Chapter 4 Syllabus
8th grade
Date
Topic
Classroom activity
10/29
Mo
10/30
Tu
Genetics: The science of Heredity
Video Mendel
Outline Chapter 4
Mendel’s work
10/31
Wed
Probability and genetics
11/1
Th
11/2
Fri
11/5
Mo
11/6
Tu
11/7
Wed
11/8
Th
Mendel’s work
Guided reading 4.1/ Type SF:
Question/ Hypothesis/ Materials/
Procedure/ Safety
Guided reading 4.2 / Type SF:
Question/ Hypothesis/ Materials/
Procedure/ Safety
Notes 4.1
Homework
Finish guided reading
4.1
Finish guided reading
4.2
Mendel’s work
Dominant/ recessive allele /
Qp115 + Explore practice test
Mendel’s work
The test Cross activity
Explore practice test
Mendel’s work
“Take a class survey” activity
Explore practice test
Explore test
Typing: conclusion
Probability and Heredity
Notes 4.2/ Qp123
Science Fair results due
11/9
Fri
11/12
Mo
11/13
Tu
11/14
Wed
11/15
Th
Probability and Heredity
Making a Paper Pet project
Project due Monday
Probability and Heredity
Make the Right call activity
Finish lab
The Cell and Inheritance
Chromosomes and
Inheritance/Meiosis/ Qp130
11/16
Fri
11/19
Mo
11/20
Tu
Review Chapter 3
No school / PT conferences
The DNA Connection
Test Chapter 4
Video genetics
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Science Fair results due
TH
SF Conclusion due
Genetic Code/ How cells make
proteins/ Qp 137
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Please be aware of the following important dates regarding the Science Fair:
1.
Results due Wednesday, November 7th
2.
Conclusion due Thursday , November 15 ( PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 11/14- No school )
3.
In Language Arts class/ SF paper due Tuesday, November 20th
4.
Display board/ Outline of presentation due Wednesday, November 28th
5.
Chapter 3 Syllabus
7th grade
Date
Topic
Classroom activity
Homework
10/29
Mo
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
States of Matter/ Guided reading 3.1/Q 3.1page 75
10/30
Tu
Science Fair
Typing: Question/ HP/ Variables
Science Fair
Typing: Materials/ Procedures/ Story of Changes in Matter project
10/31
Wed
Introduction/groups
11/1
Th
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Changes of state/ Guided reading 3.2 / Q 3.2page 81
11/2
Fri
3.1 and 3.2
Notes/ Math activity
11/5
Mo
Melting Ice lab Perform lab
Finish lab report
11/6
Tu
Changes in matter video/ Post lab: Melting Ice Data Analysis/ Melting Ice
11/7
Wed
Science Fair
Typing Results
Gas behavior
Outline 3.3
Gas behavior
Boyle’s Law/ Charles Law
11/8
Th
Q3.3/ p89
11/9
Fri
11/12
Mo
Graphing Gas behavior Directly / Inversely proportional/
Outline 3.4
Q3.4
11/13
Tu
Gas behavior
It’s a Gas lab
Finish lab report
11/14
Wed
No school
11/15
Th
Chapter 3 Review
Finish review /prepare for test
11/16
Fri
Test chapter 3
11/19
Mo
Story of Changes in Matter project
11/20
Fri
October Sky movie
presentation