Physical Science 1st & 2nd quarters, 08-09
Abbreviations: HW = Homework EOP = end of period BOP = beginning of period WKST = worksheet
Q = questions BNSG - Bill Nye the Science Guy EXP = experiment PW = pre-write
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What we did today, dates due |
By the end of the period, I (the student) will be able to: |
Turned in today |
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Sept 2 |
First day for 7th graders |
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Sept 3 |
Hand out "Rules and Regulations" (R and R) and go over some of them: safety is #1, required materials, consequences to misbehavior. HW - get "student info" and "safety contract" signed by Sept 5, need a spiral notebook by Sept 8; HW - book cover by Sept 9 |
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Sept 4 |
Go over more R and R,Tour of the Room; Lab Tools powerpoint (take notes); |
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Sept 5 |
Tools wksht, due 9/8 |
safety and date sheet |
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Sept 8 |
Set up spiral notebooks, copy safety rules into spiral |
Tools wksht, spiral on time |
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Sept 9 |
Check out Books, form due 9/11; intro wksht due 9/11 |
book cover |
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Sept 10 |
course syllabus |
safety rules |
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Sept 11 |
Surface Tension Lab (write up due 9/12) |
book forms; intro to text wksht |
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Sept 12 |
Room rules TEST; Science Tools TEST |
surface tension |
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Sept 15 |
Read page 2, with 4 questions; |
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Sept 16 |
Vanishing Breakfast activity |
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Sept 17 |
Design an Airplane activity |
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Sept 18 |
Design an Airplane activity - conclusion |
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Sept 19 |
Chap 2.1 in class using "T-notes"; HW - Tnotes of Chp 2.2 due 9/16; PW Roll On! lab |
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Sept 22 |
finish Tnotes on Chp 2.1 and 2.2 |
Tnotes on Chp 2.2 |
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Sept 23 |
Inertia activities |
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Sept 24 |
do Roll On! lab; HW - bring a shoe box by Oct 7; PW Sinking Marble Lab |
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Sept 25 |
.T-notes, Chp 2.3, 2.4; HW - PW Galileo's Hypothesis |
explain what a controlled variable is; summarize Chp 2.3 and 2.4 |
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Sept 26 |
Intro the CD that goes with text; Motion/Force video with wksht |
give some examples of how force is used in "real world" |
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Sept 29 |
Velocity Experiments (need a calculator for the next 2 weeks!!!); HW - Tnotes on chp 3.1 - 3.5, due Oct 2nd |
be able to calculate average velocity |
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Sept 30 |
calculate average velocity, make a distance time graph |
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Oct 1 |
Review of chap 2 (need a calculator!!); HW - PW Design a Shoe Box Car |
be able to write out Newton's 1st law from memory, give examples of how his 1st law works |
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Oct 2 |
Intro to Chp 3 and Newton's 2nd Law |
be able to explain Newton's 2nd law |
Tnotes chp 3 |
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Oct 3 |
Lab: Galileo's Hypothesis |
be able to calculate acceleration |
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Oct 6 |
finish "Galileo's Hypothesis" ; HW - Tnotes chp 4 (yes all of it) due Oct 9 |
be able to calculate and understand acceleration |
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Oct 7 |
Formal Lab Report (FLR) - introduction and planning (final due 10/17 |
beginnings of knowing what is expected for the Level 5 Formal Lab Report, required for graduation |
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Oct 8 |
collect data for FLR |
be able to make a GOOD FLR data chart |
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Oct 9 |
rough draft of FLR |
write a rough draft of FLR |
t-notes, chp 4 |
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Oct 10 |
3rd Law problems |
better understanding of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion |
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Oct 13 |
to library computer lab - type FLR, both rough draft and final due Oct 17 |
Correct format for FLR |
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Oct 14 |
Jet Balloon Lab |
better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together |
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Oct 15 |
1) better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together, 2) appreciate how much time and teamwork it takes to make a "simple" machine |
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Oct 16 |
1) better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together, 2) appreciate how much time and teamwork it takes to make a "simple" machine |
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Oct 17 |
Race the cars!! |
better understanding of Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws and how they act together |
FLR - final and rough draft Shoe box car write up |
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Oct 20 |
2nd law problems wksht due 10/21 |
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Oct 21 |
TEST - memorized Newton's 3 Laws |
2nd law wksht |
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Oct 22 |
TEST chp 2,3,4 |
review sheet |
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Oct 23 |
Energy - notes on chp 6.1; HW - Chp 9 tnotes due 10/28 |
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Oct 24 |
The way the ball bounces lab; HW - finish graph |
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Oct 27 |
chp 6.2,3,4 notes; HW - energy probs wksht |
graph |
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Oct 28 |
United Streaming Video - potential energy and work |
chp 9 tnotes; energy wksht |
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Oct 29 |
BNSG Momentum |
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Oct 30 |
Last Day of 1st Quarter; Halloween science lab |
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Oct 31 |
No School – LEAP day |
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Nov 3 |
.Potential/Kinetic energy video |
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Nov 4 |
Notes on Chp 9.1, pg 135 activity |
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Nov 5 |
Specific Heat lab, day 1 |
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Nov 6 |
conclude specific heat lab; video: Heat and Temp, wksht due tomorrow; HW - PW Thermal Conduction lab 11/13 |
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Nov 7 |
review Chp 6; HW - reread chp 6 for studying |
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Nov 10 |
TESt chp 6 - NEED A CALCULATOR |
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Nov 11 |
No School – Veterens Day |
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Nov 12 |
Intro to chp 10 activities |
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Nov 13 |
Lab - Thermal Conduction and Surface Area lab |
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Nov 14 |
Lab - Thermal Conduction and Surface Area lab |
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Nov 17 |
Heat Exchanges video - notes |
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Nov 18 |
Energy Experience lab |
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Nov 19 |
Review for TEST |
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Nov 20 |
District and Unit TEST, need a calculator |
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Nov 21 |
finish test if needed; Elemental Sentences, due Dec 1 |
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Nov 24 |
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Nov 25 |
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Nov 26 |
Half Day |
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Nov 27-28 |
No School – Thanksgiving Day Holidays |
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Dec 1 |
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Elemental Sentences poster |
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Dec 2 |
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Dec 3 |
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Dec 4 |
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Dec 5 |
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Dec 8 |
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Dec 9 |
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Dec 10 |
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Dec 11 |
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Dec 12 |
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Dec 15 |
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Dec 16 |
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Dec 17 |
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Dec 18 |
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Dec 19 |
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Dec 21- Jan 4 |
NO SCHOOL – Winter Break |
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Jan 5 |
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Jan 6 |
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Jan 7 |
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Jan 8 |
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Jan 9 |
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Jan 12 |
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Jan 13 |
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Jan 14 |
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Jan 15 |
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Jan 16 |
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