Mishawaka Catholic School Mission Statement
Mishawaka Catholic School builds disciples of Jesus Christ through faith formation, academic excellence and service to others in accordance with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Welcome to Science
Welcome to the class page for science!
I am excited to be teaching science for grades 6, 7, and 8! I will update this webpage weekly, so please check it often for information about homework, quizzes, tests and what's happening in the classroom.
State Standards
Use the link below to access the Indiana State Standards for Science. Just click on Science and Computer Science and go to your students grade level.
News and Notes
Important news and dates:
8th Grade Confirmation Retreat Tuesday, 10/16 postponed
Report Cards go home Friday, 10/19/18
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This week in Science
October 15 - October 19
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Act. 76 People Birds and Bats
New vocab
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Act. 86 Taking a Look Outside - prep for field study
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Battell Park for Field Study
Vocab flashcards due
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Act. 77 Ups and Downs
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Work Day: Invasive species project
Vocab quiz
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7th Grade
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Act. 18 Every Rock Tells a Story
Study Guide
Due Mon. 10/22
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Act. 20 Identifying Rock Types
Unit Test next Tuesday, 10/23
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Act. 21 Modeling Rock Layers
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Act. 22 The Rock Cycle Game
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Act. 23 Making Minerals
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8th Grade
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Physical/chemical change and change of state activity
New vocab flashcards due Thursday, 10/18
Words 1-10
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Density escape Room
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Intro to Chemistry
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Act. 16 Elements and the Periodic Table
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Act. 15 Families of Elements
Vocab quiz
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*If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
*If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change
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This week in Science
October 8 - October 12
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Review Test
Introduced Species Project
Vocab flashcards due
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Introduced Species Project
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Act. 75 Classifying Animals
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Act. 76 People Birds and Bats
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Vocab quiz
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7th Grade
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Act. 15 Mineral Properties
Vocab words 11-20 flashcards due Wed.
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Act. 16 Mineral Identification
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Vocab flashcards due
Act. 17 The Minerals in Rocks
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Act. 18 Every Rock Tells a Story
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Vocab quiz
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8th Grade
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Review for test
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Unit test:
Studying Materials Scientifically
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8th grade to Four Winds Field for CPR training
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Rough draft of Activity 10 lab report due
Peer editing
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Activity 10 Lab Report Due
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*If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
*If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change
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This week in Science
October 1 - October 5
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Faith Family Day
At St. Bavo
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Unit test
Tuesday, 10/2
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New Unit: Ecology
Act. 72 The Miracle Fish
New vocab: flashcards due Monday, 10/8
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Finish Act 72
Review Test
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Act. 73 Introduced Species
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7th Grade
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Faith Family Day
At St. Bavo
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Review test
New unit: Rocks and Minerals
Act. 12 Observing Natural Resources
New vocab flashcards due Thursday
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Finish Act. 12
Act. 13 Diamond Dilemma
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Act. 14 Analyzing Diamond Data
vocab flashcards due
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Vocab quiz
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8th Grade
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Faith Family Day
At St. Bavo
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Finish Act. 10
Density of Unknown Solids
Lab Report for Act. 10 introduced
Lab Report Due 10/12
Rough draft due Thursday, 10/11
Study Guide Due 10/5
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Act. 11 Choosing a Cleaner
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Density Escape Room
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Study Guide Due
Unit test Tuesday, 10/9
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*If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
*If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change
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This week in Science
September 24 - September 28
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Act. 8 Data Toss
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Sub
work on Study Guide
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Finish Act. 8
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Study Guide due
Review study guide
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Review for unit test
Unit test
Tuesday, 10/2
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7th Grade
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Act. 10 Organic Matter Test
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Sub
Act. 11 Garden Action
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Study Guide Due
Review study guide
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Review for test
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Unit Test
Studying Soils Scientifically
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8th Grade
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Act. 8 Measuring Volume
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Sub
Act. 8 analysis questions
Read Act. 9
prep for lab
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Act. 9 measuring Mass, Calculating Density
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Act. 10 Density of Unknown Solids
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Act. 10 Density of Unknown Solids
Household Hazardous Waste homework due
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*If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
*If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change
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This week in Science
September 17 - September 21
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Finish Act. 4
Act. 5 Can You Feel the Difference
Introduce new vocab
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Act. 6 Finding the Nerve
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Act. 7 Studying People Qualitatively and Quantitatively
Vocab flashcards due
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Finish Act. 7
Prep Act. 8
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Act. 8 Data Toss
Vocab quiz
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7th Grade
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Act. 6 Describing Soil
Introduce new vocab
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Act. 7 Mapping Soils
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Act. 8 The Dust Bowl
Vocab flashcards due
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Act. 9 Nutrients in Soil
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Prep Act. 10
Vocab quiz
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8th Grade
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Act. 6 Identifying Liquids
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Act. 7 Identifying Solids
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Check Act. 5-7
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Act. 8 Measuring Volume
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Act. 9 Calculating Density
Activities Quiz 1-6
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*If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
*If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change
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This week in Science
September 10 - September 14
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Class
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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6th Grade
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Act. 2 Pellagra Story
Chat Stations quiz review
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Scientific Method Quiz
Vocab flashcards due
Act. 4 Testing Medicines Scientifically
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Act. 5 Can You Feel the Difference
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Vocab Quiz
Act. 6 Finding the Nerve
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Act. 7 Studying People Qualitatively and Quantitatively
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7th Grade
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Act. 2 The Garden Problem
Chat Stations quiz review
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Scientific Method Quiz
Vocab flashcards due
Act. 3 Observing Soil
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Act. 4 Soil Columns
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Vocab Quiz
Act. 5 Soil Composition
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Act. 6 Describing Soil
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8th Grade
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Act. 3 A Plan to Separate
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Scientific Method Quiz
Vocab flashcards due
Act. 4 Hazardous Materials at home
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Marian shadow day
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Vocab Quiz
Act. 5 Separating the Mixture
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Act.6 Identifying Liquids
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- If you are absent, please see me to find out what you missed
- If you miss a quiz/test, schedule a time with me to make it up.
**Schedule is subject to change