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If you would like to read the syllabus for the Life Science or Earth Science, please click on the links to access information such as classroom rules, the grading scale, and topics to be discussed.
One last thing that you might find interesting is a NASA picture of the day. Every picture has a great description of what you are seeing.


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Classroom expectations

I expect you to:

1. Always think safety first. NO HORESEPLAY IN THE LAB AREA!
2. Be in the room and prepared for class when the period begins.
3. Do your own work and work on science in science class.
4. Respect each other, yourself, and science as a worthwhile subject.
5. Follow all school rules including the dress code.
6. Take responsibility for your own actions!

I will not tolerate:
1. Swearing, offensive language, or rudeness
2. Tardiness
3. Cell phones in the classroom
4. Cheating
5. Physical Contact – hitting, kicking, pushing, etc.
6. Unsafe Actions – anything that you intentionally do that puts you or someone else in danger
7. Defiance

Monday, April 25, 2011

Traveling to a different country

1. I want you to identify a city that you are traveling to (it can't be a well-known city... don't say "We went to Tokyo" because everyone knows you would be in Japan.

2. Research a custom or special activity that you can do.  (if you went to Japan, you could go to a dojo (karate house) and practice martial arts... or you could go to someone's house for supper and drink tea and wear a Kimono.

3. Determine how much this trip would cost for 10 people (This will be a gang of 10 people that are running around the globe with the stolen credit card.


My example
I like nature, so the group of credit card thieves traveled to Neiafu.  We went to this location to do some whale watching.  We went swimming with Humpback whales.  The whales travel to Neiafu to have their calves in the warm water and provide a location for the calves to grow.  Each person spent $95 of the local currency ($950 total for everyone) and we stayed at a Adventure Backpackers for $20 for each person per day for 2 days.  How much total money did we spend?

7th grade practice for the chapter 18 test

Section 1 self check


Section 2 self check



Section 3 self check



Standardized test practice



Chapter 18 review quiz



Virtual lab activity labeling the transfer of energy in a community

8th grade: Chapter 19 Force and Newton's laws

Section 1 Quiz


Section 2 Quiz


Section 3 Quiz


Standardized test practice


Chapter review Quiz

Friday, April 1, 2011

Studying for the Chapter 18 (Motion and Momentum) test

Section 1: What is motion quiz
Section 1 math help dealing with speed

Section 2: Acceleration = (the change in velocity)/ time  
or    = (final speed- initial speed)/time   (we should use a unit of direction)        
The acceleration unit is normally meters per second per second or m/s/s.
This is also known as m/s2 <------(squared)
Acceleration quiz
Acceleration math problems

Section 3: Momentum
key words - mass, inertia, conservation of momentum
Sec 3 Momentum practice quiz
Momentum- practice math questions

Chapter review
Practice test for chapter 18