Class and Homework for 12/7/09

Classwork

The Astronomy projects were collected in class today.  As I collected the projects, students worked on answering two MCAS prompts that are related to our present unit of study.

Homework

Complete the MCAS prompts

Study for tomorrow’s unit test on Astronomy

 Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due today, December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit is tomorrow, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 12/4/09

Classwork

As a way of reviewing for our upcoming Astronomy test, we played Astronomy Jeopardy in today’s classes.

Homework

Complete the “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” Astronomy project

Begin studying for Tuesday’s unit test on Astronomy

 Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 12/3/09

Classwork

To gain a further understanding as to how optical telescopes function, students built simple refracting telescopes for the “Modeling a Telescope” lab today in class.

Homework

Complete the telescope lab

 Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 12/2/09

Classwork

To gain a further understanding as to how optical telescopes function, we examined how light behaves in class today.  Notes, handouts, and physical representations of different types of mirrors and lenses were used to reinforce the lesson.      

Homework

Complete the worksheet “Reflection in a Spoon” (1 page)

 

Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Classwork

Students worked on part of a unit review in class today.

Homework

Finish the review (counts as a quiz)  

Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 12/1/09

Classwork

To gain a further understanding as to how optical telescopes function, we examined how light behaves in class today.  Notes, handouts, and physical representations of different types of mirrors and lenses were used to reinforce the lesson.      

Homework

Complete the worksheet “Reflection in a Spoon” (1 page)

 

Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 11/30/09

Classwork

Today in class we discussed how telescopes function and compared the two types of optical telescopes; reflecting and refracting.      

Homework

1) Read pages 32 to 39 in the book

2) Answer questions 1 & 2

 

Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Class and Homework for 11/25/09

Classwork

Constellations were discussed in today’s class.      

Homework

1) Observing Circumpolar Constellations wkst (2 sides)

2)Spectacular NIght Sky wkst (2 sides)

 

Help Sessions

All students are encouraged to attend my help session next Wednesday.

Notes

The notes for the Astronomy unit have been placed on the “Student Shared Drive” in the school’s computer system, but there are no notes for the engineering project

Projects

The “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” project in due on December 7th.

Upcoming Test

The test for the Astronomy unit has been sceduled for Tuesday, December 8th.

Welcome Back

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS:

Welcome back to school.  Classes start on Tuesday, September 1 st.

Come join S.A.G.E. (Students Actively Greening Earth), beginning on Thursday, September 10th.  The focus of this eco-friendly group is environmental awareness and practices geared at reducing the school’s envionmental footprint.  Meetings will be in B310.

The Drama Club will meet on Tuesday afternoons, from 2 to 3:15 in the cafeteria, beginning in mid-September.

GOLD TEAM NEWS:

Welcome to all of our new students.  Try to start the year off right by coming to class prepared and doing your best to keep up with your daily homework assignments.  Remember, it is easier to keep up than to catch up.

NEED HELP IN SCIENCE?

My late night is Wednesday, come in and work on your labs, homework or anything else that you have questions about.

10 Tips for Success

1.    Be in school
2.    Be prepared for class
3.    Use the agenda
4.    Complete assignments
5.    Read- just don’t answer the questions
6.    Review notes on a regular basis
7.    Study for quizzes and tests over time
8.    Stay for help sessions
9.    Re-do low scoring labs
10.    Ask questions

THIS YEAR’S PROJECTS:

Designing Assistive Devices for Astronauts – Early October (In class project)

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away – Late October/early November (Completed at home)

Island Map – December (In class project)

3-D Map Project – Late December/Early January (Begun in class & finished at home)

Meteorology Project – April (Begun in class & finished at home)

Balloon Car Project – Early June, time permitting (In class project)

UPCOMING QUIZZES OR TESTS:

A science pretest will be given on Tuesday, September 8th.

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC IN SCIENCE CLASS:

Introduction to Earth Science

HOMEWORK:

9/1  All Blocks
Get “Explanations and Expectations” sheet signed