Category Archives: Daily Blog 2012

May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 3 – The Respiratory System
• Review the Path of Air
• Respiratory Diseases
• show the affects of smoking on our lungs
• do the math of the yearly cost of a pack of cigarettes per day
• discuss the ramifications of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and other carcinogens
• Brainpop – Smoking (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Quiz: Chapter 16 – May 10, 2012

8th Grade

• Review of Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Forces in Fluids Jeopardy
• Review Key Concepts from the Chapter
• Complete Chapter 14 Study Guide
• 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

May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Minimum Day

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 3 – The Respiratory System
• Respiration and the Respiratory System
• Break Down the Anatomy of the Respiratory System
• nose – pharynx – larynx – trachea – bronchi – bronchioles – alveoli
• Diagram Flow of Air
• Exchange of Gases in the Lungs
• Brainpop – The Respiratory System (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)

8th Grade

• Summation of Chapter 14 – Forces in Fluids
• Summary Notes from Chapter Via Keynote
• Brainpop – Submarines (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• Chapter 14 Study Guide to be Handed Out
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy Q&A
• 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

May 1, 2012

May 1, 2012Daily Blog 2012phodder

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

• Chapter 16, Section 2 – Blood
• Transfusions & Blood Disorders
• Determining Blood Pressure
• Find The Blood Pressure of Several Volunteers
• Discuss Blood Types
• A, B, AB & O
• Summary of Section 2
• Section Review Pg. 507

8th Grade

• 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.
• Summary of Section
• Section Review Pg. 419
• Reinforcement – Building Up Pressure
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Brainpop – Buoyancy Q&A
• 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 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