8/03 Teacher In-service
8/04 Teacher In-service
8/05 Teacher Workday
8/06 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: 7:30-9:30
8/07 Teacher Workday
8/10 First full day for students: class handouts, Current Events how-to
(complete CE #1)
8/11 Issue textbooks, read Chapter 1 Sec 1-2, class activity on scientific
method
8/12 Pre-Test; read Chapter 1 Sec 3-5
8/13 All materials due in class (binder, composition book, etc.); Daily
Science notebook/binder set-up; NO CURRENT EVENT DUE TODAY
8/14 Chapter 1: PowerPoint
8/17 MythBusters: scientific method activity; Chapter 1: PwrPt
8/18 Chapter 1: PwrPt; Sponge Bob scientific method activity
8/19 Chapter 1: PwrPt; M & Ms and the Scientific Method lab (pt 1)
8/20 Current Event #2 due; Chapter 1 Exam; composition book check #1
8/21 NO SCHOOL: RACE DAY
8/24 M & Ms and the Scientific Method lab (pt 2); Chapter 2
8/25 Chapter 2: PwrPt thru King Phillip video
8/26 Chapter 2: PwrPt complete Sec 1; Scat dichotomous key
8/27 Current Event #3 due BEFORE 7:30 AM bell; Seashell Dichotomous key lab
8/28 Complete Seashell Dichotomous key lab (begin writing lab report: due
9/1); Pamisham dichotomous key exam
8/31 Chapter 2: PwrPt Sec 2 thru Fungi
9/1 Chapter 2: PwrPt complete Sec 2; cladagram activity
9/2 Chapter 2 Exam; assign Classification project
9/3 Current Event #4 due BEFORE 7:30 AM bell; Classification project
(computer lab)
9/4 Classification project (library): due Friday, 9/11 (NO EXCEPTIONS)
9/7 NO SCHOOL: LABOUR DAY
9/8 Chapter 3: PwrPt Sec 1
9/9 Chapter 3: PwrPt Sec 2
9/10 Chapter 3: PwrPt Sec 3; Current Event #5 due
9/11 Chapter 3: EXAM (Sec 1,2,3); Classification Project due PRIOR to 2:30
PM bell (NO EXCEPTIONS)
9/14 Chapter 3: PwrPt Sec 4; Battle of the Beaks lab (day 1)
9/15 Chapter 3 Sec 4 Exam
9/16 All exams returned, study for 6 weeks exam
9/17 SIX WEEKS EXAM; Current Event (extra credit only)
9/18 END OF 1ST SIX WEEKS; Battle of the Beaks lab (completion)
9/21 Science Lab: Battle of the Beaks (graphing), Digging in the Dirt
9/22 Chapter 4: PwrPt Sec 1
9/23 Grade cards home; Chapter 4: PwrPt Sec 1-2; Battle of the Beaks lab
report due
9/24 Chapter 4: PwrPt Sec 2-3; CE #6
9/25 Chapter 4: Study Guide
9/28 Chapter 4 EXAM
9/29 "Inherit the Wind"; viewing guide
9/30 "Inherit the Wind"; viewing guide
10/1 "Inherit the Wind"; viewing guide; discussion of actual Scopes trial
10/2 "Inherit the Wind": compare/contrast movie with actual Scopes trial
10/5 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 1
10/6 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 1-2; Parent-Teacher conferences 3-6:00 PM
10/7 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 2
10/8 Chapter 5: Sec 1-2 EXAM
10/9 NO SCHOOL: FALL BREAK
10/12 NO SCHOOL: FALL BREAK
10/13 Darwin's Dangerous Idea video
10/14 Geologic Time: creating a timeline
10/15 Geologic Time: creating a timeline
10/16 Bone Wars: Scientists Behaving Badly
10/19 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 3
10/20 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 3
10/21 Chapter 5: PwrPt Sec 3
10/22 Chapter 5 Sec 3 EXAM
10/23 Video: "Six Degrees Could Change the World"; viewing guide
10/26 Video: "Six Degrees Could Change the World"; viewing guide; HW - Read
Chapter 6
10/27 Chapter 6: PwrPt Sec 1
10/28 Chapter 6: PwrPt Sec 1
10/29 SIX WEEKS TEST: Chapters 4-5 (NO CHAPTER 6)
10/30 ETSU Storytellers: day-long activities; End of 2nd six weeks
11/2 Chapter 6: PwrPt Sec 2
11/3 EXPLORE Test (interest survey, 1st period); Chapter 6: PwrPt Sec
2; "True Cost of Food" video/discussion
11/4 EXPLORE Test (morning, altered schedule afternoon); "Boss Hog"
article/reading guide; REPORT CARDS HOME
11/5 Chapter 6 EXAM
11/6 Video: "Human Footprint"; viewing guide
11/9 Benchmark testing; Chapter 7 vocabulary
11/10 Chapter 7: PwrPt Sec 1
11/11 Chapter 7: PwrPt Sec 1-2
11/12 Chapter 7: PwrPt Sec 2-3
11/13 Science Lab: Density
11/16 Density: Quiz and Practice Problems
11/17 EXAM: Chapter 7
11/18 Chapter 8: PwrPt Sec 1-2
11/19 Chapter 8: PwrPt Sec 3
11/20 EXAM: Chapter 8
11/23 Lab: Unknown Clear Liquids (density, surface tenstion, plus)
11/24
11/25-27 THANKSGIVING BREAK
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