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note: 8D has a double-period of PhySci on Mondays, while 8T has their double-period on Wednesdays.  There is no science for either class on Thursdays.

Week of 6/1/10-6/4/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday No School - Memorial Day      
Tuesday practiced graduation song     BZ
Wednesday announced QUIZ next Tuesday over 3.1-3.2 covering basics on Electromagnetic Spectrum; handed out and worked on review sheet work on review sheet; Bonus current event this Friday   BZ
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday reviewed a little for next week's quiz; discussed current events review for quiz on Tuesday   DS

Week of 5/24/10-5/28/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday worked on graduation song for part of class; discussed 3.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum none    
Tuesday finished 3.2 guided reading/notes; used UV detector outside to measure strength of UV rays on a cloudy day      
Wednesday created Parabolic Reflectors (similar to a satellite dish) from cardboard and tin foil none    
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday finished up our homemade parabolic reflectors none   TM

Week of 5/17/10-5/21/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday returned and discussed test over Chapter 2 Sound; went over guided reading for 3.1 Nature of Electromagnetic Waves Science Current Event Friday  
Tuesday started designing parabolic reflectors; looked at how polarizing filters work current event Friday GR
Wednesday No School - Shavuot
Thursday
Friday Science Current Events      

Week of 5/10/10-5/14/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday took test over Chapter 2: Sound skim through chapter 3 to get familiar with electromagnetic waves   DaSa
Tuesday current event: satellites colliding in space (sort of)!  Looked at an interactive java applet from NASA where you can track the movement of satellites--check it out!      
Wednesday worked on guided readings and enrichment exercises for section 3.1-3.3 in book, covering the electromagnetic spectrum Guided Reading for 3.1-3.3; Enrichment (pg 186) Friday for 3.1-3.2; 3.3 due Monday MS
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday Grandparents/Special Friends Day - demonstrations using visible light and UV light, fiber optics, phosphorescence finish guided readings for 3.1-3.3 Monday  

Week of 5/3/10-5/7/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday mini-lab dealing with finding resonance in air columns (tubes)--similar to how pipe organs, wind instruments, and xylophones work; announced Test over Chapter 2 Sound next Monday finish guided reading packet if not done yet ASAP DSu
Tuesday waveform demonstrations of different instruments using computer editing software     ALW
Wednesday went over more of the guided readings/notes form the chapter; discussion about computers (slightly off topic) start studying for test Test Monday  
Thursday no class on Thursday      
Friday reviewed for Test on Monday over Chapter 2 Sound     NZ

Week of 4/27/10-4/30/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday no class - jetlag      
Tuesday started work on section 2.3 Music with activity dealing with fundamental tones and overtones finish yellow sheet overtone activity if not done in class Wednesday OB, JC, EK, DSu, BY, SC, AK, BZ
Wednesday discussed musical aspects of sound and did demonstration using music production software/frequency spectrum analyzer guided reading for 2.3 Music Friday OB, DaSa, BY, EE
Thursday no class on Thursday      
Friday Mr. D out sick - finish up guided readings; if done with that, work on Algebra review      

Week of 4/7/10-4/9/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Wednesday demos and experiments involving beats (mixing two tones whose frequencies are close but not equal); started Vortex Cannon pre-lab Vortex Cannon pre-lab Friday DSu, NS, TM,
Thursday no class on Thursday      
Friday vortex cannon lab      

Week of 3/22/10-3/26/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday 8T: started Chapter 2: Sound--worked on guided reading for 2.1 Nature of Sound and had a discussion
8D: started Chapter 2: Sound--worked on guided reading for 2.1 Nature of Sound and 2.2 Properties of Sound, had a discussion; demo of Doppler effect
finish guided reading for 2.1 if not done in class Tuesday OB, EE, AM, DSt
Tuesday 8D: did some demos/activities involving doppler effect and inverse square effect on sound loudness/intensity
8T: talked about 2.2 Properties of Sound and did some demos with tuning forks
    JC, EE, OB, DSt
Wednesday both classes:  watched Time Warp video of a bullet and a bull whip breaking the sound barrier; finished notes and discussion of 2.2 Properties of Sound
8T:  did some demos/activities involving doppler effect and inverse square effect on sound loudness/intensity
    DSt
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday studied harmonics/resonance in metal rods, did some class demos none   DSt, ALu, NL

Week of 3/15/10-3/19/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday last day with Ms. Nack and Sex Ed      
Tuesday only 8D today - Study hall     RS
Wednesday no class - Parent Teacher Conferences      
Thursday no class on Thursday
Friday missing lots of kids from play, so we had a study hall     play kids

Week of 3/1/10-3/12/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday Sex-Ed with Ms. Nack this week and next
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week of 2/22/10-2/26/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday reviewed for Test tomorrow over chapter 1 Waves study!   ALu
Tuesday test over Chapter 1 Waves none   BZ, GR, TL
Wednesday Study Hall     BZ
Thursday No Class on Thursdays
Friday Purim - No Class      

Week of 2/16/10-2/19/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
Tuesday went over Frequency/wavelength/velocity problems (wksht); guided reading over 1.4 Seismic Waves; check out these websites:  Recent Earthquake map for Bay Area, liquefaction map, shake map finish guided reading for 1.4 if not done in class Wednesday JC, RS, MS, BY, NZ
Wednesday began review for test next Tuesday over Chapter 1 on Waves; handed out review packet work on review packet   AL, DSut, BY, NZ
Thursday No class on Thursday
Friday discussed guided reading for 1.4 Seismic Waves; corrected in groups the first two pages of review packet (given out Wednesday)      

Week of 2/8/10-2/12/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes and discussion on 1.3 Interactions of Waves; 8D did a ripple tank lab to examine interaction of waves through reflection and diffraction (8T will do the lab tomorrow) finish 1.3 guided reading if not done in class Tuesday BY, ALW (missed lab only), EK, ALu, JC
Tuesday 8D: went over the 1.3 guided reading; did class demonstration of diffraction
8T: Ripple tank lab/demo to look at reflection and diffraction of water waves under different conditions
Science Current Event Friday BY, ALu, JC, OB
Wednesday more discussion of wave interactions; worked on worksheet involving velocity, wavelength, frequency calculations worksheet given out in class; science current event Friday BY, ALu, RS, MS, BZ
Thursday NO CLASS ON THURSDAY
Friday science current event discussion     RS, MS, NS, JC

Week of 2/1/10-2/5/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday finished up Chemistry Unit with a discussion of our last lab on Stoichiometry; handed out Sound & Light textbooks which we will be using for the next month or so none   MS, EE, BZ, BY
Tuesday worked on and discussed guided reading for 1.1 Characteristics of Waves; did some demos involving slinkies to demonstrate wave forms     NS, EE
Wednesday finished notes/discussion on 1.1 Characteristics of Waves read 1.2 and do guided reading Friday EE
Thursday no class on Thursday      
Friday went over guided reading for 1.2 Properties of Waves; notes on mathematical relationship between wavelength, frequency, and velocity of waves none   NS

Week of 1/25/10-1/29/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday Completed Day 1 of Stoichiometry Lab (prelab, lab procedure, lab data sheet); test over Stoichiometry Unit moved to Wednesday study for test   JC, TM, ALu
Tuesday finished lab; reviewed for test tomorrow     TM, BY, JC
Wednesday took TEST over Chemistry Unit 2: Stoichiometry Science Current Event Friday TM
Thursday

No class on Thursdays

Friday science current events; got tests back and went over them none   JC, AB

Week of 1/19/10-1/22/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday

NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

Tuesday reviewed HW and announced test next week over balancing equations and stoichiometry (tentatively scheduled for Tuesday)
solutions to wkshts:

mass-mass alt. method
mass-mass/mole-mole problems pg 1, 2, 3
mole-mole mass-mass review
    AB
Wednesday Handed out review sheet for Test next week; worked on Prelab for stoichiometry lab we are doing on Friday finish Stoichiometry Prelab Friday GR
Thursday

No class on Thursdays

Friday reviewed prelab, didn't have enough time to do the full lab today so we'll do it Monday; Test moved to Wednesday next week start studying for test   MS (left early), SC

Week of 1/11/10-1/15/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday discussed a few more science current event articles from Friday; finished notes on mass-mass problems and started work on an assignment mass-mass worksheet (other side of the mole-mole sheet) work about 20 minutes DorG
Tuesday more work with mass-mass and mass-mole problems; used another wksht/notes sheet to help with these problems finish mass-mass wksht Wednesday DorG, EE
Wednesday   mass-mass sheet (from Monday); wksht from yesterday next Monday NB, DSt, ALu
Thursday No class on Thursdays
Friday no class--went to see a play at Windrush      

Week of 1/4/10-1/8/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday 8T/D: notes on types of reactions;
Announced Quiz Wednesday over Balancing Chemical Equations (basic balancing, type of reaction, write from words, predict products);
reviewed what we've covered so far concerning Chemical Reactions/Equations
8D only: notes on the mole-mole relationship in chemical equations
Start studying for quiz

8D: mole-mole worksheet

Bonus Science Current Event Friday
 

8D Mole-Mole wksht due Tuesday  
Tuesday 8D: notes on Mass-Mass relationship in Chemical Reactions; handed out review sheets (w/ solutions) for quiz tomorrow.
8T: notes on Mole-Mole Relationship in Chemical Reactions; handed out review sheets (w/ solutions) for quiz tomorrow.
Review Tips: Try at least 4-5 of each type of problem, then focus more (i.e. work more problems) in areas where you struggle
Study for quiz using review sheets and old HW wkshts Current Event Friday (BONUS)  
Wednesday took quiz over Chemical Equations;
8T: notes on Mass-Mass relationship
Science Current Event (Bonus) Friday EE, BY
Thursday No class on Thursdays
Friday went over how to register for walkathon; returned and went over Chemical Equation Quiz (from Wednesday); discussed a couple Science Current Events none   DSar, DSut, TM

Week of 12/14/09-12/18/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday Went over guided reading for 2.2 What is a Chemical Reaction
8D: did a mini-lab over gas formation (H2 and CO2 gases)
8T: worked on coming up with a chemical equation if given a word equation for a reaction
none   DB
Tuesday corrected worksheet covering Balancing Chemical Equations & Types of Chemical Reactions (we did it last week); started working on writing chemical equations from words Writing Chemical Equations from Words wksht:
8D--finish 1-10
8T--finish whole first page
Wednesday AM, TM
Wednesday 8D: worked on Writing Chemical Equations from Words/Predicting Chem Reactions
8T: in addition to what 8D did, performed lab that turned iron (Fe) into copper (Cu)...sort of.
none   JC, DorG, NS
Thursday no class on Thursdays
Friday 8D: performed lab that turned iron (Fe) into copper (Cu)...sort of.  We reacted copper (II) sulfate with iron.
8T: made observations about the dried copper that we got from Wednesday's lab
none--Have a great break!   JC, DorG, EK

Week of 12/7/09-12/11/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday worked on guided reading over 2.2 Observing Chemical Reactions, then a wksht over Balancing Equations (most of this is review from last year) finish 1-10 on the front side of Balancing Equations wksht Tuesday DSu, AM
Tuesday Lab: Observing Chemical Reactions science current event Friday BY
Wednesday 8T/D: finished up lab report in class; returned and discussed Trig Quiz
8T only: did a mini-lab over gas formation (H2 and CO2 gases)
science current event Friday AD
Thursday no class on Thursday
Friday Science Current Events--class discussion and presentation      

Week of 11/30/09-12/4/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday 8T/D: Height measuring lab using tangent
8D only: started worksheet/review involving right-triangle trig functions (SohCahToa) and Pythagorean Theorem
QUIZ Friday (not Wednesday--changed my mind) over trig stuff we've been doing
8D only: work about 20-25 minutes on trig worksheet Tuesday (don't have to finish all of it--we'll work on it in class tomorrow) NL
Tuesday continued working on worksheet/review involving right-triangle trig functions (SohCahToa) and Pythagorean Theorem
**Looking for extra help on these? Try this page out that has some example videos**
1-10 on trig review worksheet (work 20 minutes or so) --Wednesday
--QUIZ Friday
EE
Wednesday did some review exercises (outside activity; review sheet) to study for quiz on Friday over Right-Triangle Trigonometry finish problems on review sheet (1-10 on front, 4,5,7 on back); see me at lunch for extra help quiz Friday EE
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday took quiz over basic right-triangle trigonometry (to be used later in Physics) none   BZ, EE, EK

Week of 11/23/09-11/24/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday returned tests (Chemistry Unit One), went over them; continued work on right-triangle trig finish triangle activity Tuesday DSa, QL, TM, ALu
Tuesday        
Wednesday

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday
Friday

Week of 11/16/09-11/20/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday finished test over first half of Chemistry semester (started test last Friday); watched Time Warp Episode (Discovery Channel) dealing with phase change and surface tension Science Current Event Friday OB, QL, EK, KR, SC
Tuesday Fun engineering project--ask your kid about it Science current event Friday EK, OB, AC, RS
Wednesday began short section on Right Triangle Trigonometry 8D: finish 1-3 on triangle wksht
8T: finish 1-4 on triangle wksht
Monday DS
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday discussed science current events (worth a bonus 5 points on HW grade) finish what you were assigned on Triangle wksht Monday AC, ALu, JC, TM

Week of 11/9/09-11/13/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday worked on review packet solutions in groups; received and worked on Atomic Symbol wksht;
Test details: you will be able to use the green ion sheet, periodic table, and a 3"x5" card that you can put anything on (front and back)
Atomic Symbol wksht Tuesday QL, BY, NZ
Tuesday Last review sheet (with solutions) covering compounds--ionic, covalent, naming compounds study--work on different topics at your discretion; make 3"x5" card for test   QL, TL, RR
Wednesday watched review video about some of the chemistry we've covered so far; finished reviewing for the test, worked on 3"x5" note cards study! Test on Friday   QL, RR
Thursday No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday Took test over first part of Chemistry unit; we'll finish it on Monday (extra 10 minutes for only unfinished questions) none   RR, JC, AB, AL, DSt

Week of 11/2/09-11/6/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday announced QUIZ on Wednesday over finding Molar Mass (gram formula mass) and % Composition of compounds--note: I'll allow one page of notes on the quiz that can contain anything you want;
continued working on Chem review packet that was started before break--we'll go over it tomorrow in class
--complete as much of Chem review packet as possible
--Science Current Event on Friday
   
Tuesday reviewed for quiz tomorrow over % composition and molar mass (gram formula mass) study   QL
Wednesday took quiz over Molar Mass & % Composition; finished up chem review packet; announced TEST next Friday (11/13) over stuff in packet (temperature, states of matter, phase changes, molar mass, % comp, etc.) Science Current Event Friday QL
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday sub today (Michael); Science Current Events finish up review chamistry review packet--we'll go over it Monday start studying for 11/13 test QL

Week of 10/26/09-10/30/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday Gone to DC!  Follow our travels to, from, and in our nation's capital at the official DC trip blog.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week of 10/19/09-10/22/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday finished up packet on ionic bonds/compounds; worked on packet from Discover books covering covalent bonds (4 pages total)
8D only: notes on naming covalent binary compounds, started worksheet in class (many finished)
8T: finish pages 1 & 3 in packet from Discover text
8D: finish whole Discover text packet and Naming Covalent Binary Compounds wksht
Tuesday  
Tuesday 8T: notes on naming covalent binary compounds, started worksheet in class (many finished); went over pages 1 (atomic radius) and 3 (Oil spills) in packet; short practice quiz over elements and symbols
8D: went over pages 1 (atomic radius) and 2 (ionic bond review) in packet; started review packet over Chemistry we've covered so far, prepping for test that we'll have 2nd week of November
study for quiz   DoGo
Wednesday continued working on Chemistry Review Packet none--we'll resume our studies after the DC trip    
Thursday        
Friday NO SCHOOL (for students, that is)--teacher professional day      

Week of 10/12/09-10/16/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday 8D/T: Finished working on Gram Formula Mass wkhst (do at least problems 1-10); % composition mini-lab
8D: all of above, plus notes on % Composition
8D/T: finish 1-10 on Gram Formula Mass wksht
8D: 1-4 on % Composition wksht
Tuesday TM, JM, NZ, EK
Tuesday 8T: no class today
8D: finished % Composition wksht
8D: 1-10 on % Composition wksht Wednesday TM
Wednesday 8T: notes on % Composition, did worksheet in class; discussion of ionic compounds, did guided reading in covering the topic; green-colored handout with common ions
8D: discussion of ionic compounds; green-colored handout with common ions
finish first 2 pages of ionic compound worksheet packet Friday JM
Thursday no class      
Friday went over wksht (first two pages) about formulas for binary & polyatomic ionic compounds; discussed methods for naming ionic compounds when given the formula (e.g., NaCl = sodium chloride);
QUIZ next Wednesday over all common elements and symbols
finish third page of handout titled "Naming Binary Compounds (Ionic)" Monday JM

Week of 10/5/09-10/9/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday finished up diffusion lab in class, turned it in; practice quiz over 2nd column on elements/symbols sheet--real Quiz will be Wednesday
8D only: notes on parts of an atom, isotopes, and chemical symbols
finish lab report if not done in class
Science Current event

**Lab due Tues.
**Current Event due Friday

DB, NB, BZ
Tuesday 8D: notes on ions and chemical formulas
8T:  notes on parts of an atom, isotopes, chemical symbols, ions
8D: Parts of an atom (pg 44), # of Atoms in a Formula (pg 51) worksheets if not done in class; study for quiz
8T: study for quiz
 
Wednesday (if not finished in class) BZ, AM, DSu
Wednesday completed notes covering ions & gram formula mass (or molar mass) finish 1-6 on Gram Formula Mass wksht
Science current event
Friday DS, EE
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday discussed/turned in Science Current Events none   TM

Week of 9/29/09-10/2/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday No School      
Tuesday returned quizzes over Elements; finished notes on phase changes and went over HW packets covering the topic *none
*No science current event this week
  RS, NS, EK
Wednesday Lab: Diffusion in varying temperature water none   NS, DoG, MS, DSu
Thursday no class on Thursdays      
Friday Continued working on lab--we'll put the finishing touches on it in class Monday; Elements & Symbols Quiz Part 2 next Wednesday None   NS, ALe

Week of 9/21/09-9/25/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday returned and went over quiz from last week; announce quiz this Friday over 1st column on elements wksht; Science Current Events also this Friday; notes on Temperature Scales (Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin) finish wksht covering conversions between temperature scales (only 1st sheet) Tuesday  
Tuesday went over Temperature Scales HW (from wksht); notes on Phase Changes in Matter; practice quiz over elements and their symbols none   OB
Wednesday finished notes on Phase Changes in Matter, worked on wksht covering melting/boiling point graph -Melting/Boiling point wksht
-Science Current Event
-Study for quiz over elements
Friday OB
Thursday No class on Thursdays      
Friday Took quiz over elements and their symbols (1st column of elements on handout) none`   OB, DB, AC

Week of 9/14/09-9/18/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday went over the quizzes; there will be a re-take quiz on Wednesday; gave some extra review work/answers that you can do on your own.
8D started on additional work in the textbook Chemical Interactions
8D: finish guided reading for Chapter 1, Section 1 if not finished in class
8D/8T: review for retake quiz
  GR, AM, JM, JC (left early)
Tuesday Went over guided reading from the book covering Chemical Reactions review for retake of the quiz(tomorrow)    
Wednesday took retake of Dimensional Analysis quiz; Quiz next Friday (9/25) over 1st column on Elements & Symbols sheet      
Thursday No class on Thursdays (Science only)      
Friday NO SCHOOL - Rash ha-Shanah      

Week of 9/8/09-9/11/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday NO SCHOOL - Labor Day      
Tuesday 8T: No class--teacher training
8D: Announced QUIZ Friday over Dimensional Analysis Conversions, scientific prefixes, scientific notation, sig figs; worked on review sheet for quiz
review sheet (3 pages total) for quiz review sheet won't be turned in--work on it as needed (we'll finish in class)  
Wednesday reminder: QUIZ Friday; worked on review packet covering what will be on quiz
Review solutions: page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4
review packet handout (won't be collected--just do to make sure you're ready)   EK
Thursday NO SCIENCE ON THURSDAYS (according to the new schedule)      
Friday took quiz over dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant figures     EK, KR

Week of 8/31/09-9/4/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes on scientific prefixes, conversions using dimensional analysis 8D: Scientific Notation wksht, 1-25 all
8T: Scientific Notation wksht 1-16 all
Tuesday ALu
Tuesday worked on conversions using dimensional analysis; learned how to use scientific notation on out calculators (8D) 1st side of Dimensional Analysis Conversion wksht Wednesday ALu, BZ
Wednesday More work with calculators and scientific notation; notes on Moles, Atomic Mass, and Avogadro's Number *finish both sides of Dimensional Analysis Conversion wksht
**Science Current Event article and 1/2 page summary
*Thursday
**article due Friday
ALu
Thursday finished notes on Moles, Atomic Mass, and Avogadro's Number; worked on problems wksht over conversions involving today's notes *Science Current Event Friday DB, ALu
Friday Discussed Science Current Event articles and summaries none   ALu, QL, DaSa

Week of 8/26/09-8/28/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Wednesday First Day of School!  Went over class rules/expectations, class supplies (1-inch binder, dividers, loose leaf paper, pencils), and other generalities get your class supplies!
Finish the "Tell me about yourself" worksheet
ASAP TL
Thursday notes on Precision, Accuracy, and Significant Figures/Digits (sigfigs) finish front of worksheet (Significant Figures side)
get a scientific calculator (preferably 2-line display)
Friday GR, TL
Friday went over SigFig wksht; quick notes on Scientific Notation and started on assignment (other side of SigFig wksht) finish Scientific Notation wksht; get a calculator Monday GR, RR, TL, JC