Mr. Keffaber
Week 11 5/20-5/24
Monday
- Fault Line: San Francisco
- Homework: p. 284-293 Due Tuesday 5/21
Tuesday
- Review pages 284-293
- Quiz Wednesday on Unit 4 Lesson 7
Wednesday
- Unit 4 Lesson 7 Notes
- Unit 4 Lesson 7 Quiz
- Homework: pages 294-303, Due Tuesday 5/28
Thursday
- Pages 294-303 Overview
- Homework: pages 294-303 Due 5/28
Friday
- Theory: Inflation
- Volcanoes
Week 10 5/13-5/17
Monday
- Review Pages 265-267
- Notes on Unit 4 Lesson 5
Tuesday
- Quiz on Unit 4 Lesson 5
- Homework: Pages 269-281 Due Thursday 5/16
Wednesday
- Homework: Pages 269-281 Due Thursday 5/16
Thursday
- Grade pages 280-281
- Homework: Pages 284-293 Due Tuesday 5/21
Friday
- Theory: Dark Matter
- Fault Line: San Francisco
Week 8 4/29-5/3
Monday
- Deep Reading 236-243
- Pond and Rivers
- Homework: pages 236-247 Due Wednesday 5/1
Tuesday
- Ponds and Rivers
- Deep Reading 244-245
- Notes Unit 4 Lesson 3
- Homework: pages 236-247 Due Wednesday 5/1
Wednesday
- Quiz Unit 4 Lesson 3
- Homework: p. 248-259 Due Tuesday 5/7
Thursday
- Deep Reading p. 248-252
- Natural Disasters
Friday
- Theory: Rare Earth
- Deep Reading p. 253-256
- Natural Disasters
Week 7 4/22-4/26
Monday
- Mid-Term Review Day
- Homework: pages 222-235 Due Thursday 4/25
Tuesday
- Mid-Term
Wednesday
- Review Mid-Term
- Deep Reading p. 222-231
- Homework: pages 222-235 Due Thursday 4/25
Thursday
- Review Pages 232-235
- Notes Unit 4 Lesson 2
- Main Study Points for Quiz
Friday
- Theory: Gaia
- Unit 4 Lesson 2 Quiz
- Deep Reading p. 236-239
- Homework: pages 236-247 Due Wednesday 5/1
Week 6 4/15-4/19
Monday
- Review Pages 218-219
- Unit 4 Lesson 1 Notes
Tuesday
- Unit 4 Lesson 1 Quiz
- Ring of Fire Analysis
Wednesday
- Ring of Fire
- Homework: Mid-Term Review due Friday
Thursday
- Review for Mid-Term
Friday
- Review for Mid-Term
- Mid-Term Exam is Monday
Week 5 4/8-4/12
Monday
- Unit 5, 6 Key Vocabulary Post Test
- Homework: p. 366-370 Due Tuesday 4/9
Tuesday
- Review and Grade p. 366-370
- Key Points for Unit 5
Wednesday
- Unit 5 Test
- Homework: Unit 4 Lesson 1 (p. 206-219) Due Monday 4/15
Thursday
- Pre-Test: 6 Key Vocabulary for Unit 4
- Deep Reading pages 206-211
- Homework: Unit 4 Lesson 1 Due Monday 4/15
Friday
- Theory: Global Warming
- Deep Reading p. 211-215
- Homework: Unit 4 Lesson 1 Due Monday 4/15
Week 4 3/25-3/29
Monday
- Deep Reading p. 352-361
- Homework: p. 352-363 Due Wednesday 3/27
Tuesday
- Deep Reading p. 352-361
- Unit 5 Lesson 3 Notes
- Homework: p. 352-363 Due Wednesday 3/27
Wednesday
- Unit 5 Lesson 3 Quiz
- Homework: Unit 5 Summary and Istep Review (p. 366-370) Due Tuesday 4/9/13
Thursday
- Rocks and Minerals Video Analysis
- Homework: Unit 5 Summary and Istep Review (p. 366-370) Due Tuesday 4/9/13
Friday
- No School Spring Break
Week 3 3/18-3/22
Monday
-Deep Reading p. 347-350
- Homework: pages 339-351 Due Wednesday 3/21
Tuesday
- Deep Reading p. 350-351
- Notes Unit 5 Lesson 2
- Homework: pages 339-351
Wednesday
- Quiz Unit 5 Lesson 2
- Lab: Timeline of Earth's History
Thursday
- Deep Reading p. 352-355
- Homework: p. 352-363 Wednesday 3/27
Friday
- Theory: Snowball Earth
- Deep Reading p. 352-357
- Homework: p. 352-363 Wednesday 3/27
Monday
Week 2 (3rd Trimester) 3/11-3/15
Monday
-Review pages 334-335
- Unit 5 Lesson 1 Quiz
- Radioactive Decay Lab
Tuesday
- Hawaii...a string of Volcanic Islands
- Notes: Unit 5 Lesson 1
Wednesday
- Lab: Ordering Rock Layers
- Deep Reading p. 339-343
Thursday
- Deep Reading p. 339-347
- Homework: pages 339-351 Due Wednesday 3/20
Friday
- No School: Flex Day
Week 13 (2/25-3/1)
Monday
- Review Study Guide
- Practice Exam Questions
Tuesday
- Exam
Wednesday
- Review Exam
- Eye Dissection Prep
Thursday
- Eye Dissection make-up from last Friday
Friday
- Theory: Solar Nebular
- 5 Main Vocabulary Words from Unit 5
- Homework: Unit 5 Lesson 1 Due Tuesday 3/5
Week 12 (2/18-2/22)
Monday
- No School: President's Day
Tuesday
-Unit 3 Lesson 3 Notes
- Homework: p. 168-193 Due Thursday
Wednesday
- Unit 3 Lessons 4 and 5 Notes
- Homework: p. 168-193 Due Thursday
Thursday
- Grade pages 179 and 193
- Trimester Review Due Monday 2/25, Exam is Tuesday 2/26
Friday
- Cow Eye Dissection
Week 10 (2/4-2/8)
Monday
- No School
Tuesday
- Unit 3 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Worksheet Due at end of Period
Wednesday
- Complete Unit 3 Lesson 3 Pages 140-146 in class
Thursday
- Complete pages 147, 148, 150, and 151 in class
Friday
- Theory: Electromagnetism
- Review page 151 and turn-in for a grade
- Complete pages 152-157 in class
Week 9 (1/28-2/1)
Monday
- Band Saw, Sand, Paint
- Homework: Due Thursday 1/31 p. 126-137
Tuesday
- Band Saw Final Day, Sand, Paint
- Homework: p. 126-137 Due Thursday
Wednesday
- Paint, Cut Axle
- Homework: p. 126-137 Due Thursday
Thursday
- Cut Axle, Put on wheels, finish car
Friday
- In class assignment on Unit 3 Lessons 1 and 2
Week 8 (1/21-1/25)
Monday
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, School
Tuesday
- Unit 3 Lesson 1 notes
- Transfer Blueprint to Block of wood
- Band Saw
Wednesday
- Band Saw: Final Day
- Sand
- Cut Axle
- Paint
Thursday
- Cut Axle
- Paint
Friday
- Finish Paint
- Finish Car
- Homework: pages 126-137, Due Wednesday 1/30
Week 7 (1/14-1/18)
Monday
- Return Mid-Term
- New Seats
- Dragster Rubric
- Complete Groups and Introduction Questions for Dragsters
Tuesday
- Design and Measurements on Grid Paper
- Transfer Design to Block of Wood
Wednesday
- Homework: Pages 114-125
- Drill Axle Holes
- Band Saw Carving of Wood\
Thursday
- Review Main Points of Unit 3 Lesson 1
- Drill Axle Holes
- Homework Due Friday Pages 114-125
Friday
- Theory: Wave Theory
- Review Unit 3 Lesson 1
- Homework Quiz
- Band Saw
Week 6 (1/7-1/11)
Monday
- Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
- 10 Force = Mass x Acceleration Problems
- Homework: Unit 2 Final Review due Wednesday 1/9
Tuesday
- Vectors
- Calculating Speed and Acceleration
- Dragster Blueprint
Wednesday
- Grade Unit 2 Final Review
- Review for Mid-Term
- Dragster Blueprint
Thursday
- Review for Mid-Term
- Falling Water Lab
Friday
- Trimester 2 Mid-Term
- Finish Blueprint for Dragster
Week 5 (12/17-12/21)
Monday
- Lesson 3 Notes
- Lab: Exploring Inertia
- Homework: Unit 2 Lesson 4 Due Tuesday 12/18
Tuesday
- Review Lesson 4
- Lesson 4 Notes
- Homework: ISTEP Review (p. 108-112) due Thursday 12/20
Wednesday
- Review main points of Unit 2
- Design work on Dragster
- HW: ISTEP review Unit 2 Due Thursday
Thursday
- Grade Unit 2 ISTEP Review
- Design work for Dragster
Friday
- Dragster Design
Week 4 (12/10-12/14)
Monday
- Vocabulary: Speed
- Lesson 3
- Homework: Lesson 3 Due 12/11 p. 78-91
Tuesday
- Adv. Science: Review 18, 19, and 20 and Read Chapter 21 and 22 for Thursday
- Review Lesson 3
- Homework Quiz on Lesson 3
- Lab: Exploring Inertia
Wednesday
- Lab: Exploring Inertia
- Lesson 3 Notes
- Calculating Force
Thursday
- Adv. Science: Review 21 and 22, Read Epilogue for Next Tuesday and Begin working on Final Project
- Calculating Force Problems
- Homework: Due Tuesday 12/18, Lesson 4 Pages 94-105
Friday
- Theory: Gravity
- Lesson 4
- HW: Lesson 4 Due 12/18
Week 3 (12/3-12/7)
Monday
- Acceleration Lesson
- Practice Speed and Acceleration Problems
- Homework: Lesson 2 Due Wednesday 12/5
Tuesday
- Advanced Science: Chapters 13,14, and 15 Due, Read Chapters 16 and 17 for Thursday
- Lab: Free Fall Distance
- Homework: Lesson 2 Due Wednesday 12/5
Wednesday
- Review Lesson 2
- Homework Quiz Lesson 2
- Lab: Free Fall Distance
- Lesson 2 Notes
Thursday
- Advanced Science: Chapters 16 and 17 Due, Read Chapters 18, 19, and 20 for Tuesday 12/11
- Lesson 2 Notes
- Homework: Lesson 3 Due Tuesday 12/11
Friday
- Theory: Laws of Motion
- Lesson on Forces
- Homework: Lesson 3 Due Tuesday 12/11
Week 2 11/26-11/30 (Trimester 2)
Monday
- Introduce Unit 2 Lesson 1
- Homework: pages 55-67 Due Wednesday 11/28
Tuesday
- Advanced Science Chapters 9 and 10 in Alchemy of Air Due, Read Chapters 11 and 12 for Thurs.
- Vocabulary Focus: Position, Speed, and Motion
- Homework: pages 55-67 Due Wednesday 11/28
Wednesday
- Lesson 2 Homework Quiz
- Homework: Speed Problems due 11/30 Friday
Thursday
- Advanced Science Book Discussion in Library with Mr. Bruns for Chapters 11 and 12, Read Chapters 13 and 14 for Tuesday 12/4
- Unit 2 Lesson 1 Notes
- Homework: Speed Problems due 11/30 Friday
Friday
- Grade Speed Problems
- Theory Friday: Principle of Least Action
- Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz
- Homework due 12/5 Wednesday Unit 2 Lesson 2
Week 1 11/19-11/23
Monday
- Design Process pages 440-443, Homework: Design Process Analysis Due 11/20
Tuesday
- Advanced Science: Chapters 7 and 8 Due, Read Chapter 9 for Tuesday 11/27
- Review and Grade Design Process Homework
- Main Vocabulary: Position, Speed, Motion
Wednesday-Friday
- Thanksgiving Vacation
Week 13(November 12th-16th)
Monday, Veteran's Day
- ISTEP Unit 6 Review Re-Do
- Human Genome
Tuesday
- Human Genome
- Writing: Analysis of Human Genome
Wednesday
- Return Trimester 1 Exam
- Epithelial Cell Lab
- Pages 440-443 The Design Process
Thursday
- New Seating Chart
- The Design Process
Friday
- No School, Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:30 am-4 pm in the WMS Cafeteria
Week 12 (November 5th-November 9th)
Monday
- Grade Unit 6 Review Homework (pages 434-438)
- Human Epithelial Cells Lab
Tuesday
- Review for Trimester 1 Exam on Friday (Things to Know from Unit 1)
Wednesday
- Review for Trimester 1 Exam on Friday (Things to Know from Unit 6)
- Sample Exam Questions
Thursday
- Review for Exam
Friday
- Trimester 1 Exam
Week 11(October 29th-November 2nd)
Monday
- Unit 6 Lessons 3 and 4 Notes
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 5 Due Tuesday 10/30
- Review Lesson 5
- Unit 6 Lesson 4 Notes
- Lab: Carrot and Chicken Egg Osmosis
- Homework Quiz on Unit 6 Lesson 5
- Lab: Carrot and Chicken Egg Osmosis
- Unit 6 Lesson 5 Notes
- Unit 6 Lesson 5 Notes
- Homework: Unit 6 Review Due Monday 11/5
- Theory
- Lab: Carrot and Chicken Egg Osmosis
- Lab: Human Epithelial Cells
Week 10(October 22nd-26th)
Monday
- Unit 6 Lessons 2 and 3 Notes
- Review Lesson 4 Key Points
- Dissolved Egg Cell
- Unit 6 Lesson 4 Notes
- Dissolved Egg Cell
- Cheek Cells
- Key Terms for Unit 6 Lessons 1-4
- Quiz: Unit 6 Lessons 1-4
- Dissolved Egg Cell
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 5(pages 420-431) Due Tuesday 10/30
- Fall Break
Monday
- Advanced Science Final Day to take home Solar Cooker Projects
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 2 Notes
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Due Tuesday 10/16 pages 394-405
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 3
- Homework Quiz on Unit 6 Lesson 3
- Unit 6 Lesson 3 Notes
- Unit 6 Lesson 3 Notes
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 4 Due Friday 10/19
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 4 Key Terms
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 4 Due Friday 10/19
- Advanced Science Solar Cooker Papers Due
- Random Quiz
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 4
- Unit 6 Lesson 4 Notes
- Monday
- Adv. Science Take Home Solar Cookers, Top 2 from each class on display in library
- Lab: Cells
- Lab: Protists (Set-Up and Introduction)
- Homework Unit 6 Lesson 2 Due Wednesday 10/10
- Tuesday
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 2
- Protists Lab
- Wednesday
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 2
- Homework Quiz on Unit 6 Lesson 2
- Unit 6 Lesson 2 Notes
- Thursday
- Unit 6 Lesson 2 Notes
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Due Monday 10/15 (pages 394-405)
- Friday
- Theory
- Randomized Quiz
- Review Unit 6 Lesson 3
- Homework: Unit 6 Lesson 3 Due Monday 10/15 (pages 394-405)
Week 7
10/1 Monday: Trimester 1 Mid-Term (Information from all of Unit 1 and Unit 6 Lesson 1)
10/2 Tuesday: Review Mid-Term, New Seating Chart, Lab: Mineral ID
10/3 Wednesday: Lab: Mineral ID, Lab: Cells
10/4 Thursday: Lab: Cells
10/5 Friday : Theory, Randomized Quiz, Homework Unit 6 Lesson 2 pages 384-393 Due Tuesday 10/9/12
Week 6
9/24 Monday: Review Unit 1 Quiz, Lab: Mineral ID, Homework: Unit 6 Lessson 1 pages 371-383 Due Wednesday 9/26
9/25 Tuesday: Naviance Day with Guidance Counselor Julie Brown
9/26 Wednesday: Homework Quiz on Unit 6 Lesson 1, Unit 6 Lesson 1 Notes
9/27 Thursday: Unit 6 Lesson 1 Notes, Lab: Cells
9/28 Friday: Theory, Randomized Quiz, Review Information for Mid-Term Monday
Week 5
9/17 Monday: Data Tables and Graphs, Lab: Mineral ID
9/18 Tuesday: Lab: Mineral ID, Review Things to Remember for Unit 1, Homework: Unit 1 Review Due Thursday 9/20
9/19 Wednesday: Homework: Unit 1 Review Due Thursday 9/19
9/20 Thursday: Review Homework, Homework Quiz on Unit 1 Review
9/21 Friday: Unit 1 Quiz (20 questions), Homework Due 9/26 Wednesday Unit 6 Lesson 1 pages 371-383
Week 4
9/10 Monday: Homework Quiz on Unit 1 Lesson 3, Unit 1 Lesson 2 Notes, Homework pages 46-50 Due Thursday 9/13
9/11 Tuesday: Brainstorm Problems to be solved, Lab: Heart Rate
9/12 Wednesday: Unit 1 Lesson 3 Notes, Review pages 46-48
9/13 Thursday: Review pages 49-50, Homework Quiz on Unit 1 Review, Lab: Mineral ID
9/14 Friday: Theory, Random Quiz + Graphing, Lab: Mineral ID, Unit 1 Lesson 3 Notes
Week 3
9/4 Tuesday: Homework Quiz on Unit 1 Lesson 2, Lab: The Strange Case of Beri-Beri
9/5 Wednesday: Enthusiasm Survey, Unit 1 Lesson 2 Notes, Homework Due Friday 9/7 Unit 1 Lesson 2 p. 32-43
9/6 Thursday: Unit 1 Lesson 2 Notes, Lab: Heart Rate
9/7 Friday: Theory, Randomized Quiz, Review Unit 1 Lesson 2 p. 32-43
Week 2
8/27 Monday: Review Lesson 1, Unit 1 Lesson 1 Notes
8/28 Tuesday: Homework Quiz Unit 1 Lesson 1 (5 questions), Unit 1 Lesson 1 Notes, Lab: Planet Forum
8/29 Wednesday: Lab: Planet Forum, Homework Due Tuesday 9/4 Unit 1 Lesson 2(pages 18-31)
8/30 Thursday: Lab: The Strange case of Beri-Beri, Review pages 18-24
8/31 Friday: Theory, Enthusiasm Survey, Randomized Quiz, Homework Due Tuesday 9/4 Unit 1 Lesson 2 (pages 18-31)
