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Mrs. Karen Moon: 7th/8th Grade Science & Scholars Bowl

Seventh/Eighth Grade Assignments

Science projects. Students have learned exactly what I require for the projects. Students should have all the paperwork for projects in their notebook. It has step by step instructions on what I want in the project.

Research will be due at the end of January. Final projects will be due the first of February.

Project Back boards are $7.00 for colored. I have a limited amount. If you do not purchase one from me you will have to find somewhere to buy a board and header. It is first come first sold.

7th Grade is learning about nutrition and the digestive system.

Homework--1/10/12 Bring in 5 different food labels with the nutrition facts.

Test on Digestion Tuesday 1/24/2012

Scholars Bowl Announcements

2011-2012

Scholars Bowl Members

Bethany Frazier

Blane Pope

Harley Willis

Destiny Schultz

Bethany Walker

Caitlyn Patterson

Colton Patterson

Taylor Dover

County Tournament is Dec. 16th.

Eighth Grade Assignments

8th grade is learning about motion and momentum.

Ch. 10 Page 282.

Test On Momentum 1/20/2012

Test on Math Application problems from Ch. 10 Tuesday 1/24/2012

Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.

Eighth Grade Assignments
Final Research Paper for project is due Jan. 31st.

Final Project (Board and Model) is due Feb. 16th.

Begin researching "Mouse Trap Car Plans".

Cars must be built at school. The only item that can be bought is a mouse trap. The rest of the car muct be butil by recycling old toys and other material.

All material for cars must be at school by Feb 28th.

Classroom Rules

1. NO CLICKING ANYTHING!!!
2. No food, drink or GUM/Candy allowed in our room!
3. All chair legs MUST stay on the floor at all times!
4. Do NOT touch anything that does NOT belong to you for ANY reason without permission.
5. Respect others as you WISH they would respect you.
6. If you do NOT have anything good to say then do NOT SAY anything at all!
7. Do not throw anything in the classroom for ANY reason!
8. Always have supplies in the room and ready to go when the late bell rings!
9. No talking to a friend/enemy during class.
10. Never offer me advice on how to discipline another student! You just get the offered discipline yourself.
11. No use of profanity. This includes SLANG words.
12. No vandalism!
13. DO NOT BE LATE TO CLASS!
14. DO NOT get out of your seat for ANY REASON Other than vomiting if I ever step out of the room!!!
15. I will treat you in the same manner in which you treat me!
16. Any item listed on the Cullman County Discipline Report.
I have ZERO TOLERANCE for bullying! You will be disciplined severely if I see/hear you bullying another person in this school.

We will have lots of fun in science if you abide by these rules!
Thanks, in advance for being a GREAT class!!
Mrs. Moon

Rules for make-up work and info to be included on EACH assignment.

Make-Up work is YOUR responsibility!! Always check make-up folder if you are absent. Ask your classmate NOT me what you missed. If you are told you must complete a worksheet/study guide or any other assignment in which I handed out something then it should be in the make-up folder!!!! If you need something and I neglected to place it in the folder then and ONLY THEN may you come to me to receive your needed material. DO NOT ASK ME UNTIL YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THIS PROCEDURE!!!!!
If I have not given you the needed sheet and you have asked for it MANY times then I will take responsibility for you not completing the assignment. BUT if you don’t follow my procedure and you don’t complete the assignment then I will average a zero in for the missing assignment. No late make-up work and NO extra points are available unless every student has the same opportunities.

The following information must be on each assignment in the top right hand corner:

1st-last name #

Date Due—AND--(Date Turned in.—If make-up)
Title of Assignment

Science Project Topics to Avoid & Why
Any topic that boils down to a simple preference or taste comparison. For example, "Which tastes better: Coke or Pepsi?" Such experiments don't involve the kinds of numerical measurements we want in a science fair project. They are more of a survey than an experiment.

Most consumer product testing of the "Which is best?" type. This includes comparisons of popcorn, bubblegum, make-up, detergents, cleaning products, and paper towels. These projects only have scientific validity if the Investigator fully understands the science behind why the product works and applies that understanding to the experiment. While many consumer products are easy to use, the science behind them is often at the level of a graduate student in college.

Any topic that requires people to recall things they did in the past. The data tends to be unreliable.

Effect of colored light on plants Several people do this project at almost every science fair. You can be more creative!
Effect of music or talking on plants Difficult to measure.

Effect of running, music, video games, or almost anything on blood pressure The result is either obvious (the heart beats faster when you run) or difficult to measure with proper controls (the effect of music).

Effect of color on memory, emotion, mood, taste, strength, etc. Highly subjective and difficult to measure.
Any topic that requires measurements that will be extremely difficult to make or repeat, given your equipment. Without measurement, you can't do science.

Graphology or handwriting analysis Questionable scientific validity.

Astrology or ESP No scientific validity.

Any topic that requires dangerous, hard to find, expensive, or illegal materials. Violates the rules of virtually any science fair.
Any topic that requires drugging, pain, or injury to a live vertebrate animal. Violates the rules of virtually any science fair.
Any topic that creates unacceptable risk (physical or psychological) to a human subject. Violates the rules of virtually any science fair.

Any topic that involves collection of tissue samples from living humans or vertebrate animals. Violates the rules of virtually any science fair.

These project may NOT be completed for a grade!

Students have an updated list in their notebook.