Thursday, May 31, 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012


7-02 Science

Building/Work Period for Bridge Project

Homework
Project Presentations will be Thursday, June 14





8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Projects 

Homework
Rube Goldberg Presentations will be now be Thursday, June 7

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012


7-01 Science

Research Period for Project

Homework
Structures Test will be Wednesday, June 6. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook


7-02 Science

Research Period for Project

Homework
Project Presentations will be Thursday, June 14


7-03 Science

Research Period for Project

Homework
Structures Test will be Friday, June 1. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook



8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Projects 

Homework
Rube Goldberg Presentations will be Wednesday, June 6




Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

7-01 Science

Research Period for Project


Homework
Structures Test will be Wednesday, June 6. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook







8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Projects 

Homework
Rube Goldberg Presentations will be Wednesday, June 6





8-02 Science 

Worked on Rube Goldberg Projects

Homework
Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11


8-03 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects (Posters due at the end of this period!!!)

Homework
1) Posters must be done by the end of Tuesday, May 29 class
2) Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11

Monday, May 28, 2012

Monday, May 28, 2012


7-03 Science 

1) Took up "The Joint" (page 21) and "Structures Questions" (page 22)
2) Reviewed for Test
3) Assigned Bridge Project

Homework
Structures Test will be Friday, June 1. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook





8-02 Science 

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects (Posters due at the end of this period!!!)

Homework
Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11


8-03 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects

Homework
1) Posters must be done by the end of Tuesday, May 29 class
2) Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11

Friday, May 25, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012

7-01 Science 

1) Assigned and collected "Forces That Can Act On Structures Assignment" (page 16)
2) Assigned Bridge Project

Homework
Structures Test will be Wednesday, June 6. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook




7-02 Science

Wrote Structures Test

Homework
No Homework





7-03 Science 

1) Assigned and collected "Forces That Can Act On Structures Assignment" (page 16)
2) Went over notes page 18 to 20 with students
3) Assigned "The Joint" (page 21) and "Structures Questions" (page 22) and took up before the end of class

Homework
1) "The Joint" (page 21) and "Structures Questions" (page 22)
2) Structures Test will be Friday, June 1. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook


8-02 Science 

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects

Homework
1) Posters must be done by the end of Monday, May 28 class
2) Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11


8-03 Science

Watched video


Homework
1) Posters must be done by the end of Tuesday, May 29 class
2) Project Presentations will be Monday, June 11





Thursday, May 24, 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012

7-02 Science

1) Reviewed for Test
2) Research Period for Bridge Projects


Homework
Structures Test will be now be Friday, May 25. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook



8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects (Posters were due today!!!)

Homework
Rube Goldberg Presentations will be Wednesday, June 6

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

7-01 Science 

1) Copied "Other Important Factors in Building a Structure" (page 18) and "Joints" (page 20)
2) Took up "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)
3) Handed out "Shape and Materials" (page 19)
4) Went over Table of Contents

Homework
Structures Test will be Wednesday, June 6. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook




7-02 Science

1) Assigned and collected "Forces That Can Act on Structures Assignment" (page 16)
2) Assigned Bridge Project

Homework
Structures Test will be now be Friday, May 25. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook





7-03 Science 

1) Copied "Other Important Factors in Building a Structure" (page 18) and "Joints" (page 20)
2) Took up "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)
3) Handed out "Shape and Materials" (page 19)
4) Went over Table of Contents

Homework
Structures Test will be Friday, June 1. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook


8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters and Projects

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Posters are due next class at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Presentations will be Wednesday, June 5

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012


7-01 Science

1) Assigned and collected "Classification of Structures Assignment" (page 8)
2) Assigned "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)

Homework
1) "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15) is due next class
2) Structures Test will be Tuesday, June 5. It will cover Page 2 to 22 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook




8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

Worked on Posters and Projects

Homework
1) Posters are to be done by the end of the period Friday, or they are done for homework for Monday
2) Project Presentations will now be Tuesday, June 5

Friday, May 18, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

7-01 Science and 7-03 Science

Watched Video

Homework
No Homework


7-02 Science

Watched Video


Homework
Structures Test will be Thursday, May 24. It will cover Page 2 to 21 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook


8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Posters


Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment (Poster) is due Tuesday, May 22
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Friday, June 1

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

7-02 Science

1) Took up Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)
2) Went over notes page 18 to 20 with students
3) Assigned "The Joint" (page 21) and "Structures Questions" (page 22) and took up before the end of class

Homework
Structures Test will be Thursday, May 24. It will cover Page 2 to 21 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook

8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Project

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Poster Assignment is due Tuesday, May 22 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Tuesday, May 31

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7-01 Science

Watched video on Bridge Collapses

Homework
No Homework



7-02 Science

1) Copied "Other Important Factors in Building a Structure" (page 18) and "Joints" (page 20)
2) Took up "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14)
3) Handed out "Shape and Materials" (page 19)

Homework
1) Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 is due next class
2) Structures Test will be Thursday, May 24. It will cover Page 2 to 21 in your notes and  Page 100 to 115 in your textbook




7-03 Science

Watched Bridge Video

Homework
No Homework



8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Project

Homework

1) Rube Goldberg Poster Assignment is now due Tuesday, May 22 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project is now due Tuesday, May 31

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012


7-01 Science 

1) Copied "Forces in Structures" (page 9)
2) Took up "What's the Difference" (page 6) and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)
3) Handed out "Internal Forces" (page 10) and went over
4) Assigned "Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13)

Homework
"Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13) is due next class



8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Assignment and Project

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Poster Assignment is now due Tuesday, May 22 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project is now due Tuesday, May 31


8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Assignment and Project


Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment (Poster) is due Tuesday, May 22
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Friday, June 1


Monday, May 14, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012


7-03 Science

1) Took up "Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13)
2) Assigned and collected "Classification of Structures Assignment" (page 8)
3) Assigned "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)

Homework
"Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15) is due next class


8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

Wrote Chapter 5 Test

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment (Poster) is due Tuesday, May 22
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Friday, June 1

Friday, May 11, 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012


7-01 Science 

1) Put up Table of Contents for 5 minutes
2) Handed out "Understanding Bridges" (page 17) worksheet and answered while watching the video

Homework
"Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13) is now due next class


7-02 Science

1) Put up Table of Contents for 5 minutes
2) Handed out "Understanding Bridges" (page 17) worksheet and answered while watching the video


Homework
"Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15) is now due next class



7-03 Science

1) Put up Table of Contents for 5 minutes
2) Handed out "Understanding Bridges" (page 17) worksheet and answered while watching the video

Homework
"Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15) is now due next class


8-02 Science

1) Reviewed for Test
2) Took up "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46)
3) Assigned "Balloon Popper Project" and gave time line

Homework
Chapter 5 Test is Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.





8-03 Science

1) Reviewed for Test
2) Took up "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46)
3) Assigned "Balloon Popper Project" and gave time line

Homework
Chapter 5 Test is Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

7-02 Science

1) Assigned and collected "Classification of Structures Assignment" (page 8)
2) Took up "Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13)
3) Assigned "Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15)

Homework
"Forces That Can Act On Structures Crossword" (page 14) and Page 115# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 15) is due next class


8-01 Science

No class because of assembly!!!


Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment is due Wednesday, May 16 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Thursday, May 24

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wednesday, May 9, 2012


7-01 Science

1) Went over "Classifying Structures by Their Forms" (page 3)
2) Assigned "What's the Difference" (page 6) and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)
3) Gave the rest of the period to work on "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)

Homework
"In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7) is due next class


7-02 Science and 7-03 Science

1) Copied "Forces in Structures" (page 9)
2) Took up "What's the Difference" (page 6) and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)
3) Handed out "Internal Forces" (page 10) and went over
4) Assigned "Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13)

Homework
"Tension and Compression" (page 11), "Forces on Structures" (page 12), and "Built To Withstand Forces" (page 13) are due next class


8-01 Science

Worked on Rube Goldberg Assignment or Project

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment is due Wednesday, May 16 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project is due Thursday, May 24

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tuesday, May 8, 2012


7-01 Science

1) Handed out "The Great Pyramid" (page 4) and went over
2) Handed out "In the Name of Love" (page 5) and went over
3) Assigned "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5)
Homework
No Homework


8-01 Science

Assigned both the Rube Goldberg Project and Assignment and worked on the Assignment

Homework
1) Rube Goldberg Assignment is due Wednesday, May 16 at the latest
2) Rube Goldberg Project presentations are Thursday 24


8-02 Science

1) Took up "Simple Machines and Mechanisms Assignment" (page 41)
2) Assigned Rube Goldberg Assignment


Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due on Friday
2) Chapter 5 Test is now Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.


8-03 Science

Class was switched to Gym for today!

Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due on Friday
2) Chapter 5 Test is now Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.


Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday, May 7, 2012


7-03 Science

1) Went over "Classifying Structures by Their Forms" (page 3)
2) Assigned "What's the Difference" (page 6) and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)
3) Gave the rest of the period to work on "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)

Homework
"In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7) is due next class




8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

1) Handed out Rube Goldberg Assignment and went over
2) Showed examples of Rube Goldberg Devices


Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due on Friday
2) Chapter 5 Test is now Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012


7-01 Science 

1) Copied "Classifying Structures by Their Forms" (page 3)
2) Watched the rest of  "The Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World"
3) Completed note "The Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World" (page 2)

Homework
No Homework


7-02 Science

1) Went over "Classifying Structures by Their Forms" (page 3)
2) Assigned "What's the Difference" (page 6) and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)
3) Gave the rest of the period to work on "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7)

Homework
"In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5), "What's the Difference" (page 6), and "Classification of Structures Crossword (page 7) is due next class



7-03 Science


1) Handed out "The Great Pyramid" (page 4) and went over
2) Handed out "In the Name of Love" (page 5) and went over
3) Assigned "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5)
Homework
No Homework






8-02 Science 

1) Took up Page 150# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 45)
2) Assigned and collected "Efficiency Assignment" (page 47)
3) Assigned "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46)

Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due Tuesday
2) Chapter 5 Test is Friday, May 11. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.





8-03 Science 

1) Took up Page 150# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 45)
2) Assigned and collected "Efficiency Assignment" (page 47)
3) Assigned "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46)

Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due next Friday
2) Chapter 5 Test is now Monday, May 14. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

7-02 Science

1) Handed out "The Great Pyramid" (page 4) and went over
2) Handed out "In the Name of Love" and went over
3) Assigned "In the Name of Love Assignment" (page 5)
Homework
No Homework


8-01 Science

Wrote Chapter 5 Test

Homework
No Homework

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012


7-01 Science

Wrote Heat Test# 2

Homework
No Homework


7-02 Science and 7-03 Science

1) Copied "Classifying Structures by Their Forms" (page 3)
2) Watched the rest of  "The Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World"
3) Completed note "The Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World" (page 2)

Homework
No Homework


8-01 Science

1) Took up "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46)
2) Reviewed equations needed for test
3) Handed out Rube Goldberg Assignment information (will be assigned on Tuesday)
4) Showed some examples of Rube Goldbergs

Homework
Chapter 5 Test will be Thursday, May 3. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012


7-01 Science

1) Reviewed for test
2) Watched video "The Top 10 Architectural Wonders of the World"

Homework
Heat Test# 2 will be Wednesday, May 2 It will cover pages 24 to 40 in your notes and pages 301 to 321 in your textbook




8-01 Science

1) Assigned and collected "Efficiency Assignment" (page 47)
2) Went over Rube Goldberg Devices

Homework
1) "Review Questions page 152# 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17" (page 46) is due tomorrow
2) Chapter 5 Test will be Thursday, May 3. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.







8-02 Science and 8-03 Science

1) Took up Page 147# 1-3 (page 44)
2) Assigned Page 150# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 45)


Homework

1) Page 150# 1-3, 5, 6 (page 45) is due next class
2) Chapter 5 Test will now be Friday, May 11. It will cover all of chapter 5 from the textbook and pages 26 to 47 in your notes.