HOMEWORK for Mar. 22-24, 2010 -- HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!!

7th grade PHYSICAL SCIENCE...........We are currently studying SOUND -- Test will be on Thursday, Mar. 25 over Sound
Monday, Mar. 22--Discuss reverberation, resonance, music and FINISH THE STUDY GUIDE FOR HOMEWORK tonight
Tuesday, Mar. 23--Go over the study guide and make sure all questions are answered in prep for Thursday's test
Wednesday, Mar. 24--Review game for tomorrow's test
Thursday, Mar. 25--Test over SOUND today!
Friday, Mar. 26-- Have a fantastic spring break!

8th grade EARTH SCIENCE -- We are currently working on a WEATHER/ STORM PROJECT due on Wednesday, Mar.24 and studying Ch. 17 Plate Tectonics
Monday, Mar. 22--Plate Tectonics OPEN BOOK quiz
Tuesday, Mar. 23--Plate Techtonics OPEN BOOK quiz (part 2)
Wednesday, Mar. 24--Watch WEATHER Powerpoint/Videos in class
Thursday, Mar. 25--Watch WEATHER Videos
Friday, Mar. 26--Have a wonderful spring break!

9th BIOLOGY--We are now in our ZOOLOGY UNIT--Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Monday, Mar. 22--Finish Fish system chart--due tomorrow!

Tuesday, Mar. 23--Review game for the starfish, grasshopper, and crayfish test tomorrow
Wednesday, Mar.24 --TEST over INVERTEBRATES today!

Thursday, Mar. 25--No school
Friday, Mar. 26--Relax/refresh in Jesus this spring break!

11th grade HAP -- We are currently studying the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Monday, Mar. 22--Receive tests back --students to make corrections today-- due on Thursday!
Tuesday, Mar. 23-- JREX today-- no class THEY WERE WONDERFUL!!!!
Wednesday, Mar. 24--Worksheet-- identify the heart structures, map the blood flow through the heart (FLOW chart!) and color the heart as blue (unoxygenated) and red (oxygenated) --This will be the first grade of the new nine weeks... Test corrections are due tomorrow (Thursday--although you are not officially on campus!)
ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK....Relax and refresh in the Lord Jesus Christ!

HOMEWORK for Mar. 15-19, 2010

7th grade PHYSICAL SCIENCE...........We are currently studying SOUND -- Test will be on Thursday, Mar. 25 over Sound
Monday, Mar. 15-- Visit the SOUNDS AMAZING WEBSITE again today
Tuesday, Mar. 16--Read p. 490-495 and define amplitude, volume, decibels, pitch, frequency, energy, echo, reflection then make a concept map using these words (showing how they are related to one another)
Wednesday, Mar. 17--Discuss Hearing frequencies of different animals versus man; Basics of echolocation (bats and dolphins)
Thursday, Mar. 18--Make a graph comparing string lengths and frequencies

PIANO STRINGS--graph of string length and frequencies

10 cm 900 Hz

20 cm 500 Hz

30 cm 350 Hz

40 cm 275 Hz

50 cm 200 Hz

60 cm 175 Hz

70 cm 135 Hz

80 cm 100 Hz

Graph the string length on the x axis (horizontal) and the frequency on the y axis (vertical). Make sure to label the axes. Title the graph.

When the graph is completed determine the length of Middle C if the frequency of Middle C is 256 Hz.

Friday, Mar. 19-- Study the human ear and make a diagram of it. Work on Study guide today for next Thursday's test.

8th grade EARTH SCIENCE -- We are currently working on a WEATHER/ STORM PROJECT due on Wednesday, Mar.24 and studying Ch. 17 Plate Tectonics
Monday, Mar. 15--Discuss PANGAEA, Tower of Babel, Flood as possible reason for plates breaking apart, HW_-Read Ch. 17 Sec. 1 and answer 1-5 on p.447
Tuesday, Mar. 16--Discuss supporting evidence for Continental Drift
Wednesday, Mar. 17--WORK IN CLASS ON WEATHER Powerpoint/Video
Thursday, Mar. 18--Discuss and draw examples of the types of convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries; no HW
Friday, Mar. 19--

9th BIOLOGY--We are now in our ZOOLOGY UNIT--Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Monday, Mar. 15--Slideshow on the Grasshopper systems; Highlight the lab manual for steps of the dissection lab tomorrow

Tuesday, Mar. 16--Dissection of the g-hopper
Wednesday, Mar. 17--Review the g-hopper systems chart for tomorrow's quiz

Thursday, Mar. 18--Quiz over the Grasshopper; Begin reading about the fish (our first vertebrate specimen)
Friday, Mar. 19--Work on Fish systems chart today in class

11th grade HAP -- We are currently studying the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM--blood and the heart...The test over this system is scheduled for Friday, Mar. 19
Monday, Mar. 15--VISION QUEST
Tuesday, Mar. 16-- VISION QUEST
Wednesday, Mar. 17--Heart electrical conduction, Blood pressure

Thursday, Mar. 18--Finish new material and DISSECT THE SHEEP HEART
Friday, Mar. 19--Test over Blood and Circulation

HOMEWORK for Mar. 8-12, 2010

7th grade PHYSICAL SCIENCE..We are currently studying WAVES and WAVE BEHAVIOR; the TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, MAR. 10
Monday, Mar. 8--Slinky Lab (Transverse and Compressional Waves); Finish the averages for HW tonight
Tuesday, Mar. 9--Review game for Wednesday's test
Wednesday, Mar. 10--Test over Waves
Thursday, Mar. 11--Explore the SOUNDS AMAZING website together
Friday, Mar. 12--Visit the SOUNDS AMAZING WEBSITE

8th grade EARTH SCIENCE -- We are currently studying the ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER and the TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAR. 9
Monday, Mar. 8--Study for the test (It will be TOMORROW!!!)
Tuesday, Mar. 9--Test today over Ch. 11 and 12
Wednesday, Mar. 10-Receive information on the Weather Project --Making a video or powerpoint about a specific type of weather event (storm)
Thursday, Mar. 11--Continue working on weather project
Friday, Mar. 12--Continue working on weather project

9th BIOLOGY--We are now in our ZOOLOGY UNIT--Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Monday, Mar. 8--Dissecting the crayfish today-- QUIZ WEDNESDAY OVER THE CRAYFISH

Tuesday, Mar. 9--Review for crayfish quiz -- with a "video screen dissection"; HW--study for quiz!
Wednesday, Mar. 10--Labs due for crayfish; Quiz over the CRAYFISH today!

Thursday, Mar. 11--Notes on insects in general; HW--3 bullet points of information in chart over Skeletal System, Respiratory System, and Circulatory System
Friday, Mar. 12-- Use class time to finish chart over the remaining systems of the grasshopper.

11th grade HAP -- We are currently studying the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM--blood and the heart...The test over this system is scheduled for Friday, Mar. 19
Monday, Mar. 8--Find and write a commentary on four verses that talk about the heart or blood!
Tuesday, Mar. 9-- Notes on blood
Wednesday, Mar. 10--More notes on blood

Thursday, Mar. 11--Finish notes on blood -- platelets and clotting, blood typing and coagulation
Friday, Mar. 12--Discuss parts of the heart; Work on diagram of the blood through the heart

HOMEWORK Mar. 1-5, 2010

7th grade PHYSICAL SCIENCE..We are currently studying WAVES and WAVE BEHAVIOR
Monday, Mar. 1--More wave notes; no HW
Tuesday, Mar. 2--Read and discuss sections 1 and 2 from Ch. 16 on waves; no HW
Wednesday, Mar. 3--Read Ch. 16, sec.3 and discuss reflection, refraction, diffraction,, and interference....Received study guide for the TEST WHICH WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY over waves; HW--finish the first page (front only) for HW if you did not finish it in class
Thursday, Mar. 4--Finish the study guide tonight-- I will check it for completion tomorrow then we will go over all answers to make sure that you have it corrected before the weekend (and studying for next Wednesday's test)
Friday, Mar. 5--Review the study guide (and check your own answers!)

8th grade EARTH SCIENCE -- We are currently studying the ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER and the TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAR. 9
Monday, Mar. 1--"Weather in the Classroom" videos; More notes on weather, fronts, and high and low pressure systems; no HW
Tuesday, Mar. 2--Received study guide today for next TUESDAY'S TEST OVER ch. 11 and Ch. 12-- HW finish the first page for HW tonight.
Wednesday, Mar. 3--Work in groups preparing a slideshow of an assigned weather instrument (will be turned in at end of class--and presented tomorrow); HW--finish study guide up to the words CH. 12 WEATHER
Thursday, Mar. 4--Finish the study guide for Ch. 11 and Ch. 12 today (if not in class finish it tonight for HW)
Friday, Mar. 5--Go over the study guide

9th BIOLOGY--We are now in our ZOOLOGY UNIT--Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
Monday, Mar. 1--Dissecting of the starfish; HW--Starfish LAB REPORT SHEETS due on Wednesday (two nights for this HW)!

Tuesday, Mar. 2--Work on lab for starfish and
Wednesday, Mar. --Starfish labs due; work on chart for crayfish

Thursday, Mar. 4--Crayfish chart is due at beginning of today's class; Go over the systems of the crayfish (begin this)
Friday, Mar. 5--Finish the crayfish systems discussion today; Lab will be on Monday Mar. 8, and Quiz over crayfish will be on Tuesday, Mar.9

11th grade HAP -- We are currently studying the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Monday, Mar. 1--Last SENSES exhibitions; Intro. to Endocrine System; HW--Research and find 3 ways that the Nervous and Endocrine Systems are alike and then 5 things specific to either the nervous or the endocrine systems and make sure to note which system it is
Tuesday, Mar. 2--Discuss nervous system vs. endocrine system; Endocrine notes from slideshow
Wednesday, Mar. 3--More endocrine notes today

Thursday, Mar. 4--Continue going over the endocrine system notes (from slideshow); QUIZ TOMORROW over endocrine system...there will be no test on endocrine
Friday, Mar. 5--ENDOCRINE QUIZ today!