System Model worksheet - begin (pick a partner)
- Test on Thursday
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
- LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT (starts at 2 am, its peaking at 3:33 am, coming out of shadow at 4am... that's a late night!)
- Finish Space Race Timeline Notes
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE
- youtu.be/EW0_Be0Mnlk?si=lNtZs9k135AfnKkU
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSKmTywMj_A
- youtu.be/JdqZyACCYZc?si=jjpNG4GQiLchK2TM
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
- Finish Earth Notes
- What's the difference between a million and a billion
- Bill Nye Seasons with a worksheet
- ed.ted.com/lessons/reasons-for-the-seasons-rebecca-kaplan
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
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
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
- Go over helpful hints
- Seats will be in rows tomorrow - open seating for the week
- Take photos of your car! Phones only out MOMENTARILY for photos and send photos to your email. No snapchats or social media - cell phone violation.
- Once your wheels are on the body of the car, start working on Google slides #1, #2, #5.
- Slides need to be shared with me today: [email protected]
- Don't forget to take photos of your car and materials
- Example of a slide deck: docs.google.com/presentation/d/18amz1X4G6iiNwU3yEmIxk1v8R4Po7-YRO6ooD0UOtYw/edit?usp=sharing
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
- vector
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=A05n32Bl0aY&list=PL3E788EDA794CCE7B&index=16&feature=plpp_video
- Explain Balloon Car Project - materials due Monday but you can bring them in early (Friday) if you want
- pick partner and write down today who is bringing what.
- Go over Newton's Laws
- Newtons laws
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWOv7NyOnhY&t=4s
- Newtons 2nd law
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhCG0qoY9Dc
- Newtons 3rd law
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx9kiF00rts
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
- Wiley Coyote and Road Runner with PE and KE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnj8mc04r9E&list=PL3E788EDA794CCE7B&index=7
- Newtons' Cradle MythBusters www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuA-znVMY3I&list=PL3E788EDA794CCE7B&index=21
- acceleration graphs
- Energy Skate Park
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
- Begin Alpha Movie
nov 19,2025
- 20Q Test
nov 18, 2025
- review for 20 Question test tomorrow - highlight lab book
- read article
- Evolution slide deck docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TQ4gtqYL26BfebIGuFE-IBvZfMYFY1QscwT2NYkqkGg/edit?usp=sharing
- kahoot review
nov 17, 2025
- Hand back papers
- update lab book
- Test on Wednesday
- Facts about Human Species
- Human Evolution videos and articles:
- Where did Humans come from? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD9AYN7JnFM&list=PL2FMfCoEYqc4Mi5QCIRnhB-NKVEy9qpU4&index=6&t=1s
- Why are we the only humans left? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbHj-Q1FTj8&list=PL2FMfCoEYqc4Mi5QCIRnhB-NKVEy9qpU4&index=7
nov 14, 2025
- Human Evolution webquest - due at end of class
nov 13, 2025
- Finish Human Skull Gizmo - due in 20 minutes
- Facts about Octopi
- Octopus vs under water maze
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__r4FVj-EI
nov 12, 2025
- Human Skull Gizmo - begin
no school mon 11/10 and tues 11/11
- Nova Humans the americas
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPM3BUqWIwY
- VIDEO: How did feather evolve?
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPLgfGX1I5Y&list=PL2FMfCoEYqc4Mi5QCIRnhB-NKVEy9qpU4&index=1
- It's All in the Bones worksheet
- Can you figure out the animal being Xrayed?
nov 7, 2025
- CORE SEL SURVEY - link is in Schoology
- Proof of evolution that you can find in your body - simple worksheet included
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFxu7NEoKC8&list=PL2FMfCoEYqc4Mi5QCIRnhB-NKVEy9qpU4&index=8
- Nova Humans the americas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPM3BUqWIwY
nov 6, 2025
- Finish color coding Human v Chicken
- Today's assignment: Homology Webquest
- link #1 for questions #1 and #2. www.britannica.com/science/homology-evolution
- link #2 for part 2 evolution.berkeley.edu/similarities-differences-homology-convergent-evo-hs/
- Do a little internet research and find two animals that are homologous.On the back side of your worksheet, draw and label an example of two animals that are homologous. Draw each animal and label the homologies
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
- Fossil video - ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-fossilize-yourself-phoebe-a-cohen
- check in about missing assignments
- Blooket on Geology
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
- 6th extinction videoWeb
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9gHuAwxwAs
- 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
- GeologicTimeScale clever.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/e65f5dff-397c-4cb9-a8e7-2059c94a5b02/?utm_source=e65f5dff-397c-4cb9-a8e7-2059c94a5b02&utm_medium=quicklist&utm_campaign=hublinks&embed=false&embed_origin=false
- Continue working on timeline. We have all day tomorrow as well
- By then end of today, you should be half way or close to half way done.
- Read and make sure your facts and information matches the rubric
- It is due wednesday. This is an in-class assignment, so stay on task
- I will not accept late timelines unless you have been absent
- Still working two people at one table
- Cambrian Explosion
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQa0okkpf0
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
- Theory of Uniformitarianism
- classlink.discoveryeducation.com/learn/search?q=theory%20of%20uniformitarianism
- Early Earth Formation
- clever.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/31c7477d-19b0-4c5d-aa6e-d9f5fa2572e2
- The cooling of Earth
- clever.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/6af87c18-48e0-47f2-9803-52442160a2c9
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
- Hand back paper
- Geology Vocab- define and for the example, draw a picture
- Use my quizlet:
- quizlet.com/666787841/flashcards?funnelUUID=bb56d7c9-74a5-47bd-a29e-c598a5848bab
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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| File Type: | pptx |
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
- Seat adjustment 4th period only
- Finish Conversions
- Rulers - how to read a ruler
- docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l4y6y1rrNK-Bk6cIhJ9smz_nhJyeRbbd1VDychHSLhc/edit?usp=sharing
- Kahoot review
- play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=18234c78-3f90-49c9-ad20-95148bd786f2&hostId=4a1fb60a-2348-4263-af16-da8ed79d5299
- Sign into Gizmo
- gz.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cUser.dspLoginJoin
- GIZMO CODES:
- 1st period: ELQKV51K
- 2nd period: ELQM4L7Q
- 4th period: EL694S8H
- 6th period: EL9X7D8N
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
- Metric Sysytem
- TedEd
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bUVjJWA6Vw
- Metric Notes
- docs.google.com/presentation/d/11ptZ3eHMwXIMnuGOUQXY-Lixi5bG_N5OqOt0nLjE86c/edit#slide=id.p1
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
- obs v infer notes. docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xeLAC4W8568iwJkmuPeQ0zZMWm3rhOX3GHoELOxy6jc/edit?usp=sharing
- observation and inference slides. docs.google.com/presentation/d/19W_ICrOCLwJ0xOawEBoj8xRpY7SFZgBqHiQmBdY2mBs/edit?usp=sharing
aug 25, 2025
- Scientific Method flowchart - page 4
- ed.ted.com/lessons/rethinking-thinking-trevor-maber
- Begin Inference and Observations notes page 5 - 6
- Inside / Outside Portrait due tomorrow at beginning of class
| Observation and Inference Notes p5-6 | |
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| File Type: | pptx |
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
- Hand back ABCDE Quiz
- How to: use the table bins/tape/glue and how to sign out for bathroom/office/water/nurse
- Inside/outside profile activity begin. Due Tuesday. We will work on it today and tomorrow in class
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=MupwJm-kkvo
- Inside Outside Doc docs.google.com/document/d/1qpYh3gh855LeB-0XQ8YAjP1JnsqytRGR5iL8Mpzj7cA/edit?usp=sharing
- work on outside first
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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
- Anymore Parent Signatures?
- Quick Assessment on Chromebook (5 points)
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_FqU3TYnmr2HMy3CLruqC1r1fXkFYVkEQErOmK47Re3PQyg/viewform?usp=dialog
- Last class period to work on Lab book covers - finish for Homework
- Finish Lab book cover for HW if you need more time due tomorrow
aug 15, 2025
- Stamp ABCDE Parent signatures?
- Quick review with a Kahoot
- create.kahoot.it/share/abcde-quiz/8060857e-3667-45c1-b231-77f44edc10c0
- ABCDE Quiz
- Begin Lab book Cover
- Slide deck on lab book covers from last year:
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
- First Day of School
- Choose your seat today, tomorrow we will have assigned seats.
- Hand out ABCDE rules - parent signature is homework
- Welcome to 8th grade Science docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kUKIZmNNO24b7AOf8-FI8l0_Q_zFMAbLw2JIokwA0dw/edit?slide=id.g275a2f05c4d_0_75#slide=id.g275a2f05c4d_0_75
- Quiz on these rules on Friday