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