Please read - Pearson Success Net update and notice

Several students and parents have emailed me or called concerning the Pearson online text that we are trying this Fall. Since so many students are having trouble with they system, either compatibility with their networks, printing or saving we will stop using it NOW!

All students who have completed sections of chapter one will receive full credit for doing so, all other students will receive an extension on the sections until the workbooks arrive, or we complete the section in class.

To be fair to all of the kids, I have asked for, and received, permission to order the workbook texts that are the print version of the same materials. Until the workbooks arrive we will be completing the reading assignments during our class periods, using the SmartBoard, and writing answers in student binders.

This will slow things down a bit related to our lab work, but with luck the workbooks will arrive quickly and we can pick up the pace with more hands on labs.

Please contact me either by leaving a comment here or emailing me directly with any concerns that you may have on this issue.

6th Graders - How Much Fresh Water is available for life - Lab

less than a drop of water to represent the total amount of water vapor

The 1 liter soda bottle represents all of the salt water - 97% of Earth's water is in Oceans and Salt lakes

taking notes and documenting evidence

learning how to use the measuring tools properly

Follow up question - Why is it important to take care of Earth's Fresh Water?

Science Materials for this Week 9/2/13

We will be doing some experiments with Transpiration this week in Science.

Please bring the following items to class:

two plastic sandwich bags
two twist ties

If you can bring extra, please do, for the folks who may miss this blog notice

8th graders will need to bring these tomorrow, Tuesday, everyone else on Wednesday.

The follow up lesson for this lab will be during your Thursday Math class, please bring your Science journals to that class period.

Online Science Text - Pearson Success Net

We reviewed how to access the Pearson Success Net online text for Science class today with all of the classes.

As a reminder the steps to log in are:

1. go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
2. login using the user name and password that was handed out in class.
3. click the 'to do' button on the Water and the Atmosphere content area
4. complete all of the activities (all of the tabs) by typing in your answers and then printing your answer screens to place in your binders.
5. take notes as you read, your notes will help with the test.

DO NOT click the "I'm Done" button until you have completed ALL of the four tabs for each section.

If you have clicked "I'm Done" I will go in and start scoring, if you are not finished, I will reopen the work pages for you only until the due date.

If you have any questions, please email me at dcollins@villaaugustina.org or leave a comment below.

If you lose or forget your password, see me in class. I will not email a user name nor password to you.

The best practical joke played by an 8th grader, Fall 2012

Comment below if you can see what is wrong with this picture...

One of my favorite photos from the 2012-2013 school year

            The seventh grade class created a 3D fractal of several tetrahedrons. 

Summer Poster Contest for anyone under age 14

The ship JOIDES Resolution is in Alaska on an explortation of the sea floor mission.

Below is a link to a poster contest for school age students up to 14 years old.

Good luck!


http://joidesresolution.org/node/3106