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Attached are copies of informational sheets covering the itinerary, expenses, and general information about the upcoming 8th grade class trip to Washington, DC.

The Middle School Science room is proud to announce that we now have live streaming video of our classroom pet geckos Vincent and Van Gogh!  The video stream will only be available for a short period of time so check it out while you can!  Click on the following link to access the stream:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mr-o-s-room

Please note that geckos are nocturnal animals and will primarily be active at night, but you might still catch a glimpse of them peeking out from their rock during the day.  You may also see some crickets moving about in the cage.

We hope you enjoy the stream and keep checking to see if you can catch sight of Vincent and Van Gogh!

The Middle School Science Classes and Mr. O

The attached files are the ones that we have been using in class to learn about Heat of fusion, heat of vaporization, and the gas laws.  These are the files that you should look over before the assessment.  You may also want to look at the following link for an alternate explanation of how heat of fusion and heat of vaporization work:

 http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=GCH4604

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Mr. O

Attached is a PDF copy of the material we have been covering in class.  This file covers the definition of matter, pure substances, and mixtures.

Hey everyone -

Attached is the first part of the powerpoint presentation on Properties of Matter that we are reviewing in class.  It is saved as a PDF so you shouldn't have any problems accessing the file.  If you do please let me know.

Mr. O

7th and 8th grade science classes:

The attached files are ones we reviewed in class and will help you to prepare for the assessment on lab equipment and lab safety.  You should be able to open the files from any computer, but please let me know if you have any trouble with them.  Thanks -

Mr. O

Please follow this link to take a practice quiz on lab safety:

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=middle-school-science-lab-safety-quiz

Be sure to login using your first and last name and use the following password:

guttatta

Have fun!

Parents and families of 7th and 8th Grade students:

Please be aware that the 7th and 8th graders have turned in their laptops for the remainder of the school year.  I will continue to update the Homework Calendar with assignments in Math and Science, but students will only be able to check it on a home computer (or one of the public computers here at school).  Assignments will also be written on the homework board in my classroom.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Bill O'Connell