Lesson Plans
Week of 11/13/06 Earth and Space Science
Hurm
Hon
Accel
Objectives
Monday
Various reading and
mathematics assessment
anchors.
Use characteristic
physical or chemical
properties to distinguish
one substance from
another (e.g., density,
thermal
expansion/contraction,
freezing/melting points,
streak test).
Explain how certain
questions can be
answered through
scientific inquiry and/or
technological design
Use space/time
relationships, define
concepts operationally,
raise testable questions,
or formulate
hypotheses.
AND MORE…
STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: 3.3.10.; 3.2.10.; 3.2.7.; 3.2.4.;
3.4.7.; 3.4.4.; 3.4.12;. and a variety of 8th and 11th grade assessment anchors.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
PCA: Density problem on
overhead.
PCA: Check hw. Density
problem on board.
PCA: What is wrong with
this data? Check hw.
PCA: Warm up prob on
overhead. Check hw.
PCA: Quiz on metric and
math anchors.
1. Overhead notes going
over various student
hypotheses.
1. Overhead notes about
hw problem.
LAB: Density
calculations using mass
calculation with TBB.
Volume using various
equations. Volume
calculation using water
displacement. Average
volume calculation.
Density calculation. Sink
or float analysis.
Weather mapping intro.
2. Overhead notes and
discussion on which
objects will have similar
and different density
values.
3. Student demonstrations
on how to calculate mass
and volume in front of the
class.
1. Parents visitation day.
Overhead notes about
student data collected the
previous day.
LAB: Density calculations
using mass calculation
with TBB. Volume using
various equations. Volume
calculation using water
displacement. Average
volume calculation.
Density calculation. Sink
or float analysis.
1. Textbook based
concept map.
Using various pages in the
book to apply concept of
density to 4 branches of
earth science.
HW: Problem given at the
end of class.
HW: 2nd to last page of
density lab. Den wksht.
HW: Last page of density
lab. Den wksht.
HW: Quiz.
HW: Complete graph and
rest of lab.
Objectives
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Various reading and
mathematics assessment
anchors.
Use characteristic
physical or chemical
properties to distinguish
one substance from
another (e.g., density,
thermal
expansion/contraction,
freezing/melting points,
streak test).
Explain how certain
questions can be
answered through
scientific inquiry and/or
technological design
Use space/time
relationships, define
concepts operationally,
raise testable questions,
or formulate
hypotheses.
AND MORE…
STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: 3.4.7.D; 3.4.10.D; 3.5.7.C; 3.5.10.C; 3.5.12.C; and a variety
of 8th grade and 11th grade assessment anchors.
PCA: SSR
PCA: Go over hw.
1. Metric lab review.
HW: Additional problem
1. Preview of density lab.
Parents visitation day.
Overhead notes about
density and various
calculations.
LAB: Density calculations
using mass calculation
with TBB. Volume using
various equations. Volume
calculation using water
displacement. Average
volume calculation.
Density calculation. Sink
or float analysis.
HW: 2nd to last page of
given at the end of class.
density lab. Den wksht.
Application outdoor lab.
Concluding problem on
board to end class.
1. Overhead notes
completing the data table
for all the objects.
Calculation of object
density averages.
2. Creating box and
whisker plots in addition
to stem and leaf plots.
Cool down problem to end
class.
PCA: Go over metric
hw.
1. Overhead notes about
hw problem.
LAB: Density
calculations using mass
calculation with TBB.
Volume using various
equations. Volume
calculation using water
displacement. Average
volume calculation.
Density calculation. Sink
or float analysis.
PCA: Check hw. Go
over hw.
Met unit preview.
HW: Last page of density
HW: Quiz.
lab. Den wksht.
1. Overhead notes
completing the data table
for all the objects.
Calculation of object
density averages.
2. Creating box and
whisker plots in addition
to stem and leaf plots.
Cool down problem to end
class.
Bar graph instruction
using overhead.
Cool down problem on
board.
PCA: Quiz on metric
and math anchors.
1. Textbook based
concept map.
Using various pages in the
book to apply concept of
density to 4 branches of
earth science.
Bar graph instruction
using overhead.
Cool down problem on
board.
HW: Complete graph and
rest of lab.