Nov 23-24
Natural Diasters Research both days
Links for work at home on the COBURN LINKS
Nov. 16
Mon.Field Trip
Tues. Benchmark
Wed. Benchmark
Thurs. Lab Part II Seasons and Temperature
Fri. Start Natural Diasters Research
Nov. 9, 2009
Mon Review of Physics
Tues Review of Physics
Wed Activity on Moon Phases
Thurs Lab on Seasons
Fri Review for Benchmark on Tuesday Nov 17
I will be returning to school full-time Mon. Nov. 9
To make a long story short:
Oct 3 My husband had a massive heart attach.
Oct 9 Five-way by-pass open heart surgery
He was doing really well about ten days ago; however, he has since developed
low blood pressure problems and concerns about his medications. We are just
taking things day by day at this point. Thanks for the cards and emails.
BENCHMARK FOR SCIENCE will be Monday November 17.
BENCHMARK TUESDAY NOV 17
STUDENTS given a review sheet Thurs. Nov 12th
Grades have been given to the students every Monday for the past four weeks.
I will be staying after school both Tuesday and Wednesday this week. If
students are still in need of remediation, they will be sent to Saturday
school.
All students will received an itemized progress report for science on Mon.
It outlines all grades and any missing work. All parents should ask their
student to bring both the grade sheet and the physics folder home on Tuesday
to review together. The official progress report for all classes went out
last Thurs. (remember those grades are over a week old now)
Oct 26-20
Mon Levers Lab Part I
Tues Levers Lab Part II
Wed EDHEADS on the computers
Thurs Review
Fri Simple Machines quiz
TUTORING after school Wed. for all students were were not successful with the
Chemistry Unit Test on Oct 21.
Oct 19-23
Mon Foldable Simple Machines
Tues Interactive Reader pageg 10
Wed Quiz on Pendulum Lab Video Gravity Finish all makeup work
Thurs Levers Simple Machines activity sheet and video
Fri Pulleys Lab
Oct 12-16
Mon Student Holiday
Tues BunnyCopter Lab Scientific Method Inquiry Due on TUES if not complete.
Wed Notes 1 Kinetic and Potential Energy PE/KE
Thurs Pendulum Lab Kinetic and Potential Energy PE/KE
Fri Quiz PE/KE Graph Pendulum Lab Turn in lab folders for grading.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS--MRS. COBURN WILL BE OUT THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH
THE 9TH DUE TO AN ILLNESS IN HER FAMILY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS, PLEASE EMAIL MS. SLADOVNIK. CLASSES WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL WITH A
SUBSTITUTE AND TUTORIALS WILL RESUME WHEN MRS. COBURN RETURNS. THANK YOU.
October 5-9
Report card go home today Thurs. Oct 1. Please sign and return Friday.
Thanks.
We have so many absentees that I have put the test review on the COBURN
LINKS. Students may download the written copy and start working on the
material at home. I will be focusing on the test on Thurs., not worrying
about each student making up every single activity. What does that mean if
you have been absent? You should come to tutoring Tuesday and you will be
held accountable for the material when we have the test on Thurs.
MAJOR TEST COVERING ALL CONCEPTS on Thurs. Oct. 1
This will be the unit test for CHEMISTRY and SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
Tutoring on Tuesday 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tutoring on Wednesday 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Those of you who have had several absences need to make arrangements to
attend because you have may have missed critical in-class labs and activities.
Sept 28-Oct 2
Mon Activity: Elements to Compunds Great Combinations
Tues Test Review
Wed Scientific Method Review
Thurs UNIT TEST
Fri Bunny Copter Activity
Sept 21-25
Mon Activity: Simulation--States of Matter
Classifying Elements--Metals, Metalloids and Non-metals
12 Elements to learn
Tues Bingo 20 elements
Chemical Changes
Wed Lab Chemical Changes A and B
Thurs Activity:Review for Quiz on Friday and Play Elements Bingo
Fri Quiz and Activity: Elements to Compounds
Sept 14-18
Mon Foldable on Metals and Nonmetals, Density review sheet.
Tues Pop quiz on density review.
Lab Metals or Not
Wed Lab A bag full of changes
Thurs Lab write up
Periodic table introduction--color blank copy
Fri. Concept maps on period table.
Sept 7-11 OPEN HOUSE THURS--6:00 p.m.
Mon Holiday
Tues Graph and calculate lab on Water Density
Wed. Floaters and Sinkers Lab
Thurs. Finish Floaters and Sinkers Lab Graph and Calculations
Fri. Density Notes and Worksheet
Quiz Mon on Density
Aug 31-Sept 4
Mon Mystery of the disappearing water
Analyze course outline, fix folders
Tues Review for test (Safety and Roles in Science)
Wed TEST on Procedures, Roles in Science and Safety
Thur Lab "Water, a heavy subject?"
Fri Density concepts and measurement review
Aug 25-28
Tues Introduction to science
Wed Roles in Science Drawing
Thur Alien Activity Classsifying Organisms by Structure
Fri Scientific Processes Observations and Conclusions Notes and Activity
I. Expectations
A. Supplies needed: Must be brought to class daily
1. Composition Book
2. 6 paper folders with brads and pockets
3. Pencils (#2)
4. Pens (dark blue or black only)
5. Notebook paper (white only, not spiral)
6. Colored pencil or markers
7. Calculator (optional)
B. Textbooks
1. Prentice Hall Science Explorer--class set at school.
2. Personal copy--TAKE HOME AND LEAVE HOME.
C. Grading Scale
100-90 A
89-80 B
79-75 C
74-70 D
Below 70 Not acceptable--must be redone.
D. Grading Policy
1. Daily work and home work counts 30%
2. Major assessments count 70%(tests, labs, projects)
3. Projects will be assigned a value when
they are announced.
E. Homework/Late Work
1. An assignment is LATE if it is not turned in on request.
2.Homework is due at the beginning of class on the due date.
3.It is the responsibility of the student to turn in late assignments.
4.Assignments: Ten points a day will be deducted from the final grade.
5.A late major assignment is due at the beginning of the period the
following day.
6.As all assignments are important to determine the level of understanding,
students may be required to miss an elective and/or stay after school to
complete any missing assignments.
7.Major Long-terms Projects are due on or before the due date. If you are
absent on the due date make arrangements to have it delivered. Otherwise
points will be
deducted for each day not received.
II. Procedures
A. Daily Schedule
1. BEGINNINGS
a. Enter quietly, sharpen pencils, borrow any
needed supplies and be seated BEFORE class time begins.
b. Remain quiet and copy your agenda while the
teacher does attendance. Remain quiet until the teacher finishes.
c. Do your daily warm-up. Warm-ups will be collected and graded on
Friday. If you lose it, borrow one from someone else and redo it.
Write “ABSENT” by complete periods missed. Tardies are not excused. Warm-
ups must have questions and answers in complete sentences.
2. END OF PERIOD In order to be dismissed:
a. All work areas must be tidy and clean.
b. Everyone must be seated and quiet.
c. You will wait quietly for the teacher to dismiss
the class.
B. Work collection
1. CLASS WORK--Papers are passed to the center of the rows. One
person is assigned to collect the papers.
2. TESTS--Tests must be turned in as soon as you finish. Do not get out of
your seat. One person is assigned the job of collecting the papers. Be
prepared to start on an assignment as soon as you hand in your test.
3. FOLDERS/Notebooks--Watch the agenda and listen to the announcements for
due dates. Folders are turned in periodically and YOU are responsible for
seeing that it is put on the class shelf.
C. TESTS and PROJECTS
1. TESTS Major assessments will be given at the end of every unit.
They will be from the book and from the class work. Many test questions come
from the in-class activities. If you are absent you will have to make
up the activity. You will be responsible for all questions on the test.
2. PROJECTS--Criteria for the assessment will be given to the
student before the project begins.
Links
Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com
Periodic Table and More
http://www.chemicool.com/
Element Information
http://www.dayah.com/periodic/
Collection of Elements
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Collections.html
Web Elements Periodic Table
http://www.webelements.com/
Review games
http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/MMS/staff/hand/reviewgames.htm
Simple Machines
http://www.edheads.org/
Moon Calendar
http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/index.php
Building a Food Web
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php
Biomes
http://www.mbgnet.net/
Biomes
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Biomes
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/
Biomes
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Disease links
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
Disease links
http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/whatheck.html
Disease links
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
Disease links
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm
Disease links
http://www.nfid.org/
Disease links
http://kids.yahoo.com/science/
Lab Safety Rules
http://nobel.scas.bcit.ca/debeck_pt/science/safety.htm
Lab Safety Symbols
http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/gen/HN2STICN.PDF
Lab Safety Tutorial
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab2.html
Lab Safety Exam
http://www.flinnsci.com/Documents/miscPDFs/Safety_exam_MS.pdf
Moon rising and setting times for Moon Journal
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php
7th grade assessment
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade5/sci
ence/5science.htm
Birthday Moon
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Lunar phases
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html#part2
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Webquest
http://www.ioncmaste.ca/homepage/resources/web_resources/CSA_Astro9/files/html
/module3/lessons/lesson6/eclipses.html
Soil Horizon website
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/recipe_soil.html
Biomes webquest
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/index.html
Food Web and Food Chain webquest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/blueplanet/webs/flash/main_game.shtml
Food Web Game
http://www.blue-iceberg.net/rutgersfoodweb/frameset.html
Biology of Plants Webquest
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Adaptation Webquest
http://www.lpzoo.org/education/zebra/student/a.html
Moon phase website
http://imagiware.com/astro/moon.cgi
Muscle System Webquest
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/htbw
