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.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns at rramesh@mcmish.org
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
Week of December 17 - December 21
Important news and dates:
Third week of Advent
Faith Family Day Tuesday, 12/18/18 at St. Monica
1:00 Dismissal Friday, 12/21/18
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
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This week in Science
December 17 - December 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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Act. 75 Sunlight and Seasons
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Faith Family Day
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Act. 75 Sunlight and Seasons
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Act. 76 A Year Viewed from Space
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Trivia Day
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7th Grade
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7P:Karst Topography webquest
7G: Caves Live video
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Faith Family Day
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Caves and Bats mapping activity
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Caves and caverns activity
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Trivia Day
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8th Grade
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Periodic Table Presentations
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Faith Family Day
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Periodic Table Presentations
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Periodic Table Presentations
Balancing Chemical equations practice
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Trivia Day
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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
December 10 - December 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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Review Ecology test
New Unit: The Earth in Space
Act. 71 Sunlight and Shadows
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Finish Act. 71
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Act. 72: Measuring Shadows, Measuring Time
vocab flashcards due
Science Fair: Materials List and Procedure Due
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Act. 73 A Day on Earth
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Vocab/activity quiz
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7th Grade
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Act. 49 Comparing Site Risk
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Karst Topography webquest
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Review for test
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Plate Tectonics Test
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Finish Karst Topography activity
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8th Grade
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Finish Act. 17 Modeling Molecules
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Read Law of Conservation of Mass
Balancing chemical equations video
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Balancing Chemical equations practice
Science Fair: Materials List and Procedure Due
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Balancing Chemical equations practice
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Periodic Table Project 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
December 3 - December 7
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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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Ecology Review
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Ecology Review
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Ecology Unit Test
Variables and Hypothesis worksheet DUE!!!
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Intro: The Earth in Space
Act. 71 Sunlight and Shadows
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Finish Act. 71
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7th Grade
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7P finish Act. 45
7G Act. 46 Convection Currents
Study Guide Due Friday, 12/7
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7P Act. 46 Convection Currents
7G Act. 47 Spreading Plates -- computer lab
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7P Act. 47 Spreading Plates -- computer lab
7G Act. 48 Other types of plate motion computer lab
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7P Act. 48 Other types of plate motion computer lab
7G Comparing Site Risk
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7P Comparing Site Risk
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8th Grade
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Bohr model and Lewis Dot model practice
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Act. 17 Modeling Molecules
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Read Law of Conservation of Mass
Balancing chemical equations video
Variables and Hypothesis worksheet DUE!!!
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Balancing Chemical equations practice
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Balancing Chemical equations practice
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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
November 26 - November 30
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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. 84 Clam Catch
Study guide due Fri. 11/30
Test Tuesday, 12/4
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Act. 85 Is There Room for One More?
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Finish Act. 85
Bibliography worksheet and background research plan for science fair DUE!!!
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Act. 87 Too Many Mussels?
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Ecology Review
Study guide due
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7th Grade
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7P Act. 42 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
7G finish Act. 42
Act. 43 Measuring Earthquakes
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Geologic Timeline DUE!!!
7P Act. 43 Measuring Earthquakes
7G Act. 44 Mapping Plates
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7P Act. 44 Mapping Plates
7G finish Act. 44
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7P finish Act. 44
7G Act. 45 Understanding Plate Boundaries
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7P Act. 45
7G finish Act. 45
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8th Grade
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Review Ch. 3 test
Introduce Elements and Periodic Table Project
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Periodic table powerpoint
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Elements, electrons, and models powerpoint
Bohr model practice
Bibliography worksheet and background research plan for science fair DUE!!!
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Act. 17 Modeling Molecules
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Confirmation retreat
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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
November 19 - November 20
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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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Grandparents Day
Bibliography worksheet and background research plan for science fair DUE Wed. 11/28!!!
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Thanksgiving Feast
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No school
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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No school
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7th Grade
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Grandparents Day
Geologic Timeline DUE Tues. 11/27!!!
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Thanksgiving Feast
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No school
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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No school
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8th Grade
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Grandparents Day
Bibliography worksheet and background research plan for science fair DUE Wed. 11/28!!!
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Thanksgiving Feast
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No school
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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No school
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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
November 12 - November 16
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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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Invasive species project presentations
Activities quiz Fri.
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Act. 83 A Suitable Habitat
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Science Fair Proposal DUE!!!!!!!
Science Fair research day
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Act. 84 Clam Catch
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Activities quiz
Over Activities 75, 79, 80 and 82
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7th Grade
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7P: Act. 39 Earth Time
7G: Act. 40 The Continent Puzzle
Activities quiz Fri.
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7P: Act. 40 The Continent Puzzle
7G: Act: 41
Geologic Timeline Table 1 DUE
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7P: Act. 41
7G: Act. 42
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Work day: Geologic Timeline
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Activities Quiz over Activities 37-41
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8th Grade
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Ch. 3 review
Ch. 3 Periodic Table Test Fri.
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Introduce Periodic Table Project
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Science Fair Proposal DUE!!!!!!!
Science Fair research day
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Review for test
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Ch. 3 Periodic Table Test
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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
November 5 - November 9
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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. 80 Nature’s Recyclers part 1
Vocab flashcards Due Wed.
Vocab quiz Friday
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Act. 80 Nature’s Recyclers part 2
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Act. 82 The Cells of Producers
Vocab flashcards due
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Finish Act. 82
Invasive species project presentations
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Vocab quiz
Invasive species project presentations
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7th Grade
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7P: Act. 36 Storing Waste
7G: Act. 37 Volcanic Landforms
Vocab 2 flashcards due Wed.
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7P: Act. 37 Volcanic Landforms
7P: vocab 1 quiz
7G: Act. 38 Beneath Earth’s Surface
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7P: Act. 38 Beneath Earth’s Surface
7G: Act. 39 Earth Time
vocab flashcards due
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Introduce Geologic Timeline Project
7P: Act. 39 Earth Time
7G: Act. 40 The Continent Puzzle
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Vocab 2 quiz
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8th Grade
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Ch. 3 sec. 3
Atoms quiz Fri.
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Ch. 3 sec. 4
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Ch. 3 sec. 5
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Periodic People Activity
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Atoms quiz
Ch. 3 review
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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 29 - November 2
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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. 77
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Act. 79 Eating for Energy
Questions for Field Study Due
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Introduce
Science Fair
Computer lab to
explore science fair ideas
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Faith Family Day
at St. Joseph
All Saints Day
Finish Act. 79
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Work Day: Invasive species project
1:00 Dismissal
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7th Grade
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Review Test
The Rock Cycle Webquest
New vocab
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New Unit: Plate Tectonics
Act. 36 Storing Waste
7P-Rock Cycle Webquest
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Vocab flashcards due
Act. 37 Volcanic Landforms
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Faith Family Day
at St. Joseph
All Saints Day
No science
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7G-Vocab quiz
7P- Rock Cycle quiz
1:00 Dismissal
Rock Cycle Webquest Due
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8th Grade
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Ch. 1 sec 1 questions
Vocab flashcards words #11-20 due
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Ch. 3 sec. 2
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Introduce
Science Fair
Computer lab to
explore science fair ideas
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Faith Family Day
at St. Joseph
All Saints Day
Vocab quiz
words #11-20
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1:00 Dismissal
No science
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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 22 - October 26
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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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Work Day: Invasive species project
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Battell Park for Field Study
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JACC mass
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
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7th Grade
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Review Study Guide
Review game
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Unit Test
Rocks and Minerals
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JACC mass
Homeroom finish saints project
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
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8th Grade
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Finish notes - atoms
Ch. 3 sec. 2
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Ch. 3 sec. 3
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JACC mass
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
Parent teacher conferences
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No school
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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 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