5-16-12 Study and review for tomorrow's CST test. Get a good nights sleep. Eat a good dinner and breakfast.

5-15-12 Study and review for tomorrow's CST test. Get a good nights sleep. Eat a good dinner and breakfast.

5-14-12 Study and review for tomorrow's CST test. Get a good nights sleep. Eat a good dinner and breakfast.

5-11-12 Study your notes for the upcomming CST test. If you scored less than a 27 on the test today, you need to get to a 27. 27 to 30 scores a proficient and over a 30 is advanced.

5-10-12 Take this time to review your notes for the upcoming CST tests. Tomorrow we will be retaking the quarterly test. this time it will count as a test grade.

5-09-12 Read pages 412-418 and take notes. Do pages 205-212 in the IR&SG. Finish your eTUSD questions. They are due by tonight at 7:59pm. Science Survivor is tomorrow in the gym. Bring your bandana's! To get 3 points extra credit on the last test..... go to page 426 in the textbook. Look at question 3 and write down the answer for C on a sheet of paper. Put your name, date and period on it and give it to me tomorrow in the gym.

5-08-12 Read pages 406-411 and take notes. Do pages 199-204 in the IR&SG. Work on your eTUSD questions they are due tomorrow night.

5-07-12 The homework that was to be collected today, will be collected tomorrow. Make sure its completed to the best of your ability. Finish your eTUSD questions by Wednesday night at 7:59pm.

5-04-12 Read pages 384-390 and take notes. Do pages 191-198 in the IR&SG.  Study for the rescheduled test on monday 5/7. It will cover forces, gravity and momentum.

5-03-12 Read pages 376-382 and take notes. Do pages 183-190 in the IR&SG.

5-02-12 The test scheduled for today has been postponed until Monday 5/7. Read pages 370-375 and take notes. Do pages 178-182 in the IR&SG. Don't forget to finish your eTUSD Questions by 7:59pm tonight.

5-01-12 Study for your test tomorrow. It will be about forces and friction. Your eTUSD is due tomorrow night by 7:59pm.

4-30-12 Don't forget to turn in the IR&SG tomorrow! Your current event is due tonight by 11:59pm.

4-27-12 Read pages 350-355 and take notes. Do pages 174-177 in the IR&SG. Don't forget your Chemistry refresher is due Monday. Additionally your Current Event must be uplaoded by 11:59pm Monday night.

4-26-12 Read pages 344-347 and take notes. Do pages 169-175 in the IR&SG. Don't forget to do your current event.

4-25-12 Finish your eTUSD questions, they are due by 7:59 pm tonight. Don't forget your Current Event is due Monday 4/30 by midnight.

4-24-12 Review for the test Tomorrow. Continue with the eTUSD questions.

4-23-12 Do the homework sheet. Review your notes for the test on Wednesday.

4-20-12 Read pages 341-342 and take notes. Do pages 167-168 in the IR&SG. Finish motion homework package. Your astronomy refreshers and the IR&SG pages are due Monday.

4-19-12 Read pages 338-340 and take notes. Do pages 165-166 in the IR&SG. Do the homework sheet.

4-18-12 Do the astronomy refresher. It is due 4/23/12

4-17-12 Do the astronomy refresher. It is due 4/23/12.

4-16-12 Read pages 336-338 and take notes. Do pages 163-165 in the IR&SG.

4-06-12 Have a wonderful Spring Break! Grades will be finallized by the beginning of the next quarter.

4-05-12 Lab tomorrow! Dress appropriately!

4-04-12 Science Survivor tomorrow! Don't forget your bandana's! Don't forget to finish up your eTUSD questions. No eTUSD for the next two weeks.

4-03-12 Study for yourtest tomorrow! You may use a 3x5 index card on the test. Your IR&SG pages are due tomorrow. The sheets must be removed from the book and stapled together before class starts.

4-02-12 Finish your homework sheet it is due tomorrow. Your IR&SG pages are due 4/4.

3-30-12 Finish your current event. It must be uploaded by 11:59pm Saturday night. Finish your homework sheet it is due Monday. Your IR&SG pages are due 4/4.

3-29-12 Read pages 310-313 and take notes. Do pages 153-156 in the IR&SG. Your IR&SG pages are due 4/4.

3-28-12 Congratulations to all the tribes! Remember to wear your bandana's with pride and be appropriate. Do not wear them in Mr. Melo's class! eTUSD is due tonight. You have until 7:59pm!

3-27-12 Science Survivor tomorrow! We will be outside all day. Sunscreen and water are a good idea. Work on your eTUSD questiosn and your current event.

3-26-12 Work on your eTUSD questiosn and your current event. Science Survivor is Wednesday. Be sure to dress appropriately!

3-23-12 Finish your lab write-up for Monday. You may use a calculator.

3-22-12 Lab tomorrow. Dress appropriately.

3-21-12 Work on your eTUSD questions. They are due tonight by 7:59pm. Science Survivor is postponed until monday due to the field being sprayed with weed killer.

3-20-12 Work on your eTSUD questions. Don't forget that current event must be uploaded by the end of the month.

3-19-12 Finish your pH poster project it is due tomorrow, NOT wednesday. If you need the languages they are on eTUSD.

3-16-12 Work on your pH table project. Work on your eTUSD Questions.

3-15-12 Read pages 292-295 and take notes. Do pages 149-151 in the IR&SG. Bring a ruler to class tomorrow!

3-14-12 Read pages 286-291 and take notes. Do pages 144-148 in the IR&SG. eTUSD questions are to be done by 7:59pm tonight.

3-13-12 Work on your eTUSD questions.

3-12-12 Work on your eTUSD questions.

3-09-12 Finish your homework sheet. It is due on monday. You have Science Survivor on monday so study those notes!

3-08-12 Finish your homework sheet. It is due tomorrow.

3-07-12 Read pages 264-266 and take notes. Do pages 134-138 in the IR&SG. Keep working on your eTUSD questions.

3-06-12 Keep working on your eTUSD questions.

3-05-12 Finish your classwork sample if you went to the assembly today. It is due tomorrow. no exceptions. Keep working on your eTUSD questions.

3-02-12 Work on your eTUSD questions. Be sure you have your chemical formula notes for Monday.

3-01-12 Review your chemical reaction notes for the benchmark test tomorrow.

2-29-12 Finish your eTUSD, it is due at 7:59 tonight. Your current event must be uploaded to the eTUSD site by midnight. Emailing the current event is not acceptable.

2-28-12 You need to complete the Part A section for the lab. The PowerPoint for the lab has been uploaded so has the word file for the handout onto eTUSD. If you were absent for any of the lab, you need to use the fiels to complete the lab. It is due tomorrow! Parts B&C are being done in class tomorrow.

2-27-12 Finish the homework sheet. Current event must be uploaded by Wednesday night at midnight. eTUSD due Wednesday night at 7:59pm.

2-24-12 Be sure to be here Monday and Tuesday. We are finishing the lab we started today.

2-23-12 Work on your Current event. It is to be up-loaded by 2/29 at midnight. Work on your eTUSD questions.

2-22-12 Read pages 262-263 and take notes. Do pages 134-136 in the IR&SG. Don't forget to finish your eTUSD questions. They are due tonight.

2-21-12 Read pages 256-261 and take notes. Do pages 129-133 in the IR&SG. Don't forget to do your eTUSD questions.

2-17-12 Work on your eTUSD questions. They are due by 7:59pm Wednesday.

2-16-12 Review your notes and study for the chapter 8 test tomorrow!

2-15-12 Read pages 236-241 and take notes. Do pages 123-128 in the IR&SG. Your final upload is due tonight by 11:55pm. Be sure it is the correct format!

2-14-12 Read pages 226-235 and take notes. Do pages 113-122 in the IR&SG. Don't forget to re-upload your report by tomorrow night.

2-10-12 I would like to apologize for all the issues with the upload of reports to the eTUSD site. We are going to try this again. i am removing the upload link on eTUSD and replacing it with another. This will give everyone a chance to upload their final copy of the report. You will only get one upload. Make sure it is a .doc, .docx, .rtf file for a written paper or .ppt, or .pptx for a powerpoint. Extra credit will be based on when you turned in the report previously. You have until Wednesday until 11:59pm.

2-09-12 If you haven't up-loaded your report, be sure to by midnight tonight. After midnight will result in a 25% deduction to the grade. Finish your "Alien Periodic Table" project. It is due tomorrow. If you are going on he CIMI trip, be sure to have it in my box before you leave.

2-08-12 Read pages 202-209 and take notes. Do pages 105-112 in the IR&SG. Finish your report. It is due tomorrow for no extra credit. Extra credit is available for up-loading early.

2-07-12 Read pages 194-201 and take notes. do pages 97-104 in the IR&SG. Finish your report. It is due Thursday 2/9 for no extra credit. Extra credit is available for up-loading early.

2-06-12 Finish your report. It is due Thursday 2/9 for no extra credit. Extra credit is available for up-loading early.

2-02-12 Finish your report. It is due Thursday 2/9 for no extra credit. Extra credit is available for up-loading early.

2-01-12 Review your notes for the eTUSD test tomorrow. Bring your report information or copies of your report to be looked at.

1-31-12 Don't forget to upload the current event by tonight. Finish your graph and questions for the lab today. We will be grading them tomorrow.

1-30-12 We are finishing the lab on Tuesday.  Don't forget the current event.

1-27-12 Work on your current event. It is to be up-loaded to eTUSD by Tuesday night. Remember to up-load it as a word file. Lab on Monday.

1-26-12 Check your online grades. No eTUSD for the next three weeks. Work on your important element report!

1-25-12 Work on your eTUSD questions and the poster project. Lab tomorrow!

1-24-12 Finish your benchmark exams online. Work on your eTUSD questions and the poster project.

1-23-12 Continue working on your report. Work on your "Missing Element Poster" project given out today. It is due Thursday.

1-20-12 Continue working on your element report. Follow the guidelines for quotes.

1-19-12 Work on your eTUSD questions. Work on your element report. Don't forget to bring ALL OF YOUR REPORT INFO to class tomorrow. You will be working on it dueing class.

1-18-12 Finish your eTUSD questions. Finish your homework assignment (Electron Shell Diagrams). Do the benchmark exams that are posted (do not use your notes, the tests don't count).

1-17-12 Read pages 172-179 and take notes. Do pages 89-96 in the IR$SG. Work on your eTUSD questions. The upload folder for your current event is active on eTUSD.

1-13-12 Work on your etusd questions and work on your report!

1-12-12 Study for the element test tomorrow! You have known about it since before winter break, so be ready.

1-11-12 Finish the eTUSD questions. Review your flashcards for the test on Friday! Continue working on your element report.

1-10-12 Study for your Chapter 5 test tomorrow! Do pages 55-66 in the STUDY GUIDE B and be sure to bring those pages to class tomorrow. Work on the eTUSD questions and study those flashcards for the element test on Friday!

1-09-12 Read pages 142-147 and take notes. Do pages 75-79 in the IR&SG. Study your flashcards for the element test on Friday. Work on the eTUSD questions.

1-06-12 Read pages 138-141 and take notes. Do pages 71-74 in the IR&SG. Wait until Monday night to do the eTUSD questions. Study your flashcards! Your element test is Friday!

1-05-12 Finish your lab write-up. Be sure to answer all the questions on the back and don't forget to do the graph! Put the word "Classroom 21" under your name to get 5 pts. extra credit.

1-04-12 Read pages 134-137 and take notes. Do pages 67-70 in the IR&SG. Remember you have a FIRE lab tomorrow, so dress appropriately. Your big element test is Friday January 13! Study those flashcards!

1-03-12 Welcome Back! Be sure to be studying your flashcards! Your big test is Friday January 13!

12-16-11 Study your Flash Cards! Have a great Holiday Break!

12-15-11 Be sure to have your notebook tomorrow. It is due at the beginning of the period. Your current event must be uploaded to eTUSD by 3pm tomorrow to get credit. Please check and make sure your current event didn't upload as a draft. If it did please make sure to fix that.

12-14-11 Study your notes! You have a Chapter 4 test tomorrow! Finish your eTUSD tonight by 7:59pm! Be sure to upload your Current Event to the eTUSD website by Friday at 3pm.Your notebooks are due Friday, don't forget to bring them on Friday.

12-13-11 Go over the questions for your Element Report that was assigned today. Review your notes for chapter 4. You have a test on Thursday for Chapter 4. Do your eTUSD questions and your current event. Remember to upload your current event to eTUSD.

12-12-11 Review your flash cards. Finish your Current Event and upload it to eTUSD. Study your notes for chapter 4 (State of Matter).

12-09-11 Read pages 114-119 and take notes. Copy the chart on page 119 into your notes. Do pages 61-66 in the IR&SG.

12-08-11 Work on your eTUSD questions, current event and study your flashcards. Current events are to be uploaded to the class ETUSD site. Please follow these directions....

     1. Be sure to have finished your summary and have copied and pasted the article into the current event file.

     2. The article should be saved as a word document.

     3. log into eTUSD and enter Mr. Nelson's class.

     4. Find the link that has the hand holding the paper and click on it.

     5. You should see a button that says "upload files". Click on it.

     6. Press "add".

     7. Press "upload a file".

     8. Press "Browse" for the attachment. Find the file on your computer (should be saved in "my documents").

     9. Click on the file to attach it.

     10. press "upload file".

     11. Press "Save changes".

     12. Press "turn in for grading"

     13. Press "continue"

12-07-11 Read pages 110-113 and take notes. Do pages 57-60 in the IR&SG. Flashcards are due tomorrow! eTUSD is due tonight by 8pm!

12-06-11 Work on  your flashcards, eTUSD questions, and Current Event.

12-05-11 Work on  your flashcards, eTUSD questions, Current Event and study for the chapter 3 test tomorrow.

12-02-11 Work on your flashcards. They are due Thursday! Chapter 3 test on Tuesday. Lab write-up due Monday..

12-01-11 Read pages 90-95 in the text and do pages 52-56 in the IR&SG. Start making your flashcards. They will be checked on 12/8. Lab tomorrow.

11-30-11 Work on your Current Event. Study for the Chapter 3 test next Tuesday.

11-29-11 Sudy for your test tomorrow. Finish your Current Event.

11-28-11 Finish your homework sheet. Finish your Current Event.

11-22-11 Work on your eTUSD and your Current Event.

11-21-11 Gather your IR&SG Astronomy assignments. They are due tomorrow. Work on your eTUSD and your Current Event.

11-18-11 Read pages 84-89 in the textbook. Do pages 46-49 in the IR&SG. Gather your IR&SG Astronomy assignments. They are due Tuesday 11/22.

11-17-11 Read pages 78-83 in the textbook. Do pages 40-45 in the IR&SG. Work on your eTUSD and Current Event.

11-16-11 Read pages 164-170 in the text book. Do pages 81-88 in the IR&SG. Don't forget about eTUSD and your Current Event.

11-15-11 Read pages 164-170 in the text book. Do pages 81-88 in the IR&SG. Don't forget about eTUSD and your Current Event.

11-14-11 Work on your eTUSD and your Current Event.

11-10-11 Review your astronomy notes. You are taking the CST Practice Test on Monday! Have a nice 3 day weekend.

11-09-11 Final shot for the rocket project is tomorrow! I am supplying the eggs!

11-08-11 We continue the rockets tomorrow. Don't forget any materials you need!

11-07-11 Be ready to continue with the building and test firing of your rocket.

11-04-11 Gather your rocket materials. We start building on Monday!!!!!

11-03-11 Finish your lab write-up tonight it is due tomorrow.

11-02-11 Be sure to bring a calculator to the lab tomorrow.

11-01-11 Read pages 450-453 and take notes. Do pages 224-227 in the IR&SG. Study for tomorrow's test on Galaxies.

10-31-11 Review you notes for the last  week. Have a safe and fun Halloween!

10-28-11 Current event is due Monday ans is your HR-Diagram project.

10-27-11 Finish up your projects that are due tomorrow. Current event is due on Monday.

10-26-11 Read pages 444-449. Take notes. Do pages 219-223 in the IR&SG. eTUSD questions are to be finished tonight by 7:59pm. Work on your Current Event (it is due Monday). Don't forget that your solar system project is due Friday!

10-25-11 Read pages 436-442. Take notes. Do pages 213-218 in the IR&SG. Don't forget your Project is due Friday. Additionally, you will be getting a project on Friday that will be due Monday.

10-24-11 Work on your project. Don't forget your eTUSD Questions and your current event.

10-21-11 Read pages 475-478 in the textbook and do pages 235-237 in the IR&SG. Work on your Current Event and do the eTUSD questions.

10-20-11 If you have still not turned in your report, it is due tomorrow! Make sure it is turned in. You have a eTUSD due next Wednesday.

10-19-11 Study for the Earth System Test tomorrow. Finish your planet report (if you haven't already turned it in for extra credit).

10-18-11 Finish your report and get it turned in tomorrow for 10 points extra credit.

10-17-11 Read pages 492-498 and take notes. Be sure to finish your report it is due tomorrow for 15pts extra credit.

10-14-11 Finish your planet report. It is due on Tuesday for extra credit.

10-13-11 Review your planet chart and your notes for the big test tomorrow. Keep working on your planet report.

10-12-11 Read pages 500-505 and take notes. Don't forget to finish your eTUSD questions. You have a solar system test on Friday.

10-11-11 Work on your Current Event, your palnet paper and your eTUSD Questions. The eTUSD is due tomorrow. ParentConnect passwords were passd out during 6th period.

10-07-11 Finish your solar system poster, it is due Tuesday. Work on your eTUSD questions and the planet report.

10-06-11 Work on your planet paper and the solar system poster project (due Tuesday 10/11). New eTUSD started last night. be sure to do it!

10-05-11 Read pages 486-491. Take notes. Finish up your eTUSD (due tonight). Keep working on your current event and your planet report.

10-04-11 Review pages 480-485. Start your planet report (it is due 10/21). Remember, you may choose any planet EXCEPT Earth! eTUSD is due tomorrow night!

10-03-11 Read pages 480-485, take notes. Go over your graphic organizer. Remember your eTUSD is due Wednesday night by 7:59pm!

09-30-11 Work on your eTUSD questions.

09-29-11 Be sure your Current Event is done it is due tomorrow. Be sure your phamplet project is doen it is due tomorrow.

09-28-11 Read pages 472-478 in the textbook. Define the key terms and take notes. Be sure to finish your eTUSD by tonight at 7:59pm.

09-27-11 Finsh up the eTUSD questions and your Current Event. Don't forget to have your parents come to back to school night.You get extra credit if they do. 

09-26-11 Finish your eTUSD and Current Event. Work on your Dimensional Analysis Project.

09-23-11 Be sure to work on your eTUSD questions and your Current Event.

09-22-11  Finish your homework sheet. Be sure to study for your test tomorrow! Bring a calculator.

09-21-11 Finish the homework sheet and work on your current event and eTUSD question.

09-20-11 Go over your notes from class and be sure to have finished the reading notes. Work on your eTUSD questions and the Current Event.

09-19-11 Work on your Current Event (it is due September 30). Respond to eTUSD posts.

Remember these guidelins for your current event.....

       1. It must be typed, 12pt font

       2. The article must be about science.

       3. If the article is from a magazine, it must be at least 2 full pages

           If the artice is from a newspaper, it must be a total of half the full page of the newspaper

           If the article is from the internet, it must be atleast 3 full printed pages (with the normal font size).

       4. You must include a 1 page summary of the article (in your own words), and 5 things you learned  

           from the article on a separate page. 

       5. You must staple the article to the summary.

       6. The Current Event is due the last school day of the month.

09-16-11 Read pages 42 - top of 45 and take notes. Copy table 1 (page 43) into your notes. Remember we have a fire lab on Monday so no hair gel!

09-15-11 Work on your eTUSD Questions.

09-14-11 Work on your eTUSD Questions.

09-13-11 For tonight, please attempt to log on to eTUSD.org and check out the class site. Remember your Student ID is your user and your birthdate (xx/xx/xxxx) is your password. Remember to include the slashes in the password or it won't work.

09-12-11 Read pages 22-27 and takes note on what you have read. Study for the safety test on tomorrow.

09-09-11 Copy pages xxviii to xxxi into your notes.

09-08-11 Get your syllabus signed. It is due tomorrow.