This week all students are continuing the study of electricity. We are finishing Chapter 19 and moving into Chapter 20. Students will have the opportunity to build switches, series and parallel circuits, circuit breakers, electric motors, or an electricity game.
Next Wednseday (May 21st) will be the date for the last science test of the year over Chapters 19 and 20. I will provide a study guide for the test.
All students will have a quiz on Wednesday. It will cover the material from Chapter 19, section1 and Chapter 19, section 2 (excluding magnetosphere and effects of Earth's magnetic field).
This week we will be making compasses and electric circuits.
On-level science classes are reviewing for the CRCT by having each student demonstrate one of the "Discover" activities from a chapter we studied this year. They are getting practice in their presentation skills as well as reviewing the science material.
AC science classes are finishing up on their analysis of a fictitious story about a bricklayer and his accidents due to lack of poor choices and science principles. Students illustrated the story, made comments on the collisions, then wrote an ending to the story. Then they created a fail proof pulley system to prevent the accidents. Also part of the assignment was to represent an insurance company and create a letter in response to the bricklayer's request for financial reinbursements for his injuries.
We have had fun hearing the creativity of the students.
CRCT practice test booklets were handed out today along with a scrantron answer sheet to all students. Students are to complete CRCT test A and B on the scantron. Both test answers are due Wednesday. Students can write in the booklets and I ENCOURAGE the use of the science textbook to help with the test questions. Ignore the other 3 types of tests in this booklet.
Grade level science students are analyzing some of Rube Goldberg's pictures in search of simple machines. We will be reviewing for the CRCT later this week.
AC science students are working on scenerio of a bricklayer who did not use proper pulleys, analyzing his mistakes and correcting them. Reviewing for the CRCT will come later this week.
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What ever happened to "In like a lion, out like a lamb"? It would be interesting to gather data on what years, like this year, don't follow this saying. Patterns of past are certainly affected by global warming.
All students will have a test over Ch. 12, sections 1-3 on Friday. Please remind your child of the importance of being prepared for tests. Test count 50% of their final grade. If your child plans on being absent on Friday, they will have to take the test on Thursday at 8:15 in the morning. Have your child report to my room at that time.
Thank you for your support,
Patty
All classes are going to the computer lab to hunt for simple machines in a house. The site is www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/
if you are interested in hunting yourself. Once we have found them and named them, we will examine each machine in class.
All classes viewed a Honda Ad which displayed most of the concepts from our last two chapters (forces and motion). Here is the web site if you are curious about a 3 minute video which cost millions of dollars to produce. http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm
All classes started Chapter 12: Work and Machines.
AC classes have an "exercise" assignment due Thursday.
Grade level science- Test over Chapter 10 (sections 1-4) is Friday. A study guide was handed out on Monday. It is due Friday before the test. It counts as a quiz grade.
AC Science: We are still building the roller coasters. The coaster, the advertisement, and the scale drawing are all due Friday. The coaster counts as a major assessment grade, the advertisement and the scale drawing count together as one test grade. I hope to take pictures and post them for all of you to see. The creativity and application of physics' principles is outstanding!
On-level Science classes took their quiz over motion (Chapter 9) today. We will begin Chapter 10 "forces" tomorrow with a lab. Please encourage your child to complete their lab reports. I have noticed that students are participating in the labs but some are not putting forth that same effort on the reports. I will be showing a powerpoint which will reinforce the vocabulary for this new chapter.
AC Science classes are starting their roller coaster projects. The task is to build a functional roller coaster, in class, in small groups, using the principles of physics we learned. Monday night's assignment is to draw a rough draft profile of what they think would be a reasonable coaster to build in class. No materials such as legos, KNex, tinker toys, erecto-sets .... are acceptable. I also invite you in to help build the coaster if you are available. Look for upcoming dates and times for building days. The students are really excited about this project. Me too!
