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Dear Parents,
This week we are continuing working with Physics and Motion by delving into Potential and Kinetic Energy. Today, students are receiving back the exams they took last Friday in order for them to complete their corrections. All students will be completing the exam corrections which are due Friday. Students receiving below a 70 can retake their exam before or after school over the next 5 school days. Remember, I cannot allow a student to retake their exam until they have completed all their corrections.
In addition, the vocabulary quiz originally scheduled for today was postponed until next Tuesday and students were, instead, assigned a Vocabulary Quiz Project. Following are the guidelines presented to students via an overhead:
1) You are going to create an assessment that demonstrates your comprehension of week #10-12 vocabulary
2) The goal is to be creative with your project. *Simple multiple choice and/or matching assessments will receive minimal points for creativity.
3) Each assessment must contain the definitions as well as the vocabulary words. *No word searches*
**Pre-AP must have a minimum of 20 words**
**Academic Science must have a minimum of 15 words**
Suggestions include:
(A) Crossword Puzzle
(B) Game
(C) Power Point Illustration
*Students should provide a key for any puzzles or games*
4) Students should spend a maximum of 90 minutes on this project. The purpose is to help the student find ways of applying the vocabulary and to use their natural creativity and talents that I sometimes am unable to experience in the classroom setting.
I am hoping that students will have fun completing the Vocabulary Quiz Project in lieu of a vocabulary quiz. The vocabulary quiz next Tuesday will include vocabulary from weeks 10-12 on the vocabulary list.
On Monday, students were assigned the task of developing a lab to test the amount of potential and kinetic energy of a ping-pong ball, tennis ball, and golf ball. They were to write down the procedures for how to conduct the test and will have opportunity to try their experiment in class on Wednesday. Once they complete their experimenting, they will then draw a conclusion and write that conclusion in their lab journal. This will provide some excellent experience applying Newton’s Laws while, at the same time, teaching them how to develop a scientific experiment and maintain a Science Journal.
Thank you all for your continued support. JGDickson.com has been online now for over a week and has been updated with all the relevant information pertaining to your student’s education. Of course, if you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
J. Gavin Dickson, Ed.M.
8th Academic Science & Pre-AP Science Teacher
Keller Middle School
817-744-2981
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