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Week of October 4, 2010

Now that we are finished with the High Holidays, middle school classes will really dial in on covering material.  We spent much of our limited classtime over the holidays doing work that students will now be expected to do at home.  If your child is spending more than 30-40 min on science homework, please let me know.  One of our goals as middle school teachers is to help children learn to work efficiently and effectively.

Sixth grade is continuing to learn about the earth and moon.  We will have our first astronomy viewing this Thursday.  We will also be addressing study skills in preparation for our first exam next week.

Seventh grade is finishing a unit covering viruses and bacteria.  Their 2nd exam is on Friday.

Eighth grade is finishing a unit on motion.  Their 2nd exam is on Friday.  We will also start prepping for science fair by addressing the scientific method and resources to help them choose an appropriate project.

Week of September 13, 2010

In 6th grade, we wrapped our Metric Unit by competing in the Mini Metric Olympics.  These are fun competitions like Paper Plate Discus and Cotttonball Shot Put that give the kids practice in estimating and measuring using SI units.

Kate Delehunt of the Blue River Water Conservation program visited the 7th grade on Monday, then led a field trip to Indian Creek on Tuesday.

The 8th graders were introduced to Newtonian physics.

Here are some pictures of our field trip.  Have an easy fast.

Week of September 7, 2010

In 6th grade, we continued to learn about the metric system this week.  Due to the shortened holiday schedule, 7th and 8th graders went over last week's exams and worked on unfinished projects.  No homework over Rosh Hahanah!  Shana Tovah! 

Wednesday, September 1

7th Grade
Living Things Lecture (Ch. 1), handed out Ch. 1 study guide.  Answers are here.

8th Grade
Worked on Motion labs, handed out Ch. 1 study guide.  Answers are here.

Size of Universe

I showed this video to my seventh graders today in order to draw an analogy between the size of the universe and the earth's geologic timescale.  Both deal in scales that are really beyond human comprehension.