Class Dojo Parent Letter

Get your parent letter signed and bring it back to class!

You need a parent signature and their email address in order to get full credit for the assignment.

Below you will find a copy of the letter I sent home to your parents.  

Team Michigan due date: 12/12

Team Howard due date: 12/13

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Dear Parent or Guardian,

I wanted to write home today to tell you about ClassDojo, a new teacher tool I will be using in Science class to help build your student’s learning habits and boost classroom engagement.

ClassDojo allows me to track student behavior and learning skills throughout the day!   

One of the great features of ClassDojo is that it allows me to send you a “behavior and skills report” every Friday by email.  My hope is that this will bring you and me closer together and help you better understand the progress of your student on a week to week basis.                             

For homework tonight I’ve asked your student to have you fill out this form so I can get your email address.  Thank you very much!

Best wishes,

Cecilia Bonaduce

Student name: _______________________________________

Parent name: _______________________________________

Parent email address: ___________________________________

Parent signature ____________________________________

Notebook Display Board Assignment DUE THURSDAY (honors) TUESDAY (avid)

Use your notes to make a mini-display board for Redi's experiment or Pasteur's experiment.  You do not need to buy a display or poster board for this assignment! Do this assignment on notebook paper or copy paper.

Include: Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedures, Data/Observations, Results and Conclusion

If you need help or your notes are not complete use the internet to find out the missing components!

Google "redi's experiment" or "pasteur's broth experiment" for good resources

Science Fair Proposal Homework due Tuesday/Wednesday

Draft a proposal for your science fair project. Remember, your project must be based on a QUESTION that can be answered using the SCIENTIFIC METHOD. It must be an experiment, not a demonstration or a model.

Choose a topic that interests you and have fun with this assignment!


Your proposal includes:
1. Your question
2. Your Hypothesis
3. Your potential experiment (procedure) - how will you find the answer to your question?
4. Partner's name (optional)
5. Parent signature



Have a great weekend!

Poster Project Due Friday 11/30 and Monday 12/3

•Use the word you copied down in class to complete this assignment

If you lost or did not copy down your word - comment here and I will give you one

Criteria for success:

Your poster includes…

–Your word in BIG bold writing

–An image associated with your word

–The definition of your word 

Thanksgiving Homework

HAPPY THANKSGIVING SCHOLARS!!

Research a plant in your neighborhood 

•Criteria For Success: a Plant Paper includes…

–The name of the plant and where you found it

–A picture, drawing or piece (lead, dried flower etc) of the plant

–At least 3 facts about that plant

•Form the internet

•Based on your family or your observations (when does it bloom? When does it die? Does it have a fruit or pollen?)

•If you do two plants in your area I will give extra credit

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Study Guide Homework Assignment

We have a test next class for both Honors and AVID!!  Make sure you complete the study guide for homework. Use your notes to complete the study guide posted below.

REMEMBER: if every student completes the study guide your class will be allowed to use the guide while taking the test.

•Definition, formula and units:

–Speed

–Velocity

–Acceleration

–Work

–Force

•Define and write an example of:

–Newton’s First, Second and Third Laws

–Unbalanced vs. Balanced Forces

–Inertia

–Friction

–Kinetic vs. Potential Energy

–The 6 types of energy

–Energy transformation

–Convection, conduction and radiation  

GOOD LUCK! :)


-Ms. B

6 Types of Energy Homework - DUE 11/7 AVID 11/8 HONORS

Instructions: Find six images that each represent one of the six types of energy that we reviewed in class.  You may draw these images, cut them out of a magazine or print them off of the internet.

Criteria for Success: This homework assignment includes...

1. Six separate images (one for each type of energy)
2. Each image must be labeled with the name of the energy it represents

You may use any size paper to complete this assignment.

REMEMBER: the six types of energy are Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear and Electromagnetic.  Electromagnetic energy is anything that has waves.  For example, sound travels as sound waves so this is a type of electromagnetic energy.  Light, from visible to ultraviolet etc, also travels as a wave.  

HOMEWORK DUE 10/24 and 10/25

Complete the worksheet about simple machines that was handed out during class. I have uploaded a copy of the worksheet here.

REMEMBER: You have your second quiz on motion on Thursday (HONORS) or Friday (AVID)!!!

Name________________________
Date_________________________

Class Period _________________

Machine HOMEWORK:

1. Find an example of each of the simple machines around your house or around school. Write the name of the machine on the line under the simple machine that it represents.

1. Lever

2. Pulley

3. Inclined Plane

4. Wedge

5. Wheel

6. Screw

2. Name a machine that is made up of two or more of the simple machines above. For example, a bicycle (you may not use this for your answer).

3. Define input work and output work.

TESTING WEEK!!!

Hello Students!

This week we are taking the FAST tests!  Remember to go to ADVISORY in the morning. This is where you will be taking your exams. These tests are important! They help us (your teachers) adjust our teaching to make sure we are giving you what you need to succeed, get through high school and into college.  Take them seriously and remember to FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS.

Here are some tips to help you get through the week:

1. Get a full night’s sleep. Your goal is to sleep for 8 hours each night this week.  School starts at 8:10 so you probably are awake by 7:00am.  This means go to bed before 11:00pm!!! If you wake up before 7:00am you need to go to sleep earlier. 

2. Wake up with plenty of time before the test. You don’t want to be rushed the morning of a stressful test. You’ve got enough going on that running behind can really hurt you. Make sure you have time to wake up, shower, eat, and review before you leave your apartment.

3. Eat a healthy breakfast. Even though your brain is awake, it won’t be functioning at its highest until the rest of your body has been nourished. Opt for a well balanced breakfast with protein and carbohydrates. Scramble some eggs or eat Greek yogurt with fruit or honey and granola.  Your brain can ONLY use glucose for energy so make sure you are eating protein (meat, eggs yogurt) AND starch/glucose (cereal, bread, fruit) in the morning.

4. Warm up your brain!! We always start class with a "warm-up" so you can do your best thinking during class.  Read part of the newspaper, write out PEMDAS or read a few pages from a book. It doesn't matter what you work on so long as you get your brain going! 

5. Relax. Before starting your test take a few moments at your desk to just breathe. If you’re overly stressed then you won’t be able to think as clearly as you would otherwise. Getting a good oxygen flow to your brain and the rest of your body will help boost your mood and your score.


The test is long and it will test not only what you know but your perseverance.  Remember that as you are working.  The exam is also testing your ability to stay focused on a task for an extended period of time. You can do it!!!!


We are all cheering for you here at Drew!


-Ms. B

HONORS and AVID paragraph/keyword assignment

¡Write a paragraph using all of the following words (10): 

Physics 

Isaac Newton

Motion

Inertia

Speed

Acceleration 

Force

Rolling Friction 

Gravity 

Work

¡The paragraph must MAKE SENSE it cannot be a series of definitions. The author of the best paragraph will win a Falcon Buck

Be creative!  You can write a story, a news article, a poem, a song, anything you want so long as you use the ten Physics words

¡Underline the assigned words (10) in your paragraph

Due Friday for Honors (10/12) and Monday for AVID (10/15)

NOTEBOOK REWRITE UPDATE

Hello Scholars!

I posted the notes but Blogger (this website) had it set on "private" so no one could see them! I apologize for that and hope this did not affect people negatively this weekend.

For those of you who were absent more than 3 times or students who are new to my class you have until Wednesday (HONORS) or Thursday (AVID) to turn the notes in.

Students who have been present should have completed this assignment regardless of being able to access my notes.  I was only posting the notes for the students who have been absent a lot or new to my class.


Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! Don't forget to do your homework!!

The assignment is posted below this post - rewrite your notes in perfect Cornell style for the scientific method, speed, acceleration and Newton's Laws.

The notes that I posted can be found by looking at the top of this website. There is a tab that says "class notes."


-Ms. B

Notebook Re-Write HONORS due Monday, 10/8 AVID due Tuesday 10/9

Assignment: Students are to review their Science notes on the scientific method, speed, acceleration and Newton's Laws and re-write them in perfect Cornell style.  The notes should have a left-hand margin with key-words and questions, a right-hand section with notes and a summary at the bottom of EVERY page.  You have several days to work on this assignment!

Scientific Method
Speed
Acceleration
Newton's Laws

Due Date: Honors: 10/8 AVID 10/9

Materials: Science notes, paper, pen or pencil, highlighting is optional but encouraged

Helpful Hints: Work with friends!  Spend time with some of your fellow scholars and share notes. This is a great way to talk about Science and make sure everyone has all of the material.  If you came into my class later during the year, copy notes from a friend!

Reasoning: I made it through college by using the Notebook Re-Write as a study tool. This will help students perfect their note-taking skills, Cornell skills specifically, which is required a Drew. Also, it will give the students an opportunity to review everything that we have covered so far. Our exam (in 3 weeks) will be comprehensive. It is important that students remember the things that we learned on day one as well as the things they are learning right now.

AVID students will begin being graded on their AVID notebooks. This means that their Cornell notes need to be done correctly. This assignment gives scholars the opportunity to correct and complete their notes, get credit for doing this assignment and improve their notebooks before we do our AVID notebook checks!

HONORS students are required to have Cornell notes. Though Team Michigan does not grade the notebooks collectively, I do notebook checks. In order to get credit for the next NB check I will need to see that all students have Cornell notes.

Action-Reaction Forces AVID due 10/3 HONORS Due 10/2

Due Date:  Tuesday, October 2 for HONORS
Due Date  AVID: Wednesday, October 3 for AVID
Assignment: Use magazines, internet-images or drawings to create an illustration of action-reaction forces.
Materials Needed: plain white paper, scissors, glue or tape, markers

Examples:










Helpful Information:
Remember: When you jump, you push on the ground with your feet. This is the action force.  The ground pushes back on your feet with an equal and opposite force. This is the reaction force. You move upward from the jump because the ground is pushing you!



More Information: Action-reaction forces, though equal and opposite, do not cancel each other out because they act on different objects. Think about a volleyball player: when bumping the ball, the player esters an upward force on the ball. In return, the ball exerts an equal but opposite force on the wrist of the player. The action and reaction forces are acting on different objects (ball acts on wrist, wrist acts on ball)!

Compare and contrast the volleyball example above to this one: think about two volleyball players extorting equal and opposite forces on the ball. This would cancel out because both forces are being applied to the ball!  (hands act on ball and other hands act on ball)

Newton's Laws Diagrams AVID

Due Date: Monday, 10/1 (AVID)
Assignment: Create a diagram depicting the first two laws of motion

If you have not completed your quiz that should be your #1 priority this weekend. I will still give credit but there will be some point deductions for this late work.  For instructions about correcting your quiz reference the blog post below entitled "Homework 9/24 9/25 9/26"

The homework due Monday (AVID) is to make a diagram of Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion. Do this on a blank sheet of white paper.

Directions: Take a blank sheet of paper and create an image depicting Newton's First Law and Newton's Second Law.  Be sure to include an explanation of the diagram. An explanation may be as simple as stating the law, labeling the parts of the drawing or telling a story.  Be creative!

If you have questions you may email me at cecilia.bonaduce@pgcps.org or comment on the blog posts!  

Homework due 9/24, 9/25, 9/26

Honors and AVID students must correct their quizzes for homework.
Students will be able to earn points back for their quiz by completing this assignment.  Points will only be given to students who meet all of the assignment requirements.

NOTE: the various due dates are based on what class you are in, check your agenda books to double check you due date.

Requirements:
- explain why incorrect answers are incorrect
- show all work to find the correct answers
- do this on a separate sheet of paper and be prepared to turn in your original quiz as well as your corrections

Velocity and Acceleration

1.  Motion is measured by comparing position to a stationary ___________________ .

A. vector                                    C. graph origin

     B. reference point                     D. displacement

2. What two things make up velocity? _________and __________            

3. You know that a car is traveling at a speed of 100 km/h -----------------.  What what else do you need to know to find the velocity of the car?

A. the brand of the car                   C. the length of the car

B. the direction the car is going     D. the distance the car traveled

____  4. Acceleration measures a change in:

A. location                                      C. position

B. velocity                                      D. direction

____  5. Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

A. a school bus coming to a stop

B. a car turning right into a parking lot

C. a person walking on a treadmill at a steady rate

D. an airplane speeding up along a runway

6-10. Complete the chart. Be sure to write out the UNITS for each answer.

Distance	Time	Speed	Triangle
50 centimeters	10 seconds	6.__________
9 kilometers	3 hours	7.__________
8.________	7 minutes	3 km/minute
45 meters	9._______	5 m/minute
10._______	12 seconds	4 mm/sec