The Makarewicz Mark

May 19, 2011 - Thursday

ON THIS 167th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Started work on a study guide for next week's final exam. TUrn in an accurately completed study guide on the day of the exam and 10 points will be added to your grade. Download Final Study Guide 

HOMEWORK: Finish Study Guide

TEXT BOOKS: If you were issued a book bring it in when you finish the study guide. If you choose to not finish the study guide, bring it in ASAP. Thank-you.

May 16, 2011 - Monday

ON THIS 164th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Completed learning about the US Space program with part 2 of the Space Shuttle reparing the Hubble and beginning to build the International Space Station.

HOMEWORK: Check Pinnacle and turn in any late work

May 12, 2011 - Thursday

ON THIS 162nd DAY IN CLASS WE.....

Went outside and lauched our water bottle rockets measuring angle of inclination and fight time to highest point. We will continue this tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Check Pinnacle and turn in any late work.

WE NEED ONE MORE TIRE PUMP FOR TOMORROW

May 10, 2011 - Tuesday

ON THIS 161st DAY IN CLASS WE....

Made our bottle rockets. Thursday and Friday we will launch them and measure height, and flight time.

I need one more tire pump to do these launches

HOMEWORK: Check Pinnacle. Grades for all papers received have been entered. You can still turn in late work.

MY HOMEROOME: If all outstanding progress reports are not returned Thursday with a parent signiture, we will have silent home room until they are returned.

May 9, 2011 - Monday

ON THIS 159th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Learned how mentos in diet cola make that foamy explosion. We then went outside and tried it outselves.

HOMEWORK:  I need a bicycle pump for Thursday.  If you did not bring in a 2 liter diet cola do so tomorrow or at least bring in an empty bottle.

May 6, 2011 - Friday

ON THIS 158th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Finished test firing out alka seltzer rockets, measuring flight time, height, calculating acceleration, and thrust.

HOMEWORK:  BRING IN TWO 2-LITER BOTTLES OF A DIET COLA. WE WILL BE USING THESE ON MONDAY.

May 5, 2011 - Thursday

ON THIS 158th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Began test firing our rockets and measuring their achieved height and time aloft.

PLEASE BRING IN TWO UNOPENED BOTTLES OF DIET COLA.

May 4, 2011 - Wednesday

ON THIS 156th DAY IN CLASS WE....

Observed a test firing of our alka seltzer rock and wrote how and where all three of Newton's Laws were involved. The students then began making their own paper rocket for test launching and data collection starting tomorrow.

WARM-UP: none

HOMEWORK: Bring in two 2-liter bottles of Diet Cola for this Friday's class.  Check Pinnacle for missing assignments, complete them and turn them in. Bring in a topping you can share with others for the ice cream sundae you will receive at Friday's honor roll celebtation.

May 2, 2011 - Monday

ON THIS 155th DAY IN CLASS WE.....

Finished our unit on the US Space Program with a video on the Space Shuttle.

WARM-UP: none

HOMEWORK: Bring in two 2 liter bottles of diet cola for use on Friday.  Complete the time lines from the week before last if you have not already done so.

COLLECTED TODAY: Warm-up Set #8

PROGRESS REPORTS go home on Wednesday. Check Pinnacle.

 

April 28, 2011 - Thursday

ON THIS 152nd DAY IN CLASS WE....

Continued our learning about the US space program by watching the second half of the US Apollo space program which went from Apollo 12 to Apollo 17 and about Sky Lab.

WARM-UP: none

HOMEWORK: Registration forms are due tomorrow. Finish the time lines from last week if you have not already done so. ALSO, bring in two 2-liter bottles of a diet cola. We will be doing something exciting with them.