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Date 8/11/10
Homework:
Need to get a folder with pockets and three rings by
Monday at the latest
Startup/warm-up:
None today because of introduction
Standard(s): To be named later
Activities:
Airzooka!!!
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Date: 8/12/10
Homework:
Folder for Science – pockets and three rings
– eleven dividers for each section of the science notebook
– no later than Monday 16th
Startup/warm-up:
None today because of introduction
Standard(s): To be identified later
Activities:
Passed out packet of information about the class
Grading system, extra credit, etc. Science Demos!!
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Date: 8/13/10
Homework:
Folder for Science – pockets and three rings
– eleven dividers for each section of the science notebook
– no later than Monday 16th
Startup/warm-up:
Take a paper from the front demonstration table
And read about “The Invisible Killer”
Standard(s): 7.2.8 Critical Response skills
Activities:
Discussion “Invisible Killer”
Assigning textbooks
Power Point of activities from last years Honors class
Dark Round spherical objects demo
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Date: 8/16/10
Homework:
Read pages 6-7 and do a Read, Rate, and Re-read. The
procedure for this will be explained later by Mr. Wambach
Startup/warm-up:
Take a look at the board with the diagram of the round dark spherical objects
and try and determine how one would bounce and the other would not.
Standard(s): 7.2.8 Critical Response skills
Activities:
Check homework ( bring in notebooks )
Putting together of notebooks
Cheerios Demonstration on measurement
Bottle and index card demo if time permits
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Date 8/17/10
Homework:
Read pages 8 – 10 in the text.
Do a “Read, Rate, and Re-read”
Startup/warm-up:
Take two sheets of computer paper from the front demonstration
table – one with three holes and the other without. We are going to
make two different foldables. Also take a paper with all the topics
covered this year and place it in the pocket of your notebook.
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Check Read, Rate, and re-read homework
Make foldables for types of Sciences and famous scientists
Begin discussing Physical Sciences.
Light energy to kinetic energy demonstration
Balloon ( action – reaction ) Demonstration
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Date 8/18/10
Homework:
Read pages 684 – 687
Do questions 7 and 10 page 32
Do question 25 page 33
Answer Self-Check 1-3 page 13 according to instructions for writing short
answer questions found in the writing section of your notebook
Startup/warm-up:
Take the two papers from the demonstration table on Physics
Scientists and Scientists By Subject
Begin placing them in your Foldables (see board for directions)
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Check Read, Rate, and re-read homework
Explanation of writing short answer questions.
Discussion of Scientists and Scientific Method
Bunsen Burner Demonstration time permitting
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Date 8/19/10
Homework:
Do questions 23 and 28 found on page 33
Answer question 6 on page 35
Startup/warm-up:
Take a paper from the demonstration table on Earth Scientists
Begin placing information in your Foldables
(see boards for directions)
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Check homework questions
Go over Sciences and Scientists
Show the Physical Science Power Point
Demonstrate how to get online with the textbook
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Date 8/20/10
Homework:
Read pages 687-688 (Form and test Hypothesis)
Read the Applying Science page 11
Answer questions 1-3
Use the six point getting stronger short answer style
Startup/warm-up:
Continue placing information in your Foldables
Look at the “Explain this” on the TV and explain what you see.
Make your answers for today’s homework “stronger” answers.
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Turn in Read, Rate, and Reread papers
Check homework questions
Go over Sciences and Scientists
Show the Earth Science Power Point
Demonstrate how to get online with the textbook again
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Date 8/23/10
Homework:
Read pages 688-691. The section on Collect Data.
Do a (Main Idea “T”) from your reading
There is an example in the reading section of your notebook
Startup/warm-up:
Take papers from the demonstration table on Biology Scientists
And a new Read, Rate, and Reread paper for your notebook
Continue placing information in your Foldables
(see boards for directions)
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Explain Main Idea “T”
Check homework questions
Quiz over Homework
Chemistry demonstrations
Review Scientists time permitting
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Date 8/24/10
Homework:
Read pages 691-692. The section on Analyze the Data.
Do a (Main Idea “T”) from your reading on lined paper
There is an example in the reading section of your notebook
Startup/warm-up:
Continue placing information in your Foldables
(see boards for directions)
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Scientific Method Shuffle
Check Main Idea “T” from homework reading
Review Biology Scientists from Power Point
Showing Lab Equipment for measurement
Balance (Kg), Graduate (L), Meter Stick (M)
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Date 8/25/10
Homework:
Copy these problems in your homework section and complete for tomorrow:
If 1000mL (milliliters) = 1 L (Liter)
Example: 5500mL = 5.5 L
Just move the decimal three places to the right or left.
How many milliliters (mL) are in three Liters (L)?_____
How many mL are there in 2.52L? _____
How many L are there in 35,500mL? _____
How many L are there in 250mL? ______
Make up four problems of your own to try out on other students using (L) and (ml)
Take a Chemistry Scientist paper from the front Demonstration table
Startup/warm-up:
From the list of Branches of Science on the board match the branch with the type of
science they belong in your chapter notes section of your notebook
Continue placing information in your Foldables
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Check Main Idea “T” from homework reading
Go over startup/warm-up
Review Scientists from Power Points
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Date 8/26/10
Homework:
Copy these problems in your homework section and complete for tomorrow:
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
Example: 5500g = 5.5kg
Just move the decimal three places to the right or left
Bring in a bag of M&M’s for the Lab next week
How many grams (g) are there in 5 kilograms (kg)? _____
How many grams are there in 4.63 kg? _____
How many kg are there in 75,200g? ______
How many kg are there in 370g? _______
Make up four problems of your own to try out on other students using (Kg) and (g)
Startup/warm-up:
From the list of Branches of Science on the board match the branch with the type of
science they belong in your chapter notes section of your notebook
Practice with your Foldables
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Go over and check homework problems using Liters (L) and milliliters (ml)
Go over startup/warm-up
Triple Beam Balance practicum
Review Scientists from Power Points
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Date 8/27/10
Homework:
Copy these problems in your homework section and complete for Monday:
If 100cm (centimeters) = 1 m (meter)
1000mm (millimeters) = 1 m
Bring M&M’s For a Lab next week unless you already have
How many millimeters (mm) are in three Meters (m)?_____
How many mm are there in 2.52m? _____
How many m are there in 35,500mm? _____
How many m are there in 250cm? ______
Make up four problems of your own to try out on other students using (m), (cm) and (mm)
Practice with your foldables for test on Wednesday next week!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Then take a sample of each size box and plastic centimeter cube from the cart in
the front of the room to your seat and try and figure how many of the small plastic
ones will fit into the three larger paper ones
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Measurement Demonstration using liquid volume and mass to determine
solid volume of an irregularly shaped object
Review Scientists from Power Points
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Date 8/30/10
Homework:
Bring in a bag of M&M’s for the Lab this week
Work the conversion problems of temperature using these formulas
5/9 ( F – 32 ) = Celsius degree 1) 98.6 F = ___ C 2) 32 F = ___ C
3) 212 F = ___ C 4) 72 F = ___ C 5) 85 F = ___ C
( 9/5 x C ) + 32 = Fahrenheit degree 1) 15C = ____ F 2) 5C = ____ F
Read pages 12, 693-695 ( Measurements and Laboratory safety )
Do a Read, Rate, and Reread over pages 693-695
Startup/warm-up:
Take papers from the front demonstration table and read about the
M&M lab and the Garden Club
Practice with your Foldables
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Explanation of homework and Go over startup/warm-up
Go over and check homework problems using meters, cm, and mm
Quiz over conversions in Metric measures
Chemistry Power Point Scientists
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Date 8/31/10
Homework:
Study for Sciences, Scientist, Scientific Method, Metric conversion,
and Metric Measuring tools for the Test.
Remember to review strong short answer procedures.
Be sure and have Foldables to turn in Wednesday.
Continue to bring in M&M’s if you haven’t already
Startup/warm-up:
Go to the Brain Teaser section of your notebook and Explain the
picture on the TV Screen.
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Explanation of homework and Go over startup/warm-up
Go over and check homework Read, Rate, and Reread
Correct the conversion from (F) to (C) and (C) to (F)
Review Power Points of the Scientists
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Date 9/1/10
Homework:
Read pages 9, 13, 688 (Test the Hypothesis) and 693
Learn five safety symbols from the listings.
Define: Variables and Control in an experiment
Continue to bring in M&M’s if you haven’t already
Optional Garden Resume’
Startup/warm-up:
Take a lab safety paper from the front table and place it in the Lab Report section of
your notebook
Study for Sciences, Scientist, Scientific Method, Metric conversion, and Metric
Measuring tools Test.
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Test over Sciences, Scientists, Scientific Method, Metric
conversion, and Metric measuring tools
Read from the Science World Magazine
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Date 9/2/10
Homework:
Read pages, 13, 688 (Test the Hypothesis) and *693-695* New
Take a “Laboratory Safety Test – B” from the front Demonstration Table
Fill out the answers “True or False” for Tuesday
Define: Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
Optional Garden Resume’
Startup/warm-up:
Review through the M&M Meltdown Lab paper
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Return the test
M&M Meltdown Lab
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Date 9/3/10
Homework:
Learn Five more Lab Symbols that you do not already know page 693
“Laboratory Safety Test – B” Fill out the answers “True or False” for Tuesday
Determine the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable for the
M&M Lab
Optional Garden Resume’
Startup/warm-up:
Review through the M&M Meltdown Lab paper
Standard(s): 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Activities:
Go over Independent and Dependent variables
Finish M&M Meltdown Lab
Turn in Lab Report Papers for your team
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Date 9/7/10
Homework:
Learn Five more Lab Symbols that you do not already know page 693
Read pages 477 – 478 Make questions of the headings and answer (new)
Define: Photosphere and Chromosphere and also
Make a line graph in your notebook section of the sunspot cycle from a
handout on the front stool due Thursday
*****Optional Garden Resume’ due Friday *****
Startup/warm-up:
Read the distances shown on the board on the left and determine the distances for
(A) through (J)
You may get up out of your seat if you need to see closer
Standard(s): 7.3.2 and 7.3.11
Activities:
Turn In Lab safety homework along with
Turning in M&M Lab Report Papers for your team
Go over startup/warm-up
Introduce the Shadow Project and compass readings N,S,E, and W
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Date 9/8/10
Homework:
Sunspot Graph due tomorrow
Read pages 478 – 480 Do a question and answer of the headings
Due on Friday #6 page 480 (put it on a computer paper)
Optional: Garden Resume’
Startup/warm-up:
Read the New Distances on the board on the left and right and write down the
distances in your Chapter Notes section of your notebook
You may get up out of your seat if you need to get closer
Standard(s): 7.3.2, 7.3.11
Activities:
Go over Startup/warm-up
Check Homework questions
Shadow Project work and orienteering
Competition Preparation
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Date 9/9/10
Homework:
Do the Self Check questions 1-3 page 480 use “Strong Answers”
Honors do 1-5 page 480
Re-read pages 477-480
#6 page 480 from yesterday due tomorrow
Garden Resume’ due Friday !!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Read the compasses from the board on the left
And write down the degree number and the direction
Example: 260 degrees East
Standard(s): 7.3.2, 7.3.11
Activities:
Go over the homework
Go over the startup/warm-up
Shadow project work and orienteering competition preparation
Put the competition teams together
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Date 9/10/10
Homework:
Read Classification of Stars page 482 to Fusion page 484
Do a Main Idea “T” with this reading also
Write a brief explanation of Figure 10 and answer the question that
is found there with Figure 10
Garden Resume’ due Today !!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Look at the “Explain This” picture on the TV screen
Try to observe all the details of the picture and use the observation to explain what
is going on in the picture
Standard(s): 7.3.2, 7.3.11
Activities:
Go over the homework and return old graded papers
Pass out the purple “didn’t do it papers”
Go over the startup/warm-up
Equipment Lab
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Date 9/13/10
Shadow Data Day
Homework:
Prepare for a test covering The Sun and Stars this Friday the 17th
Read pages 484 – 487
Do a (K - W - L) for this reading
Startup/warm-up:
Review the Main Sequence of Stars found on page 482
Standard(s): 7.3.11
Activities:
Check the homework Pass out the purple “didn’t do it papers”
Go over the startup/warm-up
Shadow Data teams and readings
4th period Terrarium explanation
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Date 9/14/10
Homework:
Do the Self Check questions 1-3 page 487 (use strong answers)
Define: Nebula, Red giant, white dwarf, Red supergiant,
neutron star, black hole
Prepare for a Test over the Sun and stars on Friday the 17th
Startup/warm-up:
Draw in your chapter notes section the diagram figure 12 found on page 484
in the textbook with an explanation of Parts A, B, C, and D
Standard(s): 7.3.11
Activities:
Check the K-W-L homework
Go over the startup/warm-up
Discussion Sun and Stars (Power of 10 video)
4th period Terrariums
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Date 9/15/10
Garden Day!!!
Homework:
Read pages 488-489
Answer questions 1 – 8 found on pages 500-501
Prepare for a Test over the Sun and stars on Friday the 17th
Startup/warm-up:
Write an explanation for Figure 13 found on page 485
Put in your chapter notes section
Then answer questions 10, 11, 12 found on page 498
Standard(s): 7.3.11
Activities:
Go over the startup/warm-up
Go over homework questions and definitions
Quiz over homework Sun and Stars
4th period Terrariums
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Date 9/16/10
Homework:
Prepare for a Test over the Sun and stars tomorrow the 17th
Startup/warm-up:
Take a paper from the demonstration table called “Hover Craft”
Read the experiment and try and determine how it should work
Standard(s): 7.3.11
Activities:
Go over the startup/warm-up
Go over homework questions and definitions
Galaxies and Light-year
Review for the test
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Date 9/17/10
Hovercraft next week – reviewing
good experimental techniques
Homework:
NO Homework – Yeah!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Prepare for the Test covering The Sun and Stars
Standard(s): 7.3.11
Activities:
Test over The Sun and Stars
Read from the Science World Magazine
Worms in terrariums thanks to Maria
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Date 9/20/10
Shadow Data Day !!! w/teams
Homework:
Read pages 608-610 Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics
Do a Read, Rate, and Re-read
Take a “A barrel of Oil” paper from the front and fill in the chart and answer
the questions. All this is for Wednesday
Startup/warm-up:
Do an “Explain This” then
Read through the Hovercraft procedures
Standard(s): 7.3.4, 7.3.7, 7.3.18
Activities:
Review and return the Test over The Sun and Stars
Begin the Hovercraft Lab w/discussion
4th period weigh the mass of your terrarium to the nearest tenth of a gram
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Date 9/21/10
Hover craft experiment day!
Homework:
Read pages 608-610 Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics
Do a Read, Rate, and Re-read
Take a “A barrel of Oil” paper from the front and fill in the chart and answer
the questions. All this is for Wednesday
Startup/warm-up:
Read through the Hovercraft procedures
Standard(s): 7.3.4, 7.3.7, 7.3.18
Activities:
Begin the Hovercraft Lab w/discussion
4th period weigh the mass of your terrarium to the nearest tenth of a gram
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Date 9/22/10
Garden Day !!!
Homework:
Read pages 611-613 Moving Plates cause Earthquakes
Do a “Main Idea T” for this reading
Startup/warm-up:
Draw and label figure 18
Include a brief explanation of the diagram
Standard(s): 7.3.4, 7.3.7, 7.3.18
Activities:
Website animated demonstrations of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunami’s
Gardeners do their thing – weather permitting
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Date 9/23/10
Hovercraft Lab finale
The “Fall Equinox”
Homework:
Read pages 564-567 “Earth’s Moving Plates”
Draw the circle graph in your notebook on page 567 and label the parts.
Give a brief explanation of the graph and
what the other two line graphs are showing.
Startup/warm-up:
Read the “Applying Math” for questions 26 and 27
Found on page 619 and answer the questions using the graph.
Standard(s): 7.3.4, 7.3.7, 7.3.18
Activities:
Check homework
Go over startup/warm-up
Hovercraft activity (Lab) - Report due Monday
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Date 9/24/10
The “Fall Equinox” was yesterday
Homework:
No homework!
Hovercraft activity (Lab) - Report due Monday
Startup/warm-up:
Read pages 568 – 569 and list the types of plate boundaries and what
they are about in your chapter notes section of your notebook.
Standard(s): 7.3.4, 7.3.7, 7.3.18
Activities:
Watch some animations from usborne-quicklinks.com
Check homework
Go over startup/warm-ups for both days
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Date 9/27/10
Homework:
Read pages 532-535 “The Rock Cycle”
Answer questions 1-4 page 535 in strong form due tomorrow
Due Thursday : Number 6 “communicate” page 535
Please underline all vocabulary used!
Startup/warm-up:
Read “Matter and the Rock Cycle” page 535
Find the “principle of conservation of matter” then discover who and
where in another chapter it is found.
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Turn in Team Hovercraft Lab Reports
Discuss animations from usborne-quicklinks.com
Video “Rock Cycle”
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Date 9/28/10
Shadow Data Day
Homework:
Read pages 662-664 “Relative Ages of Rocks”
Form questions from the blue headings and answer for tomorrow
Due Thursday : Number 6 “communicate” page 535
Please underline all vocabulary used!
Startup/warm-up:
Copy down in your chapter notes section the “Summary” found in
section 1 review on page 535
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Check the Shadow w/teams
Check questions 1-4 page 535 homework
Show some Nat.Geo animations from usborne-quicklinks.com
Introduction of the “MUMMY LAB”
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Date 9/29/10
Garden Day!!
Homework:
Read pages 665-667 “Relative Ages of Rocks”
Answer the Self Check questions 2, 4, and 6.
Due Thursday : Number 6 “communicate” page 535
Please underline all vocabulary used!
Startup/warm-up:
Copy down in your chapter notes section the “Summary” found in
section 2 review on page 667.
Answer question 16 page 678
Standard(s): 7.3.10
Activities:
Check homework
Introduction of the “MUMMY LAB”
Quiz over the homework
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Date 9/30/10
Balance measurement day
Homework:
Study for Unit Test over Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, Rock
Cycle, and Relative Age of Rocks
Test will be on Tuesday
Startup/warm-up:
Answer questions 4, 5, and 6 found on pages 680-681
Standard(s): 7.3.10
Activities:
Go over homework and startup/warm-up
Using balance measurement
Introduction of the “MUMMY LAB”
Due Today: Number 6 “communicate” page 535
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Date 10/1/10
Mummy Lab
Homework:
Take Home Test over Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, Rock
Cycle, and Relative Age of Rocks
Take home Test will be on Tuesday
Startup/warm-up:
Geologist Challenge
Check your skills page 668 – Conclude and Apply 1-6
No guts – No glory!
Standard(s): 7.3.10
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
“MUMMY LAB”
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Date 10/4/10
Shadow Data Day
Homework:
Take Home Test over Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, Rock Cycle,
and Relative Age of Rocks
Take home Test will be turned in on Tuesday
Read pages 624-627 answer questions 1-4 Self Check page 627
Strong answer form
Startup/warm-up:
Read the Applying Science page 626
Answer the questions from the two blue headings.
Look over Figure 2 on page 625 and do the “Compare” in the boxes in your
chapter notes section of your notebook
Standard(s): 7.3.5
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
Video Climates and Seasons do a (3-2-1)
Team Shadow Data
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Date 10/5/10
NO Garden on Wednesday!!
Mummy Lab Today!!
Homework:
Read pages 632 – 635
Compare and contrast El Nino and La Nina in summary
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Lab paper from the front and begin putting together your own
lab report – feel free to consult with your team members
Standard(s): 7.1.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.4.14
Activities:
Turn in Take Home Test
Go over homework answers from Monday
Go over startup/warm-up
Mummy Lab and recording of Data in Database
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Date 10/6/10
NO Garden Day 
Outdoor Lab Friday – wear appropriate clothing
Homework:
Read pages 636 – 638
Do a “Main Idea T” for this reading
***Bring back permission form for Field Trip***
Startup/warm-up:
Work on putting together your own lab report – feel free to consult
with your team members
Standard(s): 7.1.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.4.14
Activities:
Go over homework answers from Tuesday
Go over startup/warm-up El Nino and La Nina
Mummy Lab and recording of Data in Database
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Date 10/7/10
Outdoor Lab Friday – wear appropriate clothing
Homework:
Read pages 639 – 640
Do a Read, Rate, and Re-Read for these pages
*** Permission form for Field Trip***
Startup/warm-up:
Work on putting together your own lab report – feel free to consult
with your team members
Standard(s): 7.1.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.4.14
Activities:
Check homework reading “Main T”
3-2-1 Video on Climate and Seasons
4th period 5-4-3
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Date 10/8/10
Outdoor Lab!!!
Homework:
Read pages 641-642
Write a brief summary of the Blue Headings for these pages.
“Human Activities and Carbon Cycle”
*** Permission form for Field Trip***
Computer room 502 on Monday
Startup/warm-up:
Open your notebook to the Outdoor Lab Section
Fill in the top part w/ the date, Time of day, etc.
Standard(s): 7.1.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.4.14
Activities:
Check homework reading Read, Rate, and Re-read
Outdoor Lab ( As if you are the only person going outside)
YOUR CLASS GRADE DEPENDS ON THIS!!!!!!
Just for fun try usborne-quicklinks.com page 195 - several websites on
“Climate”
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Date 10/11/10
Computer Lab 502
Homework:
Read pages 545-546 “Formation of Sedimentary Rocks” and “Classifying
Sedimentary Rocks” – Do a Read, Rate, and Re-read.
***Read over the Eye Spy Lab on the back of your Lab Report Section in your
notebook
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this class.
Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.5.4
Activities:
Building a Lab Report Template
Collecting Mummy Lab Report
Collection of Permission Slips w/$5.00
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Date 10/12/10
Computer Lab 502
Homework:
Read pages 546-548 “Detrital Sedimentary Rocks” - Do a “Main T” for this
section - Look over carefully Table 2 page 547 what is it about sedimentary
rocks shown on this table that helps with classification. (putting them into
separate groups)
***Read over the Eye Spy Lab on the back of your Lab Report Section in your
notebook
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this class.
Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.5.4
Activities:
Building a Lab Report Template w/Footer – Begin writing (Title, Purpose, etc.)
Collecting Late Mummy Lab Reports
Collection of Permission Slips w/$5.00
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Date 10/13/10
Garden Day!!!!
Wear Team T-shirt tomorrow
Homework:
Read pages 548-550 “Chemical Sedimentary Rocks” and Organic Sedimentary
Rocks” - Form Questions with strong answers for the blue and read headings of
each section of these readings. There would be a total of six questions with
answers.
Startup/warm-up:
Answer questions 1, 2, 11, 16, 17, 19, 28, and 29 on pages 556 and 557.
Answer questions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 on pages 558 and 559.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.5.4
Activities:
Return the Rock Cycle stories.
Go over the startup/warm-up
Go over the homework readings
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Date 10/14/10
Team T-shirt Day!!!!
Homework:
Fall Break – No homework!!!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this
class. Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.5.4
Activities:
Computer spreadsheets/graphing
Collection of Permission Slips w/$5.00
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Date 10/19/10
Spirit Week - Jersey Day!!!
Homework:
Read pages 14 – 17 What are Living Things Like? Students are to do the Self
Check questions in “Strong Form”, questions 1 – 3 on page 18.
No Garden tomorrow – sorry.
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this
class. Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.5.4
Activities:
Computer spreadsheets/graphing
Collection of Permission Slips w/$5.00
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Date 10/20/10
Spirit Week –Blue and Gold Day!!!!
Homework:
Read pages 17 – 18 What do living things need? Students are to do a Read,
Rate, and Re-read for these pages. Students are also to answer questions 3, 4,
and 5 on page 34 using “Strong Form”.
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this
class. Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.5, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.5.4
Activities:
Computer work Charts and Graphs into “Blinking Report”
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Date 10/21/10
Spirit Week – Nerd Day!!!!
Homework:
Read pages 19 – 21 Where does life come from? Students are to create a time
line (Landscape style) on the early experiments found on page 20. Do this on a
separate computer paper to be turned in for grade. Students are also to answer
Self Check questions 1 – 3 on page 21. This is all due on Monday.
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this
class. Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.5, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.5.4
Activities:
Finish computer “Blinking Report”.
Discussion of Problems, Improvements, etc.
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Date 10/22/10
Spirit Week – comfy sweats day!!!!
Homework:
No new homework. Timeline due Monday.
Quiz over computer skills learned in the Computer Lab. Check all homework for
the past two weeks.
Startup/warm-up:
Log on to your computer and work on anything that we have done up till this
class. Otherwise wait for further instructions.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.5, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.5.4
Activities:
Finish computer “Blinking Report”.
Quiz over computer use. Graph and chart exercise.
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Date 10/25/10
Back in the classroom. Field Trip Friday!!!
Homework:
Make a plan for Field Trip – Team t-shirt ready, sack lunch and drink to school on
Friday.
Read pages 22 – 23 and then define these vocabulary words:
Homeostasis, organism, cell, biogenesis, spontaneous generation, Phylogeny
Startup/warm-up:
Get ready to check all the homework for the past two weeks – it will be graded today
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.5, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.5.4
Activities:
“Blinking Report” collected for grade
Quiz over computer use. Periods 2,3, and 9
Grade and check homework – Climate and Living Things
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Date 10/26/10
Field Trip Friday!!!
Homework:
Read pages 24-26. Answer questions 11-20 found on page 32-33 in good strong
answer form.
Make a plan for Field Trip – Team t-shirt ready, sack lunch and drink to school on
Friday.
Startup/warm-up:
Answer questions 1 – 5 found on page 34 in the textbook
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.1, 7.4.5, 7.5.3
Activities:
Discussion of Expectations on the Field Trip
Go over startup/warm-up
Check vocabulary words from yesterday
Video on “Life” 3-2-1
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Date 10/27/10
Field Trip Tomorrow!!!
Homework:
Make a plan for Field Trip – Team t-shirt ready, sack lunch
and drink to school Tomorrow.
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Science World Magazine from the front demonstration table.
Take the “What’s your Style?” survey found on pages 24-25.
Place the answers in your Science Fair examples section of your notebook.
Then read one of the three articles found on pages 25-31.
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.1, 7.4.5, 7.5.3
Activities:
Discussion of results from the survey and articles read
Power Point on the Science Fair
Discussion of Expectations on the Field Trip
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Date 10/28/10
Field Trip Today!!! Yeah!!!
Homework:
NO homework!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Be on our best behavior
Standard(s): 7.2.7, 7.4.1, 7.4.5, 7.5.3
Activities:
The Field Trip to Howell Wetlands and Wesselmans Nauture Preserve
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Date 11/1/10
Computer room 502 Research
Homework:
Read pages 52-53 Viruses
What are Viruses? How do viruses multiply?
Do a (K-W-L) for this section
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and wait for further instructions
Standard(s): 7.4.12, 7.6.3
Activities:
Computer survey website from textbook to begin searching and researching
for a Science Fair Project
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Date 11/2/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Read pages 54-55
Answer the Self Check question 1-5
Found on page 55
Always use strong answer form
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.12, 7.6.3
Activities:
Computer survey website from textbook to begin searching and researching
for a Science Fair Project
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Date 11/3/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Re-read pages 52-55
Do a Main Idea “T”
Summary page 55 may help with the “T”
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.12, 7.6.3
Activities:
Computer survey website from textbook to begin searching and researching
for a Science Fair Project
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Date 11/4/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Draw and write a summary paragraph of Figure 15
This can be found on page 53
Do this on computer paper due on Monday Nov. 8th
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.12, 7.6.3
Activities:
Computer survey website from textbook to begin searching and researching
for a Science Fair Project
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Date 11/5/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Draw and write a summary paragraph of Figure 15
This can be found on page 53
Do this on computer paper due on Monday Nov. 8th
If you have this done then you have no homework
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.12, 7.6.3
Activities:
Computer survey website from textbook to begin searching and researching
for a Science Fair Project
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Date 11/8/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Read pages 81-82 Energy for Life
Trapping and Using Energy & Photosynthesis
Do a Read – Rate and Re-read
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.5, 7.4.7
Activities:
Graded last weeks homework on Viruses
Quiz over Viruses
Turned in Diagram Figure 15
Worked on research for Science Fair Computer Room 502
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Date 11/9/10
Computer room 502 Research
For Science Fair Scientific Paper
Homework:
Read Energy for Life: Respiration and Fermentation
Define vocabulary: Metabolism, Photosynthesis,
Respiration, and Fermentation
Answer Questions 1 and 2 Self Check page 85
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.5, 7.4.7
Activities:
Submit a proposal for a project if you have one chosen – not required yet
Worked on research for Science Fair Computer Room 502 is the main priority
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Date 11/10/10
Computer room 502 Research
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Shadow Data Day!!!
Homework:
Re-read pages 81 -85
Do a (K-W-L). Check summary section page 85
Or check Reviewing Main Ideas page 89 for help.
Honors class extra – Research Microbiology careers.
Write about what you find.
Startup/warm-up:
Get in proper seating and continue with research
Standard(s): 7.4.5, 7.4.7
Activities:
Submit a proposal for a project if you have one chosen – not required yet
Worked on research for Science Fair Computer Room 502 is the main priority
Collect Shadow Data
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Date 11/11/10
Veteran’s Day! Special Schedule
Back in Room 304
Homework:
Do questions 18,25, and 26 found on page 91.
Answer questions 6, 7 and 10 found on page 93.
Honors class extra – Answer questions 11, 12 and 13 page 93
Need Science Fair Proposal by Tues. next week
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Science World Magazine
Read one or all of the Science Fair Articles found on pages 24 -28
Be prepared to discuss what the article was about
Standard(s): 7.4.5, 7.4.7
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
Discuss homework
Discussion of Science Fair Folder
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Date 11/12/10
Homework:
NO homework!!!
Need Science Fair Proposal by Tues. next week
Startup/warm-up:
Get your homework for the week out and ready to be checked
Standard(s): 7.4.5, 7.4.7
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
Grade the homework for the week
Discussion of Science Fair Folder
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Date 11/15/10
Homework:
Read pages 38-41 Cell Structure
Do a Main Idea “T” for these pages
Need Science Fair Proposal by tomorrow!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Read on page 39 Cell types
Write about the difference between:
Prokaryotic cells vs. Eukaryotic cells
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
Grade the homework from last week
Discussion of Science Fair Folder
Quiz over last week’s homework
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Date 11/16/10
Homework:
Read pages 44-45 Recycling Organelles and From Cell to Organism
Answer questions 3 and 4 from the Self Check page 45
Startup/warm-up:
Do an “explain this” from the image on the TV screen
Then share your Science Fair proposal with someone in the class
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5
Activities:
Go over startup/warm-up
Check the homework from last week
Turn in and Discussion of Science Fair Proposal
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Date 11/17/10
Science Fair Day
Homework:
Read pages 47-50
List the types of Microscopes
Provide a brief explanation of how each is different from the others
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on something from your Science Fair Packet
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5
Activities:
Answering Science Fair Question
Check the homework
Discussion of Science Fair Proposal
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Date 11/18/10
Microscope Day
Homework:
Read page 726: Caring and Using a Microscope
Due Monday: Draw and Label On computer paper the microscope
found on page 726
Write a brief description of each part underneath the drawing
Startup/warm-up:
Take a hand-held microscope from the demonstration table.
begin Looking through it from pages in your book
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.1.5, 7.1.7
Activities:
Check the homework
Microscope Lab
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Date 11/19/10
Another Microscope Day
Homework:
No homework unless you need to finish the following:
Due Monday: Draw and Label On computer paper the microscope
found on page 726
Write a brief description of each part underneath the drawing
Startup/warm-up:
Take a hand-held microscope and a cup from the demonstration table.
Make three circles in your chapter notes section using the cup.
Draw in each circle a different picture of anything you view through the microscope.
Be sure to label so we know what is being viewed
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.1.5, 7.1.7
Activities:
Check the homework
Go over the startup/warm-up
Microscope Lab
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Date 11/22/10
Homework:
Read pages 96-97
Do Read, Rate, and Re-read for these pages
Startup/warm-up:
Read “Cell Theory” on page 51
Copy the theory and the person who was responsible for each section
Copy this in your chapter notes section of your notebook
After this Honors get your terrarium and make an observation
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.1.5, 7.1.7
Activities:
Go over the startup/warm-up
Quiz over last week’s homework
Discussion of Movie for Wed. “October Sky”
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Date 11/23/10
Homework:
Wear WSRB FM16 Blue Team T-shirts tomorrow
Read pages 98-99 “Mitosis”
Make questions of each blue and red heading
Then answer the questions in good “strong” form
Startup/warm-up:
Draw and label Figure 2 from page 97
Give a brief summary of what the Figure is showing.
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.2.7
Activities:
Go over the startup/warm-up
Video “Cells” with a 3-2-1 summary
Discussion of Movie for Wed. “October Sky”
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Date 11/24/10
Homework:
No Homework
Thanksgiving Vacation!
Startup/warm-up:
Discussion of “October Sky”
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.2.7
Activities:
Movie “October Sky” 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th periods
Mr. Dean’s Music Room
8th and 9th periods rotation activities Room 304
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Date 11/29/10
Homework:
Read pages 104-107 and answer the two “Reading check” questions also:
Read the “Applying Science” page 107
“How can chromosome numbers be predicted”
Answer questions 1 and 2
Startup/warm-up:
Do this first: Read pages 100-102
Answer the Self Check Questions 1- 6 page 102 Chapter notes section
Do this second: Use a ruler and create the Data Table from page 103 on a computer
paper provided on the demonstration table.
Do this third: Use the data table on the board to fill in the data and
create two graphs on the back of the computer paper using a
Bar for the first graph and a circle for the second graph
Standard(s): 7.4.1, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.2.7, 7.5.3
Activities:
Do Startup/warm-up
Get started on the homework if time permits
Science Fair work if time permits
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Date 11/30/10
Homework:
Re-Read pages 104-107
Define the terms: meiosis, sexual reproduction, fertilization,
zygote, diploid, haploid
Science Fair Day tomorrow – be prepared!
Startup/warm-up:
Do the “Applying Skills” page 109
Number (5) “ Make and use a table “
Standard(s): 7.4.1, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.2.7, 7.5.3
Activities:
Go over the Startup/warm-up
Video on Mitosis
Science Fair work if time permits
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Date 12/1/10
Science Fair work day!
Homework:
Read pages 110-112 to “Copying DNA” only
Do a Read, Rate, and Re-read for this reading
Due Monday: Make a simple model of a strand of DNA using
Simple materials from home ( see examples ) eight rung minimum
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on Science Fair Materials
Standard(s): 7.4.1, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.2.7, 7.5.3
Activities:
Science Fair work
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Date 12/2/10
Homework:
Read pages 110-112 to “Copying DNA” only
Do a Main Idea “T”
Due Monday: Make a simple model of a strand of DNA using
Simple materials from home ( see examples ) eight rung minimum
***Test Thursday December 9th – check paper for pages and topics
Startup/warm-up:
Answer question 1 and 3 page 115 self check
Copy “What is DNA?” Summary in your Chapter Notes
Page 115
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Check Read, Rate, and Re-read
Phases of Mitosis and Meiosis
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Date 12/3/10
Homework:
Due Monday: Make a simple model of a strand of DNA using
Simple materials from home ( see examples ) eight rung minimum
***Test Thursday December 9th – check paper for pages and topics
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Science World Magazine from the front
Read the article “Mixed-up Species” pages 6-9
Answer the questions 1-3 page 9 “It’s Your Choice”
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Go over the start-up/warmup
Making of a glucose molecule
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Date 12/6/10
We need shadow data
Homework:
****Study for Test****
***Test Thursday December 9th – check paper for pages and topics
Startup/warm-up:
Take a black box from the front
Try to make a molecule model of a Lipid (fat)
and CO2
Use the diagram from the board
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Go over the start-up/warmup
Power point from text covering Mitosis
Practice quiz if time remains over Mitosis
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Date 12/7/10
We need shadow data
Will try today or tomorrow
Homework:
****Study for Test****
***Test Thursday December 9th – check paper for pages and topics
Startup/warm-up:
Page 120 questions 1-10 (fill in the blanks) answers only
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Go over the start-up/warmup
Power point from text covering Cells
Practice quiz if time remains over Mitosis
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Date 12/8/10
Science Fair Day
We need shadow data
Next Week – near the Winter Solstice
Homework:
****Study for Test****
***Test Thursday December 9th – check paper for pages and topics
Startup/warm-up
Begin working on Science Fair related materials
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Science Fair work
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Date 12/9/10
Test Day
We need shadow data
Next Week – near the Winter Solstice
Homework:
Prepare for Outdoor Lab
Watch the weather
Determine the appropriate outdoor gear for tomorrow’s observations
Startup/warm-up
Study for the test
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Test “Energy for Life and Cells
Science world magazine reading
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Date 12/10/10
We need shadow data
Next Week – near the Winter Solstice
Homework:
No Homework – Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Go to your second outdoor lab sheet.
Fill it out at the top
Read what you wrote for your last observation
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Outdoor Lab observation #2
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Date 12/13/10
Missed this day due to Weather
Homework:
Science Fair Project – otherwise No Homework – Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Work on Science Fair materials
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Return and review test – make-up test
Team work - Lego models
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Date 12/14/10
We need shadow data
Next Week – near the Winter Solstice
Homework:
Science Fair Project – otherwise No Homework – Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Work on Science Fair materials
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Return and review test – make-up test
Team work - Lego models
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Date 12/15/10
Science Fair Day
We need shadow data
Next Week – near the Winter Solstice
Homework:
Science Fair Project – otherwise No Homework – Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Work on Science Fair materials
Standard(s): 7.4.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.8, 7.1.10, 7.2.7, 7.7.2
Activities:
Science Fair Work – check graphs
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Date 1/3/11
Shadow Data Day
Homework:
Read pages 266-267
Do a “Read, Rate, and Re-read” for these pages
The Elements and The Periodic Table
Define: element and Atomic Number
Startup/warm-up:
Try to make as many words as you can using the letters from the
words - The Periodic Table
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Shadow Data w/explanations
Science Fair updates
Airzooka!!!!!!!!!! Solutions Demonstration
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Date 1/4/11
Homework:
Read pages 268-271
Answer questions 2 & 3 of the Self check page 271
Define: Isotope, Mass number, atomic mass
Startup/warm-up:
Draw a rough sketch of the entire periodic table in your chapter notes
section. Without using the little boxes outline the yellow, green and
blue areas and provide a means of identification.
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Startup/warm-up
Homework check
Solutions Demonstration – 4th period terrarium observation
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Date 1/5/11
Science Fair Day!!!! Only 4 weeks remain!!!
Homework:
Read pages 270-271
Answer questions 4 & 5 of the Self check page 271
Define: metal, metaloid and nonmetal
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on any phase of your science fair project that you need
to complete
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework check
Science fair work
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Date 1/6/11
Homework:
Read pages 288-290 through Homogeneous mixtures
Do a Main Idea “T” for this section
Continue work on your Science Fair Project
Watch for deadlines
Startup/warm-up:
Do an “Explain This” from the picture on the TV, then:
Begin working on any phase of your science fair project that you need
to complete
Standard(s): 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework check for today and yesterday
Discussion of vocabulary
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Date 1/10/11 through 1/14/11
In Media Center for Oral Presentations
Homework:
Get a sheet from Mr. Wambach for the week
Continue work on your Science Fair Project
Watch for deadlines- also
Be prepared for Oral presentation in the Media Center on Monday
Startup/warm-up:
Be prepared for Presentation of Science Fair Project
In the Media Center
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Power Point Presentations covering Science Fair
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Date 1/17/11
In Media Center for Oral Presentations
Due to snow days last week 11, 12, 13(delay)
Homework:
Bring Scientific Paper to class tomorrow for corrections
Watch for deadlines- also
Startup/warm-up:
Be prepared for Presentation of Science Fair Project
In the Media Center
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Power Point Presentations covering Science Fair
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Date 1/18/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Bring Scientific Paper to class tomorrow for corrections
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your scientific paper.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper and Abstract work
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Date 1/19/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Bring Scientific Paper to class Thursday for corrections
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your scientific paper.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Mr. Mullen’s talk on “Tips for Good Board Display”
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Date 1/20/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Corrections to Scientific Paper and develop an Abstract
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Make-up any work from last week’s Homework assignments
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your scientific paper.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Check
Explanation of Abstract
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Date 1/24/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Corrections to Scientific Paper and develop an Abstract
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Make-up any work from last week’s Homework assignments
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your scientific paper.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Check
Explanation of Abstract
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Date 1/25/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Corrections to Scientific Paper and develop an Abstract
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Make-up any work from last week’s Homework assignments
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your Abstract.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Re-Check
Explanation of Abstract
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Date 1/26/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Corrections to Scientific Paper and Abstract
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Work on Display Board
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your Abstract.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Re-Check
Abstract Re-Check
3 X 5 Index cards
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Date 1/27/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Corrections to Scientific Paper and Abstract
Watch for deadlines for other parts of the project.
Work on Display Board
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your Abstract.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Re-Check
Abstract Re-Check
3 X 5 Index cards
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Date 1/28/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Work on Display Board and display of Board in science fair packet
Instructions for science fair snow make-up:
If No school Wed, the 2nd science fair postponed to Thursday the 10th
Projects then come to school Wed. the 9th from 2:30 to 6:00
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your Abstract.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Re-Check
Abstract Re-Check
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Date 1/31/11
Science Fair Catch-up days
Due to snow days
Homework:
Work on Display Board and display of Board in science fair packet
Instructions for science fair snow make-up:
If No school Wed, the 2nd science fair postponed to Thursday the 10th
Projects then come to school Wed. the 9th from 2:30 to 6:00
Startup/warm-up:
Work on your Abstract.
Be prepared to make additions and corrections
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Scientific Paper Re-Check
Abstract Re-Check
**Homework from two weeks ago**
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Date 2/1/11
Science Fair days
Homework:
Work on Display Board and display of Board in science fair packet
Instructions for science fair snow make-up:
If No school Wed, the 2nd science fair postponed to Thursday the 10th
Projects then come to school Wed. the 9th from 2:30 to 6:00
Startup/warm-up:
Have your homework in order from Jan. 10th – 14th
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Check homework Jan. 10th – 14th
Quiz over homework
Go over Video Summary Paper
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Date 2/2/11
Science Fair days
Homework:
Video Summary “Planet Earth”
Startup/warm-up:
Turn in your notebook to the video summary section
And prepare to take notes on the video
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Video “Planet Earth”
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Date 2/3/11
Science Fair days
Homework:
Video Summary “Planet Earth”
Startup/warm-up:
Turn in your notebook to the video summary section
And prepare to take notes on the video
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Video “Planet Earth”
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Date 2/4/11
Science Fair days
Homework:
Video Summary “Planet Earth”
Due on Wednesday February 9th
Startup/warm-up:
Be prepared to go down to the Science Fair
Standard(s): Scientific Inquiry, Communication Skills
Activities:
Pass out First place buttons
Recognize all places
Visit the 35th Annual CNMS Science Fair
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Date 2/8/11
Homework:
Read pages 208 – 213
Write a Main Idea “T” for this reading
Startup/warm-up:
Take a penny from the front cart.
Predict out of 25 trials how many times you flip the coin and it turns
up heads. Then try it!
Record your results in your chapter notes section
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8
Activities:
Startup/warm-up
Copy section 3 Reviewing Main Ideas page 217
Work on questions 17, 22, 23, 28 and 29 w/ partners
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Date 2/7/11
Science Fair clean-up
Homework:
Video Summary “Amazing Earth”
Due Wednesday
Startup/warm-up:
Read Pages 208 -216
Matter and Energy
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8
Activities:
Return homework and quiz scores
Pass out awards and materials from science Fair
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Date 2/9/11
Homework:
Read pages 224 – 230
Natural Resources, Fossil Fuels and Alternatives
To Fossil Fuels
Startup/warm-up:
Copy from page 217 in your chapter notes
Section 3 Matter and Energy 1 - 3
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.3.16
Activities:
Turn in Video Summary “The Amazing Earth”
Work on questions 17, 22, 23, 28 and 29 w/ partners page 219
Go over answers in class –
If time permits play another round of “Jenga”
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Date 2/10/11
Homework:
Read pages 224 – 230
Natural Resources, Fossil Fuels and Alternatives
To Fossil Fuels
Startup/warm-up:
Substitute Teacher – Hasti Convention
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.3.16
Activities:
Vocabulary foldable – use the vocabulary from page 214
Word on the outside – definition on inside
w/ picture next to the definition
Draw Figure 5 page 227 on the very back w/ labels
Due on Monday
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Date 2/11/11
Homework:
Read pages 224 – 230
Natural Resources, Fossil Fuels and Alternatives
To Fossil Fuels
Startup/warm-up:
Substitute Teacher – Hasti Convention
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.3.16
Activities:
I-step Math review
Get a worksheet from the substitute
Work during class and take work home
Even if you have finishes
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Date 2/14/11
Happy Valentine’s Day
Homework:
Read pages 224 – 230
Natural Resources, Fossil Fuels and Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
Make a K-W-L for this reading
(what you know (K) what you want to know (W) and
What you learned (L) Summary of the reading
Startup/warm-up:
Create the circle graph found on page 226 in Figure 4
Label correctly and Identify the resource that provides 84%
Standard(s): 7.4.2, 7.4.6, 7.4.8, 7.3.16
Activities:
“Predator” card game
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Date 2/15/11
Shadow Data Day (if possible)
Homework:
Read pages 232 – 234
Air Pollution, Acid Precipitation and Greenhouse effect
From each topic find three sentences from the reading that would be the
most important for understanding the heading.
Write them down in your notebook in the homework section
Startup/warm-up:
Draw the ph scale and label it from page 233
Then draw Figure 13 from page 234 including the graph
Standard(s): 7.1.8, 7.2.7, 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
“Predator” card game
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Date 2/16/11
Shadow Data Day (if possible)
Homework:
Read pages 235 – 238
Ozone Depletion, Indoor Air Pollution and Water Pollution
Write a letter from the “Example given” using the new vocabulary
found on page 232.
Startup/warm-up:
Draw Diagram Figure 14 on page 235
Then answer the reading check question on page 235
Standard(s): 7.1.8, 7.2.7, 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Shadow data and return Video Summaries
“Predator” card game
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Date 2/17/11
Shadow Data Day (if possible)
Homework:
Read pages 239 – 240
Answer the Self Check questions 1 – 4 page 240
Use good “Strong” answer form
Startup/warm-up:
Turn to page 250 and answer questions 11 - 18
Standard(s): 7.1.8, 7.2.7, 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Shadow data and return Foldables
“Predator” card game “Energy Points”
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Date 2/18/11
Homework:
Letter to Senator or Congressman
No homework otherwise
Startup/warm-up:
Get your homework for the week together for the Homework quiz
Standard(s): 7.1.8, 7.2.7, 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Quiz over the weeks homework
“Predator” card game “Energy Points” or
Science world reading if there is time
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Date 2/21/11
Substitute for today
Homework:
Anything that did not get completed during class
(SEE Below)
Startup/warm-up:
Read pages 242 - 245
Standard(s): 7.1.8, 7.2.7, 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Create the graph from page 244
Answer the question about what you recycle
Do the Self Check questions 1 – 3 page 245
Create “Data Table” for number 4 page 245
Answer “Applying Math” numbers 30 – 32 page 251
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Date 2/22/11
Homework:
Study for Test over Chapter 8 - Friday
Pages 224 – 250
Startup/warm-up:
Work on activities from yesterday (or)
Take a Science World Magazine and read from it
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Go over : Create the graph from page 244
Answer the question about what you recycle
Do the Self Check questions 1 – 3 page 245
Create “Data Table” for number 4 page 245
Answer “Applying Math” numbers 30 – 32 page 251
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Date 2/23/11
Shadow Data for the classes that did not the day
before
Homework:
Study for Test over Chapter 8 - Friday
Pages 224 – 250
Startup/warm-up:
Turn to page 252 and answer questions 1 – 11.
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Go over homework questions from Monday and
Startup/ Warm-up answers
Reading from the letters to Congress
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Date 2/24/11
Happy Birthday Joe!!!
Homework:
Study for Test over Chapter 8 - Friday
Pages 224 – 250
Startup/warm-up:
Read the Science World Article on “Life on Mars”
While you are reading make connections between our studies in
chapter 8 and what the article presents. Are there any connections?
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Video “Landfills”
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Date 2/25/11
Homework:
No homework!!! Yay!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Prepare for the Chapter 8 Test covering Resources
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Test covering Chapter 8 “Resources”
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Date 2/28/11
I-Step Week Shhhhh!
Homework:
No homework!!! Yaaaaaaay!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Rearrange the equations on the board to make them correct
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Biography Video “Sir Isaac Newton The Gravity of Genius”
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Date 3/1/11
I-Step Week Shhhhh!
Homework:
No homework!!! Yaaaaaaay!!!!!!
Get Your Permission Slips for Field Trip in!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Try to guess “What is this?” from photo on the TV screen
4th period students need to check with me on Tri-state Fair
We can change the information on my computer.
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Biography Video “Sir Isaac Newton The Gravity of Genius”
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Date 3/2/11
I-Step Week Shhhhh!
Homework:
No homework!!! Yaaaaaaay!!!!!!
Get Your Permission Slips for Field Trip in!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Write an Essay (rough draft) telling someone who and what Isaac
Newton was and what he was like as a young man.
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.16
Activities:
Biography Video “Sir Isaac Newton The Gravity of Genius”
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Date 3/3/11
Shadow Data Day
Rotor Promoter lab!!!!
Homework:
Get Your Permission Slips for Field Trip in!!!!
Read pages 322 – 323
Do a Read, Rate, and Re-read for this reading
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Rotor Promoter paper from the front and read through the
directions – then take a ruler and begin measuring on the scrap paper
provided and make the Alpha and Beta models
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Collect Isaac Newton work from video
Rotor Promoter
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Date 3/4/11
Rotor Promoter lab!!!!
Homework:
Read pages 324 – 325 Speed
Do a Main Idea “T” for this section of reading
Create a Rotor Promoter Prototype for competition next Wed.
Startup/warm-up:
Use a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the Alpha and Beta
Models of the Rotor Promoter Lab
Work the “Applying Math” problems 1 and 2 using the speed formula
Page 324
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Rotor Promoter Explanation and Lab
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Date 3/7/11
Rotor Promoter lab!!!!
Homework:
Read pages 326 – 327 Graphing Motion and Velocity
Answer Questions 11, 14, 17, 29, and 30 pages 344-345
Create a Rotor Promoter Prototype for competition this Wed.
Startup/warm-up:
Use the New Vocabulary page 322.
Create a sentence for each word that explains the definition
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Rotor Promoter Lab
Group develop a prototype for competition
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Date 3/8/11
Rotor Promoter lab!!!!
Homework:
Re-read pages 322 - 327
Create a Rotor Promoter Prototype for competition this Thurs.
Startup/warm-up:
Answer questions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8 found on pages 346-347.
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Go over homework questions
Rotor Promoter Lab
Group develop a prototype for competition on
Thurs.
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Date 3/9/11
Rotor Promoter lab!!!!
Homework:
Have your WSRB T-shirt ready for Friday
Create a Rotor Promoter Prototype for competition tomorrow
Participants in Regional Fair practice presentations
Startup/warm-up:
Get ready for a practice Quiz over “What is Motion?”
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Practice Quiz
Rotor Promoter Lab
Develop a prototype for competition on Thurs.
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Date 3/10/11
Rotor Promoter Competition
Homework:
Pay attention to the weather reports
Have your WSRB T-shirt ready for tomorrow
Tri-State Regional Science Fair
Startup/warm-up:
Get ready for Rotor Promoter Competition
Standard(s): 7.7.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.7
Activities:
Rotor Promoter
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Date 3/11/11
USI Field Trip
Homework:
No Homework!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Chemistry Demonstration
Standard(s): College preparation
Activities:
Chemistry Demonstration
View Tri-State Science Fair
USI campus tour
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Date 3/14/11
Happy Pie Day
Homework:
Read pages 350-352
Force and Newton’s First Law of Motion
Use any of the reading techniques we have used in the past to use for
understanding
Startup/warm-up:
Take eight index cards from the front and try to balance them like the drawing on the
board
Except 4th period – going to Media Center
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5, 7.7.4
Activities:
Startup/warm-up
Discussion of Inertia
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Date 3/15/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Outdoor Lab Friday – be prepared!
Homework:
Read pages 353-355
Types of Friction
Use any of the reading techniques we have used in the past to use for
understanding
Startup/warm-up:
Answer question number 6 page 355
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5, 7.7.4
Activities:
www.alcoa.com/makeanimpact
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Date 3/16/11
Shadow Data Day
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Outdoor Lab Friday – be prepared!
Homework:
Re-Read pages 350-355
Answer questions 1-3 Self Check page 355
Period 4 Self Check 1-5 page 355
Startup/warm-up:
Writing Prompt about Friction
See the board
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5, 7.7.4
Activities:
Terrarium observations 4th period only
Read friction papers in class
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Date 3/18/11
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Outdoor Lab
Homework:
Spring Break – No homework
Startup/warm-up:
Make ready your outdoor lab observation paper
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5, 7.7.4
Activities:
Outdoor Observation Lab
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Date 3/28/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Re-read pages 356-358
Blue headings: Force and Acceleration; Gravity
Startup/warm-up:
Read pages 356- 358 in the textbook
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Gravity experiment
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Date 3/29/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Re-read pages 358-360
Blue headings: Using Newton’s Second Law & Circular Motion
Startup/warm-up:
Practice Problems 1 & 2 page 359
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Gravity video
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Date 3/30/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Re-read pages 360-362
Blue headings: Air Resistance & Center of Mass
Questions 6 and 7 page 362
Startup/warm-up:
Practice Problems 1 & 2 page 359
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Balloon rockets or Rollercoaster Racers
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Date 3/31/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Re-read pages 363-366
Blue heading: Action Reaction
Answer questions 11-14, 19, 20 and 30 on pages 374 and 375
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Science World from the front.
Read pages 2 - 7
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Balloon rockets or Rollercoaster Racers
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Date 4/1/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
No homework!!!!!
Except 4th period - Biographies
Startup/warm-up:
Questions 1 – 5 page 376
Calculators available in the front
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
IU Science Camp Explanation (see board)
Quiz
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Date 4/4/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Read pages 363 – 366
Do Problems 31 and 32 on page 375
Startup/warm-up:
4th period get ready for Biographies
Get started on your homework
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework from last week
Rocket races – 4th period biographies
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Date 4/5/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Shadow Data Day!
Homework:
Test Friday Chapter 12 Newton’s Laws
Read pages 366 – 368
Do Problem 33 page 375
Startup/warm-up:
Use the lids on the tables to make a circle
Label the circle (board example) Rulers are available
Place the arrows and label from the data you have so far this year for the
average degrees for each date we went outside
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework
Rocket races – 4th period biographies
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Date 4/6/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Study for the Test
Friday Chapter 12 Force & Newton’s Laws
Startup/warm-up:
Construct a line graph using the data averages from
the shadow lengths from last year and this year.
Be sure to label correctly and provide a title!
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework and startup/warm-up
4th period biographies
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Date 4/7/11
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Homework:
Study for the Test
Friday Chapter 12 Force & Newton’s Laws
Startup/warm-up:
Read the article “How to Cool the Earth” page 14 of the
Science World Magazine then:
Work on completing the two graphs from Tues. and Wed.
4th period prepare for biographies
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Homework and startup/warm-up
4th period biographies
www.alcoa.com/makeanimpact
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Date 4/8/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
No homework !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your welcome.
Startup/warm-up:
Begin studying for the Chapter Test
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Periods 2, 3, 8, and 9 Test Chapter 12
4th period biographies
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Date 4/11/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
No homework !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your welcome.
Startup/warm-up:
None – substitute today
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
DVD Mt. Kilimanjaro
Helping out Social Studies 5 Climates
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Date 4/12/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
No homework !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your welcome.
Startup/warm-up:
None – substitute today
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
DVD Mt. Kilimanjaro
Helping out Social Studies 5 Climates
Activity sheet
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Date 4/13/11
Shadow Data Day!
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
Chapter 13 What is Energy? Read pages 380 – 382
The Nature of Energy, Energy of Motion, and Energy of Position
Startup/warm-up:
Make a foldable using the New Vocabulary on
page 380
Word, Definition, and illustration for each
Standard(s): 7:3.17, 7.1.5
Activities:
Shadow Data
Startup/warm-up
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Date 4/14/11
Religious Field Trip
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Homework:
No homework!!!
Startup/warm-up:
No startup/warm-up due to field trip
Standard(s): Social Studies 7th grade
Activities:
Religious Field Trip
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Date 4/15/11
Alcoa “Make an Impact”
Outdoor Lab
Homework:
No homework!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Get observation paper prepared and read
previous outings for comparison
Standard(s): Observation, measurement, writing
Activities:
4th Outdoor Lab
If rain class will play Predator/Prey card game
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Date 4/18/11
Outdoor Lab (except 4th period)
Field Trip “Brundibar”
Homework:
Read pages 382 “Forms of Energy” through 384
Startup/warm-up:
Get observation paper prepared and read
previous outings for comparison
Standard(s): Observation, measurement, writing
Activities:
Return Chapter 12 Test
The 4th Outdoor Lab Observation
Except 4th period – they will go tomorrow
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Date 4/19/11
Outdoor Lab (4th period)
Garden club tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
No flip-flops!
Homework:
Questions Self Check 1-4 page 384
Strong answer form
Startup/warm-up:
Take an “Angle graph requirement” paper from the
front and read through the requirements
Standard(s): Observation, measurement, writing
Activities:
Return Chapter 12 Test
4th period Outdoor Lab Observation
Angle Graph requirements
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Date 4/20/11
Garden club today weather permitting
No flip-flops! 2hr. Delay due to severe weather
Homework:
Read pages 385 – 386
“Changing Forms of Energy”, “Law of Conservation of Energy”, and
“Changing Kinetic and Potential Energy”
Startup/warm-up:
Define the “Law of Conservation of Energy”
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Check homework
Video “Energy: Potential & Kinetic
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Date 4/21/11
4th period Outdoor Lab
Homework:
Read pages 387 – 390
“Energy Changing Form”
Startup/warm-up:
Create a sketch using a situation where a form of energy
transforms from one form to another four different times.
Each time the energy must change to a different form.
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Group work using sketches from startup/warm-up
4th period Outdoor Lab weather permitting
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Date 4/22/11
Energy presentations
Homework:
NO Homework!!!!!!!!!!!
Startup/warm-up:
Draw Figure 15 page 391. Then write out the energy
transformation of a power plant. Do not draw – just the
words
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Group work using sketches from startup/warm-up
And Presentations of the poster boards
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Date 4/25/11
ISTEP Week SHHH! Plenty of rest and eat a good
breakfast
Energy presentations
Homework:
NO Homework!!!!!!!!!!!
ISTEP Week
Startup/warm-up:
Take a copy from your Tables and begin copying the data
(average lengths) for each class and the dates for making a
graph for the Shadow Project
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Group work using sketches from startup/warm-up
And Presentations of the poster boards
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Date 4/26/11
ISTEP Week SHHH! Plenty of rest and eat a good
breakfast
Energy presentations
Garden Tomorrow Weather permitting
Homework:
NO Homework!!!!!!!!!!! ISTEP Week
Startup/warm-up:
Take a copy of “Section 6” of the Shadow Project from the front
of the room. Begin reading. Determine what you can have ready
for next week in the computer room 502.
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Group work using sketches from startup/warm-up
And Presentations of the poster boards
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Date 4/27/11
ISTEP Week SHHH! Plenty of rest and eat a good
breakfast
Energy presentations
Garden Day Weather permitting
Homework:
NO Homework!!!!!!!!!!! ISTEP Week
Startup/warm-up:
Take another Shadow Data Paper “Section 5” from the front and
read about the “Writing and Technology” paper
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Group work using sketches from startup/warm-up
And Presentations of the poster boards
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Date 4/28/11
ISTEP Week SHHH! Plenty of rest and eat a good
breakfast
Energy presentations – those that are left
Homework:
NO Homework!!!!!!!!!!! ISTEP Week
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on any sections that have to do with the Shadow
data project
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Shadow Data preparation for next week in the Computer room 502 &
Presentations of the poster boards of those that remain
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Date 4/29/11
Computer Room 502
Monday
Homework:
No homework – Shadow data
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on any sections that have to do with the Shadow
data project
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Shadow Data preparation for next week in the Computer room 502
Pass out Table of Contents and Pages for Shadow Data Paper
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Date 5/2/11 through 5/6/11
Computer Room 502
Homework:
– Shadow data
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on any sections needing work from the “Shadow
Data Project”
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Shadow Data in the Computer room 502
Graphing, word processing, data tables, and diagraming
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Date 5/9/11 and 5/10/11
Computer Room 502
Homework:
– Shadow data
Startup/warm-up:
Begin working on any sections needing work from the “Shadow
Data Project”
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Shadow Data in the Computer room 502
Graphing, word processing, data tables, and diagrams
Make up any parts that are incomplete – questions answered
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Date: 5/11/11
Garden Day!!!!
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Complete Shadow data paper – due Friday to be graded in class
Startup/warm-up:
Browse through the “Golden Moon Bear” Book
You may have to share
Standard(s): 7.3.14, 7.3.15
Activities:
Golden Moon Bear Book overview
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Date: 5/12/11
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Complete Shadow data paper – due Friday to be graded in class
Startup/warm-up:
Take a Science World and begin reading the article “Stunning
Species”
Standard(s): Energy, biodiversity, conservation
Activities:
Science World article discussions
“Naming new species” activity
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Date: 5/13/11
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Startup/warm-up:
Take a “Spotting New Species” paper from the front desk and
begin working the graph and answer the questions 1 – 4
Do the work on the graphing skill paper
Standard(s): Energy, biodiversity, conservation
Activities:
Grading “Shadow Data Project”
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Date: 5/16/11
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Startup/warm-up:
Relax – you have earned it
Standard(s): Energy, biodiversity, conservation
Activities:
Video and discussion of DNA for the Book
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Date: 5/17/11
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Startup/warm-up:
Relax – you have earned it
Standard(s): Energy, biodiversity, conservation
Activities:
Video and discussion of Sun Bears and Extinction
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Date: 5/18/11
Garden day!!!!!!!
Homework:
No textbook assignments
Working on “Readers Theater” w/ Social Studies
Startup/warm-up:
Read from Science World pages 2-7
Take a “Science in the News” Self Quiz
Standard(s): Energy, biodiversity, conservation
Activities:
Population count Activity from science World