Teaching Middle School Science

Monday November 16, 2009
Write the following in your planner:
Monday: Review for test, edublogs and complete missing assignments
HOMEWORK: 1. DEFINE: THE DOPPLER EFFECT 2. DRAW A PICTURE 3. GIVE A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE-EXPLAINING IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT IT IS.
Tuesday: Energy test, work on reflections, bring a book.
Wednesday: Begin light & lenses
Thurs/Fri: Light & lenses lab, Last day for late work.

Check out these simulations having to do with waves.

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/wslm05_pg18_graph/wslm05_pg18_graph.html

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Sound

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Radio_Waves_and_Electromagnetic_Fields

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Microwaves

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_on_a_String

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Wave_Interference

Monday: Notes on waves. (homework- Freyer vocab. Light energy, sound energy, magnetism, wavelength)
Tuesday: Work in text/graphic organizer/questions
Wednesday: Catch up on homework/work on catapults
Thurs/Fri: Wave station lab

November 2-6, 2009

MONDAY: Begin catapult lab-write up lab, discussion and film clips. Homework (must write out QUESTIONS! Pg. 250 #1-7, Pg. 282 #1-6. Pg. 283 #19. (ALSO IF YOU ARE MISSING THE LAST TWO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THEY ARE NOW ZEROS IN THE GRADEBOOK!)
NO SCHOOL TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY/THURS./FRI-Design and build catapults HOMEWORK DUE!

You can find the Catapult Lab on the Handout page.

Sorry, I have been out with the flu. We have been learning about electricity this week, and I have posted the plan on the handout page.

Ms Ragsdale and Ms Coleman from West worked with myself and Ms Beaman to come up with a year plan. Remember that battle plans never survive contact with the enemy and lesson plans never survive contact with the students.

Paperless Classroom

We have a motion test on Wednesday! Have your kids remember to bring their notebooks and a calculator.
Our next unit is Energy. It would be great if you could spend some time talking to your kids about different kinds of energy!
Check out parent bridge, please help your kids remember to get their assignments in.

September 27