Calendar

August 2009
17
Monday
No school
18
Tuesday
No school
19
Wednesday
Assign textbooks. Make name cards.
20
Thursday
Assess Weitz Website. Measure Up activity. Find and update science portfolio.
21
Friday
Mr. Davies visits and discusses waste management program. Begin note-taking on Ch. 1.
24
Monday
Observation vs. Inference
25
Tuesday
Review classroom expectations and procedures.
26
Wednesday
Open-note quiz on Ch. 1. Turn in notes.
27
Thursday
Review the Personal Environmental Action Plan. Take survey. Work on it in class (15-20 min)
28
Friday
Introduce Mass, Volume, Density and Displacement Activity (Density Blocks)
31
Monday
Review duties of, and assign, room monitors. Finish Mass, Volume, Density Lab (Density Blocks)
September 2009
1
Tuesday
Stamp homework. Finish Lab Activity. "Do You Smell It?" activity (practice modeling molecules)
2
Wednesday
Stamp homework. Review "Do You Smell It?" Correct practice density problems.
3
Thursday
Separating a Heterogeneous Mixture. "Intro to Matter video" clip
4
Friday
Watch Eureka video and take notes. Dyeing Water (Modeling Particle Motion). Heat Energy Ch.1
7
Monday
Labor Day Holiday
8
Tuesday
Discuss P.E.A.P. Eureka video clip "Temp. vs. Heat" Continue Heat Energy Ch. 1 and Heat Outine
9
Wednesday
Introduce Save the Ice Cube device Review Heat Outline in class. Heat video.Practice Heat Transfer.
10
Thursday
Practice illustrating heat transfer. Finish Heat Energy Ch. 1.
11
Friday
Return Density Lab. Finish "Keep It Hot" Lab and review.
14
Monday
Finish "Keep It Hot" Lab
15
Tuesday
Compare 3 types of heat transfer. Review heat problems #1-5.
16
Wednesday
Review heat problems #6-12. Heat vs. Hot Lab activity
17
Thursday
Ice in Bag. Save the Ice Cube device performance tests
18
Friday
Turn in Save the Ice Cube paperwork. Heat Quiz. Research ice cream.
21
Monday
Make Ice Cream using heat transfer
22
Tuesday
Stamp Ch. 3 notes. Review molecules in solids, liquids, and gases and add to/check notes.
23
Wednesday
Review Heat Quiz. Disucss tomorrow's test. Energy video
24
Thursday
Turn in Ch. 2 and Heat notes. Take Ch.1, 2. Heat Exam
25
Friday
Review Phase Changes worksheet. "Matter" video
28
Monday
Compare gas laws. Complete "It's a Gas" activity
29
Tuesday
Boiling Water in a Syringe-Demonstration of Boyle's Law
30
Wednesday
Review Physical vs. Chemical Change / Electrolysis Demonstration
October 2009
1
Thursday
Go over Ch. 3 review from pg.115 / Zap Packs-Exploration of Phase Change and Heat Transfer
2
Friday
Review Kaisei Project research / "Ocean Deep" viewing
5
Monday
Review expansion and contraction / Finish "Ocean Deep" viewing
6
Tuesday
Turn in Ch. 3 note/Take Ch. 3 Quiz. Begin Ch. 4
7
Wednesday
Elements of the universe. Begin making element flashcards in class.
8
Thursday
Elements of the solar system. Introduce Getting to Know the Elements assignment.
9
Friday
Elements of Earth. Work on flashcards and/or GTKE assignment
12
Monday
Play elemental memory. Review the periodic table groups. Ch. 4 sec. 2 and 3
13
Tuesday
Grade Check, Stamp Ch. 4 sec. 4. Correct Ch. 3 Quiz. Elemental Memory.
14
Wednesday
Flashcard Review
15
Thursday
Review Ch. 4 sec. 1 Atomic Model Theory. Play elemental memory.
16
Friday
Present elements from Getting to Know the Elements project
19
Monday
Alien Periodic Table activity.
20
Tuesday
Share Creative License plates and turn them in. Play elemental memory. Atoms video.
21
Wednesday
Reactivity and the periodic table. Return Ch. 3 Quiz. Correct Flashcard Review.
22
Thursday
Radioactivity and You! Review of Ch. 4 Sec. 5.
23
Friday
Introduce Elemetal Avatar project. Work on elemental avatar in class.
26
Monday
Introduce combining ions. Work on elemental avatar in class.
27
Tuesday
Discuss multiple valence. Work on elemental avatar storyboard in class.
28
Wednesday
Work on turning story into ComicLife in class.
29
Thursday
Finish turning story into ComicLife and print it in class.
30
Friday
Present ComicLife to classmates and turn it in.
November 2009
2
Monday
Elements and Compounds video review. Elemental Memory
3
Tuesday
Elements Lab Part I
4
Wednesday
Elements Lab Part II
5
Thursday
Flame Tests
6
Friday
Important Elements Quiz
9
Monday
"Kaboom" video - history and chemistry of explosives
10
Tuesday
Finish "Kaboom" video
11
Wednesday
No School for Veterans' Day
12
Thursday
Ch. 4 Exam
13
Friday
Basics of Combining Atoms and Chemical Reaction. Swimming Sodium
16
Monday
Research group of elements and begin poem/song
17
Tuesday
Practice combinging ions. Continue writing poem/song with partners
18
Wednesday
Begin recording podcast.
19
Thursday
Finish recording podcast and try to turn it in.
20
Friday
Present podcast of song/poem and turn it in.
30
Monday
Study "Matter" book. Practice combining ions in class.
December 2009
1
Tuesday
Study "Matter" book. Practice combining ions in class.
2
Wednesday
Planet Earth -Pole to Pole
3
Thursday
Mr. Weitz returns-get caught up
4
Friday
Introduce What's It Made Of -Work period
7
Monday
Review combining ions. What's It Made Of-work period
8
Tuesday
Correct Writing Chemical Formulas/Review electron shell configuration and electron dot diagrams
9
Wednesday
Turn in Ch. 5 and matter notes Ch. 5 Quiz
10
Thursday
Discuss Zhu Zhu Pets. Present What's It Made Of projects
11
Friday
Holiday Faire- Get caught up or get ahead
14
Monday
Chemical Reactions video / Begin writing chemical equations
15
Tuesday
Evidences of Chemical Reactions
16
Wednesday
Correct homework . Finish / Review Evidences of Chemical Reactions
17
Thursday
Correct homework . Begin Cartoon Reactions in class
18
Friday
Share Cartoon Reactions. Watch "Venom: 9 Ways to Die" (chemistry of venom)