November 29, 2018 - End of Semester

It's time to celebrate! We've reached the end of the first semester of Middle School Physical Science! We've covered so much material this semester! It is my hope that this class has been fun and interesting, but most of all I hope students have become comfortable and been exposed to many of the concepts they will see again in High School Chemistry!

Below is a video I have recorded where I discuss the Interactive Notebook for this class and how it can be used to evaluate what has been covered during the first semester and how to assign a grade for this class, should parents desire a letter grade.

Additionally, linked below is a rubric that students can use to evaluate their interactive notebook (a hard copy was given to students in class) and parents can use as a guide to assign a letter grade.

Interactive Notebook Rubric

Next semester, we still have a few more topics in chemistry that we'll cover before continuing on to Physics. Those topics will be:

• Parts of a Chemical Reaction
• Balancing Equations
• Acids and Bases

Enjoy the holidays and see everyone next semester!