6th Grade - Why is Water a Good Solvent? Read p.108, answer all circled questions on p. 109.


8th Grade - 5 STAR note questions plus 1 researchable question about the moon plus "My Moon Observations (5th period) - For those people who did not complete their project, I will accept your late project if by the middle of next week you:  a) complete 28 days (4 weeks) of Moon observations starting Feb. 1, and  b) have your parents sign the project paper indicating that they will make sure that you record your Moon observations (JA).

If you don't turn in your project, you will lose up to 25% of your science grade for the quarter.

8th Graders: websites where you can examine phases of the Moon and:
1. http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/articles/the-moons-hourly-appearance-in-2012/
2. http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=bW9vbl9hbmltYXRpb24uc3dmOjo6L3d3dy9zY2hvb2xzL3NjL3JlbW90ZS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzQ1MmZpbGU0OTQyLnN3Zg==
where you can examine how the Moon affects the tides:
3. http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/astro_demos/tides/neap_sp.html