Drawing a Neutral Atom

Noah and Jenny show us how it's done!

2009 Chemistry Games

I am challenging all Crazy 8s (and other Earthlings that have access to our blog) to achieve greatness in the 1st-ever Chem Games. Use the following links to earn (as many points possible) and learn (about the individual elements and their chemical symbols, subatomic particles, and placement on the periodic table). These websites can help reinforce your knowledge of atoms and the periodic table, concepts that we have started (and will continue) to learn about during our chemistry unit.

Here are the links:
Element Flash Cards (set up the game so that it tests you on the 33 elements you are supposed to know) Non-Crazy 8 visitors can view this link to find out what those elements are.
Element Math Games
Periodic Table Activities
Setting the Periodic Table
Element Matching Game
Fun Brain Periodic Table

Feel free to share your high scores, along with the game and its conditions, in the comments section of this post. Post your scores with honesty and integrity. As always, these are virtues required of Crazy 8s and others that visit our blog. Gold medals in the 2009 Chem Games are at stake! Good luck!

For the Standard Check tomorrow....

You might want to answer some of these questions. The correct answers will be visible to you when you click on the "comments" link of this post. Good luck to all.

Introduction to Earth Science

This VoiceThread includes a brief description of what the Crazy 8 students have been doing in science so far (At this point, we are three weeks in). I really enjoyed hearing each and every one of the comments that were made and prepared in groups last week. Only one comment per slide was chosen for viewing on this blog. You are invited to turn the volume up on the computer, press play, and listen to what the Crazies have to say.

Our "Labs that Rule" Rules Voicethread

Welcome, Class of 2014

This is your science teacher, Mr. Hoegh (Class of 2000) creating this post. The school year has started. We've had a stellar first few days. I am hopeful that each one of you is enjoying school so far, or at least parts of it (seeing your friends, meeting new people, and SCIENCE CLASS WITH MR. HOEGH all come to mind). For this first post of the school year, I'd like you all to contribute a comment. You can do this after you:

1. Create an OpenID/Google Account (we will do this during class)
2. Click on the "comments" link below this post.

In your comment, include your first name and a number from one to ten that indicates how excited you are to have this blog be a part of science class. Thank you, Crazy 8 Scientists. It is good to have all of you on board.

The next step

Today is the last day of school. For you Crazy 8s out there, this is your last day at Memorial. Has it sunk in yet? Are you excited? Worried? Happy? Sad?

I must say that I am really excited for summer. Not because I'm sick of my students (really.... that's not it!), but because it will be good to change the routine a little bit and move on to new things. I'll get to spend a lot of time with my girls -- going to the pool, playing in the backyard, going to the lake, playing sports, roofing houses, etc.

I think you're all excited for a lot of the same reasons. You are ready for new challenges -- this summer, in high school, and beyond. It's always exciting to learn about new things, and that's what many of you are ready to do. Everyone needs new challenges. For my youngest daughter, she is mastering the art of rolling over and is facing the challenge of learning how to crawl. She works so hard! My oldest girl is talking more and more, and is also challenging herself athletically -- jumping higher, running faster, bridging herself over the couch and coffee table.....

You will all have new challenges that you become interested in. I am looking forward to see what those challenges are for all of you, because you're a very talented group. You might be involved in varsity sports, music, drama, speech, academics, and more, and I am excited to see and follow it all. Feel free to visit. Feel free to leave comments/memories on our blog. Good luck!