Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Agenda March 31

1 Activity Newton's 2nd Law Lab with Hot Wheels
Whew caught back up

Agenda March 30

1 Activity Mass Weight Gravity and Friction Stations
2 Video Disney Imagineering Friction

Agenda March 27

1 Activity Mass Weight Gravity and Friction Stations

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Agenda March 26

1 WS Video Disney Imagineering Newton's Three Laws
2 WS Video Disney Imagineering Gravity

Miniatures Club - We will be playing with Book One (very ancient) armies.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Agenda March 25

1 J95 CH10 Vocabulary due Fri April 3
2 J96 CH10 Constructing Meaning due Fri April 3
3 J97 Friction
4 J98 Gravity
Finish checking CH10 Marking the Text
Test CH10 Fri April 3
Video projects due Fri April 10
I have over 10 assignments to enter into the computer but the district is behind at printing report cards so when that happens and I get the ok, I can proceed.

Miniatures Club will be learning De Bellis Antiquitatus.  Thanks for the help from Kevin and Ben.  It took me two days to make the combat results table and it may still need some tweaking.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Agenda March 24

1 Video Veratasium Newton's Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
2 J94  CH10 Pre Reading due today
3 HW CH10 Directed Reading p 177-188  Do ALL Target Reading Due Fri. April 3
4 CH10 Marking the Text check today and tomorrow

Monday, March 23, 2015

Agenda March 23

1 Collect any Acceleration Labs still out there.
2 Collect WS Velocity/Acceleration
3 Collect WS Video Disney Energy
4 Collect WS Video Eureka
5 Test CH9 Motion

Video Project.  One weekend gone.  One weekend left.  Plan your time accordingly.

Agenda March 20

Spring!
1 Finish Acceleration Lab due Monday
2 Check HW Directed Reading CH 9, J 85 CH9 Vocabulary, and J86 CH9 Constructing Meaning
3 WS Velocity/Acceleration Worksheet due Monday
4 Collect WS from Disney Video Energy and Eureka Video on Monday
5 Test on Monday 3/23

Miniatures - Last day of Aerodrome with Aerodrome 3 using sub orbital aircraft since I do not have enough MiGs and Sabres.  Next week will be DBA so look it up.

http://fanaticus.org/DBA/index.html

http://www.wadbag.com/DBAGuide/



Thursday, March 19, 2015

Agenda March 19

1 Video Imagineering: Energy
2 Video project questions answered

Miniatures Club Aerodrome 3.0 with suborbital aircraft tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Agenda March 18

1 Video Bill Nye Motion
2 Video Project information (if time)

We will finish the Acceleration with Galileo's Marbles tomorrow.

Agenda March 17

1 Activity Acceleration with Galileo's Marbles
2 Still aiming at test on Monday or Tuesday

District visit went well and I got the additional news that the county signed off on the remodel permit so the remodel is officially done.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Agenda March 16

1 Return Work
2 J93 Acceleration
3 Video Eureka Series - Speed, Acceleration part 1 and part 2
Bring in a timer tomorrow for the lab
CH9 Test either Mon., March 23 or Tues., March 24

Friday, March 13, 2015

Agenda March 13

1 Activity Galileo's Marbles Lab  We are measuring distance and time to determine speed.

I also found Sector 33 in the iTunes store and it is free for those who are interested.

I ran into 2 former students (not literally) at the pool this morning.  Both are doing well at age 25.  One is an electrical engineer and the other is a physiologist as I recall.  They both laughed about their middle school experiences.  They are proof that kids can make it through middle school.

I was saddened to learn of the passing of my favorite author, Terry Pratchett.  I must find a 3/8ths gripley.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Agenda March 12

1 Inquiry Speed and Distance
We are using a NASA program called SmartSkies Sector 33.
This link will give you the basics and send you to where you can get this for yourself.

 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/sector33.html#.VQG7rOGo080

Agenda March 12

1 J88 Relative Motion and Reference Point
2 J89 Distance and Displacement
3 J90 Speed and Velocity
4 J91 Speed Graph
We still need a Journal on Acceleration

Agenda March 10

Wow have I fallen off the track.  Here comes 2 days worth of agendas.
1 J87 Inquiry - Motion (using Thomas the Tank Engine and a cool Youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKhvqO5UBsA

Monday, March 9, 2015

Agenda March 9

1 Check J84 CH9 Pre Reading
2 HW CH9 Directed Reading p155 - 170 Target Reading on p160, 164, and 168. due
3 J85 CH9 Vocabulary due
4 J86 CH9 Constructing Meaning due

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Agenda March 6

1 Retake Test as needed
2 New Seat
3 J84 CH9 Pre Reading due Monday, March 9

Saturday was the Flee Market at Game Kastle near SJ Airport.  I found some things I didn't know I wanted and couldn't live without.  Got some good deals.

Agenda March 5

1 Test Chapter 8

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Agenda March 4

1 Check HW CH8 and J78 CH8 Vocabulary and J79 CH8 Constructing Meaning
2 Trimester 2 Agenda and Journal check
3 Spartan Spirit Tickets

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Agenda March 3

1 Activity The Last Meal Lab due today
Agenda, Journal, HW, Vocabulary, and Constructing Meaning due tomorrow.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Agenda March 2

1 Worksheet Video Modern Marvels Carbon due today
2 Agenda and Journal check on Wednesday.
3 HW packet, vocabulary, constructing meaning due Wednesday
4 Aiming at Thursday for CH8 Test

Well I found another way to hurt my arm.  We found a Disc Golf course near out house in Santa Rosa.  Besides up and down there are enough trees and rocks to make this an idyllic location rural yet close to urban.  Found a nice restaurant in Downtown Santa Rosa called Flavors.