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, April 27, 2009

5th grade homework April 27th to May 1st 2009

Monday - bp 21 (Beginning with Seeds)

Tuesday and Wednesday - no homework

Thursday and Friday - no class

6th grade homework April 27th to May 1st 2009

6(1)
Mon - text 78 to 82 1abc 2abc
Tue - text 82 3ab
Wed - Sun article handout
Fri - Sun article handout 2

6(2)
Mon - text 82 3ab
Wed - Sun article handout
Thur - Sun article handout 2
Fri - TBD

8th grade homework April 27th to May 1st 2008

for the week:
Daily Solar Car journal
Solar Car questions
Home energy readings

Refer to your May Solar Car calendar for due dates

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

5th grade homework April 13th to 17th 2009

Monday - study for physics test (review sheet below), video notes emailed

Tuesday - no homework

Wednesday - read and highlight NEW bp 1 to 4 (Life of a Brassica plant)

Thursday - no class

Friday - no homework

6th grade homework April 13th to 17th 2009

Monday to Wednesday - no class

6(1)
Thursday - no class
Friday - text 108 - 111 1abc 2abc (life beyond Earth)

6(2)
Thursday - text 158-159 complete the "language arts" activity; text 160 complete the "math" activity; text 161 complete the "social studies" activity DUE MONDAY
Friday - text 162 to 163 Design a Martian station

8th grade homework April 13 to 17th 2009

Monday - no class

Tuesday - complete online energy survey (emailed)

Wednesday - read and complete bp 44 - 48 (hybrid car article) DUE FRIDAY

Thursday and Friday - no homework

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

5th grade homework April 6th to 10th 2009

Monday - complete bp 39 (egg crash conclusion questions)

Tuesday and Wednesday - study for physics test. Make flashcards or foldables. Review sheet is below under "5th grade handouts"

Thursday and Friday - no class.

Monday, April 6, 2009

6th grade homework April 4th to 10th 2009

6(1)
Monday - no homework
Tuesday - no class
Wednesday - text 108-111 1abc 2abc
Thursday - read text 158 - 159 and complete the "language arts" activity.
Friday - no class

6(2)
Monday - no homework
Tuesday - text 108-111 1abc 2abc
Wednesday - read text 158 - 159 and complete the "language arts" activity.
Thursday - text 160 "math" activity
Friday - no class

8th grade homework April 6th to 10th 2009

Monday - Finish test review questions. Bring one question to class. Review sheet below

Tuesday - Study for test. Review sheet below.

Wednesday - no homework

Thur/Fri - no class

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!