Friday, December 17, 2010
Overview 1/3/10-1/7/10
Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
7th Grade
Monday 1/3 Introduction to work. HW: Work worksheet
Tuesday 1/4 Lesson 8.1 HW: finish 8.1
Wednesday 1/5 Lesson 8.2
Thursday 1/6 Lesson 8.2 HW: Reflection on what done for 8.2
Friday 1/7 Discuss work and lesson 8.2.
Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
8th Grade
Monday 1/3 Section 3. Plate tectonics. HW: finish plate tectonic sheet
Tuesday 1/4 Snack Tectonics
Wednesday 1/5 Topics Due. Work on 4.4 crossword HW: finish crossword
Thursday 1/6 Stress and deformation video
HW: Ch 4 review due Monday
Friday 1/7 Discuss initial Lab protocol
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Overview 12/13-12/17/10
8th Grade
Monday 12/13 Earth Model Due. Introduce Science Fair Project
Tuesday 12/14 Research Topics- Topic choice(s) due 1/5
Wednesday 12/15 Research Topics- Topic choice(s) due 1/5
Thursday 12/16 TIMS
Friday 12/17 TIMS- Due today
Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
7th Grade
Monday 12/13 TIMS-A day at the races
Tuesday 12/14 TIMS
Wednesday 12/15 TIMS Collect Notebooks
Thursday 12/16 TIMS
Friday 12/17 TIMS- Due today
Have a Great Break! Happy New Year!!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Overview 12/6-12/10/10
7th Grade
Monday 12/6 Introduction to lesson 7: Force of a Motor and Assembly
Tuesday 12/7 Finish Assembly and start Initial Lab protocol for 7.1 HW: Finish Initial Lab protocol for Lesson 7.1 with data table
Wednesday 12/8 Conduct experiment and collect data
Thursday 12/9 Analyze and conclude data, and reflecting what you have done
Friday 12/10 Velocity practice.
8th Grade
Monday 12/6 Inside Earth layers ppt, Start Going back in Time..Wegner’s Idea
Tuesday 12/7 Finish Wegner’s Idea
HW: Outline 4.2 Due Thurs. Pangaea Ultima Due Friday
Wednesday 12/8 Work on Pangaea Ultima and Outline
Thursday 12/9 EARTH MODELS DUE. Go over outline with ppt. and look at models
Friday 12/10 Discuss Pangaea Ultima
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Overview 11/29-12/3/10
7th Grade
Monday 11/29 Review forces. Intro friction. Getting started Lesson 6.
Tuesday 11/30 Lesson 6.1. Finish lab.
Wednesday 12/1 Lesson 6.2. HW: Finish both graphs (6.1-bar &6.2-line)question #9 on pg 51, and questions 6-8 on page 52.
Thursday 12/2 Lesson 6.3. Finish lab questions
Friday 12/3 Discuss Lesson 6 and friction readings.
8th Grade
Monday 11/29 Discuss field trip. Start Inside the Earth model.
Tuesday 11/30 Inside Earth model
Wednesday 12/1 Inside Earth model
Thursday 12/2 Finish Biggest Crystal Lab. Review for placement test
Friday 12/3 Review for placement test
8th Grade Good luck on placement test! Make sure you get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast,and bring pencils and a calculator with you.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Overview 11/22 & 11/23
11/22- finalize bridges. Collect Notebooks.
11/23- Test Bridges.
8th Grade
11/22- Go over Geology Field Trip. Collect Notebooks.
11/23- Geology Downtown Field trip. Dress for Weather!!
Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Overview 11/15/10-11/19/10
Due by 11/18
7th Grade
Monday 11/15 Day 1: Bridge Construction
HW: Anything for your part of the building
Tuesday 11/16 Day 2: Bridge Construction
HW: Anything for your part of the building
Wednesday 11/17 Day 3: Bridge Construction
HW: Anything for your part of the building
Thursday 11/18 Day 4: Bridge Construction
Last day for extra credit
HW: Anything for your part of the building
Friday 11/19 Day 5: Bridge Construction
HW: Anything for your part of the building
Don’t forget about Extra Credit
Due by 11/18
8th Grade
Monday 11/15 Review for test.
HW: Study
Tuesday 11/16 Rocks Test. Work on Building research
Wednesday 11/17 OPRF High School Visit
No Science
Thursday 11/18 Building Research. Permission Slip and CTA Card Due.
Last day for extra credit
Friday 11/19 Last day for Research. Note cards due at end of class.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Overview 11/8-11/12/10
8th Grade
Monday 11/8 Sedimentary Rock.
Tuesday 11/9 Look at sedimentary rocks. Introduce Geology Field Trip
Wednesday 11/10 Metamorphic Rocks.
Thursday 11/11 Metamorphic mash and graph.
Friday 11/12 Review for Chapter 2. Test on Tuesday 11/16.
Don’t forget about Extra Credit- Due by 11/18
7th Grade
Monday 11/8 Inquiry 5.2, Gravity and Newton
Tuesday 11/9 Forces: Balanced and unbalanced.
Wednesday 11/10 Other forces: Compression and tension. HW: Forces worksheet
Thursday 11/11 Bridge construction. How bridges work.
Friday 11/12 Bridge construction. Types of bridges.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Overview 11/1-11/4
7th Grade
Monday 11/1 Finish Energy Project
Tuesday 11/2 Present and Forces Intro.
Wednesday 11/3 Energy Quiz. Forces: Lesson 5.1 HW: Read “Bungee Jumping” and answer questions
Thursday 11/4 Inquiry 5.2. HW: 5.2 reflection questions
Friday 11/5 No School
Don’t forget about Extra Credit
8th Grade
Monday 11/1 Finish Rock Cycle
Tuesday 11/2 Igneous Rock. HW: Igneous Rock Web
Wednesday 11/3 Look at igneous rocks. Start Crystal Lab
Thursday 11/4 Crystal lab. HW: Sedimentary rock wkst.
Friday 11/5 No School
Friday, October 22, 2010
Overview 10/25-10/29
7th Grade
Monday 10/25 Inquiry 3.1 and 4.1
HW: Finish inquiry reflection questions
CHANGE IN OVERVIEW FROM HERE ON
Tuesday 10/26 Energy conversions. HW: Finish 4.1 reflection questions
Wednesday 10/27 - Energy sources.
Thursday 10/28 Almost everything moves because of sun project
Friday 10/29 -Almost everything moves because of sun project
8th Grade
Monday 10/25 Finish Mineral Id. Start mining and formation of minerals.
HW: Ch1.3 notes
Tuesday 10/26 Mining and review.
Wednesday 10/27 Mineral Test
HW: Reflection
Thursday 10/28 Rocks introduction. Chapter 2 section 1
Friday 10/29 Rock cycle activity. Due Tuesday 11/2
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Overview 10/18-10/22
7th Grade
Monday 10/18- Inquiry 2.1- Making a battery. HW: Read Batteries: Energy To Go and answer quest
Tuesday 10/19- Inquiry 3.1
HW: Read Different Batteries for Different Needs and answer questions and reflection questions. 1. What did you learn about voltaic cells and simple batteries? Make connections to class and real life. 2. Can you make a battery with a potato/lemon/other friut? explain. use a diagram. 3. What more do you want to learn?
Wednesday 10/20- Inquiry 4.1
Collect Notebooks
Thursday 10/21- No science due to schedule
Friday 10/22- Math/Science Movie- Back to the Future.
8th Grade
Don’t forget about Extra Credit
Monday 10/18- Mineral ID lab.
HW: Mineral “test” questions
Tuesday 10/19- Finish Mineral ID lab. Start to identifying mineral by name.
Wednesday 10/20- Finish Mineral identifying by name. Collect Notebooks
Thursday 10/21- Constitution Test
Friday 10/22- No science due to schedule
Friday, October 8, 2010
Overview 10/12-10/15/10
Monday 10/11 NO School
Tuesday 10/12 Finish Twirly lab. Pass out books
Green Book Sheets Due
Wednesday 10/13 Start Inquiry 1
Thursday 10/14 Finish Inquiry 1. Discuss
HW: Galileo reading questions
Friday 10/15 Energy: Lesson 2 Batteries
Don’t forget about Extra Credit
8th Grade
Monday 10/11 No School
Tuesday 10/12 Report out Fool’s Gold lab.
HW: Read Ch.1 sect. 2 and take notes
Wednesday 10/13 Mineral Identification Lab
HW: “Test” questions
Thursday 10/14 Mineral Identification Lab
HW: “Test” questions
Friday 10/15 Mineral Identification Lab
HW: “Test” questions
Friday, October 1, 2010
Overview 10/4-10/8
7th grade
Monday 10/4 What is science and Scientific Inquiry Study Guide.
HW: Finish Study Guide
Tuesday 10/5 Review for test.
HW: Study
Wednesday 10/6 What is Science and Scientific Inquiry Test.
Thursday 10/7 Physics intro. Twirlies lab.
Friday 10/8 Twirlies Lab.
Students are getting the green book sign-up sheet. Please sign and return.
8th Grade
Don’t forget about Extra Credit
Monday 10/4- Minerals. Chapter 1 section 1. HW: Finish ch1. Sect. 1 notes and review questions on page 7.
Tuesday 10/5-Discuss Minerals.
Wednesday 10/6-Fool’s Gold lab set up
Thursday 10/7-Fool’s Gold Lab
Friday 10/8- Finish Fool’s Gold Lab and report ou
Friday, September 17, 2010
Overview 9/20-9/24
7th Grade
Monday: Finish NOS. Start observations
Tuesday: Observations-Confection Connection HW: CC descriptive essay
Wednesday: Inference vs. Observation
Thursday: Scientific Inquiry:Experimental Design HW: Spongebob worksheet
Friday: Sci. Inquiry: procedures and materials. Collect notebooks
Last week with testing and unexpected interruptions we are a little behind schedule in 7th grade.
8th Grade
Monday: Palpating Pachyderms
Tuesday: Inquiry: Experimental design. HW: Simpson's worksheet
Wednesday: Procedures, materials, data collecting, analyzing and concluding.
Thursday: Film canister lab- Initial design
Friday: Film canister lab. Collect notebooks.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Overview 9/13-9/17/10
Monday- NOS
Tuesday - NOS HW: Sunset, souls, senses check list
Wednesday- Scientific inquiry/investigation
Thursday- Scientific inquiry/investigation
Friday- Observation: Quantitative vs. Qulitative.
8th Grade
Monday- CONPTT
Tuesday- CONPTT HW: Reality check
Wednesday- Scientific inquiry and observations
Thursday- Observation vs. inference- Tricky tracks
Friday- Observation vs. inference: Palpating Pachyderms
Friday, September 3, 2010
Overview 9/7-9/10
Monday 9/6- NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY
Tues. 9/7 -Measurement labs: mass and volume
Wed. 9/8- Finish Measurement labs.
Thurs. 9/9- Quiz: Safety and lab equipment HW: what is science essay
Fri. 9/10- What is science discussion
8th
Tues 9/7: finish lab equipment. Perception vs. Reality. HW. Science survey
Wed. 9/8: Discuss survey. HW: Read and make web of science is/is not.
Th. 9/9: Quiz: Science safety and equipment
Fri. 9/10: Discuss science is/is not. make corrections to survey.
Monday, May 24, 2010
OVerview 5/25-29
| Day of week | 7th & 8th grade |
| Monday 24 – Friday28 | TIMS- View Tube |
| BOOKS | TURN IN BOOKS BY WEDNESDAY Have a Great Summer! |
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Overview 4/19-4/23
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 4/19 | Sun-Earth-Moon Scaling: Size and distance HW: Lesson 3 getting started. | Reading the Periodic Table. Color coding the Periodic Table. HW: Finish coloring Table |
Tuesday 4/20 | Inquiry 3.1. Shadows. Sun-Earth relationship | Periodic Table families. |
Wednesday 4/21 | Inquiry 3.1 Shadows. Sun-Earth relationships | Elements. |
Thursday 4/22 | Earth Day Lesson | Earth Day Lesson. Collect Notebooks. |
Friday 4/23 | No School | No School |
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Overview 4/12-4/16
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 4/12 | Astrology: Investigating your sign. HW: finish questions | Discuss Electron probability lab. Parts of the atom HW: Atomic theory and parts of atom review worksheet |
Tuesday 4/13 | Discuss questions. Start lesson 2, Sun-Earth-Moon | Go over homework. Start Periodic Table |
Wednesday 4/14 | Inquiry 2.1 Sun-Earth-Moon | Missing Card activity |
Thursday 4/15 | Inquiry 2.2 Sun-Earth-Moon | Missing Card activity |
Friday 4/16 | Analyzing Shadows | Discuss activity and Start how to read the periodic table. HW: Reading the PT worksheet |
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Overview 4/5-4/9
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 4/5 | Introduction to Earth in Space Collect books all this week | Introduction to Chemistry. Collect books all this week. |
Tuesday 4/6 | Earth in Space, what you know. HW: Read “Astronomy: Looking back.” Answer questions. | Atoms & Model Activity. |
Wednesday 4/7 | Share out folders. Start history of Astronomy. | History of Atomic Theory |
Thursday 4/8 | History of Astronomy. Use and People. | History of Atomic Theory HW: Atomic Theory worksheet |
Friday 4/9 | History of Astronomy. Collect Notebooks | Review Atomic Theory and the different models. |
Monday, March 22, 2010
Overview 3/22-3/26/10
| Day of week | 7th grade | 8th grade |
| Monday 3/22 | Finish Freshwater ecosystems. HW: Ch 3 review pg 68-69, all except #20 & 21 | Go over Fossils. Absolute dating M&M activity due |
| Tuesday 3/23 | Review for Test | Discuss geological history. HW: Chapter 3 review pg. 82-83. All except #21 |
| Wednesday 3/24 | Chapter 3 test | Review |
| Thursday 3/25 | Ecology activity | Chapter 3 test. |
| Friday 3/26 |
Ecology activity |
Tommy Guns Field Trip |
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Overview 3/15-3/19
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 3/15 | Work on freshwater project. | Science Fair presentations |
Tuesday 3/16 | Work on freshwater project. | Science Fair Presentations |
Wednesday 3/17 | Finish project. | Science Fair Presentations. |
Thursday 3/18 | Project due. Present in class. Start to review chapter 3 for test next Tuesday, 3/23. | SCIENCE FAIR 7:00pm in Commons. Finish presentations and Go over science fair expectations. |
Friday 3/19 | Planet Earth Freshwater. HW: Review and Study Ch. 3. | Discuss Science Fair. Finish M&M Activity. HW: Start to review Chapter 3 for test next Thursday, 3/25. |
I am in need of scientists for the Science Fair. If you or anyone you know are in the science field, PLEASE CONTACT ME. | I am in need of scientists for the Science Fair. If you or anyone you know are in the science field, PLEASE CONTACT ME. |
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Overview 3/8-3/12
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 3/8 | Go over ocean biome and freshwater ecosystems. | Go over final step in Science Fair. Poster and oral presentations. |
Tuesday 3/9 | Introduction to freshwater ecosystem project. HW: bring in materials needed for project | Absolute dating. |
Wednesday 3/10 | Work on freshwater project HW: Bring in materials needed for project | M&M activity. Final Science Fair Papers Due at 9 am. |
Thursday 3/11 | Work on freshwater project | Start Oral presentations. Science Fair March 18th. |
Friday 3/12 | Work on freshwater project I am in need of scientists for the Science Fair. If you or anyone you know are in the science field, PLEASE CONTACT ME. | Start Oral presentations. Science Fair March 18th. I am in need of scientists for the Science Fair. If you or anyone you know are in the science field, PLEASE CONTACT ME. |
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Overview 2/22-2/26
Day of week | 7th | 8th |
Monday 2/22 | ISAT REVIEW. Ocean Biome HW: Read Ch.3 sect. 2 and take notes | Relative dating, stratography, and unconformities. HW: Stratography worksheet |
Tuesday 2/23 | ISAT REVIEW. Ocean Biome | Core samples and relative dating |
Wednesday 2/24 | ISAT REVIEW. Ocean Biome HW: Ocean Biome worksheet | Core samples and relative dating. HW: finish core sample sheet |
Thursday 2/25 | ISAT REVIEW. Ocean Biome. | Absolute dating. HW: Read Ch 3 section 3 and take notes |
Friday 2/26 | ISAT REVIEW. Ocean Biome Notebook collected | M&M dating activity. HW: finish activity. Notebook collected. STUDENTS SHOULD BE FINISHING COLLECTING DATA FOR THEIR EXPERIMENT. |
ANY PARENT IN A SCIENCE FEILD AND WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS ABOUT SCIENCE, PLEASE CONSIDER BEING A SCIENTIST AT THE 8TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Friday, February 12, 2010
overview 2/16-2/19
| Day of week | 7th grade | 8th grade |
| Monday 2/15 | No School | No School- Run experiment |
| Tuesday 2/16 | Zoo Project research- should finish brochure. | Relative Dating. Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism assignment due. HW: Read Chapter 3 section 2 and take notes. |
| Wednesday 2/17 | Finalize Zoo project. All permission slips due | Relative dating. Sequencing layers and geologic column. Play-doe Extra Credit due |
| Thursday 2/18 | Discuss Field Trip |
Relative dating. |
| Friday 2/19 |
Zoo Field Trip | Auto Show Field Trip |