Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Wednesday December 19th

Core 3 Mathematics:
Today in math students completed a test over chapter 4.
Homework: Complete any make up work by tomorrow!

Life Science:
Today in science students learned about two of the events that we will be working on for the upcoming school-wide Science Olympiad competition.
Homework: Continue reading book for "Science Book Report" which will be due after winter break.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Monday December 17th

Core 3 Mathematics:
No math today as we were busy with a two hour block period of science.
Homework: Section 4.7 Practice #1- 12 (ALL) and #26-30 (ALL). Also, begin studying for Chapter 4 Test which will be Wednesday of this week.

Life Science:
Today in science students finished writing their science reports from the "Bacteria Around Us" experiment. Some students also had time to work on ROPEs posters and other late/missing assignments.
Homework: Continue reading book for "Science Book Report" which will be due after winter break.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Thursday December 13th

Core 3 Mathematics:
No math today as we were busy with a two hour block period of science.
Homework: Begin studying for Chapter 4 Test which will be Wednesday of next week.

Life Science:
Today in science students continued working on the three activities that we began yesterday. Students began to write the second drafts of their bacteria experiment reports. They also continued to work on the "Preserving Food" activity in which teams of students went through the steps of smoking and canning salmon. The third activity was to find a book that has a topic or plot line which relates to bacteria, viruses, or disease. They checked these books out from the library and will read them over break, filling out the report guide as they read. The report is due on January 8th.
Homework: Begin reading book for "Science Book Report" which will be due after winter break.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Wednesday December 12th

Core 3 Mathematics:
No math today as we were busy with a two hour block period of science.
Homework: Begin studying for Chapter 4 Test which will be Wednesday of next week.

Life Science:
Today in science students were introduced to three activities that they will be working on over the next several days of science class. First, students observed the bacteria films they cultured at the end of last week. They analyzed their results and made conclusions to answer their original question. They then worked on the initial phases of a "Preserving Food" activity in which teams of students went through the steps of canning salmon. The third activity was to find a book that has a topic or plot line which relates to bacteria, viruses, or disease. They checked these books out from the library and will read them over break, filling out the report guide as they read. The report is due on January 8th.
Homework: Begin reading book for "Science Book Report" which will be due after winter break.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Tuesday December 11th

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students reviewed rules for multiplying and dividing with exponents. We then finished up section 4.6 which introduced students to negative and zero power exponents.
Homework: End of the quarter is next week. Complete all make up work by Wednesday 12/17.

Life Science:
No science today as we went to the movie "The Golden Compass".
Homework: none

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday December 10th

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students reviewed rules for multiplying and dividing with exponents. We then introduced new material covering negative and zero power exponents.
Homework: Section 4.6 #2-28 evens (due tomorrow)

Life Science:
Today in science students watched a video on bacteria and then we finished working on our experiment.
Homework: none

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Thursday December 6th

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students completed an investigation to discover the rule for multiplying and dividing numbers with exponents when the base is the same.
Homework: Section 4.5 Practice #1-13 ALL (Due tomorrow)

Life Science:
Today in science students began working on the design/plan for their scientific investigation of a question relating to bacteria.
Homework: Finish question proposal and have ready to be checked over by instructor(s) tomorrow.
Get movie permission slip and admission money ($10) brought in to homeroom teacher by Friday of this week.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Wednesday December 5th

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students finished working on the mid Chapter 4 quiz. We then corrected it as a class, going over each problem.
Homework: Complete 2nd quarter self reflection which was given on overhead during class (due tomorrow).

Life Science:
Today in science the class looked at various scientific studies to identify different variables, constants, and study methods. They were then introduced to the upcoming project which will give students the opportunity to complete a simple scientific investigation in order to answer a question about bacteria.
Homework: Get movie permission slip and admission money ($10) brought in to homeroom teacher by Friday of this week.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tuesday December 4th

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students checked in with their math homework and then had thirty minutes to study for a quiz and work on any make up work. They then started the mid chapter quiz for chapter 4.
Homework: Finish second side of the fractions review worksheet handed out yesterday "Crack the Code" (due tomorrow).

Life Science:
Today in science the class continued to learn about variables in scientific investigations. We also studied independent and dependent variables and how to format an "If/Then Hypothesis Statement".
Homework: Get movie permission slip and admission money ($10) brought in to homeroom teacher by Friday of this week.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Monday December 3rd

Core 3 Mathematics:
In Math students were continued to learn how to find the Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers or variable expressions by using "Prime Factorization".
Homework: Finish front side of fractions review worksheet "Some Friendly Advice" (due tomorrow).

Life Science:
Today in science the class learned about variables in scientific investigations. We discussed the variables that would effect a given situation.
Homework: Get movie permission slip and admission money ($10) brought in to homeroom teacher by Friday of this week.