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It was great to meet all the wonderful parents at Open House night last Thursday.  I’ve started an email list for the parents to help them stay in touch with our classes.  All parents are welcome to join.  If you were not at Open House night or did not get a chance to sign the email list that night, please use the sign in located along the right hand side of this page.

In class, we are about to finish the Experimental methods unit with a written test and a lab test this Tuesday.  We will be reviewing in class on Monday with a study guide and a practice lab test.  Our next unit is Atoms and the Periodic Table and we will be checking out textbooks sometime this week.

This weekend students have been given their very own fortune fish with which to experiment. The purpose is to find out what makes the fortune fish move. Students will summarize the results of two of their experiments on the poster with the blank boxes. Remember to write the hypothesis in the If, then format and sketch a diagram of each of the experiments (the Diagram box can be split in half). Presentation is part of the grade so write neatly and don’t forget the Pizzazz! Please email me if you have any questions

During the first week in science, we covered the scientific method, science vocabulary, writing testable hypotheses and differentiating between observations and inferences. We also took a small vocabulary quiz.

I have posted grades for my science classes. To see your grades, select the grade page to the right, enter your last name and your student ID number. Please look for any missing assignments. You will have detention on Friday if you are missing any work. This rule is to help you keep on track. If you run into any problems with reading grades, please send me an email.

Please remember to bring a science notebook (bound composition book) to class on Tuesday - you may want to take advantage of the back-to-school sale prices this weekend We will be reviewing controls and variables, graphs and procedure writing this coming week.

See you in class!