Units

Unit 1

“May the Force be With You – Safely! ”

3 weeks

8/28 to 9/18

Unit 2

“Waves That Rock”

6 Weeks

9/21 to 10/30

Unit 3

“Man, oh,man,what have we done?

6 Weeks

11/2 to 12/11

Overview of unit and

Unit Question:

Safety & procedures

Scientific method  & tool use

Force & Motion

How does safety affect our environments?

Types/characteristics of waves (sound, seismic, light, water)

Application of waves (land forms)

Geologic Processes

Erosion, mountain building, land subsidence

Plate tectonics, faults, continental drift

Rock cycle

How do Earth’s changes affect societies?

Impact on Earth Systems (greenhouse effect, global  warming, pollution, environmental changes)

Modifying C,N H2O cycles

Extinction of species

Seasons & solar, weather/ocean system relationships

What effects do human activities have on the world?

ATL

Organization 

Reflection

Collaboration

AOI

Environments

Health & Social Education

Community & Service

What criteria I will use

D

Scientific Inquiry

E

Processing Data

C

Knowledge and understanding of science

A

One World

B

Communication in Science

Activities I will use

Measurement lab

Come Fly with Us

Penny Test

Lab Practicum

Graphing Practice

Water waves

Slinky lab

Sound lab

Light lab

Topographic maps

Garbology Lab

Food Chain web quest

Sum of the Parts

Graphing Practice

Food Web Games

How I will assess

Test

Falling Down

Dynamic Earth Project

Test

Man & the Climate + Dead Dudes

Test

Unit

Unit  4

“So What’s the Small Idea?”

6 Weeks 

1/5 to 2/12

Unit 5

“The Stars at Night are Big and Bright”

2 Weeks

2/16 to 3/5

Unit 6

“Keep the Change”

5 Weeks 

3/8 to 4/16

TAKS Review

1 week

4/19 to 4/29

Unit 7

WTW & PBL

4 weeks

4/30 to 5/21

Overview of unit

Structure and properties of atoms

Mass and charge

Periodic table

Elements, compounds, mixtures

Formulas

Balanced equations

Chemical and physical properties

Specific Heat/Temp

Heat transfer (endo/exo)

How is it possible for the inventor to control the invention?

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Astronomy

Origins/characteristics of the universe

Tools of astronomy

Measuring distance

Lunar cycle

Astronomy Game (SPACE)

What resources do we have or need?

Genetics

Adaptation & natural selection

Extinction

Systems equilibrium/feedback

Human/living  systems/feedback

How do environments bring about change?

TAKS review to include TEKS from 6- 8^th grades

TAKS Test

April 29

ATL

Organization

Conceptual understanding

Communication

Area of Interaction

Human Ingenuity

Environments

Environments

What criteria I will use

D

Scientific Inquiry

E

Processing Data

A

One World

B

Communication in Science

C

Knowledge and understanding of science

Activities I will use

Atomic theory Project

Periodic Table - coloring

Classifying Matter

Great Element Scavenger Hunt

Making compounds

Penny Lab – sp. Heat

Insulators/Conductors lab

Ice Cream Lab

Solar Ovens

HR Diagram

Emc flip-book

Spectroscope lab

Menu project

Star lifecycle webquest

Spec analysis

Pedigree chart

Punnett square

Code of life

Paper pet

Dom/rec traits lab

Body Map

Superhero Genetics

Nature at Work (rabbits)

How I will assess

Test        

Heat Transfer Lab

Resources of the future project

Test

Student project

Test