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Entries from January 2008

Thursday, Jan 31st

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
“Catch-up Day” on missing assignments. Students opted to retake chapter 20 vocab. quiz and completed work from overhead on “Mixtures”. Students also checked the worksheet on “Great Combinations” (Compound formulas).
HOMEWORK: Now is the time to be working on your collages of “Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures”. Remember it is due next Tuesday Feb. 5th!!!!
READING:
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Wednesday, Jan 30th

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
We discussed the properties of mixtures and completed our notebook outlines on Section 20.3. We also discussed the different types of mixtures and explained how mixtures differ from compounds.
Homework:
Study for your Chapter 20 Voc. Retake quiz if that applies to you. Start on your collages, which are due next Tuesday, Feb.5th!!!!!!!
READING:
We finished watching our [...]

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Tuesday, Jan 29th

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students completed elements quiz and compound worksheets. The students also created notebook outlines for section 20.3 on Mixtures.
HOMEWORK: Finish workbook pages 164–166 Section 3.
Remember: Collages are due next Tuesday, Feb 5th!!!!!
Chapter 20 Vocabulary retake will [...]

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Monday, Jan 28th

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students reviewed elements on the periodic table and began discussing the properties of compounds. Students also completed notebook outline questions for section 20.2 on “compounds”. Turn in your worksheet packets on elements today!!!!!
Homework:
Study and memorize the 26 symbols of the elements given in class last week. There will be a short quiz [...]

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Friday, Jan 25th

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
We completed a vocabulary quiz on Chapter 20 and also played a mystery game dealing with the elements of the periodic table.
NO HOMEWORK!!!!
READING:
Students completed comprehensive test on the story: “Thanksgiving With The Connors”, and spent time catching up on AR Reading as well as our newspaper article series.
NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!

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Thursday, Jan 24th

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students worked on chapter 20. Section 2 notebook outlines and made a list of common elements to memorize for this chapter . Students also began work on section two workbook pages 162–163.
Homework: Finish section 2 workbook pages if you did not do
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Wednesday, Jan 23rd

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students began discussing the properties of an element and how to identify element as metals, non-metals, and metalloids. We also discussed how elements are used in the household and the environment. Students also briefly reviewed the parts of the periodic table. We closed class by creating a bar/pie graph using the elements and a short [...]

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Tuesday, Jan 22nd

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students finished lab journal entries from Friday’s lab on density. Students also create notebook outlines for tomorrow’s lesson as well as defined new chapter vocabulary words (Chapter 20).
Homework: Read section one of Chapter 20 and complete workbook pages that go along with this section (pages 160–161).
READING:
Students practice vocabulary development for the new story this week: [...]

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Friday, JAN 18TH

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students worked on in the science lab to experiment with the properties of density. Students began lab journal entries and will finish upon their return at the beginning of next week.
NO HOMEWORK!!!!!
READING:
Students read and discussed the story “Names/Nombres” and completed the textbook pages 399-401. Students also completed the comprehensive test for this particular assignment.
NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!

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Thursday, Jan 17th

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments

SCIENCE:
Students completed a science test on Chapter 18 and 19. Students also added data charts to their journal entries for the upcoming lab on Density.
NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
READING:
Students discussed the homework reading selection: “Names and Nombres and checked the answers to the discussion questions (workbook pages 131–138).
NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!

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