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• Conceptual Chemistry - Mrs. Kippley
• The Conceptual Chemistry class is just finishing up their study of the different types of bonds.  They learned how an atoms attraction for electrons (electronegativity) determines what type of bond is most likely to form between any two atoms.  They also have studied the molecular geometry of several compounds, and they have also observed how molecular geometry and bond type work together to determine the polarity of a molecule.    We will be doing a paper chromatography lab to wrap up the chapter before moving on to behavior of matter and gas laws later this spring. 
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• 7^th Grade Math - Mrs. Hanson
• In 7^th grade math, are currently studying ratios, rates, and proportions.  So if you are shopping, your 7^th grader should be able to help you figure out the better buy when comparing prices!  We talked about how buying the larger quantity of something in the stores is not always the better buy.  We will soon be moving on to percents. 
• We have already reviewed decimals, learned more about fractions, integers (positive and negative whole numbers), different types of graphing along with measures of data (mean, median, mode and range), expressions, equation, and inequalities. 
• When you are doing something at home requiring your math skills like cooking (possibly doubling a recipe), building things (taking measurements or finding areas), or working on a budget or your taxes or maybe in a store shopping and comparing prices or finding the sale price if it is a certain percentage off, please point these real world applications out to your child to let them see how much we use math every day and how important it is to learn.  Plus, they can practice their skills and not even know they are doing real "home"work.

• 8^th Grade Transition Math - Mrs. Hanson
• Our 8^th grade transition math series, takes students into many real-life application problems as well as integrating the different types of math problems into each chapter.  We have been currently learning lots of Geometry skills.  We have worked with the different characteristics of polygons, how to graph and do transformations such as translations (slides), reflections (flips), and rotations (turns).  We have also learned properties and qualities of different types of lines and angles.  By just knowing one angle in a drawing, they can find many other angles in it by using deductive reasoning, which is logical reasoning using the skills we already have learned. 
• Anytime we can point out real life applications to our students/children, it will

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