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NOTE: NO CREDIT FOR LATE OR INCOMPLETE HOMEWORK STARTING 9-17-18
Tutoring every Tuesday and Friday during Lyceum from 12:35 to 1pm in room 116.
Reminder: There will be a Telescope Viewing Tuesday Evening, Sept 18; 7:30 to 8:30 SPA
6th and 8th Grade Students Invited
6th and 8th Grade Students Invited
Week 7 Homework: Elements, compounds and mixtures
Monday - 09/24/18; Elements (Chapter 3, section 1)
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Ongoing classwork to finish off for homework due tomorrow (09/28):
Complete the Mixtures handout. Use pages 64 – 71 in the textbook to help you.
Thursday - 09/27/18; Quick Review for Quiz
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In-Class: Standardized Test Prep after quiz, pp. 76-77, then Intro to Atomic Theory.
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- Read Text pp. 60-63, Questions #1-3
- Start looking over Study Guide all week
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- Read Text pp. 64-68, Math Focus pg. 68 #1-3
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- Read Text pp. 69-70, Questions #1-6 (pg. 71)
Ongoing classwork to finish off for homework due tomorrow (09/28):
Complete the Mixtures handout. Use pages 64 – 71 in the textbook to help you.
Thursday - 09/27/18; Quick Review for Quiz
HW:
- Study for Quiz (Chpt 3, sestions #1-3; Elements, Compounds and Mixtures)
In-Class: Standardized Test Prep after quiz, pp. 76-77, then Intro to Atomic Theory.
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- Read Text pp. 82-87, Questions #1-5
- Get test signed.
Week 6 Homework: What is matter?
Monday - 09/17/18
1) Read Text pp 16-21, Questions #1-3
Tuesday - 09/18/18
1) Get the what is matter quiz signed by parent’s.
Wednesday - 09/19/18
1) No homework.
Thursday - 09/20/18
1) Study for Chapter 1 Test on:
Friday - 09/21/18
Test on what is matter?
1) Read Text pp. 56-59; Questions #1-3
1) Read Text pp 16-21, Questions #1-3
Tuesday - 09/18/18
1) Get the what is matter quiz signed by parent’s.
Wednesday - 09/19/18
1) No homework.
Thursday - 09/20/18
1) Study for Chapter 1 Test on:
- What is matter?
- KFS: How to calculate weight, how to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism and cylinder.
- Scientific notation practice handout
- Student self-evaluation handout
Friday - 09/21/18
Test on what is matter?
1) Read Text pp. 56-59; Questions #1-3
Week 5 Homework: What is matter?
Monday - 09/10/18
1) Complete the operations of scientific notation handout
Tuesday - 09/11/18
1) Intro to Matter Text; Read pp. 4-6; Math Focus problems 1-3 (pg. 6)
2) Get the scientific variables and scientific notation quiz signed by parent's .
Wednesday - 09/12/18
1) Reread pp. 7-9; Problems # 1-7.
Thursday - 09/13/18
1) Review for Quiz on what is matter?
2) Write summary from pg. 9 in your notes
3) Complete the 20 question scientific notation worksheet
Friday - 09/14/18
Quiz on what is matter?
1) Read Text: pp. 10-15; Problems 1-3
1) Complete the operations of scientific notation handout
Tuesday - 09/11/18
1) Intro to Matter Text; Read pp. 4-6; Math Focus problems 1-3 (pg. 6)
2) Get the scientific variables and scientific notation quiz signed by parent's .
Wednesday - 09/12/18
1) Reread pp. 7-9; Problems # 1-7.
Thursday - 09/13/18
1) Review for Quiz on what is matter?
2) Write summary from pg. 9 in your notes
3) Complete the 20 question scientific notation worksheet
Friday - 09/14/18
Quiz on what is matter?
1) Read Text: pp. 10-15; Problems 1-3
Week 4 Homework: Variables and Scientific notation
Tuesday - 09/04/18
1) Complete the variable's handout.
Wednesday - 09/05/18
1) Answer all questions on page 60-61.
Thursday - 09/06/18
1) Study for the quiz on variables and scientific notation.
Friday - 09/07/18
Quiz
1) Complete the scientific notation handout.
1) Complete the variable's handout.
Wednesday - 09/05/18
1) Answer all questions on page 60-61.
Thursday - 09/06/18
1) Study for the quiz on variables and scientific notation.
Friday - 09/07/18
Quiz
1) Complete the scientific notation handout.