WEEK 1
Monday, October 22
1. Finish Life Cycle of a Star Notes
2. Life Cycle of a Star Story
Tuesday, October 23
1. MQ1Q2 - LCOS
2. LMC - Life Cycle of a Star Story Assignment
Wednesday, October 24
1. HR Diagram Activity - Marble Toss
Thursday, October 25
1. Absolute vs Apparent Magnitude Data
2. Graph Stars on HR Diagram
3. Review for Big Quiz - Stars, Gravity, Space
Friday, October 26
1. Graphing Stars on HR diagram
WEEK 2
Monday, October 29
1. SIMBA #18
2. Finish Plotting HR diagram Points
Tuesday, October 30
1. HR Diagram Quiz
2. SIMBA #19 - Sockket to me!
Wednesday, October 31
1. Jeopardy Review Game - TEST QUESTIONS ARE RIGHT HERE. Please prepare!
Thursday, November 1
1. Quick Review
2. Test #1 - Quarter 2
Friday, November 2
1. Solar System Notes - Planetary Facts
2. Begin Solar System to Scale Activity (Data Table, Directions to measure, Planet Research Table)
WEEK 3
Monday, November 5
1. LMC - Planetary table work (link in November 2)
Tuesday, November 6
1. LMC Planetary table work (link in November 2)
2. Plotting Positions of planets on scale paper model (link in November 2)
Wednesday, November 7
1. Data Table Completion
2. Plotting planets on scale model (link to directions in November 2)
Thursday, November 8
1. LMC - Final Day - Planet Info Table
Friday, November 9
1. MQ - Open "Table" Planet Info Quiz
2. Make 2 Interesting Facts Signs - One SS, and One for Your assigned planet
3. Make Planet Info "Card"
WEEK 4
Monday, November 12
1. SIMBA Quiz
2. Finish Card 1, Work on 2
Tuesday, November 13
1. Apollo 13 with questions
2. Checking Planet Card 1
Wednesday, November 14
1. Assign SS card 2 (collecting tomorrow - R)
2. Apollo 13 with questions
Thursday, November 15
1. Turn in card 2
2. Apollo 13 Completion - turn in questions
Friday, November 16
1. Apollo 13 Discussion - the good and the bad
2. Cut and hang SS to scale model
WEEK 5
Monday, November 19
1. 1/2 cut and hang, 1/2 pictures of solar system
Tuesday, November 20
1. Cut and hang SStS
WEEK 6
Monday, November 26
1. Cut and hang SStS
2. Crossword review 1, 2, 3, 4
Tuesday, November 27
1. Venus and Saturn Clearly Visible this week!! (Southeastern sky pre-dawn/dawn) - see photo here -
2. Phases of the Moon activity - handout here with notes here (this is a nice link to a website with good notes on it!!)
Wednesday, November 28
1. MQ - Simple Moon phase terms
2. Moon phases notes - taken on MQ above
Thursday, November 29
1. SIMBA #23 - The Non-sticky side sticky tape?!?
2. Quiz - Moon phases and R & R using bite sized Oreos
3. Create 2 fact sheets for Solar System - here is a list of fascinating facts
Friday, November 30
1. Grade a class - Review (grade) moon quiz from 11/29
2. Common Terms Review - Choose three terms from here and make a hangable flash card for room
WEEK 7
Monday, December 3
1. SIMBA #24 - Frictionless Ice Question
2. Finish / Hang Flashcards
3. Finish / Hang SS to Scale Model
Tuesday, December 4
1. Interactive Newton's 1st Law Lab - LMC, questions and lab here
Wednesday, December 5
1. Walk-through #3 on Interactive lab (link above)
2. Tide Notes - in conjunction with #3 above
Thursday, December 6
1. MQ - Orbits, Tides, Newton - intro
2. The Great Water Race
Friday, December 7
1. OAA Practice - click here for old test questions!!
2. Hang flash cards
WEEK 8
Monday, December 10
1. "I don't want to go on the cart" - lab
Tuesday, December 11
1. SIMBA - Rising Bubbles
2. I don't want to go on the cart lab answers - in class help
Wednesday, December 12 (I was absent. Sorry!)
1. Practice semester final, partner check, and make corrections if necessary
Thursday, December 13
1. How did we do Wednesday check-up
2. Newton's Laws Demos
- Hanger, Hanger
- The Whirling Dervish
- Drop The Penny
- The Broken Hand
Friday, December 14
1. Check Newton demo explanations
2. Two more Newton demos - HW - explain
3. 3rd Law Lab Design
WEEK 9
Monday, December 17
1. SIMBA #26
2. Newton's Laws 'Quiz' - 1 & 2
3. 10 minutes for lab set-up
4. Go over answers to Practice Final
Tuesday, December 18
1. Balloon Race ("Lead" Zeppelin)
2. Answer questions over lab
3. Finals Review Questions!!
Wednesday, December 19
1. Write brief paper using Newton's Laws explaining the good and bad of the Balloon Race
2. Review game - bank it!
Thursday, December 19
1. Final - Here are the answers to the review questions (which, by the way are the same as the test questions!!)
1. Finish Life Cycle of a Star Notes
2. Life Cycle of a Star Story
Tuesday, October 23
1. MQ1Q2 - LCOS
2. LMC - Life Cycle of a Star Story Assignment
Wednesday, October 24
1. HR Diagram Activity - Marble Toss
Thursday, October 25
1. Absolute vs Apparent Magnitude Data
2. Graph Stars on HR Diagram
3. Review for Big Quiz - Stars, Gravity, Space
Friday, October 26
1. Graphing Stars on HR diagram
WEEK 2
Monday, October 29
1. SIMBA #18
2. Finish Plotting HR diagram Points
Tuesday, October 30
1. HR Diagram Quiz
2. SIMBA #19 - Sockket to me!
Wednesday, October 31
1. Jeopardy Review Game - TEST QUESTIONS ARE RIGHT HERE. Please prepare!
Thursday, November 1
1. Quick Review
2. Test #1 - Quarter 2
Friday, November 2
1. Solar System Notes - Planetary Facts
2. Begin Solar System to Scale Activity (Data Table, Directions to measure, Planet Research Table)
WEEK 3
Monday, November 5
1. LMC - Planetary table work (link in November 2)
Tuesday, November 6
1. LMC Planetary table work (link in November 2)
2. Plotting Positions of planets on scale paper model (link in November 2)
Wednesday, November 7
1. Data Table Completion
2. Plotting planets on scale model (link to directions in November 2)
Thursday, November 8
1. LMC - Final Day - Planet Info Table
Friday, November 9
1. MQ - Open "Table" Planet Info Quiz
2. Make 2 Interesting Facts Signs - One SS, and One for Your assigned planet
3. Make Planet Info "Card"
WEEK 4
Monday, November 12
1. SIMBA Quiz
2. Finish Card 1, Work on 2
Tuesday, November 13
1. Apollo 13 with questions
2. Checking Planet Card 1
Wednesday, November 14
1. Assign SS card 2 (collecting tomorrow - R)
2. Apollo 13 with questions
Thursday, November 15
1. Turn in card 2
2. Apollo 13 Completion - turn in questions
Friday, November 16
1. Apollo 13 Discussion - the good and the bad
2. Cut and hang SS to scale model
WEEK 5
Monday, November 19
1. 1/2 cut and hang, 1/2 pictures of solar system
Tuesday, November 20
1. Cut and hang SStS
WEEK 6
Monday, November 26
1. Cut and hang SStS
2. Crossword review 1, 2, 3, 4
Tuesday, November 27
1. Venus and Saturn Clearly Visible this week!! (Southeastern sky pre-dawn/dawn) - see photo here -
2. Phases of the Moon activity - handout here with notes here (this is a nice link to a website with good notes on it!!)
Wednesday, November 28
1. MQ - Simple Moon phase terms
2. Moon phases notes - taken on MQ above
Thursday, November 29
1. SIMBA #23 - The Non-sticky side sticky tape?!?
2. Quiz - Moon phases and R & R using bite sized Oreos
3. Create 2 fact sheets for Solar System - here is a list of fascinating facts
Friday, November 30
1. Grade a class - Review (grade) moon quiz from 11/29
2. Common Terms Review - Choose three terms from here and make a hangable flash card for room
WEEK 7
Monday, December 3
1. SIMBA #24 - Frictionless Ice Question
2. Finish / Hang Flashcards
3. Finish / Hang SS to Scale Model
Tuesday, December 4
1. Interactive Newton's 1st Law Lab - LMC, questions and lab here
Wednesday, December 5
1. Walk-through #3 on Interactive lab (link above)
2. Tide Notes - in conjunction with #3 above
Thursday, December 6
1. MQ - Orbits, Tides, Newton - intro
2. The Great Water Race
Friday, December 7
1. OAA Practice - click here for old test questions!!
2. Hang flash cards
WEEK 8
Monday, December 10
1. "I don't want to go on the cart" - lab
Tuesday, December 11
1. SIMBA - Rising Bubbles
2. I don't want to go on the cart lab answers - in class help
Wednesday, December 12 (I was absent. Sorry!)
1. Practice semester final, partner check, and make corrections if necessary
Thursday, December 13
1. How did we do Wednesday check-up
2. Newton's Laws Demos
- Hanger, Hanger
- The Whirling Dervish
- Drop The Penny
- The Broken Hand
Friday, December 14
1. Check Newton demo explanations
2. Two more Newton demos - HW - explain
3. 3rd Law Lab Design
WEEK 9
Monday, December 17
1. SIMBA #26
2. Newton's Laws 'Quiz' - 1 & 2
3. 10 minutes for lab set-up
4. Go over answers to Practice Final
Tuesday, December 18
1. Balloon Race ("Lead" Zeppelin)
2. Answer questions over lab
3. Finals Review Questions!!
Wednesday, December 19
1. Write brief paper using Newton's Laws explaining the good and bad of the Balloon Race
2. Review game - bank it!
Thursday, December 19
1. Final - Here are the answers to the review questions (which, by the way are the same as the test questions!!)