Week 1: January 4 - January 11
Friday, January 4
1. 2nd semester syllabus
2. Introduction to the new 10-day letter - Letter number 1
3. Energy terms review - kinetic, potential, conservation of...
4. Newton's Laws Review
5. Forces of Flight Notes
Monday, January 7
1. MQ - Energy Types, FoF
2. Paper Design & Brackets - http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/ & http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/index.html
Tuesday, January 8
1. Aux. Gym - distance tournament
Wednesday, January 9
1. Aux. Gym - Hangtime tournament
Thursday, January 10
1. Bernoulli's Principle & Venturi Effect Stations
Friday, January 11
1. Bernoulli's Principle & Venturi Effect Stations (cont) - due at the end of the period (answered questions as we went)
WEEK 2
Monday, January 14
1. Graded Responses - Egg Drop & Uphill Water
Tuesday, January 15
1. SIMBA #28 - How does a toilet work?
2. MQ2Q3 - Bernoulli's and Air Pressure
Wednesday, January 16
1. JHLMC to type paper airplane response (Non-CTC students)
Thursday, January 17
1. JHLMC to type paper airplane response (Non-CTC students)
Friday, January 18
1. Finish Airplane Paper / Year-long vocab sheet
WEEK 3
Tuesday, January 22 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. This Month in Science, Letter #2
2. Intro to Weather Notes (student), teacher notes
Wednesday, January 23
1. SIMBA #29 - Flash and Burn? Metal sparks when striking other metal and why don't fish die when in water that's struck by lightning?
2. MQ - General Weather Notes
3. Coriolis Effect - Myth or Real? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb69HENUZs8 and my personal Coriolis Video
Thursday, January 24
1. MQ - Why pressure & Coriolis Effect? (see link on Tuesday notes)
2. Temperature Densities Lab (link soon)
3. Weather Fronts Notes (link soon)
WEEK 4
Monday, January 28
1. SIMBA #30 - Why did the food coloring added to the hot water mix much more quickly than that of the cold water?
2. Fronts notes - Warm Front, Cold Front, Stationary Fronts, Symbols
3. Life of a Water Molecule Lab - instructions
Tuesday, January 29
1. LMC - Convert Water Molecule Lab to Excel - Good practice with excel - instructions on Friday link, my example here
Wednesday, January 30
1. Water Through the Water Cycle Notes
2. Cloud Lab
Thursday, January 31
1. Ice, Ice Baby Lab (together with Cloud Lab link above)
WEEK 5
Monday, February 4
1. This Month In Science, Letter #3
2. SIMBA quiz, 1-15
3. MQ - Cloud/Condensation Nuclei
Tuesday, February 5
1. Preciption Type Notes - Page 1, Page 2
2. Lightning Lab #1: Answer Questions
Wednesday, February 6
1. MQ - Precipitation Types
2. Lightning Lab #2, Answer Questions (see Tuesday, Feb. 5 Link)
Thursdasy, February 7
1. MQ - Lightning
2. Why Thunder Notes
3. Tornado Notes 1 & 2
Friday, February 8
1. Study Island
WEEK 6
Monday, February 11
1. MQ - Tornadoes
2. Blueprint of Tornado Box
Tuesday, February 12
1. Collect Tornado Box Blueprint
2. Hurricane Notes
3. Tracking a Hurricane
Wednesday, February 13
1. The Day After Tomorrow
Thursday, February 14
1. Finish The Day After Tomorrow (handout here)
WEEK 7
Tuesday, February 19
1. This Month in Science Letter, #4
2. Discuss Results - go over worksheet (linked Thursday, Feb 14)
3. Weather Wrap Up - Fill in anything we missed
Wednesday, February 20
1. Weather Report Creation
2. Review for Weather Test
Thursday, February 21
1. Weather Test Review - old test questions (this link is updated!! The answers are in the left column)
WEEK 8
Monday, February 25
1. Weather test - all I did was rearrange the questions and take out the topography questions. I also ADDED weather symbols.
Tuesday, February 26
1. OAA Review Questions - Life Science
Wednesday, February 27
1. How'd it get there? Brainstorming packet
2. Convection Current Labs
Thursday, February 28
1. Convection Current Lab #2
2. Inner Earth Notes
Friday, March 1
1. Quick Overview - CC/Inner Earth
2. Colofrul Convection Lab - @ Spangler (http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/colorful-convection-currents)
WEEK 9
Monday, March 4 (sub)
1. Click this --> Convection Current Notes - and bring this up on the Elmo. Copy notes down.
2. MQ/notes - Convection Currents/Inner Earth Note check.
3. How'd it get there? Brainstorming packet - they should have this. Finish this by writing on the RIGHT side of the packet the CORRECT explanation as to how these landforms got where they are.
Tuesday, March 5
1. Overview of Monday - CCs and Plate Boundary
2. Letter #5
3. MQ - CCs and Plate Tectonics
Wednesday, March 6 (Snow Day)
Thursday, March 7 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Plotting Global Volcanoes - Map & Volcanoes
Friday, March 8
1. Check Volcano Plots
2. Volcano notes
3. Earthquake Plots
1. 2nd semester syllabus
2. Introduction to the new 10-day letter - Letter number 1
3. Energy terms review - kinetic, potential, conservation of...
4. Newton's Laws Review
5. Forces of Flight Notes
Monday, January 7
1. MQ - Energy Types, FoF
2. Paper Design & Brackets - http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/ & http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/index.html
Tuesday, January 8
1. Aux. Gym - distance tournament
Wednesday, January 9
1. Aux. Gym - Hangtime tournament
Thursday, January 10
1. Bernoulli's Principle & Venturi Effect Stations
Friday, January 11
1. Bernoulli's Principle & Venturi Effect Stations (cont) - due at the end of the period (answered questions as we went)
WEEK 2
Monday, January 14
1. Graded Responses - Egg Drop & Uphill Water
Tuesday, January 15
1. SIMBA #28 - How does a toilet work?
2. MQ2Q3 - Bernoulli's and Air Pressure
Wednesday, January 16
1. JHLMC to type paper airplane response (Non-CTC students)
Thursday, January 17
1. JHLMC to type paper airplane response (Non-CTC students)
Friday, January 18
1. Finish Airplane Paper / Year-long vocab sheet
WEEK 3
Tuesday, January 22 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. This Month in Science, Letter #2
2. Intro to Weather Notes (student), teacher notes
Wednesday, January 23
1. SIMBA #29 - Flash and Burn? Metal sparks when striking other metal and why don't fish die when in water that's struck by lightning?
2. MQ - General Weather Notes
3. Coriolis Effect - Myth or Real? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb69HENUZs8 and my personal Coriolis Video
Thursday, January 24
1. MQ - Why pressure & Coriolis Effect? (see link on Tuesday notes)
2. Temperature Densities Lab (link soon)
3. Weather Fronts Notes (link soon)
WEEK 4
Monday, January 28
1. SIMBA #30 - Why did the food coloring added to the hot water mix much more quickly than that of the cold water?
2. Fronts notes - Warm Front, Cold Front, Stationary Fronts, Symbols
3. Life of a Water Molecule Lab - instructions
Tuesday, January 29
1. LMC - Convert Water Molecule Lab to Excel - Good practice with excel - instructions on Friday link, my example here
Wednesday, January 30
1. Water Through the Water Cycle Notes
2. Cloud Lab
Thursday, January 31
1. Ice, Ice Baby Lab (together with Cloud Lab link above)
WEEK 5
Monday, February 4
1. This Month In Science, Letter #3
2. SIMBA quiz, 1-15
3. MQ - Cloud/Condensation Nuclei
Tuesday, February 5
1. Preciption Type Notes - Page 1, Page 2
2. Lightning Lab #1: Answer Questions
Wednesday, February 6
1. MQ - Precipitation Types
2. Lightning Lab #2, Answer Questions (see Tuesday, Feb. 5 Link)
Thursdasy, February 7
1. MQ - Lightning
2. Why Thunder Notes
3. Tornado Notes 1 & 2
Friday, February 8
1. Study Island
WEEK 6
Monday, February 11
1. MQ - Tornadoes
2. Blueprint of Tornado Box
Tuesday, February 12
1. Collect Tornado Box Blueprint
2. Hurricane Notes
3. Tracking a Hurricane
Wednesday, February 13
1. The Day After Tomorrow
Thursday, February 14
1. Finish The Day After Tomorrow (handout here)
WEEK 7
Tuesday, February 19
1. This Month in Science Letter, #4
2. Discuss Results - go over worksheet (linked Thursday, Feb 14)
3. Weather Wrap Up - Fill in anything we missed
Wednesday, February 20
1. Weather Report Creation
2. Review for Weather Test
Thursday, February 21
1. Weather Test Review - old test questions (this link is updated!! The answers are in the left column)
WEEK 8
Monday, February 25
1. Weather test - all I did was rearrange the questions and take out the topography questions. I also ADDED weather symbols.
Tuesday, February 26
1. OAA Review Questions - Life Science
Wednesday, February 27
1. How'd it get there? Brainstorming packet
2. Convection Current Labs
Thursday, February 28
1. Convection Current Lab #2
2. Inner Earth Notes
Friday, March 1
1. Quick Overview - CC/Inner Earth
2. Colofrul Convection Lab - @ Spangler (http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/colorful-convection-currents)
WEEK 9
Monday, March 4 (sub)
1. Click this --> Convection Current Notes - and bring this up on the Elmo. Copy notes down.
2. MQ/notes - Convection Currents/Inner Earth Note check.
3. How'd it get there? Brainstorming packet - they should have this. Finish this by writing on the RIGHT side of the packet the CORRECT explanation as to how these landforms got where they are.
Tuesday, March 5
1. Overview of Monday - CCs and Plate Boundary
2. Letter #5
3. MQ - CCs and Plate Tectonics
Wednesday, March 6 (Snow Day)
Thursday, March 7 (2-Hr. Delay)
1. Plotting Global Volcanoes - Map & Volcanoes
Friday, March 8
1. Check Volcano Plots
2. Volcano notes
3. Earthquake Plots