Tuesday, May 29th

On team in the morning.

Go to lunch

SS Final Exam in the afternoon.  Students are testing in their 3rd period class.

Friday, May 25

EOG:  Language Arts in the morning

Testing in 3rd period class.

After lunch you will have 3rd and 4th period and then 9th period you will go to 6th period.

Thursday, May 24th

8th grade math EOG- students will test with Ms. Rinehart and Ms. Mentzer

Math 1 and 2 students will be on team with Ms. Rouse and Ms. Hostetter

Elective schedule is the same

8th and 9th period students will be on team.  Math 8 students will see Ms. Rouse and Ms. Hostetter

Math 1 and 2 students will see Ms. Rinehart and Ms. Mentzer


Part 1 A 

https://water.usgs.gov/edu/activity-tf-properties.html

Part 1 B

https://water.usgs.gov/edu/waterproperties.html


Part 2


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/liquid-of-life.html

Wednesday, May 23rd

Review for EOG

Tuesday, May 22nd

In class:

How many bears can live in the forest
Why can't we all get along

Homework: none

Monday, May 21st

In class:

1.  Schedule and info for testing/end of year
2.  How many bears can live in the forest

Homework:  none

Friday, May 18th

In class:

1.  Population Dynamics Notes
2.  Ticket out of class

Thursday, May 17th

In class:

Test

Tuesday, May 15th

In class:

1. ticket into class
2.  Sharks
3.  Begin populations and ecosystems


Homework:  Test Thursday

Monday, May 14th

In class:

1.  EOG ticket into class
2.  Get study guide for test
3.  Turn in test corrections from Land forms test
4.  Go over questions from Land form test
5.  Finish worksheet from Friday
6.  Sharks

Homework:  Study for test

Friday, May 11th

In class:

1.  Finish Salamanders and go over
2.  Decide date of test (study guide coming Monday)
3.  Continue with Taxonomy and dichotomous keys

Homework:  None

Thursday, May 10th

In class:

1.  Go over bird beak conclusion questions
2.  Naming Salamanders

Homework:  Test corrections are due on Monday

Wednesday, May 9th

In class:

1.  Finish Ice Fish video
2.  Go over Evolution webquest
3.  Finish Bird Beak lab questions

Homework:  Test corrections (if eligible) are due Monday.  Please see Ms. Rinehart for the error analysis page.    Finish Bird Beak Lab questions if you didn't finish in class

Tuesday, May 8th

In class:

Bird Beak lab

Monday, May 7th

In class:

1.  Finish up webquests
2.  Watch ice fish video if it isn't playing on phones



Homework:  Finish any part of webquest not done in class

Friday, May 4th

HOPE Games

Thursday, May 3rd

In class:

Continue work on Webquest and Ice Fish

Homework:  Remember sunscreen, etc for hope games tomorrow

Wednesday, May 2nd

In class:

1.  Evolution webquest

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Tuesday, May 1st

In class:

1.  Present paragraphs
2.  Ice Fish


Homework: none

Monday, April 30th

In class:

1.   Extinction of dinosaurs  students need to read the article and take a stand on which one they believe was the major reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs.  Research other articles that help their reason and then write a persuasive paragraph on their reason.
2.  ice fish  watch and answer questions on the video

Homework:  none

Friday, April 27th

In class:

1.  Finish and go over Evidence of evolution group work
2.  Evolution of dogs


Homework:  None

Thursday, April 26th

In class:

Test

1. Go to Lufkin Website- Scroll to bottom- Choose under Quick Links for Students- NCEdCloud
2. Sign in to NCEdCloud (Username= Lunch#, Password= (You made it up))
3. Click SchoolNet (Red House Icon)
4. Type in Code under Take a Test:  RE3VA7 , Click Go -> Take this test.
5. *Be sure to ALLOW pop-ups always from schoolnet if test does not appear (retype code if needed)

Homework:  None

Wednesday, April 25th

In class:

1.  Any questions about the test tomorrow
2.  If you want to use your phone for the schoolnet test, please make sure you have Google Chrome
3.  Evidence of Evolution


Homework:  Study for test tomorrow

Tuesday, April 24

In class: 

1.  Go over cut and paste
2.  Evidence of evolution power point  Student notes

Homework:  Study for test

Monday, April 23

In class:

1.  Finish presentations of Mount St. Helens
2.  Geologic cut and paste (4th period due today) everyone else is due tomorrow
3.  Study for test Thursday


Homework:  Finish cut and paste and study for test Thursday

Friday, April 20th

In class:

1.  Presentation of Mount St Helens work
2.  Decide date of test  (Next Thursday)
3.  Cut and Paste of Geologic time



Homework:  Look over notes for test next Thursday

Thursday, April 19th

In class:

Mount St Helens work

Homework:  anything that isn't done for the presentation

Wednesday, April 18th

In class:

Work on Mount St. Helens

Homework:  none

Tuesday, April 17th

In class

1.  Get Geologic Time Scale Sheet
2.  Pangaea (continental drift) video
3.  Asap science Geologic time video
4.  Mount St Helens- Presentation due Friday

Homework:  None or work on product for Mount St Helens. 

Monday, April 16th

In class: 

1.  Geologic Time Scale Notes  Student note page
2.  Continue with work on Mount Saint Helen

Homework:  none

Friday, April 13th

In class:

1.  Go over Who's on First
2.  Work on PBL unit.  Will be a quiz grade

Homework:  Enjoy Friday the 13th!

Thursday, April 12th

In class:

1.  We still need 2 more chaperones for HOPE games.   I would really like to have them by Monday so that the students can create their teams.
2.  Who's on First

Homework:  None

Wednesday, April 11th

In class:

1.  Law of superposition, cross cutting, and inclusions activity

Homework:  none

Tuesday, April 10

In class:

1.  Check the board if you are supposed to be on A/B or all A honor roll for the end of the year awards.

2.  Complete and go over Rock Detective

Homework: None

Monday, April 9th

In class:

1.  Tests this nine weeks will be 1 on computer and 1 paper/pencil.  Land forms will be on the computer and Life forms will be paper/pencil.
2.  10 more minutes on the Ice Core Videos (links are on Friday)
3.  Rock Layers activity
4.  Rock Detective

Homework:  None

Friday, April 6th

In class:

1.  Turn in classwork activity from yesterday
2.  Ice core videos
3.  Decide about the two tests this nine weeks (computer vs paper/pencil)

Thursday, April 5th

In class:

1.  Turn in evolution chain
2.  Pangaea classwork activity

Homework:  Finish classwork activity

Wednesday, April 4th

In class:

1.  Looked at article about dinosaur footprints
2.  Brainstormed questions about Mount Saint Helens
3.  Reminder of Evolution Chain due tomorrow
4.  Begin Pangaea activity

Homework:  Evolution Chain

Tuesday, April 3rd

In class:

1.  Check and go over vocab
2.  Reminder of HOPE games
3.  Evolution chain due Thursday
4.  Fossil Find
5.  Begin questions about Mount St Helens

Homework:  Chain

Monday, April 2nd

In class:

1.  Reminder vocab part 2 due tomorrow
2.  Reminder Evolution chain due Thursday
3.  Finish notes that were started on Thursday
4.  Who dunnit??  In class activity
5.  Alfred Wegener

Homework:  Vocab and Evolution chain

Thursday, March 29th

In class:

1.  Look over and discuss vocab part 1
2.  Fossil Powerpoint  Student notes sheet

****** We stopped taking notes at after the first STOP and THINK section

3.  Vocab Part 2 due on Tuesday of next week.  The words are:

Index Fossil     Law of Superposition     Pangaea     Relative Age     Tectonic Plates

Same as last group:  Word, Definition, Example (picture)

Homework:  Evolution chain and vocab part 2

Wednesday, March 28th

In class:

1.  Any teacher recommendations needed for high school (stem programs or engineering)  need to be turned in ASAP.  They are due with teacher recommendations on March 31st and we are not in school.  I will do the recommendations sent to me by the end of the day tomorrow.

2.  Reminder evolution chain due next Thursday and will be a quiz grade.  Vocab part 1 is due tomorrow.

3.  Dogs and turnips activity

4.  Yellowstone

Homework:  Evolution chain and vocab

Tuesday, March 27th

In class:

1.  Finish Stations
2.  Take a grade for the stations and go over
3.  Evolution of Logos
4.  Evolution Chain:

Choose something in your life or society that has evolved such as family members, hairstyles, home improvement/location, technology, sports, music, video games, pets, etc. Please do NOT just put a sequence of pictures of yourself at different ages.  Pick a specific aspect of your life/society that has changed.  Find evidence of the changes (pictures, labels, articles, graphics, etc.) and create a chain link that includes the evidence and description of the changes.  Your chain should have at least 5 links PLUS a title link with your name and class period.  This assignment is worth 60 points.  It is due Next Thursday and counts as a quiz grade.

5.  Vocab part 1  (Name, definition, example (or picture))
Absolute Age       Continental Drift        Evolution     Fault     Fossil     Geologic Time Scale

Vocab due this  Thursday

Homework: Evolution Chain due next Thursday and Vocab due this Thursday

Monday, March 23rd

In class:

1.  New seats
2.  Hope games sign up is on my website
3.  Hope games date is May 4th
4.  Evolution starter stations


Homework:  None

Friday, March 2nd

Early Release

Students will be working on periodic table puns, balancing equations, or doing test corrections

Enjoy your track out!

Thursday, March 1

In class:

Chem test part 2

Wednesday, February 28th

In class:

1.  Review for test tomorrow

Homework:  Study for test

Tuesday, February 27th

In class:

1.  High school elective Registration


Homework:  Study for test thursday

Monday, February 26th

In class:  Match.com

Homework:  Study for test Thursday

Kahoot:

Atomic Structure #1
Trends in the periodic table #3
Element Families #1
Periodic Table Properties #2

Friday, February 23rd

In class:

1.  Match.com activity

Homework;  Study for test next Thursday

Thursday, February 22nd

In class:

1.  Stations

Homework:  Study for Chem test 2 next Thursday

Wednesday, February 21

In Class:

1.  Periodic Table Stations- This is a teacher pay teacher activity and I can't put it on the internet.  If a student is absent, they can get the answers when they return or I will mark them exempt. 

Homework:  none

Tuesday, February 20

In class:

1.  Finish notes from yesterday


Homework:  None

Monday, February 19th

In class:

1.  Finish Periodic table coloring from Friday
2. Periodic Table Power Point   Student Notes

Friday, February 16th

In class:

1.  Finish Periodic Table Reading
2.  Coloring the periodic Table

Thursday, February 15th

In class:

1. Finish families of elements and go over
2.  Begin Periodic Table Reading

Wednesday, February 14th

In class:

1.  Families of elements activity


Homework:  none

Tuesday, February 13th

In class:

1.  Go over atomic structure, isotopes, and ions
2.  Continue working with #1 with a worksheet

Homework: None

Monday, February 12th

In class:

Chemistry Part 1 test


Homework;  none

Saturday, February 10th

In class:

Working with compounds

Homework:  Study for Test

Friday, February 9th

Early Release

In class:

Big Kahuna

Homework:  Study for test

Thursday, February 8th

In class:

1.  Drawing Chemical Equations
2.  Balancing Act


Homework:  Study for test Monday

Wednesday, February 7th

In class:

1.  Go over Vocab part 3
2.  Turn in Final Draft
3.  Go over the rest of Modeling Chemical Equations
4.  Make 9 questions for Big Kahuna Friday

Homework;  Study for test Monday 12th

Tuesday, February 6th

In class:

Morning:  Glory the movie

8th and 9th:  Students are getting high school information from Mr. Perrin.  They will come home with a folder of information for you.

Homework:  Final draft and vocab due tomorrow.  Test next monday

Monday, February 5th

In class:

1.  Reminder of Final draft and Vocab due Wednesday
2.  Check and grade unknown lab
3.  Modeling Chemical formulas and equations
4.  Study guide

Homework:  Study for test.  Final draft and vocab due Wednesday

Friday, February 2nd

In class:

1.  Vocab part 3 words are:  Ductile, Chemical Formula, Molecule, Concentration (Chemistry), Solute, Solvent  Due Wednesday of next week
2.  Finish Law of Conservation of mass notes from the other day
3.  Part 1 chem test Feb 12th
4.  Study guide to come Monday

Homework:  Finish Final Draft and vocab due Wednesday

Thursday, February 1st

In class:

1.  Check rough draft
2.  Complete peer edit of rough draft
3.  Check notes on atomic structure from last Wednesday
4.  Continue Law of Conservation of Mass notes

Homework:  Final Draft of lab write up due next Wednesday

Wednesday, January 31st

In class:

1.  Unknown substance lab
2.  Law of conservation of mass notes  Student notes page

Homework:  rough draft of formal lab write up

Tuesday, January 30th

In class:

1.  Go over mystery substance lab
2.  Begin unknown lab

Homework:  Notes and rough draft of lab report due Thursday

Monday, January 29

In class:

1.  Mystery Substance Lab

Homework:  Rough draft and notes due Thursday

Friday, January 26

In class:

Go over work from when I was absent
Get ready for Mystery Substances Lab

Homework:  Rough draft and notes due next Thursday

Thursday, January 25th

Work on the penny lab

Wednesday, January 24

In class:

1.  Physical Vs Chemical Change

2.  Powerpoint on atomic structure  Student Notes

Tuesday, January 23rd

In class:

1.  Cure colloid article
2.  Mixture and solutions cut and paste

Monday, January 22

In class:

Log into Discovery Education and go to the student techbook

Username:  WCP + lunch number
Password:  Lunch number

Under the Physical Science section they need to find the unit called Matter and then click on it to find the sub group of Compounds.  Students are to read and complete all of the parts of this section including answering all questions and watching all videos and interactives. They do not have to do all of the work at the end of the unit.  Compounds has 3 sections.

If they have done compounds, they can move onto unit Chemical Change and subgroup chemical reactions.  They need to do the same as above.  They can do all of the videos and etc at the end of this unit.  

Friday, January 12

In class:

1.  Go over vocab part 2
2.  Lab

Thursday, January 11

In class:

1.  finish data chart and get ready for lab tomorrow
2.  ECM activity

Homework:  Lab tomorrow and quiz on vocabulary Tuesday.  Chem part 2 vocab due tomorrow

Wednesday, January 10th

In class: 

1.  Finish materials list and procedure for lab
2.  Decide date of lab (this Friday) and vocab quiz (next Tuesday)
3.  Vocab 2

Homework:  Vocab 2 due Friday:  Chemical Change, Physical Change, Precipitate, Products, Reactants

Tuesday, January 9th

In class:

1.  Check Vocabulary part 1
2.  Check solid, liquid, and gas work
3.  Check cleaning a penny ideas
4.  Work in groups to decide which one is the consensus of the group
5.  ECM work

Homework:  gather materials if needed

Monday, January 8th

In class:

1.  Reminder vocab due tomorrow
2.  Matter and solid, liquid, gas cut and paste

Homework:  Finish anything from #1 and #2 not done in class.  Research different ways to clean a penny.  Write down your top 3.  Circle your top choice.  Write why that would be your top choice.

Wednesday, January 3rd

In class:

1.  Question;  How do you think most accidents occur in a chemistry classroom?
2.  Review of lab safety and hazardous materials
3.  Vocab part 1  Compound, Mixture, Heterogeneous, Homogeneous, Physical Property, Chemical Property

3 rows:

Word                                               Definition                            Example

Tuesday, January 2nd

In class:

1.  Seats
2. Matter power point   Student notes

Homework: none