Friday, October 26, 2018

Good Evening Class,

Below is the homework assigned for each class. Please scroll down to your corresponding grade. Copy the assignment and answer in complete sentences. Remember vocabulary words are written down on index cards following the procedure we spoke about in class.

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Homework for all Grades October 26, 2018 3:58 pm


Grades 7th and 8th

No HW

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Grade 6

No Homework

Vocabulary: Transition onto index cards

chemical energy stored in and released from the bonds between atoms
electric energy in an electric current
energy ability to cause change
kinetic energy energy due to motion
mechanical energy sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system
nuclear energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom
potential energy stored energy due to the interaction between objects or particles
radiant energy carried by electromagnetic waves
sound energy carried by sound waves
speed distance an object moves per unit of time
thermal energy sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object
wave disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter

Triple Beam Balance -The triple beam balance is used to measure masses very precisely; the reading error is 0.05 gram. With the pan empty, move the three sliders on the three beams to their leftmost positions, so that the balance reads zero.


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Grade 5


No Homework.

Vocabulary: Transition onto index cards

atom - small particle that is the building block of matter

chemical change - a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into other substances with different chemical and physical properties

compound - substance made of two or more elements that are chemically joined in a specific combination

element - substance made of only one kind of atom

heterogeneous mixture - a mixture in which the substances are not evenly mixed

homogeneous mixture - a mixture in which two or more substances are evenly mixed, but not bonded together

individual - single; separate

matter - anything that has mass and takes up space

mixture - matter that can vary in composition

molecule - two or more atoms that are held together by chemical bonds and act as a unit

substance - matter with a composition that is always the same


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Grade 4


Please do the graph analyze data graph labled Condor Comeback from the “Vulture shock” article. The article will be uploaded on google questions can be returned thru docs on google .

Vocabulary Words: Transition onto index cards


1. Psychologist- a person who studies the science of mind and behavior. (1)

2. Hormone- a substance produced by the body that controls specific body instructions. (3)

3. Empathy- the feeling that you understand and share other people's experience and emotions. (4)

4. Anxiety- an intense fear or nervousness about what might happen. (2)  

5. Prototype- testable model


Recent Vocabulary Entrance ticket vocabulary

static electricity-  The Build up of electrical charges on an object

discharge- the sudden movement of electric charges from one object to another object

circuit-a path through which electric current can flow

current electricity- the flow of electrical charges

switch- a device that turns current electricity on and off

series circuit- a circuit in which electrical current flows in the same direction along a single path

parallel circuit- a circuit in which electric current flows through more than one path

Branches - in a Parallel Circuit, electric current flows through more than one path. These different paths are often called branches.

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Grade 3

Homework on Freckle on Scientific Investigation

Vocabulary: Transition onto index cards


Ecosystem- Living and nonliving things that interact in the environment.

Resource- is a material that living things use to survive.

Reptile- They are distinguished by having a dry scaly skin and typically laying soft-shelled eggs on land. Animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles.

Properties- special characteristic of something.

Paleontologist- a scientist who study the remains of plants or animals that lived in the past.

Prototype- a testable model.

Extinct- no longer in existence; that has ended or died out

Anatomy- the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.