Monthly Archives: April 2012

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 2 – Blood
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 502 – 507
• Discuss Components of Blood
• plasma, red blood cells, platelets & white blood cells
• Discuss Blood Types
• A, B, AB & O

8th Grade

• Buoyancy and Density
• Review the Concepts of Buoyancy
• as depth increases pressure gets greater.
• if an object has a greater buoyant force than the weight of the fluid it displaced it will sink.  If less it will float.
• Brainpop – Buoyancy (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Buoyancy Q&A (to be collected at end of period
• Quiz: Chapter 14 – May 4, 2012

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #8: Density & Buoyancy

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 27, 2012 – TGIF

April 27, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• With Progress Reports Having Gone Out This Week a Detailed Report of Student Science Grades will be Distributed
• Students are to Complete and Turn in any Missing Assignments
• Emphasis on Student Presentations and Assignments Not Easily Completed at Home

8th Grade

• With Progress Reports Having Gone Out This Week a Detailed Report of Student Science Grades will be Distributed
• Students are to Complete and Turn in any Missing Assignments
• Emphasis on Student Presentations and Assignments Not Easily Completed at Home
• Brainpop – Milky Way (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Galaxies (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Life Cycle of Starts (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 26, 2012 – CST Testing

April 26, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (ELA)

8th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (ELA & Science)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 25, 2012 – CST Testing

April 25, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (ELA)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

8th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (ELA & Science)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 24, 2012 – CST Testing

April 24, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (Math)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

8th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (Math & History)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 23, 2012 – CST Testing

April 23, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (Math)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

8th Grade

• No Classes Today – State Testing (Math & History)
• HW – Get Plenty of Rest and be Prepared for Tomorrow

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 20, 2012 – TGIF

April 20, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• The Heart
• Complete any and all Brainpop Assignments
• Homework – Get Plenty of Rest for Next Week and the State Test

8th Grade

• State Test Review
• CST Released Test Questions
• The Periodic Table
• Using the Table Supplied by the State Test
• Periods vs. Groups
• Solids, Liquids & Gases
• Similarities and Differences Around the Table
• Homework – Get Plenty of Rest for Next Week and the State Test

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #7: Periodic Table

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• The Heart
• Review Chambers and Pathway of Blood Through the Heart
• Brainpop Activity and Q&A- Heart

8th Grade

• State Test Review
• Review Several CST Released Test Questions
• The Solar System
• The Solar Nebula, The Structure of the Sun and Planetary Distances
• The Inner Planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
• Brainpop – Milky Way (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Galaxies (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Brainpop – Life Cycle of Starts (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Circulatory System
• Discuss The 5 Parts of the System (Heart, Blood, Arteries, Veins & Capillaries)
• Brainpop Activity – Heart (complete on a separate sheet of paper.  To be collected at end of period)

8th Grade

• State Test Review
• Development of the Atomic Theory
• The Early Ideas, Discovery of the Atom, Nucleus & Electrons
• Parts of an Atom, Isotopes & Forces in an Atom
• Review Several CST Released Test Questions

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester

April 17, 2012 – Taxes are Due

April 17, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Mr. Hodder Will not be in Class Today (students will follow plans left for substitute teacher)
• Reading From The Holt Anthology of Science Fiction
• “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury Pg. 72
• Upon Completion of the Story Answer “Think About It” Pg. 78

8th Grade

• State Test Review
• Brainpop Review – States of Matter (take the end quiz as a group)
• Properties of Matter – What is Matter?
• Physical Properties of Matter
• Chemical Properties of Matter
• Four States of Matter – Solid, Liquid, Gas & Plasma

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #5: Structure & Function in Living Things
8th Grade – #3: Structure of Matter

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunity to retake any quiz from the third trimester