Monday - no homework
Wednesday - study for Friday's test
Friday - no homework
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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.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
6th grade homework Sept 29th to Oct 3rd 2008
Text 18-22 1a, 2ac, 3a (Continental Drift)
Text 23-29 1a, 2ac, 3ab (Sea floor Spreading)
Text 32-36 1ab, 2ab (Plate Tectonics)
Text 23-29 1a, 2ac, 3ab (Sea floor Spreading)
Text 32-36 1ab, 2ab (Plate Tectonics)
8th grade homework Sept 29th to Oct 3rd 2008
Wednesday - text 55-61 1abc, 2abc
Thursday and Friday - Finish PVT lab bp 43 to 45
Thursday and Friday - Finish PVT lab bp 43 to 45
Sunday, September 21, 2008
5th grade homework Sept 22nd to 26th 2008
Monday - complete your "Smart Idea" paragraph
Tuesday - no homework
Wednesday - Finish your predator/prey story about the 3 little pigs bp27
Friday - Study for the Oct 1st test - review sheet is below under "5th Grade Handouts"
Tuesday - no homework
Wednesday - Finish your predator/prey story about the 3 little pigs bp27
Friday - Study for the Oct 1st test - review sheet is below under "5th Grade Handouts"
8th grade homework Sept 22nd to 26th 2008
Monday - bp 35 (chemical reaction "drip" lab questions)
Tuesday - text 48-53 1abc, 2bc
Wednesday - bp 38 and 39 and the graph (Change of State lab wrap up questions)
Friday - bp 31 and 32, 41 and 42
Tuesday - text 48-53 1abc, 2bc
Wednesday - bp 38 and 39 and the graph (Change of State lab wrap up questions)
Friday - bp 31 and 32, 41 and 42
6th grade homework Sept 22nd to 26th 2008
Monday through Wednesday - Study for Thursday's Rock and Mineral test. Review sheet is below.
Thursday - No homework
Friday - (6(1) only) text 18-22 1a 2ac 3a
Thursday - No homework
Friday - (6(1) only) text 18-22 1a 2ac 3a
Friday, September 12, 2008
5th grade homework Sept 15th to 19th 2008
Monday - Write a story about an animal adventure using at least 10 vocabulary words we have used in class so far. Binder pages 15 and 16 have those words (as well as some we will talk about later). Underline the vocab words in your story. Please make sure your story explains each word. For example, instead of "Larry the lion was a carnivore." try "Larry the lion was a carnivore, so he loved nothing more than a meal of meat!"
Tuesday - Answer the following question based on the work you did for your "Smart Idea" computer food web.
Tuesday - Answer the following question based on the work you did for your "Smart Idea" computer food web.
Imagine if one of the organisms in your web suddenly all died off. How would the other organisms in your web be affected. Please explain in a 5 to 6 sentence paragraph.Wednesday - no homework
6th grade homework Sept 15th to 19th 2008
text 148-151 1bc, 2bc (igneous rock)
text 160-162 1b, 2bc, 3b (metamorphic rocks)
text 152 - 156 1ac, 2ab (sedimentary rocks)
text 164 - 166 1ab (rock cycle)
study for test (Thursday, September 25th)
text 160-162 1b, 2bc, 3b (metamorphic rocks)
text 152 - 156 1ac, 2ab (sedimentary rocks)
text 164 - 166 1ab (rock cycle)
study for test (Thursday, September 25th)
8th grade homework Sept 16th to 19th 2008
Tuesday - text 6-9, 15 questions 1abc
Wednesday - text 22-27 1ab, 2abc
Thursday - bps 22-27
Friday - Blue & Gold Day!!! (no hw)
Wednesday - text 22-27 1ab, 2abc
Thursday - bps 22-27
Friday - Blue & Gold Day!!! (no hw)
Monday, September 8, 2008
5th grade homework Sept 8th to 12th 2008
Monday - List 5 biotic and 5 abiotic factors affecting your pet or TJ the turtle.
Tuesday - Begin "Backyard Ecosystem" on binder pages 25 and 26 (due Friday)
Wednesday - Finish "Backyard Ecosystem" (due Friday)
Friday - no homework!
Tuesday - Begin "Backyard Ecosystem" on binder pages 25 and 26 (due Friday)
Wednesday - Finish "Backyard Ecosystem" (due Friday)
Friday - no homework!
Friday, September 5, 2008
8th grade homework Sept 8th to 12th 2008
Monday - Text 16-18, text 160 - 161, answer questions 1ab, 2abc on text page 20.
Tuesday - Study for quiz.
Wednesday - Text 22-27, 1ab, 2abc, study for quiz.
Friday - no hw.
Tuesday - Study for quiz.
Wednesday - Text 22-27, 1ab, 2abc, study for quiz.
Friday - no hw.
6th grade homework Sept 8th to 12th 2008
Safety form (bp 3)
Text 114 to 122 questions 1abc, 2a (properties of minerals)
Text 124 to 126 questions 1b, 2ab (how minerals form)
Text 148 to 151 questions 1bc, 2bc (igneous rocks)
Text 160 to 162 questions 1b, 2bc, 3b (metamorphic rocks)
Text 114 to 122 questions 1abc, 2a (properties of minerals)
Text 124 to 126 questions 1b, 2ab (how minerals form)
Text 148 to 151 questions 1bc, 2bc (igneous rocks)
Text 160 to 162 questions 1b, 2bc, 3b (metamorphic rocks)
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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
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