Homework for the Week of Oct. 29

Block II and III (Look carefully at the due dates!  There is a schedule shift!)
1)  Read “Gravity: A force of attraction”
2) Complete HW#8: Gravity sucks…I mean, pulls.
Due date
Block II: THURSDAY
Block III: WEDNESDAY
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Block I, II, and III
3)  Read “Gravity and Motion”
4)  Complete HW#9: Falling into orbit
Due date:
Block I: next Monday, Nov. 5
Block II: next Tuesday, Nov. 6
Block III: [...]

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Fun with Gravity

I was getting lost in YouTube land looking up videos about gravity and I came across these.  We’ll talk about “weightlessness” in class next week.  In the meantime, have fun with these.  These videos were shot in a “zero-G” parabolic flight.
Skating in Zero Gravity 
French comedian and skate enthusiast Vincent Desagnat attempting to skate on a [...]

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FORCEMAN!

Here’s an entertaining video about the incredible Forceman!

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Homework for the Week of Oct. 22

Our schedule is a little wacky due to conferences/half days and our in-service day so please read carefully.
Block II/ III
*Read “What is Force?”
*Complete HW#6: May the Force be with you
Due date:
Block II: Tuesday
Block III: Thursday
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ALL BLOCKS
1) Complete HW#7: Practice problems with Speed, velocity, and acceleration
Due date:
Block I: Wednesday, Oct. 24
Block II: next Tuesday, [...]

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End of the grading period-Thursday Oct. 25

Here’s the Missing work list as of Oct. 18th
Remember that all work must be turned in by Thursday.  No exceptions!
If the work is not turned in, you will not receive any credit for it.
Homework is still being assigned and collected this week.  Keep track if you are late with any of this week’s assignments.  I will [...]

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Science Friday presentations

Here are the Science Friday powerpoint presentations!
I’ll add more as they come in.
If the presentation was a book or poster, they will be on display at school. Please check these out!
Maggie: Frogs and Climate change

Some of the pictures didn’t upload for Maggie’s.  Download it here: Maggie’s presentation about Frogs and Climate change
Lucas: Electric Cars- focus [...]

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Homework for the Week of Oct. 15

1) Read “Acceleration”
2) Complete HW#5: Slam on the brakes! Accelerate!
Due date:
Block I: Wednesday
Block II: Friday
Block III: next Monday (you will receive the work on Thursday)
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3)  Read “What is force?”
4)  Complete  HW#6: May the Force be with you
Due date:
Block I: next Monday, Oct. 22
Block II: next Tuesday, Oct. 23
Block III: next Thursday, Oct. 25 (You [...]

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Homework for the Week of Oct. 8

Okay, so it’s actually Oct. 10th…but here’s the homework besides the Farm School journal and the Science Friday project…which are still due on FRIDAY!!
1) Read “Measuring Motion”
2) Complete HW#4: Fast and Furious
3) Complete Self evaluation for Science Friday project or Farm School
Due date:
Block I: next Monday
Block II: next Tuesday
Block III: next Monday

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Farm School!

Here’s some pictures from this year’s Farm School.
Enjoy!  We’ll put together a display with more pictures at school this week.
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Back to your normal programming

After two weeks of Farm School expeditions, we’ll be returning to school with a (somewhat) normal schedule! We’ll get started on the Physics unit as soon as we wrap up the Farm School work.
*REMINDER*
Farm school journal are due on FRIDAY.
8th grade Science Friday projects due on FRIDAY.
And here are some pictures from the [...]

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