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PHYSICAL SCIENCE
QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH
REMEMBER STUDY VOCAB WORDS
STUDY GUIDE KEY
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM STUDY GUIDE PART III KEY.doc
ATMOSPHERE QUIZ
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
STUDY GUIDE KEY
THE ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURE STUDY GUIDE KEY Complete.docx
CRUNCH THE TASK!!!
INSOLATION LAB:
MONDAY: TYPE HEADING, PURPOSE, HYPOTHESIS & MATERIALS
TUESDAY: COMPLETE PROCEDURE SECTION
WEDNESDAY: INSERT GRAPH & COMPLETE DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS SECTION
THURSDAY: COMPLETE CONCLUSION
FRIDAY: PROOF READ AND CHECK RUBRIC THAT EACH SECTION IS COMPLETE
Light Quiz Study Guide Answer Key
TEMPLATE
Directions & Template Final for Insolation Lab.dot
Soil & Water Excel Graph
Soil & Water Graph for Insolation Lab.dot
Light Study Guide Answer Key 2013.dot
QUIZ - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD
EARTH SCIENCE QUIZ - SUN & STARS
FRIDAY, MAY 17TH
STUDY GUIDE KEY:
LIFE CYCLE OF A STAR KEY (LAST PAGE)
STARS AND SUN QUIZ STUDY GUIDE QUIZ ON FRIDA1.dot
Physical Science Quiz
Friday April 19th - Chapter 15 Energy
Earth Science Astronomy Test
Tuesday, April 2nd
Miss Bickar is available for review before or after school or during lunch study. Please see me to schedule a time!
Earth Science Extra Credit Project
Due: Friday, March 22nd
Must be typed
Research an astronomer (NOT ONE FRON OUR TEXTBOOK)
Write one paragraph (at least 5 sentences) about the astronomer and their accomplishments.
Insert a picture(s) of the astronomer and relevant, interesting pictures that relate to the accomplishment.
Physical Science Project
Earth Science Volcano Article
Due - Friday, March 8, 2013
You may use this template from Microsoft Publisher as a guide-
Note Sheet to record research/information-
Physical Science Marble Lab Due Friday, February 15, 2013
Marble Lab - formal lab - ICR.doc
Marble Lab Rubric ICR 2013.dot
Earth Science Test
TEST DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO TUESDAY 1/12/13
Study Guide - Textbook Chapter 9 Assessment page 275,# 1-17
and page 276 #18- 30
ANSWER KEY - Study Guide Assessment Key -Plate Tectonics.dot
PLATE TECTONICS study guide 2010 i.doc
Happy New Cheer!
Hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Physical Science Test - Friday, January 11, 2013
Earth Science Glacier Quiz this Friday, November 30th
Glacier Study Guide:
Power Point Notes:
Earth Science Test - Wednesday, October 24th
Soil & Mass Movement Study Guide Part 2.docx
Physical Science Toilet Paper Lab Template:
Directions: 1) Open the link below.
2) Copy the template onto Microsoft Word.
3) Insert & type from your lab done
in class.
4) Save and print out.
5) We will start the graph in class.
6) The graph may be cut & pasted
into the lab or attached as last page.
Toilet Paper Template for WEBSITE.doc
Must be typed!
Earth Science Four Spheres & Cycles Test
Tuesday, October 2nd
Topics include:
Lab Safety
Observations & Inferences
Topographic Maps
Earth Spheres and Anthrosphere
Interactions between Spheres
Earth as a System
Renewable & Non-renewable Resources
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Welcome Back to School!!!
Hope you had an awesome summer & look forward to an exciting school year!!!
Miss Bickar Diving at Stingray City
Enjoying Frozen H20 in Austria
April 23 - 26th
6th & 7th Grade NJASK Testing
Delayed Opening - 8th Grade
Welcome Back!
Hope you enjoyed your spring break!
Physical Science
Students will present amusement parks designed with various renewable energy sources.
Earth Science
Heat Budget and Atmosphere Test
Thursday, April 19
Week of March 12, 2012
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Earth Science
Moon Logs are Due
Friday, March 16
Physical Science Quest
Friday, March 16
Week of March 5, 2012
Physical Science
Unit of Study - Fluid Pressure
Earth Science
Astronomy Stars and Constellations
Week of February 13, 2012
New Homework Policy
HW Procedure 6-8 Final Draft.doc
Physical Science
We will be continuing forces and motion.
Balloon-Powered Car Races
2/14 - 2/15
Forces Quest on Friday, 2/17
EARTH SCIENCE
Welcome Back, Mrs. Beykirch!!!!
We are observing the moon and creating a moon log.
Week of January 16, 2012
Physical Science Motion & Speed Quest
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Motion and Speed Study Guide.doc
Earth Science Weathering, Soil & Mass Movement Test
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Soil & Mass Movement Study Guide Part 2.docx
Soil & Mass Movement Study Guiode Part 2.docx
Weathering concept map.doc
Weathering Study GuideICS 2012.doc
Physical Science
Students will become CSI detectives and solve the case of the missing cow bells!!!
Earth Science
We will begin our unit on Erosion and Deposition
Wishing you all a warm holiday season!
Happy New Year!!!
Week of December 12, 2011
Physical Science Test
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Study Guide
Properties and Changes of Matter Study Guide ICS.doc
Earth Science Homework Notes
A Record of the Earth's History
A RECORD OF THE EARTH2019S HISTORY.ppt
Week of December 5, 2011
Earth Science Test
Friday, December 9, 2011
Folding, Faulting and Earthquakes
Week of November 14th
Volcano Journal Story Volcano Research Notes.doc
Week of November 7th
Earth Science Volcano Study Guide
Volcanoes STUDY GUIDE 2008.doc
Week of October 10, 2011
Physical Science
Formal Drops on a Penny Lab due on Friday, October 14
Drops on a Penny Lab Template
Week of October 3, 2011
Physical Science
Students are writing their first formal lab!
Sample Template: Drops on a Penny Write-up Example 2011 CS[1].doc
Earth Science
Introduction to Earth Science Test
Study Guide
Intro_to_ES_Study_Guide.STUDENT COPY.doc
Welcome Back to School!!!
Looking Forward to an Exciting Year....
June 6 - 10
We are beginning to test our unknown minerals!
River Study Guide for Mr. Swanson
River Study Guide.doc
May 23 - 26
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
This week we will learn about luster and specific gravity of minerals. We will use these properties along with other mineral tests to identify an unknown mineral.
May 16 - 20
We will begin our unit on minerals. Students will learn a variety of minerals tests to use in mineral identification.
May 9 - 12, 2011
NJASK Standardized Testing for 8th Grade
Mr. Swanson's Mineral Test
Monday, May 2 Minerals Study Guide rr.doc
April 18 - 21, 2011
WELCOME BACK!!!
THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN TO LEARN ABOUT SEDIMENTS AND HOW THEY FOR SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
March 28 - April 1, 2011
This week students will build "earthquake-resistant structures out of toothpicks and marshmallows. They willl test them on a shake table by simulating P, S, Love and the dreaded Raleigh wave.
ENJOY THE DC TRIP ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!!!!
March 7 - 11, 2011
I am VERY EXCITED about our upcoming week. On Monday we will continue to reasearch information to prepare to write an volcano news report.
Tuesday we will learn about earthquakes and how they are recorded using seismographs. We will join Mrs. Miller's class and partake in jumping around our famous seismograph and complete to make seismographic waves!
Wednesday and Thursday we will participate in Gold Mining Activities in the cafeteria.
Revised R Volcano Note Sheet Big Print.doc
volcano organizer II_1.pub
Period 8 & 9 Volcano Research Notes
February 28 - March 4, 2011
Our class will be learining about the different types of volcanoes and their eruption styles. Students will write a historical news article portraying the eruption of a famous volcano. Students will use provided note sheets and a newspaper template to enhance the articles.
February 7 - 11, 2011
We will be doing lab investigations to gain further understanding of continental drift, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics.
Volcano Study Guide
Mr. Swanson - Periods 2,3,5,8,&9
Volcanoes STUDY GUIDE 2008.doc
Earthquake Study Guide Outline 2010.doc
Earthquake/Volcano Test on Thursday, 2/17/11
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR VOLCANO NEWS ARTICLE
Volcano Research Notes.doc
volcano organizer II_1.pub
January 31 - February 4, 2011
We are coming in for a landing and have finished studying astronomy and will begin learning about the Earth's layers. This will lead into our study of continental drift and plate tectonics.
January 24, 2011
Students will plot stars on an enlarged Hertzsprung-Russell chart.
We will review stars on Thursday and have a quiz on Friday.
Mr. Swanson's Plate Tectonics Study Guide
PLATE TECTONICS study guide 2010 i.doc
January 17, 2011
Monday - Students will participate in Martin Luther King activities.
Students will learn how stars are classified. They will use Hertsprung-Russell charts to graph various stars by luminosity and temperature.
January 10 - 14, 2011
We will begin to study constellations and theories on how our universe was formed.
Students will model The Big Bang Theory using balloons and confetti.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
JANUARY 3 - 7
WELCOME BACK
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PLANETS
WE WILL MODEL A SCALE OF THE PLANETS IN DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
STUDENTS WILL USE THE INTERNET TO COMPLETE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE MOON AND STARS
Week of December 20 - 23, 2010
Watch a lunar eclipse on Monday, December 20th at 3:00 AM
It has been over 300 years since we have had a lunar eclipse during the beginning of the winter solstice!
Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!!!
Mr. Swanson's Reasons for the Season's Study Guide
Reasons for the Seasons Study Guide Student.doc
Week of December 6 - 10, 2010
This week students will scale the distance and position of the planets from the sun. They will learn about the moon and its phases and begin to keep a moon log.
Mr. Swanson's Earth Science Study Guide
Test Date - Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Moon and Earth Study Guide 2010.doc
Week of November 29 - December 3, 2010
This week we will begin our unit on astronomy. Students will be introduced to space measurements and review the history of astronomy. Each student will research a historical aspect of astronomy to be presented to the class with a poster. After the presentations are complete we will sequence the posters in order to create a historical time line.
Week of November 8 - 12, 2010
Period 8 & 9
This week we will study local and global winds and how the Coriolis Effect impacts wind movement. Students will begin to log long term weather forecasts and determine their accuracy.
Link to Weather Study Guide
Mr. Swanson's Class
weather study guide chap 19 & 20.doc
Week of November 1 - 3, 2010
This week students will learn how air pressure impacts weather. We will begin to study weather maps and follow high and low pressure systems.
Week of October 25 - 29, 2010
This week students will present the results of their insolation experiments.
On Thursday we will review for a quiz on atmosphere and heat. Students will study their diagrams of the earth's atmosphere, Heat Transfer and Why Temperatures Vary Notes.
Week of October 18 - 22, 2010
This week students will be involved in an isolation lab. They will test the heating and cooling rates of different substances. They will incorporate the steps of the scientific method and present their findings to peers.
Link to Mr. Swanson's Chapter 17 and 18.1 Weather Test
weather study guide chap 18 & 17.doc
How are an astronaut and football player alike?
Our first week together we will review my classroom policies and procedures. We will also discuss lab safety and you will be required to have your parent or guardian review and sign the contract with you.
Week of September 13, 2010
We will begin a cooperative lab activity on Monday. Students will fine tune their observation skills by completing a cooperative lab entitled Mission Earth. Students will be asked to re-read their lab safety contracts to prepare for a safety quiz on Thursday. It has been a pleasure getting aquainted with my new students!
Week of September 20, 2010
This week we will begin to look at the Earth as a closed system. Students will learn the difference between an open and closed system. Students will also work on a measurement lab to further hone their lab skills.
Wednesday Homework
1) Go to www.pearsonsuccess.net
2) Click on Register
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Week of September 27, 2010
This week students will be introduced to water and carbon cycles. They will create labeled diagrams of both cycles. We will have a quiz on Thursday on the Earth's spheres and water cycle.
Mr Swanson's 3rd and 5th period in-class support study guide:
Intro_to_ES_Study_Guide.STUDENT COPY.doc
October 4 - 8
This week students will participate in the Fruitvale Water Lab. This lab will focus on water pollution. Students will be given a scenario where a well has been contaminated and must use problem solving skills to determine the source of contamination.