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Mr. Bird's 8th Grade Science
2009-2010
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Monday
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First day of School
-First Day Letter
-Time to Teach
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Enter room
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On task
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Computers at desk
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Mac Computer Introduction
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Table areas at the end of period
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Pencil Sharpen
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Bathroom Pass
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Group Discussions
-Website: What is there?
-Start Birthday Lab Data table
#1
Homework:
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21
Birthday Lab
-Data Table 1
-Graphing Rules
Notes PP
-Graphing
Rules Handout
-Graph #1: # of births vs. months for period ( __ )
Homework:
- Get supplies due Monday:
you only need a 1.5" Binder not a 2" inch
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First Day Letter signed by parent
Due Monday
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24
-Turn in 1st Day Letter
-Supply check
-Get your Birthday Lab
out and your graph from yesterday
-Finish Graph
of class data
-Data
table 3
-Work on Graph of school data
-Work on
Questions on back of lab sheet
Homework:
- Finish
both graphs and questions and back
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25
Please get
out your:
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Birthday Lab
Sheet with questions answered
- Graph 1:
Months vs. # of Births for Class period and Graph 2: Months vs. # of Births for
all MVMS
- Pencil
-Conclusion
Notes Presentation
-Using
Conclusion Notes write Conclusion with group at computers
-Virtual
Presentation of the Lecture
-Work on Title Page
Homework:
Finish Birthday Lab:
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Title Page
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Title
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Name
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Period
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Graphic
- Lab sheet
complete front and back
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Data Table 1
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Graph 1 and Graph
2
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Conclusion
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26
Get ready
to Turn in your
Birthday Lab:
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Title Page
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Lab sheet
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Data Table 1
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Graph 1 and 2
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Conclusion
Get out a pen
Clear everything else off your desk
Be sure everyone at your table is ready
Bill Nye:
Outer Space: Part 1
,
Part 2,
Part 3
Homework:
Interactive Reader 213-227 for Monday
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27
-Life of a
Star Tour
Homework:
Interactive Reader 213-227 for Monday
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28: Magazine Drive
-Life of a
Star Tour
Homework:
Interactive Reader 213-227 for Monday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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31
Due Interactive Reader 213-227
The Future of the Milky Way
Homework:
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Interactive Reader 228-231 Due Wednesday
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September 1
-Chapter
15 directed Reading A
-Chapter
15 Section Quiz
Homework:
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2Due
Interactive Reader 228-231
"A Star's Life": Write a
paragraph in 1st person of your life as a star - "I was born in a nebula far,
far away........"
-Work
on completing Chapter 15
Log Due Tomorrow
1 page of
notes for test tomorrow
Homework:
- Finish
Chapter 15 Log
- Finish 1 Page
of notes (1 side only) to use during the test. Not typed
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3
Chapter 15 Test and
Chapter 15 Log Due
Homework:
- Work on IR
pages 232-239 Wednesday
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4
Chapter 16 Videos:
Video Notes
Homework:
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7
Labor Day-No
School
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8
Solar System
Distance Activity
Homework:
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9
Due IR pages 232-239 Wednesday
Celestia Tour of
the Solar System: This is an open source Astronomy
simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Wednesday
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Celestia
Tour of the Solar System: This is an open source
Astronomy simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Wednesday
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11
-Phases of the Moon:
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Wednesday
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14
Celestia
Tour of the Solar System: This is an open source
Astronomy simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
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15
-Bill Nye: The Moon
-Origin
of the Moon
Play with Celestia
or Google Earth
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Wednesday
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16Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due
-Chapter 16 Review
-Reinforcement
Homework:
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17
-Finish
Chapter 16 Log
-1 Page of Notes
for Test
-IR 252- 265 Due Friday
Homework:
- Finish
Chapter 16 Log
- Finish 1 page
of notes for test tomorrow
- IR 252- 265
Due
Friday
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18IR
252- 265 Due Friday
-5 week Progress Notice Sent home
-Chapter 16 Test
-Chapter
16 Log
Due
-1
Page (1 side only) of notes for the test
Homework:
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21
-Start the Popcorn Lab
Homework:
Homework:
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22
-Make a computer graph of data in excel (See
podcast demonstration) Don't have excel at home go to
openoffice
Homework:
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23
-5 week Progress Notice Sent home
-Grade
Chapter 16 Tests
-Paragraph Summary of- "Faster
than the Wind"
Homework:
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24
-Classroom
instructions
-Popcorn
Lab
-Virtual
Tutorial 1-6
-Virtual
Presentation Model Notes
-Model
Notes PowerPoint Presentation
Finish
Popcorn Lab
Questions 7-11
Homework:
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Get
progress notice
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Finish
Popcorn Lab
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Lab sheet: front and
back
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Graph by hand
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Computer graph
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Conclusion on
Friday in class
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25
5 week Progress Notice signed
-Conclusion
Notes Presentation
-Using
Conclusion Notes write Conclusion with group at computers
-Title Page
Turn in Popcorn Lab
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Title Page
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Lab sheet front
and back all questions answered
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Graph # of Mass
vs. # of Kernels
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Computer Graph
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Conclusion
-Homework:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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28
Popcorn
Lab Due
Review
Model Notes Presentation
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Weight on Moon Activity
Homework:
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29
-Use your Graphing rules notes, model notes and your group members to work on
and finish the -Model
Predictions Worksheet with the 2 graphs
Homework:
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30
-Rounding
Rules
Significant Figure Worksheet on back
Homework:
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October 1
-Problem
Solving Notes
-Problem Solving Presentation
-Science
Skills Review Sheet
-Science Skills Log
Homework:
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2
Finish Science Skills Log
Due Monday in
the log
Check your answers on the board
Homework:
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5
Science Skills Log Due
Unit 1 Test: Graphing and Lab Skills
Homework:
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6
Unit 1 Test: Graphing and Lab Skills Day 2
Homework:
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7
Grade Tests
Homework:
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8
-Bill
Nye: Motion
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9
IR 163-168 Due
Golf Ball
Roll Lab
Homework:
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-Golf
Ball Roll Lab
Finish Check of the model and Questions 1-2
Homework:
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-Golf Ball
Roll Lab:
Homework:
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Golf Ball
Roll Lab
- Lab
sheet: all questions
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Graph1 Time vs Distance
- Graph
2 - Distance vs. Velocity
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14
-Golf Ball
Roll Lab:
Work on Group
Conclusions
Homework:
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15Golf
Ball Roll Lab Due at beginning of period
Changing Between
Units:
Homework
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16
-Problem Solving Notes
-Problem
Solving PowerPoint
-Changing
Between Units Worksheet b
Homework
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19
My Speed in PE
Activity
Race Walking
Instruction:
Homework:
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20
Line-rider Relative
motion:
Describe the motion of:
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The sledder in relationship to the track and the
computer
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The track in relationship to the sledder and the
computer
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The computer in relationship to the sledder and the
track
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Be sure to talk about your reference point
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Check these out:
Directed Reading A
Homework:
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21
-Acceleration
Presentation
-Virtual
Presentation
-Page
342 in the textbook Quick lab
Homework
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22
Use Motion
Sensors to create graphs
Homework:
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23: End of 1st
Quarter
Motion,
Speed. Acceleration Log
Motion, speed
acceleration Review Sheet
Homework:
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Motion,
Speed. Acceleration Log
Study for Motion
Test by finishing and checking the
Motion Review
Sheet
Homework
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27- Minimum Day
-Motion
Test
Homework
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28
-Motion,
Speed. Acceleration Log
Due
-Finish
the Motion Test
Homework
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29 - Minimum Day
-Finish
the Motion Test
-Balloon
Lift Myth Busters
Homework
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30-
Grade Tests
Homework
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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November 2
-Drop
Lab
Homework:
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3-
Minimum Day - sub
-Complete
Drop Lab Computer Graph of Acceleration vs. Mass of the Washers
Homework:
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4:
Watch Objects falling
in a vacuum
-Work on Questions
Homework:
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Finish
Drop Lab by end of the period
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Title Page
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Lab sheet
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Graph
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5-
Minimum Day -sub
-Test Make-ups before school
-Collect Drop Labs
-Watch the Pisa Force Video
Homework:
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6:
Test Make-ups: Before, lunch, after
-Bill Nye Gravity
Video
Homework:
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9
-Test Make-ups: Before, lunch, after
-Force
- Friction - Gravity Lecture
Homework:
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10:IR
169-177 Due
-Test
Make-ups: lunch, after
Finish
Force - Friction - Gravity Lecture - Videos included in lecture
-Roller
Coaster Physics Video
- 10 facts - drawing- 2 questions
Homework:
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11
Veteran's Day No
School
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12
Test Make-ups:
Before, lunch, after
-Force Simulation: Phet Interactive Simulations
Homework:
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13
Test Make-ups:
Before, lunch, after
-Force Simulation: Phet Interactive Simulations
Homework:
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November
16
Newton's Law Lecture
Homework:
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17IR
178-190 Due Today
Balloon Launch Force Activity
Homework
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Cartoon Video
Homework
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19
Forces
and Motion Review
Forces and Motion - Chapter 13 Log
Homework
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20IR
191-198 Due Today
Chapter 13 Log due
Forces and Motion Test
Homework
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Thanksgiving Break 11/23 - 11/27
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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30
Science Essay
Homework:
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December 1
-Topic
for Paper due at beginning of period
Write and share
Thesis Statements
with group-writing help
-Work on Graphic Organizer for Body
-Blank
Graphic Organizer for you to save and then open in PowerPoint and fill in
with information
Homework:
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2
-MLA Format
explanation
-MLA Format Sample Paper
-Use
Son of
Citation Machine or noodlebib to make your citations.
-Header and Footer in word
-Blank
Graphic Organizer for you to save and then open in PowerPoint and fill in
with information
-Homework:
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Finish Thesis
Statement for
Science Essay
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Get Thesis
checked by Humanities teacher Due Friday
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Work on
commentary portion of Graphic organizer. Not due yet, but the more you do
now the easier it will be later.
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3
Research and Write
Introductory paragraph
-Science Essay: Work on
Graphic Organizer for Body - pick 3 science concepts
-First sentence is definition of science concept with source listed on
bottom.
Homework:
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4Mobile
Cart
-Signed Thesis
Statement due at beginning of period
Research and
Write
Introductory paragraph
-Work on
Works Cited page using
the Son
of Citation Machine
-Body Paragraphs
- commentary more explanation of how the science is connected to the
concrete detail
Homework:
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-Recap and
Transition Sentence
Conclusion: Follow link for
explanation. Also, don't forget the "so what" part of the paper.
-Finish writing body from
Graphic Organizer
Homework -
Class work
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Introductory Paragraph Check
Science Essay
-Finish paper with:
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Introduction
- 3 body
paragraphs
-
conclusion
- works
cited
Homework -
Class work
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9: Mobile Cart
Conclusion Check
Grading
Rubric
Work on paper and Graphic organizer
Homework -
Class work
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10Mobile Cart
Work on paper and
Graphic organize
Homework -
Class work
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11
-Science
Essay and Graphic Organizer due at the beginning
of the period
Video Project
-Pick your Group
-Decide on Topic
Homework:
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Research your video Topic
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Video Project
Homework:
- Work on Video
Project, this includes:
- Finishing the
Pitch
- working on
Storyboard
- finding video
clips
- Looking at
the class web site for student videos
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Video Project
Homework:
- Work on Video
Project, this includes:
- Finishing the
Pitch
- working on
Storyboard
- finding video
clips
- Looking at
the class web site for student videos
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Video Project Pitch Due
Video Project
Homework:
- Work on Video
Project, this includes:
- Finishing the
Pitch
- working on
Storyboard
- finding video
clips
- Looking at
the class web site for student videos
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17
Video Project
Homework:
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18
Video
Project
Storyboards due
Homework:
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December 21 - January 1 Winter Break
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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January 4
Video Project
Homework:
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5
Video Project
Homework:
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6
Video Project
Homework:
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7
Video Project
Homework:
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8
Video Project
Video
Project
Scripts due
Homework:
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11
Video Project
Homework:
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12
Video Project
Homework:
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13
Video Project
Due |
14
-Class Film
Festival |
15: End of 2nd
Quarter
-Apollo 13
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18
Martin Luther King - No School
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19: 1st Day of 2nd Semester
First day of
School
-First Day Letter
-Time to Teach
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Enter room
-
On task
-
Computers at desk
-
Mac Computer Introduction
-
Table areas at the end of period
-
Pencil Sharpen
-
Bathroom Pass
-
Group Discussions
-Website: What is there?
-Start Birthday Lab Data table
#1
Homework:
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20Birthday Lab
-Data Table 1
-Graphing Rules
Notes PP
-Graphing
Rules Handout
-Graph #1: # of births vs. months for period ( __ )
Homework:
- Get supplies due Monday: you only need a 1.5" Binder
not a 2" inch
- First
Day Letter
signed by parent Due Thursday
Finish Graph #1 for Birthday Lab
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-Turn
in 1st Day Letter
-Get your Birthday Lab
out and your graph from yesterday
-Finish Graph
of class data
-Data
table 3
-Work on Graph of school data
-Work on
Questions on back of lab sheet
Homework:
- Finish
both graphs and questions and back
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22
Please get
out your:
-
Birthday Lab
Sheet with questions answered
- Graph 1:
Months vs. # of Births for Class period and Graph 2: Months vs. # of Births for
all MVMS
- Pencil
-Conclusion
Notes Presentation
-Using
Conclusion Notes write Conclusion with group at computers
-Virtual
Presentation of the Lecture
-Work on Title Page
Homework:
Finish Birthday Lab:
-
Title Page
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Title
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Name
-
Period
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Graphic
- Lab sheet
complete front and back
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Data Table 1
-
Graph 1 and Graph
2
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Conclusion
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Get ready to Turn in your
Birthday Lab:
-
Title Page
-
Lab sheet
-
Data Table 1
-
Graph 1 and 2
-
Conclusion
Get out a pen
Clear everything else off your desk
Be sure everyone at your table is ready
Bill Nye: Outer Space:
Homework:
- Finish Bill Nye: Outer Space Video Notes
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Interactive
Reader 213-227 for
Thursday
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26
Supplies Due
-Life of a Star Tour
Homework:
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27
-Life of a Star Tour
Homework:
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28
Due Interactive Reader 213-227
The Future of the Milky Way
How far is a light Year
Planet and Stars to Scale
Homework:
-
Interactive Reader 228-231 Due Monday
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29
-Chapter
15 directed Reading A
-Chapter
15 Section Quiz
Homework:
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February 1
Due Interactive Reader 228-231
"A Star's Life": Write a
paragraph in 1st person of your life as a star - "I was born in a nebula far,
far away........"
-Work
on completing Chapter 15
Log Due Tomorrow
1 page of
notes for test tomorrow
Homework:
- Finish
Chapter 15 Log
- Finish 1 Page
of notes (1 side only) to use during the tomorrow's test. Not typed
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2
Chapter 15 Test and
Chapter 15 Log Due
Homework:
- Work on IR
pages 232-239 Friday
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4
-Grade Tests
Chapter 16 Videos:
Video Notes
Homework:
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4
Solar System
Distance Activity
Homework:
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5Due
IR pages 232-239
Solar System
Distance Activity
Celestia Tour of
the Solar System: This is an open source Astronomy
simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Friday
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February 8
Celestia Tour of
the Solar System: This is an open source Astronomy
simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Friday
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9
Celestia Tour of
the Solar System: This is an open source Astronomy
simulation program that any one can download for free
-Celestia
Website
-Celestia
Educational Activities Website
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Friday
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10
Interactive Reader 240-251 Due Friday
-Phases of the Moon:
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Friday
- IR 252- 265
Due Tuesday
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11
-Origin
of the Moon
-NBCLearn - Winter Olympics
Math Science Videos
-Work on Interactive Reader and yesterday's assignments
Homework:
- Interactive
Reader 240-251 Due Friday
- IR 252- 265
Due Tuesday
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12
Interactive Reader 240-251 Due Today
-Chapter 16 Review
-Reinforcement
Homework:
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February 15 - 19 Family Week
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22
-Finish
Chapter 16 Log
-1 Page of Notes
for Test
-IR 252- 265 Due Friday
Homework:
- Finish
Chapter 16 Log
- Finish 1 page
of notes for test tomorrow
- IR 252- 265
Due Tuesday
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23
IR 252- 265
Due Today
Period 6 in Mori's Room
-Chapter 16 Test
-Chapter
16 Log
Due
-1
Page (1 side only) of notes for the test
Homework:
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24
-Grade
Chapter 16 Tests
-Paragraph Summary of- "Faster
than the Wind"
Homework:
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25
-Start the Popcorn Lab
Homework:
Homework:
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26: End of 5 Week Grading period
-Make a computer graph of data in excel (See
podcast demonstration) Don't have excel at home go to
openoffice
Homework:
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March 1
-Classroom
instructions
-Popcorn
Lab
-Virtual
Tutorial 1-6
-Virtual
Presentation Model Notes
-Model
Notes PowerPoint Presentation
Finish
Popcorn Lab
Questions 7-11
Homework:
-
Get
progress notice
-
Finish
Popcorn Lab
-
Lab sheet: front and
back
-
Graph by hand
-
Computer graph
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2: On-line 5 week Progress Notices
-Star Writing Test -5 week Progress Notice Sent home
-Conclusion
Notes Presentation
-Using
Conclusion Notes write Conclusion with group at computers or by yourself
-Title Page
Turn in Popcorn Lab
-
Title Page
-
Lab sheet front
and back all questions answered
-
Graph # of Mass
vs. # of Kernels
-
Computer Graph
-
Conclusion
-Homework:
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3
Popcorn
Lab Due
-Use your Graphing rules notes, model notes and your group members to work on
and finish the -Model
Predictions Worksheet with the 2 graphs Homework:
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4
-
Weight on Moon Activity
Homework:
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5
-5 week Progress Notice
Due
-Rounding
Rules
-Rounding
Rules Worksheet on back
Homework:
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8
-Problem Solving Notes Virtual Presentation
-Problem
Solving Notes- Handout
-Science
Skills Review Sheet
Homework:
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9
-Finish
Science
Skills Review Sheet
-Put together Science
Skills Log
Homework:
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10
-Science Skills Log Due
-Science Skills Test Day 1
Homework:
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11
Science Skills Day 2: Computer Graphing
Homework:
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12
-Grade Tests
Homework:
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15
-Bill
Nye: Motion
Homework:
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16-IR
163-168 Due
Golf Ball
Roll Lab
Homework:
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17
-Golf
Ball Roll Lab
Finish Check of the model and Questions 1-3
Homework:
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18
-Golf Ball
Roll Lab:
Homework:
-
Golf Ball
Roll Lab
- Lab
sheet: all questions
-
Graph1 Time vs Distance
- Graph
2 - Distance vs. Velocity - hand and computer
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19
-Golf Ball
Roll Lab:
Work on Group
Conclusions
Homework:
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22
Golf
Ball Roll Lab Due at beginning of period
-Line-rider Relative
motion:
Describe the motion of:
-
The sledder in relationship to the track and the
computer
-
The track in relationship to the sledder and the
computer
-
The computer in relationship to the sledder and the
track
-
Be sure to talk about your reference point
-
Check these out:
Directed Reading A
Homework:
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23
Changing Between
Units:
Homework
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24
Use Motion
Sensors to create graphs Homework:
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25:
-Problem Solving Notes
-Problem
Solving PowerPoint
-Changing
Between Units Worksheet b
Homework
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26: End of
3rd Quarter
Mrs. Bird Visiting
My Speed in PE
Activity
Race Walking
Instruction:
Homework:
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Spring Break April 5-9
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Memorial Day - No
school
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