Week 4B, Monday
Time
Lesson/Activity
Materials
8:15
8:50
9:00
9:20
9:20
10:20
Elective: LEGO Robotics
Math 7: Probability and Portions, 1.3.1: When do
decimals repeat?
1. Homework Due: 109-112
2. Objective: Students will develop an
understanding of why decimals repeat or
terminate, and will be able to classify fractions
as equivalent to repeating or terminating
decimals
3. Homework: 120-125
1.3.1 Resource page
10:20
11:20
Science 7: Microscopic Life, Investigation 3,
Discovering Cells, Part 1
Group:
Microscope
Microscope kit
Colored pencils
Lad notebook page 15
Morning Meeting:
Objective:
Content 01. The cell is the basic unit of life
Investigate 01. Discover cells by examining Elodea
leaves with a microscope
Investigate 02. Observe single-celled micro-organisms
with a microscope.
11:20
12:10
12:10
1:00
Class:
Droppers
Elodea
Tap water
Explain. I can explain the various parts of the Elodea
cell with microscopic observations and internet
research.
Recess/Lunch
Math 8: Variables and Proportions, 2.1.1: What is a
Variable?
1. Homework Due: None
2. Objective: Students will be introduced to
algebra tiles, which will lay the foundation for
later work with manipulating algebraic
expressions and solving equations.
3. Homework: 2-6 to 2-11
Algebra Tiles
1:00
2:00
Science 8: Volcanoes, Day 3
Objective:
Content 02. Volcanoes exist in the following states:
active, dormant, and extinct
Content 03. Volcanoes are created differently based off
of mineral composition to form cinder cone, shield, or
strata volcano.
Content 05. When erupting, volcanoes release the
following material: viscous liquid in the form of lava,
pyroclastic flows, plume, and volcanic ash.
Investigate. Use Google Earth to investigate various
types of volcanoes around the Earth.
2:00
2:50
2:50
3:00
Explain. Discover various types of volcanoes around the
world to determine: type, active state, what erupts
from each volcano, and where it is located.
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Group:
Laptop
Google Earth
Search handout
Class:
Science binder
Tuesday
Time
Lesson/Activity
Materials
8:15
9:00
9:00
9:20
9:20
10:20
Elective: LEGO Robotics
Math 7: Probability and Portions, 1.3.2: How can I
rewrite a decimal?
1. Homework Due: 120-125
2. Objective: Students will develop strategies for
rewriting terminating and repeating decimals
as fractions.
3. Homework: 133-137
Scientific calculators
Resource pages A-B
10:20
11:20
Science 7: Diversity of Life, Investigation 3, Straight
River Collection
Group:
Microscope
Microscope kit
Morning Meeting
Objective:
Content. Review research collected on the various
unicellular organisms: Paramecium, Amoeba, and
Euglena.
Investigate. Walk down to the straight River and collect
a water sample to view, under the microscope, in the
classroom.
Student:
Petri dish
Tape
Pen
Science Binder
Explain. Observe, draw and record observations in
science binder
11:20
12:10
12:10
1:00
Recess/Lunch
1:00
2:00
Science 8: Plate Tectonics, Day 1 of 4
Math 8: Variables and Proportions, 2.1.2: What’s the
perimeter?
4. Homework Due: 2-6 to 2-11
5. Objective: As students find the perimeter of
shapes found with tiles, they will differentiate
between the dimensions of the tiles and the
area.
6. Homework: 2-17 to 2-21
Objective:
Content 01. Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s
crust is divided into a number of plates, and the study
Student:
Tectonic Plate PP handout
Science Binder
Resource Book
of how the plates move and interact with one another.
Content 02. Tectonic plates move because of
convection current moving within the asthenosphere.
Class:
Tectonic Plate PP
Content 03. Tectonic movement creates the following
zones: subduction, rift, and buckling.
Content 04. Buckling Zone is an area where plates push
against each other, making large folds in the rock
Content 05. Rift Zone is a valley that is caused as two
continental plates diverge.
Content 06. Subduction Zone is an area where the edge
of one plate moves under another plate at a
convergent boundary.
Investigate. Based off the PP lecture and resource
book, students will differentiate between
subduction, rift, and buckling zones.
2:00
2:50
2:50
3:00
Explain. I can illustrate the following zones: subduction,
rift , and buckling in my science binder
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Wednesday
Time
Lesson/Activity
8:15
2:50
Mystery Cave Field Trip
2:50
3:00
MS Door
Materials
Thursday
Time
Lesson/Activity
Materials
8:15
9:00
9:00
9:20
9:00
9:20
Elective: LEGO Robotics
Math 7: Probability and Portions, Chapter 1 Closure
1. Homework Due: 133-137
2. Objective: Students will reflect about what
they have learned.
3. Homework: Any concepts that students still
have difficulty obtaining
None
9:20
10:20
Science 7: Diversity of Life, Investigation 3, Paramecia.
Part 2
Group:
Microscope
Microscope kit
Colored pencils
Lad notebook page 16-17
Resource Book, pg. 24
Morning Meeting
Objective:
Content01. Paramecia have shape, a membrane, cilia,
an oral groove, and organelles, including vacuoles.
Investigate. Observe structure and behavior of singlecelled microorganisms with a microscope. Compare
paramecium cells to Elodea cells.
Explain. Generate evidence to support the idea that
single-celled paramecia are organisms
Class:
Petri dishes
Droppers
Paramecium
Tap water
11:20
12:10
11:20
12:10
Recess/Lunch
Math 8: Variables and Proportions, 2.1.3: What does
“minus” mean?
1. Homework Due: 2-17 to 21
2. Objective: Students will learn about the
different interpretations of “minus” and how to
represent negatives with algebra tiles.
3. Homework: 2-29 to 33
Algebra Tiles
2.1.3 Resource Page
12:10
1:00
Science 8: Plate Tectonics, Day 2 of 4
Student:
Tectonic Plate PP handout
Science Binder
Laptop, Google Earth
Oceanic-Ridges activity sheet
Objective:
Content 01. Plates are created in divergent boundaries.
Content 02. Divergent Boundary is a boundary where
two plates are moving away from each other.
Class:
Content 03. Diverging plates are moving away from one
another due to convention currents found in the
asthenosphere.
Content 04. Convection Currents are the cyclical
movements that occur when warm, less-dense fluid
rises rise and cool, and more-dense fluids sink due to
differences in temperature.
Content 05. Ocean-floor Spreading is the process by
which new ocean floor is created in the area where two
plates are moving apart.
Content 06. Mid-ocean Ridges are continuous
mountain ranges through the oceans. Mid-ocean ridges
are divergent plate boundaries and are the site of seafloor spreading and the formation of new oceanic crust.
Investigate. Use Google Earth to locate mid-ocean
ridges on Earth.
Explain. I can locate mid-ocean ridges, on Earth, and
collect the following information about them: Which
oceans, How long are they, and which continents do
they move (grow) toward.
2:00
2:50
2:50
3:00
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Tectonic Plate PP
Friday
Time
Lesson/Activity
Materials
8:15
9:00
9:00
9:20
9:20
10:10
Elective: LEGO Robotics
Math 7: Probability and Portions, Chapter 1 Test
4. Homework Due: None
5. Objective: Successfully finish chapter 1 test
6. Homework: None
chapter 1 test
10:10
11:15
Science 7: Diversity of Life, Investigation 3, Microworlds, Part 3
Group:
Microscope
Microscope kit
Colored pencils
Lad notebook page 20, 21, 23
Resource Book, pg. 4-7
Morning Meeting
Objective:
Content01. Cells have the same needs and perform the
same functions as more complex organisms
Investigate. Observe structures and behavior of singlecelled microorganisms with a microscope
Explain. Describe the difference between living cells
that are organisms and living cells that are not
organisms
Class:
Petri dishes
Droppers
Paramecium
Tap water
11:20
12:10
12:10
1:00
Recess/Lunch
Math 8: Variables and Proportions, 2.1.4: What makes
zero?
1. Homework Due: 2-29 to 33
2. Objective: Students will deepen their
understanding of the concept of zero and will
learn how to represent zero in multiple ways
with algebra tiles.
3. Homework: 2-41 to 46
Algebra Tiles
2.1.3. Resource Page
1:00
2:00
Science 8: Plate Tectonics, Day 3 of 4
Student:
Laptop, Google Earth
Tectonic Plate PP handout
Science Binder
Resource Book
Subduction Zones Activity Sheet
Objective:
Content 01. Tectonic plates, at a convergent boundary,
are where they are moving toward each other.
Content 02. Subduction Zone is an area where the edge
of one plate moves under another plate at a
convergent boundary.
Class:
Tectonic Plate PP
Content 03. The following Earth structures are formed
in a subduction zone: trenches, oceanic crust is
recycled, and volcanoes can form.
Content 04. Trench is an Earth structure, with long,
steep sides and a deep depression formed at a
convergent boundary when an oceanic plate moves
under another plate.
Content 05. Oceanic Crust is the parts of the Earth’s
crust that are under the ocean; these are the thinnest
parts.
Content 06. Continental Crust is the part of Earth’s
crust that forms the continents; these are the thickest
parts.
Content 07. The recycling of oceanic crust is due to the
convection currents found in the asthenosphere.
Investigate. Use Google Earth to locate Subduction
Zones on Earth.
Explain. I can locate subduction zones, on Earth, and
collect the following information about them: Which
oceans, which continents are they located on, and
name a minimum of 10 volcanoes found along
subduction zones.
2:00
2:50
2:50
3:00
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