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Week of November 7th __**Tuesday **__ Today we continued to work on read, annotate, and summarize. Please finish the Balloon-Hot Air Balloon summary. __**Monday **__ Summary practice-lesson 3 No Homework

__** Week of October 31 **__ 1-**Tuesday**-The "Seven Zones of Density" project is due in the morning-35 points 2-**Wednesday**-Four quadrants review is due. The four topics are 1-Pressure and fluid Height, page 143 2-Atmospheric Pressure, page 144 3-Pressure in all directions, page 144 4-Buoyant Force and Depth, page 147 each quadrant requires a drawing and summary-examples and demonstrations were given in class **Thursday**-Bring all your Di Vinci's Notebook material so we can finish this thing

**Friday**-Science journal check on Friday-pages 60 through 75-a list is on the board in class Buoyancy Lab II will be held on Friday Also in class we will practice summarizing what we read. The focus will be on page 152 and 153.

__** Week Of October 24th **__ __** Friday **__ __** Thursday **__ Sorry for the late entry No homework this evening, although, today we covered Archimedes principle and worked in the lab to understand how changing displacements increase buoyant force. We also recognized how increasing the density of the fluid helps to increase buoyant force. Tomorrow we will complete a poster project to help reinforce these ideas in density and buoyancy. The next entry into Di Vinci's Notebook will be //__**Archimedes principle**__//. Book is due November 4th
 * Complete the reading guide that is glued into your journal onto page 65. **
 * Also, Di Vincis note book will be due next friday the 4th of November. **
 * page 1-Newton Bio **
 * page 2-Newtons first law **
 * page 3-Newtons second law **
 * Page 4-Newton's thied law **
 * Page 5-Data disk **
 * page 6-Archimedes bio **
 * Page 7-Archimedes law of Water Displacement/Buoyancy **
 * Today, while in class, we discussed the completion of the reading guide, page 65 in your journal. It was written on the board as well. However, many of you used the fact that it was not on the wiki, to not complete the assignment. OK-It is due monday. **
 * Wednesday **

__** Tuesday **__ __ Today we covered trhe first few pages of the lesson, 143 and 144. __ __ Tomorrow will will complete a lab designed to help kids understand buoyant force and the pressures and forces that fluids can apply to objects. __

__**Di Vinci's Notebook is due on November 4th**__

__**Monday**__ Today we started working in Chapter 3, lesson 2 No homework this evening Tomorrow's bell work will be based on the pressure equation we worked on in class

Buoyancy lab on Wednesday

__** *Check out the attached page about Archimedes! **__

__** Monday and Tuesday week of October 17th **__ Monday and Tuesday are in the books. All students were able to launch and record flight information. Tomorrow the final write up is due. Here is the order Page 1-Write up Answer questions 1,3,5,6, and7-typed Page 2-Data Collection Page Page 3-Water Color Rocket and forces are labeled

In calculation, make certain you change grams into kilograms for acceleration calculation. The rocket Lab write-up will be due in the morning. Write-up section will be on top, typed. Attached with a staple(top left hand side), will be the data collection followed by the Water color painting of the rocket with the forces labeled on the drawing. Lab write-up will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. You may come in before school to print if you have a flash drive handy, otherwise, the work __will not be accepted__ if it is not ready for turn in when you walk in the door. Absolutely no exceptions.This lab is worth 25 points.

__** Thursday, October 13th **__ Tonight, finish your rocket and be prepared to participate in launches during friday's class. **Please carefully read the following** **Today you recieved a copy of the lab form.** The rocket Lab write-up will be due next Wednesday. Recording sheet on top, page 1, and the write-up section will be attached with a staple(top left hand side), type written, no greater than a 12 font in black or blue ink only. Lab will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. You may come in before school to print if you have a flash drive handy, otherwise, the work __will not be accepted__ if it is not ready for turn in when you walk in the door. Absolutely no exceptions.This lab is worth 25 points. Otherwise, there is no homework tonight

here is the information for your notebook

__**Wednesday, October 12th**__ Notice-__**The behavior of the 5th period science**__ class has proven to be __**extremely inappropriate**__ for the science lab. So, 5th period students will need to complete their current project at home. This is for safety of all students.

No homework tonight, unless you are in 5th period, then you need to finish your rocket project. Launches and measurement begins tomorrow.

__** Tuesday, October 11th **__ Today we completed part one of our chapter 2 test which included vocabulary and a restatement of Newton's First law of motion __//Tomorrow we will continue with part two which will include://__ 1) F=ma calculations-bring a calculator 2) Elastic forces-tension and compression 3) calculation of net force-including horizontal and Vertical force questions 4) Universal Law of Gravitation 5) Make sure you know the acceleration rate of gravity 6) Centripital force diagram 7) compare and contrast weight, mass, and gravity

In addition-Rocket Lab Continues!

__** Here are 3 problems from the test **__

1) A rocket accelerates at 56 m/s2. It has a mass of 800,000 kg. Calculate the force (thrust) that the rocket engines must supply.

2) A runner has a mass of 89 kilograms. He produces a force of 84 Newtons between the ground and his running shoes. How fast does he accelerate?

3) Calculate the acceleration of a car if the force on the car is 450 Newtons and the mass is 1300 kilograms.

__** Monday, October 10th **__ Today is Columbus Day-An American Federal Holiday. A day to reflect on the beginnings of our nation and the Native peoples of this land.

Chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday. Make sure you review the study guide from today. Also, complete the chapter outline(handout 10 points) and the review from the text(10 points)

We will resume work on rocketry on wednesday. Also, by Friday, make sure to have these items in you Divinci's Notebook 1) Newtons Image and life range 2) Newtons 3 laws of motion-Each on its own page/typed preferably 3) Data disk with chapter 2 terms

Wednesday we will begin Chapter 3

__** Wednesday, October 5th **__ Make sure to complete page 21 in your workbook Chapter 2 final test is scheduled for next Tuesday-

*Someone call Armondo and make sure he finishes the workbook!

__** Tuesday, October 4th **__ No homework tonight-grades have already been posted for today's quiz-check the Aeries site! Tomorrow we will begin chapter 2, lesson 3. First entries into Davinci's notebook will be 1-Newton's first three laws of motion 2-Data disk 3-acceleration equations with examples

__** Monday, October 3rd **__ Chapter 2, lesson 2 vocabulary quiz on Tuesday Homework tonight-Make sure you know the terms! Today's Journal entry-Standards review (1-9) from page 104 in text-Enter onto journal page 50-re-write all questions __** Wednesday September 28th **__ Please read the section on page 97 in the text titled The Law of Universal Gravitation along with Gravity, Mass, and Distance. Summarize this page by Identifying 7-10 facts and list them using bullet points. There will be a quiz on Gravity in the morning. Bring your list to class and attach to your planet drawing.

__** Tuesday September 27th **__ complete the write up for today's mini lab. All responses and drawings should be on a separate piece of paper-10 points // 5 points extra credit for typed papers // // Here is a cool interactive site explaining friction-copy and paste it onto your searchbar // [] //here is the document from today's mini lab//

__** Monday, September 26th **__ Tonight-workbook pages 18 and the top of 19 complete the summary on page 18 only-5 points per completed page Also-Finish your Kootie Katcher Vocabulary review-16 points

__** Tuesday, September 20th **__ Tomorrow is the final Race Day-Bring your paperwork to show your distances and earn bragging rights! Due Friday

Write up for __**last week's lab**__ is due this Friday. __**Page 1**__ Title, objective, procedure respond to questions 1,2,and 3 in the analysis section typed __**Page 2**__ Data Collection Page __**Page 3**__ Graph w/line of best fit-Use this line to make your prediction

here is the lab outline/no excuses now!

__** Monday, September 19th **__ There is no homework tonght except to repair, rebuild, modify and/or straighten out your rat trap racer. Great successes today. Longest trip was 92 feet. Write up for last week's lab is due this Friday. Have it available in class tomorrow for review. Wednesday will focus on vocab for lesson 2

Next week's project-Sir Isaac Newton's notebook.

Reminder-October 20th is Physics Day at Strike Zone in Manteca

__** Friday September 17th **__ Rat Trap Racing begins on Monday. Make sure you have a model on the first day. We had 35 kids show up for our Build Day. I hope it helped.

__** Thursday September 16th **__ No Homework tonight

__**Wednesday September 14th**__ Please complete the "Forces" Personification paragraph. Use the spider diagram from class today for the basis of your writing. Please type the paper and make it available by your classtime tomorrow.

//__** Also **__//

Complete the chapter 2, lesson 1 review we started in class today(1-8)-Record your responses onto page 40 in your journal.

Thursday we will hold a Rat Trap Build Clinic in room 28 from 3:15 to whenever. Racers are due on Monday.

On Friday we will complete all drawings and paintings.

__**Tuesday September 13th**__ No Homework tonight-All has been done in class Racers are due next monday On Thursday we will hold an after school session for those who need some help with their racers. Everyone is welcome-Bring your materials

__**Monday September 12th**__ Please define the terms for Chapter 2, lesson 1-add them to pages 35 and 36 in your journal // You can find the terms on page 88 of your text // Complete pages 14, 15, and 16 in your work book-including all summaries-5 points for each completed page

Quiz in the morning, memorize newton's first law as described in class. Here it is just in case

__ NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION __

Objects at rest tend to stay at rest Objects in motion tend to stay in motion in a straight line at a constant speed Unless acted on by an unbalanced force

__** Thursdsay september 8th **__ The new due date for the rattrap racers is September 19th no homework tonight

__**Wednesday September 7th**__ Please complete the review handout. 15 points Graphing activity in the morning-find the line of best fit and calculate average speed-Refer the the diagram from class today-This will be worth 20 points

*a reminder Friday-journal check Also-check on "youtube" for rat trap examples

__**Tuesday September 6th**__ Rat Traps were distributed at the end of school today. Racing starts next monday. Each day we will cover a different aspect of the model. All building will be completed at home. Students may work in pairs or solo. 20 feet of travel = C 30 feet of travel = B  40 or more feet = A

*DO NOT show up on Monday with an untested model No homework tonight All grades are current in Aeries. Make sure you check often.

__Wednesday's are test make-ups at lunch time__

Hawkins 8th Grade Science Homework __//** Thursday September 1 **//__ Science Quiz on Friday-Chapter 1, lesson 2Personification paper due Friday. Students will take on the persona of "Motion". Length should be about 150 words. Use the vocabulary from our text in your letter of introduction. We will combine the letter with your painting in the morning. Project is worth 25 points

** *Rat Trap Racers begin tomorrow after the test **

*Do not bring text to class until next week

MAKE SURE **you bring your permission slip for the Sacramento Field trip. It is due tomorrow.**

__// Tuesday August 30 //__ All students will need to bring their science text to class on Friday as we still have not recieved the class set from the publisherTonight-make sure all material is glued into your journalLesson 2 test on Thursday-Make sure you have completed the questions on page 61 from your text-record them onto page 19 in your journal.Lesson 3 begins on Friday

__// Monday, August 29 //__ 1)Please complete the handout from class-Glue it onto page 20. 2)Complete lesson review on page 61 in the text-enter questions and answers onto page 19 in your journal3)Lets see if your paying attention-quiz in the morning What are 3 ways to accelerate? How is speed different from velocity? Which one is a vector?

__// Wednesday, August 24th //__ Please define the chapter 1 lesson 2 vocabulary and list on page 15 of your journal1-speed 2-constant speed 3-instantaneous speed 4-average speed 5-velocity 6-acceleration 7-rate*Tests will be corrected in class on Thursday-grades will be posted Thursday evening.*Journal Check on Friday

__//Tuesday August 23rd// __ Please complete 1-5 on text page 54. Enter your answers on page 11 of your journal. Chapter 1, Lesson 1 quiz on Wednesday the 24th**. 40 points. There will not be test corrections on any quiz or test this year so make sure you are prepared.** Your Orienteering map and map worksheet are due tomorrow**, the 24th, at the beginning of the period. 50 points are possible.** All work is due at the beginning of the class period. Journal check on friday-13 points

__ Fri ____ day, August 19th __ We worked outside today with compass in hand and a map. We may redo the activity monday for greater accuracy, however, results will be posted on Tuesday. __ Thursday, August 18 **__ Please finish the foldable for the terms included in chapter 1, lesson 1. 15 points.Glue onto page 10 in your journalFriday-orienteering-compasses available