Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: My 8th Grade Year

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: My 8th Grade Year:      I came to 8th grade hoping that it would be a good year. It has been the best year I have ever had at Gardner Newman Middle School!...

My 8th Grade Year

 
   I came to 8th grade hoping that it would be a good year. It has been the best year I have ever had at Gardner Newman Middle School! My year has been so good that I hate to leave. Don't get me wrong! I am excited about high school but its hard for me to leave some of my teachers. Mrs. Bulloch, Mrs. Callaway, and Mrs. Turner mean a lot to me, and I don't want to say "Good bye".
 
 Mrs. Bulloch is the best the home room teacher I have ever had. She is the coolest because she knows how to talk to me and treat me with respect. I love her and she loves me.
  
 Mrs. Callaway is like a "Mama". She loves me like I'm her own child. I can always count on her to take care of me. She is so very sweet.

   Mrs. Turner is fun to talk to. I love to talk trash with her because she knows how to talk trash back. She is the best Social Studies teacher I have ever had because she knows how to teach it. She is the coolest!
 




 As for high school, I'm making big changes. I'm staying away from students who may get me in trouble; and I'm going to focus on sports. I want to play in every sport that I can. I want to get involved. By getting involved, I mean I want to join  clubs and be part of the change that my friends and class need. Most importantly, I am going to stay on top of my grades and do my work. Its important for me to be the best I can be.

Field Day!!

     Field Day has always been my favorite day of the year. It's the one day where the whole class leaves all the drama and personal problems at home, and instead joins together to accomplish a common goal: Defeating every other class in the grade.
     Mrs. Bulloch's first block class had been looking forward to this day for the entire year. We knew we had a good chance of winning, and had already begun to decide which person would do what event. We had a nice combination of strong people and runners to take on the main events - the races and tug of war.

   
     As Field Day began to approach, excitement was building. When the day arrived, we knew we were prepared. Then, the dress code mix up happened. Many of the girls in our class had on shorts that were too short. Yes, they were the longest gym shorts we could find, but they still didn't follow the dress code. There were a few minutes of panic as we waited on parents to bring clothes that followed the dress code to school. In fact, our main girl runner almost missed out on the first event. Fortunately, she arrived just in time.
   

   

     Thanks to different parents, our class had a tent, chairs, and speakers for us waiting outside. If we ever got tired of standing up throughout the morning, we could retire to the tent where we could sit down, sing along to some country music, and oddly enough, eat shrimp that had been provided.

   

     Our class did fairly well during the morning's outside events. By the end of the morning, we were in second place trailing behind by eleven points. We weren't discouraged, though, because we knew we had a much better chance of winning the indoor events in the afternoon.
     One of our classmate's mother was nice enough to bring chick-fil-a for our class. We all had a nice lunch and rested up for the indoor events that would begin soon.
     Some of the indoor events were rather odd. Some events required us to eat crackers and attempt to whistle, while others required the participants to blow a ping pong ball across the gym floor on their hands and knees. Nevertheless, my classmates managed to place in a good number of these events.

   

     Soon, it was time for my favorite event, tug of war. My class was pumped and ready to go for this event. We wanted to win very badly. In the words of one of my classmates, "You could lose field day and win tug of war and still be considered winners, because tug of war is the most well known and important event."
     Our tug of war strategy was to have the strongest people as anchors in the back. Just a few seconds after deciding on an order, our class was called for our first competition. We were all a little nervous to be going up against this class because they had a good number of stronger people. When the whistle blew, we gave it all we had. Our hands were slipping and burning, and it looked like we were about to lose. But our determination shone through, and we put even more strength into pulling the rope. Slowly but steadily, we began to gain ground. Then the whistle blew again, and we all screamed and jumped up and down because we knew we had won our first round.
     The second competition was against an even better class. We were all exhausted from the first competition, and I was still out of breath. Even though we gave it our all again, we were still beaten in the second round of the competition. Of course we were disappointed, but we still knew we might have enough points to win Field Day overall.
     We held our breath as the announcer called out the places. Our class won second place, and we were all very excited. Later we found out that the class who won first place only won by one point. Though the other classes didn't know how close we had come to winning, we were still very proud of ourselves because we had given it our all.

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: How Have You Been Changed

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: How Have You Been Changed:                  How have I been changed? Being an eighth grade student at Gardner Newman comes with major responsibilities but there is ne...

How Have You Been Changed

                How have I been changed? Being an eighth grade student at Gardner Newman comes with major responsibilities but there is never a doubt that you are loved by your teachers. I have learned many things this year from everyone around me. All of the administrators including the teachers have high expectations. 

   The expectations and responsibilities are simple, be prepared for class, be respectful, and be ready to learn because they will teach you. My favorite thing that we have done in science this year was tye dye. We did this when we were learning about waves. Everybody got to be creative and add their own style while learning. 

  Next year we will go to high school. While being nervous about starting at a new school I am very excited. I am ready to be in a larger environment, participate in high school sports, and be involved in clubs and activities. This year I have found one of my best friends. I have made many memories that I will remember for a lifetime.         

      

     

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Teachers ma...

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Teachers ma...: Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Teachers may not always be the best when it comes ... : Teachers may not always be the best when ...

Mentos Lab

 This is Mrs. Bulloch's student speaking. We did a good ole coke and mentos lab on Friday. We had seven different types of sodas. My fellow classmate held three yardsticks taped together. We had Diet Coke, Sprite, cherry Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, and Fanta. Surprisingly, Sprite went the highest at 18 feet. The whole experience brought back memories of science class in elementary school. It was a blast. Don't forget the scientific part though. Every time the mentos drops, a chemical change occurs. Clues of chemical changes are bubbles and fizzing. A chemical change can not be turned back to it's original form. This is Mrs. Bulloch's student, signing off.

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Teachers may not always be the best when it comes ...

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Teachers may not always be the best when it comes ...: Teachers may not always be the best when it comes to reviewing, but for my Physical Science class, it's a different story. We spend the ...

Teachers may not always be the best when it comes to reviewing, but for my Physical Science class, it's a different story. We spend the days or weeks before a major test to review as much as we need. For example, the past two weeks before the Georgia Milestones, we have been reviewing all of the information we have learned throughout the year.

We started reviewing by doing a project based on what we needed the most help on using GoAnimate. GoAnimate let us create cartoon videos by showing us different characters, voices, movements, etc. All we had to do for the most part was type in the dialogue. If may not have been everyone's favorite thing, but when we all presented our videos, we had a good time while taking in the year's information. Some videos were funny, some mainly informative. The voices could sound strange at times. One group even made their video using presidential candidates and political jokes, while still presenting their information. It was a unique and useful way to review.

The next week we got packets to work on with various questions that stretched across the whole year.  We didn't have to do all of it, mostly just what you needed.  It was a good refresher for things that some people probably had forgotten over time. It definitely helped me remember topics that were a little bit challenging before that I had chosen to forget about. It wasn't as different, but it still helped.

We all hate reviewing for the biggest tests of the year, but it is something we have to do so that we do well and pass on to the next grade. Reviewing helps us show all that we've got. Some teachers are better at helping us review, and I know that my Physical Science teacher is one of them.

Tie Dye Party!

Hi my name is Bethany! I'm an eighth grade student in Mrs. Bulloch's third block, and recently the whole eight grade had a tie dye party. In class we've been learning about light waves and their properties. We learned that every color is just a different light wave and every wave has it's own wave length. We also  studied the color wheel and how the colors mix together. The properties we studied were amplitude, wavelength, crest, trough, rarefaction, and compression, along with the primary and secondary colors. To cap off the subject we all took t-shirts, socks, shorts, or really any kind of clothing that was 100% cotton, and went to work! First, we dipped our clothing in Borax water and wrung it out so that the dye would be easily absorbed(very important step!!!). Next, we tied our clothes off to get whatever pattern we desired. After that we smothered our clothes in dye! I was dying Mrs. Bulloch's son's shirt as well as my own, and after I finished mine I started his. However it became a funny situation because I forgot to dip it in Borax water so I used my hands to push the dye into the cotton... my hands were PURPLE for a week! So trust me if you ever tie dye- always dip your shirt or use gloves. In the end everyone's shirts were very unique. Some ended up better than others but the following Tuesday everyone was decked out in every color imaginable. This was definitely my favorite project of the year!

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Greenhouse

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Greenhouse: I haven't really talked about the greenhouse we are working on for Gardner Newman. I'm going to talk about it now and share picture...

Greenhouse

I haven't really talked about the greenhouse we are working on for Gardner Newman. I'm going to talk about it now and share pictures of all the kids have done! We received a grant from diverse power last Spring to build a greenhouse with a hydroponic system. This is such an exciting opportunity for the kids to learn how to grow their own food and the importance of responsibility. It has been a challenging project to say the least! I have learned a great deal and will continue to learn about building a greenhouse with hydroponics. We are in the final stages of purchasing fans, solar panels, and the supplies to build the hydroponics. Its all beginning to come together. I'm so excited about all of the possibilities that this can bring to the school! I'm crossing my fingers that we will have ferns, lettuce, and herbs in the near future!

 

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: So Proud!

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: So Proud!: These are my kids who made 100 on their Science Benchmarks! So proud of them and their hard work!!

So Proud!

These are my kids who made 100 on their Science Benchmarks! So proud of them and their hard work!!
 

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: So many things....

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: So many things....: The past few weeks have been great! The Waves Projects worked out really well! My green screen attempt failed. I'm not giving up! I'...

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Google Classroom

Mrs. Bulloch's Physical Science Class: Google Classroom: Google Classroom never disappoints!! Today, I am at home with a sick child. Instead of worrying about how my students were going to get thei...

Google Classroom

Google Classroom never disappoints!! Today, I am at home with a sick child. Instead of worrying about how my students were going to get their work done, I just uploaded their assignments. I have sat here for the past hour messaging back and forth with my students about their assignments. I have even been able to comment on the TOD. (LOVE being able to include comments on their docs!!!)
I have one more great thing to share! I have a student who is OSS today. I don't even have to worry about her. She has access to a computer at home and is doing her work. She's not missing instruction that she would have missed otherwise. Google Classroom is a win for all!!!

Waves Project

Last week, we began learning about mechanical and electromagnetic waves. We spent time working in Google classroom and outside. Outside, we drew and sorted waves based on frequency, amplitude, and wavelengths.

This week, we are creating songs, plays, poems, stories, speeches,... about waves. I have created a green screen in my classroom! I'm so excited to use it to take these presentations to the next level. Plus, the kids are really excited!