Friday, September 28, 2012

Students of the Month: September


The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of September.
English: Kayla R.
Science: Jerry F.
Social Studies: Rodney T.
Outstanding Supernova Citizen: Nate S.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Mr. Wolf would like to remind his students that their next test is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25th.  Remember to study the following:
NOTE: Remember that almost every presentation, worksheet, lab, simulation, project, and online video can be viewed at home by clicking on the "Science Notes and Documents" link on the right hand side of the page.  Majority of the worksheets and other handouts given in class are printable.  If you experience any issues with a link, please let Mr. Wolf know by emailing him at the email address listed below.  If possible, the link will be updated or the requested document will be emailed to you.  

Mr. Wolf's Email: wolfp@cmsd.k12.pa.us    

Measurement Week: 12-13

The Supernovas just finished conducting various science labs that involved different types of measurement. The students practiced using units in the modern metric system while conducting their labs. 

9/18 - Length Lab
9/19 - Volume Lab
9/20 - Mass Lab
9/21 - Density Lab






Tuesday, September 18, 2012

eCYBERMISSION

eCYBERMISSION is a web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition free for students in grades six through nine where teams can compete for State, Regional and National Awards while working to solve problems in their community.  Click on the link below for more information. 

eCYBERMISSION Website

Monday, September 17, 2012

Advanced English 8: Travel Blog

The Advanced English 8 students will be creating a travel blog on Kid Blog based on the city that they selected for their travel research projects. Edmodo will be used to connect the students to helpful tools to assist them while creating their blogs. All blogs are to be completed by Monday, October 1st.

Science Class: The First 3 Weeks

Mission Impossible
Mr. Wolf's science class conducted an activity on the third day of school that emphasized the importance of communication in science.  The students had to work together to accomplish a task that most thought were impossible

Breaking the Stereotype
Mr. Wolf's science classes were asked to sketch a scientist.  The majority of students shared certain characteristics in their sketches.   A student volunteer dressed up in each class as the "stereotypical" male scientist as the students named common items in their sketches.  After the activity, the students examined examples of real-life scientists in various fields of work.  The students had the chance to see that women can become scientists, and that not all scientists work in a lab, have crazy hair, carry around beakers, and wear lab coats.

The Scientific Method
After learning about how the American aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, used scientific processes while designing their aircraft, Mr. Wolf's science class took to the skies in an attempt to utilize the scientific method to improve on their own paper airplane design.

Steps of the Scientific Method:
1) Ask a question
2) Form a hypothesis
3) Test the hypothesis
4) Analyze the results
5) Draw conclusions
6) Communicate results


Scientific Models
The Supernovas took a hands-on and creative approach to learning about how physical models can be used to replicate an object on a more convenient scale.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Science Test Reminder: 9/11/12

Mr. Wolf would like to remind his students that their first test is scheduled for tomorrow.  Remember to study the following guided notes:
NOTE: Remember that almost every presentation, worksheet, lab, simulation, project, and online video can be viewed at home by clicking on the "Science Notes and Documents" link on the right hand side of the page.  Majority of the worksheets and other handouts given in class are printable.  If you experience any issues with a link, please let Mr. Wolf know by emailing him at the email address listed below.  If possible, the link will be updated or the requested document will be emailed to you. 

Mr. Wolf's Email: wolfp@cmsd.k12.pa.us    

Advanced English 8: Extended Vocabulary List #2

The terms for extended vocabulary list #2 have been posted on Quizlet. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking the link.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012