Please note: Actual day to day activities will vary from class to class
because of factors like; early release days, extending labs/class
discussions/homework, and many others. Please consider a weeks'
work below as a road map that may change as noted above.
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Class work for 1-12 thru 1-17
Monday 1. Intro. to Earthquakes and Volcano unit
2. Vocabulary for Earthquakes activity
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Friday 1. Early Release periods 1,2, 3 - we don't meet today
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Class work for 1-06 thru 1-09
Tuesday 1. Review Science fair projects - work sample format
2. Review Earth's Interior and plate tectonics - Quiz on Thursday
3. Begin Unit review
Wednesday 1. Finish Unit review - study guide
2. More about science fair projects/share ideas
3. More on Plate Tectonics - smart-board activity
Thursday 1. Go over unit study guide
2. Unit quiz
Friday 1. Earth's past activity
2. Go over unit quiz
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Class work for 12-08 thru 12-12
Monday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Review Plate Tectonics
2. Begin Pangea Activity
Tuesday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Finish Pangea Activity
Wednesday 1. Begin Geologic time activity
2. Organisms for various geologic periods
Thursday 1. Finish Geologic time activity
2. Begin research for a geologic era
Friday No school grading and planning day for teachers
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Class work for 12-01 thru 12-05
Monday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Turn in: Plate Tectonics
2. Science fair projects - work sample format
3. Begin "Earth is Born"
Tuesday 1. Finish Earth is born
2. Begin Earth's Interior
3. Begin Model of Earth's Interior
Wednesday 1. Finish Earth's Interior
2. Review What we know about Earth's Interior
Thursday 1. Earth's Interior - 4 corners activity - notes
2. More on Plate Tectonics - smart-board activity
Friday 1. Begin Panaega activity
2. Review Science fair projects - work sample format
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Class-work for 11-24 thru 11-26
Monday Turn in if needed: Homework/class-work for last week
1. Complete dry ice #2 lab report and turn in
2. "What's inside" activity
Tuesday 1. Discuss Plate Tectonics
2. Plate Tectonics ws - due next Monday 12-1
3. Turn in if needed: Homework/class-work for last week
Wednesday Early Release: periods 1,2,3 afternoon is teacher planning/meetings
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Class work for 11-17 thru 11-21
Monday 1. Matter and Energy discussion
2. Bill on Energy transformations
Tuesday
1. Forms of heat transfer activity
2. heat transfer - computer activity
Wednesday 1. Earth's interior pre-test
2. Bill on heat transfer
Thursday 1. What's inside Activity
2. Extensions on What's inside?
Friday Early release today periods 4,5,6 / staff development in pm
1. Dry Ice lab # 2 - collect data
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Class work for 11-12 thru 11-14
Wednesday 1. Review Matter Unit -quiz
2. Design a Dry Ice lab
Thursday 1. Review experimental designs
2. Collect data for dry ice activity
Friday 1. Complete and turn-in dry ice lab #2
2. Overview of next 9 weeks
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Class work for 11-03 thru 11-07
Monday See grade print-out - please turn in missing/late work
1. Turn in: Flame lab,element scavn. hunt, and work sample # 1
2. Science fair projects - work sample format
3. Completing atom model project - due 11-06 this Thursday
4. Dry Ice Lab # 1
Tuesday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Dry Ice lab # 2
2. Carbon as an element
Wednesday 1. Review Matter Unit
2. Turn in Dry Ice labs
Thursday 1. Matter unit Quiz
2. Overview of next 9 weeks
Friday No School today - End of term grades / teachers staff development
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Class work for 10-27 thru 10-31
Monday See online grades - please turn in missing/late work
1. Work sample - analysis & scoring
2. Science fair projects - work sample format
3. Completing unit 1 project - due 10-30 this Thursday
4. Atom model project - due 11-6
Tuesday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Intro to the periodic table - atom model requirements
2. periodic table activity
3. review atom model requirements - model due 11-6
Wednesday 1. Chemistry of matter activity
2. More info on the periodic table
Thursday 1. Flame test for elements
2. discuss color as a characteristic property of matter
Friday No Class today - Early release 1,2,3 teachers staff development
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Class work for 10-20 thru 10-24
Monday See online grades - please turn in missing/late work
1. Intro. to 4 domains of a work sample
2. Design an experiment and collect data
3. Requirements for the atom model - due 10-23
Tuesday Please turn in missing/late work
1. Finish collecting and analyzing the data - due 10-22
2. Work on concluding paragraph for work sample - due 10-23
3. Review chapter 9 section 1 vocabulary.
Wednesday 1. Finish collecting and analyzing the data - due 10-22
2. Work on concluding paragraph for work sample -
Thursday 1. Matter as types of matter - notes
2. Matter lab - Kitchen Chemistry
Friday No school for students - teacher in-service/staff development
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Class work for 10-13 thru 10-17
Monday 1. Finish atomic comic
2. Review atomic structure - inside the atom
3. Discuss unit projects - timeline items
4. Atom model requirements - model due 10-17
5. Unit 1 project time - check in on progress
Tuesday 1. Intro. to Matter - notes on phases of matter
2. Begin phases of matter - foldable
Wednesday 1. finish foldable - turn in
2. Bill on Phases of matter
Thursday 1. Matter as types of matter - notes
2. Matter lab - Kitchen Chemistry
Friday 1. Finish matter lab
2. Unit 1 project time - check in on progress
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Class work for 10-6 thru 10-8
Monday 1. Review density equation
2. Review density as a characteristic property of Matter
3. density lab - finish collecting data
Tuesday 1. Intro. to Matter - notes on atomic structure/sub-atomic
2. Inside the Atom - reading & questions
Wednesday 1. Atomic review
2. Atomic Cartoon activity - requirements
3. Begin rough draft for Atomic Cartoon
Thursday Explore Oregon day
Friday No school for students - state inservice day for teachers
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Classwork for Sept. 22 - 26
Monday 1. Discuss "What is Science" - fill in notes
2. Begin "What is Science" Comic Life presentation
Tuesday 1. Finish "What is Science"
2. Begin Mass & Volume (capacity) lab
Wednesday 1. Finish Mass & Capacity lab
2. Discuss characteristic properties of matter
3. Begin Density lab # 1
Thursday 1. Continue to work on Density #1 lab - turn in or finish as homework
2. Begin Density lab #2
Friday :
1. Continue to work on Density lab #2 - turn in today
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Classwork for Sept. 15 - 19
Monday 1. Review School Rules & Classroom systems
2. Finish "look/see" activity #2
3. Demo #3: "bending light" - 2 Observations and 2 Inferences
4. Observations and Inferences ws - homework due 9-16
5. Finish M&M inquiry - turn in or finish as homework
Tuesday 1. Review Observations & Inferences -
2. Science demo #4: Newton's 3rd law of motion
3. Finish Metric Master activity and turn in
Wednesday Science Demo # 5 Static electricity - turn in all 5 demos
1. Review Scientific Process-Method - retake quiz tomorrow if necessary
2. What is Science - discussion and pod-cast
Thursday 1. Continue to work on pad-cast
2. Scientific Process-Method Quiz - retake if necessary
Friday : - Early Release periods 4,5,6 - students leave at noon
1. Continue to work on pad-cast
2. Scientific Process-Method Quiz - retake if necessary
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Classwork for Sept. 8 - 12
Monday 1. Review School Rules & Classroom systems
2. Finish "look/see" activity
3. Discuss Scientific Process-Method
4. Observations and Inferences
Tuesday 1. Review Observations & Inferences -
2. Science demo #1: mystery water
3. Metric Master activity
Wednesday Science Demo # 2 the inside/out balloon
1. Review Scientific Process-Method
2. Finish Metric Master activity
3. Begin M & M inquiry
Thursday 1. Finish M & M inquiry
2. Scientific Process-Method Quiz
3. Science demo # 3 - the glowing pickle
Friday : No Class - Early Release periods 1,2,3 - students leave at noon