Hello Parents and Students,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. This week we will be starting physical properties of minerals. Minerals have many of the same properties as elements, so we will comparing the two to see their similarities and differences. I will be out Friday of this week.

Students will compare minerals using physical properties. Students will test the streak, color, hardness, cleavage, and fracture.

Monday(white)/Tuesday

Mineral Properties
Review Quiz grades
Update vocabulary

Wednesday/Thursday

Testing Mineral Properties LAB

Friday

Computer Lab
Mineral Research

Hello Parents and Students,

Time is already flying by! Last week we started learning some new concepts, and this week we will be diving into density and hopefully be able to talk about minerals on Friday. We are probably about two weeks away from our first unit test.

Objective: Students will Calculate density of a regular, measurable solid and the density of an irregular shaped solid (volume by displacement). Students will compare minerals using physical properties, such as streak, color, hardness, cleavage, and fracture.

Monday/Tuesday: Calculating Density Cont.
Triple Beam Balance and graduated cylinder practice
Density homework.

****Study Element symbols, physical properties of metals, non-metals, metalloids, and density

Wednesday/Thursday: *Homework Due
QUIZ
LAB- Calculating Density of Irregular Shapes

Friday/Monday:
Minerals
Is a Mineral or a Rock?
Mineral Properties

Hey guys,

We are continuing our study over Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids this week We discovered differences between them last week, and this week we will find their density. We will also be taking our universal screeners this week.

0bjective:6.6A 6.6B 6.1 6.2 6.4
Use physical properties to compare metals, non-metals, and metalloids. Students will use comparative and descriptive investigations. Students will calculate the density of regular and irregular shapes.

Monday:

Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids

Tuesday/Wednesday
Quiz over – Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids
Calculating Density
*No homework, will be next week

Thursday/Friday

Universal Screener

Well, we made it through week one! I can already tell that it is going to be a great year!
This week we will be starting our unit over metals, non-metals, and metalloids. The kids will be learning a bunch of new vocabulary, so make sure they study those at home.

Objective:Use physical properties to compare metals, non-metals, and metalloids. Students will use comparative and descriptive investigations. Students will calculate the density of regular and irregular shapes.

Monday: NO SCHOOL
Happy Labor Day

Tuesday:
– Lab Safety Quiz
– Begin Unit 2- classifying Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids
– Examples and non-examples

Wednesday/Thursday
LAB: Comparing metals and non-metals
-Metals, Non-Metals
-Metalloids

Friday
-Quiz over metals, non-metals, metalloids
-Calculating Density of irregular shapes

This week we will be taking care of some “House Keeping” items. We will take some time to get to know one another, and talk about safety. The students will be getting a “science safety contract” on the first day. Please make sure this signed and brought back the next time we have class (this is a grade). We will also begin to set up our comp books on the first day, so please be sure you have one.
Remember, we meet every other day.

Monday/Tuesday
-Turn in Supplies
-Classroom Tour
-Save Fred LAB
-Science Lab Safety
-Set up Composition Book
**Homework- Review science safety with parents, returned signed next class period

Wednesday/Thursday
– Turn in contract
– Finish any science lab safety
– Finish composition books
– Explore online Text Book

Friday/Monday
-Lab Safety Quiz
Begin Unit 2- classifying Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids
– Examples and non-examples
-LAB- Comparing Metals and Non-Metals