Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Santa Claus is comin' to town!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Hanging out with the bat rays at Sea World... thinking of the 8th graders and Catalina!

Friday, December 18, 2009

Merry Christmas!
Love, Ms. Hawthorne :)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

6th:

  • Relax...or think about Science Fair!
7th:
  • R&R3 and R&R4
  • Pet Project due Thursday!
8th:
  • Element Project due Thursday!

Monday, December 14, 2009

8th Grade Project

www.chemicool.com

The link above is the best resource for finding the cost of your element.

  • Please convert the price from 100g to ONE gram.
  • Use the PURE price
Your advertisement should be colorful & neat!
Remember to follow ALL directions...

Homework for December 14

Last few days... Hang in there!

ALL CLASSES::: RESEARCH REPORT FINAL DRAFT DUE TOMORROW WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY!

6th Grade:

  • Volcano Study Guide/Foldable
    • We went over the expectations today...
7th Grade:
  • Pet Project due Thursday
8th Grade:
  • Adopt an Element Project due Thursday
    • Information Sheet
    • Advertisement

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Homework for December 10-13

6th Grade:

  • Read Section 3 "Volcanic Landforms"
  • Do R&R 3
  • Project due 12/15
  • Final Draft Research Report due 12/15
7th Grade:
  • Pet Project due 12/17
    • All 5 punnett squares WITH ratios
    • 4 offspring, 2 parents
  • Final Draft Research Report due 12/15
8th Grade:
  • Back side of R&R2 (Enrich)
  • Adopt-an-Element due 12/17
  • Final Draft due 12/15

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Homework for December 9

6th Grade:

  • Volcano crossword due 12/10
  • Volcano Project due 12/15
  • Final Draft Research Paper due 12/15
7th Grade:
  • Pet Project due 12/17
    • Parents, 4 offspring, 5 punnett squares with ratios
  • Final Draft Research Paper due 12/15
8th Grade:
  • Element Project due 12/17
  • Final Draft Research Paper due 12/15

VOLCANOES!!

These links will help you with your Volcano project  =)

http://www.lakemunmorah.ps.education.nsw.gov.au/onlineworksheets/stage_3/volcano.htm

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/

http://www.volcanoes.com/

Monday, December 7, 2009

Homework for December 7

6th Grade:

  • Finish reading/taking notes on Section 2
  • Do R&R 2
  • Volcano Study Guide/Project is due 12/15 (FOR TEST POINTS)
  • Revised Research Paper 12/15
7th Grade:
  • Pet due tomorrow 12/8
  • Revised Research Paper 12/15
8th Grade:
  • R&R2
  • Revised Research Paper 12/15
  • Element Project 12/17

Thursday, December 3, 2009

8th Grade Project

Adopt an Element

These sites will help you:::

http://www.chemicool.com/
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm

Homework for December 3

6th Grade:

  • Volcano Project due December 15
  • Final Draft Research Paper with Bibliography due December 15
7th Grade:
  • Complete lab on paper (1, 2, 3) glue in notebook by Monday
  • Paper Pet due December 8 with decorations and information on the back
  • Final Draft Research Paper with Bibliography due December 15
8th Grade:
  • TOMORROW I need your top three element choices
  • R&R1 due Monday
  • Final Draft Research Paper with Bibliography due December 15
  • Adopt an Element due December 17

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Homework for December 2

ALL CLASSES;

  • Hypothesis, Procedure, and Materials due TOMORROW!!
6th Grade:
  • Complete volcano classwork
8th Grade:
  • Complete Atomic Math Challenge worksheet

Computer Lab

6th Grade:  http://dmscc.typepad.com/dbrown/volcano-webquest.html

  • Complete TASK ONE
    • Complete sentences in your notebook.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Homework for December 1

Welcome to December!!

6th Grade:

  • R&R1
  • Hypothesis, Procedure, Materials due Thursday
7th Grade:
  • R&R1
  • Hypothesis, Procedure, Materials due Thursday
8th Grade:
  • Hypothesis, Procedure, Materials due Thursday
**Computer Lab tomorrow!!