Mrs. Belisle's 8th Grade Science Class

Classwork and Homework for 1/30/12

belisler — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:19:15 +0000

In today’s classes students worked on their mapping projects. Students in A, E, and G Blocks were introduced to their new 3-D map project which is due on 2/27. The in class procedure was explained and then students were given the remainder of the class to begin making their enlargements. Students in C and F Blocks continued to work on their Island Map projects with those that finished with the drawing transitioning to the new project where they will build a 3-D model of their islands.

Homework

A, E, & G Blocks: Work on enlarging the map section your were assigned (Try to do one or two sections tonight).

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Help sessions are scheduled for Wednesday afternoons. Any student needing help understanding a concept, having to make up work, or simply looking for a place to do their homework, should plan to attend.

Upcoming quizzes and tests

There are no quizzes or tests currently scheduled.

Projects

Students in C and F Blocks should be finishing their Island Map Project in class early this week and then transitioning to their 3-D map project (both to be done in class).

An in-class mapping project was introduced today (January 30th) in A, E, and G Block classes. Students in these classes will spend several days in class working on the project and then will be expected to finish the project at home and/or in help sessions. The finished project in due on Monday, February 27th.

Classwork and Homework for 1/27/12

belisler — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:34:12 +0000

In today’s classes students continued to work on their Island Map projects

Homework

A, E, & G Blocks: Finish the Island Map project

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

There are no quizzes or tests currently scheduled.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students in A, E, And G block will be finishing these for homework over the weekend as they will be assigned a followup project on Monday.

Classwork and Homework for 1/26/12

belisler — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:12:21 +0000

In today’s classes students continued to work on their Island Map projects

Homework

All Blocks: No homework was assigned

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

There are no quizzes or tests currently scheduled.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students will be working on these maps for most of rest of this week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/25/12

belisler — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:03:39 +0000

In today’s classes students took the unit test on mapping and topography.

Homework

All Blocks: No homework was assigned

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

The mapping unit test was given today.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students will be working on these maps for most of rest of this week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/24/12

belisler — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:01:40 +0000

Classwork

In today’s classes students worked on drawing the topographic maps for their island project.

Homework

All Blocks: Study for the upcoming unit test

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

The mapping unit test will be given tomorrow, Wednesday the 25th of January.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students will be working on these maps for most of this next week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/23/12

belisler — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13:36 +0000

Classwork

In today’s classes we reviewed for the upcoming unit test by going over the key concepts of the unit and then playing Jeopardy.

Homework

All Blocks: Study for the upcoming unit test

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

The mapping unit test is slated for next Wednesday of the 25th of January.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students will be working on these maps for most of this next week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/20/12

belisler — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:16:02 +0000

Classwork

In today’s classes, students took a quiz on topographic maps. Once finished with the quiz, students were instructed to work on the island map project which was assigned in class yesterday.

Homework

All Blocks: Study for the upcoming unit test

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

A topography quiz was given today, Friday, January 20th. The mapping unit test is slated for next Wednesday of the 25th of January.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was introduced in class on Thursday, January 19th. Students will be working on these maps for most of the next week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/19/12

belisler — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:44:47 +0000

Classwork

I went over the criteria for an in-class mapping project in today’s classes. I discussed what the maps required and then modeled both a poorly drawn example and a well drawn one, asking students to point out the mistakes made on the poorly drawn example.

Homework

All Blocks: Study for tomorrow’s quiz on topographic maps

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

A topography quiz is currently scheduled for Friday, January 20th and the mapping unit test is slated for the following Wednesday of the 25th of January.

Projects

An in-class mapping project was discussed today in class. Students will working on these maps for most of the next week.

Classwork and Homework for 1/18/12

belisler — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:27:33 +0000

Classwork

In today’s classes students worked through the procedural portion of the lab”Constructing a Topographic Map”. Students were instructed to complete the map for homework.

Homework

All Blocks: Complete the followup questions and the map profile for the “Constructing a Topographic Map” lab.

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

A topography quiz is currently scheduled for Friday, January 20th and the mapping unit test is slated for the following Wednesday of the 25th of January.

Projects

There are no projects currently assigned.

Classwork and Homework for 1/17/12

belisler — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:32:36 +0000

Classwork

In today’s classes students we reviewed some of the map reading skills that were addressed and assessed in labs and activities that the students worked on last week. After reviewing the concepts and answering student questions, the remaining class time will be used to begin the chapter 8 review.

Homework

A & E Blocks: Complete the following parts of the Chapter 8 Review on pages 304 and 305 in the textbook: Multiple Choice #1 to 9, True or False #1 to 6, Concept Mastery #1 to 7, and Critical Thinking #1 to 5

C, F, And G Blocks: Complete the following parts of the Chapter 8 Review on pages 304 and 305 in the textbook: Multiple Choice #1 to 9, True or False #1 to 6, Concept Mastery #1 to 7, and Critical Thinking #1 to 3

Notes for the current unit

Earth’s Topography

Help Session

Upcoming quizzes and tests

A topography quiz is currently scheduled for Friday, January 20th and the mapping unit test is slated for the following Wednesday of the 25th of January.

Projects

There are no projects currently assigned.