HEXMESTER WEEKLY OVERALL PLAN
Week 1
Week 2
Deliverable:
Evolution and
Presentation of
Business item to 8th
grade
Lab Safety (Lab Equip What is science?
Scavenger Hunt)
Science vs. nonscience/science
notebooks.
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Sci. Method/Design
Experiment –
edible foods in
wilderness
Theories vs.
laws
Completion of science
notebooks / graded
Eng
Intro LOF/Primary
Secondary Source
Activity with Assn
Forum Etiquette
Show movie
(LOF)/selected
passages (tie in
w/tech)
vocab/wordofday
Work with science
notebooks /
passages from LOF
Do an
experiment/collect
data, data collection/
write results/charts &
graph radio – carbon
dating
Tie in w/tech., cave
painting LOF/science
notebook/writing
inferential text
Business Thank
you letter to
culinary
Volusia Writes/vocab
spelling bee
Spanish
Alphabet and basics
History
Primary/Secondary
Sources/Activity
w/Assignment
Search for the 1st
Human-Bi-pedalism
English
communication/written
language perspectives
on
Fractions (cooking)
Percent (tipping,
sales)
What anthropologists
do? (Part of classroom
dig) cave painting of
modern activity LOF
Beast
Science charts n graphs
linear graph/trend line
Communicative
choices &
linguistic styles
dialect, etc.
Math
Bi-pedalism/Game
Bi-ped/quadric-ped
bone measurement
(math teacher)
ratios
Ratios
Tech
File Basics, Intro to
tech online & Forum
Etiquette
Stuck In Neutral
Intro word, ppt.,
xcel, access, prezi
(Samantha Murray)
Business
Dress/hygiene
Business
Dining
communication/email
etiquette
etiquette/skype/texting (luncheon)
NINTH HEX
Survivor
Science
Reading
Tuesday Presentations
TENTH HEX 1
None Shall Pass
Science
Week 1
Deliverable:
Redesigning an
existing Product
1st 2nd week tie in
with challenge
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
continued
Intro to
Ecology/Environmental
affects
ecosystems/food chain
food web energy tie in
with Roman as first civ
to think of sanitation
History Channel Video
series
continued
Changes in an
ecosystem from
population size &
climate change,
negative results from
polluted areas
Water Samples
Biodiversity
Water Samples
Biodiversity
King Arthur
continued
Art,
Architecture,
literature,
medieval to
present
Medieval
Vocab/Monty
Python
Math of H20
samples (with
bio)
Wrap up King
Arthur
Masque of the Red
Death
VocabularySpelling Bee
Presentation of
Hispanic/American
Life
Eng
Ceasar-Lit Fair Project
(8 ball)
Latin Roots(w/Span)
continued
Spanish
Importance of
Language/Roots/
Cognates
Root words/vocab –
technology &
medicine
Comparison Hispanic
vs. American
El Cid Spanish History
Travel through
Spain/Brochure Mapmaking
History
Roman timeline,
culture, diversity
Roman urban life
Medieval soap-opera
Math
Coliseum
volume/asymptotes
Continue geometry
project
continued
Technology
Spreadsheets
(exel)/intro to
lightbulbs
Technology &
Medicine in Ancient
Rome
Scale model/surface
area/volume project
rectangular house
greenbuilding E2
video
Design process
(thorough)
Rapid prototyping
Designing/iteration
of prototype & hard
deadline/board of
teachers for approval
Reading
Stuck In Neutral
Deadline for
prototype &
presentation
Exponential
Growth/Decay
Landfills
Spread of Plague
Presentation
ELEVENTH HEX
1
We All Run on
Energy
Science
Week 1
Deliverable:
Week 2
Science Lesson
to 8th graders
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Atomic Theory
(project) Energy
Energy/Atomic
Theory (Challenge)
Bondage, but not
the good kind ;)
Bonding and
periodic table
Eng
Native American &
African American
Civil War Literature –
Soc. Studies
Turmoil causing
literature, Back to
the Future III, Far &
Away, westward
expansion,
Atomic
theory/thermodynamics
(challenge)
Civil War idioms
Create your own
reenactment
Logic word
puzzles/situational puzzles
Grammar
Journalism/yellow
journalism
Spanish
Mayan Civilization
Mayan Calendar
Resources – relate to
English –
Energy and
agriculture
Technological
Advances America
during civil war
Exponential
regression
calculator
Pop. vs. time vs.
energy
consumption
Intro to Flash
Use Cam Studio
Colonization of Florida
Trip to St. Augustine
Civil War wrap up
Possible war reenactment
Spanish Inventors
Continued
+ civil war energy
Work with
chemistry
Spanish American
War
Beginning of the
industrial
revolution
Bond energies
Presentations/
Assessment
Bonding, etc.
Spanish/Eng.
Assess based
on Span Am.
War – yellow
Journalism
Spelling &
Vocabulary
Bee
See English/
verbal test
Rockefeller,
Carnegie,
Flagler
With Science
Logic and
Circuits/puzzles/situational
Sillicon/SemiConductors and
how they work
History
Math
Basic computational
review +//x/%/conversions/
Ratios/percents
Technology
How to do “wow”
presentations/hands
on – Samantha Murry
Prezi
Stuck In Neutral
Reading
Reconstruction
Finishing
presentations
Presentations
TWELFTH HEX 1
How Do I get
there?
Science
Eng
Spanish
Economics
Math
Technology
Reading
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Deliverable: Set up
the government for
the academy
Motion/Forces
Friction
Solving quadratics
with physics
Projectile Motion
(physics)
Review physics
Physics Exam
Review of business
letter – Interviewing
techniques –
presentation
techniques
Why Spanish
Immigration
Despotism Game
http://www.carolhurst.com/
subjects/ushistory/
revolution.html
Proposal Writing
Draft WB &
Speedway
Final proposal
approvals
Importance of
Being Earnest
Official debating
Requistas para ser
ciudadano en los EE
UU
Terminus de
technologia con Dru
Constitution / Power
to the People/
Checks and Balances
Trig review/tie in
with physics
Solving ISC problem
with students
Dec. Of Independence
Constitution
constitution
House senate
EE UU V PR
steps to
become a
state or not
Rules & Laws
Continue
Importance of
Being Earnest
Vocab and
Spelling Bee
Spanish Exam
Ratios/physics
Trig pythagoream
theory
Review Design
Process
Solving quadratics
with physics
Programming
languages
Stuck In Neutral
Interactive White Board
Review and
Exam
Review Physics
Physics Exam
Programming
language
Programming
Language
(Creekboard)
Ninth Hex 2
Week 1
Science
Deliverable: First
Safety Animation
Intro to Motion
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Mechanical
Advantage
Gears, pulleys
Component Forces
Conservation/projectile
Test
Grammar/genre
Vocab/prefixes/
suffixes
Vocabulary/verbs
adjectives
Examen Facil
Eng
Grammar/Vocab
Genre
Grammar/Vocab
Genre
Grammar/Vocabulary
Roots,Suffixes
Grammar/Vocabulary
Roots - Prefixes
Spanish
Around the town
Likes/Dislikes – art
gallery
Spanish Art Project
History
Art History Timeline
Masterpiece
Review
Quiz
Math
XYZ Coordinate
System Geometry,
Gee, I’m a tree.
Design
Thinking/Process
Virtual tour of
Museum
XYZ Coordinate
System,
Gee, I’m a tree
Intro to Autodesk/
STEAM Workshop
Arte/Artiste
Quien robo la obra
maestro?
Exhibition Mission
XYZ Coordinate
System
Gee, I’m a tree
Autodesk/STEAM
XYZ Coordinate
System
Gee, I’m a tree
Autodesk/STEAM
Animated FIRST
Safety Video
Review for test
Test
Finish Animation
Present
animations
Judge
Technology
Reading
TENTH HEX 2
CSI AITR
Science
Vocab and
Quiz
Any Means
Necessary
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Cell Theory
Morgue Trip ?
Cell Structure
Function
Cell membrane
Transportation via
bloodstream/poisons
antifreeze
Photosynthesis Review
Cellular
Cells
Respiration
Review
Affects Lack of
Deliverable:
Guest Speaker
Investigator
Macro Molecules
Enzymes
Body Decomp and
Microscope refresher
Evidence
O2 on cells
English
The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the
Nightime
Continued
Spanish
Q&A
Lupita Gonzales
History
Religion, Culture
Diversity. Shroud of
Turin
Chinese Timeline
China, Egyptian
Timeline
Virtual Egypt
Technology
Computer Forensics
Continued
Continued + Hacking
Math
Similar Triangles
Formulas for Bonesa
Car Accident Math
Computer Crime
Network Infiltration
Trajectory Formula/
Ballistics
Computer
Forensics
Forensic Math
Reading
Any Means
Necessary
Eleventh Hex 2
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Plug in VMA in job
fair
Science
Deliverable: Business
Plan-Self/Job Fair for
10th Graders –Jobs
you didn’t know
were in your back
yard.
Matter/Chemical
Props (w/history) –
Peanut Brittle – local
companies that deal
with chemistry
Grammar/Vocab
Review
Our Town
Energy
Continued
Measurement &
Density
Density
Assessment
Week
Our Town Cont.
Continued/Change of
Language – Business
Writing Review
Our Town for Social
Darwinism
Vocab Review
Idioms
The American
Dream/Vocab
Test
Eng
Vocab
Continue Book
Investigation Reports
Investigation Reports
Finalized
Virtual Mayan Tour
Finalize
Book/Exam
Review
Grammar
Vocab
Montezuma’s
Revenge
Meso America
Exam
Grammar
and Vocab
Mayans,
Whirled
History
Review
(mixed
matching
timeline)
Exam
Quiz
Spanish
Career Vocab/Job
interests
Work force – US vs.
LA & SA Stereotypes
“A Woman’s Place”
debate
Fame, fortune or
happiness?
History
Industrial Revolution
Immigration
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
Immigration/Equal The American
Opportunities –
Dream
Equal Pay
FDR
Diplomacy
Math
Supply & Demand
Continued
Inventory/Overhead
See Chem.
Technology
Job/Career
Exploration
Cont. with supply &
demand
Business Showcase
Video/Animation to
market job fair and
businesses
Continued
Business Professional
Dress
Continue Setting
up presentation
Reading
Any Means
Necessary
Assessment
Wk.
Presentation
Job Fair
TWELFTH HEX 2
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Science
Deliverable:
Speedway Curriculum
Vectors
Vectors Motion
Vector Friction
Vector Projectile
Combined
vectors
Assessment
“I am an American…”
My responsibilities
Changes w/in the
State
Voting
Continued
National Hispanic
Week
Bill of Rights
Writing Proposal
Vocab
Famous Hispanic
Americans
Political Campaigns
Proposals
Vocab
How Can I
make Changes
Review
Assessment
History
Racing Lit etc.
“Racing in the Rain?”
Changes in local
community
Citizenship
Math
Physics for entire hex.
Physics
Physics
Physics
Physics
Assessment
Technology
MotorSports
Technology
Driving Science
Continued
Guest Speaker DIS
Field Trip?
Planning
Speedway
Activities
Continue on
Curriculum for
Speedway
Reading
Any Means Necessary
Eng
Spanish
Change is
Good
Assessment