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| 16 Welcome Back! BR: Syllabus (pdf)Activity: Careers (pdf1, pdf2) Topic: Study for Success! (ppt) HW: Weekly Schedule (pdf, xls) | 18 BR: Textbook Checkout Topic: Reading strategies Activity: Pre-reading and reading notes (Ch 1.1) | 19 Activity: Pre-reading and reading notes (Ch 1.1) Topic: Binder Checks | 20 BR: Reading Quiz Ch 1.1 Activity: Candle-flask Experiment (pdf) |
| 23 BR: Name at least 3 steps of the scientific method. Activity: Pre-reading and reading notes CH 1.2 HW: Complete RN CH 1.2 | 25 BR: Reading Quiz Ch 1.2 Topic: Scientific Method (ppt) Activity: Candle-flask Experiment cont. | 26 BR: Why did the water rise into the flask? Activity: Candle-flask Experiment cont. | 27 Activity: Complete Student Experiments |
| 30 BR: What is an inference? Activity: Roe's Candle-powered Water Pump; Pressure Gage |
| Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 BR: What happens to air when it is heated? Cooled? Activity: Science Journal for CH 1.1 HW: SJ CH 1.2 | 2 BR: What is a hypothesis? Activity: Review SJ CH 1.2; SJ Candle-flask Experiment. HW: RN CH 1.3 | 3 Fuego Eggo Quiz: HW: RN CH 1.3 | |
| 6 Labor Day
| 8 Reading Quiz: CH 1.3 Topic: Scientific Models Activity: Earth-Sun Model HW: SJ CH 1.3 | 9 Activity: Earth-Sun Model; SJ CH 1.3 HW: SJ CH 1.3 | 10 Activity: RN CH 1.4 |
| 13 Reading Quiz: CH 1.4 Activity: Science Journal CH 1.4; Crossword (wkst); Self-test CH 1 (wkst) HW: SJ CH 1 | 15 Chapter 1 Test: Intro to Physical Science HW: RN CH 2.1 | 16 Reading Quiz: CH 2.1 Topic: What is Matter? (ppt) Activity: Pre-reading CH 2.2 HW: RN CH 2.2; SJ CH 2.1 | 17 Apple Fair
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| 20 | 22 Activity: Density Cubes (wkst) | 23 Topic: Physical Properties (ppt) Activity: Reading Notes CH 2.3 HW: RN CH 2.3; SJ CH 2.2 Autumn Equinox
| 24 Reading Quiz: CH 2.3 Topic: Chemical Properties (ppt) HW: SJ CH 2.3 |
| 27 Activity: Physical vs Chemical Changes (wkst) |
29 Activity: Physical vs Chemical Changes HW: SJ CH 2 |
30 Activity: CH 2 Crossword and Self-test (CW, Self-test) HW: SJ CH 2 |
| Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 Chapter 2 Test: Properties of Matter | |||
| 4 Activity: Vocabulary CH 3.1 (wkst); Reading Notes CH 3.1 HW: RN CH 3.1 | 6 Reading Quiz: CH 3.1 Topic: States of Matter (ppt); Reading Notes CH 3.2 HW: RN CH 3.2 | 7 Topic: Behavior of Gases (ppt); Impoding containers HW: SJ CH 3.2 | 8 Topic: Project Alert |
| 11 Floating Holiday
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| 18 Reading Quiz: CH 3.3 Topic: Changes in State (ppt) HW: SJ CH 3.3 | 20 Activity: Temperature and Change in States | 21 Activity: Science Journal HW: SJ CH 3 | 22 Topic: Project Alert |
| 25 Activity: Science Journal writing CH 3 HW: SJ CH 3 |
27 Activity: CH 3 Crossword (wkst); self-test (wkst) |
28 Activity: Imploding can explanation (wkst) |
29 Chapter 3 Test: Changes in State |
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| 1 Activity: Complete CH 3 test; Reading Notes CH 4.1 HW: RN CH 4.1 | 3 Activity: Review CH 3 tests Reading Quiz: CH 4.1 Topic: Elements (ppt) Activity: Concept map | 4 Activity: Science Journal practice with partners | 5 Activity: Present SJ transparencies; Science Jopurnal Writing Ch 4.1 HW: SJ CH 4.1 |
| 8 Activity: Pre-reading and reading notes CH 4.2 HW: RN CH 4.2 | 10 Video: Serpents | 11/12 Veteren's Day
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| 15 Reading Quiz: CH 4.2 Topic: Compounds (ppt) HW: RN CH 4.3 | 17 Activity: CH 4.3 Vocab (wkst) Topic: Mixtures (ppt, notes) HW: 3 Vocabulary Sentences | 18 Topic: Mixtures cont. Activity: Concept mapping (wkst) HW: SJ CH 4.2-4.3 | 19 Activity: Measuring Solubility - Prepare cold water solution (wkst) HW: SJ CH 4 |
| 22 Activity: Measuring Solubility - Prepare hot water solution | 24/25/26 Thanksgiving
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| 29 Warm-up: CH 4 concept map Activity: CH 4 Refresher (wkst) HW: Read one section from Chapter 4 with your SJ. |
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| Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 Activity: Measuring Solubility - Determine mass of the salt and calcuate solubilities; Create vocabulary flash cards | 2 Activity: Practice Vocabulary Flshcards; Crossword (wkst) HW: Self-Test (wkst) | 3 4th Chapter 4 Test: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 7th Redwood Classic | |
| 6 4th Activity: Chapter 4 test discussion. Video: Blue Planet 7th Chapter 4 Test: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures | 8 Activity: CH 5.1 Vocabulary (wkst); Pre-test on motion; pre-reading and RN p. 118-119. HW: RN p. 118-119 | 9 Reading Quiz: CH 5.1.a Topic: Reference points, motion, speed | 10 Topic: Science Journal Rubric (ppt, wkst) Activity: Science Journal writing p. 118-119 HW: SJ p. 118-119 |
| 13 Activity: Science Journal self-evaluations; Speed Machines (wkst) HW: Speed Machines | 15 Activity: Average Speed Lab (wkst) | 16 Activity: Average Speed Lab cont. | 17 Video: Life - Primates |
| 20-24 Winter Break
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| 27-31 Winter Break
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| 3-7 Winter Break
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| 10 Topic: Review of reference points, speed, and unit conversions. Activity: Formula Challenge (wkst) HW: RN p. 120-121 (Velocity) | 12 Reading Quiz: p. 120-121 Topic: Velocity and Distance-Time Graphs (ppt) Activity: Distance-Time Graphs (wkst) | 13 Quiz: Motion 1 HW: RN p. 121-123 (Acceleration) | 14 Topic: Acceleration (ppt) Activity: Science Journal Ch 5 HW: SJ CH 5 |
| 17 MLK Day
| 19 Activity: Measuring Acceleration (wkst) HW: Re-read graphing acceleration p. 122 | 20 Topic: Graphing Acceleration (ppt) | 21 |
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| 31 Topic: Force (ppt) HW: SJ CH 5.2; RN CH 5.3 |
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| 2 Topic: Friction Activity: Friction Lab (wkst) | 3 Activity: Friction Lab cont. | 4 Topic: Friction - Harmful or Helpful? Activity: Reading Notes CH 5.4 HW: RN CH 5.4 | |
| 7 Topic: Gravity (ppt) Activity: Science Journal CH 5.4 HW: SJ CH 5.4 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| 21-25 President's Break
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| 28 Activity: Pre-reading and Reading Notes Ch 7.2 HW: RN CH 7.2 |
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| 2 Activity: Buoyancy lab (wkst) | 3 Topic: Buoyancy (ppt) HW: SJ CH 7 | 4 Activity: Boat Design Contest | |
| 7 Activity: Archimedes Lab (wkst) | 9 Announcement: Expanding Your Horizons Conference (Eng, Span) Activity: Archimedes and submergence. | 10 Activity: Crossword (wkst); Self-test (wkst) HW: SJ CH 7.2 | 11 Chapter 7.2 Test: Buoyancy HW: RN CH 11.1 |
| 14 Activity: CH 7.2 Test Reflection; Silent Reading CH 11.1 Topic: Development of Atomic Theory | 16 Topic: Development of Atomic Theory Activity: SJ CH 11.1 HW: SJ CH 11.1 | 17 | 18 Activity: Pre-reading CH 11.2; RN CH 11.2 HW: RN CH 11.2 |
| 21 Reading Quiz: CH 11.2 Topic: The Atom (ppt) HW: SJ CH 11.2 | 23 Activity: Crossword (wkst); Self-test (wkst) HW: SJ CH 11 | 24 Chapter 11 Test: The Atom | 25 Activity: Return Test Fuego Friday: Pressure |
| 28-31 Spring Break
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| 4 Activity: RN CH 12.1 HW: RN CH 12.1 | 6 Activity: Creating the Periodic Table (wkst) | 7 Activity: RN CH 13.1 HW: RN CH 13.1 | 8 Activity: Building Atoms (wkst) and Reading the Periodic Table (wkst) |
| 11 Topic: Bohr Models, Lewis Structures, and Stability (ppt) HW: SJ CH 13.1 | 13 Activity: Periodic Cards (wkst1, wkst2) Topic: Ionic Bonds (ppt) HW: SJ CH 13.1 | 14 Topic: Ionic Bonds continued Demo: Sodium and potassium metal Activity: Ion cards. HW: SJ CH 13.2 | 15 Activity: Creating Ions and Ionic Compounds HW: SJ CH 13.2 |
| 18 Activity: Creating Ionic Compounds cont; Pre-Reading and Reading Notes CH 13.3 HW: RN CH 13.3 | 20 Topic: Covelent Bonds (ppt) Activity: Science Journals CH 12.1 and CH 13. HW: SJ CH 12.1 and 13 | 21 Guest Speaker: STDs Activity: Crossword (wkst); Self-test CH 12.1 and 13 (wkst) | 22 Chapter 12.1 and 13 Test: Periodic Table and Bonding HW: RN CH 14.1 and 14.2 |
| 25 Activity: Chapter test reflection Topic: Chemical Reactions |
27 No Class (Star Testing) |
28 Activity: Ch 14.1 and 14.2 review (wkst); Balancing chemical equations (wkst) HW: SJ CH 14.1 and 14.2 |
29 Fuego Friday: Chemical Reactions HW: RN CH 15.2 |
| Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 2 Activity: pH Org Chart (wkst) | 4 No Class 4th period (Star Testing) | 5 Topic: Astronomy (ppt) Activity: STAR Jeopardy (ppt) No Class 7th period Star Test: Science | 6 Video: In the Shadow of the Moon |
| 9 Video: In the Shadow of the Moon | 11 Topic: Constellations, Heliocentric and Geocentric Models | 12 Topic: Heliocentric and Geocentric Models | 13 Topic: Phases of Venus (Geocentric, Heliocentric) Activity: Solar System Model (wkst) |
| 16 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 1. Why is there day and night? 2. Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? | 18 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 3. Why does the same side of the moon always face the Earth? 4. Why does the moon rise in the east and set in the west? | 19 Video: Earth Biography (Volcanoes) | 20 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 5. Why does the moon rise an hour later each day and night? 6. Why is there no such thing as a "dark" side of the moon? |
| 23 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 7. Why does the full moon appear every 28 days? How can you explain the differenct phases of the moon? | 25 No Class - EFM | 26 Discussion: EFM Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 8. Why do solar and lunar eclipses occur twice per year rather than each month? | 27 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 8. Why do solar and lunar eclipses occur twice per year rather than each month? |
| 30 Memorial Day
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| 1 Activity: Earth-Moon-Sun Modeling 9. Why does the Earth experience seasons? | 2 Activity: Check in books; EMS Review; Solar System Model | 3 No class | |
| 6 Test: Earth-Moon-Sun Modelling | 8 Activity: Return Exams Video: Earth Biography (Ice) | 9 Last Day of School | 10 |
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