2013 Dodgeball Tournament Champions!

Congratulations to Mr. Wolf's homebase for winning the dodgeball tournament. 

Students of the Month: November

The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of November.

Social Studies: Chris K.
Science: Ryan H.
English: Alyssa L. 

Outstanding Supernova Citizen: Samantha S.

Egg Drop Awards: 2013-2014

Mr. Wolf's 8th grade science class conducted an egg drop activity as one of the final projects for the physical science portion of the school year. The objective of the activity was to utilize physics concepts learned in class to design and construct a capsule that will protect a raw egg (from breaking) as it is dropped from an elevated position.

Rube Goldberg Videos

Assessment Anchor - S8.C.3: Principles of Motion and Force

Below is a link to Canonsburg Middle School's SchoolTube channel.  All the Rube Goldberg videos have been posted to our school's channel.

CMS SchoolTube Channel

While working on the project, the students experienced forces such as gravity and friction. They also utilized simple machines to make their work easier by changing the size and/or direction of the applied force.  The students had the option to create a video or make a poster.  The project packet is shown below.

Rube Goldberg Project 

Kinetic and Potential Energy Lab (2013-2014)

Below are some images of the Supernova students conducting a lab in science class. They had to take measurements and calculate the kinetic and gravitational potential energy of various objects.

Science Class: 11/11/13

Please read all of the following items before beginning your assignment.  If you owe any late work, such as the Rube Goldberg Project, please give your work to the teacher.  If you were absent Friday, get the following handouts from the teacher:

• Problems on Energy
• Pendulum and Roller Coaster Online Lab
• Egg Drop Activity

A. Examine the answer key from Friday's homework: "Problems on Energy"

• Check to see if you were using the proper formula and processes.
• Ensure that you showed your work for each question.
• Check to see if you have the right answer with the proper units
• Remember that 1 Newton-Meter is equal to 1 Joule 

B. Complete the "Pendulum and Roller Coaster Online Lab" that was given to you on Friday.

• Your username and password is listed at the top of the lab. 
• Any letter of the alphabet will work for the last part of the username/password as long as you use that same letter for both the username and password.
• The "Energy of a Pendulum" portion of the lab, 1st page (front and back), will be graded for completion. 
• The "Roller Coaster Physics" portion of the lab, 2nd page, will be counted as bonus points if it is completed. 
• The due date for the lab is Friday, November 15th.

C. If you still need to improve your "Chapter 8: Work and Machines" Quia score:

• Follow the instructions: "Science Class: 11/4/13" 
• All attempts must be completed by the end of class.

D. If you finish your online lab early, explore the "Energy Skate Park" simulation.

Energy Skate Park Simulation

Click to Run

Science Class: 11/4/13

Please complete the following steps in order. Please remain silent and on-task during the entire class period.

1. Complete the Chapter 8 Quia Activity by clicking on the following link - Chapter 8: Work and Machines.  Read the guidelines below before starting.

Activity Guidelines

• You are allowed to take the activity up to three times. 
• You may use your notes, book, and internet to help you with the activity.  Don't forget that you can access the PowerPoint notes and other items from the chapter by using the "Science Materials" link listed on the right side of the blog. 
•  If you do not score a 30 out of 30 (100%), retake the activity until you score a perfect or you have used all three attempts. 
• Only your best score will be recorded in the gradebook (if it is higher than your benchmark score).
• All attempts for the activity must be completed by the end of class on Monday, November 11th.  
• You may work on the activity at home.
• The activity can be saved if you are in the middle of an attempt at the end of the period. 
• You are not allowed to communicate the answers with other students.  The school’s cheating consequences will be followed if you are caught sharing answers. See your student handbook for more information.

2. Finish any work that you still owe Mr. Wolf.

Upcoming Due Assignments

• Work and Simple Machines - Web Activity: Due 11/7 
• Webquest: Simple Machines - Web Activity: Due 11/7 

3. Once your finish all the above steps:

Option 1: Click on the following link to explore some interactive websites on simple machines.
Simple Machines: Interactive Websites

Option 2: Complete a "Read and React" paper for bonus.

Option 3: Individually work on your Rube Goldberg Project.  We will NOT be spending additional class time on this project.  Due 11/8 (Friday)

Option 4: Watch - The Athlete Machine - Rube Goldberg Video