FIVE WEEK REPORTS
In order to conserve paper, five week reports will not be sent home in science. All grades are posted online and available for viewing on eSchoolPLUS. To access this information, please log onto eSchoolPLUS, available through a link on the CCSD home page. If you need a password you may contact Denise Douchkoff at (845) 878-2094 ext 282.
Thanks!
Heather Schmidt
Please log onto eschool plus to monitor your child’s daily homework progress. You can find this through “home access” on the ccsd web portal. You may contact the school if you need a password.
11/30- Study note #10 ( not period 4)
12/1- States of Matter WS
12/2- Study for quiz & reading and question packet
12/3- Organize notes #1-10 for notebook check….Use the guide I gave you.
12/4- No homework
12/8- Finish “Sink or Float” lab questions
12/9- Finish “Soda” lab questions
12/14- Density worksheet
12/15- No HW
1/7- Study flashcards for test Read the rest of this entry »
.
Unit Test: Tuesday, January 12th
Topic: Matter & Density
See below for topic details!
Our Mascot: Twinkie the Kid!
Topic : Matter & Density (starting 12/7/09)
Density: The amount of matter in a certain amount of space. Every substance has a dfferent density. No two substances can ever have the same density!
Matter: Anything that has mass and volume
Hydrometer: Tool used to measure the denisty of a liquid
D=M/V : Formula to find the density of a solid
g/cm3: Label for density
cm3: Label for volume
Density websites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqLCwuKMBMA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SisMPfGXY&feature=fvw
DENSITY EXTRA CREDIT
Complete the following on-line lab. Print your answers and bring it in!
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/density.html
DENSITY “LAVA LAMP” EXTRA CREDIT
Use a small water bottle to stack colored water and oil. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. How does this experiment demonstrate density?
2. What happens when you shake the bottle? Why?
3. How can we use this experiment to explain an oil spill?
A successful student should be prepared with the necessary tools to complete tasks.
*ALTERNATE
A three subject notebook and a folder may take the place of a binder and marble notebook.
GRADES
Grades will be based on the following:
Tests: 35%
Quizzes 25%
Labs 20%
Homework: 20%