Saturday, January 22, 2011

Google Science Fair: How to enter

I will be willing to give extra credit to students who wish to participate in the Google Science Fair. If interested, please discuss this option with me. The credit will be given to 4th quarter because the entry deadline falls within that time period.

It's been a crazy three weeks.

I apologize for the lack of updates during these crazy three weeks since the holiday break.

We finished the glogsters and I am in the process of finishing grading them. We took a test on Friday about Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures as well as our introduction to the periodic table.

Our midterms will occur on Tuesday (odd periods) and Wednesday (even periods). Approximately 80 percent of the questions will come from past tests and quizzes so students should focus their study on those old tests. Also, students can use the on-line book to study. This site is listed on my webpage on the school webpage under "Useful Links."

Today we started a review session. Each group was given a section/chapter that we studied and they were given 35-40 minutes to put together a brief poster/presentation about what they felt the most important ideas were from that chapter. On Monday, each group will have approximately 7 minutes to go through the chapter to help refresh each others memories.

Good Luck to all students on their semester exams!!!!

One additional piece of information...
Final payments for the Outer Banks trip are due on Feburary 4th. You should be getting a notice of amount due on Wednesday.