7th & 8th Grade General Science: In science students continued working on calculations for density of colored wood blocks. The class was also introduced to the next lab in this series. In this second lab students will attempt to figure out what species of wood each of the two sets of colored blocks are constructed from. They will used their understandings of density of solids and given blocks of pine, cedar, oak, maple, and fir to answer the question.
Homework: none
7th Grade Math: In math 7th graders were introduced to "histograms" and how you can build a histogram and frequency table based upon a data set.
Homework: Review #18 due Wednesday
8th Grade Math: Today 8th graders began working on a review project to help them with the upcoming chapter test. Students worked in groups of two to solve a multi-step equation. Each team is assigned to make a display showing how to solve ONE of the steps in the multi-step equation.
Homework: Begin studying for Chapter 4 test (scheduled for Thursday)