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Hey Everyone, First test of the second grading period is coming up this friday.

Just want to say that it was good to see everyone who came out to the parent teacher conference!

Since students are having to take the College Readiness Test Today we will be forgoing this week's ACT to compensate for that. Tomorrow students will be practicing some more work, power and efficiency problems, Thursday they will be doing the peanut lab, and Friday will be the test!

Friday's Test will be over the following material:

Types of Energy

Calculating Kinetic Energy

Calculating Potential Energy

Calculating Work

Calculating Power

Calculating Efficiency

Just a reminder that this problem set does NOT have a study guide online, but all the answers on are my podium in my room if students want to check their work before friday.

Hello Parents!

Hope to see you all out tonight at the parent teacher conference! Food SHOULD be provided!

Here's the agenda for this week:

Monday:

MANIC assigned, due thursday

Tuesday:

Notes for Unit 2 on Energy. I love this chapter since there are so many interesting things to discuss

Problem Set 7 is assigned. Needs to be finished by Friday in preparation of the quiz

Wednesday:

ACT Practice on the science section in the classroom. Since the science section is so different compared to the other three parts of the ACT we will be working on individual problems in the classroom and investigating HOW to get the right answer. Not just what the right answer is.

Thursday:

Problem Set 7 Formative Assessment Quiz

Continue Notes from Monday and continue work on problem set 7

Friday:

10 Minute review time for problem set 7

Quiz: Law of Conservation of Energy

The nine weeks is almost out! Here's the schedule for this week parents!

Note: No Late work will be accepted after Thursday of this week for the progress report grade. Make sure you use your time efficiently.

Monday:

Students practice problems from problem set 6 in class and get a copy of their progress reports and time to print off and turn in makeup work

Tuesday:
Jeopardy Review for the Unit 1 Exam!

Wednesday:

ACT Prep. Students will need to complete the math and science section of practice test 1 before thursday for a progress grade. Since this is a completion grade, students can work on this from home as long as they get it done before thursday is done!

Thursday:

Unit 1 Exam for 150 Points!!! It's comprehensive so make sure you check out the study guide here!

Egg-O-Naut scrapbook due.

Let the Egg-O-Nauts Begin!

This week, students are launching their rockets down at the track and working on their scrapbooks. The going was a little slow first period, but now we've worked out all the kinks and the ball is rolling! By the end of the week, all photos and videos will be posted online for student and parent viewing.

Reminder: The end of the nine weeks is next Thursday. Since Unit 1 - Newton's Laws is a 9 week unit the comprehensive exam will be Next Thursday as well!

Monday: Weigh-In for Egg-O-Nauts (Launch Delayed Due To Weather)

Tuesday: Rocket Launch Day 1

Wednesday: Act Prep in Computer Lab and Weigh In for Late Rockets

Thursday: Rocket Launch Day 2

Friday: Debriefing and Class Time For Egg-O-Naut Scrapbook

Hey All! Here's the updates for this week!

Monday: Center of Gravity Lab. I love this lab, not only does it take patience, but students had to balance a potato on a toothpick! Wow! Pictures can be found on my podcast by clicking here

Tuesday: Only two more days of class time to work on those Egg-O-Nauts! Students Have been complaining a lot about cardboards cuts and the lack of poster board. If students don't finish their Rockets by Thursday, make sure they finish them over the Sorghum Festival Weekend!