Welcome to Mr. D's class website!!!
This site is a place where Mr. D' s science students can obtain important information about what's going on in science class. This information includes homework assignments, handouts, missing work, cool science links, as well as videos and pictures of all the great science learning that's going on in class.
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6th grade maps the "ocean floor"
5th Grade Waste Water Challenge!
8th Grade Bungee Barbie!
6th grade finds the classroom epicenter!
6th grade engineers design and build earthquake-safe structures
8th Grade Concrete Boats!
8th Grade Chemical Reaction "drip" lab
5th grade density labs
5th grade at the Elmwood Park Zoo! Oct 2nd 2008
See more of Ms. DeRuiter's zoo photos!
5th grade, if you would like to see more of the amazing photos Ms. DeRuiter took at the zoo, click this link.
5th grade insects!
Cool sites for 8th grade!
- National Geographic "Starts at Home" energy article
- chem for kids periodic table
- it's elemental periodic table
- Web Elements
- Periodic Videos!
- ElectroCity Game!
- ChemistryLand - It's all about building blocks
- ChemistryLand - Building elements
- Amazing chemistry videos!
- Electrified Ben (Franklin)
- Tesla - Master of Lightning!
- What is at the heart of all matter??? - the CERN article
- Kilowatt Ours! Watch, Learn, Save!
- Molecule of the Day!
- Concrete Canoes!
- Play Launchball!!!
- PV = nRT
- Solar Sprint Rules
Cool sites for 6th grade!
- Edheads fun weather prediction cartoon game
- Take your own pictures of distant galaxies using this online telescope!
- Click here to see the HUGE tidal range at the Bay of Fundy
- Allie's link
- Star Date - a public radio classic - listen to the daily shows!
- National Geographic's Forces of Nature!
- NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
- USGS Geologic Time Scale
- The Spinning Sun
- SOHO images of the Sun
- Astronomy to Go!
- Virtual Tour of the Wissahickon Geology!
- Virtual Earthquake!
- Power of Ten video
Cool sites for 5th grade!
- The secrets of water striders revealed!
- The world's frogs are endangered! Help them here
- Cool science for curious kids!
- Wyland Clean Water Challenge
- National Geographic for Kids! Lots of cool things about animals
- Play the Droplet Water Cycle game!
- Not so stinky sewer games!
- Clean Water Drawing Contest info
Cool sites for any grade!
- Bill Nye Music Videos!!!
- Kids.gov - your link to our government
- Science toys!
- Environmental Literacy Council - a great site for any age environmentalist
- Questionaut - Have fun answering a range of questions in this wacky world!
- Women's adventures in science!
- Tryscience.org - a great site filled with science activities!
- Bill Nye's web site!
- Visit the Exploratorium online
- The Why Files - a great site for science news
- Extremescience.com - A great site for all types of science!
- National Science Digital Library
- Kinetic City game
- Science Songs (Why does the Sun shine?...)
- What do you like to do? Here are some career ideas for your future!
- V, A or K? What's my learning style?
- Online dictionary - when in doubt, look it up!!!
- Visuword.com - a great thesaurus/dictionary for those who think in a more spatial manner
- Freerice.com - Feed the world and brush up on your vocabulary at the same time!
Summer Science Opportunities
Cool sites for parents!
- Understanding teenage girls
- Expanding Your Horizons - hands-on science conferences for girls
- National Coalition of Girls' Schools STEM parent page
- NYT - Teaching Boys and Girls Separately
- EPA's Green Power locator
- US Dept of Energy consumer's guide to energy effecient products
- Suggestions of ways to make your daughter appreciate science
- Books about women in science
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) kids and parents' site
- National Science Teacher Association's (NSTA) parent page
- Tryscience.org parents' page
- USGS education page
- What children gain by learning through inquiry
- Association of Science and Technology Centers
- The Franklin Institute's home page
- Camden's Adventure Aquarium
- Philadelphia Zoo
- Elmwood Park Zoo
- Philadelphia's Mutter Museum "Disturbingly Informative"
- Smithsonian Museum's family page
Cool science programs - ask permission before downloading!
Great sites for your online research!
Albert Einstein quotes
Albert Einstein Quotes
How often do you talk to your family about science?
Science News Videos
National Geographic Photo
Live Weather Data from Springside!
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Text 62 - 65
1b, d and Writing ion Science
Tue Feb 29th
Mr D out sick
no homework
Fri Feb 1st
Cloud journal again
read text 80-89
TEST next Fri, Feb 8th
Monday Feb 4th
Study for Friday's test
wed
feb 6th
Study for Friday's test
Fri Feb 6th
No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!
Tue Feb 12th
No homework!
Wed Feb 13th
Answer questions on bp 49 (salt/fresh water lab)
Tue Feb 19th
Read text 108-113
Do bp 46 and 47
Wed Feb 20th
currents
text 116-121
1bc, 2b, 3bc
Tue Feb 26th
text 94 to 101
1abc, 2a
Quiz moved to Monday, March 3rd.
Wed, Feb 27th
text 102-107
1ac, 2ab
Fri, Feb 29th (Happy Leap Year)
Study for Monday's quiz. Review sheet on our web page.
Mon, Mar 3rd
read and complete bp 66, 66a
Tue, Mar 4th
text 130-139
1abc, 2b
Wed, March 5th
bp 64
Fri Mar 7th
answer questions on bp 69 on a seperate piece of paper
Tue, March 11th
New Text 148-153
1abc, 2ab
Wed, March 12th
read text 144-145
answer 2abc (on page 147)
Fri March 14th
bp 6
Mon March 17th
Text 136-140
answer all questions
Mon March 31st
Welcome back!
text 126 to 133
Answer all questions
Wed April 2nd
study for Friday's quiz
review sheet on website
Fri April 11th
Inner Planets
text 84-91
1a 2abc
Mon, April 14th
text 94 - 101
1bd, 2abc
Tue April 15th
Text 104-107
1a, 2c, 3a
Wed April 16th
STAR PARTY!!!!!!
7:30 PM - Lower School field
Park in "Blue" lot
Fri April 18th
Write a thank you card to Bob Summerfield and the Astonomy to Go team.
Tue April 22nd
The following is ALL due on Tue, April 29
Read text 158-163
Complete:
"Language Arts" (p 159)
"Math" (p 160)
"Social Studies" (p 161)
"Plan a Martian Station" (p 163)
Tue April 29th
text 72-77
1abc
Wed April 30th
complete robot project reflection (handout)
read text 40-45
Tue May 6th
Waterworks handout (reading and questions)
Wed, May 7th
Study for Monday's quiz
Fri May 9th
Study for Monday's quiz
items to review:
* solar system notes
* graded homework assignments (look above to see past homeworks)
* the AstroMatch activity.
Mon May 12th
no homework!
Tue, May 13th
text 78 to 82
1abc, 2abc, 3ab
Due Friday!
Tue May 20th
bp 39 and 40 (Sun article)
Sun review sheet:
Sun note packet
text 78 to 82 (Sun)
text 118 to 124 (telescopes)
bp 39-40
Spinning Sun activity (bp 32 - 36)
Wed, May 21st
Finish bp 35 and 36
Friday, May 23rd
Study for Tuesday's quiz
Tue June 3rd
Bring in your Astronomy textbook.
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