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.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

6th grade homework May 25th to 29th 2009

For the week - Finish any missing work (check "missing stuff" section of the website)

8th grade homework May 25th to 29th 2009

Monday to Wednesday - no class (concert rehearsal)

Thursday and Friday - study for final (Wed, June 3rd) Review sheet online

Monday, May 18, 2009

5th grade homework May 18th to 22nd 2009

Monday - study for quiz (see past week HW for review sheet)

Tuesday - no class, Greek Day

Wednesday - Quiz, no homework

Thursday - no class

Friday - work on native plant research project

6th grade homework May 18th to 22nd 2009

Monday - text 126 to 133 all questions

Tuesday to Friday - study for quiz (Universe, Galaxies, Life cycle of Stars)

8th grade DUE DATES for May 18th to 22nd 2009

Monday - no class (English)

Tuesday - solar car homework questions DUE. Work on cars

Wednesday - Small solar car QUIZ. Work on cars

Thursday - no class, but feel free to work on your car at snack

Friday - Springside solar car race (rain or shine) Journal reflection due Monday.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

5th grade homework May 11th to 15th 2009

Monday - Finish "Worm's Eye View"

Tuesday - Lima lab conclusion questions on bp 25

Wednesday - bp 42 to 47 (flowers)

Friday - Study for small quiz on roots, stems, leaves, and flowers

Roots, Stems, Leaves, and Flower Parts review sheet:

note handout on Roots, Stems, & Leaves
note handout on Parts of a Flower

bp 31 to 38 (roots, stems, leaves)
bp 42, 43, 44, 45, 47 (flower parts)

6th grade homework May 11th to 15th 2009

6 1
Monday - text 148 to 153 1abc 2abc (expanding universe)
Tuesday - no homework (Star Party)
Wednesday - text 144 to 145, 147 2abc (galaxies)
Friday - bp 6, text 136 to 140 all questions (life of stars)

6 2
Monday - text 148 to 153 1abc 2abc (expanding universe)
Wednesday - no homework
Thursday - text 144 to 145, 147 2abc (galaxies)
Friday - bp 6, text 136 to 140 all questions (life of stars)

8th grade homework May 11th to 15th 2009

for the week:
Week 2 of your home electricity monitoring
Daily Solar Car journal
Solar Car questions

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

5th grade homework May 4th to 8th 2009

Monday - no homework

Tuesday - binder pages 31 to 38 (roots, stems, and leaves) DUE FRIDAY

Wednesday - bp 31 to 38, study for small quiz on Friday. Quiz will be on the life cycle of a plant and the parts of a seed.

Friday - no homework

6th grade homework May 4th to 8th 2009

Homework for week - study for Solar System test. Review sheet below under "6th grade handouts".

8th grade homework May 4th to 8th 2009

for the week:
Daily Solar Car journal
Solar Car questions

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!

AWS Convergence Technologies, INC
AWS Weathernet
        

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!