Science Agenda

August



Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

24

25
First Day School
HW: Return First Day Packet materials to Advisory teacher.
 
26 Textbook Hunt/Lab Safety
HW:  Return First Day Packet materials to Advisory teacher.
27 Lab Safety/Grade Textbook Hunt 
 
HW: Return first day packet materials by tomorrow.

28 Lab Safety Review











September


Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
 

Thursday

Friday

31 Lab Safety Test Review; Skills Development

1 Safety Test; Take, grade and correct in class.
Start Grade Sheets and Folders

Directions Activity

3 Magnet Lab

4 Observations; Quantitative and Qualitative

7 Holiday, no school!!!

8 Catch Up Day - finish Legos and Magnet Lab

9 Scientific Method PowerPoint Notes; SM VocabularySci Met. Flow Charts

10 Penny Lab

11  Brainpop and Quiz on Sci. Method. Pr Hedoc Review  Sci Met Review

14 Scientific Method Review

15 Sci Method Test; What is Matter Preassessment; Grade, Correct Sci Method Test

16 Test Corrections/
Discovery Young Scientists on Mythbusters

17 Matter v Energy      

18 Physical Properties of Matter

21 Reflection on Properties of Matter WU; Measuring Length; 
HW: Read pages 34 - 39 in textbook 
22 Measurement/
Properties Lab
23
Triple Beam Balance WU;
Bill Nye Measurement Video; Observing Matter Questions
 
24
Measurement/
Properties Lab
25
Graduated Cylinder WU;
Brainpop Measurement Questions;
Volume Concept Map;
Density Practice
28 2nd Six Weeks Begins
Phases of Matter - Bill Nye

29 Test Postponed; Housekeeping day - Guided Reading

30 Density Lab; Conversions

1 Types of Matter - Posters

2 Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter: Bill Nye Chemical reactions

 

October

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

5 Physical and Chemical Changes - Melvin the Marshmallow Man

6 Clay Molecules

7 OLSAT 1st Period - students report to advisory; Kitchen Chaos and other Websites

8 Measurement Test

9 What a Gas! experiment

12 Student Holiday

13 What a Gas; Test Review; Marshmallow Molecules

14 Test Review

15 Matter Test

16 Test Corrections;
Characteristics of Living and Non-living things

19 Levels of Organization; Cell Project; Cell analogy project due Nov. 4th

20 Cell Structure and Function - skits

21 Micro Viewers

22 Micro Viewers; Brainpop Cells; Factory analogy

23 Parts of a Microscope Quiz Cell drawings and notes; Bill Nye Cells

26 Cells Alive Webquest HW: Finish Cells Alive WS
HW: Project Due Monday Nov 9
27 Microscopes
HW: Project Due Monday Nov 9

28 Cell Notes - 4 Types of Cells

HW: Project Due Monday Nov 9
29
 
HW: Project Due Monday Nov 9
30 Jello Cell Models
HW: Project Due Monday Nov 9

 

November

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2    
Cell theory;
HW: Cell Test Review due Wednesday

3   

Students with Counselor
HW: Cell Test Review due tomorrow; Project due Monday; Study for test

4    Cell Test Review

HW: Project due Monday; Study for Test

5   Test Review

HW: Project due Monday

 

6 End of 2nd six weeks
Computer Lab - Structure and Function
HW: Project due Monday

9 Cell analogy projects due - this is different than date on paper!

10 Cell Test - Pratt Out

11 Genetics - computer lab
HW: Cell Replication WS due Monday

12 Test Corrections and Presentations

13 Traits;
Cody and Codette
16
Selective and Natural Breeding
17
Finish Ology Notes Quest: HW: Finish quest by Monday; Questions are in Document section
18
Dominant and Recessive Genes; Punnett Squares
19
 Test Review
20
District Science Benchmark
23
Genetics Test
24
Project Information then Build a Dragon/Snowman
25
No School!
26
No School! Happy Thanksgiving!
27
No School!

 

December

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

  Thursday

Friday

30 Ecosystem vocabulary; Prairie Dog Streaming Video

1 Classification - 6 Kingdoms; Brainpop and Foldable

2 Early Release
Animal Cards Classification Activity

3 Energy Flow in an ecosystem
HW: 6 Kingdoms foldables due tomorrow

4 Quiz on Taxonomy (6 Kingdoms) (open note); Finish Food Webs

7 Library Research for Food Web Project

8 Sampling Lab   

9 Counting Turtles Lab

10 Earthworm Lab or Great Bat Migration Game (depending on weather)

11 Earthworm Lab or Great Bat Migration Game (depending on weather)

14

15

16 Stimulus/Response

17
Stimulus/Response

18 Video

21 Holiday - no school!

22 Holiday - no school!

23 Holiday - no school!

24 Holiday - no school!

25 Holiday - no school!

28 Holiday - no school!

29 Holiday - no school!

30 Holiday - no school!

31 Holiday - no school!