1/20 (Substitute) & 1/21
-Atmosphere pre-test
-CNN article & questions: Atmosphere detected on distant planet
-Layers of the Atmosphere Graphing Activity
1/22 & 1/23
-Atmosphere foldable & notes
-Concept mapping: the atmosphere
-Expectations for Semester 2
HW: Directed Reading: Solar Energy & the Atmosphere
1/26 & 1/27
-Practice Quiz on the Characteristics of the Atmosphere
-Reading a map: Solar Radiation
-Review Solar Radiation & Winds
-Solar Radiation & WInds Practice Quiz
-Class Atmosphere Review
HW: Study for Atmosphere Quiz
1/28 & 1/29
-Atmosphere Concept Review
-Atmosphere Quiz
-Directed Reading: Moisture in the Atmosphere
1/30 & 2/2
-Graphing Skills: Line Graphs and Recording Data
-Atmospheric Pressure Lab
2/3 & 2/4
-How is the atmosphere like an ocean?
-Lesson: 10 main types of clouds
-Create Cloud Reference Sheet
-HW: create a cloud illustration including key with latin roots, names and
drawings of the clouds at their apppropriate levels
2/5 & 2/6
-Algebraic Rearrangements and water in the Atmosphere
-Lesson: How do clouds form
-Clouds and Atmosphere Crossword Puzzle
-Homework:Pg.592 9-18, 27, 35-38
2/9 & 2/10
-Graphing Skills (Bar Graphs): Tornados
-Concept Mapping: Cloud words
-Lesson: Air Masses
-Air Mass Review Sheet
2/11 & 2/12
-Weather instruments: Identification and Function
-Lesson: Weather Fronts
-Video: Currents, storms, fronts
-Video concepts Review
HW: Finish video concepts Review
2/13 & 2/17
-Weather Project Assignment
-Climate
-Create your own Imaginary Continent
2/18 & 2/19
-Weather Quiz
-"Post-Test" Weather Review
2/20 & 2/23
-Lesson: Severe Weather
-Create a severe weather children's "mini-book"
HW:Page 622
9-17, 19, 21, 29, 32, 33-35
2/24 & 2/25
-Review: Atmosphere, clouds, weather & climate
2/26 & 2/27
-Atmosphere, clouds, weather & climate test
3/2 & 3/3
-Directed Reading: Forecasting the Weather
3/4 & 3/5
-Weather Analysis Activity
3/6 & 3/9
-Predicting the Weather (Practice for Weather Project)
3/10 & 3/13
-WEATHER PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
3/16 & 3/17
-Finish Weather Presentations
-Intro to Space Crossword Puzzle
3/18 & 3/19
-Measure for Measure: Space: Distance & Time (United Streaming Video)
-page 677: 27 & 28
-Vocabulary Summary Frames Ch 26 Section 1 Vocabulary
3/20 & 3/23
-Solar System Scale conversions and drawing
-Solar System Scale videos
-Order of Operations and distances in Space
3/24 & 3/25
-Venn Diagram: Reflecting & Refracting Telescopes
-Quick Lab: Examining the Effects of Angle on Solar Radiation
-Lesson: Rotation of the Earth
-Concept Review (Chapter 26)--> finish for homework
3/26 & 3/30
-pre-video anticipation guide
- United streaming "Savage Sun" video
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
name: mhspirates password:student
-Chapter 26: Studying Space Critical Thinking Review
3/31 & 4/1
-Graphing Skills: Temperatures of Parts of the Sun
-Lesson: The Sun (Chapter 29)
-The Sun Crossword
-HW: Savage Sun Comic Book(s)
4/2 & 4/3
-The Sun Chapter "Test"
-Lesson: Lifecycle of a star (w/ guided notes)
-Make a planisphere
-HW: Study for Quiz
4/6 (A-Day)
-Quiz: Studying Space: Earth & the Sun
-Bill Nye Astronomy Video (review and preview)
-HW: "Star Light Star Bright" Graphing Stars
4/7 (B-day)
-Quiz: Studying Space: Earth & the Sun
-Lesson: Characteristics of Stars
-HW: "Star Light Star Bright" Graphing Stars
4/8 (A-day)
-Lesson: Characteristics of Stars
-Parallax Lab
4/9 (B-day)
-Star Lifecycle and Characteristics Review
-Parallax Lab
4/10 (A-day)
-Video: How the Earth was Made
4/20 (substitute) & 4/21
-Star Lifecycle and Characteristics Review (A-day only)
-Directed Reading: Earth's Moon
-Create a crossword puzzle with at least 10 star concept (15 for honors)
4/22 & 4/23
-Lesson: Features of the Moon
-RAFT: Acting as one of the lunar features, write a letter to a friend
telling them about the other features
-Homework: Study for Star Quiz
4/24 & 4/27
-Star Quiz
-Lesson: Phases of the Moon
-Moon questions from guided notes
4/28 & 4/29
-Directed Reading: Movements of the moon
4/30 & 5/1
-Final Study Guides
5/4 & 5/5
- Movements of the moon Section "Quiz"
- Skills Lab: Galilean Moons of Jupiter
5/6 & 5/7
-Earth Space Review Book Project Guidelines
-Lesson: Planets and the Formation of the Solar System
-Selling Earth
5/8 & 5/11
-Moon Quiz
-Create advertisements (brocure, flier, etc.) to sell the other 8 planets
(include Pluto, not Earth)
5/12 & 5/13
- Space Review
5/14 & 5/15
-Space Test
5/18 & 5/19
Earth Science Review:
-Scientific Method
-Introduction
-Geology
-Chemistry
Review Space Unit Test
5/20 & 5/21
REVIEW BOOKS DUE
Earth Science Review:
-Oceanography
-Human Impact
-Meteorology
-Astronomy
