Grade Level/Subject: 8th/Physical Science
Week of: October 6-10, 2014
Monday
Focus: Periodic Table
Common Assessment: GCPS Interim Exam
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Content:
Periodic Table
Content:
Matter Review
Content:
1. GCPS Interim Exam (1st & 2nd)
2. Target Time (after testing)
Content:
Science Fair Topics
Content:
1. GCPS Interim Exam (3rd & 4th)
2. Target Time (after testing)
Essential Question:
What chemical symbols and
formulas am I familiar with?
Essential Question:
What have I learned about the
scientific views of matter?
Essential Question:
Essential Question:
What are five possible topics I
would like to investigate for a
Science Fair Project?
Essential Question:
Standards of Learning:
 Integrate visual information (eg. charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital text.
 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–
8 texts and topics.
Vocabulary: chemical symbol, chemical formula
AKS Standards:
12d. - identify common chemical
symbols, formulas (i.e. H2O, NaCl,
H2SO4, CO2)
AKS Standards:
11. - examine the scientific view of
the nature of matter (GPS)
AKS Standards:
AKS Standards:
Characteristics of Science:
2 - identify questions and
problems that can be answered
and solved through scientific
inquiry (GPS) (8SC_A2007-2)
AKS Standards:
Material/Resources: *Video clip
– Chemical Language of
Compounds, * Quizlet.com Flash
Cards - Summer Grade 7
Chemical Formulas
Material/Resources: Power
points: Matter Jeopardy part 1,
Matter Jeopardy
Material/Resources:
Material/Resources:
*copies of SMS Science Fair
Questions and Hypothesis form
Material/Resources:
*Internet access to:
1. Topic Selection Wizard
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/sci
ence-fairprojects/project_ideas.shtml
2. Science Fair Guide Holt)
http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_s
c/hst/HSTGP221.PDF
3. eCLASS
Grade Level/Subject: 8th/Physical Science
Week of: October 6-10, 2014
Warm-up: Target Time
Warm-up:
Directions: Use a periodic table
to answer the following question.
Scenario: When geologists are
trying to identify certain rocks,
they often place a few drops of
diluted hydrochloric acid on the
rocks. Sometimes the rocks
effervesce when acid is dropped
on them.
Where in the periodic table would
shiny, malleable materials used in
making jewelry be found?
 group 1
 group 4
 group 11
 group 17
Focus: Periodic Table
Common Assessment: GCPS Interim Exam
Warm-up:
Question: If this chemical cannot
be separated into other
chemicals, then it is best
described as
 a compound.
 a mixture.
 a solution.
 an element.



Anticipatory Set:
What chemical symbols and
formulas am I familiar with?
Warm-up:
Scenario: A researcher uses
several procedures to separate a
rock sample into different
chemicals. A mass of 50 grams of
one chemical is produced.
Question: What are the
geologists most likely trying to
determine?
the age of the rocks
the density of the rocks
the amount of minerals in the
rocks
 the chemical properties of
the rocks
Anticipatory Set:
What have I learned about the
scientific views of matter?
Warm-up:
Anticipatory Set:
Anticipatory Set:
What are five possible topics I
would like to investigate for a
Science Fair Project?
Anticipatory Set:
Mini-lesson:
Mini-lesson:
Review how to access Physical
Science Course page and content
on eCLASS.
Mini-lesson:
.
Mini-lesson:
Video clip – Chemical Language
of Compounds (1min20sec)
Guiding Question:
What does a chemical formula tell
you about a compound?
Mini-lesson: None
.
Grade Level/Subject: 8th/Physical Science
Week of: October 6-10, 2014
Focus: Periodic Table
Common Assessment: GCPS Interim Exam
Student Tasks:
Students will match common
chemical formulas with the names
of the compounds using
Quizlet.com - Summer Grade 7
Chemical Formulas flash cards.
They will show their work in a
chart as follows…
Compound
Chemical
Name
Formula
1.
2.
Student Tasks:
Review for Interim Exam:
*Matter Jeopardy (part 1)
*Matter Jeopardy
Closure: Check/correct work
using flash cards from
http://quizlet.com/23256586/flashc
ards
Closure: Distributed review
Closure: NA
SWBAT:
Answer the following questions
accordingly…
SWBAT:
Show what they have learned
about matter during the 1st 9wks.
SWBAT:
NA
What are some
How are chemical symbols
written? Chemical symbols can
be written as one or two letters.
The first letter in always
capitalized while the second letter
is always lower case.
Student Tasks:
Student Tasks:
1. Students use the Topic
Selection Wizard at
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/sci
ence-fairprojects/project_ideas.shtml to
help them find five topics they
would like to investigate.
2. Students review the Science
Fair Guide (Holt) on eCLASS or
http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_s
c/hst/HSTGP221.PDF to frame
their thinking about completing a
science project.
Closure: Distribute and discuss
SMS Science Fair Questions and
Hypothesis form
SWBAT:
1. Identify five topics they would
like to investigate for Science
Fair.
2. Locate resources that will guide
them through the process of
completing a Science Fair Project.
Student Tasks:
Closure: NA
SWBAT:
NA
Grade Level/Subject: 8th/Physical Science
Week of: October 6-10, 2014
Focus: Periodic Table
Common Assessment: GCPS Interim Exam
What are some common
chemical formulas? NaCl (table
salt), H2O (water), H2SO4
(sulfuric acid), CO2 (carbon
dioxide)
*Plans may change to meet the needs of all students.
Daily Lesson Format:
Warm-up
Anticipatory Set
Mini-lesson
Student Tasks
Closure
**SWD/ELL Modifications: per IEP and/or WIDA standards, identified students will be given differentiated instruction to meet individual learner needs.
Learning Barrier
Possible Solutions
Resources
Student cannot read at grade level
Preview text
*eClass Learning Objective Repository
Student has difficulty comprehending the
material
Post and review objectives for
daily/modeling/thinking map/minlesson/small groups/summarize
*Language Arts Online Activities &
Resources
Student has difficulty mastering the
vocabulary
Pre-teach vocabulary/pictures, symbol, &
definitions charts
*County LA Sequential Lesson Plans
*Teacher’s websites
Grade Level/Subject: 8th/Physical Science
Week of: October 6-10, 2014
Focus: Periodic Table
Common Assessment: GCPS Interim Exam
Student have limited prior knowledge of
content being presented
Preview material by placing in classroom
website
*Discovery Education* Grade 7 resources
from textbook publisher (Glencoe)
Student has difficulty understanding what
is expected
Checklist/rubric
* Abra vocabra Vocabulary
Student has difficulty expressing or
discussing what he/she learned
Audio/video demonstration with teacher
checklist or rubric
Student has difficulty with transition and
transitioning to new concept
Use a timer or music