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 * Date || Trem 4 Homework Assignments..................................................................................................................................... ||
 * 4/12 || KIC Reflection ||
 * 4/23 || Geology Open Response ||
 * 4/24 || Rock Cycle Open Response ||
 * 4/25 || MCAS Review - Earth Systems ||
 * 4/26 || Study for Earth and Space Science Test[[file:Study Guide - Earth & Space Science.pdf]] ||
 * 4/29 || Cell Biology Open Response[[file:Cell Biology.pdf]] ||
 * 5/1 || Biology - Cell Division ||
 * 5/2 || Biology - Genetics[[file:genetics review and word search.pdf]][[file:Punnett Squares.pdf]] ||
 * 5/3 || Study for Test on biology tomorrow[[file:Study Guide Life Science.pdf]] ||
 * 5/7 || MCAS Prep Engineering 1[[file:MCAS Prep – Engineering 1.pdf]] ||
 * 5/8 || MCAS Prep Engineering 2[[file:MCAS Prep – Engineering 2.pdf]] ||
 * 5/25 - 6/1 || How to make a digital poster  # Open a word document
 * 1) Change orientation to landscape and margins to 0.5” all the way around (narrow)
 * 2) Insert a text box with the name of your bridge in it and center this at the top of the page.
 * 3) Insert a text box in the lower right corner with your names in it.
 * 4) Now save your document as the name of your bridge.
 * 5) Whenever you add text, do it in a text box which will allow you to move it around more easily.
 * 6) Superlatives
 * 7) Style of bridge and how these bridges work
 * 8) Architect, construction, and dimensions
 * 9) History
 * 10) Location with maps
 * 11) Importance
 * 12) Find and save pictures of your bridge, insert the saved picture onto your poster
 * 13) Move text and pictures around to make the poster esthetically pleasing
 * 14) Do not worry about text size, since the poster will be enlarged
 * 15) Remember, less writing is often better
 * 16) After all is said and done you will need to go to “Save As” and save a copy of your poster as a pdf file on Mr. Condon’s STEM Wristband thumbdrive.


 * Date || Homework Assignment Term #3 Set a goal to complete 80% of your homework ||
 * 1/30 || Mixtures and Pure Substances ||
 * 2/1 || Review for Mixtures and Solutions Quiz Tomorrow ||
 * 2/2 || Write a well thought out hypothesis (5 sentences) to explain why chefs add salt when cooking pasta. Hint: its not for taste ||
 * 2/3 || Complete conclusions for lab - Salt's Effect on Boiling Point ||
 * 2/6 || Converting Temperature Scales Worksheet ||
 * 2/8 || You have invented a new soft drink that needs to be consumed at very low temperatures. You need to create a new type of bottle, because plastic and aluminum just don't insulate your drink well enough. Describe a process (experiment) you could conduct to determine which of 3 new materials (Styrofoam, fiberglass, and the revolutionary new "Airfoam") will keep your soft drink coldest for the longest time while the drink sits in an average room (20oC). ||
 * 2/13 || Write conclusions based on the slope work we did in class today. ||
 * 2/14 || Review #1 for quiz Thursday ||
 * 2/15 || Review #2 for Qiuiz Thursday ||
 * 3/1 || Energy Flow in your favorite Activity ||
 * 3/12 || Complete Energy Flow Charts for Monday ||
 * 3/12 || Open Response for Energy ||
 * 3/13 || Review 1 for Energy Quiz ||
 * 3/14 || Review 2 for Energy Quiz ||


 * Date || Homework Assignment Term #2 Set a goal to complete 80% of your homework ||
 * 11/8 || Atomic Mass and Number Worksheet ||
 * 11/9 || Electron Configuration Practice ||
 * 11/10 || Continue work on Element Poster and bibliography ||
 * 11/15 || Electron Configuration Practice 2 ||
 * 11/16 || Review for Quiz on Atomic Structure 1 - Quiz on Friday ||
 * 11/17 || Review #2 for quiz tomorrow ||
 * 11/28 || New Element A new element has just been created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) near Boston. The element was found to contain 118 protons in its nucleus. From your work today in class and your knowledge of the Periodic Table, tell us as much as you can about this new element (group, valance shell, electron configuration, etc.) . In the space below also diagram the atom. ||
 * 11/29 || Complete lab analysis questions ||
 * 11/30 || Complete Measuring pH Lab Analysis ||
 * 12/2 || Complete Changing pH Lab Analysis ||
 * 12/5 || Complete Lab Conclusions ||
 * 12/7 || study for quiz tomkorrow - Measuring pH and Molecular weight ||
 * 12/8 || Catch up on missing work ||
 * 12/12 || Balancing Chemical Equations ||
 * 12/13 || Review 1 for Chemistry Test ||
 * 12/14 || Review 2 for Chemistry Test ||
 * 12/15 || Review 3 for Chemistry Test - Tomorrow ||
 * 1/3 || Complete lab conclusions for heat's effect on solubility ||
 * 1/6 || Complete conclusions for lab on whether beaker or flask had the higher boiling point: restate hypothesis, was it right or wrong, use data from your experiment to support your claim. ||
 * 1/17 || catch up on missing labs ||
 * 1/18 || Complete Conclusions for today's Heat Profile for Carbon Dioxide ||
 * 1/23 || Portfolios Due Tomorrow ||
 * 1/23 || Portfolios Due Tomorrow ||


 * = Date ||= Assignment ||
 * 9/1 || Show Parents the Letter of Expectations. Have them sign the attached receipt. Return Receipt on Monday. ||
 * 9/6 || The Scientific Method and Alcohol Abuse ||
 * 9/7 || Write experiment for the question you wrote in class today. ||
 * 9/12 || Complete Portfolio Project - Experimental Design (see Form) ||
 * 9/13 || Write an experiment to test the strength of paper. ||
 * 9/19 || Complete Scientific Method Review worksheet ||  ||   ||
 * 9/20 || Study for Quiz on Scientific Method, Lab Safety, and Tensile Strength Lab ||
 * 9/26 || Einstein's Theory Worksheet ||
 * 9/28 || MCAS Prep - Open Response Question ||
 * 9/30 || Calculating Density Worksheet ||
 * 10/3 || Density of Metals Worksheet ||
 * 10/4 || MCAS Open Response Practice - Measurement ||
 * 10/6 || Mass and Volume Worksheet ||
 * 10/11 || 8C - Earth's Changing Oceans ||
 * 10/13 || Review 1 for Test on Density, Mass, Volume, and the Scientific Method Next Tuesday ||
 * 10/14 || Review 2 for Test on Density, Mass, Volume, and the Scientific Method Next Tuesday ||
 * 10/17 || Review #3 for Test on Density, Mass, Volume, and the Scientific Method Next Tuesday ||
 * 10/25 || Work on Element Project ||
 * || Retakes for test Thursday Afterschool ||
 * 10/27 || Complete Portfolio Requirements ||
 * 10/28 || Late Portfolios due on Monday (10 points off) ||