Tuesday, September 4th
**FIRST DAY OF CLASSES**
1. Please see me so that I can give you your assigned seat.....seats are numbered
2. Course Syllabus.....Must be signed and returned by Friday, September 7th
3. Technology notebooks and mailboxes
4. Computer log-in with new passwords
Wednesday, September 5th
**PLEASE PICK-UP TODAY'S HANDOUT AND A HIGHLIGHTER**
1. Course Syllabus....Must be signed and returned by Friday, September 7th
2. "Science Inquiry" Notes
3. "Table of Contents".....your notebook is graded!!!!
4. The Inquiry notes are to be placed into your composition notebook
-YOU MAY USE YOUR COMP BOOK ON EVERY ASSESSMENT
5. I MUST CHECK YOUR NOTES OFF WHEN YOU ARE DONE
6. Operation "Egg Drop"
-read thru the handout and begin some research
-go to Google and search "egg drop" designs
Thursday, September 6th
1. Please have out your Notebook and the notes we started yesterday
2. Notes: Science Inquiry
-The steps to Problem Solving
3. Prepare your Notebook....Table of Contents
-it is on the board
4. Egg Drop......What are the rules
-read thru together
5. Research time....You must have a "Prototype" ready by tomorrow
Friday, September 7th
NO CLASS TODAY....PLEASE REPORT TO 1ST HOUR BLOCK
Monday, September 10th
1. If you have a signed syllabus, please turn in up front
-this grade is going into the grade book today
2. Please have out the following items with you today:
-pencil, notebook, and your "Egg Drop" handout
3. Table of Contents....Please fill out
-found on the front board
4. What is impulse? Please watch this video and take notes in your notebook
-Impulse Video
-How do you want your egg to land???? Will this change your design???
5. What is center of gravity? Please watch this video and take notes
-Center of Mass
-How do you want your vessel to move thru the air??? Do you have to change your design?
Tuesday, September 11th
1. If you have a syllabus, please place up front
2. You need the following materials today:
-pencil, engineering notebook, and the necessary handouts
3.What is impulse and why will it help you with the egg drop
4. Center of gravity....use the Sim Builder below to help
5. Your notebook must be up to date before you start building
-please show me and I will initial it
6. Construction Time
Wednesday, September 12th
1. Any have a signed syllabus....if so, please place up front
2. If you could add any material to your egg vessel to change impulse, what would it be?
3. Engineering notebook....Daily log
4. Worktime
Thursday, September 13th
NO CLASS TODAY....BLOCK 1, 3, 5, 7 TODAY
Friday, September 14th
SHORTENED SCHEDULE.....CLASS TIME IS POSTED ON THE BOARD
1. Make sure all items are up to date in your notebook
-I would like to check it today
2. Once that is done, you have some free time
Monday, September 17th
1. I will go over today's expectations before you begin working
2. Final drops are tomorrow during class
3. Today is your last "full" workday
4. If you need to take items with you so that you can finish, please do so
5. Tomorrow....you have about 20 minutes to finalize your design....THAN WE DROP
6. How are you Graded sheet
Tuesday, September 18th
1. Please have the following items with you today
-pencil, notebook, and your egg vessel
2. Summary Sheet.....discuss together
3. Final worktime
4. Quiz tomorrow.....Scientific Inquiry
-Please try the practice test....secret word is: method
-this is an open note quiz
Wednesday, September 19th
1. Please have the following items out with you today:
-pencil, notebook, and your egg drop project
2. Operation Drop.....High School Football bleachers
3. Complete your Egg Drop Summary and TURN TO BE GRADED!
4. Try the practice test found below
-use your username and password....the secret word is: method
-ACTUAL TEST WILL BE TOMORROW
Thursday, September 20th
BLOCK SCHEDULE TODAY
1. Review for the today's test
-"10" up
2. Test - 12 pts....you may take the test "3" times today
-secret word is: science
3. Please watch this video:Controlled Experiments (Just watch)
4. Notes: Controlled Experiments
5. Up date your "Table of Contents"
6. Lab Simulation practice
-open up the Pendulum Lab Activity and play around with it
Friday, September 21st
NO CLASS TODAY
Monday, September 24th
1. Please pick-up today's handout and log onto your assigned computer and return to your seat
2. Test Results.....What does the data show?
3. Re-takes are open....I ALWAYS RECORD THE HIGHEST SCORE
-secret word is: science
4. Please open up this PowerPoint and place into view mode
-as you go thru this PowerPoint, compete the worksheet questions
-I WILL COLLECT THIS SHEET TODAY!!!
-Controlled Experiments
Tuesday, September 25th
**GRADES HAVE BEEN UPDATED ON SKYWARD**
**PLEASE PICK-UP YOUR PROGRESS REPORT FROM ME**
1. Notebooks have been graded....so please pick-up
2. Pendulums....How do they work?
-what affects the swing of a pendulum
-how can I prove this claim
3. Lab Activity....Must be completed before you leave today
-please hand-in once you are completed
4. Practice....please pick this handout up from me
Wednesday, September 26th
**Please pick-up your notebook....they have been graded**
1. The results are in and the winner(s) will be announced tomorrow
-we also watch the video footage tomorrow
2. Controlled Experiments......"10" up.....please get the boards, markers, erasers
-YOU MAY USE YOUR NOTES
3. What affects the swing of a pendulum???
-do you have empirical evidence???
4. Worksheet.....Controlled Experiments
Thursday, September 27th
**BLOCK SCHEDULE TODAY....2, 4, 6, 8 CLASSES**
1. We need to drop the remaining "Egg Vessels"
-winner(s) will be announced on Monday
2. Pendulum conclusion....Please have out your Pendulum Lab Packet
-I WILL BE COLLECTING AND SUBMITTING AS A GRADE TODAY
3. Problem #2.....What is the Myth????
-we will design together and than watch
4. Worksheet practice......I WILL ALSO BE COLLECTING THIS TODAY AND GRADED IT
5. Wave on String Simulation
-please go thru the directions as you proceed on this assignment
Friday, September 28th
***NO CLASS TODAY....BLOCKS 1, 3, 5, 7***
Monday, October 1st
1. Egg Drop videos
-the winner(s) is/are...????
2. Wave characteristics.....Please complete both pages today during class
-TOMORROW YOU WILL BE SETTING UP YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT
3. Controlled Experiments Test is this Wednesday
Tuesday, October 2nd
1. "11" up....please get the necessary materials for Game #2
2. Quiz Tomorrow....Controlled Experiments....Open note
-please know I.V. , D.V., constants, and control groups
3. Wave on a String notes....teacher lead
Wednesday, October 3rd
**PLEASE LOG ONTO YOUR ASSIGNED COMPUTER AND GO TO OUR CLASS PAGE**
1. Please have out your "Wave on a String" packet
2. Notes.....I will finish my portion today
3. Quiz: Controlled Experiments.....YOU MAY TAKE THIS QUIZ "3" TIMES TODAY
-SECRET WORD IS: control
Thursday, October 4th
**BLOCK SCHEDULE TODAY.....CLASS HOURS: 2, 4, 6, **
1. Test Results....very good, but lets look @ the data
2. Re-takes are first today....you may take this test an unlimited number of times today
-the highest score will be placed into Skyward today
3. "Wave on a String" pre-lab activity.....THIS IS GRADED
-these questions will allow you to familiarize yourself with the sim
-hand in when you are completed
4. Test Question Today...."What affects the "SPEED" of a wave?"
-please follow the directions carefully
-also be sure to include your DATA....I WANT EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE!!!!
-hand in when you are completed
Friday, October 5th
**NO CLASS....BLOCK SCHEDULE...1, 3, 5, 7**
Monday, October 8th
1. Please have the following items ready for today:
-please have your computer logged on and have our class page up
-have a pencil
-have today's handout and your notebook with you
2. I was very pleased with your "Controls and Variables" test scores
-retakes can be done today during worktime
-secret word is: control
-grades have been entered into Skyward.....so please check
3. Update your "Table of Contents"
-found on the front board......Matter
4. Notes....Teacher lead
-please place these into your notebook
5. Vocabulary sheet....vocabulary test is this Friday
6. Please be sure to set-up your Quizlet account
Tuesday, October 9th
Today is a workday.....the following items must completed today
1. Quick review on matter.....watch this short tutorial:What is matter
2. Quick review on properties of matter....watch this short tutorial:Physical/Chemical Properties review
3. Now, watch this tutorial on chemical and physical processes:Physical / Chemical Processes (Watch and then pick up the worksheet)
-once you are done please pick up the practice worksheet
-please turn in once you are completed
4. Finally, continue to work on your Vocabulary definitions
-and continue to work on your Quizlet
-YOUR QUIZLETS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY
4. Vocabulary Test is also this Thursday
Wednesday, October 10th
**EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE.....12:45 DISMISSAL**
**2nd Period Time: 8:27 to 8:55**
Worktime....Please complete the following today
1. Finish the worksheet you turned in yesterday (pick-up from me)
2. Quizlet assignment....THIS IS DUE TOMORROW
-vocabulary quiz will be tomorrow
Thursday, October 11th
**BLOCK SCHEDULE.....HOURS 2, 4, 6, 8
1. If you did not turn in yesterday's worksheet, please have me check it off
-this grade will be placed into the grade book today
2. Notes....Chemical / Physical Processes
3. Update your "Table of Contents"
-found on the front board
4. Fiber Analysis Lab....Introduction
-Step #1....Initial Research on the Internet
-Lets compare data
5. Test 1: Microscope Test
6. Chemical Test
7. Quizlet....I MUST CHECK THIS OFF TODAY
Friday, October 12th
**NO CLASS TODAY.....BLOCKS 1, 3, 5, 7**
Monday, October 15th
**PLEASE HAVE YOUR COMPUTERS READY TO GO TODAY AND PICK-UP TODAY'S HANDOUT**
1. Please have your notebook and "Fiber Analysis" packet out with you today
2. We need to complete the fiber notes
3. Powers of Observations
-is it easy to miss evidence
-please complete the worksheet questions as you go thru this PowerPoint:Powers of Observations: PLEASE BE IN THE "SLIDE SHOW" VIEW TO WATCH THE MOVIES
Tuesday, October 16th
1. Please have your Fiber Analysis packet out with you today
-you should have the research completed.....we finished in class yesterday
2. I can not stress the importance of MAKING CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS
3. Testing day.....lets go over the expectations together
4. Everyone gets one piece of all the fibers, so MAKE IT LAST!!!
5. Please record all your information in your packet
Wednesday, October 17th
**Please have our your notebook and your "Fiber Analysis" packet**
1. Need to update your "Table of Contents"
-found on the front board
2. Lets review the testing expectations
Thursday, October 18th
BLOCK SCHEDULE.....2, 4, 6, 8
**PLEASE HAVE OUT YOUR NOTEBOOK AND RESEARCH PACKET**
1. Everyone needs to have their notebook up to date
Goal: To test the physical and chemical properties of "6" known fibers. We will than
use our control-data to determine an unknown fiber mixture left behind @ a crime scene
2. Known Fibers: refer to the front board....place a small piece of each in your notebook
3. ALL TESTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE HOUR TODAY!
4. EVERYONE SHOULD TURN THEIR NOTEBOOK IN TODAY.....30 PTS. GRADE
-PLEASE REFER TO THE TEACHER SAMPLE!!!
Friday, October 19th
NO CLASS TODAY.....BLOCK SCHEUDULE....1, 2, 5, 7
Monday, October 22nd
NO SCHOOL TODAY.....FALL BREAK DAY
Tuesday, October 23rd
1. Please pick-up your notebook
-some are not finished....so I they need to be before we start problem #1
2. Lets compare your results to the actual.....PLEASE FILL IN WITH A RED PEN
3. Problem #1.....Is a homework grade....it will serve as a practice
Wednesday, October 24th
**Please pick-up both handouts and take a seat**
1. Problem #1 is a homework grade.....30 pts.
-this must be done before you leave class today
2. You may work with a partner today.....HOWEVER, PROBLEM #2 IS ON YOUR OWN
3. Lets look @ what must be done
Thursday, October 25th
BLOCK SCHEDULE TODAY......HOURS 2, 4, 6, 8
1. Please pick-up yesterday's problem #1 handout from the front table
-lets work thru it together
2. Problem #2 is today.....EVERYONE WILL WORK ALONE
3. Classwork: Periodic Table Elements....Top "50"
-please complete the worksheet during class
4. Now, create a "Quizlet" for these "50" elements
Friday, October 26th
NO CLASS TODAY.....HOURS 1, 3, 5, 7
Monday, October 29th
**THE QUARTER ENDS A WEEK FROM TODAY**
1. Notebooks have been graded....so please pick-up from the back table
2. Fiber #1 Results......THE ANSWER IS????
3. Fiber #2....THIS IS A TEST GRADE
4. Everyone needs to complete their "50" element chart
Tuesday, October 30th
**Lets discuss today's agenda**
1. You and your group should complete the "Unknown #2" conclusion statements
-complete 10 and give your conclusion
-DO THEM WELL.....THIS IS A TEST GRADE.....WHICH EQUALS 60% OF YOUR GRADE
2. Now, work on the "50" element symbol chart
3. Finally, flashcards
Wednesday, October 31st
**SHORTENED CLASSES TODAY.....2ND HOUR 8:23 UNTIL 8:47**
1. Please have out your "52" Element chart
-if you have not completed it, please do so
-if it is done, please pick-up a set of flashcards and test someone
2. This test will be in 2 weeks....PLEASE CONTINUE TO STUDY THEM
Thursday, November 1st
**BLOCK SCHEDULE TODAY......HOURS 2, 4, 6, 8**
**Please pick-up a highlighter and a blank periodic table**
1. Please have out your notebook and your "Element" chart
2. Unknown #2 results.....and the answer is????
3. Element notes.....teacher lead
-THIS HANDOUT SHOULD BE PLACED INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK
4. Video....valence electrons and Lewis Dot Structures
-complete the video and corresponding worksheet questions
-Lewis Dot Structures - Watch and complete the worksheet
-THIS HANDOUT SHOULD BE PLACED INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK
5. Element practice.....TAKE SOME FLASHCARDS AND PRACTICE WITH SOMEONE
-test will be next Thursday!!!!!
6. Element Bingo....for sodas
Friday, November 2nd
**NO CLASS TODAY.....HOURS 1, 3, 5, 7**
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