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Girls grade 8 __Assigned April 12:__ __//Basic understanding - do the problems from this website://__ http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

__//The level of difficulty can be chosen://__ http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html

//__Challenging problems:__// http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/EquationBalancing.htm

http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cearley/ChemWrld/balance/balance.htm
 * Supportive Reading:**

__Assigned April 16:__ 1. **Quiz on Monday, April 18** on Balancing Equations and Combustion 2. Practice websites above (April 12) for Balancing Equations. 3. Look at notes and handouts for Combustion. 4. Complete the handout for Combustion chemical equations.

__Assigned April 18:__ Read the handout "Time for a New Energy Era". With a blue ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "facts". With a red or green ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "debatable".

__Assigned April 20:__ Complete Website Evaluation form for the following websites: __ [|http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/index.html] __ __[]__

Extend: __[]__

__Assigned April 30:__ Find 3 websites that you can use to answer questions regarding your Background Information

__Assigned May 2:__ No homework

__**Assigned May 4:**__ 1. Find "answers" to your background questions. (Next class, we will work on Powerpoint presentation on Background Information involving your research topic.) //Assessed on skills in __evaluating websites, citing sources__ and __presenting information__.//

Section 04 __Assigned Mar. 28:__ 1. Make corrections to Mock Energy Bill (see email for feedback) 2. Read: Where fossil fuels come from http://energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html

3. Expand tab and read: Coal, Oil and Natural gas 4. Write: Four interesting facts and post on "Discussion"

__Assigned April 12:__ __//Basic understanding - do the problems from this website://__ http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

__//The level of difficulty can be chosen://__ http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html

//__Challenging problems:__// http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/EquationBalancing.htm

__Supportive Reading:__ http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cearley/ChemWrld/balance/balance.htm

__Assigned April 16:__ 1. **Quiz on Monday, April 18** on Balancing Equations and Combustion 2. Practice websites above (April 12) for Balancing Equations. 3. Look at notes and handouts for Combustion. 4. A rough draft of your "experiment" on whether milk makes people grow taller should be completed.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 18:__ Read the handout "Time for a New Energy Era". With a blue ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "facts". With a red or green ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "debatable".

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned April 20:**__ <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;">Complete Website Evaluation form for **three of** the following websites: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[|http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/index.html]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned April 30:**__ What is a sun? What is the temperature of the core of a sun? How much power (watts) does the sun produce? Or how much energy (joules) in an hour does the sun provide?

Go to Final site and contribute to discussion. Discussion ends May 23.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned May 2:**__ Watch a Brainpop movie involving your research topic and another topic. Complete Graded Quiz and email to elaine.park@kaust.edu.sa

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned May 4:**__ Complete the following: 1. Research question 2. Hypothesis 3. Determine the variables

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Section 01 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 9:__ 1. Read: Where fossil fuels come from []

2. Expand tab and read: Coal, Oil and Natural gas 3. Write: Four interesting facts and post on "Discussion"


 * See Lessons for Power Point presentations**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 11:__ 1. Do homework assigned on April 9 if did not do. 2. Watch link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_CcrgKLyzc&NR=1&feature=fvwp 3. Post THREE "interesting" facts.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 13:__ __//Basic understanding - do the problems from this website://__ http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

__//The level of difficulty can be chosen://__ http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html

//__Challenging problems:__// http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/EquationBalancing.htm

__Supportive Reading:__ http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cearley/ChemWrld/balance/balance.htm

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 17:__ 1. **Quiz on Tuesday, April 19** on Balancing Equations and Combustion 2. Practice websites above (April 12) for Balancing Equations. 3. Look at notes and handouts for Combustion.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 19:__ Read the handout "Time for a New Energy Era". With a blue ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "facts". With a red or green ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "debatable".

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 23:__ <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;">1. Get signature of Balancing Equation quiz by parent

Video shown today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w
 * 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 25:__ <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;">1. Complete Website Evaluation form for **three of** the following websites: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[|http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/index.html]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 27:__ Answer the following questions in the Wiki Discussion: What is a sun? What is the temperature of the core of a sun? How much power (watts) does the sun produce? Or how much energy (joules) in an hour does the sun provide?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 30:__ No homework

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned on May 3:**__ 1. Create THREE - FOUR background questions regarding your topic of research. 2. Cite THREE valid websites using your skills of Evaluating Websites. 3. Watch a Brainpop movie involving your research topic. User ID and password will be emailed to you. __Complete Graded Quiz__ and email to elaine.park@kaust.edu.sa

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Section 02 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 9:__ 1. Read: Where fossil fuels come from []

2. Expand tab and read: Coal, Oil and Natural gas 3. Write: Four interesting facts and post on "Discussion"


 * See Lessons for Power Point presentations**

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assigned April 11: __ 1. Do homework assigned on April 9 if did not do. 2. Watch link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_CcrgKLyzc&NR=1&feature=fvwp 3. Post THREE "interesting" facts.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned April 13:**__ __//Basic understanding - do the problems from this website://__ http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

__//The level of difficulty can be chosen://__ http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html

//__Challenging problems:__// http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/EquationBalancing.htm

__Supportive Reading:__ http://www.personal.kent.edu/~cearley/ChemWrld/balance/balance.htm

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 17:__ 1. **Quiz on Tuesday, April 19** on Balancing Equations and Combustion 2. Practice websites above (April 12) for Balancing Equations. 3. Look at notes and handouts for Combustion.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 19:__ Read the handout "Time for a New Energy Era". With a blue ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "facts". With a red or green ball point pen, underline the information that you believe are "debatable".

Video shown today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w "Knowledge is power"
 * 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned April 23:__ <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;">1. Get signature of Balancing Equation quiz by parent

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 25:__ <span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;">1. Complete Website Evaluation form for **three of** the following websites: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> __[|http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/index.html]__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">__[]__

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 27:__ Answer the following questions in the Wiki Discussion: What is a sun? What is the temperature of the core of a sun? How much power (watts) does the sun produce? Or how much energy (joules) in an hour does the sun provide?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Assigned on April 30:__ Find a video relating to your first choice topic.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Assigned on May 3:**__ Watch a Brainpop movie involving your research topic. User ID and password will be emailed to you. __Complete Graded Quiz__ and email to elaine.park@kaust.edu.sa