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| mp3day1 | Red Monday January 28 |
| Homework Due | none |
| New Homework | none |
| Key Points and News | We checked our notes to be sure we got the important points on our own or fixed them. We did an activity to learn about fossils and how scientists have to guess sometimes until more info comes in. |
| Links and Handouts | A Huge Evolution Website, looping objectives for the activity |
| mp3day2 | Blue Tuesday January 29 Red Wednesday January 30 |
| Homework Due | none |
| New Homework | DRA 5.2 (14) |
| Key Points and News | Videos (linked below are about 12 min total), Notes (ch 5 section 2 and 3 combined): Review Evidence of Evolution (fossils, skeletons, DNA, embryonic development), How Does Evolution Happen? (natural selection), progress reports, puzzles |
| Links and Handouts |
Sickle Cell Adaptation Evolution of the Eye Evolution of Camouflage |
| mp3day3 | Blue Thursday January 31 Red Friday Feb 1 |
| Homework Due | DRA 5.2 (#14) |
| New Homework | p117 1-3 |
| Key Points and News | Current Events (science of kissing), Peppered Moth WS, Quiz, |
| Links and Handouts | Peppered Moth WS |
| mp3day4 | Blue Monday Feb 4 Red Wednesday Feb 6 |
| Homework Due | p117 1-3 |
| New Homework | p121 1-3 |
| Key Points and News | Jeff Corwin Video and Questions (this is difficult to link because of the password) Test on Monday |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day5 | Blue Thursday Feb7 Red Friday Feb 8 |
| Homework Due | p121 1-3 |
| New Homework | p 126 1-13 |
| Key Points and News | Reviewed Homework, Graphic Organizer, Checked Notebooks. Played Game Show Review. Some students saw the Penguin Movie |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day6 | Blue Monday Feb 11 Red Tuesday Feb 12 (Guidance Visited) |
| Homework Due | p126 1-13 |
| New Homework | p137 1-4 |
| Key Points and News | Spent a lot of time on the Parent Portal, Reviewed homework, Test, finished Peppered Moth Lab |
| Links and Handouts | Directions to get on the parent portal (you need a password, either from the mailing at Christmas or from the blue sheet, given by Mr Gilbride or the 8th grade secretary) |
| mp3day7 | Blue Wednesday Feb 13 Red Thursday Feb 14 |
| Homework Due | p137 1-4 |
| New Homework | DRA 16 |
| Key Points and News | Reviewed Answers to the Test, added back some points, current events, Mini Lesson on the Geologic Time Scale and started a project with a partner |
| Links and Handouts | dra 16 |
| mp3day8 | Blue Feb 15/Friday Red Feb 19/Tuesday |
| Homework Due | DRA 16 |
| New Homework | dra 17 |
| Key Points and News | More foldable project. Study ch 6 for a geologic time scale quiz on thur/fri |
| Links and Handouts | dra 17 www. enchantedlearning.com, http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html |
| mp3day9 | Blue Wednesday/Feb 20 Red Thursday/Feb 21 |
| Homework Due | DRA 17 (6.2) |
| New Homework | DRA 18 (6.3) |
| Key Points and News | Foldables are due now. Quiz next class. Bring Green books to hand in. |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day10 | Red Day/Date Blue Friday/Feb 22 |
| Homework Due | DRA 18 |
| New Homework | |
| Key Points and News | snow day - we finished what needed to get some finished and called some parents |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day11 | Red Day/Date Blue Tues/Feb 26 |
| Homework Due | |
| New Homework | Read pages 4-7, answer 1-3 on p 7 |
| Key Points and News | mostly watched the movie and finished foldables (Mrs B was planning, out of class) |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day12 | Red Day/Date Blue Thurs/ Feb 28 |
| Homework Due | p 7 1-3 |
| New Homework | DRA 1 |
| Key Points and News | Speed Lab |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day13 | Red Day/Date Blue Monday/March 3 |
| Homework Due | DRA 1 |
| New Homework | Read 8-10 Answer 1-4 on p 10 |
| Key Points and News | We watched more of the movie, checked grades, took care of details for mid-term. A few classes started notes on forces and motion |
| Links and Handouts | Ch1 notes |
| mp3day14 | Red Day/Date Blue Wednesday/March 5 |
| Homework Due | p10 1-4 |
| New Homework | DRA 1.2 (2) |
| Key Points and News | Some classes finished the bug race WS. We took notes (or finished them), did a friction activity (1st period didn't get to it) and almost finished the movie. |
| Links and Handouts | DRA 1.2 |
| mp3day15 | Red Day/Date Blue Friday/March 7 |
| Homework Due | DRA 1.2 |
| New Homework | p14 1-3 |
| Key Points and News | Reviewed Homework, Quiz, Open Ended Test Prep |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day16 | Red Day/Date Blue Tuesday/March 11 |
| Homework Due | p14 1-3 |
| New Homework | DRA 1.3 |
| Key Points and News | Reviewed HW, Reviewed Quiz, Mass vs Speed Lab, Force Notes . We Will have a test on Wednesday (March 19) |
| Links and Handouts | DRA 1.3 |
| mp3day17 | Red Day/Date Blue Thursday/March 13 |
| Homework Due | DRA 1.3 |
| New Homework | p20 1-3 |
| Key Points and News | |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day18 | Red Day/Date Blue Monday/ March 17 |
| Homework Due | p20 1-3 |
| New Homework | p30 1-13 |
| Key Points and News | Game Show Review, Some classes did DRA 4 in Class |
| Links and Handouts | Dra 1.4 |
| mp3day19 | Red Day/Date Blue Wednesday/March 19 |
| Homework Due | p 30 1-13 |
| New Homework | none |
| Key Points and News | Another Review, Test (Notebooks Collected), Current Events |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day20 | Red Day/Date Blue Wednesday/March 26 |
| Homework Due | none |
| New Homework | p41 1-4 |
| Key Points and News | Inertia Demo, Gave Back some points on test, Science Court |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day21 | Red Day/Date Blue Friday/March 28 |
| Homework Due | p41 1-4 |
| New Homework | none |
| Key Points and News | finish science court, NJASK8 Review |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day22 | Red Day/Date Blue Tuesday/April 1 |
| Homework Due | none (last day to hand in late work or extra credit) |
| New Homework | p 47 (finish DRA 5) |
| Key Points and News | |
| Links and Handouts |
| mp3day23 | Red Day/Date Blue Thursday/April 3 |
| Homework Due | p 47 and dra5 |
| New Homework | dra 6 |
| Key Points and News | Notes, 2nd Law Activity and Foldables |
| Links and Handouts |
link to mp 4 is at top of this page or change the 3 to a 4 in the address