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 * < 1/31

displacement
 * 1/3:**
 * warm up
 * review rainbow lab
 * inquiry activity on water
 * review H2O displacement
 * HW volume II ditto


 * 4:**
 * warm up
 * Juice box lab (vol)
 * pass out Vol. pkt & direct
 * HW questions on lab ||  ||< 2/1

review vol. hw as a class on overhead lab and direct
 * 1/3:**
 * warm up
 * collect HW,
 * Discuss H2O displacement
 * Pass out lab data sheet

lab sheet
 * 4:**
 * warm up
 * review HW and collect
 * "pour it on" (vol) review ditto ||  ||< 2/2 SNOW DAY


 * 1/3:**


 * 4:** ||  ||< 2/3


 * 1/3:**
 * warm up on volume
 * start H2O displacement lab with 11 objects
 * **extras worksheets on volume of solids**

4:


 * warm up on volume
 * Finish "pour it on"
 * review for Rainbow lab (vol) for tomorrow
 * extras finish vol. packet 3 dittos left ||  ||< 2/4

1/3:


 * warm up on volume
 * Review HW
 * Finish displacement lab
 * worksheet on water displacement
 * HW: volume worksheets

4:
 * warm up on volume
 * start Rainbow lab
 * ??wkst on finding vol. of solids with diff objects
 * HW: volume wksts?? ||
 * < 2/7

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * review HW
 * Review lab
 * Volume review crossword
 * go over answers
 * any last min ques?
 * warm up
 * review HW?
 * finish Rainbow lab
 * Hw measuring II and metric wkst ||  ||< 2/8

1/3: Volume test

4:
 * Warm up
 * rewiew HW
 * review rainbow lab results, discuss ||  ||< 2/9

1/3:Start Matter Unit
 * warm up
 * Categories of matter activity
 * Group in 2 categories
 * HW: pick 3 things at home and classify them into 3 states of matter

4:


 * warm up
 * start lab of vol of solids
 * go over data sheet ||  ||< 2/10

1/3: 4:
 * warm up (rock, water, and He)
 * Discussion from prior activity, group into 3 categories on graphic organizer
 * Stream a video: A first look at Matter (disc. ed 15min)
 * demo w/ alka seltzer?
 * Discussion about CO2/bubbles/what they observed and the states of matter they observed??
 * warm up
 * finish vol of solids lab and start calculations
 * ||  ||< 2/11

1/3:
 * warm up
 * demo w/ alka seltzer?
 * Discussion about CO2/bubbles/what they observed and the states of matter they saw
 * students draw diagram and label in notebooks on demo

4:
 * warm up
 * collect lab sheets
 * pass out review on volume
 * share and discuss answers
 * last min Q&A
 * HW study for test ||
 * < 2/14

1/3:
 * warm up
 * Read page 43 on solids in text together, copy definitions in notebook
 * 3min model w/ clay students write their observations in notebook (shape stays same, not mivind, atoms tightly packed)
 * teacher demo w/ salt shaker showing atoms tightly packed
 * HW Study guide ques 1-3

4:
 * Volume unit test
 * Exploring volume as extra credit??? ||  ||< 2/15

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * quick review on homework
 * look at volcano in text,p43 guided inquiryactivity.. what states of matter do you see?
 * Q&A
 * Video:prop of matter part 1 (20min)
 * HW solid puzzle?
 * warm up
 * review exploring volume
 * define matter on white board
 * Matter activity to test prior knowledge ||  ||< 2/16

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * review solid puzzle/hand out solid puzzle
 * read together pg 45 about liquids, students write 2 characteristics about liquids in notebooks
 * discuss ice vs water
 * study guide #6-8 HW??
 * warm up
 * categories of matter activity (students cut out object cards, group into 2 groups, discuss why, 3 states of matter organizer distributed, students glue objects onto organizer in each category
 * Hand out packets on matter
 * HW "whats the matter" wkst ||  ||< 2/17

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * review hw
 * together read p46 about properties of liquids
 * define surface tension on board
 * define viscosity on board, think/pair/share about what liquids are viscous
 * study guide #9-11 HW?
 * POP QUIZ??
 * warm up
 * review hw and activity from yesterday
 * assemble matter booklets,read together and highlight key points ||  ||< 2/18

1/3: 4: Winter recess ||  ||<   ||   ||<   ||   ||<   ||   ||<   ||
 * warm up
 * POP QUIZ????
 * review think/pair/share
 * Video: properties of matter II (17min)
 * intro to "let's race" lab??
 * warm up
 * give notes on venn diagram LARGE VISUAL
 * video: intro to matter 17min
 * 3,2,1 activity? ||
 * < 2/21
 * < 2/28

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * review matter
 * start let's race lab
 * with hypothesis and manipulated/dependent variables
 * warm up
 * reintroduce matter page 8 in matter packet on 3 states
 * video matter part 1 (20 min)
 * enter in large venn diagram poster ||  ||< 3/1

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * lets race lab, experiment
 * warm up
 * read together 6-9 in "matter matter" enter facts into venn diagram
 * 15min Video: Intro to Matter (Discovery Ed) ||  ||< 3/2

1/3: 4:
 * lets race lab, graph, go over variables
 * warm up
 * give info on solid liquid & gas characters to add on poster
 * classification confusion wkst
 * HW solid puzzle ||  ||< 3/3

1/3: 4:
 * Library:learn to graph w/ excel
 * tutorial
 * warm up
 * review hw
 * alka seltzer tab demo and students draw it
 * discussion of water vs. honey ||  ||< 3/4

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Students finish graph on excel
 * check with graphing on excel rubric
 * Complete data sheet with conclusions
 * warm up
 * define viscosity
 * ??part 2 movie on matter 17min
 * let's race intro, hypothesis, and predictions ||
 * < 3/7

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * "ketchup caper" play and lab
 * students will observe and predict about heinz vs. store brand
 * HW: who was the caper? how do you know? which ketchup is more viscous?
 * warm up
 * review lab
 * "Let's race" experiment
 * Rank viscosity??(part of data sheet) ||  ||< 3/8

1/3: 4:
 * Warm up
 * cohesion vs. adhesion
 * Amazing H2O race lab and data sheet
 * HW liquid worksheet
 * Warm up
 * "Let's race" graph, variables, and controls ||  ||< 3/9

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Demo of surface tension with magnets
 * "Drops on a penny" activity and data sheet
 * warm up
 * Lap top cart borrowed from libray
 * Tutorial of Excel to make graphs for lab data ||  ||< 3/10

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Water walker play and activity for surface tension and activity sheet
 * Hw: gas worksheet
 * Warm up
 * Students create their own graphs using their data and Excel
 * ?Complete conclusions for HW ||  ||< 3/11

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * "Tissue in a cup" lab whole class
 * read pg 47 in text on Gases
 * HW study guide Gases #12-15
 * Warm up
 * "Ketchup Caper" play and lab
 * students will predict and observe
 * hw: who was the caper ...which ketchup is more viscous heinz or store brand? ||
 * < 3/14

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Intro to Greenhouse effect (gases)
 * video?
 * Greenhouse gases packet complete readings and worksheet 1 HW?
 * warm up
 * cohesion vs. adhesion
 * Amazing water race lab and worksheet
 * HW: liquid worksheet ||  ||< 3/15

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Greenhouse effect packet - reading and worksheet
 * link to our community, suggestions to help clean it up
 * Study guide HW
 * warm up
 * review HW
 * demo with magnets
 * "Drops on a penny" activity ||  ||< 3/16

1/3: 4:
 * warm up
 * Study guide for Matter unit review
 * example questions
 * warm up
 * review activity from prior class
 * surface tension video clip (4 min on discovery ed)
 * "Water walker" activity and play with worksheet ||  ||< 3/17

1/3: 4: Last day at LMS
 * warm up
 * Review with Matter cards!! :) whole class activity "I have, you had.."
 * Warm up
 * "Tissue in a cup" gas lab and worksheet
 * HW: Gas puzzle ||  ||< 3/18

1/3: 4:
 * UNIT TEST
 * UNIT REVIEW
 * ?Matter cards? ||
 * < 3/21


 * Observe? ||  ||< 3/22


 * Observe? ||  ||< 3/23


 * Observe? ||  ||< 3/24

C: E: project & hand out description C: E: C: E: 30 min before lunch 40 min after lunch C: E: C: E:
 * Observe? ||  ||< 3/25
 * hand out student questionnaire
 * wacky introductions, explain daily warm up,
 * Discuss class expectations ||
 * < 3/28
 * W/u
 * video clip: intro to Geo (10min)
 * Discuss video 3/2/1
 * vocab quiz
 * HW Wordwise
 * w/u
 * Quiz vocab
 * Assign scientists for bio
 * HW wordwise ||  ||< 3/29
 * w/u
 * review quiz
 * EC packet read and questions
 * Assign project poster
 * History of geo read and study guide HW?
 * Computer lab ||  ||< 3/30
 * w/u
 * collect HW
 * LAB: how do scientists find out what is inside Earth? (film canisters) and data sheet
 * HW BI p105
 * w/u
 * Intro to geology 3/2/1
 * LUNCH
 * EC? 13-17?
 * Review quiz?
 * History of geo read and study guide HW? ||  ||< 3/31
 * Comp lab
 * HW bring in hard bolied egg
 * w/u
 * review homework
 * Lab (film canisters) and data sheet,graph
 * BI p105
 * HW bring in hard bolied egg ||  ||< 4/1
 * w/u and collect
 * review geo wkst
 * share predictions about lab and answers
 * read p 660-663, 2 facts about each layer in notebook
 * Egg tectonics ACTIVITY and data sheet
 * w/u
 * review geo wkst
 * share predictions about lab and answers
 * Egg tectonics ACTIVITY
 * read p 660-663 and write two facts about each layer and share vocab ||
 * < 4/4

C: 30 min before lunch 40 min after E:
 * w/u
 * Movie "The core" (130min) and questions Start
 * w/u
 * historical contributions of scientists, presentations ||  ||< 4/5

C: E: ? Earths layers packet? ||  ||< 4/6 C: E: lunch period C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E:
 * w/u
 * "The Core" finish
 * w/u
 * Presentations
 * W/u
 * Core sampling - cupcake activity and data sheet
 * w/u
 * "The core" movie and questions ||  ||< 4/7
 * w/u
 * presentations on historical scientists
 * w/u
 * "The core" finish movie ||  ||< 4/8
 * w/u
 * finish presentations
 * Earths layers packet?
 * w/u
 * review packet??
 * core sampling and data sheet ||
 * < 4/11
 * w/u
 * Review/lunch
 * Quiz
 * HW? BI 106-108
 * Unit test ||  ||< 4/12
 * w/u
 * review HW
 * Writing assignment
 * w/u
 * Core cupcakes
 * HW? BI 106 ||  ||< 4/13
 * w/u
 * 10 min video (dis ed)
 * Core cupcakes
 * w/u
 * digging through Earth (10 min)
 * lunch/ Jigsaw Convection Current
 * notes
 * Hw :CC wkst ||  ||< 4/14
 * w/u
 * Jigsaw CC
 * HW CC wkst
 * w/u
 * review HW
 * Notes on maps
 * BI 107-108 ||  ||< 4/15
 * w/u
 * Notes on maps
 * Tectonic maps, label and color
 * w/u
 * Tectonic plate maps label long/lat, prime meridan, equator, continents, ring of fire, fault lines and oceans. ||
 * < 4/25
 * w/u
 * review CC
 * Big Idea p106-108
 * finish maps
 * Study for quiz
 * w/u
 * finish jigsaw
 * grade jigsaw
 * hand in assessment questions ||  ||< 4/26
 * w/u
 * QUIZ
 * intro to maps video
 * w/u
 * cont drift power point
 * BI p 106-109 ||  ||< 4/27
 * w/u
 * powerpoint on maps
 * long/lat wkst
 * w/u
 * Cont drift pkt
 * LUNCH
 * cont drift video 20 min ||  ||< 4/28
 * w/u
 * Lat/long lab
 * w/u
 * Pangaea puzzle
 * BI 111-114 hw?
 * newspaper activity? ||  ||< 4/29
 * w/u
 * finish lab?
 * cont drift video?
 * w/u
 * sea floor spreading notes
 * BI p117-121
 * Test Mon ||

C: E: C: E: c: E: C: ppt cont. drift E: concept map w/ vocab, ques1-6 || 5/6 C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: C: E: YEAAAY!!
 * 5/2
 * w/u
 * Jigsaw Plate tectonics
 * Test
 * Maps hw? || 5/3
 * w/u
 * Jigsaw
 * w/u
 * lat/long notes
 * wkst hw? || 5/4
 * w/u
 * presentations
 * HW:p 99-102
 * HW: BI 117-121
 * w/u
 * finish lat/long lab
 * wkst HW ||< 5/5
 * W/u
 * my notes on unit
 * hw BI 111-114
 * w/u
 * earthquakes read and outline text 684-689
 * w/u
 * review
 * pangaea puzzler
 * test MON on unit
 * w/u
 * Earthquake video
 * HW: reference worksheets on earthquakes ||
 * 5/9
 * test
 * w/u
 * ppt on earthquakes
 * HW packets || 5/10
 * w/u
 * 12 min video pt 2
 * Earthquake reading from modified text & HW
 * w/u
 * earthquakes waves notes
 * HW earthquakes haiti vs. japan || 5/11
 * w/u
 * earthquake video
 * earthquake wave notes
 * HW packets
 * w/u
 * plotting earthquakes lab activity || 5/12
 * W/u
 * earthquake notes ppt
 * Common assessment
 * Task on Earthquakes || 5/13

C: E:
 * plotting quakes lab?
 * common task? ||