Category Archives: Class News

Students: Congratulations to 17 of you who earned an “A” and 18 of you earned a “B” on this test. There were a bunch of “C’s” as well. Many of you are heading in the right direction. Avoid giving up, as … Continue reading →

In case you were absent today, we practiced further for our unit test on Wednesday, tomorrow, on our Sound Unit by answering and correcting the chapter review pages 54-55 in the textbook that the classroom teacher shared with each of … Continue reading →

Students: As was mentioned earlier this week, we will be having the Unit 3 Test on sound and its characteristics this coming Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Make sure that you have reviewed your study guide that was posted on Wednesday, April … Continue reading →

Here is a collection of the short videos that we have observed and discussed in class throughout our study of sound. Also, a few new videos have been added for further reinforcement. How a tsunami occurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9vPv-T51I&vl=en Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCtf-z4t9L8&feature=youtu.be   … Continue reading →

Answer the following questions to be prepared for our Unit Sound Test next week on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Explain how & why adding different amounts of water in a glass bottle changes the pitch when blowing across the top … Continue reading →

Students: If you were absent, here is the attached work from Monday and Tuesday, April 15 and 16, 2019. Waves through a Vacuum Activity

Students: The ISN test scores have been posted. We are doing better than before. Overall, there were 24 A’s and 11 B’s with a bunch of C’s. The latter group, the C’s, needs to put more effort into their classwork to … Continue reading →

Watch the video again if needed to complete answering the questions from yesterday’s posting on the iblog. Tsunami Questions Where do waves normally get their energy? Where to tsunamis get their energy? Describe how a tsunami is formed. How fast … Continue reading →

Students: It’s been decided that your homework assignment on the foldable for the states of matter will be scored as five (5) summative points. Remember that your illustrations need to show how the sound wave is different in each of the states … Continue reading →

Sound: What is a medium? What are some examples? How did changing the water affect the pitch? What is a vacuum? How do we hear? What can damage our hearing? Applications of sound waves: Echolocation Sonar Ultrasound (sonography) Loud or Quiet? … Continue reading →