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Homework/Info Patricia Rettstadt
Teacher
Oley Valley Middle School

prettstadt@ovsdpa.org

Science Expo dates and times!!

Tuesday, May 21 bring project to the middle school gym between 2:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22 projects will be judged and expo open to the public from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 23 projects must be picked up between 2:30 - 6:30 p.m. Any project not picked up by

6:30 p.m. will receive a 10 point grade reduction.

Students need to complete their magnesium lab and hand it in on Thursday, May 14, 2013.

Students need to get their grade report signed for Friday, May 10, 2013. Dress for lab Monday, 5/13/13.

Students should prepare for a quiz on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The quiz will be on the 2 recent assembly programs.

Test on chapter 4 pages101-147, Monday, April 22, 2013. Students should be reading and studying their text and handouts in order to prepare for this test.

Dress for lab on Friday, 4/5 and work on the "Nonmetals and Metalloids" packet pages 128 - 135.

Dress for lab on Wednesday, 3/27 and bring 3 shiny pennies. Lab report due Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

Periodic table "element" block due on Friday, March 22. Students will have class time to work on thsi project. Packet on "Metals" due Monday, March 25, 2013.

Dress for lab on 3/6/13, lab report will be due on Friday, 3/8/13. Complete the packet "Organizing the Elements" for Thursday, 3/7/13.

Complete the word search for Friday, March 1, 2013. Complete the packet "Introduction to Atoms" for Friday, 3/1/13. Read section 1 of chapter 4 pages 102 - 108. Get grade report signed for Friday, March 1, 2013.

Complete the carbon dioxide test review sheet packet for Friday, 2/22/13. Study for test on Monday, February 25, 2013. Test will cover 5 packets. They are as follows, cave of dogs, death by carbon dioxide, wonder ice packet, Ward's packet and the dry ice lab packet.

Dress for lab Wednesday, 2/13/13. COMPLETE WONDER ICE: A DRY ICE LAB STUDENT GUIDE PACKET FOR tHURSDAY, 2/14/13. Complete the cave of dogs lab report for Friday, 2/15/13.

Dress for lab, Wednesday, 2/6/13 and Thursday, 2/7/13.

For Wednesday, 1/30/13 page 98, questions 11-18. Test Friday, 2/1/13 chapter 3 pages 68 - 99.

For Monday, 1/28/13 complete the "Graphing Gas Behavior" packet, 30 points.

Today, 1/24/13 lap tops available to work on science fair research. Study for gas laws quiz to be given on Friday, 1/25/13.

Charles's Law lab due Wednesday, 1/23/13. Quiz on the gas laws Friday, 1/25/13.

NEWS FLASH ...... The dates of this year's science fair are as follows: set up Tuesday night May 21 and judging Wednesday May 22. More details to follow.

On Thursday, 1/17/13 computers will be available and students will have class time to work on their science fair research/projects.

Complete the work sheet "Behavior of Gases" for Wednesday, 1/16/13.

Boyle's Law lab is due Tuesday, 1/15/13. Dress for lab Tuesday, 1/15/13 and Friday, 1/18/13.

Read pages 83-89 and complete the study guide "Gas Behavior" for Thursday, January 10, 2013.

Complete soda can lab report for Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

Dress for lab on Monday, January 7, 2013.

Complete the packet "Changes of State" text pages 76 - 81 for Friday, 1/4/13.

Get grade report signed for Thursday, 12/13/12,study for chapter 2 test on 12/14/12.

Complete lab page 58 and hand in Wednesday, 12/12/12. Complete packet "Energy and Matter" for Wednesday, 12/12/12. Study all week for test on chapter 2, which will be given on Friday, 12/14/12.

Dress for lab on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Complete questions 1- 10 on electrolysis for Tuesday, 12/11/12. Complete packet "Energy and Matter" for Wednesday, 12/12/12. Study all week for test on chapter 2, which will be given on Friday, 12/14/12.

Study for density test which will be given Wednesday, 12/5/12.

Complete the liquid layer lab (45points) and the work sheet (pages 117-118) for Monday 12/3/12.

Complete density problems #14 - 18 for Wednesday, 11/28/12. Dress for lab on Friday, 11/30.

Complete the density homework worksheet problems 1-5 for Wednesday, 11/21/12.

Lab, density of hot and cold water is due Friday, November 16, 2012. Science Fair topic is due Monday, November 19, 2012.

Dress for lab on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Complete density practice problems worksheet for Tuesday, 11/13. Period 7 did not receive this sheet.

November 6th and 8th students will be using laptops to research their science fair topic. The paperwork for their topic is due Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Homework for Friday, 11/9/12 is a worksheet on metric mass conversions, there are 25 problems.

Read pages 44-48 in textbook. complete work sheet "Weight and Mass" questions 1-13 for Monday, 11/5/12.

Homework for Friday, 10/26/12 is to complete the metric length lab.

Homework for Tuesday, 10/23/12 complete metric length worksheet.

Glue lab worksheet due Wednesday, 10/17/12. Quiz on chapter 2 section 1 Thursday, 10/18/12.

For Tuesday, 10/16/12, dress for lab, read over lab sheet and study for the quiz on Thursday, 10/18/12. The quiz will be on section 1 - chapter 2.

Complete sugar cube lab and both sides of the worksheet identifying physical and chemical changes for Monday, 10/15/12.

Lab report on sugar cubes due Monday, 10/15/12. Study all ahndouts on chemical and physical changes.

Dress for lab and read the lab for Wednesday, 10/10/12.

Study chapter 2 section 1 text, handouts and notes. 10-5-12

Homework get grade report signed by a parent or guardian and hand in either 10/3/12 or 10/4/12.

Homework due Wednesday, October 3rd., work sheet "Describing Matter" pages 34 - 43.

Test on Thursday, 9/27/12.

Lab report due Wednesday, 9/26/12. The lab is called "Swing Time".

Textbook is online. Each student should be able to view their book online. For Monday, 9/24/12 students should read page 21 and try to do it online.

Complete the pigeon experiment work sheet for Thursday, 9/20/12.

Lab sheets for the "No Non Cents" lab due Tuesday, 9/18/12.

Complete the work sheet "Scientific Inquiry" for Friday, 9/14/12. Read pages 10-16.

Complete the work sheet "What Is Physical Science?" for Wednesday, 9/12/12. Read pages 6 - 9.

Quiz on lab safety and lab equipment on Tuesday, 9/11/12.

Hand in a signed safety contract by Friday, 9/7/12.

Complete work sheet (front and back) on lab safety. It is due Tuesday, 9/4/12.

Get a parent / guardian to sign the science class rules paper by August 29, 2012.

 

 

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