Last (and only) chance for missing work.

I am going to offer students a one time deal of turning in assignments that are missing. All missing work MUST be turned in by THURSDAY. There will be no exceptions to this! I will be completing and turning in my grades on Friday morning. Therefore, Friday is too late. Students will receive a list of assignments (progress report) tomorrow. Parents, please look for this so there are no surprises when it comes to grade time.

Quiz tomorrow for 4th and 5th periods

Tomorrow students in my 4th and 5th periods will have a quiz about matter, atoms, and elements. This will include vocabulary (cut and paste activity on p. 35 of the notebook), being able to use a periodic table to identify elements and their abbreviations/symbols, and 4 general questions about matter and atoms in true-false/multiple choice format.

Have a great evening!

A science event in China Grove

Hi!

YOU are invited to attend a FREE exciting fall fun science event! We hope you and your entire family will join us on Sunday, October 23rd at 2:30 p.m. in the J. C. Carson High School auditorium in China Grove, NC for an exciting and energizing Science Extravaganza!

Mr. Dennis Regling, an educational entertainer based in Freeport, Ohio, will provide a program filled with the magic of science! Mr. Regling’s shows are funny, engaging and filled with audience participation. Young and old alike will have a wonderful time. In the past 10 years he has performed over 3000 programs at schools, fairs, festivals, camps, churches, private parties and company events in 22 states. He is a regular performer at the historic Victoria Vaudeville Theater in Wheeling, WVa.

This event is FREE for everyone. Bring your entire family for a great science event where everyone enjoys games, fun and a great way to experience the magic of science! The flyer with directions is attached. Don’t miss this exciting Catawba Conservation Camp presentation!

See you on October 23rd!!

Director, Catawba Conservation Camp
On behalf of Catawba College
Salisbury, NC

Meet the Elements by They Might Be Giants

Matter...it matters!

We have begun our next unit which is on matter.

p. 26 EQ: What is Matter

p. 27 "What is Matter? (Everything is, OK!)" hand out.

p. 28 EQ: What are the states of matter?

p. 29 "What State Are We In?" hand out

Students should be able to answer the Essential Questions (EQs) at the top of the page. Students were given a handout of a bubble map titled "Matter: A Graphic Organizer" about matter to put on p. 28 for their left side activity.

Yesterday and today we read and discussed the article "The History of the Atom Theory: In the Beginning..." As we read, we took breaks to process what we read and created a flow map of the information (kind of like a timeline with some additional details added).

p. 30 EQ: "What were some important moments of scientists learning about the atom? Why were they important?"

p. 31 "History of the Atom Theory..." article

p. 31A flow map of "The History of the Atom Theory..."

p. 31B Second page of flow map (if they have a second page). Otherwise, this should be left blank.

Thursday's homework: Students should complete the questions on p. 17 of the handout using the notes we took. Also, students will write a short paragraph on p.30 starting with "The important thing about the history of the atom theory is...." I hope that this will not include details about different scientists, but show an understanding that scientific ideas develop and change over time.