Week of 4/30/12 - 5/4/12

AFTER THE CST

Congratulations to all students for finishing their state tests! Thanks to everyone for working hard all year to prepare for the science test! On Monday, students will create boats out of foil and compete against classmates to determine whose boat can hold the most pennies. The rest of the week will be spent studying the solar system. Students will review the planets, eclipses, phases of the moon, and tides. Students will also participate in kinesthetic activities outside in order to model the revolution and size of Earth in our solar system. 

OPEN HOUSE
Open House is this Wednesday evening! Classrooms will be open from 5:45 - 6:45pm. Please stop by A-101 to visit your child's science room and see what they have been working hard on all year!

HOMEWORK

Monday (4/30): Finish foil boat lab report

Tuesday (5/1): None

Wednesday (5/2): Space WS (front & back) - due Friday

Thursday (5/3): Space WS

Friday (5/4): Planet Project due Wednesday; Space Quiz Thursday

Week of 4/23/12 - 4/27/12

CST REVIEW
We will finish our review for the science CST this week. Topics will include atoms, states of matter, the periodic table, chemical reactions, acids & bases, and living chemistry. Students are expected to review all class notes and practice problems every day in preparation for the test. Students will take the science CST on Thursday, April 26. We will continue the solar system unit the following week.

HOMEWORK
Monday (4/23): Review all notes and practice questions
Tuesday (4/24): Review for CST
Wednesday (4/25): Review for CST
Thursday (4/26): Science CST today!
Friday (4/27): None

Week of 4/16/12 - 4/20/12

SOLAR SYSTEM
We will spend a few days this week learning about our solar system. Topics will include planets, stars, galaxies, and measurements in space. We will continue with the solar system unit after the science CST.

CST REVIEW
The science CST will be next week on Thursday, April 26th.  We will spend the week reviewing in class and completing practice CST problems.  Students are expected to review all class notes and practice problems nightly.

HOMEWORK
Monday (4/16): Finish notes on "Our Solar System"
Tuesday (4/17): Finish notes on "Stars and Galaxies;" Structure of Matter practice problems
Wednesday (4/18): Periodic Table practice problems; Study
Thursday (4/19): Chemical Reactions practice problems; Study
Friday (4/20): Human Bingo due Monday; Study for CST!

Week of 4/2/12 - 4/6/12

CONGRATULATIONS!
Students in all classes did an excellent job on their forces unit test. Great job everybody! Here are the class averages:

• Astronomers: 91%
• Chemists: 84%
• Engineers: 85%
• Inventors: 82%
• Physicists: 85%
• Biologists: 82% 

DENSITY & BUOYANCY
This week, students will learn about fluid pressure, buoyancy, and Archimedes' principle. They will also observe demonstrations that reinforce the material. Students will create Cartesian Divers during a lab on Wednesday. The lab will explore topics such as density, buoyancy, sinking, and floating. A quiz on Friday will cover the material learned last week and this week.

HOMEWORK
Monday (4/2): Content Mastery & Reinforcement WS pg. 12 & 18; Quiz Friday
Tuesday (4/3): Content Mastery & Reinforcement WS pg. 13 & 19; Check grades
Wednesday (4/4): Finish Cartesian Diver lab report
Thursday (4/5): Study for Density and Buoyancy quiz!
Friday (4/6): None