Science Class, 2nd. partial, assignment update letter. Oct. 31st - Nov. 4th, 2016.

For all my science students here I share an image about a science report format so you can always remember how to deliver your observations after a lab practice has been developed:

Science lab report:

7th Grade, assignments activity update.

My dear students, in this 1st. week of november we are programed to study the following topics:
For tuesday Nov. 1st.

Basic Principles of Heredity
Patterns of Inheritance
Mendel's Experiment

Here's a video for you to make an idea about this week topics:
Introduction to Heredity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhfK9lgK-_g

At the end of the week, that is for Nov. 3rd., we'll be studying DNA and genetic coding, as well as applied genetics.

As a classroom activity: Punnet Squares, here an image for you to have an idea:

Remember to work on your "How does light affects plants growth?"  project, tx-bk pag 102, and record any changed happend during the 6 weeks observation days. Ask your home relatives not to touch by no means your experiment objects: the 2 pots, one located in a dark spot, and the other located in plain sun light. No more homework but this important activity.

Enjoy your weekend. 










8th Grade, assignments activity update.

My dear Earth Science students, this week we'll be performing 2 lab practices to help us understand the topics about sea -floor spreading and Convection currents.This will be done Monday Oct. 31st.

For these activities, we need you to bring the following materials:
1. Rounded scissors                        4. Food coloring (the one used for making cake's frosting)
2. Colored markers                         5. aluminum foil (a roll of 25 feet)
3. Metric ruler                                6. plastic foil (a roll of 25 feet)

Distribute these materials for each team of students, remember we made groups last partial, keep the same distribution, and agree which material will bring each member of the team, so each team would have their own material to perform both lab practices.

At the end of the week we`ll be exploring The theory of Plate tectonics and Earthquakes, I'll be delivering a woork sheet about this topics, on monday, for you to resolve as a homework to be presented next week.

That will be all.
Enjoy your weekend.








9th Grade, assignments activity update.

In this week we'll be exploring: Ionic bonds and Covalent bonds and performing our 3rd. lab activity: Testing 1,2,3. tx-bk pag 97/98. I already ask for the materials that by next week should be ready for performing this activity. Check them out in your tx-bk. Remember it was programmed by teams.

Here's a video for you to have a clear view about Crystal Chemistry topic:
CBSE 12 Chemistry The Solid State - Unit Cells - Number Of Atoms In A Unit Cell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAeaHYSX0hs

At the end of the week, we'll be talking about Crystal Chemistry, and as a home work I suggest you resolve the Discover activity: Organizing the elements, tx-bk pag: 81, in your notebook. You can work this in pairs but the H/W is going to be evaluated individually.  

This we'll be all for this week my physical science students, enjoy your weekend.

Science Class, 2nd. partial 2nd. assignment update letter. Oct. 24th - 28th, 2016.


7th Grade, assignments activity update.

My dear student of "Exploring living things" Science class, this week we'll be continuing with the cell activities, paying special attention to the following topics:

Ch. 5 Cell Processes
Section 5.1 Movement of Substances

In this section you'll be performing the lab practice: "Movements across membranes" so be ready to enjoy our 2nd lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
As a homework- try to perform the "You can't make an Omelet..." activity, described in your tx-bk pag. 95. Remember to record every finding during this activity and write them down in the lab report format that we have discussed since the 1st. partial.

Here I share an intersting video for you to understand better the concepts about Diffusion and Osmosis. After having watched the video, please answer the thinking critically questionnarie. in your notebook:

Movement of substances questionnarie:

1) What is Diffusion?

2) What is Osmosis?

3) What is the function of the cell wall in these movement processes?

4) What is the function of the cell membrane in these movement processes?

Define: High concentration

           Low Concentration

           Concentration gradient

           Turgid

           Flaccid

           Plasmolysis

5) Why did the animal cell burst out in the high water potential zone, in contrast with the plant cell that didn't suffer any change at all?

Section 5.2 Energy Processes.

In this section you'll be exploring how plants processes energy from the sun's light. I suggest you perform at home the "Leaves of Gas" activity, described in your tx-bk pag. 99, as well as the "Plants you eat" in pag. 100. Remember to record every step of the activity in a lab report format.

Well, that will be all for next week. Enjoy your weekend!

8th Grade, assignments activity update.

My dear student of "Earth Science" class, this week we'll be continuing with Ch. 5, Section 3 Drifting Continents, paying special attention to the following topics:

Continental Drift
Wegener'Hypothesis rejected
Section 4 Sea Flor Spreading
            Mid Ocean Ridges
            What is sea floor spreading?


In this week you'll be performing the lab practice: "Princeple of Seismograph" so be ready to enjoy our 2nd. lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
Try to resolve at home, the lab zone skills activity "Creating Data tables" described in your tx-bk pag. 129,  it will be finished up during our class time.
As a homework you will be resolving the Discover activity in your tx-bk pag.136 How are Earth's Continents Linked Together? Answer the think it over inquiry at the bottom of the activity description in your text book. You may add some images to illustrate your homework.

To get into the mood of this next week topics watch the suggested video so we can discuss some concepts during class time, I hope you enjoy it:

Well, that will be all for next week. Enjoy your weekend!

9th Grade, assignements activity update.

My dear student of "Physical Science" class, this week we'll be continuing with Ch. 4, Section 1 Ionic Bonds, paying special attention to the following topics:

Electron Transfer
Forming an Ionic Bond
Polyatomic Ions
Naming Ionic Compounds
Properties of Ionic Compounds

Here is a video so you can have a image of what is this topic about.

In this section you'll be performing the lab practice: "Shape up" so be ready to enjoy our 5th. lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
Try to resolve at home, the sharpen you skills activity "Interpreting Data" described in your tx-bk pag. 117,  it will be discussed during our class time.
As a homework you will be resolving the Discover activity described in your tx-bk pag. 114, and resolve the Think it over inquiry that accompany this activity, you may write your observations in your notebook and paste some images to illustrate your activity.

Remember to finish up the following assignments about the Periodic Table issue:

Discover activity "Which is easier" in your tx-bk pag 81, resolve the think it over inquiry.
and the Alien Periodic table as well described in the tx-bk pag. 104. Don't forget to write down your observations, for this activity in particular, in a lab report format, presented at the begining of the year.

Science Class, 2nd. partial 2nd. assignment update letter. Oct. 24th - 28th, 2016.


7th Grade, assignements activity update.

My dear student of "Exploring living things" Science class, this week we'll be continuing with the cell activities, paying special attention to the following topics:

Ch. 5 Cell Processes
Section 5.1 Movement of Substances

In this section you'll be performing the lab practice: "Movements across membranes" so be ready to enjoy our 2nd lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
As a homework try to perform the "You can't make an Omelet..." activity, described in your tx-bk pag. 95. Remember to record every finding during this activity and write them down in the lab report format that we have discussed since the 1st. partial.

Here I share some an intersting video for you to understad better the concepts about Diffusion and Osmosis. After having watched the video, please answer the thinking critically questionnarie:

Movement of substances questionnarie:

1) What is Diffusion?

2) What is Osmosis?

3) What is the function of the cell wall in these movement processes?

4) What is the function of the cell membrane in these movement processes?

Define: High concentration

           Low Concentration

           Concentration gradient

           Turgid

           Flaccid

           Plasmolysis

5) Why did the animal cell burst out in the high water potential zone, in contrast with the plant cell that didn't suffer any change at all?

Section 5.2 Energy Processes.

In this section you'll be exploring how plants processes energy from the sun's light. I suggest you perform at home the "Leaves of Gas" activity, described in your tx-bk pag. 99 as well as the "Plants you eat" in pag. 100. Remember to record every step of the activity in a lab report format.

Well, that will be all for next week. Enjoy your weekend!

8th Grade, assignements activity update.

My dear student of "Earth Science" class, this week we'll be continuing with Ch. 5, Section 1 Earth Interior, paying special attention to the following topics:

Exploring Inside Earth
A Journey to the center of Earth
The Mantle and The Core

In this section you'll be performing the lab practice: "Princeple of Seismograph" so be ready to enjoy our 2nd lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
Try to resolve at home, the lab zone skills activity "Creating Data tables" described in your tx-bk pag. 129,  it will be finished up during our class time
As a homework you will be drawing in your notebook, a figure from your tx-bk pag. 129 it is figure 6 Lithosphere and Asthenosphere. You may use construction paper in different collors so you can make a nice copy of that image.

To get into the mood of this next week topics watch the suggested video so we can discuss some concepts during class time, I hope you enjoy it:

Well, that will be all for next week. Enjoy your weekend!

9th Grade, assignements activity update.

My dear student of "Physical Science" class, this week we'll be continuing with Ch. 4, Section 1 Ionic Bonds, paying special attention to the following topics:

Electron Transfer
Forming an Ionic Bond
Polyatomic Ions
Naming Ionic Compounds
Properties of Ionic Compounds

Here is a video so you can have a image of what is this topic about.

In this section you'll be performing the lab practice: "Shape up" so be ready to enjoy our 5th. lab exploring experience and relate its findings with the concepts that we'll be sharing in class time.
Try to resolve at home, the sharpen you skills activity "Interpreting Data" described in your tx-bk pag. 117,  it will be discussed during our class time.
As a homework you will be resolving the Discover activity described in your tx-bk pag. 114, and resolve the Think it over inquiry that accompany this activity, you may write your observations in your notebook and paste some images to illustrate your activity.

Remember to finish up the following assignments about the Periodic Table issue:

Discover activity "Which is easier" in your tx-bk pag 81, resolve the think it over inquiry.
and the Alien Periodic table as well described in the tx-bk pag. 104. Don forget to write down your observations, for this activity in particular, in a lab report format, presented at the begining of the year.

SCIENCE, Assignment Letter for Oct 17th. to Oct. 21th., 2016

My dear 7th. graders:

For this week, we`ll be checking out our 1st. partial grading and performing a feedback of those topics that showed to be not as well understood and learned as expected, during this school year's first academic period.

This tuesday I've programed to develop a dialogued exposition with Ch.4 Cell's Theory and Structure, We`ll resolve some worksheets related to this topic to make a closure to every doubt that you could have about it.

By thursday we'll be starting Ch. 5 about cells and living organisms behavior and metabolism.

For those of you that need to undergo the leveling process, there is a Image with a chart to do about the animal cell and its organelles, explaining each one description and vital function, that will be  explained during our regular science class.

The image has to be about an animal cell that can be drawn with detail and colored, this issue is going to take into special account on the effort that the student makes by illustrating the cell's structure. As well for those students that don't have the drawing skill it can be printed in color or, cut from a science magazine but it has to be a least of a post card size.
Then each organelle has to be laveled with a code that match the chart that will contain each organelle description and function. Remember to make a comment about the particular structure that differentiate a plant cell from an animal cell.

This activity, has to be presented as a lab report in a spear file, with a forepage with the student`s personal information, subject and date. As well it will be valued as a leveling instrument for you to aprove the partial grading.


I hope that you can accomplish all you can and work hard this new academic period.

My dear 8th. graders:

For this week, we`ll be checking out our 1st. partial final grading, and performing a feedback of those topics that showed to be not as well understood and learned as expected, during this school year's first academic period.

This tuesday I've programed to develop a dialogued exposition with Ch.4 Rock formation cycle and Coral reef rocks, We`ll resolve some worksheets related to this topic to make a closure to every doubt that you could have about it.

By thursday we'll be starting Ch. 5 about earthquakes.
I hope that you can accomplish all you can and work hard this new academic period.

For those of you that need to undergo the leveling process, there is a guide of study to solve, about classifying rocks, that will be delivered and explained during our regular science class; this activity will be valued as a leveling instrument for you to aprove the partial grading.

It has to be presented as a lab report in a spear file with the student personal information, subject's name and date.

















My dear 9th. graders:

For this week, we`ll be checking out our 1st. partial final grading, and performing a feedback of those topics that showed to be not as well understood and learned as expected, during this school year's first academic period.

This tuesday I've programed to develop a dialogued exposition with Ch.3 Periodic Table. We`ll resolve some worksheets related to this topic to make a closure to every doubt that you could have about it.

By thursday we'll be starting Ch. 4 about Chemical Reactions.

For those of you that need to undergo the leveling process, there is a guide of study with a cross word puzzle to solve, about the periodic table, that will be delivered and explained during our regular science class; this activity will be valued as a leveling instrument for you to aprove the partial grading. It has to be presented as a lab report in a spear file with the student`s personal information, subject's name and date,

I hope that you can accomplish all you can and work hard this new academic period,

  

SCIENCE, Assignment Letter for Oct 10th. to Oct. 14th., 2016

My dear 7th. graders:

For preparing yourselves for the science test this next thursday, you have to study with your text book from pag. 75 to 88, and pay close attention to the figures and graphs that are contained in those pages. I'll be revieweing your note book this thursday as well, I'll be grading all your reports and cardboards presented to Mr. Galeas in your expos, as well as all section reviews developed as classwork, so have it completed to refresh your accumulative grading for this 1st. partial. See you tomorrow.

Dear 8th. graders:

For preparing yourselves for the science test this next thursday, you have to study with your text book from pag. 94 to 112, and pay close attention to the figures and graphs that are contained in those pages. I'll be revieweing your note book this friday, I'll be grading all your reports and cardboards presented to Mr. Galeas in your expos, as well as all section reviews developed as classwork, so have it completed to refresh your accumulative grading for this 1st. partial. See you tomorrow.

Dear 9th. graders:

For preparing yourselves for the science test this next thursday, you have to study with your text book from pag. 76 to 99, and pay close attention to the figures and graphs that are contained in those pages. I'll be revieweing your note book this thursday as well,  I'll be grading all your reports and cardboards presented to Mr. Galeas in your expos, as well as all section reviews developed as classwork, so have it completed to refresh your accumulative grading for this 1st. partial. See you tomorrow.