Classroom Reporter 2/25/2015

Social Studies:

2/25/15

We are back from  a snow day!

LT: why did world war 2 end the great depression?

~We took notes and we took a vocabulary quiz

~progress reports go out today

HW-study guide unit 7 due next school day, get progress report sign!

Social Studies Notes

Science: 

Today we talked about the Science project and the 8^th field trip on 3|11|15

We are doing a activity on fossils with Play Dough

Classroom Reporter 1/29/2015

Science: 

Classroom Reporter: Kathryn’s notes

Today in science class Mr. Grove checked our Chapter 8 study guide (homework grade)

We did not have a new learning target today.

We choose a Science Fair topic that Mr. Grove had on the board. Then we talked about how we would do the experiment. 

Together we checked our Study Guide 8 answers.  After we checked our study guide, we played a Jeopardy review game on chapter 8.

Homework: Turn in your science project idea sheet
                    test on chapter 8 tomorrow -open note

Social Studies:

Today we resumed doing our WWI statistics activity. 

We worked on the graphing part of the activity.  

Tomorrow we will conclude by analyzing our graphs.

This is an in-class group based assignment. 

Random Things Mentioned Today in Class
Crystal Pepsi

William Onyeabor, 'Who Is William Onyeabor?' NPR Link Music (YouTube) 

Science Project Ideas we discussed today. All are experiment based!

·         How effective are child-proof containers and locks.

·         Can background noise levels affect how well we concentrate?

·         What method will keep cut flowers fresh the longest?

·         Does the color of light used on plants affect how fast they grow?  

·         Does the color of a room affect human behavior?

·         Do athletic students have better lung capacity?

·         Does temperature affect how long a battery lasts?

·         Does the type of potting soil used in planting affect how fast the plant grows?

·         What type of food allows mold to grow the fastest?  

·         Does having worms in soil help plants grow faster?  

·         Does the color of hair affect how much static electricity it can generate? (test with balloons)

·         Can some people really read someone else's thoughts?  

·         Which soda decays teeth the fastest?

·         Can the human nose tell artificial smells from real ones?  

·         Does sugar affect the size of bubbles that can be blown with bubble gum?

·         Does age affect human reaction times?

·         Does the temperature of a soap solution affect the size of the bubbles it creates?

·         Does the color of food or drinks affect our perception of taste?

·         Does music have an affect on plant growth?

·         Does the air pressure (PSI) of a football affect how accurate it is thrown?

·         Does the mass of a paper towel affect its strength when wet?

·         What is most effective way to keep an ice cube from melting?

·         Does the salinity of water affect how quickly it boils?

·         Can the food we eat affect our heart rate?

Classroom Update 1/28/2015

Science: Paige’s Notes

Learning Target: I will demonstrate my knowledge of the behavior and composition of the Earth’s ocean.

Situation Update: Write 2-4 sentences about where you are in your Science Fair Project. You will share with the class.

Important stuff coming up: Study Guide due 1/29. Open Note Test on 1/30.

Write five facts from Bill Nye Ocean’s video

Spend the remainder of class working on Chapter 8 Study Guide.

Chapter 8 Study Guide is Homework

Social Studies

1-28-15

L.T.: I can evaluate data from WWI and analyze its significance

Today in class we worked in groups on an activity analyzing data from WWI. We also worked as a class to analyze Austria’s data. No homework. J

Science - Chapter 6 Test Tomorrow Dec 3

Make sure to study, everyone has been provided a very nice study guide!

Progress Reports will be handed out tomorrow.

Study for Test Tomorrow - Social Studies

Study Guide for Unit 4 Expansion- Due Tomorrow
Test #4 is Wednesday 10/29 for 1st and 4th Periods.
It is Tuesday 10/28 for Period 6.