April 2018
Monthly Archive
Friday 27 Apr 2018
Physical Science – April 30 – May 4
Announcements:
- Chapter 5 test: Force: Mon 4/30
- Ch 6 reading guide puzzle due: Fri 5/4
- ROCKET PROJECT MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN THE CLASSROOM BY FRI 5/4!
Mon:
- Test: Ch 5: Force (2 parts)
- Begin Ch 6 reading guide puzzle – due Fri 5/4
- Rocket materials list: MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN THE CLASSROOM BY FRI!
Tues:
- Debrief Test
- Notes: 1st Law of Motion
- Demonstration: 1st Law of Motion
- Practice handout: Net Force and the 1st Law & debrief
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Lab 6A: 1st & 2nd Laws of Motion
- Lab 6A_Newton’s 1st & 2nd Law
- debrief; report due Thursday
Thurs:
- Direct instruction: 2nd Law of Motion
- Practice handout: 2nd Law Story Problems & debrief
- Finish Lab 6A reports and hand in
- ROCKET MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN THE CLASSROOM BY TOMORROW!
Fri:
- Revise Thurs notes
- Rocket project
- intro
- begin build
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Friday 27 Apr 2018
Biology B – April 30 – May 4
Announcements:
- Plants short test: Tues 5/1 – Plants packet due
- Ch 26-1 packet due: Thurs 5/3
- Animal Kingdom presentations: Fri 5/4 & Mon 5/7
- Test: Animal Kingdom: Tues 5/8
Mon:
- Discuss # 37 – 51 assignment in Plants packet – packet due Tues
- Video: Vascular Plant Reproduction
- Review for short Plants test
- Video: Life: Plants (if time)
Tues:
- Hand in Plants packet
- Short test: Plant Kingdom
- Direct instruction: ch 26-1 – intro to Animal Kingdom
- For Wed: complete # 1 – 12 in ch 26-1 packet
- Animal Kingdom presentations:
- intro
- assign groups
- begin
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Discuss # 1 – 12 assignment
- For Thurs: complete # 13 – 21 – packet due Thurs
- Example of Animal Kingdom presentation
- Work on Animal presentations – save to Google Docs
Thurs:
- Discuss # 13 – 21 assignment, hand in packet
- Work on Animal presentations
- Test questions due by 9 PM tonight!
- Presentations begin tomorrow
Fri:
- Early release – mid-term grading: 40 min period
- Handout: What to Know – Animal Kingdom Test (test is Tuesday)
- Animal Kingdom presentations – begin
Friday 20 Apr 2018
Physical Science: Energy – April 23 – 27
Announcements:
- Lab 5A What is a Newton?: report due: Mon 4/23
- Chapter 5 reading guide puzzle due: Thurs 4/26
- Lab 5B Friction & Force: report due Thurs 4/26
- Chapter 5 Test: Force: Mon 4/30
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- Debrief Lab 5A: What is a Newton?
- hand in lab report
- Direct instruction: Weight and Mass
- Kahoot review: Weight and Mass
- Practice handout: Weight and Mass
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Debrief Mon practice handout: Weight and Mass
- Lab 5B: Friction and Force
Wed:
- Finish Lab 5B and debrief
- lab report due tomorrow
- Direct instruction: Friction
- Work on 5B lab reports
Thurs:
- Hand in ch 5 reading guide puzzle
- Hand in Lab 5B reports
- Direct instruction: Equilibrium
- Practice handout: Equilibrium & debrief
Fri:
- Revise Thurs notes
- Kahoot review: Equilibrium and net force
- Chapter 5 review sheet & debrief – test is Mon 4/30
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Friday 20 Apr 2018
Biology B – April 23 – 27
Announcements:
- Lab quiz: Classification lab: Tues 4/24
- Lab quiz: Comparison of Plants: Fri 4/27 – data packet due
- Biology notebooks due: Fri 4/27
- Plant kingdom test: Tues 5/1 – reading guide packet due
Mon:
- Debrief Fri quiz
- Notebooks due Fri 4/27: contents:
- Debrief Classification lab – lab quiz Tues
- Direct instruction: Intro to Plant Kingdom
- Video: Sex lives of non-vascular plants
- For Tues: complete # 1 – 14 in Plants reading guide packet
Tues:
- Lab quiz: Classification lab
- Revise Mon notes
- Video: Vascular plants
- Discuss # 1 – 14 assignment
- For Wed: complete # 15 – 26 in Plants reading guide packet
- Lab: Comparison of Plants
Wed:
- Discuss # 15 – 26 assignment
- For Fri: complete # 27 – 36 in Plants reading guide packet
- Finish Comparison of Plants lab & debrief
- lab quiz tomorrow
- lab data packet due tomorrow
- Handout: What to know – Plant Kingdom test – test is Tues 5/1
Thurs:
- Finish Plants lab & debrief
- lab quiz Fri
- lab data packet due Fri
- Direct instruction: Plant tissues
Fri:
- Lab quiz: Comparison of plants
- hand in lab data packet
- Revise Thurs notes
- Hand in Biology notebooks
- Discuss # 27 – 36 assignment
- For Mon: complete # 37 – 51 in Plants reading guide packet
- Plants test review #1
- Video (if time): Life: Plants
Friday 13 Apr 2018
Physical Science – April 16 – 20
Announcements:
- Test: Chapter 4: Motion: Thurs 4/19
- Lab 5A lab report: What is a Newton? – due Fri 4/20
Mon:
- Direct instruction: Free fall
- Video clips:
- Apollo 1971
- Feather and bowling ball
- Apollo 1971
- Activity: Analyzing graphs of motion
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Kahoot review: Acceleration
- Skill practice: Acceleration story problems
Wed:
- Chapter 4 review sheet & debrief
- Kahoot review: Motion
Thurs:
- Chapter 4 test: 2 parts
- For Thurs 4/26: complete ch 5 reading guide puzzle
Fri:
- Direct instruction: Force
- Lab 5A: What is a Newton?
- Lab 5A_What is a Newton?
- debrief and hand in lab report
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Friday 13 Apr 2018
Biology B – April 16 – 20
Announcements:
- Quiz: Ch 18 – Classification: Fri 4/20 – ch 18 reading guide packet due
- Lab Quiz: Classification group lab: Tues 4/24 – group lab report due
- Biology notebooks due: Fri 4/27
Mon:
- Debrief test
- Direct instruction: ch 18-1
- Activity: Classification
- Discuss # 1 – 9 assignment
- For Tues: # 10 – 18 in reading guide packet
- Quick lab: p. 462-3 in text
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Handout: What to know – ch 18
- Lab: Classification of Caminalcules
- part A
Wed:
- Direct instruction: ch 18-2
- Discuss # 10 – 18 assignment
- For Thurs: # 19 – 27 in reading guide packet
- Continue Classification lab – begin Part B
Thurs:
- Revise Wed notes
- Direct instruction: ch 18-3
- Discuss # 19 – 27 assignment – packet due tomorrow
- Quiz review – ch 18
- Handout: What to know – lab quiz for Classification lab – quiz is Tues 4/24
- Continue Classification lab Part B
Fri:
- Hand in ch 18 reading guide packet
- Quiz: ch 18
- Finish Classification lab
Friday 06 Apr 2018
Physical Science: Energy – April 9 – 13
Announcements:
- Lab 4A: Speed – report due Mon 4/9
- Ch 4 reading guide puzzle due: Tues 4/10
- Balloon Jet Car project due: Thurs 4/12
- Lab 4B: Acceleration – report due Fri 4/13
Mon:
- Kahoot review: Speed calculations
- Debrief Lab 4A: Speed, hand in report
- Project: Balloon Jet Cars
Tues:
- Hand in ch 4 reading guide puzzle
- Direct instruction: velocity
- Work on Balloon Jet Cars
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Direct instruction: Acceleration
- Lab 4B: Acceleration – begin
Thurs:
- Revise Wed notes
- Test Balloon Jet Cars, hand in report
- Finish Lab 4B: Acceleration
Fri:
- Test remaining Balloon Jet Cars, hand in reports
- Debrief lab 4B: Acceleration, work on reports and hand in
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Friday 06 Apr 2018
Biology B – April 9 – 13
Announcements:
- Ch 17 reading guide packet due: Tues 4/10
- Deep time project due: Fri 4/13
- Unit test: Evolution: Fri 4/13 – primates puzzle due
Mon:
- Revise Fri notes
- Discuss # 1 – 17 assignment – ch 17
- For Tues: # 18 – 39 in ch 17 reading guide packet – packet due Tues
- Direct instruction: ch 17-4
- Finish video: What Darwin Never Knew
- debrief questions, hand in question paper
Tues:
- Revise Mon notes
- Discuss # 18 – 39 assignment, hand in ch 17 reading guide packet
- Direct instruction: Primate evolution
- Primate reading packet and reading guide puzzle – due Fri 4/13
- Project: Deep Time – due Fri 4/13
Wed:
- Revise Tues notes
- Work on Deep Time projects
Thurs:
- Unit Test review
- Work on Deep Time projects
Fri:
- Hand in Primates reading guide puzzle
- Unit Test: Evolution
- For Mon: # 1 – 9 – ch 18 reading guide packet