| Day of week | 7th grade | 8th grade |
| Monday 12/7 | Adaptations and coevolution | Finish research and planning for building. |
| Tuesday 12/8 | Adaptations and coevolution activity HW: Activity questions | Review for Rocks test |
| Wednesday 12/9 | Finish Competition: pea and bean lab. | Rock Test. NOTECARDS ARE DUE FOR CHECK-IN. |
| Thursday 12/10 | Review for Monday’s test on chapter 1 section 3 and two way causality. | Prepare for field trip. |
| Friday 12/11 | DOWNTOWN FIELD TRIP- 8TH GRADE | |
Friday, December 4, 2009
Overview 12/7-12/11
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Overview 11/30-12/4
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 11/30 | Present Mix & Match symbiosis | Biggest Crystal Lab- collect data, analysis and conclusion |
Tuesday 12/1 | Predator & Prey | Sedimentary notes HW: crossword puzzle |
Wednesday 12/2 | Predator & Prey activity HW: Questions on activity | Review for placement test Geology of Downtown |
Thursday 12/3 | Predator & Prey activity HW: questions on activity | Geology of Downtown- Research |
Friday 12/4 | Adaptations | Review for placement test Geology of Downtown Research |
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Overview 11/16-11/20
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 11/16 | Finish test. Ch1.3 read and notes. HW: Calorie lab due tomorrow. Finish notes | Classify igneous rocks. HW: Read and take notes on Metamorphic rocks. |
Tuesday 11/17 | Interactions among organisms: Competition. Do class lab of pea plants and bean plants. | Metamorphic rocks. Classify metamorphic rocks. |
Wednesday 11/18 | Symbiotic relationships- mutualism HW: mutualism in your life. | Metamorphic mash activity. HW: finish questions |
Thursday 11/19 | Symbiotic: parasitism. HW: Parasitism in your life. | Sedimentary rocks. Classify sedimentary rocks. HW: read and take notes on sedimentary rocks. Bring in materials. |
Friday 11/12 | Commensalism. Mix & match symbiosis. Collecting notebooks next Tuesday! | Make Sediment tubes. Look at crystal lab. Collect notebooks. |
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Overview 11/9-11/13
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 11/9 | Calorie Lab HW: Analysis and conclusion of lab | Rock Cycle due. Start igneous rock HW: read Ch 2.2 and take notes |
Tuesday 11/10 | Discuss lab HW: Calorie Inquiry report- due Tuesday 11/17 | Igneous rocks activity HW: Research on how to grow a crystal and crystal growth. Write in notebook |
Wednesday 11/11 | Habitat and niche HW: Study | Biggest Crystal Lab protocol HW: bring in materials ? |
Thursday 11/12 | Review Ch1.1 &1.2 HW: Study | Biggest Crystal Lab Protocol HW: bring in materials ? |
Friday 11/13 | Chapter 1.1 &1.2 Test | Perform lab. |
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Overview 10/26-10/30
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 10/26 | Domino Causality vs. Linear causality. Start everything moves because of the sun. | Mineral detective HW: ID Test questions |
Tuesday 10/27 | Finish grass lab. Graph, analysis, conclusion. Report out | Mineral detective HW: Identify mineral |
Wednesday 10/28 | Everything moves because of the sun HW: What is food?essay | Mining HW: Chapter 1 sect.3 notes |
Thursday 10/29 | What is food? Discussion and start pre lab for calorie lab | Mineral review |
Friday 10/30 | Calorie lab. Notebook check | Mineral Test |
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Overview 10/19-10/23
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 10/19 | Food Chain- | Mineral detective HW: ID Test questions |
Tuesday 10/20 | Food Web HW: | Mineral detective HW: ID test questions |
Wednesday 10/21 | Domino Causality | Mineral Detective HW: ID test questions |
Thursday 10/22 | Niches | Constitution test |
Friday 10/23 | Read-A-Thon, Earth? | Constitution test |
Monday, October 12, 2009
Overview 10/12-10-/16
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 10/12 | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
Tuesday 10/13 | Perform Growing Grass Lab | Mineral Detective HW: test questions |
Wednesday 10/14 | Lab write up for growing grass lab. HW: How do Humans view the world reading and answer questions. | Mineral Detective HW: test questions |
Thursday 10/15 | Go over reading. Start interactions between living things (Chapter 1 section 2). HW: Read section 2 and take notes | Mineral Detective HW: test questions |
Friday 10/16 | Energy and interactions. Producers, consumers, decomposers. | Mineral Detective HW: test questions |