Eagle Ridge Middle School


800 Fruta Rd., NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone: (505) 892-6630
Fax: (505) 892-6909

Basic Information :

                               Vicki Easson

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Classroom: 892-6630 ext.402

veasson@rrps.net

 

Instructional Objectives

Use scientific methods to develop questions, design and conduct experiments, analyze and evaluate results, make predictions, and communicate findings.

 

Progress Reports

Progress reports will be handed out on Mondays and collected by Wednesdays each week starting the week of 8/23.  If you have internet access be sure to sign up for Parent Connect to see student grades any time.



Important Information!

  • 8/12 - Welcome back !
  • 8/16 - Have a composition book for Science Notes beginning today
  • 9/2 - Curriculum night

     6:00 - 8:00

  • 9/6 - Labor Day Holiday

Class Activities:

This week we will:

Monday 8/30

  • How To Use a Single Pan Balance notes p. 26 - 27 IANB
  • Measure classroom objects using the single pan balance

Tuesday 8/31

  • Wormy Measurements lab
  • Learning About Variables with Plop Cookies notes p. 28-29 IANB

Wednesday 9/1

  • Finish Lab Expectations page IANB p.13
  • Finish Plop Cookies page from Tue.

Thursday 9/2

  • Analyze parts of Wormy Measurements lab
  • Three Kinds of Variables wkst
  • Graph results of lab

Friday 9/3

  • Analyzing an experiment - Hand soap
  • Finish graphs if needed

Last week we:

 

Monday 8/23

  • Do "Bikini Bottom Lab Safety"  activity
  • Glue Costa's Levels of Questioning into IANB (Interactive Notebook) p. 18
  • Go over Lab Safety Cartoon for homework

Tuesday 8/24

  • Discuss lab safety cartoon
  • Go over tonight's homework worksheet
  • Variables Pretest

Wednesday 8/25

  • Discuss tonight's homework
  • Begin What is Science?  concept map p. 24 IANB

 

Thursday 8/26

  • Put together first workpack (all the worksheets from the last two weeks for grading)
  • Lab Expectations Yes/No chart p. 13 IANB
  • Using a triple beam balance p. 27 IANB

Friday 8/27

  • District Quarterly Assessment

 

Homework:

  • Science homework is generally assigned each night Monday through Thursday and is due the next day.  It is supposed to be recorded in the agenda planner at the beginning of class.
  • Monday 8/30... Scientific Measurement Cloze Notes wkst
  • Tuesday 8/31... "Experiments" questions wkst
  • Wednesday 9/1 ...

       That's Cold wkst

  • Thursday 9/2...

        Curriculum Night

  • Friday 9/3... None (Make up work if needed)