Sunday, October 28, 2007

What's happening oct 29-Nov 2

Remember that I will be out for part of this week. You will have a sub on Tuesday and Friday, and Mr. Torres will be covering my 6th grade math class. As usual, you can contact me through this blog or through my email ktorres@ast.tc.edu.tw Have a great week. Physics: Start work on your Egg Drop project, finish lab on projectile motion, finish problems Science 8: compounds, bonding, properties of compounds - lab on metallic bonds Science 7: solutions, acids & bases - labs on solutions Science 6: rain, clouds, weather systems - rain gauge lab, cloud lab Math 6: chapter 4 test, Unit project

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Meteor shower on its way

Hey there all you space cadets! The annual Orionid meteor shower started this week. These metors are caused by space dust from Halley's Comet. Learn more by visiting http://spaceweather.com for pictures, sky maps and updates. Happy viewing.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

What's New?

Grade 9: Buoyancy project presentations, projectile motion problems Grade 8: Periodic table and the atomic model, chap test Oct. 23 Grade 7: Water treatment project presentations, Web search on water conservation, water conservation project, be prepared to present your team plan Grade 6 SCIENCE: Air pressure, Barometer Lab - bring empty can and shoe box, wind patters, clouds, bring empty 1 liter pop bottles. MATH: Decimals, test at the end of the chapter - Oct 29?

Field Trip to the water treatment plant