Ms. Parkhill

7th grade- we will begin our unit on matter. We will also be in the computer lab working on data tables and graphing. Students will have a quiz on section 1 and 2 on Friday.

8th grade- We will go over Chapter 1, sections 1 and 2. The students will complete two labs on acceleration and speed.
-the students will have to turn in a blue print of the egg car on Thursday.

Both 7th and 8th should be thinking about ideas for the science fair. It is a great time to get a head start!

English- WW1 test will be on Tuesday. Students will have to complete unit 2 for Friday. Students will also have a persuasive writing assignment that will be due the following week.
Don't forget about D.O.L!

Scientific Method/ Microscope Study Guide
Vocabulary
Illuminator
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Control group

-You need to be able to identify 10 different parts of a microscope. Make sure you know the difference between fine and coarse focus!

-Make sure you know how to convert from decimeters to hectometers!

If you need help there will be a study session on Thursday morning at 7:45

9/3 Reading Quiz
9/4 English-Your hard copy of your rule is
due. It DOES NOT need to be typed.
9/5 Science Quiz for both 7th and 8th
grade.

It seems like it was just yesterday we were cleaning the classroom and saying goodbye for the summer and now I'll see all of you on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to a great year. Enjoy your last few days of summer.



-Ms. Parkhill

I would like to say thank you to all of students and their parents for a wonderful year. I have learned so much from teaching these great kids at St. Juliana.



To the Students:

Looking back at the year I think of all the fun things we did as a class. Whether you want to say it or not you got into science. Even when disecting this past week most of you jumped right in and ignored how gross it was. You were not just memorizing facts but experiencing hands on what science is all about.



Thank you, for welcoming me in to your school. I will miss ALL of you over the summer. Be safe, have fun, and I will see you in fall.

Here some of the pictures from our great trip to Covenant Harbor.

8th-We will be working on DNA for the rest of the year. This week the students will focus on the structure of DNA.

7th-We are working on the Human Body. This week our focus will be on the skeletal and muscular systems.

Dear Parents,
Your child's class will soon begin a unit called Mystery Festival, in which the students will act as crime lab scientists to help solve an imaginary mystery. In an effort to discover which fictional suspect (or suspects) may have committed a “crime” at Felix's beach house, the class will examine a large variety of clues and do tests on evidence, while learning important science skills and concepts. This program was developed by the Great Explorations in Math and Science programs at the Lawrence Hall of Science and tested in classrooms nationwide.
There are many materials that we need for this unit, so we are asking for you help. Please see if you have any of the following items to donate, or if you know of others who do. We need materials by May 8.

Thank you!
Ms. Parkhill
-3 colognes or perfumes, as different from each other as possible(samples from department stores or magazines are fine.
-4 empty film canisters
-1 package of aluminum foil
-4 eggs of silly putty
-4 old sweaters or T-shirts

There will be Quiz on Tuesday for chapters 1-4 in The Outsiders. On Wednesday we will have s vocabulary quiz on chapter 1-4.

Vocabulary:
absolute magnitude,apparent magnitude,spectrum, parallax, main sequence star, red giant, white dwarf, black hole, elliptical galaxy, spiral galaxy, big bang, cosmic background radiation.

Review Questions:
The majority of stars in our galaxy are...

What stars are most like our sun?

In which part of a spiral galaxy do you expect to find nebulas?

Describe hoe the apparent magnitude of a star varies with its distance from Earth.