Week 27A, Monday Time Lesson/Activity 8:15 8:50 Elective: Accelerated Math: Orange Grove Word Problem 9:00 9:20 9:20 10:20 10:20 11:20 Materials -Hand out worksheet to each student. They can work in groups of 3 as the objective states on the word problem. Morning Meeting: Math 8: Curriculum, Lesson 1. Homework Due: None 2. Objective: Finding Interest and review questions 3. Homework: Work not finished in class Worksheet packet Science 8: Investigation 8: Solutions. Part 3: Concentration, Day 2 of 2 Student Resource Book Question Worksheet Laptop Public library books Objective: 1. Read Concentration in Resource Book 2. Answer questions based off of Concentration reading 11:20 12:10 12:10 1:00 1:00 2:00 3. Continue researching Capstone Project using laptop and written source from public library Recess/Lunch Math 7: Curriculum, Lesson 1. Homework Due: None 2. Objective: Finding Interest and review questions 3. Homework: Work not finished in class Worksheet packet Science 7: Investigation 7: Eco-scenarios, Research: Day 2 of 4 Group: 1 set of eco-scenario cards for a specific location, 20/set Objective: Content. Similar ecosystems occur in areas of similar abiotic conditions on Earth. Poster board Craft materials Content. An ecosystem is a group of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area. Resource Book, 31 Content. All ecosystems have characteristics in common, such as trophic levels- producers, consumers, and decomposers Lab Notebook, 42-44, 46-47 Investigate. Use print and electronic resources to acquire information about the populations, abiotic conditions, interactions, and human issues in an ecosystem. Class: Laptops Explain. Use written report, visual aids (posters), and oral presentations to share information. Explain. Describe ways that all ecosystems are alike Explain. Describe factors that make ecosystems different from one another. 2:00 2:50 2:50 3:05 Explain. Discuss ways that activities of humans affect natural ecosystems. Advisory Caregiver Pick-up Tuesday Time Lesson/Activity Materials 8:15 9:00 9:00 9:20 9:20 10:20 Elective: LEGO Robotics Math 8: Systems of Equations, 6.2.2. 1. Homework Due: 6-37 to 42 2. Objective: Making Connections: Systems, Solutions, and Graphs 3. Homework: 6-50 to 55 None 10:20 11:20 Science 8: Chemical Interactions Review: Jeopardy, Day 1 of 2 Group: Slate Marker 11:20 12:10 12:10 1:00 1:00 2:00 Morning Meeting Objective: Students work together, in groups, to review concepts covered in the Chemical Interactions unit Recess/Lunch Class: Jeopardy PP Math 7: Graphing & Solving Equations, 6.1.6. 1. Homework Due: 6-48 to 52 2. Objective: Tables, Linear Graphs, and Rules 3. Homework: 6-59 to 64 None Science 7: Investigation 7: Eco-scenarios, Poster Preparation: Day 3 of 4 Group: 1 set of eco-scenario cards for a specific location, 20/set Objective: Content. Similar ecosystems occur in areas of similar abiotic conditions on Earth. Poster board Craft materials Content. An ecosystem is a group of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area. Resource Book, 31 Content. All ecosystems have characteristics in common, such as trophic levels- producers, consumers, and decomposers Lab Notebook, 42-44, 46-47 Investigate. Use print and electronic resources to acquire information about the populations, abiotic conditions, interactions, and human issues in an ecosystem. Class: Laptops Explain. Use written report, visual aids (posters), and oral presentations to share information. Explain. Describe ways that all ecosystems are alike Explain. Describe factors that make ecosystems different from one another. 2:00 2:50 2:50 3:05 Explain. Discuss ways that activities of humans affect natural ecosystems. Special Caregiver Pick-up Wednesday Time Lesson/Activity Materials 8:15 9:00 9:00 9:20 9:20 10:20 Elective: LEGO Robotics Math 8: Systems of Equations, 6.2.3 4. Homework Due: 6-50 to 55 5. Objective: Solving Systems Using Elimination 6. Homework: 6-61 to 66 6.2.3 Resource Page 10:20 11:20 Science 8: Chemical Interactions Review: Jeopardy, Day 2 of 2 Group: Slate Marker 11:20 12:10 12:10 12:45 Morning Meeting Objective: Students work together, in groups, to review concepts covered in the Chemical Interactions unit Recess/Lunch Science 7: Investigation 7: Eco-scenarios, Presentation: Day 4 of 4 Objective: Content. Similar ecosystems occur in areas of similar abiotic conditions on Earth. Class: Jeopardy PP Group: 1 set of eco-scenario cards for a specific location, 20/set Poster board Craft materials Content. An ecosystem is a group of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area. Resource Book, 31 Content. All ecosystems have characteristics in common, such as trophic levels- producers, consumers, and decomposers Lab Notebook, 42-44, 46-47 Investigate. Use print and electronic resources to acquire information about the populations, abiotic conditions, interactions, and human issues in an ecosystem. Class: Laptops Explain. Use written report, visual aids (posters), and oral presentations to share information. Explain. Describe ways that all ecosystems are alike Explain. Describe factors that make ecosystems different from one another. 12:50 1:05 Explain. Discuss ways that activities of humans affect natural ecosystems. Caregiver Pick-up Thursday Time Lesson/Activity Materials 8:15 9:00 9:00 9:20 9:20 10:20 Elective: Accelerated Math 10:20 11:20 Science 8: Chemical Interactions Review: Summative Exam 11:20 12:10 12:10 1:00 Recess/Lunch Math 7: Graphing & Solving Equations, 6.2.1 1. Homework Due: 6-59 to 64 2. Objective: Solving Equations 3. Homework: 6-78 to 82 Algebra Tiles Resource Page 1:00 2:00 Science 7: Investigation 4: Mono Lake. Part 1: A visit to Mono Lake Class: Of fire and ice: A portrait of the Mono Basin Morning Meeting Math 8: Systems of Equations, 6.2.4 7. Homework Due: 6-61 to 66 8. Objective: More Elimination 9. Homework: 6-71 to 76 Objective: Content. Mono Lake is an example of an alkaline lake ecosystem Class: Summative Exam Lab Notebook, 19 Google Earth, Locate Mono Lake 2:00 2:50 2:50 3:05 Explain. The Mono Lake ecosystem is defined by its interactions among the organisms and physical factors that exist in the Mono Lake Basin. Special Caregiver Pick-up Friday Time Lesson/Activity Materials 8:15 9:00 9:00 9:20 9:20 10:20 Elective: LEGO Robotics Math 8: Systems of Equations, 6.2.5 10. Homework Due: 6-71 to 76 11. Objective: Choosing a Strategy for Solving Systems 12. Homework: 6-81 to 86 6.2.3 Resource Page 10:20 11:20 Science 8: Chemical Interactions Review: Summative Exam Fix Class: Summative Exam 11:20 12:10 12:10 1:00 Recess/Lunch 1:00 2:00 Morning Meeting Math 7: Graphing & Solving Equations, 6.2.2 1. Homework Due: 6-78 to 82 2. Objective: Checking Solutions & the Distributive Property 3. Homework: 6-88-92 Science 7: Investigation 4: Mono Lake. Part 2: Mono Lake Food Web, Day 1 of 2 Objective: Content. The sequence of organisms that eat one another is a food chain. Algebra Tiles Resource Page Group: 1 set of Mono Lake organism cards (12/set) Paper scissors Content. All the feeding relationships in an ecosystem define the food web for that ecosystem. Investigate. Research is the functional roles of 12 organisms in the Mono Lake ecosystem in order to construct a food web Investigate. Diagram a food web, using arrows to indicate what eats what. 2:00 2:50 3:05 Explain. The functional relationships that constitute a food web. Special Caregiver Pick-up Class: Transparency, 8 Lab notebook, 21 Arrows (wall) 1 set of Mono Lake organism cards (wall) Masking Tape