Thursday and Friday's Classes 12-15 & 12-16-11

Today we went over the exams and final grades were entered for the 2nd 9 Weeks.
Have a great Christmas Break!!!

Tuesday and Wednesday's Classes 12-13 & 12-14

Today the students took the 2nd 9 weeks exam.  I will try and have grades posted as soon as possible.

Monday's Class 12-12-11

Today the students and I went over the review and they got a chance to ask me questions concerning certain questions on it.  We also got to play a review game with some of the classes.

2nd Nine Weeks Review

If you bring your Review completed and signed by your parent on the exam day I will give you 5 extra points on your 2nd nine weeks exam.

Friday's Class 12-9-11

Today the students worked on their 2nd 9 weeks reviews.  The test will be either next Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the class period your are in.

Tuesday December 13th Exam Schedule:

Period	Time
1	8:00-9:55
3	10:00-10:55
4	11:00-11:55
Lunch (5th)	12:00-12:35
4	12:40-1:35
7	1:40-3:35

Wednesday December 14th Exam Schedule:

Period	Time
2	8:00-9:55
3	10:00-10:55
6	11:00-11:55
Lunch (5th)	12:00-12:35
6	12:40-1:35
9	1:40-3:35

Thursday's Class 12-8-11

Today the students finished the Land Biomes Lab and then received their 2nd 9 weeks Exam reviews.   Don't forget Pre-Ap classes that your challenge activity is due Monday.

Wednesday's Class 12-7-11

Today the students went to biome stations posted around the room and had to describe and identify the successions each talked about.  The classes were not able to finish and will do so tomorrow.

Tuesday's Class 12-6-11

Today the students graded 19-1 and 19-2 out of their workbook that was assigned Monday and was due Today.
They also took notes over "How land and aquatic ecosystems change over time"

Wednesday's Class 11-30-11

Today the students finished the Land Biomes presentation and received a crossword puzzle to complete and turn in before they left.  If they did not finish it was homework.  Pre-Ap students have to make a crossword puzzle and turn it in Thursday.

If you don't have the vocabulary words for the quiz Friday here is a link to the power point with them.  It is on the left side of the web site titled Unit 7 Vocabulary when you click on the link.

Mr. Reynolds School Web page

Tuesday's Class 11-29-11

Today the students started on the Land Biomes notes and continued that until the end of class.  They will need to bring those with them Thursday.

Monday 11-28-11

Today the students took notes over unit 7 vocabulary and were told that there would be a quiz over the vocabulary Friday.

They were also assigned 19-3 out of the workbook.  It will be grade tomorrow during class.

Project Requirements

Friday's Class 11-18-11

Today the students worked on their summative projects all class period.  The will be presenting on Monday so what ever was not finished during class needs to be finished over the weekend and ready Monday.  If you have lost your paper for the requirements I scanned them and they are in the post above.

Thursday's Class 11-17-11

Today the students finished taking notes over Space Exploration and then were handed a handout over a summative project they will be working on during class tomorrow.

The summative project will be the 2nd test grade for the students this 2nd nine weeks.  They will have in class Friday to work on it then over the weekend to finish it.  They will be presenting their projects to the class Monday.

Wednesday's Class 11-16-11

Today the students had the opportunity to complete their packet over the building blocks to space that we started on Monday.  We also started taking notes over Space Exploration.  We did not complete those and will do so tomorrow during class.

Tuesday's Class 11-15-11

Today the class watched a video about the International Space Station.  They were required to write 15 facts about the video.

Monday's class 11-14-11

The class worked on a hand-out exploring the history and timeline of the Space program.

Wednesday's Class 11-9-11

Today we continued the research the class started on Tuesday.  The final research is due during tomorrow's class.

Tuesday's Class 11-8-11

Today the students started their research of 16 Solar System objects.  If you would like to do some research at home then you may click on these links and get some helpful information.

nineplanets.org

kidsastronomy.com

Monday's Class 11-7-11

Today the class answer a question when they came in involving what was necessary for there to be life on Earth.  We then as a class discussed that question and other relevant questions about that topic.  We also went over the objectives from the test taken on Friday that most students missed.

If you have any books that talk about the planets and the solar systems as a whole please bring those to class tomorrow and Wednesday.

Friday's Class 11-4-11

Today the students took a test over Human Impact on the Environment and Catastrophic Events.  The test are graded and should be entered soon.

Thursday's Class 11-3-11 & Review Help

Today the class went over and did the review for the exam during tomorrow's class.
Here is a guide to filling out the review.  Remember that these are not the exact questions and that you need to understand the concepts included.

Human Impact on the Environment and Catastrophic Events Review

*A change to the environment that has a negative effect on the living things is called?

Pollution

*Exhaust fumes from automobiles are an example of what?

Pollution

*List the benefits of a forest fire

Forest fires enrich the soil

*A cloud of ash from a volcanic eruption blocking the sun would have what kind of effect on the environment and climate of an area?

Would cause the temperature to decrease and cause lower rates of photosynthesis

*How would drought affect animals in an ecosystem?

 Would cause the animals to find another habitat to live in because of the lack of food (plants) to eat

*List the ways a large meteorite affect the earth.

 Blocks out the sun, causing the Earth's temperature to decrease

*Define Weathering

 Rock segments are broken down either chemically or mechanically (physically)

*Define Erosion

 Rock Sediment is removed and carried away

*Describe what Abrasion is

 Rock sediments rub against another rock segment causing it to erode.

*Explain what ice wedging does to weather rock

 Water freezes in the joints of rock and widens the rock joints.  This cycle repeats itself several times.  Mostly happens in the Northern part of the U.S.

*How does oxidation occur?

The iron in the rock mixes with oxygen and water and starts to make the rock a reddish color and also cause to become softer than before 

*List the agents of erosion

Gravity, Running water, Glaciers, Waves, Wind 

*What will happen to large rough rocks in a riverbed over many years?

 They will become smooth and more rounded over time

*How does vegetation influence the rate of erosion of land?

 The more vegetation there is that less likely chance you will have a big amount of erosion

*What would have the biggest change on the amount of water available to people in an area that depend on underground water for their water supply?

 The amount of rainfall that area receives would have the biggest impact upon an area

*What process in the natural world produces chemical energy from radiant energy?

Photosynthesis

*Describe the differences between Mechanical and Chemical Weathering.

Mechanical weathering- doesn't change the composition of the rock

Chemical weathering- does change the composition of the rock

*Which biome is most likely to be affected by erosion caused by wind?

 Desert

*Describe what deposition is and give examples of it.

Deposition is where the agents of erosion lay down sediments.   

Human Footprint Video

Here is a link to the video from Nation Geographic about the Human Footprint and our effect we as humans have on the environment in an entire lifetime.

Human Footprint Video

Wednesday's Class 11-2-11

Today the class graded 8-1 and 8-2 in their workbooks and the grades have been entered.  We also took notes over Human Impact of the Environment.

Tuesday's Class 11-1-11

Today the class worked on 8-1 and 8-2 in their workbooks.  It is due first thing in class Wednesday.

Monday's Class 10-31-11

Today the students copied a diagram of the Water Cycle into their science notebooks.  They then put some Water terms into the notes portion of the notebook.
Here is the diagram in case you were not able to finish it or were absent.  It goes on pg. 24 of the science notebook.

Friday's Class 10-29-11

Today the students completed a scavenger hunt of Weathering and Erosion terms and questions.  They were to go around the room and ask different students questions from the handout.  It was due at the end of class.

Thursday's Class 10-27-11I

I was not there today for class.  I assigned the students workbook 7-1 p. 75-78 #'s 1-24 and it will be due Friday.

Wednesday's Class 10-26-11

Today the class watched a video over Erosion and then took a quiz over it.

Tuesday's Class 10-25-11

Today we took notes over erosion/ deposition today.  The power point is located on my school web page.  the link is: Mr. Reynolds School Website

Monday's Class 10-24-11

Today the class took notes over weathering and the different sub-types of it.  We filled in note pages and put it on pg. 21 of our science spirals.

Friday's Class 10-21-11

Today we did research on specific examples of catastrophic events throughout history.  The students put this research on pg. 14 of their science spirals.

Thursday's Class 10-20-11

To get today's notes go to the link that is given on Wednesday's post and find the catastrophic event power point.

Today we finished up the unit 5 vocabulary and started on catastrophic events notes. Tomorrow we will have a quiz over the catastrophic events notes at the beginning of class.

Tuesday's Class 10-19-11

Today we inserted some notes over catastrophic notes into our science spiral.  We then started a powerpoint over unit 5 vocabulary and will continued that Wednesday as well.

If you would like to download that powerpoint and/or print it off for your use go to this link: Unit 5 Vocabulary Website

New Spiral Needed

The students need to bring a new spiral starting tomorrow for the 2nd nine weeks.  If no spiral is brought to class then the student will fall behind at the start and it will be hard for them to catch up.

PLEASE BRING A NEW SPIRAL TUESDAY!

Monday's Class 10-17-11

The students took the Science Olympics Test today during class.  I will have those graded and will let the individuals who made it know soon.

Friday's Class 10-14-11

Today the students were told what they made on their 9 weeks exams and what their final average was for the 1st 9 weeks.

We also had our pictures taken as well.

Thursday's Class 10-13-11

Today we watched a video titles "Forces of Nature".  The students were asked to write 15 facts about the video and give a brief summary of the video when it was over.  The facts and summary were due at the end of class and picked up.  The grade on the summary and facts will go towards the first grade of the 2nd 9 weeks.

Wednesday's Class 10-12-11

Happy Columbus Day
This is the actual day that Columbus discovered America even though we celebrated it Monday.

Today we took the 9 weeks exam.  They should be graded and entered soon.

Tuesday's Class 10-11-11

Today we did a review game called "Trashketball" in order to review for the upcoming 9 weeks exam tomorrow.

Today's class 10-10-11

Today I handed out the review for the 9 weeks exam.  The class took the class period to go over that filling in the answers.  I also told each student what their average was for the class and what they needed to make on their 9 weeks exam to either pass, stat the same, or move up a letter grade.

9 Weeks Review

Complete the review and get your parent to sign it at the top of the first page for extra points on the 9 weeks exam.
*The review must be 100% completed and signed to get the points.

Friday's Class 10/7/11

Today we took the Energy test and the students seemed to do very good on those.  I will have the grades posted soon for viewing.

Analysis of Photosynthesis Shoe-Box Project

On pg.29 write a summary of your project
Describe why you made your shoebox the way you did.
Describe whether your plant did or did not grow and why you believe it did or did not grow.
Give a final analysis of the success of your shoebox maze.
This should be between 2 to 3 paragraphs long.

I will be checking it during the exam.

Exam Review Help

1. Work is the transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move.
2.   Work= Force * Distance
3.   Joules
4.  A force must be applied
          The force must make an object move in the same direction as the force.

-If the object does not move, then no work is being done.

5. 800J
6. 700J
7. 200M
8. 5,000N
9. Power is the rate at which work is done, or the amount of WORK done per unit time.
10.  Power= Work/Time
11. Watts or kiloWatts
12. horsepower (hP)
13.  120 Watts
14.True
15.False

Thursday's Class 10/6/11

Today the students received their study guide for the exam tomorrow (Friday).  We also watched a very interesting video over Energy and took a quiz during the video as well.

Wednesday's Class 10/5/11

Today we finished our power point over Work.  We then worked through a packet over work, that was due at the end of the class.  The class then made their final observations of their plants.  The final analysis was to write 2-3 paragraphs over the photosynthesis shoebox mazes in their interactive notebooks.

Tuesday's Class 10/4/11

Today we graded 5-1 in the workbooks.  We then took notes over Ch. 5 section 1.  If you go to my school web site you can find it there titled "Ch. 5 Work and Machines".

Monday's Class 10/3/11

I was not there today and had the students work in their workbooks.  They were assigned workbook 5-1.  It will be due Tuesday.

Friday's Class 9/30/11

Today we did a liver lab and saw how energy moves through the body system, more specifically the digestive system.

Thursday's Class 9-29-11

During class we graded the workbook pages 5-9. We then worked on a foldable in the notebooks that goes over physical and chemical changes/properties.

Today the students completed a 3-D Energy Pyramid and turned it in.  Students should make sure they bring their workbooks tomorrow.

Monday's Class 9-26-11

Today the class worked on a handout titled "Energy Flow in Ecosystems Review".  They had the entire class period to work on it and it will be due Tuesday at the beginning of class.

Friday's Class 9-23-11

Today the class took notes over Food Chains and Food Webs and the energy transfer that occurs in them.

Thursday's Class 9-22-11

Today we made observations of our plants in our interactive notebooks.  We then watched and took a quiz over the Bill Nye video about food chains.

Wednesday's Class 9-21-11

Today we took notes over Biomass.  The students proceeded to work on a review worksheet over the notes that will be due tomorrow at the beginning of class.  The Power Point Presentation is on my official school website.  You can find a link to that if you scroll down further into the blog.

Tuesday's Class 9-20-11

The students took a test today over Unit 1 and 2 covering Science Safety, Metric Measurements, and Photosynthesis.  I will have those test graded as soon as possible and entered into the grade book.

Monday's Class

Monday we went over the review given to the students last Friday.  We also viewed the Bill Nye video over Plants and Photosynthesis.

Friday's Class 9-16-11

Students received the Study Review for the test that will be given next Tuesday.  They were also given a progress report and told to get their parent/guardian to sign it and return it as soon as possible.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Plant Cell Key Vocabulary

Turger Pressure- main pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall.
Cell Wall- outermost tough and rigid layer of a cell
Vacuole- large membrane bound component in a cell, which stores water and other components
Chromatin- Stores cell genetic info
ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum)- manufactures compounds
Mitochondria- "Powerhouse of the cell" Breaks down sugars to use

The picture below should help you finish coloring the diagram and labeling it.

9-15-11 Class Thursday

Today the students were given a packet titled Plant Cell.  They worked on it the entire class period and were told the parts not finished were homework.  I also grade the 6-3 in their workbooks and gave them back to the students.

Thursday's Class 9-14-11

Today we took notes over Photosynthesis.  Science workbooks were passed out and students were assigned 6-3 in them.  The AP Classes were given information on a cell project due the 23rd (next Friday).

Tuesday's Class

Today we fixed our boxes for the Phototropism project.  We worked on those the entire class period.  Most students finished and I told the ones that didn't they could come into tutoring and finish those if if needed.

Quiz for Tuesday 9-13-11

Told you it would be helpful to look at the Blog tonight!!!

Make sure your ENTIRE chart is filled out and tomorrow's IN will be to bring it up and show me.
 Plus if you write this message on it I will give you extra credit on this grade: " I looked at the Blog last night".
Write that statement at the top of the chart.

Monday's Class 9-12-11

Today we looked at and recorded notes over a handout about Leaf Structure and Function.  Students were informed that there would be a quiz over it tomorrow.

9-8-11 Class

Today we went through the plant exploration packet and drew the examples given on the power point.  The students then worked on finishing the coloring for the drawings and worked on the 11 questions over the plant exploration lab.  If they did not finish they were told to do it for home work.

Quiz Tomorrow

There will be an interactive notebook quiz tomorrow (Friday) in class.  Be prepared and most importantly please bring your science interactive notebook!!!

Make sure your table of contents is filled out correctly.  It will be essential to the grade you will recieve on the quiz.

Today's Class 9-7-11

Today we took and graded our microscope quizzes.  We also watched a video about Plant structure and growth.  We took notes over it and will be revisiting those particular notes later on in this unit over photosynthesis.

Grades Entered!

Grades have been entered into the grade book and should be visible.  If your grade is low and you need to come into tutoring my hours are everyday after school till 3:45pm and mornings by appointment.

Today's Class 9-6-11

Today we looked at the Microscope and the different parts of it.  Tomorrow there will be a quiz at the beginning of class.  You will have to label the parts of the microscope.  STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!

GO TO MY SCHOOL OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR A POWER POINT OVER MICROSCOPE PARTS.

9-2-11 Class

Today we went did a lab where we had to find out how many drops of water would fit on one side of a penny.  The students then had to figure out the independent, dependent, and control variables of the experiment.

Just a reminder if you have not brought your shoe box please do so Tuesday.  DON'T FORGET!

Today's Class 9-1-11

Today we took notes over the Scientific Method.  The power point is uploaded to the school website.

Here is the link to my School website

You can get the notes we will be covering over Scientific Method here: Mr. Reynolds School Website

Today's Class 8-31-11

Today we reviewed the Unit 2 Vocabulary.  We also looked at a video over scientific method to introduce it.  The students reviewed their table of contents to make sure they were up to date with the teacher's.

Here is the link to the video we watched today: Scientific Method YouTube Song

Today's Class Tuesday 8-30-11

Today we graded the Metric Measurements worksheet and the grades will be entered as soon as possible for that.  We also started on the Unit 2 Vocabulary entering it into our science interactive notebooks (p.12). We did not complete all of the vocabulary, but will finish at the beginning of tomorrows class.

Shoe Boxes

Please start to bring in shoe boxes for a project we will be starting next week.  It is very important those are brought in.

Monday's Class

Today we worked our way through the Metric Measurements Practical.  We did not finish it, but will during the first part of tomorrow's class.  The measurement worksheet was due in class today and we will be grading that during class tomorrow.

Mondays Class

Don't forget homework worksheet over measurements is due Monday.  We will be going through a measurement lab in order to practice using the measurement techniques correctly.

Fridays class

We worked through the measurements foldable and finished up class working on a worksheet to practice some measurements.

Extra Credit Opportunity

To prove to me you went on the blog today.  Tell me who the picture is of attached to this post.  Hint: Bill Nye The Science Guy.  When you get to class tomorrow write the answer on a slip of paper, fold it and give it to me at the beginning of the class.

Today's Class Thursday August 25, 2011

Today in class we began a metric measurements foldable and watched a video over lab safety with quite the catchy tune I think.  Here is the link to that video if you want to watch it again: Science Safety Rap Song

Reminder for tomorrow's class

If you haven't done so please turn in your AP Contract, Safety Contract, and Parent letter.  Those are due back no later than Friday.
Please bring glue sticks, scissors, and markers/colored pencils for tomorrow's class(Thursday).

Wednesday's Class

Today we took notes over the Science Safety Power Point.  We completed it and toured the classroom looking at the different safety equipment that is available.  If you were absent and want to see the notes that we completed today go to the power point link and find the Science Safety Power Point.

Link to School Website where you can download power points.

Mr. Reynolds School Website

Click this link then look on the left hand side.  you will find the area where I will be posting the power points throughout the year for you to download if needed.  The interactive spiral set up power point is named spiral set-up.

What we did in Tuesday's Class

We got started on the interactive spirals today in class.  Glueing in the table of contents and the left and right side instructions.  Tonight I need the class to finish the "All About Me" page of their spirals and finish designing the front cover.
Tomorrow we are going to cover lab safety. So be ready to discuss some safe lab practices you guys remember from 6th grade science.
If you want to download the powerpoint over setting up the interactive spirals I will post it soon.

Tuesday's Class Reminders

Please remember to bring your spirals Tuesday so we can get started in them.  We will also be looking a lab safety tomorrow as well.  

Remember to get your safety contracts signed and the parent letters signed and returned as soon as possible.

I look forward to an outstanding year in my class and hope you enjoy it and learn something.

Supplies needed for Tuesday

Please make sure you bring your spirals for Tuesday.  We will be starting our interactive notebooks in them.

Supplies needed for this year

There are some things that your child will need for my class to make the year go well.  Colored pencils, and a notebook for each 9 weeks will be necessary in the class.  Pens and pencils will useful as well.  

Make sure you get colored pencils for this year in Science.