1. DO NOW V: 0 Monday June 1, 2015 Try to remember what goals you wrote down at the beginning of the year.

2. Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkNO HOMEWORK! Today’s Agenda -Goal Letters -Letters to next year’s students -Award Ceremony

3. Goal Letters Did you remember any of your goals? Did you complete any of your goals? Can you continue working toward any of your goals next year? V: 0

4. Letters to Next Year’s Students Write a letter to a student who will have this science class next year. -What should the student expect? -What are some things they should know so they can be successful in 8 th grade science? -What are some things they should do to have a great 8 th grade year at O.Henry? V: 0

5. Award Ceremony Class Awards V: 0

6. DO NOW V: 0 Tuesday June 2, 2015 Think about what your favorite part of science was this year?

7. Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkNO HOMEWORK! Today’s Agenda Ms. Tanner -Who is the weaker sex? -Exit Ticket

8. Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkNO HOMEWORK! Today’s Agenda Ms. Gaffney / Mr. Perry -Dry Ice Lab

9. Who is the weaker sex? (Tanner) Boys vs. Girls A student will be chosen to try to shoot the ping pong balls off the golf tees. Each student will get 6 shots (after 2 practice shots) to try to knock down the 6 ping pong balls. Class will record the data in a data table. At the end, students will calculate the average number of balls Boys and Girls knocked down with six shots. V: 0

10. Exit Ticket (Tanner) Boys vs. Girls A student will be chosen to try to shoot the ping pong balls off the golf tees. Each student will get 6 shots (after 2 practice shots) to try to knock down the 6 ping pong balls. Class will record the data in a data table. At the end, students will calculate the average number of balls Boys and Girls knocked down with six shots. V: 0

11. Dry Ice Lab (Gaffney/Perry) VL: 2 TASK: Examine states of matter using dry ice. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Put on goggles. 2. Get a piece of dry ice from teacher and place dry ice on table. 3. Make observations about the dry ice. 4. Place a thermometer in the beaker of water. Record the temperature of water without dry ice. 5. Place the dry ice in the beaker and start the timer. 6. Record the temperature every 10 seconds for one minute. Share data with teammates. REMEMBER: YOU MUST WRITE A HYPOTHESIS BEFORE BEGINNING EACH TASK.

12. Dry Ice Lab (Gaffney/Perry) VL: 2 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Add colored water to the dry ice and water. 2. Record observations. REMEMBER: YOU MUST WRITE A HYPOTHESIS BEFORE BEGINNING EACH TASK.

13. Dry Ice Lab (Gaffney/Perry) VL: 2 TEST TUBE EXPLOSION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Fill film canister about 2/3 of the way with water. 2. Teacher places a small piece of dry ice in each group’s canister. 3. Place the top on the film canister. 4. Make sure test tube is not pointing towards a classmate or towards your face. Watch what happens, and record your observations.