Hello,
We will begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. You can get more information at http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues through the Journey North website. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. We will be doing Mystery Class related activities on Monday and Friday of this week.
This will most likely be our last full week in the Microorganism unit. We will have our practice test on Thursday (on Chapter 20) and the test on Friday. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, February 4: Using complete sentences, answer Section 20-5 Assessment questions 1-4 (page 520).
Thursday, February 5: Using the practice test and book, study for Friday's test.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
As a reminder, Wednesday, February 11 is our all-day ski trip to Magic Mountain and the following two days (February 12-13) there will be no school for students as teachers have in-service days. There will also be no school the following Monday (February 16) for Presidents Day.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
7th and 8th Grade: Week of February 2-6
Hello,
We will begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. You can get more information at http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues through the Journey North website. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. We will be doing Mystery Class related activities on Monday and Friday of this week.
We are continuing our Electricity and Magnetism unit this week. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, February 3: Last week I gave you three stapled pages with the first labeled "Section 2: Electric Current". We read the pages as a class. The last page has a section labeled "Section 2: Assessment". Answer the questions for numbers: 1a, 1c, 3a, 4a, 4b using complete sentences.
Friday, February 6: A town has the following sunrise/sunset data for January.
sunrise sunset
January 10: 7:42 5:30 pm
January 17 7:45 5:27 pm
January 24 7:49 5:24 pm
January 31 7:52 5:21 pm
For your homework complete the following:
We will begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. You can get more information at http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues through the Journey North website. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. We will be doing Mystery Class related activities on Monday and Friday of this week.
We are continuing our Electricity and Magnetism unit this week. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, February 3: Last week I gave you three stapled pages with the first labeled "Section 2: Electric Current". We read the pages as a class. The last page has a section labeled "Section 2: Assessment". Answer the questions for numbers: 1a, 1c, 3a, 4a, 4b using complete sentences.
Friday, February 6: A town has the following sunrise/sunset data for January.
sunrise sunset
January 10: 7:42 5:30 pm
January 17 7:45 5:27 pm
January 24 7:49 5:24 pm
January 31 7:52 5:21 pm
For your homework complete the following:
- What is the photoperiod for each day above?
- Would you expect this town to be in the northern hemisphere or southern hemisphere? Why?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
9th Grade: Week of January 26-30
Hello,
Next week we will be begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues through the Journey North website. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. More information to follow.
We will be continuing our Microorganisms unit this week. I collected some green algae from a thermally-heated stream near Derkes Lake today. We will view the algae under the microscope tomorrow. I have a bread machine so we will be making a few loaves of bread and discussing the role of yeast in making bread. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, January 27: Read pages 510-511. These pages describe Red, Brown, and Green Algae Phyla. Which group is thought to be the ancestor to modern plants? Name at least three characteristics that this group has in common with plants. Answers need to be in complete sentences.
Friday, January 30: Section 20-4 Assessment Questions 1-5 in complete sentences.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
PS. I'm hoping we can eat a type of algae on Friday- sushi.
Next week we will be begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues through the Journey North website. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. More information to follow.
We will be continuing our Microorganisms unit this week. I collected some green algae from a thermally-heated stream near Derkes Lake today. We will view the algae under the microscope tomorrow. I have a bread machine so we will be making a few loaves of bread and discussing the role of yeast in making bread. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, January 27: Read pages 510-511. These pages describe Red, Brown, and Green Algae Phyla. Which group is thought to be the ancestor to modern plants? Name at least three characteristics that this group has in common with plants. Answers need to be in complete sentences.
Friday, January 30: Section 20-4 Assessment Questions 1-5 in complete sentences.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
PS. I'm hoping we can eat a type of algae on Friday- sushi.
7th and 8th Grade: Week of January 26-30
Hello,
Next week we will be begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. More information to follow.
We will be continuing our Electricity and Magnetism unit. Good job on Friday getting the LED lights to work using only lemons. Below see the homework description and DUE dates:
Tuesday, January 27: Research some things about lightning. Specifically answer the following questions in complete sentences:
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Next week we will be begin an exciting activity on the Journey North website called Mystery Class. There are 10 real mystery classes hiding around the world. Your class will be divided into 10 groups and be assigned to one particular mystery class. Each week they will send us sunrise/sunset and cultural/historical clues. Our job is to use those clues to determine the location of each mystery class by the end of April. More information to follow.
We will be continuing our Electricity and Magnetism unit. Good job on Friday getting the LED lights to work using only lemons. Below see the homework description and DUE dates:
Tuesday, January 27: Research some things about lightning. Specifically answer the following questions in complete sentences:
- How many volts and amps are in lightning bolts?
- About how many people are killed each year in the United States by lightning? Which state has the most deaths by lightning?
- Name at least two safety precautions to take to prevent getting hit by lightning.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Sunday, January 18, 2009
9th Grade: Week of January 19-23
Hello,
We are starting our first week of the 2nd semester- hard to believe that the school year is already half over. We will be continuing our pathogenic (disease-causing) microbe presentations this week. Two presentations have been completed (great job, Alonna) and we will complete the rest of the presentations on Monday and Tuesday. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, January 21: Complete Section 20-3 Assessment Questions 1-4 (page 509) using complete sentences.
Friday, January 23: Read carefully the "Analyzing Data" activity on page 508. Answer in complete sentences questions 1-4.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
We are starting our first week of the 2nd semester- hard to believe that the school year is already half over. We will be continuing our pathogenic (disease-causing) microbe presentations this week. Two presentations have been completed (great job, Alonna) and we will complete the rest of the presentations on Monday and Tuesday. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, January 21: Complete Section 20-3 Assessment Questions 1-4 (page 509) using complete sentences.
Friday, January 23: Read carefully the "Analyzing Data" activity on page 508. Answer in complete sentences questions 1-4.
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
7th and 8th Grade: Week of January 19-23
Howdy,
This will be our first full week on the Electricity and Magnetism Unit and now in the 2nd semester. As I mentioned in class last week, due to my illness, the homework that was due on Thursday has been moved to Monday (January 19). So the homework and DUE date for this week is as follows:
Monday, January 19: Pick three of the following seven scientists and for each write 2-3 sentences on their contributions to electricity: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday, James Watt, Allessandro Volta, Andre-Marie Ampere, and Hans Oersted.
Thursday, January 22: Many people are switching from incandescent to compact fluorescent light bulbs. The homework is as follows:
-Mr. Pfiester
PS. Please bring in a lemon to school either Monday or Tuesday. We will be creating lemon batteries and try to light small LEDs with the electricity produced.
This will be our first full week on the Electricity and Magnetism Unit and now in the 2nd semester. As I mentioned in class last week, due to my illness, the homework that was due on Thursday has been moved to Monday (January 19). So the homework and DUE date for this week is as follows:
Monday, January 19: Pick three of the following seven scientists and for each write 2-3 sentences on their contributions to electricity: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday, James Watt, Allessandro Volta, Andre-Marie Ampere, and Hans Oersted.
Thursday, January 22: Many people are switching from incandescent to compact fluorescent light bulbs. The homework is as follows:
- Count all the light bulbs in your house. How many are there in total? Of the total, how many of them are incandescent and how many are compact fluorescent light bulbs (and also halogen)?. Put the number of bulb types in a bar graph form.
- Finally, how are compact fluorescent light bulbs different than incandescent light bulbs in terms of expense, average bulb life, and efficiency? Why are people switching? Answer these questions in complete sentences.
-Mr. Pfiester
PS. Please bring in a lemon to school either Monday or Tuesday. We will be creating lemon batteries and try to light small LEDs with the electricity produced.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
9th Grade: Week of January 12-16
Howdy,
We are continuing our study of microorganisms this week, on Chapter 20: Protists. This week we will focus on research on pathogenic microorganisms. Each student will select a pathogenic (disease-causing) microorganism and conduct research. Presentations will be conducted on Thursday and Friday this week. There is no specific homework (other than the homework from last Friday that was postponed till tomorrow (Monday, Jan. 12). More information will be provided tomorrow in class.
-Mr. Pfiester
We are continuing our study of microorganisms this week, on Chapter 20: Protists. This week we will focus on research on pathogenic microorganisms. Each student will select a pathogenic (disease-causing) microorganism and conduct research. Presentations will be conducted on Thursday and Friday this week. There is no specific homework (other than the homework from last Friday that was postponed till tomorrow (Monday, Jan. 12). More information will be provided tomorrow in class.
-Mr. Pfiester
7th and 8th Grade: January 12-16
Howdy,
The sound unit test is on Tuesday. Study the study guides and you should do fine. On Wednesday we will begin the Electricity and Magnetism Unit. The homework and DUE date(s) are as follows:
Thursday, Jan. 15: Pick three of the following seven scientists and for each write 2-3 sentences on their contributions to electricity: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday, James Watt, Allessandro Volta, Andre-Marie Ampere, and Hans Oersted.
As a reminder. Many of you still need to turn in the 75 cents for the PVC panpipes. If not turned in by Friday, you will receive a 0% for the activity.
-Mr. Pfiester
The sound unit test is on Tuesday. Study the study guides and you should do fine. On Wednesday we will begin the Electricity and Magnetism Unit. The homework and DUE date(s) are as follows:
Thursday, Jan. 15: Pick three of the following seven scientists and for each write 2-3 sentences on their contributions to electricity: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Michael Faraday, James Watt, Allessandro Volta, Andre-Marie Ampere, and Hans Oersted.
As a reminder. Many of you still need to turn in the 75 cents for the PVC panpipes. If not turned in by Friday, you will receive a 0% for the activity.
-Mr. Pfiester
Saturday, January 3, 2009
9th Grade: Week of January 5-9
Howdy,
I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. The last day of 1st semester is Friday, January 16. We are almost halfway through our school year already! The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, January 7: One of the animal-like protists we'll learn about this week is the sporozoan Plasmodium, which causes malaria. Research the following (you'll find some information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria) about malaria and answer in complete sentences:
Have a good week,
-Mr. Pfiester
I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. The last day of 1st semester is Friday, January 16. We are almost halfway through our school year already! The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Wednesday, January 7: One of the animal-like protists we'll learn about this week is the sporozoan Plasmodium, which causes malaria. Research the following (you'll find some information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria) about malaria and answer in complete sentences:
- Malaria translates from Italian to mean what? Why would the translation be associated with swamps?
- Africa used to be infamous as the "white man's grave" during colonial times, in part due to malaria. According to one website "During the American Civil War (1861-65), one half of the white troops and 80% of the black soldiers of the Union Army got malaria annually". People don't contract malaria in the United States anymore. Why is that?
Have a good week,
-Mr. Pfiester
Friday, January 2, 2009
7th and 8th Grade: Week of January 5-9
Howdy,
I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. The last day of 1st semester is Friday, January 16. We are almost halfway through our school year already! Anyway, I have some exciting plans. We will be finishing up the sound unit this coming week. Each student will create a wind or string instrument in class and present the instrument to the class on Friday, January 9. The quality of the instrument and presentation will be the final grade for this unit. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, January 6: Research the variety of stringed instruments (such as the violin) to determine the number of strings commonly used. Identify at least 5 string instruments and the number of strings and submit the information in bar graph form.
Friday, January 9: In one paragraph describe what the world would be like with no sound. What would be different? What would be the same? How does sound affect your life?
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. The last day of 1st semester is Friday, January 16. We are almost halfway through our school year already! Anyway, I have some exciting plans. We will be finishing up the sound unit this coming week. Each student will create a wind or string instrument in class and present the instrument to the class on Friday, January 9. The quality of the instrument and presentation will be the final grade for this unit. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:
Tuesday, January 6: Research the variety of stringed instruments (such as the violin) to determine the number of strings commonly used. Identify at least 5 string instruments and the number of strings and submit the information in bar graph form.
Friday, January 9: In one paragraph describe what the world would be like with no sound. What would be different? What would be the same? How does sound affect your life?
Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester
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