June 17Th Design a Business Card for Your Summer Business!

June 21 I wish all of the WMS class of 2016 all the best in high school. I am proud of your accomplishments and hope that you continue to thrive to be your best! Sincerely, Mr. B-more June 20 Homework, watch this video before you get there, so you know what to expect! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=pcxcqDunfXw Check out this one too! Take a free course at Princeton University, what do you think https://www.class- central.com/mooc/1271/coursera-imagining- other-earths https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=DMFScdwV1KA June 18th One of the few Ohio State football players I knew from college was Robert Smith. He eventually mad it to the NFL and did well. I met him at a time he struggled, we were in an organic chemistry class together. The following article looks back at this time in our lives http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state- football/2014/07/37215/an-interview-with-ohio- state-great-robert-smith June 17th design a business card for your summer business! 1. Create an opportunity to help someone that you know for free 2. Do an outstanding job! Babysit, mother's helper, clean-up the lawn after a storm, trim low trees or mow a lawn 3. Afterwards ask for a recommendation for 3 more jobs. 4. You are now on your way to a successful summer business! 5. Read 10 books this summer, minimum, 1 per week http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28129967 June 16th We are cleaning out for the year, all books should be turned in. Bring your pen/pencil for yearbook signing! You will need it! Block #4 in the cafeteria June 15 after watching the motion of polarized light can you see the same in David's video with water balloon's https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Xz5z1hBxejg June 14th Your President Catherine asked "Is this correct" for the final. Please realize there is not one way to answer. This is a short explanation of 3D imagery for movies. The correct answer could include, color(red/blue) polarization or the final circular polarization, which way is easiest for you to explain. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=quoySiCVFfw I think the follow up video is better in description but not as exciting. Anyone have 3-D glasses at home? bring them in for bonus points! June 13 try www.frogguts.com Also compare your final to that of an online version of New York State Exam http://www.nysedregents.org/grade8/science/61 5/ils62015-test.pdf http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_lab s/BL_16/BL_16.html June 10 Watch the following video on owl pellet dissections http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/html5/v1/f ullscreen.html June 9 Finish finals, present your animal species in a way that includes you and a positive outcome for the future! June 8th Good news kiddos no more homework, just a final!

Science Final for Blackmore You are responsible for 70 of the following 83 subject statements Directions: Use your science journal. You may highlight any and all pertinent information. Then write out a simple statement that defines, explains or gives examples as to what we learned from this concept in class. All work should relate to yourself and your experiences. For example, #8 powers of 10 video. This video showed how big the known universe was and how small it was known to be in 1977. Today we can’t see much smaller in scale, however we are always obtaining more about the vastness of space. Some day you may have the chance to explore space! Now you pick 70 of your favorites! This final will be due Friday June 10th, 2016. A lower grade will be given for any finals after that. The las full day of class is Tuesday, June 14th, 2016.

1. Explain the scientific method. 2. Explain how we measure variables in class. 3. Describe 2 or more differences in DENSITY in the M&M observations. 4. Explain 3-D glasses. 5. Describe our magic milk diffusion. 6. Explain Hot water freeze. 7. Explain how soap can reduce surface tension. 8. Powers of 10, 1977. 9. Mystery bag senses, describe our senses. 10. Describe quantitative and qualitative results from mystery bag lab. 11. Shake hands lab, what did you observe. 12. TV background static. 13. UV light observations, clothes, rocks. 14. Penny lab, 1984 coins. 15. Guitar strings, smart phone video. 16. Right/left brain. 17. Float/sink, density. 18. H2O molecule (water) explained. 19. B-more, backyard snow, salt added. 20. Slinky energy. 21. Non-Newtonian liquids, ooblicks. 22. Slow-Mo water balloon. 23. Red/green. 24. Density block lab. 25. Baby eats sweet/sour. 26. Boxer Day tsunami. 27. Japan tsunami. 28. pH lab. 29. Stroup test. 30. Mount Woodbridge, replaced our shopping mall. 31. UV light on minerals, color change. 32. Jersainiscope. Spectroscope. 33. Water, states of matter. 34. Moh’s scale of hardness. 35. Volcanoes, pick one from another student and describe. 36. Pittsburgh in the 1940’s. 37. China, big cities today. 38. NJ state rock ages. 39. NJ state rock formations. 40. Fun activities in NJ in the 1940’s and 1950’s. 41. Tsunami 42. Holy smokin’ Toledoes. 43. Future dream home. 44. Muddy river. 45. Island made from garbage. 46. 3 day river in class. 47. Future of you peer’s in class. 48. Super Sphere’s. 49. Bernoulli’s Principle. 50. 11 year Ballin. 51. Boat record, speed 1978. 52. Flight record, speed 1991. 53. Flying drones. 54. Clean Water Act. 55. Clean Air Act. 56. Physics, results. 57. Magnet results. 58. Eastern tent moth. 59. Henrietta Laks, HELA cells. 60. Blind folded walk. 61. Maglev train, china. 62. Convergence deficiency. 63. Photosynthesis 64. Friday the 13th, relative age of Earth. 65. Population of Major countries. 66. Fernell lense. 67. Telescope. 68. Lumens of light. 69. 3 days of weather observation. 70. CFC’s in atmosphere. 71. Reading a weather map. 72. Convert body temperature from *F to *C. 73. Evidence for climate change. 74. Your Final Rock. 75. Extreme Weather, another student, explained. 76. Your motivators for high school. 77. Aerodynamics. 78. Explain an airfoil. 79. Stomp Rocket. 80. Invention. 81. Final animal adaptation project. 82. Gold fish. 83. Bird walk. Enjoy your summer, it was great working with you this year. I hope you make science a part of your life for always. Sincerely, Mr. Blackmore, remember to B-more

June 6 Write up on animal evolution and your alternative ending, make it personal, over your lifetime and important to you! Check out this video to inspire you! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=SQggDnScsvI Remember owl pellet dissections on Wednesday! June 3 Today I am a chaperone at Poricy Park, I will bring you back a rock! For classwork, pick a scholastic article that challenges you! Major assignment, take it seriously, create the alternative ending that includes your mode of learning(from yesterday) and involves subject matter that will happen over your lifetime! Present your ideas to the class. You may create up to 3! Bonus points for extra effort! Remember everything you do counts! http://www.poricypark.org/

June 2 Today you visited Berkeley College here in Woodbridge, realize there are so many other options available to you too! Explore now so in the next couple years you better know what college settings is best for you. I went to Ohio State, take a virtual tour here https://www.osu.edu/tour.html or visit Notre Dame here http://tour.nd.edu/ when I was your age acceptance was limited to #1 or #2 in your class, ranking. How about Columbia, you can register for a tour https://apply.college.columbia.edu/portal/visit June 1 Wow, great job to all of our science fair participants! A special congratulations to Alana! All of you did a wonderful job presenting! Now you know what to expect from the expectations of a science fair! We made inventions in class on Friday, presented our ideas in class today! Look up the chance to use your work toward a scholarship for your future! http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships /8-12.htm Many due dates are June 30th, start now https://colleges.niche.com/scholarships/major/ju nior-high-intermediate-middle-school- education-and-teaching/ or http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/art icle/parent-child/college-scholarships-middle- school or this one, remember you are never too young to apply https://www.unigo.com/pay-for- college/scholarships/you-re-never-too-young- for-scholarships May 27th Invent it, draw it, describe it, present it! Now in life, do it! Enjoy your holiday, when we return the SETS symposium is Wednesday! Followed by lots of labs in June! May 26 Today we produced water tension and square bubbles! tomorrow we invent using available resources, why don't you find a better way to utilize one of best resources, plastics! http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/31/what- happens-to-all-that-plastic/ May 25 Way to go Woodbridge 8th graders on the NJ ASK 8 today! Flight over the next three days! paper airplanes, stomp rockets, gliders, bubbles, maybe even a UFO in class! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=FzCsDVfPQqk May 24th study island review. Finish extreme weather presentations! May 23 research jobs in the different fields of science! http://www1.salary.com/High-Income- Science-and-Research-Salaries.html May 21 NJ ASK 8 Next Wednesday, don't wait until the last minute to study! 80 questions, 2 in each category! If you struggle in a category, complete more, read the explanation on all responses! May 20th After your extreme weather project is completed play a climate change game. http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/play/ after your awareness of carbon be smart http://www.smart-kit.com/

May19th We will begin a project on extreme weather, hurricane, tornado, kaboob, floods, nor Easter, blizzard etc! You become the expert, 5 slides, online, two day project! Pick a PowerPoint or a Prezi or any other means possible! Tell your study as always, plants/animals in the area, 5 fun activities that you will participate in, the events of the storm and what life is really like there! Lesson of the Salton Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OqrZG- EBaQ

May 18th Look up every day for the next three!! Explain what you see, smell, feel! Saturday to Sunday strong cold front, yesterday weak warm front, maybe some sun by Friday, why? which direction is the wind blowing, use the flag out front! AC, advertisements, collective wisdom, climate change, biomes, all in one day, snap! May 17th Check out the change in weather, give reasonings why we changed from warm to cold, saturday/sunday and clear to cloudy, monday to tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UdMliEZejJ0 May 16 we looked through the telescope at the surroundings on this clear crisp May day! We built circuits in class, just like a motherboard! Here is a fun assignment, go home and look up the name of 10 adults and siblings and tell if you would lean toward the yes or no response https://www.kabalarians.com/cfm/what-does- my-name-mean.cfm