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Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!!

Help Sessions are Friday mornings starting at 8:45


Supplies:
Composition book (the pages in spiral notebooks tend to tear out easily)
Clear tape
Ear Buds
Colored Pencis 
Pens/Pencils

 
8/15 and 8/16
Syllabus with Signature Sheet (upload to Focus), Syllabus Scavenger Hunt, Science Safety Contract (turn in), About Me sheet (turn in)

8/17 and 8/18
Nature of Science Survey-True/False,Tangram activity,Tangram analysis questions


8/19 and 8/22
Experiments vs Other Scientific Investigations Venn Diagram activity; Experiments vs Other Scientific Investigations Notes; Scientific Variables worksheet (turn in)

8/23 and 8/24
Nature of Science Stations (If absent, please come to help session Friday (starts at 8:45) to complete)

8/25 and 8/26 
Theories vs Laws Venn Diagram power point activity; copy Venn Diagram on page 3 in your notebook
Theories vs Laws notes


8/29 and 8/30
Modeling Atoms Investigation; Atoms Notes

8/31 and 9/1
Phet: Build an Atom; Phet: Build and Atom Analysis

9/2 and 9/6
Exit Ticket: Atoms
Atomic Theory Timeline and Atomic Theory Analysis questions

9/7 and 9/8
Periodic Table Notes with Periodic Table that we labeled; Recognizing Patterns activity; started Study Island (Blended Learning) "Elements and Atoms" (lesson, flashcards, practice)

9/9 and 9/12
Alien Periodic Table Investigation
Element assignment for Giant Periodic Table

9/13  Testing in morning-no 2nd period class
Test Review

9/14 
States of Matter Notes; Achieve-As Good As Ice Cream; Test Review 

9/15
Exit Ticket-Periodic Table of Elements; States of Matter Notes

9/16
Exit Ticket-Periodic Table of Elements
Stations-Matter review

9/19
Stations-Matter review
Test Review due

9/20 State Math Testing in morning
Test Review due

9/21 and 9/22
Test
Finish Stations: Matter Review 

9/23 and 9/26
Begin Pure Substances and Mixtures Lesson; notes and investigation

9/27 and 10/3
Separating Mixtures-Chromatography Investigation
Achieve- Got Goat's Milk? Make Ice Cream
Turn in Stations work
Updated Notebook pages (see Table of Contents on Teams)

10/4
Review Pure Substances and Mixtures
CPalms Tutorial with worksheet

10/5 and 10/6
PMA 1

10/7
Review Pure Substances and Mixtures
CPalms Tutorial with worksheet

10/10 and 10/11
Acids, Bases, and Salts Investigation and Notes

10/12
PSAT

10/13 and 10/14
Exit Ticket: Pure Substances and Mixtures
Cont. Acids, Bases and Salts Lesson-CPalms Tutorial and article with comprehension questions

10/18 and 10/19
Properties of Matter Pre- and Post- sheet
Properties of Matter Foldable
Edpuzzle.com   "Properties of Matter"
Exit Ticket:Pure Substances and Mixtures (10/19) periods 2,3,4 only

10/20 and 10/21
Density notes
Density Practice Worksheet #1
Determining Density Using Water Displacement (worksheet)

10/24 and 1025
Gizmo:Density Experiment-Slice and Dice with worksheet
Exit Ticket-Properties of Matter and Density on Wednesday and Thursday

10/26 
Exit Ticket Properties of Matter/Density

10/27 and 10/28
Exit Ticket-Properties of Matter/Density (2nd, 3rd, 4th)
Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter Notes
Glowstick Investigation

10/31 and 11/1
Updated notebook-Table of Contents channel on Teams
Turn in Gizmo: Density-Slice and Dice
RACES writing response-paragraph response to the question "How do physical and chemical changes compare?"    or How are physical and chemical changes alike and different?"  using the article "Physical and Chemical Changes" (see Teams)

11/2
Test Review due
Quizizz game
Pure Substances and Mixtures Practice w/s

11/3 and 11/4
Matter Crossword Puzzle
Physical and Chemical Changes Color by Number
Density Column w/s

11/7 
Test Review due
Quizizz game
Pure Substances and Mixtures Practice w/s

11/8 and 11/9 
Matter Part 2 Test

11/14 and 11/15
Photosynthesis Foldable
Importance of Light in Photosynthesis Virtual Lab with analysis questions

11/16 and 11/17
Cellular Respiration (on same foldable as Photosynthesis)
Gizmo-Plants and Snails

11/18 and 11/21
Exit Ticket-Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Carbon Cycle Game with passport with graph and questions
Carbon Cycle Notes

11/22 and 11/28
Cell Organelle Notes and We Do

11/29  A day
Cell Homeostasis Notes and We Do
Review for PMA 2

11/30 and 12/1
PMA 2-Review Conent guide that you received

12/2 B day
Cell Homeostasis Notes and We Do

12/5 and 12/6
Test Review-Test will be on 12/13A and 12/14B; Review due on 12/9A and 12/12B
Wrap up Cell/Cell Homeostasis Lesson-CPalms Tutorial (A day only)
Begin Space Unit-Seasons Model and Earth's Days, Years, Seasons Notes

12/7 and 12/8
Finish Earth's Days, Years, Seasons Notes
Gizmo-"Summer and Winter" with worksheet
Textbook-read through pages 64-71 Complete pg. 65 #2, pg 66 #4, pg. 68 #6, pg.70 #7, pg 72 Summarize It only-label, pg. 73 #1,3

12/9 and 12/12
Review for Test
Lunar Phases Simulator Activity

12/13 and 12/14
Test
Moon Notes

12/15 and 12/16
Game 
Complete missing assignments

1/4 and 1/5
Rituals and Routine Game; Organized notebook; Sun. Earth, Moon spinning model

1/6 and 1/9
Tides Notes
Graphing Tides Investigation
Study for Exit Ticket (Seasons Notes and Moon Notes)

1/10 and 1/11
Exit Ticket-Earth Days, Years, Seasons     For 7th period only: Exit Ticket will be on Friday             For 4th period only: Exit Ticket will be on Thursday
Continue Tides-CPalms Tutorial
Eclipses Venn Diagram

1/12 and 1/13
Test Review-due 1/19 and 1/20
Test 1/23 and 1/24
Finished Eclipses Venn Diagram and notes
Writing Assignment:on page 36 write a summary comparing/contrasting solar and lunar eclipses (see complete directions on Teams)

1/17 and 1/18
State Testing in Morning
Exit Ticket: Tides and Moon

1/19 and 1/20
Earth's Spheres Game and Notes
HW:Review for Test         Test on 1/23 and 1/24 

1/23 and 1/24 
Test
Eclipses Summary Due
Recorded PMA 2 Data

1/25 and 1/26
Formation of the Solar System Card Sort and Notes
CPalms Tutorial-The Law of Universal Gravitation

1/27 and 1/30
Historical Models of the Solar System Venn Diagram
Nearpod  "Historical Models of the Solar System"

1/31 and 2/1
Planets notes and Stations activities (see Teams)
Exit Ticket: Formation of the Solar System and Historical Models next class period

2/2 and 2/3 
Exit Ticket: Formation of the Solar System and Historical Models
Organize Notebook
How the Universe Works "Extreme Planets"

2/6 and 2/7
Small Bodies in the Solar System Foldable-match the definition cards to the correct word on the foldable and glue down-draw colorful picture for each on foldable

2/8 and 2/9
Complete Small Bodies in the Solar System analysis questions
Pocket Solar System
2nd period-Study Island "Spheres"

2/10 and 2/13
Sun Notes
Sun Nearpod (see Teams for codes)

2/14 and 2/15
Finish Sun Nearpod
Sun Review Questions
Stars Notes
Begin Stars: Analyzing H-R Diagrams Investigation

2/16 
Space Review Crossord Puzzle
Video: "Extreme Stars"
LegendsofLearning.com  "Space Galaxy"

2/21 
Stars: Analyzing HR Diagrams activity (turn in)
Space Review Crossword Puzzle 
Video "Extreme Stars"
Sun-Stars Exit Ticket on Monday

2/22 Early Release
Stars: Analyzing HR Diagrams activity (turn in)
Sun-Stars Exit Ticket on Tuesday

2/23 and 2/24
Hierarchy of Universe Notes and Card Sort; Star Magnitude worksheet (see Teams)
Study for Sun Stars Exit Ticket (Monday/Tuesday)

2/27 and 2/28
Sun-Stars Exit Ticket
EM Spectrum Review Lesson-Notes and "We Do"
HW: Test Review

3/1 and 3/2
Space Review Stations

3/3 and 3/6
Quizizz Review game
"Our Universe" video with worksheet
Test review due

3/7 and 3/8
Test

3/9
Waves Notes and Waves "We Do"

3/10
Field Trip

3/21
Cont. Waves
Review for PMA- on 3/22

3/22
PMA
Waves Lesson

3/23 and 3/24
Heat Transfer
Exit Ticket: EM Spectrum and Light-Sound Waves will be next Wed/Thurs

3/27 and 3/28
Review for Exit Ticket-EM Spectrum and Light-SOund (Waves Through Media Notes) will be Wed/Thurs
Study for EM Spectrum and Light-Sound Waves Exit Ticket (Wed/Thurs)

3/29 
Exit Ticket-EM Spectrum and Waves thru Media (Light-Sound)
Analyzed PMA 2 Data

3/30
Exit Ticket-EM Spectrum and Light-Sound
Did not have 2nd period due to testing

3/31-4/3
Anchor Chart assignment-5th,6th,2nd
Benchmark Brochure-7th, 3rd
Exit Ticket-2nd period only

4/4
Atmospheric Movement Notes and We Do
Work on Test Review-Test on 4/13

4/5
Finish Poster (2nd) or Brochure (3rd)
Atmospheric Movement Note and We Do
Test Review
Test on 4/14

4/6 and 4/10
Reviewed Atmospheric Movement
Changes in Motion Notes and Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs We Do

4/11 and 4/12
Reviewed Changes in Motion Notes and Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs We Do
Test Review Due

4/13 and 4/14
Test

4/17 and 4/18
Matter Stations (turn in)

4/19 and 4/20
Rock Cycle Weathering, Erosion, Landforms Notes and We Do
CPalms-Weathering, Erosion and Rock Cycle (link on Teams, upload certificate to Focus)

4/21 and 4/24
Rock Cycle diagram worksheet
Plate Tectonics Notes and "We Do"
BrainPop quiz Plate Tectonics (on back of Brainpop Rock Cycle paper)
Review for Exit Ticket (Tues/Wed)-Matter Review

4/25 and 4/26
Exit Ticket-Matter Review
Earth's Evolution Notes and We Do

4/27 and 4/28
Body Organization/Levels of Organization Notes and "We Do"
What Level?/Body Organization Practice w/ (turn in)
Achieve-The Gift of Life

5/1 Testing
5th and 6th periods-Heredity Notes and "We Do" (Punnett Squares)

5/2 Testing
5th and 6th periods-Heredity Notes and "We Do" (Punnett Squares)

5/3 Testing
7th and 8th periods-Heredity Notes and "We Do" (Punnett Squares)

5/4 Testing
3rd and 4th periods-Heredity Notes and "We Do" (Punnett Squares)

5/5 Make up Tesing 
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th periods: Classification Notes and "We Do"

5/8 (Bio Testing)
Regular A Day
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th periods: Classification Notes and "We Do"

5/9 Civics Testing
5th and 6th periods
Review for Test

5/10 Alg/Geo Testing
1st and 2nd periods
Review for Test

5/11 Comp. Science 3 Testing
7th and 8th periods

5/12 Regular A Day