Thursday, December 10, 2009

Egg Drop Experiment

Students created possible hypotheses for how to best protect an egg that is dropped from a given height. They constructed shoe-box sized containers and tested their creations at school.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

High School Forms Deadline!!!

All recommendations, transcripts, postage/envelopes, and request letters must be submitted to Mr. Mallen by Friday, Dec.11th. Any late forms will not be given any attention until after the Christmas holiday which may result in them not reaching the school of choice until after the deadline.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009

7th: Chapter 3 Review Work

Page 69, #1-3
Page 74, #1-3
Page 77, Key Terms
Page 78, Multiple Choice #1-8 and True/False #1-5
Page 79, Concept Mastery #1-5

Due date TBD

3-1 Moving Materials Into and Out of the Cell

3-2 Cell Growth and Division

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

8th Science Ch. 2 Homework- Physical and Chemical Changes

All work is due the day before the test day and will be collected on the day of the test. Directions for this assignment have been distributed and discussed in class, and is available for download off of the blog. The exact day this assignment is due will be determined by the class progress and will be announced to the students at least 1 week ahead of time. It is advised that students begin working on their chapter review work early to avoid being overloaded at the end of the unit.

The following are the required sections that will be collected for Ch. 2 Physical and Chemical Changes.

Page 41, #1-2
Page 47, #1-4
Page 50, #1-2
Page 53, Reviewing Key Terms (ALL)
Page 54, Multiple Choice #1-8; True and False #1-7
Page 55, Concept Mastery #1-5

The due date for this work will be announced as the test date draws closer.

Ch2-1 Phases of Matter

Ch2-2 Phase Changes

Ch2-3 Chemical Properties and Changes

7th Science Homework- Ch. 2 The Cell Theory

All work is due the day before the test day and will be collected on the day of the test. Directions for this assignment have been distributed and discussed in class, and is available for download off of the blog. The exact day this assignment is due will be determined by the class progress and will be announced to the students at least 1 week ahead of time. It is advised that students begin working on their chapter review work early to avoid being overloaded at the end of the unit.

The following are the required sections that will be collected for Ch. 2 The Cell Theory

Page 45, #1-2
Page 56, #1-2
Page 59, Reviewing Key Terms (ALL)
Page 60, Multiple Choice #1-8; True and False #1-8
Page 61, Concept Mastery #1-6

The due date for this work will be announced as the test date draws closer.

Ch2-1 The Cell Theory

Ch2-2 Structure and Function of Cells

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Key Dates!!!

Ch.1 Homework

All work is due the day before the test day and will be collected on the day of the test. Directions for this assignment have been distributed and discussed in class, and is available for download off of the blog. The exact day this assignment is due will be determined by the class progress and will be announced to the students at least 1 week ahead of time. It is advised that students begin working on their chapter review work early to avoid being overloaded at the end of the unit.

The following are the required sections that will be collected for Ch. 1 The Nature of Life

Page 18, Section Review #1-3
Page 27, Section Review #1-4
Page 33, Section Review #1-3
Page 37, Section Review #1-3
Page 39, Reviewing Key Terms (ALL)
Page 40, Multiple Choice #1-8 and True/False #1-7
Page 41, Concept Mastery #1-4

To be submitted on Sept. 14th

Ch1-1

Ch1-2 Mass and Weight

Ch1-3 Volume and Density

Ch1-1 The Origin of Life

Ch1-2 Characteristics of Living Things

Ch1-3 Needs of Living Things

Ch1-4 The Chemistry of Life