WEEK OF 12/15/08 - 12/19/08

Q.O.T.W.:
"Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech." ~Martin Farquhar Tupper (Who is/was s/he??? What do you think s/he meant???)

Survey Results:
I would do better in science if I:
Receive help from my parents (6%)
Have a tutor to help me (13%)
Study more often (16%)
Learn how to study (26%)
Could contact my teacher anytime for help (33%)
Have a group of people to study with (53%)

This Week At A Glance:
General Skills- Study Group: Learn how to study with a partner.

Science Skills- Investigable Questions: This week we will learn how to formulate questions that we can use to build experiments.

Science Exit Project- This week we will begin our Exit Project by learning about the different components of the Exit Project.

Weekly Quiz- Your quiz will be on Friday this week focusing on Chapter 4 (Weathering and Erosion), density and bar graphs. Don't forget to review old quizzes. You can also visit the following websites to prepare: Glencoe Self-Check Quizzes and Ology from AMNH.

Curriculum- We will begin chapter 6 “Plate Tectonics”.

Mid-Quarter Progress Report Update- You will receive your science mid-second quarter report along with your School Progress Report on Thursday December 18, 2008. As always, your parent/guardian will be required to sign it as it is counted as a homework assignment. Class 373 (my homeroom class), you will be required to have both reports sign.

Urban Advantage (UA) Vouchers- Students, who have not received their UA vouchers, will need to come see me during Advisory or at the beginning of 6th period.

Weekly Puzzle Challenge:
See "T" Puzzle hints published on 12/12/08

Note:
A special thanks to all the families that attended our Family Science Night and our Family Science Trip last week!!!