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__As a reminder__: Homework should be done everyday in Science. If the students have worked on a lab activity during a class, then that night's homework is to complete the lab report. If we have had class notes, then the homework is to review those notes and make the necessary vocabulary cards from those notes. The students should also read the pages in the textbook that we covered in those class notes. If a student wishes to do well on any Science test, it is highly recommended that studying the class notes begin at least 3 days before the test is given.

** Week of June 7 - June 10, 2018 **
Congratulations to all the 8th graders on a fantastic graduation! You will all do well in high school, I know. I wish all of you my best now and in the future. I will pray for you to know that God is with you always.

Remember: Love God, love your neighbor, and go transform the world!

= I wish everyone a very good and safe summer! I will miss all of you immensely next year! = = Mrs. O. =


 * Week of May 28 - June 1, 2018 **
 * Monday** there is no school because of Memorial Day.


 * Tuesday** the students either will have a group photo taken for their graduation OR they will see the end of the "Gravity" movie.


 * Wednesday** will be a discussion day in class time. We will discuss morality in Science.


 * Thursday and Friday** there are no classes for the 8th graders.

Congratulations to all the 8th graders upon their graduation from Christ King School. I am very proud of all of you!

 * Week of May 21 - May 25, 2018 **
 * Remember that the 8th grade final exam in Science will be on the vocabulary that we have studied so far this year. The students received the study guide for this exam the week we returned from our Easter vacation. All students should have begun studying for this exam already. The exam will take place in two parts on Tuesday, May 22, and Wednesday, May 23. I will try to review 4 days in class time for the exam, but the bulk of the studying will have to take place at home. **
 * Monday** we will have the last review day before the end-of-the-year final exam in Science begins.


 * Tuesday** is the Science exam - Part 1 for the 8th graders.


 * Wednesday** is the Science exam - Part 2 for the 8th graders.


 * Thursday** we will go over the exam, then begin watching the movie.


 * Friday** we will continue to watch the movie.


 * Week of May 14 - May 18, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test on __Astronomy__, Chapter 4. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the test on __Astronomy__, Chapter 4. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #62, #63, and #64.


 * Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday** we will review in class time for the final exam. I will be collecting the __Astronomy__ textbooks from the 8th graders also.


 * Week of May 7 - May 11, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish up the lab activity from Thursday, then there will be class notes on measuring the distances in space, as well as how we actually measure those distances (page 130). We will begin a lab activity on parallax.


 * Tuesday** we will finish the lab on parallax. If there is time, the students will see a video on space distances.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on how we classify the stars into groups (pages 132 - 133). This will be followed by a lab activity on the H-R Diagram.


 * Thursday** we will finish up the lab on the H-R Diagram, then have class notes on the life cycle of stars and the other objects that are in space (pages 136 - 140).


 * Friday** will be class notes on the Big Bang Theory, and we will discuss the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. If there is time, the students will see a video on space.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Tuesday, May 15.


 * Week of April 30 - May 4, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish the lab activity on making a telescope, then have some class notes on other instruments that are used to study the stars (page 126). If there is time, we will have another lab activity.


 * Tuesday** we will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday, then do a second lab activity.


 * Wednesday** there will be class notes on the stars and constellations (page 126), followed by a video. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #59, # 60 and #61.


 * Thursday** will have class notes on the characteristics of stars (pages 127 - 129). Then there will be a lab activity on the kinds of radiation that come from space.


 * Friday** there will not be any Science classes because of Discovery Day.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Tuesday, May 15. === Remember that the final exam in Science will be on the vocabulary that we have studied so far this year. The students received the study guide for this exam the week we returned from our Easter vacation. All students should have begun studying for this exam already. The exam will take place in two parts on Tuesday, May 22, and Wednesday, May 23. I will try to review 4 days in class time for the exam. ===


 * Week of April 23 - 27, 2018 **
 * Monday and Tuesday** the students will continue and finish their work on their scale drawing of the solar system.


 * Wednesday** is the review day before the test. The Scale Drawing of the Solar System is due today from all groups. The students will be reminded that their Science Journals are due tomorrow.


 * Thursday** is the test on __Astronomy__, Chapter 3. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #58, as well as the Science Journal entry for this chapter.


 * Friday** we begin the next chapter in our textbook. There will be class notes on telescopes, followed by a lab activity using them.


 * Week of April 16 - 20, 2018 **
 * Monday** there will be class notes on the Kuiper Belt and the Trans-Neptunian Objects (pages 101 - 107). This finishes all the class notes for this chapter. The students can begin studying for their test. We will correct the activity that was done on Thursday also. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #54 and #55.


 * Tuesday** we will be doing a lab activity, then have some videos on the planets.


 * Wednesday** will be the start of a lab activity to draw the planets of our solar system. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #56 and #57.


 * Thursday** the students will continue the solar system lab activity that was begun yesterday.


 * Friday** I will not be in school. I will have a substitute teacher for my classes.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Thursday, April 26.


 * Week of April 9 - 13, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will have some class notes on Mercury and Venus (pages 86 - 88 in our textbook __Astronomy__). There will also be videos on these planets.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on Earth and Mars (pages 84 - 85 and pages 89 - 91). Again, there will be videos on these planets.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on the Asteroid Belt, Jupiter and Saturn (pages 94 - 98). The students will also see videos on them. Then there will be a lab activity.


 * Thursday** will have class notes on Uranus and Neptune (pages 99 - 100), followed by a lab activity about all the planets in our solar system.


 * Friday** will not have any Science class due to the field trip that is planned to Marquette High School at that time.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Thursday, April 26.


 * Week of March 26 - 28, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish the class notes on the history of Astronomy (pages 72 - 77 in our textbook, __Astronomy__), followed by a short activity in the students' Science Journals. Afterwards, there will be videos on the history of Astronomy.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on the parts of the sun (pages 78 - 82), then a lab activity about sunspots.


 * Wednesday** the students will finish the lab activity from yesterday, then watch a video about the sun.

There is no school on **Thursday and Friday** due to Easter vacation.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Thursday, April 26.


 * Week of March 19 - 23, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #50, #51, and #52.


 * Tuesday** is the test on __Astronomy__, Chapter 2. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #53, as well as the Science Journal.


 * Wednesday and Thursday** there are no Science classes for the 8th graders because of the practice and performance of the 8th grade plays.


 * Friday** we will begin the next chapter in our textbook. There will be class notes on the history of astronomy (pages 72 - 77).


 * Week of March 12 - 16, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be a lab activity on the kinds of satellite orbits.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on space probes and the International Space Station (pages 56 - 57). This will be followed by videos of the ISS.


 * Wednesday** will be a short class in which we will do a lab activity about the moon landings.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on the challenges of exploring space as well as the benefits of it. There will be videos on the ISS also.


 * Friday** will be a lab activity on moon craters.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Tuesday, March 20.


 * Week of March 5 - 9, 2018 **
 * Monday** we do the lab on the moon. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #47 and #48.


 * Tuesday** will be the review for the test. I will remind the students that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow for this chapter.


 * Wednesday** will be the **test** on __Astronomy__, Chapter 1.


 * Thursday** we begin the next chapter in our textbook. There will be class notes on rockets, NASA and ESA (pages 40 - 45). This will be followed by a lab activity.


 * Friday** will we discuss yesterday's lab activity, then have some class notes on exploring space (page 62). I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade the Science Journal entry, as well as Activity Report #49.


 * Week of February 26 - March 2, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will finish and discuss the lab activity that was begun on Thursday of last week. This will be followed by videos on the moon.


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity on the phases of the moon.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on eclipses (both solar and lunar) (pages 23 - 25), and then a lab activity on them. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #44, #45, and #46.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on the effects of the moon on the Earth, as well as on the formation of the moon (pages 26 - 27 and page 33).


 * Friday** will not have a class for Science. Mr. Bernacchi will be my sub.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Wednesday, March 7.


 * Week of February 19 - 23, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be class notes to begin the first chapter in our new textbook, __Astronomy__. We will discuss the Earth as a planet in space, as well as the Law of Universal Gravitation (pages 16 - 19). There also will be a short video.


 * Tuesday** there will be class notes on why the Earth has different seasons (pages 10 - 13), then a lab activity about it.


 * Wednesday** we will discuss yesterday's lab, the do another lab activity about the moon.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on the moon (pages 30 - 32). We will also look at internet information on the moon. The students will begin a lab activity on the moon.


 * Friday** there is no school because of the teacher in-service.

The **test** on this new chapter will be on Wednesday, March 7.


 * Week of February 12 - 16, 2018 **
 * Monday** will be the test on __Earth's Changing Surface__, Chapter 4. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #42 and #43, as well as the Science Fair self-evaluation and the Science Journal entry.


 * Tuesday** there will not be any Science classes for the 8th graders because of the Mardi Gras work that day.


 * Wednesday** we will begin the next textbook, __Astronomy__. There will be a Quick Write.


 * Thursday and Friday** there will not be any school for the students.
 * Week of February 5 - 9, 2018 **
 * Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday** the students will continue to work on their geologic timelines of the history of the Earth. The timeline is due on Monday, February12.


 * Thursday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Friday** is the **test** on __Earth's Changing Surface__, Chapter 4. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #42 and #43, as well as the Science Fair self-evaluation and the Science Journal for this chapter.


 * Week of January 29 - February 2, 2018 **
 * Monday** will have class notes on dinosaurs, followed by a lab activity about them. If there is time, I hope to show a video on them also.


 * Tuesday** the students will begin their Geologic Time Scale lab activity. This lab activity will take the next 6 class periods to complete.


 * Wednesday and Thursday** the students will continue working on their Geologic Time Scale lab.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Friday, February 9.


 * Week of January 22 - 26, 2018 **
 * Monday** is Science Fair judging day!


 * Tuesday** the students will be in South Hall presenting their Science Fair projects to the lower grade students.


 * Wednesday** the students will write thank you letters to their judges.


 * Thursday** the 8th graders will write Science Fair self-evaluations into their Science Journals. Then there will be class notes on the history of the Earth (pages 130 - 141).


 * Friday** we will continue the class notes on the history of the Earth.

The **test** on this chapter will not be until Friday, February 9.


 * Week of January 15 - 19, 2018 **
 * Monday** there will be a lab activity.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on absolute dating of rock layers and fossils (pages 123 - 126). We will do a lab activity on absolute dating also.


 * Wednesday** we will finish up yesterday's lab activity, then have class notes on the Theory of Evolution (page 116 in our textbook, __Earth's Changing Surface__). I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #39, #40, and #41.


 * Thursday and Friday** we will discuss expectations for the Science Fair.


 * Week of January 8 - 12, 2018 **
 * Monday** we will discuss the Science Fair**.**


 * Tuesday** we will discuss the lab activity that was done in class on Friday, then have class notes on the different types of fossils (pages 110 and pages 114 - 116). The students will also do a lab activity on fossils.


 * Wednesday** will be another lab activity on fossils.


 * Thursday** there will be class notes on the relative ages of rock layers (pages 117 - 121), followed by a lab activity.


 * Friday** we will again discuss the Science Fair.

The **test** on this chapter will not be until Friday, February 9.


 * Week of January 4 - 5, 2018 **
 * Thursday** we will begin our next textbook, __Earth's Changing Surface__. There will be a Quick Write, and then we will begin discussing the history of the Earth.


 * Friday** there will be class notes on paleontology (pages 110 and pages 114 - 116). There will be a lab activity on the limitations of paleontology.

The **test** on this material will be Friday, February 9.


 * Week of December 18 - 22, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test tomorrow. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Earth's Waters__, Chapters 3 & 4. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #34, #35, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday** will be a video on the oceans and the life forms in them.


 * Thursday and Friday** there is no school due to Christmas vacation.


 * Week of December 11 - 15, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will discuss the lab activity that the students did on Friday, then have some class notes from our textbook, __Earth's Water__. These notes will be on the surface currents in the oceans (pages 116 - 121). This will be followed by a lab activity about them. All the Science Fair graphing work th at the students did in the past 2 weeks is due today.


 * Tuesday** we will finish up the lab activity from yesterday, then have class notes on the shape of the ocean's floor (pages 134 - 136). The students will also do a lab activity on it. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #32 and #33.


 * Wednesday** we will discuss the lab activity from yesterday, then have class notes on the life and the resources in the oceans (page 141 - 157).


 * Thursday** we will finish up all the class notes for these chapters (pages 158 - 164). We will discuss ways that the oceans can be protected. This will be followed by a lab activity on the sources of ocean pollution. The students can now begin to study for their test, as well as do their Science Journal entry.


 * Friday** will be a video on the life in the oceans. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #34 and #35.

The **test** on these chapters is this Tuesday, December 19.


 * Week of December 4 - 8, 2017 **
 * Monday** will have some Science Fair testing being done, then we will discuss the lab activity that we did on Friday. This will be followed by some videos on freshwater pollution.


 * Tuesday** is the review day before the test. The students are reminded that their Science Journal is due tomorrow. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #29 and #30.


 * Wednesday** is the **test** on __Earth's Waters__, Chapters 1 & 2. I again will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #31, as well as the Science Journal entry for these chapters.


 * Thursday** we will begin the next chapters. These chapters deal with Earth's oceans. There will be class notes on the oceans in general and on the tides (pages 102 - 106). If there is time, the students will do a lab activity on the tides.


 * Friday** I will have the 8th graders for two class periods again, just like I did last Friday. During the regular class time, there will be some class notes on ocean currents (pages 116 - 121), followed by a lab activity about them. The second class period will be in the computer lab to learn graphing skills for Science Fair.


 * Week of November 27 - December 1, 2017 **
 * Monday** will start the next textbook, __Earth's Waters__. There will be class notes (pages 6 - 11 and pages 16 - 17), followed by a lab activity.


 * Tuesday** will be a lab activity.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on water on the surface of the Earth, as well as underground (pages 19 - 39 and pages 78 - 83). This will be followed by videos on water problems on the Earth.


 * Thursday** is class notes on freshwater pollution on the Earth (pages 68 - 77). There will be a video also.


 * Friday** is a lab activity on determining the hardness of water. I will also see the 8th graders in the computer lab today to work on graphing skills for Science Fair.

Since this is a very short chapter, the **test** on this chapter is on Wednesday of this coming week, December 6.
 * Week of November 20 - 24, 2017 **
 * Monday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #24, #25, and #26.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Sound and Light__, Chapters 3 & 4. I will again be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks. This time I will be grading Activity Reports #27 and #28, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday, Thursday and Friday** there is no school because of the Thanksgiving break.

I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

 * Week of November 13 - 17, 2017 **
 * Monday** there will be class notes on visible light and its properties (pages 106 - 109, and pages 119 - 123). There will then be a lab activity on light.


 * Tuesday** we will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday.


 * Wednesday** there will be class notes on reflected and diffracted light (pages 113 - 118). This finishes all the class notes for these chapters. The students will be assigned their Science Journal entry. They can also begin studying for the test next week. This will be followed by a lab activity on the properties of light.


 * Thursday** we will finish yesterday's lab activity and begin another lab activity on light.


 * Friday** will be another lab activity on light.

The **test** on these chapters will be Tuesday, November 21 (before Thanksgiving).


 * Week of November 6 - 10, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will return to the textbook, Sound and Light, to finish Chapters 3 & 4. There will be a Quick Write, followed by some class notes on the electromagnetic spectrum (pages 74 - 79).


 * Tuesday** there will be class notes on the different kinds of EM radiation (pages 74 - 79), then a lab activity showing how we use the EM radiation everyday.


 * Wednesday** there will be class notes on visible light (pages 106 - 109 and pages 119 - 123). Since Reconciliation is scheduled for sometime this morning, it is possible that there will not be an 8th grade Science class today.

**Wednesday** from 4:00 - 8:00 pm and **Thursday** from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm will be parent-teacher-student conferences. Students are expected to attend these conferences!

 * Friday** there is no school.


 * Week of October 30 - November 3, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will not have a Science class because of the Rake and Run Service Project taking place. However, I remind the 8th graders that 3 things are due today for the Science Fair. The students know their test is Wednesday and that they should have their Science Journal done at that time. See the page on Science Fair, 2018 on this website.


 * Tuesday** there will be a lab activity on the metric system. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #20, # 21, and #22.


 * Wednesday** will be the review day before the test. I remind the students that their Science Journal is due tomorrow.


 * Thursday** is the **test** on the textbook, __The Nature of Science and Technology__.


 * Friday** there is **no school for the 8th graders** because of the high school testing taking place today.


 * Week of October 23 - 27, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will finish the class notes on the metric system (pages 44 - 53). Then the students will do a lab activity on metric conversions.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on technology and its uses in our modern society (pages 88 - 91). This will be followed by a lab activity using the metric system.


 * Wednesday** the students will finish the lab activity that was begun yesterday, then begin another lab activity. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #17, #18, and #19.


 * Thursday** the students will finish the lab that was begun yesterday.


 * Friday** I will not be in school. There will be a substitute teacher for me.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Thursday, November 2.


 * Week of October 16 - 20, 2017 **
 * Monday** I will be assigning the **Science Fair Project**. I will hand out the project's packet of information and we will discuss the various aspects of the project.


 * Tuesday** we will begin the next chapters in our new textbook, __The Nature of Science and Technology__ (Chapters 1, 2 and 3). There will be a Quick Write, followed by class notes on various scientific and observational skills necessary for the Science Fair Project (pages 6 - 12).


 * Wednesday** there will be a lab activity.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on the Scientific Method (pages 13 - 22). This will be followed by a lab activity.


 * Friday** there will be class notes on setting up proper scientific experiments (pages 16 - 21). Then there will be a lab activity.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Thursday, November 2.


 * Week of October 9 - 13, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test on Wednesday. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due on Wednesday.


 * Tuesday** there will not be a regular Science class since I will be gone at the 6th grade retreat.


 * Wednesday** will be the **test** on __Sound and Light__, Chapters 1 & 2. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #15, #16, and the Science Journal.

There is no school on **Thursday and Friday** due to the Teacher Convention.


 * Week of October 2 - 6, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will finish the lab activity that they worked on last week. Then we will begin a Quick Write on the next two chapters in our new textbook, __Sound and Light__.


 * Tuesday** will be class notes on the different kinds of waves (pages 6 - 10). This will be followed by a lab activity on waves.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on the characteristics of waves (pages 11 - 13 and pages 17 -20).


 * Thursday** will be class notes on sound (pages 36 - 47). This will be followed by a lab activity on sound.


 * Friday** will be class notes on the uses of sound, and then a lab activity on sound behavior.

The **test** on these chapters will be next week on Wednesday, October 11.


 * Week of Sept. 25 - 29, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review for the test tomorrow. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow.


 * Tuesday** is the **test** on __Chemical Interactions__, Chapters 2 & 3. I will also be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Report #11, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday** the students will do a 3-day lab on the identification of 10 unknown substances. The students will use the chemical techniques they have learned to analyze the compounds they are given.


 * Week of Sept. 18 - 22, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will finish the lab activity that we began on Friday. Then there will be class notes on acids and bases (pages 98 - 108). I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports #6, 7 and 8.


 * Tuesday** there will be a lab activity using acids and bases.


 * Wednesday** will be class notes on nuclear reactions, and then the students will finish yesterday's lab activity. This finishes all the class notes for these chapters, so the students can begin studying for their test next week. They should also write their Science Journal entry for these chapters.


 * Thursday** will be a lab activity on chemical reactions.


 * Friday** will be another lab activity on chemical reactions. I again will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks. This time I will grade Activity Reports 9 & 10.

The **test** on these chapters will be on Tuesday, September 26.
 * Week of Sept. 11 - 15, 2017 **
 * Monday** the students will do a Quick Write on our new chapters, Chapters 2 & 3 in our textbook, __Chemical Interactions__. Then there will be class notes on the Law of Conservation of Matter, as well as on chemical equations (pages 56 - 61).


 * Tuesday** there is no Science class because the 8th graders will be on retreat.


 * Wednesday** the students will have a lab activity.


 * Thursday** will be class notes on the three kinds of chemical reactions, then the students will do a lab activity about them.


 * Friday** will be class notes on solutions and mixtures, and the students will do a lab activity also.

The **test** on these new chapters will be on Tuesday, September 26.


 * Week of Sept. 4 - 8, 2017 **
 * Monday** there is no school because of Labor Day.


 * Tuesday** there will be class notes to finish the chapter on chemical bonds and chemical reactions (pages 26 - 27 in our textbook __Chemical Interactions__). The students will be reminded that there is a quiz tomorrow.


 * Wednesday** there is a **quiz** on the 20 chemical symbols that the students were given last week. This will be followed by a lab activity.


 * Thursday** will be the review day before the test. The students will be reminded that their Science Journal entry is due tomorrow. Today I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks to grade Activity Reports 1 & 2 & 3.


 * Friday** is the **test** on __Chemical Interactions__, Chapter 1. I will be collecting the 8th grade Science notebooks again to grade Activity Reports 4 & 5, as well as the Science Journal entry.


 * Week of August 28 - Sept. 1, 2017 **
 * Monday** we will review the names of the equipment that we will use throughout the course of the year. The **quiz** on these names (with correct spelling) is on Thursday. The students will start their first lab activity.


 * Tuesday** again we review for the equipment quiz on Thursday. Then we will finish the lab activity from yesterday. There will be the first class notes of the year (from our current textbook __Chemical Interactions__, Chapter 1, pages 6 - 7).


 * Wednesday** we will review the equipment names again, then have some class notes (page 25) on chemical formulas. This will be followed by a lab activity.


 * Thursday** is the **quiz** on the equipment names. Then there will be class notes, followed by a lab activity.


 * Friday** will be a lab activity.

The **test** on this chapter will be on Friday, September 8.


 * Week of August 23 - 25, 2017 **
 * Wednesday** will be the beginning of the year. Parents and students can come to each homeroom to meet the teachers and bring their school supplies to their homerooms.


 * Thursday** will be an introduction to the year. I will hand out the textbooks that we will be using for the start of the year, then set up the Science 5-subject notebooks. I will go through the safety rules that we will be following in all lab activities. The students are to have these safety rules signed by a parent for homework tonight.

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 * Friday** will be finishing our discussion of the lab safety rules, then going through the science equipment names. The quiz on the equipment names (name and correct spelling) will be next week Thursday.