Agenda October 31

1 Finish J34 Bohr's Model
2 Journal 35 The Neutron
3 Journal 36 Particles in an Atom
4 WS Review Parts of an Atom (due Monday, Nov 4)
5 HW Bohr Models (due Monday, Nov 4)
6 reminder HW, Vocabulary, and Constructing Meaning are due on Monday 

Agenda October 30

1 return Work
2 Journal 33 History of Atomic Theory
3 Journal 34 Parts of an Atom Using Bohr's Model

Agenda October 29

1 Video Bill Nye Atoms
2 Journal 32 How to be a hero to a little kid on Halloween.

Agenda, October 28

1 HW Directed Reading packet CH4.1 and 4.2 (do all Target Reading) due Monday, Nov. 4
2 J30 CH 4.1, 4.2, and 4.5 Vocabulary due Monday, Nov 4
3 J31 CH 4.1, 4.2, and 4.5 Constructing Meaning due Monday, Nov 4

Agenda October 25

1 Check CH 3 Vocabulary, Constructing Meaning, CH3 HW packet, WS States of Matter Review, and WS Gas Laws Review
2 Journal 29 Chapter 4.1, 4.2, and 4.5 Pre Reading
3 Journal 30 Chapter 4.1, 4.2, and 4.5 Vocabulary
4 Journal 31 Chapter 4.1, 4.2, and 4.5 Constructing Meaning
Due dates for these have not yet been set but are at least a week away.
5 Make up tests are Tuesday, October 29 AFTER SCHOOL ONLY

Miniatures Club will not meet on Nov 1 and Nov 8.  We will start back up on Nov 15
We had a great meeting on Friday in spite of losing a number of members to the Cherry Chase Fall Festival.  A highlight was 4 previous members played against all comers from Middle School.  I didn't see how it ended but given the level of happy noise coming from the table, I would hazard that a good time was being had.

Agenda October 24

1 Test Chapter 3

Agenda October 23

1 Video Bill Nye Pressure
2 WS Gas Law Review due Friday, Oct 25
3 PTV Cards
4 Test CH3 tomorrow

Agenda October 22

1 Activity Gas Law Observations (Balloon in a Flask and Crushing Cans) due tomorrow
2 WS Gas Law Review (if time)
3 PVT cards (if time)

Miniatures Club - Aerodrome this week.  However, the next 2 Fridays (Nov 1st and 8th) will not have Miniatures Club meetings.  We will start up again November 15.

Agenda October 21

1 Review Activity Dry Ice Lab
2 J27 Charles' Law Temperature and Volume
3 J28 Boyle's Law Pressure and Volume
4 WS States of Matter due Friday, Oct 25
5 Test Day Chapter 3 moved up to Thursday, Oct 24

Agenda October 18

1 Activity Dry Ice Lab
2 WS States of Matter (if time)

Agenda October 17

1 Journal 25 Solid Liquid Gas
2 Journal 26 Phase Change
3 Activity Float a Paper Clip

Miniatures Club - Painting planes

Agenda October 16

1 Video Bill Nye Phase of Matter
2 Aluminum cans needed by tomorrow.

Agenda October 15

1 HW CH3 Directed Reading p49-64 Do ALL Target Reading Skills.
2 Aluminum Cans are needed for an activity later this week.  Not already crushed.  41 are needed for my classes.  Over 100 needed for all 8th grade science.  Spartan Spirit Ticket rewards.

Miniatures Club - This week, painting WWI planes.  Next week, teaching Aerodrome to Newbies.  The following meeting will be Newbie Feasting, uh I mean, we all fly together in a harmonious spirit.  Yeah.  Right.  The game rewards those who shoot.

Agenda October 14

1 Journal 22 CH3 Pre Read due Friday, Oct 25
2 Journal 23 CH3 Vocabulary due Friday, Oct 25
3 Journal 24 CH3 Constructing Meaning  due Friday, Oct 25
4 Test CH3 tentatively Friday Oct 25
5 Take home District Family Life Preview Night Letter

Miniatures Club on Friday -Painting planes

Agenda October 11

1 Test Chapter 2
2 Trade and Grade
3 Journal 22 Chapter 3 Pre Read

Agenda October 10

1 Review Activity Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
2 Check Chapter 2 HW, J15, J16, and J17
3 CFA Exothermic and Endothermic

Miniatures Club - No meeting tomorrow.  Come next week to paint aeroplanes for Aerodrome.

Agenda October 9

1 Activity Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
2 HW and Journals due tomorrow

Agenda October 8

1 Review Where's the Evidence
2 J20 Thermal Energy (Exothermic and Endothermic)
3 J21 Exothermic Endothermic Activity Instruction

No Miniatures Club on Friday.  I am going south to visit my daughter at school (graduate)

Agenda October 7

1 Activity Where's the Evidence (of chemical reactions)
2 Chapter 2 Test on Friday

Agenda October 4

1 Video Bill Nye Chemical Reactions due today
2 return work

Miniatures Club - Cowboys today.  No meeting next Friday, Oct 11 but the following Friday we will start Aerodrome with some painting.

Agenda October 3

1 Review Activity - Mixtures
2 Journal 19 Matter Characteristics
3 HW reminder.  You should be half way by now at least.

Agenda October 2

1 Activity: Separating Mixtures due today

Miniatures Club - Cowboys for all.  No Miniatures Club on Oct 11

Agenda October 1

1 Chapter 1 Test trade and grade and review
2 Journal 18 Characteristics of matter

Agenda September 30(last)

1 Chapter 1 test make up/retake