HW for the Long Holiday Weekend

7H and 81
-Finish graphing homework
-Are there relationships or trends?

82 and 83
-Final lab report for Penny Experiment #2 is due on Tuesday
-See prior posts for rubric/sample


HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!

HW for the weekend

7H and 81:

• Work on your lab report for your new experiment
• Final copy due Tuesday 9/23
• it can be typed up or written
• Read this article for Wednesday's quiz

82 and 83:

• bring in materials for your experiment.
• bring in the knowledge from your background research to create your hypothesis
• if you don't bring in your materials, you will do a default experiment of pennies at different temperatures. 

7H and 81
1. Finish lab write up (sections 1-10)
2. Do background research for your new INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

• what do you need to know about your new IV that will affect the cohesion of water?

3. Start to bring in materials to begin your experiment (We will start Friday)

82 and 83

1. Finish lab write up

Lab Report Rubric and Sample

Click the following link for: Lab Report SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE!

Click the following link for: FORMATE AND RUBRIC

HW FOR 9/17
1. complete 1-4 of your lab report. download the above for samples and rubrics
2. design your own investigation by coming up with an independent variable to test.

HW due 9/16

For all classes: There are THREE (3) sections of HW!

1. Complete meta moment questions

*Why do we make a hypothesis after conducting background research?

*Are these directions clear? Can you redo this lab based on this procedure? How would you fix it?

"1. drop water on a penny dipped in water"

"2. Drop water on a penny dipped in soap"

*Why do scientists conduct 3 trials?

2. Complete your conclusion:
-was your hypothesis supported or not supported? 
-what evidence do you have to support your claim?

3. if you haven't, complete your observations

I've attached the lab sheet for those who didn't receive a copy. please click HERE

Is science an exact formula?

Homework for ALL 8th grade students:

HW:

How many drops of water can we place on a penny dipped in water and a penny dipped in soapy water?

1.Create a hypothesis using if/then/because

2.Identify your independent and dependent variables

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7H and 81, and those who have access to internet

Read the following article:
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/problems-%E2%80%98-scientific-method%E2%80%99

1. List 4 main points about the article

2. Do you think science always follows a step by step scientific method or formula? Explain with evidence from the text or real life examples. Minimum of 5 sentences.

7H Time Capsule Questions

Due tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8
-Welcome Letter signed by parent
-Student Survey
-Time capsule letter

1.What are 2 academic goals that you have for this year in order to get to 8th grade living environment?

2.Why do you want to achieve these goals?

3.How will you achieve your goals? Give 3 concrete steps.

4.Why are these goals important?

5.Was there a time in your life when you did not succeed? Explain the situation and how you overcame your failure.

Paragraph 2:

1. Ms. Esther’s goal for her students is for everyone to attain 85% or higher on LE REGENTS. Do you believe you can achieve this goal?

2. What are your thoughts on homework? Explain why homework is important.

Welcome Back to the 2014-2015 school year!

Hello! Please use the following links to find the appropriate documents. Both the welcome letter and the student survey will be graded as homework assignments in skedula.

8th Grade Students:
click here to download welcome letter

7th Grade Students:
7H Welcome Letter


Student Survey (to be graded as homework) link:
Complete the Student Survey!

Let's have a good year!
-Ms. Esther