Happy Last Day of Vacation!

No not really.  Teachers go back to school on Monday, but students get another day off.  

 

So, since our Unit test and our Element Project due dates were both snowed out, here's the plan: 

Monday - no school for students....only for teachers. 

Tuesday - Element Projects due; Review for test

Wednesday - Unit Test and start work on our next unit (Water)

Bottom Line:  Study for your test!  Also, Get those element projects done!  Tips for those of you who did not yet turn in an element project:

a) use the assignment package as a checklist ;

b) If you're having trouble finding information about environmental effects of your element, do a Google search with your search term in quote marks to make your search more accurate.  Ex: "environmental effects of iron".  Use the same technique for health effects or applications (uses).

c) find a diagram or photo of an atom of your element and include it in your project.  Use Google or another search engine, type in "diagram or photo of a _______ atom" and type the name of your element in the blank. Then click on image search and you should find an image you can use, like either of these:

d) Re-read your own writing, to make sure you said something that makes sense - I've seen lots of phantom words and phrases so far.

e) Citations: Include the name (web address)  of at least one of your sources of information. 

Consider emailing me your project before Monday night if its not on a poster board to get it out of the way and get it graded sooner.

Enjoy the rest of vacation!