Way to go 2nd Period Maroon! I am so proud of you guys! We have until the end of October to bring Box tops! Keep them coming! 🙂

Hello Parents and Students

This is the end of the first 9 weeks, time is just flying! Monday and Tuesday will be our re-teach and re-test days for the 9 weeks test we took last week. Then we will be starting Unit 4- “Elements, Compounds, and Evidence of Change.”

Objective: 6.5C,D
Students will differentiate common compounds by name and symbol. They will recognize that the formation of a new substance may be identified using the evidence of a possible chemical change, such as production of a gas, change in temperature, production of a precipitate, or a change in color.

Monday/Tuesday
Go Over test- reteach

Wednesday/Thursday
– What a difference an atom makes (Lab)
Building Blocks of Matter 2 (Homework0

Friday/Monday QUIZ (Mixtures, elements, compounds)
-Computer Lab(Lab)

Hello Parents and students

This week we are continuing our study on Elements and their place on Earth. We will pick up where we left off last week talking about “Building Blocks of Matter” and “Abundance of Elements.” Mondays classes have their elements cards that are due, and Tuesday classes have their “building blocks of matter” worksheet that is due Tuesday.

Objective: Students will learn that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols. They will identify elements that comprise the Earth, living things, oceans, and atmosphere.

Monday:
Building Blocks of Matter
Tic Tac Elements
Possible homework if not finished in class- Due Wednesday

Tuesday/Wednesday
What is an Element?
Abundance of Elements

**Study for your Test (Composition Book)

Thursday/Friday
1st 9 week test (Open Note)

I will be absent on Thursday

Web Elements
Periodic Table

Its Elemental

LIfe Elements

Hello Parents and Students,

Happy October! Hope you are enjoying this fall weather so far!
This week we will be talking about Elements and Their Place on Earth, and we should be done with topic by the end of the 9 weeks!
Students will be researching different elements to find out more about them and how we use them.

Objective: Students will learn that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols. They will identify elements that comprise the Earth, living things, oceans, and atmosphere.

Monday/Tuesday
-In the Box
Begin Elements research

Wednesday/Thursday
**Unit 1&2 Test reteach (7:20 or in study hall)

Finish Element Research
Elements and Nomenclature

Friday/ Monday

Finish Elements and Nomenclature
Building Blocks of Matter

Hello parents and students,

TEST WEEK!

We have completed our first unit, that means assessment time! We will be reviewing Monday and Tuesday, and the test will be Wednesday/Thursday. (Wednesdays has an adjusted schedule, so the class with the shortened period will have more time the next class period)
So start studying your notes!!
**Students should bring Home composition books!! Should study-Element properties, 25 listed symbols, Density, Mineral properties

Objective:
Complete Unit 1 and 2 assessment

Monday/Tuesday

Jeopardy Review

Wednesday/Thursday

TEST DAY!!!!!

Friday

Finish Test,

Go over test

Unit 3

Elements and their place on Earth.

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