FEBRUARY 18-21

Tuesday - Big Bang Theory

 Wednesday- Galaxies

Thursday - Stars

Friday - Stars

Feb 10-14

Monday - Lunar Cycle

Tuesday - Lunar Cycles

Wednesday - Tides

Thursday - Tides

Friday - Big Bang Theory

January 27-31

 

Monday -

Complete the building of the earthquake towers.

Tuesday -

Shake the earthquake towers on the shake table.

Wednesday -

Take notes and understand that the Earth’s rotation along its axis causes day and night and that Earth’s tilt as it revolves the Sun is the reason we have seasons.

Thursday-

Complete student vocabulary cards.

Homework for the week.  Due in 2 days. 

Friday-

Students will make a poster to help them understand how the Earth rotates on its axis and causes day/night, and how the Earth is tilted as it revolves around the Sun which causes seasons.

January 13-17

Earthquake Towers

Students will be taught about earthquakes and areas prone to earthquakes.

We will challenge students to build a tower that will withstand an earthquake. When the towers are complete, we will attach them to a shake table to determine if their tower could survive an earthquake.

All of the materials needed for this project will be provided. And all of the work will be done in class.

January 7-10

Topographic Maps

November 11-15

 

November 11 – Monday

1. calculating speed warm-up

2. Speed Graphs

3. Prep for Walk this Way Lab

 

November 12 – Tuesday

1. Walk This Way Lab

 

November 13 – Wednesday

1. Graphs for Walk This Way Lab

 

November 14 – Thursday

1. Warm up

2. Newtons Laws of Motion

3. Notes using card sort for Newtons Laws

 

November 15 – Friday

1. Egg drop demo

2. Briefly review Newton’s Laws

3. Newtons Laws Station Rotation

November 4-8

November 4 – Monday

1. Warm Up

2. Review Net Forces

3. Tug-o-war Worksheet with questions

4. Resultant vectors worksheet

 

November 5 – Tuesday

1. Speed formula notes

2. Khan academy acceleration video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITA1rW5UraU#t=17

3. Brainpop Acceleration is great http://www.brainpop.com

4. Determining speed worksheet

 

November 6 – Wednesday

1. Warm up

2. Review speed formula

3. Speed problems worksheet with manipulations

 

November 7 – Thursday (Substitute)

1. Watch the video October Skies with a worksheet

 

November 8 – Friday (Substitute)

1. Finish watching the video October Skies with a worksheet

October 28 through November 1

This is Red Ribbon weeks where we SCARE AWAY DRUGS. Students are allowed to dress up each day with a different theme.  I have put each day’s theme on the days below. Should be a FUN week!!!

October 28 – Monday      Red Ribbon Week – Super Hero

1. Test Corrections for the Chemistry Test – Due Thursday

2. Forces Checklist and Notes

October 29 – Tuesday     Red Ribbon Week – Twin Day

1. Review Potential and Kinetic Energy

2. Frayer Vocabulary Models using new vocabulary

October 30 – Wednesday     Red Ribbon Week – Wacky Tacky Wednesday

1. Notes on Balanced & Unbalanced Forces

2. Venn Diagram comparing Balanced & Unbalanced Forces

3. Brainpop

October 31 – Thursday     Red Ribbon Week – Halloween Costume

1. Frayer Model Gallery Walk

2. Net Forces Notes

November 1 – Friday (SUBSTITUTE)   Red Ribbon Week – Flash Back Friday

1. Video on Net Forces with worksheet

2. Net Forces worksheet

October 21-25

Monday –

1. Complete Frayer models for Chemical Change and Physical Change

2. Periodic Table Jigsaw

If you are getting picture retakes, pick up form in science class.

Tuesday -

1. Chemistry Stations to review chemical equations, formulas, etc.

*****PICTURE RETAKES DURING SCIENCE*****

Wednesday -

1. Complete Chemistry Stations to review chemical equations, formulas, etc.

Thursday -

1. District Assessment

Friday -

1. Allow time for students to finish District Assessment. Test Corrections/Go over DA

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Oct 7-11

Monday - Chemical Reactions

Tuesday - Writing Chemical Formulas

Wednesday - Analyzing Chemical Equations

Thursday - Paper Clip Lab for writing chemical equations

Friday - Chemical Reactions Lab

SEASONS WEBQUEST (Feb 5-7)

Reasons for the Seasons WebQuest

You've Been Hired!!

An educational publishing company has hired YOU to produce posters for middle school science classrooms.  Your first poster is to be one that shows the causes of seasons on Earth.  Since many students have wrong ideas (misconceptions) about what causes seasons it is very important that your poster be very accurate. Your poster will answer the question "What causes the seasons?".  
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Before you can start your poster, you must do some research on student ideas as well as the science behind the seasons.

Part 1:  Misconceptions about the Seasons

A misconception is an incorrect idea about something. Research the websites provided below to view common misconceptions students may have about the seasons. 
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List four misconceptions in your journal on page 104. Title the page"Misconceptions about the Season"
Skip lines between each one.

• Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy - Misconceptions (read question & answer)
• Seasons Misconceptions (read Seasons Misconceptions paragraph)
• Common Misconceptions
• Some Common Misconceptions
• The Seasons

Misconceptions  (complete sentences)

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PART 2:    TILT OF THE EARTH

How does the Earth's tilt affect the seasons? Research the websites below.
On page 105 in your journal (title the page "Tilt of the Earth"), Draw 4 pictures showing how Earth's tilt affects each season. 

Include the following on all 4 drawings:  Earth, its tilt, the sun, name of the season. 

• Earth’s Revolution and Sun Angle
• Earth’s Tilt and the Seasons
• What Causes the Seasons?
• Seasons and the Tilt
• Seasons and the Tilt Interactive
• Why is the Earth Tilted? (podcast)

PART 3:  THE SEASONS POSTER

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Now you are ready to make your poster!!  The Earth is at four different points in its orbit around the Sun when we have each season. Where is the Earth when it is summer (or winter, fall, and spring)? Does the Earth tilt towards or away from the Sun? Draw a picture of the Earth revolving around the Sun throughout the year. Show the Earth at its location during winter, spring, summer, and fall/autumn. There are additional websites below to continue your research.  Your paycheck will depend on how many accurate items are included in your poster.

• Earth’s Appearance Different Times During the Year
• Seasons Interactive
• Seasons Interactive II
• Observe Seasonal Changes

You must Include the following on your poster to get your full paycheck:

• Title of poster ($2)
• Neatness and color  ($2)
• Sun ($2) 
• Earth in four different locations ($2) 
• Labels for winter, spring, summer, and fall ($2) 
• Tilt ($2) 
• Color in day and night on all 4 Earths ($2) 
• Short paragraph explaining the reason for the seasons ($2)  
• PUT EVERYONE'S NAME ON BACK OF POSTER!!

Fine Print:  Your paycheck will be the paid in points added to your science average : )

This WebQuest is modified from WebQuests found at Science-Class.net and http://mrscienceut.net/SeasonsWebQuest.html.  

February 4-8

Feb 4 - Monday
     Fronts Warm-up
     Life of a Hurricane Worksheet
     Read pgs 157-160 of Gateways book
     Graphing and Analysis Questions page 161

Feb 5 - Tuesday
     Finish Graphing and Analysis Questions page 161
     Seasons Webquest

Feb 6 - Wednesday
     Complete Seasons Webquest
     Seasons Poster

Feb 7 - Thursday
     Present Seasons poster
     Seasons Exit Ticket

Feb 8 - Friday
     Lunar Cycle - draw phases of the moon - perspective activity
     Anticipation Guide - Moon Phases
     Lunar Cycle Probe 

January 28-February 1

 

Monday-

Review Energy Transfer

Notebook Prep for Radiation Lab on Tuesday

Graphing review

Tuesday-

Radiation Lab

Wednesday-

Complete Radiation lab questions and graphing

Thursday-

Air Pressure Notes

Pressure Can Crunch

High Pressure/Low Pressure Foldable

Friday-

Warm front/cold front diagram and notes

Weather map worksheet

Air Pressure and weather front questions

January 22-25

Monday – Holiday

Tuesday – Earthquake video with worksheet

Wednesday –

Notes on Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Teach Hand signals for Convection, Conduction, Radiation

Create Foldable for Energy Transfer

Thursday -

Review Energy Transfer

Convection Lab

Video on how Convection cause changes in weather

Friday -

Review Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Conduction Lab

Second Semester

January 8-18

Earthquake Shake Tower

Design and Building a Tower of balsa wood to withstand the shaking of an earthquake