Monday, August 19, 2013

Class Weekly Overview and Homework 2013-14

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Welcome to the 2013-14 school year at WMS.  In this Explorer Science Blog I will include a brief overview of classroom activities and homework.  From time to time this is subject to change.  I will plan to update this every week.

April 14-18 

Monday:  New Seating Chart, Get Seeds for Plant Project, Mt. Everest (Mountain forming processes)

Tuesday:  Mt. Everest

Wednesday:  Homework: Unit 4 lesson 3 Due Friday

Thursday:  Ring of Fire

Friday:  Take Home Dragsters, Grade Homework, Unit 4 Lesson 3 Notes


March 24-28

Monday: Rocks and Minerals

Tuesday:  Grade Unit 4 Vocabulary t-chart, streak and hardness test of common minerals, Homework: Unit 4 Lesson 1 due Friday 3/28

Wednesday: Notes on Unit 4 Lesson 1

Thursday:  Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab

Friday:  Grade Unit 4 Lesson 1 Notes, Review for mid-term next Wednesday 4/2

March 10-14

Monday:  Lab on Radiometric Decay,  Homework: Unit 5 Lesson 2 Due 3/12

Tuesday:  Notes on Unit 5 Lesson 2

Wednesday:  Grade Homework,  Rift Valley

Thursday:  Lab:  Modeling the Fossil Record

Friday:  Review Labs, Homework:  Unit 5 Lesson 3 Due 3/18

February 24-28

Monday:  Trimester 2 Science Exam

Tuesday:  New Seating Chart, Finish Painting Cars, Put Axles and Wheels on Cars

Wednesday:  Draw up Brackets, Set-Up Track, Final Day for Car Modifications

Thursday:  Race Day, Calculations

Friday: Review Results from Race, Finish Calculations

February 10-14

Monday:  Quiz on Unit 3 Lessons 1 and 2, Review part of Homework Due Tuesday

Tuesday:  Grade Homework #'s 6,7,12,14,18-22, and all p.151  , Notes on Unit 3 Lesson 3

Wednesday:  Finish Notes on Unit 3 Lesson 3, Homework Due Friday 2/14 p.153-164(#'s 1,5-25) and p. 165 ALL

Thursday:  Lab Demonstrating Waves Using Giant Slinkies

Friday:  Grade Homework, Review Lab, Notes on Unit 3 Lesson 4, Homework Due Wednesday 2/19 p. 169-178 (#'s 1,3,5,6,10,11,13,15,16,17-21) p. 179 ALL


January 20-24

Monday:  Blue-print, Homework: pages 114-119 Due 1/23 (#'s 2 on p. 115, and 1,5,6, Blue-prints due Wednesday

Tuesday:  Unit 3 Lesson 1 Notes, Review pages 114-119

Wednesday:  Advanced Science Read pages 253-278 by 1/29, Design Blue-prints due Today for a grade

Thursday:  Grade page 119, Transfer blue-print to block of wood, Homework due Tuesday 1/28 p. 120-125 #'s 9,11-118, p.125 1-8

Friday: Theory: Relativity, Transfer blue print to block of wood, Binder and Locker clean-out

December 16-20 and January 13-17

Monday 12/16:  Quiz on Unit 2 Lesson 3, Homework Due Wednesday p.94-99 #'s 1,2,5,7,10

Tuesday 12/17:  Review pages 94-99, GUESS Method solve 5 Force Problems, Dragster Design

Wednesday 12/18: Deadline Graph Redo, Grade p. 99, Unit 2 Lesson 4 Notes

Thursday 12/19:  Dragster Design Day

Friday 12/20:  Theory: Electromagnetism, Dragster Design Day

Monday 1/13:  Review Speed, Acceleration, Force, Homework Due Wednesday p. 100-105 and p. 108-112, Review for Mid-Term on Thursday 1/9

Tuesday 1/14:  Review p. 100-105, Review for Mid-Term

Wednesday 1/15: Grade p. 105 and 108-112, Review for Mid-Term

Thursday 1/16: Mid-term

Friday 1/17:  Theory: Thermodynamics, Return Mid-Term, Dragster Design Day, Finalized Blue Prints Due 1/22

December 9-13

Monday:  Review pages 78-83, Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphing

Tuesday:  Review pages 84-87, Unit 2 Lesson 3 Notes, Graph Analysis Questions, Homework Due Thursday p. 88-91

Wednesday:  Grade page 86, Lab: Free Fall

Thursday: Grade page 91, Study Guide for Unit 2 Lesson 3 Quiz

Friday: Theory: Waves, Quiz, Forces involved with dragsters, Design Process page 443





November 25-December 6

Monday 11/25:  Grade p. 77, Unit 2 Lesson 1 Notes, In class: Interpreting Graphs pages 68 and 69

Tuesday 11/26:  Design Process p. 440-443, Discuss Dragster Project Requirements

Wednesday-Friday 11/27-11/29 No School, Happy Thanksgiving

Monday 12/2:  Vocabulary Assignments Unit 2 Key Terms(1 word from each lesson), Unit 2 Lesson 2 Notes

Tuesday 12/3:  GUESS Method Solving Acceleration Problems, Graphing (DRY MIX), Distance-Time Graphs

Wednesday 12/4:  Periods 2 and 3 Read p. 135-169 by next Wednesday, Speed-Time Graphs

Thursday 12/5:  Graphing Analysis Questions, Study Guide for Unit 2 Lessons 1 and 2 Quiz Friday

Friday 12/6: Theory on Waves, Quiz 15 Questions, Homework due Wednesday 12/11 p. 78-87


November 18-22

Monday: Grade p. 61 #12, Review pages 55-61, Complete Pages 62-64 as a class, Homework Due Wednesday p. 65-67

Tuesday:  GUESS method to Solve Problems

Wednesday:  Grade pages 65-67, Periods 2 and 3 Requirements for final project, Unit 2 Lesson 1 Notes

Thursday:  Acceleration, Work on pages 70-73 together, Homework Due Monday 11/25 p. 74-77

Friday:  Theory, Unit 6 Lesson 2 Notes, Acceleration Problems

November 11-15

Monday:  Locker clean-out, Human Genome

Tuesday:  Human Genome

Wednesday:  2nd Trimester Key Points, Kinetic Energy Lesson

Thursday:  Design a Windmill Lab

Friday:  Laws of Motion, Homework Due Monday 11/18 pages 55-61

November 4-8

Monday:  Grade pages 434-438, Sample Questions for Trimester 1 Exam, Study and review confusing questions

Tuesday:  Review Game

Wednesday:  Trimester 1 Exam,  Periods 2 and 3 Read Through Chapter 5 of Alchemy of Air

Thursday: Start Trimester 2, Return Exam and Review Final Grade, New Seating Chart, Human Genome Project

Friday:  No School For Students, Professional Development Day for Teachers

October 28-November 1

Monday:  Review pages 424-427 Grade #14, Earthworm Dissection Prep

Tuesday:  Earthworm Dissection

Wednesday:  Grade page 431, Homework Due Monday 11/4 p. 434-438

Thursday:  Periods 2 and 3 Alchemy of Air book discussion (Read through Chapter 3), Unit 6 Lesson 5 Notes, Notes for Quiz Friday

Friday:  Theory, Unit 6 Lesson 5 Quiz

October 21-25

Monday:  Grade page 421, Homework Due Monday 10/28 Pages 424-427

Tuesday:  Chemistry Lab:  Water...The Universal Solvent, Key Points for Unit 6 Lesson 4 Quiz

Wednesday:  Periods 2 and 3 Alchemy of Air Notecard questions from Chapter 1, Unit 4 Lesson 6 Quiz, Homework Due Wednesday 10/30 p. 428-431

Thursday:  Fall Break No School

Friday:  Fall Break No School

October 14-18

Monday:  Review pages 409-415, Plant Cell Lab

Tuesday:  Periods 2 and 3 Solar Cooker Analysis Papers Due, Grade p. 412 #9, Review Plant Cell Lab, Homework Due Friday 10/18 p. 416-419

Wednesday:  Review pages 416-419, Notes on Unit 6 Lesson 4

Thursday:  Eyeball Dissection

Friday:  Theory, Review Eyeball Dissection, Grade p. 419, Homework Due Monday 10/21 p. 420-423

October 7-11

Monday:  Grade page 401, Dissolve an Egg, Notes Unit 6 Lesson 3, Homework Due Tuesday pages 402 and 403, Homework Due Thursday p. 404 and 405

Tuesday:  Grade page 403, Throw away Solar Cookers for periods 2 and 3, Egg Osmosis and Diffusion, Respiration and Photosynthesis, Lab: Plant Cell Slides

Wednesday:  Periodic Table of Elements R8 and R9, Lab: Plant Cell

Thursday:  Grade page 405, Periods 2 and 3 begin Alchemy of Air, Key Points for Quiz Friday, Lab: Plant Cell Slides

Friday:  Theory, Unit 6 Lessons 2 and 3 Quiz,  Periods 2 and 3 Reminder: Solar Cooker Paper Due Tuesday

September 30- October 4

Monday: Grade p. 393, Notes Unit 6 Lesson 2, Cell Membrane Demonstration, Homework: pages 394-399 Due Thursday

Tuesday: Periods 2 and 3 Solar Cooker Reflection Day, Lab: Different Types of Cells

Wednesday: Lab: Different Types of Cells, Homework Due Friday pages 400 and 401

Thursday: Grade Pages 398 and 399, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Bacteria

Friday: Theory, Plant Cells, Homework Due Monday pages 402 and 403, Homework Due Tuesday pages 404 and 405

September 23-27
Monday:  6.1 Checkpoint Practice Quiz, Mid-Term Study guides for Units 1 and 6, Homework Due Friday pages 384-389

Tuesday: Review for Mid-Term

Wednesday:  Mid-Term for Trimester 1

Thursday:  Return Exam and Review, New Seating Chart, Demonstration on Lipids, sugars, and water (hydrophobic and hydrophilic, review pages 384-389

Friday:  Theory, Models of Selectively Permeable and DNA, Grade page 389, Homework Due Monday pages 390-393


September 16-20
Monday:  Grade pages 47-50, Unit 6 Key Terms, Homework: pages 374-379 Due Wednesday 9/18

Tuesday:  Compare bacteria to animal cells, Homework: pages 374-379 Due Wednesday 9/18

Wednesday:  Grade page 377, Cell Theory, Notes on Unit 6 Lesson 1, Homework Due Friday p. 380-383

Thursday:  Bacteria and Red Blood Cells, Homework Due Friday pages 380-383

Friday:  2nd and 3rd Period Solar Cookers are Due, Grade p. 383, Unit 6 Mid-term  and Final Exam Key Points, Mid-Term is Wednesday 9/25

September 9-13
Monday:  Grade page 37, Lab: The Strange Case of Beri-Beri, Examples of Scientific Investigations, Homework:  pages 38-41 Due Tuesday, pages 42-42 Due Wednesday

Tuesday:  Review pages 38-41, Homework: pages 42-43 Due Wednesday

Wednesday:  Grade page 43, Lab: Density, Homework: pages 46-50 Due Monday 9/16

Thursday:  Review pages 46-50, Key points for unit 1 Lesson 3 Quiz on Friday, Homework: p. 46-50 due Monday

Friday: Theory, Quiz on Unit 1 Lesson 3, Homework: Due Monday p. 46-50

September 2-6
Monday:  No School Labor Day

Tuesday:  Handout Unit 1 Review Items, Heart Rate Lab, Unit 1 Lesson 2 Notes, Review 28-30, Homework:  p. 28-31 Due Wednesday, p. 32-35 Due Thursday

Wednesday:  Grade page 31, Lab: Strange Case of Beri-Beri, Homework:  p. 32-35 Due Monday

Thursday:  Grade page 35, 5 Percentage Problems, Lab: Strange Case of Beri-Beri, Key Points for Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz on Friday, pages 38-41 Due Tuesday

Friday: Theory: Memetics, Quiz on Unit 1 Lesson 2, Homework: p. 36 and 37 Due Monday, p. 38-41 Due Tuesday, pages 42-43 Due Wednesday

August 26-30
Monday: Review pages 18-20, Lab: Planet Forum, Homework: Due Tuesday pages 18-23

Tuesday:  Review pages 21-23, Grade page 23, Lab: Planet Forum, Homework: Due Thursday pages 24-27

Wednesday:  Review pages 24-25, Homework: Due Thursday pages 24-27

Thursday:  Review page 26, Grade page 27, Lab: Heart Rate

Friday:  Theory, Periods 1 and 2 have Solar Cooker Plans Due, Lab: Heart Rate, Homework: Due Wednesday 9/4, pages 28-31

August 19-23
Monday: Graphs, Homework: Key Terms Due Tuesday, pages 4-10 Due Wednesday

Tuesday: Review graphs and key terms, Homework: pages 4-10 Due Wednesday, pages 11-15 Due Thursday

Wednesday: 1st and 2nd Period Assign Solar Cooker Project, Notes on Unit 1 Lesson 1, Homework: pages 11-15 Due Thursday

Thursday:  Review Key Points for Quiz on Unit 1 Lesson 1 on Friday

Friday:  Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz, Lab Planet Forum, Homework: pages 18-23 Due Tuesday

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