Byrd’s Physical Science

 
Clarkdale Elementary School Info and Updates
Clarkdale Elementary School was inundated with floodwaters Monday afternoon after students were safely evacuated. On Tuesday afternoon, the main school building remained substantially under water. The contingency plan for Clarkdale involves creating space at nearby Austell Intermediate and Compton Elementary schools. Austell Intermediate School will host 225 students in grades [...]

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Attached is the study guide for the test over chapters 2 and 11 (matter and atoms). The extra credit timeline for chapter 11 is due on the day of your test. Atoms and Matter
Science of Sports project: The first draft of the project introduction and equipment section was due in class today for A-day students [...]

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We went over chapter 2: matter, physical properties, and chemical properties. HOMEWORK – finish any of the section 2 or 3 review questions for chapter 2. Complete the chapter 2 review on pages 58 and 59.
A-day classes, you have a test over Atoms and Matter on Friday (October 2). We will review in class tomorrow. [...]

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Wow! What an interesting start to our week. I’m going to need you to be flexible over the next few weeks as we work really hard to catch up! Remember that our schedule will be interrupted again next week due to our Olympic events. With that in mind, here is what is coming up.
When you return [...]

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Chapter 11 Study Guide

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On Thursday and Friday we took notes on the vocabulary and key forces involved with the structure of an atom. We also completed the edible atom activity in class…yummy!! HOMEWORK was to complete the atomic math challenge.
Monday and Tuesday we created atomic diagrams and completed questions 1-21 (skip 13 &14) on pages 328 and 329.
There [...]

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Tuesday and Wednesday in class we read section 1 and outlined it. HOMEWORK: complete all section review questions on page 317 (1-10) and finish the outline if you did not finish it in class.
We are doing edible atoms next class. If you have candy donations, you can still bring them in with you to class!!

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Next week in class we will begin discussing atoms and atomic theory. One of my favorite activities to do for this topic is edible atoms. It takes quite a lot of food/candy to create edible atoms because we need different items to represent protons, neutrons, electrons, and energy levels/shells for each element or isotope we [...]

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Your test is next class. Make sure to study the study guide we completed in class, as well as ALL vocabulary from both of the previous quizzes. Here is the link for the scientific method notes Experimental Design and Data Analysis
For those of you in my 5A and 7A, attached are the answers to the [...]

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