Ms. Roth

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Only 4 more days until Spring Break!!  We can do THIS!

DAILY AGENDA:

•      Newton's Laws Video (18 mins.)
•      Notes and Discussed section 10.4 - Newton's Third Law of Motion
•     Mathwise for chapter 10

HOMEWORK:

•      You only have homework if you did not finish the Mathwise for chapter 10 in class!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

•      Simple Machines Project and quiz on Thursday
•      Chapter 10 test on Friday (section 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4)

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

REMINDER:

•   CRCT REVIEW FRIDAY at 8:10 a.m. in 8B4!!
•   SIMPLE MACHINES PHOTO ESSAY - THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD
•   Download simple_machine_project.doc
•   CHAPTER 10 TEST - FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH

DAILY AGENDA:

• Turned in "What is a Newton?" lab from Wednesday
• Completed 10.2
• Created 10.3 Cornell Notes
• Prepared for the "Balloon Racer lab" on Friday

HOMEWORK:  10. 4 STUDY GUIDE - only if you have not previously completed!

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth :)

March 25th, Tuesday

UPCOMING:

•        THURSDAY: APRIL 3RD!!  SIMPLE MACHINES PHOTO ESSAY PROJECT
•        FRIDAY: APRIL 4TH - CHAPTER 10 TEST

DAILY AGENDA FOR MARCH 25TH:

•      Discussed 10.2 - Newton's 2nd law of motion
•      Discussed and corrected Velocity and Acceleration problems (entry #4)
•      Classwork: Time vs. Distance graphing activity (#6)

HOMEWORK: 

•      You only have homework tonight if you did not complete the graphing activity in class.

REMEMBER!!!!  Do not delay on taking your photos for your project!  Start NOW!

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth

March 21st

Happy Friday to All!

March Madness is upon us (GO VOLS!).  I hope your teams are doing well UNLESS they are playing TENNESSEE!  (just kidding!) We have had a very busy week in our new unit FORCE AND MOTION!  I will let you know on Monday when your next test will be.  Some of you have requested the powerpoint from Wednesday - Download forces_and_motion.ppt

DAILY AGENDA FOR 3/21/08:

•     discussed speed/acceleration problems
•     discussed 10.1 and checked/corrected the 10.1 study guide
•      created Cornell notes for section 10.1

HOMEWORK:

•      only if you did not complete the notes for section 10.1

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Roth

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

DAILY AGENDA:

•      Watched an 8 minute video on Velocity/Acceleration
•      Think/Pair/Share Activity with Velocity/Acceleration Problems
•      Working with a partner you will discuss and work 11 of 22 problems of your choosing

CLASSWORK PROCEDURE: 

•          Choose 5 Velocity problems
•          Choose 5 Acceleration problems
•          Choose 1 challenge question

HOMEWORK:

•    - Only if you did not complete the above assignment in class 
•     -You will have to complete the remaining problems on your own

MAKE-LAB: 

•      Any student that missed any of the 3 labs last week needs to come to my room by 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday to make-up missed lab!!!!

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

JUST A REMINDER:

•       - TOMORROW IS PJ DAY FOR RELAY FOR LIFE....PJ'S ONLY (no hats)!!!
•      -  DON'T FORGET CRCT REVIEW FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:10 A.M.!!!  Tomorrow we will be reviewing electron configuration, balancing equations, and types of reactions!  Refreshments will be served.

DAILY AGENDA:

•      Chapter 9 "Tiz"  over sections 9.1 and 9.3
•      The Iditarod part of the packet is due tomorrow.  The rest of the packet is due on Monday. 

UPCOMING ON FRIDAY:

•      3RD and final part of the lab covering inertia, friction, gravity, and momentum
•      Begin chapter 10

Yea!  We survived another week of 8th grade!!! :)

Mrs. Roth

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

DAILY AGENDA 3/12/08:

•      Turned in the finished labs from Monday and Tuesday
•      Read article on the Iditarod Dog Sled Race (1800 km) and calculated the average speed of the dog team from the start to the finish of the race taking into account the checkpoint stops. 
•      Discussed Velocity, Distance and Time problems that will be on the Quest.

HOMEWORK:

      STUDY FOR THE QUEST ON THURSDAY - SECTIONS 19.1 AND 19.3 ONLY!

     Know the formulas for speed and acceleration and how to manipulate the formulas

     Know how to  apply the formulas for given situation problems

Have a great afternoon! :)

UPCOMING:  CRCT REVIEW ON FRIDAY MORNING!

Mrs. Roth   

    

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

DAILY AGENDA: 

•     Completed day two the Lab

HOMEWORK:

•     Velocity and Distance Problems W.S. (entry #4)
•     Position vs. Time Graphs W.S. (entry #5)

REMINDER:  The "tiz" or "quest" is on Thursday over section 9.1 and 9.3 only!

CRCT REVIEW ON FRIDAYS - This week we will be reviewing Balancing Equations, 4 types of Chemical Reactions. 

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth

March 10th, 2008

Monday - 3/10/08

DAILY AGENDA:

     Began an series of labs that will take a minimum of two-days to complete:

•          Rolling Along
•          Bottle Bowling
•          Bottle Demolition Derby

HOMEWORK:  No written assignment

                     Remember there is a "Tiz" or if you prefer "Quest" on Thursday over sections 9.1  and 9.3 on Thursday, March  13th, 2008

Have a great afternoon!

Mrs. Roth

March 7th, 2008

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Daily agenda for 3/7/08:

•      Completed the Force and motion powerpoint (see Thursday' s BLOG to download)
•      Checked the 9.1 study guide
•      Completed the 9.3 study guide and mathwise problems - Due on Monday!

MONDAY - We will begin a two-day lab.

UPCOMING:  Monday/Tuesday - Lab

                    Thursday - Quest on section 9.1 and 9.3

Have an awesome weekend!

Mrs. Roth