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Week Of:
January 23rd - 27th 2012


3rd Quarter Assignments 8th Grade Earth Science:3rd Quarter Assignments 6th Grade Physical Science:
  1. pp. 278-279 Water Eroded Landforms (10 pts) Formative
  2. pp. 294-295 Glacial Eroded Landforms (10 pts) Formative
  3. P. 298 (old PH book) Rock Layers Project (24 pts) Formative
  4. Age Notes
    Fossil Notes
  5. Relative Dating Layers MiniLab (15 pts) Formative
  6. Favorite Fossil Homework (10 pts) PP
  7. Absolute Age Podcast Link
    Radioactive Dating Method
    C14-N14 Notes
  8. Earth Sci Quiz 7 (41 pts) Summative
    Quiz 7 p1
    Quiz 7 p2
    Quiz 7 p3
    Quiz 7 p4
    Quiz 7 p5
    Quiz 7 p6
  1. Work & Power Lab (20 pts) Formative
    ex p1 ex p2
    2nd ex p12nd ex p2
  2. Atomic Scientist Research Homework (10 pts) PP
  3. Matter Notes
    Matter & Change of State Notes
    Matter & Change of State Notes3
    Change of State PowerPoint
    Matter & Change of State Notes4
    States of Matter Notes Jan 12
  4. Phys Sci Quiz 7 (32 pts) Summative
    quiz 7 p1
    quiz 7 p2
    quiz 7 p3
    quiz 7 p4


This Week's Calendar

  • Monday:
    8th Grade E Sci:6th Grade Phys Sci:
    HOMEWORK
    This WEEK's Homework below


    Research Radioactivity. Report on how radioactivity can be useful. Include color picture and 1/2 page pen or typed. Due Wednesday.

    In Class Monday:
    finish M&M 1/2 Life Lab pp. 327-329
    HOMEWORK
    This WEEK's Homework below


    pp. 494-495 Describe the state change which causes a refrigerator to work. Explain how it works. Half page Pen or typed explanation, and color picture due Wed.


    In Class Monday:
    Go over Phys Sci Quiz 7
    quiz 7 p1
    quiz 7 p2
    quiz 7 p3
    quiz 7 p4
    p. 490, Demo on heat expansion, Absolute Zero Movie & Seeding Questions

  • Tuesday:
    8th Grade E Sci:6th Grade Phys Sci:
    Go over Earth Sci Quiz 7
    Quiz 7 p1
    Quiz 7 p2
    Quiz 7 p3
    Quiz 7 p4
    Quiz 7 p5
    Quiz 7 p6
    Sec. Rev.p. 329 on Geologic Time
    Absolute Zero Movie & Seeding Questions

  • Wednesday:
    8th Grade E Sci:6th Grade Phys Sci:
    Homework Due!
    pp. 330-345, begin Geologic Timeline Project
    Homework Due!
    Absolute Zero Movie & Seeding Questions

  • Thursday:
    8th Grade E Sci:6th Grade Phys Sci:
    Geologic Timeline Project Gas Lab

  • Friday:
    8th Grade E Sci:6th Grade Phys Sci:
    Geologic Timeline Project Gas Lab

Neat Stuff

Crowder's Media Page
Podcasts and Videos
Powerpoint Presentations
Atoms, Molecules, and Teaching
Space
Cool Cosmology Stuff
Humor
Really Funny Science!
Cool Stuff!
Amazing and Interesting Science!
Useful Stuff!
This Can Really Help!
Useful Information
  • KEYWORD STUDY LISTS
  • ONLINE TEXTBOOK Pearsonsuccessnet
    Sixth Graders need to use this code: the Login ID is pirates, and password: pirates
    Also, pirates2, pirates3, pirates4, and pirates5 (Login and Password are always the same)
    Eighth Graders need to use this code: the Login ID is earthpirate, and password: earthpirate
    Also, 8pirate, 8pirate2, 8pirate3, and 8pirate4 (Login and Password are always the same)
  • 8th Grade Field Trip, to the Museum of Natural History in Denver, this year is Nov. 10th!
    Sci Projects
    6th Grade Sci Project Links
    This year's Sci Project Due Date is Nov. 7th!
  • Students! Please remember to use "technical" voice when writing conclusions! No use of possesive pronouns like "I", "We", "You", "Our", "Their", etc.
  • Here's the Rubric for all Lab Conclusions, and here's a Conclusion guide!
  • 8th Grade Camp Timberline Pics! The whole crowd, Principal Presentation, Girls on the Log Activity, Flying High!, Boys Team.
  • Whisper this Secret Phrase in Mr. Crowder's ear, or write on small piece of paper and show it to get a Crowder Cash!!! These change each week!
    The Half Life of M&Mage is Relative to Gaseous Molecular Absolutism when the Superpositionage of Atomic Scientists are Gathered.


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