We are continuing to learn about the Periodic Table. This week we even made our own Alien Periodic Table to help us understand that repeating patterns are the building blocks of the organization of this table. We have learned about how Mendeleev and Moseley...

Thursday is test day. Our students will be taking their Chapter 9 test. Grades will be posted in RenWeb later this evening. Our next chapter is studying the Periodic Table of Elements in more detail. We will also be doing an "Alien Periodic Table" activity to help...

This week we have spent several days working on the periodic table and learning the facts that can be found about each element. We spent quite a bit of time learning the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons that each element contains. The students realized that...

This week we have been studying atoms and their makeup. We have learned about the subatomic particles: protons, electrons, and neutrons. The students were able to practice building atoms with M&Ms and Skittles with a different color representing each subatomic...

Students will be taking their chapter 8 test on Thursday. Grades will be posted on RenWeb later in the evening. Next week we will begin our next chapter where we will be studying the atom and its structure. We will be learning about the proton, electrons, and neutrons...

This week we looked at what our science fair project write up should look like. Students should be well on their way working on this project. They have been given a sample write up to help them with their project. We are also continuing our study on the states of...