December 22and 23, 2009 7298

Materials and Procedure due Jan. 6th.

December 21, 2009 7298

Complete worksheet p. 115
on the back complete textbook page 45 #'s 1abc, 2ab, 3a.
Reminder
The Materials and Procedure are due on January 6th.

December 17, 2009 7298

Materials and Procedure are due January 6th.

December 14, 2009 7298

Read textbook pages #21-23.
Complete the worksheet on Computers and Mapping.

December 11, 2009 7298

The Materials and Procedure portions of the Science Fair were distrubuted out in class today. These parts of the Science Fair are due on January 6.

December 10, 2009 7298

There will be a folder check in class on Friday.
Students will receive the materials and procedure parts of their Science Fair projects. These parts of the Science Fair will be due on Wednesday, January 6th.

December 9, 2009 7298

Test on Rocks Thursday.

December 8, 2009 7298

Rocks Test on Thursday. See yesterday's entry to see information students should study to prepare themselves.

December 7, 2009 7298

Rocks Review Worksheet #'s 1-20.
The Rocks Test has been pushed back until Thursday, December 10th.

Students can prepare for the test by studying:
Textbook pages 144-156; 160-166
Worksheets
Study Guide pages 169-170

Decemebr 4, 2009 7298

There will be a test on Rocks next Tuesday, December 8th.
The classes will review in class on Monday.
Students should look over textbook pages 144-166 to prepare themselves for this test.
There is a study guide and practice questions on pages 168-171. These will be very useful to study from.

December 3, 2009 7298

Complete textbook page 162 in your notebook.
#'s 1ab, 2ab, 3ab

Reminder
The Problem and Hypothesis are both due tomorrow in class.
3 points will be deducted each day these portions of the Science Fair are not handed in.

December 2, 2009 7298

Complete your Sedimentary Rocks crossword puzzle.
In your notebook, complete textbook page #156 #'s 1abc, 2abc, 3a.

Reminder
Problem and Hypothesis are due this Friday.

Homework December 1, 2009 7298

Complete the Igneous Worksheet for homework this evening.

Reminder

The PROBLEM and HYPOTHESIS due this Friday, December 4th.
The students must follow the layout exactly.
Students have the layouts in their Science folders.

November 23, 2009 7298

Rocks worksheet - complete #'s 1-8 in your notebook this evening. Make sure your answers are written out in complete sentences.

Problem and Hypothesis are both due on December 4th. Students have Science fair packets which detail exactly how to complete each part.

Homework November 17-20, 2009

There will be a quiz on Minerals on Thursday.
See Monday's entry to see ehcih materials students should review to prepare themselves.
Students will focus on the Science Fair on Friday. They will recieve their first 3 parts to complete after Thanksgiving. The exact date will be given on Friday.

Homework November 17, 2009 7298

There will be a quiz on Minerals on Thursday.
Students may study over the following materials to prepare themselves:

Textbook page #’s 114-122
Mineral Property Outline
Identifying Minerals Crossword
Worksheets

Homework November 13, 2009 7298

Students should bring an old t-shirt and materials needed to complete their Volcanoes.

Homework November 10, 2009 7298

Minerals Worksheet #'s 1-10

Homework November 9, 2009

Define the Vocabulary on page #114 in your Science notebook.
Remember - Parent-Teacher conferences on Tuesday.
These will be open house style.

Homework November 4, 2009 7298

Volcano worksheet #'s 12-24

The Volcano test has been moved to Friday instead of Thursday.

Homework November 3, 2009 7298

Textbook page #109 - #'s 1-5
page #110 - #'s 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Test Thursday on Volcanoes
1.Parts of a Volcano sheet
- know the parts and the definitions
2. Types of Volcanoes
- 3 types and characteristics
3. Study worksheets completed in class
4. Textbook pages #’s 82-85
#’s88-98
#’s 100-102, 104-105
5. Study Guide page # 108

Homework November 2, 2009 7298

Fighting Irish Monday!
Students will have a test on Volcanoes this Thursday.
There will be a review session in class on Wednesday.
Textbook pages #108-109 have a study guide to look over to begin to study.

Homework October 27, 2009 7298

Complete the Volcano worksheet #'s 3-11

Homework October 21, 2009 7298

Define the key terms on page #82 in your textbook.

The Science Fair sheet is due next Tueday, October 27th.

Cheer on the Phillies as they try to end the Dodgers' dreams of a World Series Title!

Homework October 20, 2009 7298

Complete and return your Science Fair sheet by Tues., October 27th.

Homework October 19, 2009 7298

Test on Earthquakes on Tuesday.

What to study:
1.Study Guide given out in class
2.Vocabulary
3.Text page #’s 51-54, 60-62, 68-71
4.Worksheets completed in class

Homework October 15, 2009 7298

Earthquake Risk worksheet #'s 1-8
Test on Earthquakes next Tuesday October 20th.

Homework October 14, 2009 7298

Complete the Earthquake Legends assignment - due Thursday
Complete the worksheet on Seismographs #'s 1-9

Homework October 7, 2009 7298

Complete Earthquake worksheet #'s 1-11.
Extra credit due Thursday.
Science Fair Topic Sheet due Friday.

Homework October 6, 2009 7298

Complete your vocabulary crossword puzzle.
The list of the words are on textbook page 51.
* moment magnitude scale* is not included on the crossword puzzle.

Extra credit due Thursday.
Science Fair Topic Sheet due Friday.

Homework October 5, 2009 7298

Fighting Irish Monday thanks to Kyle McCarthy again!

Extra Credit is due Thursday, October 8th.
Textbook page 39 #’s 1-10
Textbook page 40 #’s 14, 15, 16
This assignment must be correctly completed on looseleaf.
This assignment will not accepted after October 8th.

Science Fair Topic Sheet is due Friday, October 9th.
-10 possible ideas on the back
- 3 main selections on the front
- Parent/Guardian signature on the front
The sheet is worth 20 points
3 points will be deducted each day late.

October 2, 2009 7298

Science Fair topic Sheet due on October 9th.
The sheet must have 10 possible projects in the back, 3 ideas on the front, and a parental/guardian signature.
The sheet is worth 10 points. 3 points will be deducted each day late.

Sept. 30, 2009 7298

Clean out your Science Folder.
Only keep the information on the PearsonSuccessnet web-site.
Folder check on Thursday.

Sept. 28, 2009 7298

Fighting Irish Monday thanks to Jimmy Clausen and Kyle Rudolph

Test Wednesday on Convection and the Mantle, Continental Drift,
Sea-Floor Spreading, Plate Tectonics
Study the following materials to prepare:
1. Text pages 15-29; 32-35
2. Worksheets completed in class and for homework
3. Text study guide page 38; Practice Test p. 39
4. Vocabulary in notebook
5. Outlines and Highlighted sheets

Sept. 24, 2009 7298

Sea floor spreading worksheet #'s 1-5
Test next Wed. on Convection, Continental drift, sea floor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics

Sept. 23 2009 7298

Define the Key terms on page 23 of your textbook in your notebook.

Sept. 22, 2009 7298

Students will have a test on Convection, Drifting Continents, Seafloor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics next Wed. September 30th. We will review in class on Tuesday.
Students are currently finishing their Plate Tectonics Puzzle. There is no written homework in class today.
Students should begin reviewing for the test ASAP.

September 21, 2009 7298

Fighting Irish Monday thanks to Kyle McCarthy!

Sept. 16, 2009

Types of Heat worksheet #'s 1-10
Make sure your quiz is signed and returned no later than Thursday.

Sept. 15, 2009 7298

Have your Earth interior quiz signed and returned by Thursday.
Vocabulary on pages 14 and 18 of your textbook. There are eight terms overall.

Homework Sept. 11, 2009 7298

Quiz Monday on the Interior Layers of the Earth.
The materials to study are listed in each student's notebook and in the Sept. 10th entry of the homework blog.

Go Irish! Beat Michigan!

Homework Sept. 10 2009 7298

There will be a quiz on Monday on the Layers of the Earth. Students will have an opportunity to review in class on Friday.
Students can study the following items to prepare themselves for the quiz:
Textbook - Section 1 Earth's Interior pages 6-13
Worksheets completed in class and for homework
Layers of the Earth information sheet (colored)
Vocabulary in students' notebook

Sept. 9, 2009 7298

Complete your worksheet #'s 8-20
There will be a quiz on Monday. Students will review in class on Friday.

Homework Sept. 3, 2009 7298

Write the definitions for the key terms on pages 6 of your textbook. The definitions must be in your Science notebook.
Reminder - Textbooks need to be covered by Friday, Sept. 4th.

Homework Sept. 2, 2009 7298

Have your Science textbook covered by Friday. This will count as your first folder check (10 points) of the year.

Homework May, 7, 2009 7298

Complete worksheet page 192. This is due Friday and will be graded.

April 29, 2009 7298

Science Fair THURSDAY!!!!!!

The time is upon us!



All Science Fair displayboards and materials must be in school and displayed in the GYM by 9:30 Thursday morning.

If a student is ill, it is that student's responsibility to get his/her materials in school. A parent/guardian may drop them off at school, and Mr. Walsh will display them.

IF THE DISPLAYBOARD AND MATERIALS ARE NOT PRESENT DURING THE JUDGING AN AUTOMATIC ZERO WILL BE EARNED BY THAT STUDENT/GROUP.

THERE ARE NO EXTENSIONS.



The Science Fair will run from 4:00-6:00PM Thursday.

April 28, 2009 Homework

Science Fair

Thursday, April 30th

4:00 - 6:00PM

North Schuylkill El. Gym



All materials (displayboard, headerboard, materials in front) must be present by Thursday morning (9:00 AM).

If the materials are not present, the student(s) will receive a 0 for the project and the final grade for the Science Fair project.

Homework April 24, 2009 7298

Have your Earth, Moon, and Sun test signed and returned by Tuesday, April 28.
The Science Fair is in 6 days....continue working on finalizing your displayboard.

Thursday, April 23, 2009 7298

One week until the Science Fair!
There will be a note sent home on Friday with information about next week and the Science Fair.

Homework April 21, 2009 7298

Worksheet pages 180 and 181
#'s 1-14
Extra credit due Wednesday 4/22

Homework April 20, 2009 7298

Complete your Vocabulary Crossword. The terms are on page 78 in the textbook.
Extra Credit due Wednesday, April 22.

Extra Credit
Textbook page 35 #'s 1-10
Textbook page 36 #'s 12, 14, 17, 18, 19
All work should be completed on looseleaf and must be turned in no later than Wed., April 22.

Science Fair - April 30th 4:00-6:00 pm in the GYM

Homework April 15, 2009 7298

No written homework this evening.
Just a reminder, the Science Fair is on Thursday, April 30th from 4-6pm.
A reminder note will be sent home with the students one week prior to the Fair.
The students will be receiving all materials back today and Thursday.
The displayboards and header boards have arrived and will be distributed on Thursday, Friday, and Monday (weather pending).
Students only have a few small parts to complete the Science fair. these may be brought into school for Mr. Walsh to check. These last parts are due on April 30th glued onto the displayboard.
Students may bring in these materials to be checked by Mr. Walsh beforehand if they wish.

Homework April 14, 2009 7298

There will be a test on the Earth, Moon, and the Sun on Wednesday, April 15th.
Students will review in class on Tuesday, April 14th.
Students should study the following:
1. Moon Phases Sheet
2. Solar/Lunar Eclipse sheet
3. Earth Seasons Sheet
4. Chapter 1 Study guide in the textbook Pages 34 and 35
5. Textbook pages 6-33

Homework April 8, 2009

No Homework
Have a great holiday break!

Homework April 7, 2009

There will be a test on the Earth, Moon, and the Sun next Wednesday after the Easter break (April 15th). We will review in class on Tuesday, April 14th.

Homework April 6, 2009 7298

Worksheet pages 73 and 74
#'s 1-6

Homework April 2, 2009 7298

Worksheet p. 65
#'s 7-14

Homework April 1, 2009 7298

Worksheet pages 63 and 64 #'s 1-6

Homework March 25, 2009 7298

Worksheet page 48/49
#'s 2-15 due Thursday

Displayboard order forms are due by Monday, March 30th

Homework March 17-20th 7298

PSSA week
Clean out your Science Folder:
Just have:
- any Astronomy papers
- H.W. passes
- Science Fair sheets

Homework March 10, 2009 7298

Read text pages 144 and 145.
Complete worksheet p. 282 #'s 15-18.
Happy Birthday Katie!

Homework March 9, 2009 7298

Complete your Dinosaur worksheet.

Homework March 4, 2009 7298

Read text pages 142-143.
Complete worksheet p. 282 #'s 9-14

Homework February 23, 2009 7298

Worksheets 273-274
#'s 1-9

Homework February 20, 2009 7298

Data and Results due Monday if you received an extension.

Homework February 19, 2009 7298

Data and Results are due Friday, February 20th.
If a student is not able to complete a section, a note must be written by a parent/guardian and
handed into Mr. Walsh on Friday, February 20th.
A student will not receive an extension without a note.

Homework February 18, 2009 7298

Test on Thursday on Fossil
Textbook pages 110-121 and 127-129
Brainpop Sheets on Fossils and Geologic Time
Law of Superposition

Homework February 11, 2009 7298

Textbook page 121
#'s 1a, 1c, 2b

Homework February 10, 2009 7298

Complete your vocab worksheet.
The terms are on page # 117.

Homework February 9, 2009 7298

Complete textbook page 116 #'s 1-3 all letters.
There are 8 questions overall.
Remember, the Results and Data for the Science Fair project are due Feb. 20th.

Homework February 3, 2009 7298

Work on the Science Fair
Data and Results sheets were handed out in class today.

January 29, 2009 7298

Complete worksheet page 135
The test has been moved from Thursday until Monday, February 2
due to the cancellation on Wed. and the two-hour delay on Thurs.
Students will review in class on Friday

Homework January 27, 2009 7298

Crossword Worksheet and complete the question.

January 26, 2009 7298

There will be a test on Thursday on Sections 2 and 3 of our Soil Chapter.
The students will have a review in class on Wednesday.
Students should look over the highlighted sheets, brainpop sheet, soil layers sheet,
and the textbook pages 49-58.

Homework January 22, 2009 7298

Work on the Procedure for the Science Fair. This is due on Monday, January 26th.

Homework January 21, 2009 7298

Workshee Page 29 #'s 16-23
Procedure for the Science Fair is due on Monday, Jan. 26th

Homework January 20, 2008 7298

Worksheet Page 28
#'s 9-15
Procedure for the Science Fair is due on Monday, Jan. 26th

Homework January 6, 2009 7298

Periods # 1 and 2 - Complete worksheet 113 #'s 9-20.
Periods 3-6 will complete this on Wednesday.

Homework January 5, 2009 7298

Complete worksheet pages 111 and 112 #'s 1-7