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.

Monday, November 24, 2008

5th grade homework Nov 24th to 28th 2008

Monday - Study for small insect and fungi quiz.

Key terms include the 6 characteristics of an insect and the parts of fungi.

For insects, review your class note handouts, binder page 68 and the Sweet Truth homework.

For fungi, review your class notes, binder pages 85 and 86, Fungus I Wonder, and your Fungus Among Us homework.

Tuesday - Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Project presentations will be after break!

6th grade homework Nov 24th to 28th 2008

Monday - 6(1) read new text pages 38 to 45, work on B, C, D, F conclusions.
6(2) Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday - 6(1) Have a happy Thanksgiving!

8th grade homework Nov 24th to 28th 2008

No class all week.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

5th grade homework Nov 17th to 21st 2008

Monday - no homework

Tuesday to Friday- make flashcards for next Tuesday's quiz. Key terms include the 6 characteristics of an insect and the parts of fungi.
For insects, review your class note handouts, binder page 68 and the Sweet Truth homework.
For fungi, review your class notes, binder pages 85 and 86, Fungus I Wonder, and your Fungus Among Us homework.

6th grade homework Nov 17th to 21st 2008

Monday - no homework

Tuesday 6(2) - finish earthquake structure sketch and webquest

Wednesday - 6(1) finish earthquake structure sketch and webquest 6(2) no homework

Thursday - 6(2) Conclusions for "A"; 6(1) no homework

Friday 6(1) Conclusions for "A"

8th grade homework Nov 17th to 21st 2008

Monday - new bp 3 (due Tue), text 74 to 79 1abc 2abc (due Wed)

Tuesday - Concrete boat conclusion paragraph and sketch, old bp 44 and 45

Wednesday - new bp 4 and 5 (atomic structure)

Friday - new bp 13-17 (atoms)

Monday, November 10, 2008

5th grade homework Nov 10th to 14th 2008

Monday - Read bp 71 and 72. List 5 interesting facts from the reading.

Tuesday - no homework

Wednesday - read bp 75 to 77 "Sweet Truth", answer question on bp 77.

Friday - answer the "Fungus Among Us." questions on bp 91.

6th grade homework Nov 10th to 14th 2008

Monday - text 74 to 75 answer "Weigh the Impact" question 1

Tuesday/Wednesday - text 68 to 73 1ab 2abc 3ab (due Friday)

8th grade homework Nov 10th to 14th 2008

Tuesday through Thursday - in class concrete boat building. No homework all week, though please email your building partners with ideas.

Friday - new binder page 3

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

5th grade homework Nov 3rd to 7th 2008

Monday - finish bp 88 Fungi "I wonder..."

Tuesday - bring in used supplies for your insect art project.

Wednesday - no homework

Friday - no class.

Monday, November 3, 2008

8th grade homework Nov 3rd to 7th 2008

Monday - study for quiz

Tuesday - no homework

Wednesday - begin concrete boat design, read bp 43. Email your concrete group members (and cc me) about ideas for your concrete boat.

Friday - no school.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

6th grade homework Nov 3rd to 7th 2008

Monday through Wednesday - study for the Volcano & Earthquake quiz.
Review note packets and graded homework.

Thursday - no homework

Friday - no school

Homework Archive

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!

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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Live Java Display

Live Data From AWS WeatherNet Weather Station at Springside School in Philadelphia, PA
Brief Observation | Full Observation | Forecast | Camera Page



What's an RSS feed? (for parents and students)

The World is just awesome!

The Machine is us/ing us (the history of the Web in under 5 minutes)

Do schools today kill creativity?

Good night for star gazing?

Science Cartoon Land!