8/3/09: Snapple
You should be laughing now.
12/01: Make Up Tests – Unit 2 Ocean Test
Begin Ocean Currents
HW: Finish Science Olympiad Projects
12/02: Upwelling
HW: Finish Science Olympiad Projects
12/03: Upwelling
HW: Finish Science Olympiad Projects
12/04: Science Olympiad
HW: None
12/05: Science Olympiad
HW: None
Science Class 11/03/08
11/03: Shackleton’s Arctic Adventure: Discuss Heroism & Conditions Aboard the Endurance
HW: Finish writing movie summary.
11/04: Optional Work Day – Election Day
11/05: Students will use stop watches to measure pings and pongs to determine the distance to the sea floor in a sonar imaging exercise.
HW: Finish Sea Floor Diagram
11/06: Take Cornell Notes and finish the Ch. 3, Sect 3 foldable
HW: Study for Test
11/07: Test on Water Chemistry, Earth’s Oceans and the Ocean Floor.
HW: None
Science Class 10/27/08
10/27: Optional Teacher Workday. Finalize 1st Quarter Grades.
10/28: Students will use stop watches to measure pings and pongs to determine the distance to the sea floor in a sonar imaging exercise.
HW: Finish Sea Floor Diagram
10/29: Take Cornell Notes and finish the Ch. 3, Sect 2 foldable
HW: Study for Test
10/30: Test on Water Chemistry, Earth’s Oceans and the Ocean Floor.
HW: None
10/31: Begin Ocean Ecosystems Unit.
HW: None
Science Class 10/20/08
10/20: Discuss and Illustrate Water Chemistry concepts.
Demonstrate with real world examples for solvent, pH, and buoyancy.
Create 6-section foldable of water chemistry terms.
HW: None
10/21: Discuss and Illustrate Water Chemistry concepts.
Demonstrate with real world examples for adhesion and cohesion.
Continue to illustrate and define terms in 6-section foldable of water chemistry terms.
HW: None
10/21: Demonstrate the concept of specific heat capacity of water.
Select student volunteers to re-enact water, land and sun demonstration.
Finish 6-section foldable of water chemistry terms.
HW: None
10/22: Begin Study of the Chemistry and Structure of Earth’s Oceans
Construct foldable for Cornell Notes for Ch. 3, Sect 1.
HW: None
10/23: Earth’s Oceans as a Global Thermostat
Take Cornell Notes and finish the Ch. 3, Sect 1 foldable
HW: None
Science Class 10/13/08
10/13: 1st period – Computer lab to input Murray’s Mill Data
All Classes – Turn in Murray’s Mill Booklet for a project grade.
HW: Review and update science notebook to prepare for unit test on Thursday.
10/14: Begin study guide.
HW: Complete page 1 of study guide using your science notebook.
10/15: Complete study guide
HW: Study for unit test.
10/16: Unit 1: Hydrosphere Test
HW: None
10/17: Begin Chemistry Unit 
HW: None
Science Class 10/6 – 10/10
10/6: Prepare for Murray’s Mill Field Trip
Sign up for teams.
Learn about Macroinvertebrates and water quality.
HW: Bring your Field Trip Money and Permission Slip if you have not done so already!
10/7: Analzye water quality at the pond with NC State Science House Ms. Gina Barrier.
HW: Bring extra drink and old shoes for the Field trip.
10/8 Murray’s Mill Field Trip – Leave school at 8:30. Return by 2:30
HW: None
10/9 Computer Lab to analyze data
HW: None
10/10 Computer Lab to analyze data
HW: None
Science Class 9/29/08
9/29: Properties of Water Lab
HW: Bring in your Field Trip Money and your Progress Reports.
930: Analyze Lab Results
HW: Study for Quiz on Thurs.
10/1 Quiz review, Read about Ecological Address
HW: Study for Quiz on Thurs.
10/2 Quiz
Ecological Address activity and notes
HW: None
10/3 Water Quality Monitoring
HW: None
Murray’s Mill Field Trip
Field Trip Money and Permission Slips are due on Wednesday, October 1st. The cost for the field trip is $5.00. Students will leave school at 8:30 on October 8th for a full day of stream investigation, historical tours, math analysis and journaling at historic Murray’s Mill. If you would like to chaperone our trip, contact me (Mrs. Lovdahl) at 241-2711 x 1308.
Progress Reports
Progress reports went home last night! Many students expressed surprise, both positive and negative. I’m happy to report that over 90% of Team Warrior students are doing very well in science class. I’m very proud them and I’m sure you are too.
Mrs. Armstrong-Slone, Mrs. Guthrie and Mr. Settlemyre did an amazing job with your students last year in 7th grade and it really shows in their writing. The Water Drop Story project is a creative writing and science project that the students completed last week. The stories are a pleasure to read! If your student received a zero on this project, please make sure that they complete it and turn it in. It is a project grade and it is worth 30% of their grade.