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7th grade

Students analyzed their lung models and experienced what it's like to have lung disease.  We also started a smoking webquest.  Students are expected to finish webquest questions for HW, as well as bring in a smoking ad.

8th grade-Students started on the construction of their quiz boards, as they learn about complete circuits.  We will most likely continue with this tomorrow and Friday.  Quiz boards will serve 2 purposes....1. to provide an opportunity for students to build a closed circuit switch board  2.  to create a very cool study tool in prep for quiz.  If we complete a quiz boards by tomorrow, we will have a quiz on electricity on Friday.

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7th grade-  Students continue to build their lung models.

8th grade-Students continue to build complete circuits and create repair manual for incomplete circuits.  We will continue working with circuits tomorrow.  NO HW.

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7th grade- Students measured their breathing rates and lung capacities after doing various exercises.  With today's short class schedule, we will make lung models on Monday. No HW

8th grade-  Students continued to experiment with static electricity.  No HW.

Have a great weekend!

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7th grade-  Students worked on calculating the volume of air in their lungs as well as their vital and reserve capacity. We will make lung models tomorrow....No Quiz

8th grade-  Students experimented with static electricity, by charging saran wrap and observing the  how statically charged items impact other objects.

More static labs tomorrow.  NO quiz.

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7th grade-students began learning about the respiratory system.  

HW 7A-  complete breathing calculations.

         7B-  No HW

8th grade- Students finished up their properties of light lab today. We all measured our blind spots as we learned about the how our eyes responded to light.  Labs were collected at the end of the period.

No HW

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7th grade-  Students had an opportunity to hear their own heart beats.  HW complete heart definitions and blood flow coloring.  NO QUIZ tomorrow.  Students will participate in a variety of heart labs tomorrow and next week.

8th grade-  Students continued to work on their irradiated foods essay.  Due Monday.

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7th grade-Students worked on completing their blood packet.  It is due tomorrow.

8th grade-Students are working on researching the pros and cons of irradiated foods.  Wave packets, which includes wave questions answered, wave diagram, and irradiated persuasive essay is due on Monday.

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7th grade- Students are learning about blood.  We went over blood types today.  We will determine blood types off spring tomorrow.  There will be an open note, worksheet quiz on Friday on Blood and Blood types.

Please encourage students to study their notes and handouts.

8th grade- Students continue to learn about waves, and how they transfer energy.  No HW tonight.

We will begin our irradiated foods essay on Monday.