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This week will see all classes and subjects in full swing. Our students seem ready to hit the road running. Below is a brief summary of what can be expected this week for math and science.
Math
6th Graders have begun their first unit which will last about 3 weeks on factors and multiples. This week we will be naming factors, greatest common factors, identifying prime and composite numbers, and using our knowledge of factors in real world problem sets.7th graders are picking up directly with where they left off in the study of angles and angle relationships. This week they will be naming angle relationships of two intersecting lines and the relationships in parallel lines with a transversal. They will also use their knowledge of the properties of these relationships to determine missing angle measurements and in so doing connecting geometrical and algebraic concepts.
8th graders will be looking at data and representing data in tables, graphs, and function rules. They will be looking at data in a number of forms to determine whether the data can be defined as a function.
Science
6th grade is learning all about potential and kinetic energy this week. There will be a couple of experiments investigating graviational potential energy and we will begin doing current events this week.
7th grade is focusing on mechanical waves. At the beginning of the week we will learn the properties of the two main types of mechanical waves. The end of the week will see our first official lab and quiz.
8th grade is in outer space. Well, in a sense. We are learning about the motion of the Earth in relation to the sun in the view of science. We will be investigating and describing what causes day and night, years, and seasons. Students will model and draw models to represent these motions.
