September 2015
Monday
Tuesday
1
Week 1
Wednesday
2
Introduction
Friday
3
4
Introduction/PPT:
“What is Physical
Science?”
Vocabulary + WS:
“What is Physical
Science?”
8
9
10
11
Labor Day
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 1Studying the Earth”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 1- Studying the
Earth”
Quiz: Ch. 1
Assessment
Video: “Planet EarthMountains” (Netflix)
Week 3
14
15
16
17
18
Earth Moon
System
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 2- Earth
Moon System”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 2- Earth Moon
System”
Guided Reading/
WS: “Lunar Folklore”
Arts Integration:
“Phases of the Moon”
activity
Quiz: Ch. 2
Assessment
Week 4
21
Week 2
Studying the
Earth
7
No School
Thursday
Finish AI activity
22
23
24
25
The Solar System
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 3.1- The
Solar System”
PPT/ Read/ WS:
“Planets of the Solar
System”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 3.1- The Solar
System”
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
1” (Netflix)
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
2” (Netflix)
Week 5
28
29
30
1
2
The Solar System
Read: “Ch. 3.2- The
Solar System”
Write: “If I Were a
Planet…” Timed
Essay
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 3.2- The Solar
System
Arts Integration:
“Solar System
Collage” activity
Quiz: Ch. 3
Assessment
Finish AI activity
October 2015
Week 6
Stars and Galaxies
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 4- Stars
and Galaxies”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 4- Stars and
Galaxies”
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
3” (Netflix)
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
4” (Netflix)
Quiz: Ch. 4
Assessment
Week 7
12
13
14
15
16
Earth Chemistry
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 5.1- Earth
Chemistry”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 5.1- Earth
Chemistry”
Vocabulary + Read
+ WS : “Elements, Pt.
1”
Vocabulary + Read
+ WS : “The Periodic
Table”
Arts Integration:
“My Personal
Periodic Table” /
“Elemental Me”
Week 8
19
20
21
22
23
Vocabulary + Read
+ WS : “Elements, Pt.
2”
Finish AI activity…
Vocabulary + Read
+ WS : “Ch. 5.2- Earth
Chemistry”
Quiz: Ch. 5
Assessment
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
5” (Netflix)
Writing
Assessment:
Physical Science
Prompt (C/C)
26
27
28
29
30
Earth Chemistry
Week 9
Minerals
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 6Minerals”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 6- Minerals”
Read + WS + Write:
“The California Gold
Rush”
Quiz: Ch. 6
Assessment
Arts Integration:
Rock Painting
November 2015
Week 10
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Earth’s
Atmosphere
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 7.1Earth’s Atmosphere”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 7.1-7.2- Earth’s
Atmosphere”
Read + WS + Write:
“The Atmosphere:
The Ocean of Air
Above Us”
Read + WS:
“Ch. 7.2- Earth’s
Atmosphere”
Quiz: Ch. 7
Assessment
11
No School
Week 11
9
10
Climate and
Weather
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 8- Climate
and Weather”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 8- Climate and
Weather”
Week 12
16
Climate Change/
Global Warming
Thanksgiving
12
13
Veterans’ Day
Writing
Assessment:
“Weather vs.
Climate” (C/C)
Quiz: Ch. 8
Assessment
17
18
19
20
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “What is
Climate Change/
Global Warming?”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Climate Change”
Read + WS:
“Climate Change and
Disease”
Video: “A Fierce
Green Fire” (Netflix),
Pt. 1
Video: “A Fierce
Green Fire” (Netflix),
Pt. 2
23
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24
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25
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26
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27
*No School*
December 2015
Monday
30
Week 13
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “The
Hydrologic Cycle”
Vocabulary + WS:
“The Hydrologic
Cycle”
Read + WS:
“Water Pollution and
Disease”
Video: “Mission
Blue” (Netflix), Pt. 1
Quiz: The
Hydrologic Cycle
Assessment
Finish “Mission Blue”
7
8
9
10
11
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Weathering
and Erosion”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Weathering and
Erosion”
Quiz: Weathering
and Erosion
Arts Integration:
Erosion, Pt. 1
Arts Integration:
Erosion, Pt. 2
Week 15
14
15
16
17
18
Forces in the
Earth
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Forces in the
Earth”
Read + WS:
“Pompeii”
Video: “Deadliest
Volcanos- NOVA”
(Netflix)
Quiz: Forces of the
Earth
Video: “Surviving the
SF Earthquake of
1989” Natl. Geo.
(YouTube)
22
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23
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24
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25
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29
*No School*
30
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31
*No School*
1
*No School*
The Hydrologic
Cycle
Week 14
Weathering and
Erosion
Holiday Break 21
*No School*
Holiday Break 28
*No School*
January 2016
Week 16
Geology
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 9Geology”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 9- Geology”
Read + WS:
“Careers in Geology”
Writing
Assessment:
“Geology vs.
Geography” (C/C)
Quiz: Ch. 9
Assessment
Week 17
11
12
13
14
15
The Metric
System
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Ch. 10- The
Metric System”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Ch. 10- The Metric
System”
Read + WS:
“Ratios Review”
Quiz: Ch. 10
Assessment
Midterm Final
review…
18
No School
19
20
21
22
FINALS
FINALS
FINALS
FINALS
Week 18
Finals
MLK Day
*End of Semester*
Week 19
25
26
27
28
29
Properties of
Matter
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “The
Properties of Matter”
Vocabulary + WS:
“The Properties of
Matter”
Read + WS:
“Properties of Matter
Scavenger Hunt”
Activity
Quiz: The
Properties of
Matter
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
6” (Netflix)
February 2016
Week 20
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
The Structure of
Matter
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “The Structure
of Matter”
Vocabulary + WS:
“The Structure of
Matter”
Arts Integration:
Atomic Models, Pt 1
Arts Integration:
Atomic Models, Pt. 2
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
7” (Netflix)
Week 21
The Structure of
Matter
Week 22
Classifying
Elements
8
No School
Lincoln Bday
15
No School
Washington
Bday
9
10
11
12
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “The Structure
of Matter”, Pt. 2
Vocabulary + WS:
“The Structure of
Matter”, Pt. 2
Quiz: The Structure
of Matter
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
8” (Netflix)
16
17
18
19
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Classifying
Elements”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Classifying
Elements”
Arts Integration:
Personal Periodic
Table
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
9” (Netflix)
Week 23
22
23
24
25
26
Classifying
Elements
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Classifying
Elements” Pt. 2
Vocabulary + WS:
“Classifying
Elements” Pt. 2
Quiz: Classifying
Elements
PREPARE FOR
FIELD TRIPVOCABULARY, WS,
EXPECTATIONS
FIELD TRIP
March 2016
Week 24
Compounds/
Mixtures/
Suspensions
Monday
29
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Compounds/
Mixtures/
Suspensions”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Compounds/
Mixtures/
Suspensions”
LAB:
“Compounds/
Mixtures/
Suspensions”
Quiz: Classifying
Elements
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
10” (Netflix)
Week 25
7
8
9
10
11
How Matter
Changes
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “How Matter
Changes”
Vocabulary + WS:
“How Matter
Changes”
LAB:
“How Matter
Changes”
Quiz: How Matter
Changes
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
11” (Netflix)
Week 26
14
15
16
17
18
Motion
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Motion”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Motion”
LAB:
“Motion”
Quiz: How Matter
Changes
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
12” (Netflix)
Spring Break
21
No School
22
No School
23
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24
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25
No School
Week 27
28
29
30
31
1
Work and
Machines
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Work and
Machines”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Work and Machines”
Video: “How Its
Made” (let students
choose episode)
Quiz: “Work and
Machines”
Video: “Cosmos, Ep.
12” (Netflix)
April 2016
Week 28
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Heat
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Heat”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Heat”
LAB:
“Heat”
Writing
Assessment: “Heat
vs. Cold” (C/C)
Quiz: “Heat”
Week 29
11
12
13
14
15
Sound and Light
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Sound and
Light”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Sound and Light”
LAB:
“Sound Waves”
Quiz: “Heat”
Arts Integration:
Drawing w/Sound
Week 30
18
19
20
21
22
Electricity
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Electricity”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Electricity”
Video: “Michael
Faraday” (YouTube)
Read + WS:
“Michael Faraday”
Quiz: “Electricity”
Week 31
25
26
27
28
29
Electricity
Introduction /PPT/
Read: “Electricity”
Pt. 2
Vocabulary + WS:
“Electricity” Pt. 2
Quiz: “Electricity,
Part 2”
LAB:
“Conductivity”
Video: “Miracle Man”
(Netflix)
May 2016
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Introduction /PPT/
Read:
“Electromagnetism”
Vocabulary + WS:
“Electromagnetism”
Read + WS:
“Application of
Magnetic Energy”
LAB:
“Conductivity”
Quiz:
Electromagnetism
Week 33
9
10
11
12
13
Research Paper
Choose topic for
research paper (5
Pages w/ InfoGraphics)
Week 34
Week 32
Electromagnetism
RESEARCH- LAB
RESEARCH- LAB
RESEARCH- LAB
Begin writing 5 page
research paper
16
17
18
19
20
Research Paper
Write 5 page
research paper (in
class)
Write 5 page
research paper (in
class)
Write 5 page
research paper (in
class)
TRI-FOLD WORK
FOR PRESENTATION
TRI-FOLD WORK
FOR PRESENTATION
Week 35
23
24
25
26
27
TRI-FOLD WORK
FOR
PRESENTATIONLAB
TRI-FOLD WORK
FOR
PRESENTATIONLAB
PRESENTATION
PRACTICE
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Reflection (1 Page
Written)
Research Paper
Week 36
Concept Review
30
No School
31
1
2
3
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 1
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 2
PREPARE FOR
FIELD TRIPVOCABULARY, WS,
EXPECTATIONS
FIELD TRIP
June 2016
Week 37
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Concept Review
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 3
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 4
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 5
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 6
Read/ WS: Concept
Review Packet 8
16
17
Week 38
13
14
15
FINALS
FINALS
FINALS
Concept Review
*Last Day of School*