 
 
 |
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
3/1/10-3/5/10
|
Day |
Classwork |
Assignment |
Due date |
Absent |
| Monday |
Sex-Ed with Ms.
Nack this week |
| 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: |
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 |
|
