Thursday, May 19th

No homework in 7th & 8th grade Science or Religion.
No homework in 6th grade Religion.  In 6th grade Science, planet project worksheets are due tomorrow!!

Wednesday, May 18th

No homework in 7th and 8th grades.

6th grade Science- Finish worksheet p. 126-129.  Remember, part 1 of your planet project is due on Friday!!

Tuesday, May 17th

6th Religion- Chapter 24 Test will be on Friday
7th Religion- Chapter 11 Test on Friday
8th Religion- Chapter 8 Test will be on Friday

6th Science- Chapter 20 Section 4 Assessment questions #1-2; Reminder: Part 1 of planet project is due Friday
7th Science- No homework
8th Science- No homework

Monday, May 16

Religion- No homework at any grade level.. Looking ahead: 8th grade will have a Chapter 8 Religion Test on Friday.  Sixth grade will have a Chapter 24 Religion Test on Friday.

Science:
6th grade: We went to the library so students could research their plane for the planet project.  Just a reminder that planet project worksheets are due on Friday, May 20th and planet depictions are due on Monday,May 23rd.

7th grade: No class today due to retreat.

8th grade: Chapter 12 Section 1 Assessment #1-5 on page 411, if not finished in class.  Chapter 12 test will be on Friday.

Wednesday, May 11

No Religion classes today since we went to Mass.  Looking ahead: both  7th and 8th grade will have tests on Friday.

6th Grade Science: Finish worksheet if not completed in class.

7th Grade Science: Finish lab sheet if not completed in class.  Chapter 16 test will be on Friday.  Project due date has been changed to MONDAY, MAY 16th. 

8th Grade Science: Finish worksheet if not completed in class.  Chapter 11 test will be on Friday.

Monday, May 9th

No Religion homework at any grade level.

6th GradeScience: Chapter 16 Test tomorrow!!!  See study guide answer key below
7th Grade Science: Section Assesment questions on page 543, # 3-6
8th Grade: No homework



6th Grade Chapter 16 Answer Key 

1.     An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are a little bit shorter than visible light.

2.     Infrared radiation is the form that most of the energy that heats Earth’s atmosphere.

3.     The greenhouse effect is the process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere.

4.     Thermal energy is the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.

5.     Zero degrees Celsius

6.     Conduction is heat transfer between two substances that in contact

7.     Radiation

8.     Convection is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid—Remember: cold air is more dense than warm air

9.     Differences in air pressure

10.  Anemometer

11.  Local winds are caused by unequal heating within a small area; global winds are in large areas

12.  Land breezes occur because land cools of faster than water

13.  The way Earth’s rotation makes winds curve.

14.  Weak winds

15.  At about 30 degrees north and south latitudes

16.  When water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ice crystals

17.  The cooling of the air and the presence of particles in the air

18.  Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms

19.  Very high feathery clouds

20.  Layered clouds that often cover much of the sky and are a dull gray color

21.  Any form of water that falls from clouds

22.  The temperature of the ice pellets and the size of the ice pellets

23.  Electromagnetic waves are the form of energy that travels through space to Earth.

24.  Visible light, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation.

25.  The process in which gases in the air hold much of the energy that is radiated from Earth’s surface

26.  To measure air temperature

27.  The increased cooling that wind can cause

28.  Uneven heating of the atmosphere leads to differences in air pressure, which causes wind.

29.  The process in which water vapor becomes liquid water

30.  Clouds that form near the ground and look like fluffy heaps of cotton

31.  Flat, layered clouds that cover most of the sky

32-34. See Math box on page 562.

Essay Questions

35. See pages 550-551

36. See page 564

37. See page 568

Wednesday, May 4th

Announements: 6th Grade field trip is Friday!  Please make sure that you turn in your permission slip!!!

6th Grade Religion- Test is on Thursday!  Study tonight!


6th Grade Science: Worksheets 138/145 if not finished in class

7th Grade Science: No homework tonight, but Worksheet 2 of your project is due on Friday!  Remember, project presentation is on Friday, May 13th, so don't wait until the last minute!

8th Grade Science: Questions 1 a-c on page 385 if not finished in class.  Read pages 383-384.

Tuesday, May 3, 2010

Attention 6th graders- Please return signed permission slips!  Our field trip is on Friday!


No Religion homework at any grade level.

6th grade Science: Chapter 16 Section 5 Assessment, page 571, # 1a-d and 2a-b if not finished in class.

7th grade Science: Chapter Project packet handed-out today.  Worksheet #1 is due on Wednesday.

8th grade Science: Chapter 11 Section 1 Worksheets, if not finished in class