Friday, December 17, 2010

Overview 1/3/10-1/7/10

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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

Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
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

Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
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

Don’t forget about articles for extra credit
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

7th Grade
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit- Due by 11/18
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit
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

7th
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

Don’t forget about Extra Credit
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

DON'T FORGET EXTRA CREDIT

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

7th Grade
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

7th
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