2nd week of December

Sorry, my family and I have been sick with the flu.

Tuesday was a substitute. Hopefully he / she showed a Bill Nye video to help you review pressure. You should also have been given a study guide for chapter 11 worth 15 points! There will be a quiz on Thursday worth 20 points!
The homework was to read Chapter 11, section 4 and complete the questions at the end of the section.

YES, there will be a FINAL NEXT FRIDAY!

Monday and Wednesday we will begin reviewing.

Parents: if you're concerned about missing work/ status of grade have your child get a progress report- I'll print out a list of missing work!

First Week of December

Notebooks due Friday!

Monday:Finish density worksheets from class and workbook pages 193-196
Wednesday: Rad Chapter 11, Section 3 - workbook pages 197-199; finish any hydraulics or forces in fluids worksheets from class
Friday: Read Chapter 11, sections 2-3. In complete sentences please answer questions 1 a-c and 2 a-c on pages 429 AND 436

FINAL is in 2 weeks!!!! Study all flashcards. See me for a list of missing assignments!!

November 15- 19 Notebook Check

Notebooks will be collected on Thursday- be sure you have copied notes if you were absent any day in the last month!!!

Tuesday: Period 1: Vocabulary/ flashcards for CH 11, sections 1 & 2 and Chapter 11, section 1 workbook pages 189-192

Wacky Week 11.9 and 11.12

Hello:

First period has a TEST on Friday as our assembly took nearly the entire period. Please use this extra time to study!!!

Tuesday homework: READ ch 11, sect 1 & workbook pages 189-192

Friday:
First Period: finish foot lab
Second Period: Pressure worksheet, just the front page & finish foot lab calculations...

Welcome November! (1st-5th)

HI Folks,

We're wrapping up Chapter 10 on forces. We should have a test on Friday. Please help your child study by quizzing them with flashcards as this is a vocabulary intensive topic.

Monday: Finish the Study guide we began in class. 20pts!!!!

Wednesday: Pager 408 # 11-22, this is more review please use complete sentences!!!

Friday: Page 409 # 1-8 AND on FLASHCARDS define four key terms from Ch 11, section 1

Happy Halloween 10. 26- 10. 28

Greetings.

This is the end of the grading period. Students should have turned in all flashcards, homework, classwork, and labs to be graded.

We are studying Newton's 3 Laws of Motion.

We will have a test next week on vocabulary and concepts!!!

Tuesday:
Period 1: worksheet " The Law of Acceleration Dimensional Analysis for Forces, Mass, and Acceleration"

Period 2: Read Chapter 10, section 4. Answer questions on page 399, #1-3 ALL

Thursday:

Period 1: Read Chapter 10, section 4. Answer questions on page 399, #1-3 ALL

Period 2: worksheet " The Law of Acceleration Dimensional Analysis for Forces, Mass, and Acceleration"

Interactive Textbook

If you want some extra help, how about having the textbook read to you? Or maybe you would like to see some of the concepts animated...

Go to http://www.phschool.com/science/
and click on interactive textbook.

You will need to login for the first visit, but can save it on your home computer.
username: eighth and the password: eighth

Zipcode: 94952 Finally pull down the tab to get to PJHS.... and you're ready to go!

October 4-8

We will be using the linked BBC website to review motion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr/explaining_motion/describingmotionrev1.shtml You can click on the link or copy it and paste it into the URL window.

Monday: Speed and Graphing Review Sheet and review key terms. Be sure acceleration worksheet is completed for correction/ collection on Monday.

Wednesday: Read about forces in Chapter 10, Section 1. Define and illustrate key terms on flashcards. Workbook page 173.

Friday: Read about friction and gravity in Chapter 10, Section 2. Workbook page 174- 176.

Please note we will have a test on Wednesday covering Motion, which is Chapter 9 in the book.
*Key concepts are: distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration.
*Students need to be able to use V=D/T and A= Vf-Vi / Time.
*Students need to be able to make and interpret graphs of distance vs. time and speed vs. time.

September 28 -30

We are accelerating through motion!

Next week we will be taking a test on Chapter 9!!!! Please have students review vocabulary using flashcards and re-read the Chapter and their notes. {Note we are not reading Chapter 9, section 4, due to time and it's not in the state standards.}

Students should have a completed work section in their binders that has graded papers. Anything not graded is work in progress, which should be in it's own section. Please help your student stay organized. I asked for each student to have a SCIENCE binder for this reason. Many students have piles of math, English, science, and social studies mixed together. As a result work does not get turned in and grades suffer.

Tuesday: Read Ch9 sect3. Do problems 1-3 a,b,c for each.

Thursday: Speed worksheet. Begun in class, if not turned in then it needs to be completed and turned in on Monday!

Week of September 20th -24th

Greetings. This is the 6th week of school. Students are all aware of their current grades and what work they are missing. Students with numerous missing assignments were given a yellow paper listing all work and displaying the current grade (parents are expected to sign).

In class we are learning about motion, speed, velocity, and acceleration. We will be conducting experiments, practicing using formulas, and graphing.

Monday Homework: Read Chapter 9, Section 2. IN the workbook complete pgs. 161-162. Please make flashcards for the following: speed, average speed, instantaneous speed, velocity, and slope. Map project from last Thursday is due on Wednesday.

Wednesday Homework: Read Chapter 9, Section 3. Please complete workbook pages 163-166.

Week of September 13th -20th

This week we are learning about motion, reference point, displacement, and vectors.

In class we will practice determining displacement, relative motion, and perform a walking functions lab.

Tuesday Homework:

Read Chapter 9, section 1 on pg. 341 please answer B & C for both 1 & 2. PLEASE WRITE THE ANSWERS ON on workbook page 158.

Also make flash cards for the following: motion, reference point, distance, displacement, and vector

Thursday Homework:

Read Chapter 9, Section 2 and complete the accompanying workbook pages 159-160.

USE googlemaps, mapquest, or the linked map of Petaluma to PRINT out a map that includes the school and your home. Determine the distance traveled from school to your house- draw your route on the map in BLUE OR BLACK. Then determine the displacement- draw on the map in RED. - THIS WILL BE DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!

9.10 Intro to Physics

Tonight we're trying something new. Students were given a workbook. My hope is that the workbook give help guide students to the key concepts of each section they read. We are beginning by reading Chapter 9, section 1. The corresponding pages to complete in the workbook are pages 155-158. Students may tear out the pages and hole punch them to place in their binders or they may carry the workbook between home and school.

Week 3: Let the Good Times Roll

Getting into the swing of things.

This week we are practicing using the metric system. We will also begin using the scientific method.

Homework:

Monday Finish metric worksheet

Wednesday: Read Chapter 1, Section 1 - take notes, vocabulary. Finish metric conversions worksheet if not completed in class.

Friday: Read Chapter 1, Section 2- take notes, vocabulary.

Week 2: Settling Down

Hopefully we will begin to find our rhythm this week as we start work in earnest.

Lab safety will be reviewed and parents will need to sign a copy of the lab safety rules- easy homework points.

This week we will begin reviewing/ practicing the metric system.

Some students might benefit from the online textbook. The web site is pearsonsuccessnet.com
The login is : eighth
The password is : eighth

You will need to enter the zipcode OF THE SCHOOL: 94952 and then select Petaluma Junior High from the list. You can choose for the computer to remember you so you don't have to do this step next time.

Once inside, it will say "Ms. Andersen" - the district set up a generic class for the entire district- NAME DOESN'T MATTER! Scroll down and select the Focus on Physical Science textbook.

Tuesday's homework: Read Chapter 1, section 6 (pg 43-47) Take notes in your own words. You need at least on sentence per red, blue, or bold word or phrase.

Thursday's homework: complete metric system practice sheet AND Read Ch1, section 3 pgs 16-21 Take notes in your own words. You need at least on sentence per red, blue, or bold word or phrase. In your notebook key terms should be underlined or highlighted.

First Week of School

Starting off on the right foot is important. This week's homework is EASY.
So DO IT!

1. Contact information needs to be filled out and signed by your parents (a pink and a blue sheet).

2. Textbook needs to be covered and kept at home is a SAFE place- like a book shelf!

3. Lab safety cartoon needs to be completed. Here are the directions, again - Science Safety poster-select 1 icon and give a drawn example(can do a following rules vs. not/ good vs. bad).Give a 3-4 sentence explanation.
4. All required materials need to be purchased and ready to go for Week 2.

Fire-Breathing Wildcats!

Well, welcome to Mrs. Brooks Long's blog. I thought I'd start with a little bit on who I am. So here is the TOP TEN:
1. Your new favorite teacher
2. Mom of two awesome kids
3. Wife to an equally awesome husband.
4. Soccer coach of Isaac's U6 team- the Fire-Breathing Wildcats! (must be exclaimed!)
5. CA native
6. Photographer
7. Bookworm
8. Gardener
9. Hiker
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