Week 1 |
Week 2 |
9/5
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Labor Day (No School)
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9/12
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Practice Writing Conclusions - due Wednesday (9/14)
Audi commercial Dropping of the marker Finish drawings and present ideas about the mystery box demonstration |
9/6
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Go over Rule and Expectations for class
Name Game Fill out 1/2 Sheet of paper |
9/13
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Chocolate Lab
(16%, 32%, 60%, and 86% cacao) |
9/7
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Goolge Docs Test
Name Tents Guessing game with 1/2 sheet |
9/14
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Chocolate Lab (100% cacao)
Write up for chocolate lab - due Thursday (9/15) Look at weather map Natural Disasters video |
9/8
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Scientific Method
Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle - due Friday (9/9) |
9/15
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Layers of the Atmosphere Notes
Layers of the Atmosphere drawing - due Monday (9/19) |
9/9
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Grade Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle
Set up Remind 101 Scientific Method Demonstration Work in groups to draw picture of explanation of mystery box |
9/16
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Work on Atmosphere Drawing
Google Sheets introduction Start Chapter 1 Vocabulary - due Tuesday (9/20) |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
9/19
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Introduce Big Weather Project (Pick Cities)
Work on Chapter 1 Vocabulary Start reading Chapter 2 Study for Scientific Method Quiz |
9/26
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Wind Notes
Grade 2-3/2-4 Worksheet Cloud Demonstration/Lab Cloud Observations Outside Work on Chapter 2 Vocabulary |
9/20
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Brief overview of Chapter 1
Heat Transfer drawing with a pot and a stove |
9/27
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Same as 9/26 because of Math MAPS Testing
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9/21
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Chapter 2-3/2-4 Book Assignments - due Thursday (9/21)
Chapter 2 Vocabulary - due Tuesday (9/27) |
9/28
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Cloud Notes
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9/22
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Take Scientific Method Quiz
Bill Nye the Science Guy video on the water cycle Work on Chapter 2 Vocabulary - due Wednesday (9/28) |
9/29
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Unit Conversions
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9/23
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Work on Chapter 2 Vocabulary - due Wednesday (9/28)
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9/30
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Finish Cloud Notes
Go over Unit Conversion Worksheet Start Vocabulary Drawing |
Week 5 |
Week 6
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10/3
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Talk about Precipitation
Air Pressure Video Work on Vocabulary Drawing - due Thursday (10/6) Work on Chapter 2 Review - due Thursday (10/6) Page 72: 1-5, 7-10, 24-27 Chapter 1 and 2, Vocabulary Quiz - Thursday (10/6) |
10/10
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Practice Graphing with 8 day forecast for temperatures
Work on Storm Project |
10/4
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Work on Vocabulary Drawing
Work on Chapter 1 - due Thursday (10/6) Page 38: 1, 3, 9-10, 15, 22-24 Chapter 2 Review Bookwork - due Thursday (10/6) |
10/11
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Finish Storm Project
Start Chapter 3 Vocabulary - due Tuesday (10/18) |
10/5
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Kahoot Review Game
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10/12
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Storm Project Presentations
Work on Chapter 3 Vocabulary |
10/6
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Take Chapter 1 and 2 Vocabulary Quiz
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10/13
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Silent Reading for 15 minutes on page 76-82
Talk about Fronts Handout |
10/7
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Graphing Practice Exercise
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10/14
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Talk about Air Masses that affect the U.S. Handout
Work on Guided Reading Worksheet (Chapter 3, Section 1) - due Monday (10/17) Work on Chapter 3 Vocabulary - due Tuesday (10/18) |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
10/17
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Grade Guided Reading Worksheet in class
Work on Chapter 3 Vocabulary - due Tuesday (10/14) |
10/24
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Finish Tornado Notes
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10/18
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Start the Weather Data Graphs
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10/25
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Hurricane Notes
Reading Weather Maps Activity Study for Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz |
10/19
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Work on Weather Data Graphs and Weather Data Analysis
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10/26
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Bill Nye Video on Storms (4th and 5th hour)
1/2 day - Professional Development Day |
10/20
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Work on Weather Data Graphs and Weather Data Analysis
Watch Storms documentary |
10/27
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Finish Weather Maps Activity
Chapter 3 vocabulary quiz Chapter 3 Book Problems page 82: 2 page 91: 1 page 98: 3 page 106: 1-7 (Analyze and Conclude section) |
10/21
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Start Tornado and Hurricane Notes
Finish Weather Data Graphs and Weather Data Analysis - due Monday (10/24) |
10/28
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Bill Nye Video on Storms (1st and 3rd hour)
1/2 day - 7th grade skating trip |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
10/31
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Grade Chapter 3 Book Problems
Work on Chapter 4 Vocabulary - due Thursday (11/3) |
11/7
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Work on Weather Test Review - due Wednesday (11/9)
Book Problems for Extra Credit Page 38: 1, 5, 10 Page 72: 1, 4, 5, 8 Page 108: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13 Get a composition Notebook by Thursday!!! |
11/1
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Bill Nye the Science Guy Climates Video
Finish Chapter 4 Vocabulary |
11/8
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Kahoot Review Game
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11/2
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Seasons Notes
Climates of the United States Activity |
11/9
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Weather Test
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11/3
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Finish Climates Activity
Climates Presentations Work on Weather Test Review - due Tuesday (11/8) |
11/10
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Chemistry Introduction
Size of Atoms introduction activity |
11/4
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1/2 Day
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11/11
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Work on Science Article - due Tuesday (11/15)
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Week 11 |
Week 12 |
11/14
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Finish Science Articles - due Tuesday (11/15)
Decorate Composition Notebooks |
11/21
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Physical and Chemical Change Lab
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11/15
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Willing to Wait - Week 3
Bill Nye the Science Guy "Atoms" Video |
11/22
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Willing to Wait - Week 4
Work on Physical and Chemical Change Lab |
11/16
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Go over Weather Test
Take Chemistry Pretest |
11/17
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Physical vs. Chemical Change Pre-quiz in Composition Notebook
Physical vs. Chemical Change Notes |
11/18
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Physical and Chemical Change Poems
Introduce the Physical and Chemical Change Charts 50 states activity |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
11/28
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Go over Weather Project and talk about end of Trimester
Introduce the table of contents Work on Physical and Chemical Change Lab - due Wednesday (11/30) |
12/5
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Introduce history of an atom project
Build Timeline |
11/29
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Willing to Wait - Week 5
Brain Games Video Finish Physical and Chemical Change Lab |
12/6
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Willing to Wait - Week 6
Work on Atom Project |
11/30
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Go over Physical and Chemical Change Lab
Physical and Chemical Word Sort |
12/7
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Work on Atom Project
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12/1
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Periodic Table of Candy Activity
Physical and Chemical Change Post Quiz |
12/8
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Work on Atom Project
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12/2
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Work on Science Vocabulary
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12/9
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Atomic Structure Notes
Finish Atomic Model Project - due Monday (12/12) |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
12/12
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SNOW DAY #1
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12/19
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Go over Reading Periodic Table Assignment
Bohr Model Notes Bohr Models for Peridoic Table Assignment Work on Table of Elements/Bohr Model Assignment - die Wednesday (12/21) |
12/13
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Willing to Wait - Week 7
Finish Atomic Structure Notes Study for Atomic Structure Quiz |
12/20
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Work on Table of Elements/Bohr Model Assignment - due Wednesday (12/21)
Work on Extra Credit Assignment |
12/14
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Masses of Atoms Notes
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12/21
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Go over Table of Elements/Bohr Model Assignment
Study for Quiz Color Periodic Table |
12/15
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SNOW DAY #2
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12/22
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Table of Elements/Bohr Model Quiz
Christmas Movies!! |
12/16
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Atomic Structure Quiz
Finish Masses of Atoms Notes Reading the Periodic Table Assignment - due Monday (12/19) |
12/23
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NO SCHOOL!
ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS BREAK |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
1/2
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NO SCHOOL!
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1/9
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Go over Book Problems
Finish Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Notes |
1/3
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Good News
Periodic Table Notes Work on Chemistry Vocabulary - due Friday (1/6) |
1/10
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Snow Day #3
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1/4
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Finish Periodic Table Notes
Work on Vocabulary Work on Book Problems - due Monday (1/9) Page 15: 2 Page 79: 1,2 Page 87: 1-3 |
1/11
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Start Elements Group Poster
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1/5
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Start Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Notes
Work on Vocabulary/Book Problems Play Kahoot for Vocabulary |
1/12
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Snow Day #4
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1/6
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Chemistry Vocabulary Quiz
Work on Book Problems |
1/13
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Work on Elements Group Poster
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Week 19 |
Week 20 |
1/16
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Finish Element Group Posters
Present Posters |
1/23
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Chemistry Test
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1/17
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Snow Day #5
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1/24
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Maps Testing (1st and 4th hour)
Grade Chemsitry Test Waves Pretest Limits of Light Video |
1/18
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Finish Presentations
Work on Chemistry Test Review - due Monday (1/23) |
1/26
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1/2 Day
Bill Nye Video |
1/19
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Work on Chemistry Test Review - due Monday (1/23)
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1/27
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Maps Testing (2nd and 5th hour)
Grade Chemsitry Test Waves Pretest Limits of Light Video |
1/20
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Kahoot Review Game
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1/28
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Start Waves Notes
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Week 21 |
Week 22 |
1/30
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Introduction to Wave Notes
Waves Concept Map - Put in Notebook |
2/6
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Behavior of Wave Notes
Work on Waves Vocab. |
1/31
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Wave Type Notes
Features of a Wave Notes Labeling Waves Worksheet - Put in Notebook Start Waves Vocabulary - due Wednesday (2/22) |
2/7
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Drawing Waves Worksheet - due Friday (2/10)
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2/1
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Finish Features of a Wave Notes
Start Behavior of Wave Notes |
2/8
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Work on Book problems -
due Friday (2/10) at the end of the hour Page 17: 1,2 Page 23: 1,2 Page 29: 1-3 Page 44: 1-3 Page 51: 1-3 |
2/2
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Light Demo Day
Claim-Evidence Practice |
2/9
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Snowboarding/Skiing Trip
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2/3
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Springs Lab Part 1
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2/10
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Waves Quiz
Finish Book Problems Work on Vocabulary - due Wednesday (2/22) |
Week 23 |
Week 24 |
2/13
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Van Andel Education Institute Meeting
Bill Nye Video Day - Movie Notes due at the end of the hour |
2/20
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Electromagnetic Wave Notes
Work on Electromagnetic Wave Assignment - due Wednesday (2/22) Finish Waves Vocabulary - due Wednesday (2/22) |
2/14
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Go over Book Problems
Finish Behavior of Wave Notes |
2/21
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Work on assignments
Waves Vocabulary Study Activity |
2/15
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1/2 Day Professional Development Day
Set Up Electromagnetic Spectrum Assignment - due Wednesday (2/22) |
2/22
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Electromagnetic Quiz/
Waves Vocabulary Quiz |
2/16
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Spring Lab Part 2/3
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2/23
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Work on Read Works Article Assignment - due Tuesday (2/28)
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2/17
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Spring Lab Part 2 Data Analysis/Conclusion Writing
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2/24
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Mid-Winter Break!!
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Week 25 |
Week 26 |
2/27
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Radio Wave Notes
Finish Science Article - due tomorrow |
3/6
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Work on creating graph for Springs Lab
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2/28
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Work on Science Article Presentation
Start Presentations |
3/7
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Finish Drawing Wave 2 Notes
Finish Properties of Light Notes Finish Springs Lab Report - due Thursday (3/9) |
3/1
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Finish Presentations
Start Sound Notes |
3/8
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Finish Springs Lab Report - due Thursday (3/9)
Work on Waves Test Review - due Monday (3/13) |
3/2
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Finish Sound Notes
Properties of Sound Notes Drawing Waves #2 - due Monday (3/6) |
3/9
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Work on Waves Test Review - due Monday (3/13)
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3/3
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Finish Drawing Waves #2 - due Monday (3/6)
Talk about Spring Lab 3 Enter Data in Google Sheets Experiment with graph type (if time) |
3/10
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1/2 day
Kahoot Review Game Waves Test - Monday (3/13) |
Week 27 |
Week 28 |
3/13
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Snow Day #6
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3/20
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Mendel Notes
Laws of Genetics |
3/14
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Waves Test
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3/21
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Law's of Genetics Practice
Genetics Worksheet - put in notebook Doohickey bug activity - put in notebook |
3/15
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Grade Waves Test
Genetics Pretest |
3/22
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Finish Doohickey bug activity
Punnet Square Notes |
3/16
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Genetics Video
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3/23
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Finish Punnett Square Notes
Punnett Square Activity - put in notebook Start Monohybrid worksheet - due Monday (3/27) |
3/17
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Intro to Genetics Activity
Traits Activity Finish Genetics of a Butterfly article - due Monday (3/20) |
3/24
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Finish Monohybrid worksheet - due Monday (3/27)
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Week 29 |
Week 30 |
3/27
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Grade Monohybrid worksheet
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4/10
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Microscope Lab
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3/28
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Microscope Introduction Activity
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4/11
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Cells Pre-Activity
Cell Theory Notes |
3/29
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Waves Retake
Genetics Video |
4/12
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Main Functions of a cell introduction activity
Start Genetics Vocabulary |
3/30
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Econ Town Activity
Movie Day |
4/13
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Organelle Notes Part 1
Work on Genetics Vocabulary |
3/31
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Spring Break!!!
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4/14
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Organelle Notes Part 2
Work on Genetics Vocabulary |
Week 31 |
Week 32 |
4/17
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Organelle Notes Part 3
Label Anical Cell Picture Plan for Cell Project Presentations Start on Monday (4/24) |
4/24
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Cell Project Presentations
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4/18
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Read Chapter 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 in Book
Write a 5-7sentence summary for each chapter Answer the following book questions Page 22: 1,2 Page 31: 1-4 Page 37: 1-3 All due Friday, 4/21 |
4/25
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Cell Project Presentations
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4/19
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Organelle notes for plant cell
Microscope Lab Part 4 |
4/26
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Finish Cell Project Presentations
Finish Printing Keys for Projects Finish Book Work - due tomorrow, April 27 |
4/20
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Cell Project Work Day
Finish Book Work |
4/27
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Start Mitosis Notes
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4/21
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...Watch Bill Nye Video
Finish Book Work - due Thursday, April 27 |
4/28
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Finish Mitosis Notes
Onion Root Tip Mitosis Analysis |
Week 33 |
Week 34 |
5/1
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Mitosis Drawing
Mitosis Worksheet - due tomorrow (5/2) |
5/8
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Present Mitosis Presentations
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5/2
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Math M-STEP Testing Part 1
Grade Mitosis Worksheet Watch Mitosis Video Mitosis Activity |
5/9
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Mitosis Dance
Mitosis Quiz Finish Mitosis Notes Meiosis Notes Cancer Reading |
5/3
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ELA M-STEP Testing
Grade Mitosis Worksheet Watch Mitosis Video Mitosis Activity |
5/10
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Mitosis Dance
Mitosis Quiz Finish Mitosis Notes Meiosis Notes Cancer Reading |
5/4
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Math M-STEP Testing Part 2
Science M-STEP Testing Part 1 & 2 |
5/11
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Work on Cancer Reading Packet - due Friday (5/12)
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5/5
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Work time on Missing Work
Finish Mitosis Presentations |
5/12
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DNA Replication Activity - due Wednesday (5/17)
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Week 35 |
Week 36 |
5/15
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Mitosis/Meiosis Comparison Notes
Finish DNA Replication Activity - due Wednesday (5/17) Work on Vocabulary - Thursday (5/18) |
5/22
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Notes
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5/16
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Book Work - due Friday (5/19)
Page 68: 1-4 Page 73: 1-3 Page 85: 1-5 Page 93: 1-5 |
5/23
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Notes
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5/17
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Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz
Genetics Vocabulary Kahoot Game |
5/24
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Pookie Day 1
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5/18
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Genetics Vocabulary Quiz
Finish Book Work |
5/25
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Pookie Day 2
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5/19
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Genetics Review
Genetics Activity |
5/26
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NO SCHOOL - Memorial Break
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