Science 7
We are currently pilot testing a Mi-STAR unit titled Unit 7.1: Off the Grid - Creating an Energy Plan. Find more information about the Mi-STAR curriculum here.
Q4 - Week 9, May 29-June 2
Monday: Monday: Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday: Wrap up Apollo 13 documentary
Objective: Compare and contrast the movie with what really happened
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Dichotomous Keys
Objective: Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Assignment: none
Thursday: Review for math exam (German presentation during math class).
Objective:
Assignment:
Friday:
Objective:
Assignment:
Q4 - Week 8, May 22-26
Monday: Apollo 13 Movie
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Apollo 13 Movie
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Apollo 13 Movie/ Apollo 13 documentary
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Thursday: 7th grade to Michigan Iron Industry Museum
Objective: Field trips
Assignment: none
Friday: Class Day
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 7, May 15-19
Monday: Present unit challenge presentations
Objective: Convince Mom & Dad that you can generate electricity
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Present unit challenge presentations
Objective: Convince Mom & Dad that you can generate electricity
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Post-Test
Objective: Assess what you have learned
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Final Exit Slip Surveys, Exit Slips
Objective: Wrap up unit 7.1
Assignment: none
Friday: Walk-About Painesdale
Objective: Learn about the history of Painesdale and connections to The Journal of Otto Peltonen
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 6, May 8-12
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - models
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - models
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - slides
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Practice unit challenge presentations
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 5, May1-5
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Check Your Progress, Unit 7.1 Lesson 10 - Anchor
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Math M-STEP
Objective: N/A
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Science M-STEP
Objective: N/A
Assignment: none
Thursday: Visit to the Keweenaw National Historic Park Visitor Center
Objective: Learn about the history of the Copper Country
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Use a decision matrix to choose the best location for a generator
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 4, April 24-28
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Share & Check Your Progress
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Anchoring
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Uncover (Build & test electromagnets)
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Thursday: SNOW DAY
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Share & Connect
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 3, April 17-21
Monday: No School - Easter
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 7 - Skate Park: Connect and Check Your Progress
Objective: What happens to energy when it appears to "disappear" in a system
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Lesson 4-7 Exit Slip/Survey, Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Anchor
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Uncover - Magnets
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Uncover - Static Electricity
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 2, April 10-14
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Test a windmill
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Share models of windmills
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Connect to unit challenge & Check Understanding
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 7 - Skate Park: Uncover and Share
Objective: What happens to energy when it appears to "disappear" in a system
Assignment: none
Friday: Good Friday - No School
Q4 - Week 1, April 3-7
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Graph and analyze pendulum data
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Connect to unit challenge
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Check Your Progress
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Wrecking Ball video
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Build a Windmill
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 9, March 20-24
Monday: Spacial visualization tests
Objective: (We are the control group for a research project at MTU)
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Pendulum Model & Questions
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Connect & Check Progress
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Catapult
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Pendulum Activity
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 8, March 13-17
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light - Models
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light - Connect & Check Your Progress (use this water wheel video)
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Junior High Band gone - Bill Nye Energy video
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Survey after Lesson 3 (complete during 5th hour with Ms. Ruohonen); 7th grade meets with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Splat-o-meter & Pendulum Activity
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 7, March 6-10
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: Unit Summary Table if not finished in class
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Friday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Q3 - Week 6, February 27-March 3
Monday: Early dismissal due to power outage
Objective: n/a
Assignment: n/a
Tuesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman in the computer lab
Objective: career explorations
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Pre-Test
Objective: Assess prior knowledge
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 1: Off the Grid!
Objective: Introduce the Unit Question: How can we capture and transform energy from the world around us to help meet our needs?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 3, February 20-24
Monday: Claims, evidence & reasoning practice
Objective: Practice writing a scientific explanation using claims, evidence, and reasoning; Identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in a scientific explanation
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Claims, evidence & reasoning practice
Objective: Practice writing a scientific explanation using claims, evidence, and reasoning; Identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in a scientific explanation
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Mystery Mixture Activity
Objective: Determine the composition of a mystery mixture; Make a scientific explanation about the mystery mixture using claims, evidence, and reasoning
Assignment: Write a CER explanation if not finished in class
Friday: Lab safety review
Objective: Review safety procedures for the lab
Assignment: Lab safety practice assignment
Q3 - Week 3, February 13-17
Monday: L9 Share - Poster gallery walk
Objective: Complete a gallery walk to gather information to fill in evidence matrix
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L9 Connect & Check Your Progress
Objective: Analyze the evidence matrix and recommend the best insulation
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.3 Post Test
Objective: Assess what you have learned
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.3 Survey & Exit Slip
Objective: Provide feedback to Mi-STAR
Assignment: none
Friday: Practice Claims, Evidence, & Reasoning
Objective: Identify claims & Evidence
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 3, February 6-10
Monday: L8 Check Your Progress
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L9 Anchor/Uncover
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Finish life cycle models
Wednesday: Outdoor Olympics - class does not meet
Thursday: L9 Share
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Create insulation presentation/poster
Friday: L9 Share
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Create insulation presentation/poster
Q3 - Week 2, January 30 - February 3
Monday: L8 Uncover/Share
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L8 Connect
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L8 Connect
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Class meeting
Friday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Q3 - Week 1, January 23-27
Monday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L7 Connect
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L7 Check Your Progress/Embedded Assessment
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Thursday: L8 Anchoring
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Friday: L7 Exit Survey & L8 Uncover
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 10, January 16-20
Monday: L7 Uncover - Pop Activity
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Class does not meet
Thursday: Class does not meet
Friday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 9, January 9-13
Monday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Polystyrene foam board video
Fiberglass insulation
Celullose insulation
Rock Wool(Stone Wool)
Tuesday: L6 Connect
Objective: Research the manufacturing process for your insulation
Assignment: How its Made worksheet
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: L6 Check Your Progress
Objective: Answer "How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?"
Assignment: none
Friday: L6 Check Your Progress/L7 Anchoring
Objective: Answer "How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?"
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 8, January 2-6
Monday: No School - Christmas Vacation
Tuesday: L6 Uncover - Making Flubber
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment:
Thursday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Friday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 7, December 19-23, 2016
Monday: L5 Connect/Check - Finish Insulation Research, L5 Exit Slip
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L6 Anchoring - Natural or Synthetic (during 4th hour), 7th hour meet with Ms. Sherman
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: 7th & 8th grade Christmas Party (details will be provided in class)
Thursday: NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS VACATION
Friday: NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS VACATION
Q2 - Week 6, December 12-16, 2016
Monday: L5 Connect - Observe Properties of Insulation
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Snow Day
Friday: L5 Connect - Research Properties of Insulation
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 5, December 5-9, 2016
Monday: L5 Uncover 1 - Making Ooblek
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L5 Share 1
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L5 Uncover/Share 2 - Card Sort
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Thursday: L5 Share 2 Discussion of Card Sort
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Friday: L5 Connect - Describe Insulation Properties
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: Describe properties & function of a material
Q2 - Week 4, November 28-December 2, 2016
Monday: L4 Anchoring & Uncover Part 1 - Population Videos
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L4 Uncover Part 2 - Popcorn simulation
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L4 Share/Connect
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment:
Thursday: L4 Connect & Check
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment:
Friday: L5 Anchoring & Uncover
Objective:
Assignment:
Q2 - Week 3, November 21-25, 2016
Monday: L3 - Connect Your Ideas
Objective: Research assigned insulation material (Possible resources)
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L3 - Check your Progress
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: October Sky movie
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday: No School :)
Q2 - Week 2, November 14-18, 2016
Monday: L3 - Uncovering Your Ideas - Map analysis
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L3- Share Your Ideas - Support or Refute Claims
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: Copper mining worksheet
Wednesday: L3- Share Your Ideas
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: L3 - Connect Your Ideas
Objective: Research assigned insulation material (Possible resources)
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 1, November 7-11, 2016
Monday: Finish Lesson 2, Introduce Unit Challenge
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Lesson 3
Objective:
Assignment:
Wednesday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: Lesson 3 - Anchoring & Uncovering
Objective: What resources are needed to make a cell phone? Where are they located?
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 9, October 31- November 4, 2016
Monday: Mi-STAR Attitudinal Survey here
Objective: n/a
Assignment: Thank You card for Engineering Ambassadors
Tuesday: Mi-STAR Pre-Test
Objective: Assess prior knowledge
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Mi-STAR Lesson 1
Objective: Students will express their prior knowledge & experience of why houses look the way they look & why this varies from region to region & over time; Students will express their prior knowledge & experience relating to the selection of materials used in home designs such as scociety's needs, climate, economic conditions & resource availability
Assignment: none
Thursday: Mi-STAR Lesson 2
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: Draw a model of the life cycle of a water bottle
Friday: Mi-STAR Lesson 2 Life Cycle of a Water bottle
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 8, October 24-28, 2016
Monday: Visit from Engineering Ambassadors
Objective: Learn more about science & engineering
Assignment: none
Tuesday: 3-1 Matter
Objective: Describe what matter is and give examples of matter or non-matter
Assignment: none
Wednesday: 3-1 continued
Objective: Identify & name the parts of an atom
Assignment: Thank You cards for Engineering Ambassadors
Thursday: Atoms & Elements Webquest
Objective: Identify the parts of an atome; Explain what an element is; give examples of elements
Assignment: none
Friday: Half Day, class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: n/a
Q1 - Week 7, October 17-21, 2016
Monday: Reasonable measure in the metric system
Objective: Choose the most reasonable metric measure for a common object
Assignment:none
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Review
Objective: n/a
Assignment:Chapter 2 Review worksheet
Wednesday: Meeting with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Chapter 2 Test
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: 3-1 The Structure of Matter
Objective: Explain what matter is and what it is made of
Assignment: 3-1 crossword puzzle
Q1 - Week 6, October 10-14, 2016
Monday: 2-3 Communicating Data
Objective: Identify & use 3 types of graphs; Determine the correct graph to use for a set of data
Assignment: Measurement review worksheet
Tuesday: Reading & making graphs
Objective: Create a line graph from data
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Water Festival @ MTU
Objective: Learn about the Great Lakes
Assignment: none
Thursday: Predicting with Graphs
Objective: Use a graph to make predictions
Assignment: Make a Thank You card for the Water Festival
Friday: No School - Teacher Inservice
Q1 - Week 5, October 3-7, 2016
Monday: Measuring Length in the Metric System
Objective: Correctly identify & use metric units used to measure length
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Length Lab
Objective: Measure common objects using the metric system
Assignment: none if finished in class
Wednesday: Mass & Temperature in the Metric System
Objective: Know & use metric units to measure mass & temperature
Assignment: none
Thursday: Volume in the Metric System
Objective: Know & use metric units to measure volume in the metric system
Assignment: none
Friday: Reasonable Measures
Objective: Choose the most reasonable metric measure for everyday objects
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 4, September 26-30, 2016
Monday: Study period (50% of class gone for football & basketball)
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Class meeting for Onkelo's Bowl, 2-2 SI Units - Length
Objective: Know how to measure length using the metric system
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Length Lab
Objective: Measure lengths using the metric system
Assignment: none
Thursday: Measuring Length Practice
Objective: Measure lengths using the metric system
Assignment: Length worksheet
Friday: Onkelo Bowl in a.m., No school in p.m (Teacher Inservice)
Q1 - Week 3, September 19-23, 2016
Monday: Review of scientific method, observations & inferences
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: Study skills & EDPs
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Chapter 1 Test
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: 2-1 Description & Measurement
Objective:
Assignment: none
Friday: Spatial Test with Mrs. Raffaelli
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 2, September 12-16, 2016
Monday: Bill Nye & Science Hangman
Objective: Review - 50% of class gone due to football & basketball
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Review the scientific method
Objective: Describe steps scientists follow to solve problems
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Practice the scientific method -
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: crossword puzzle
**Quiz on Observations/Inferences
Thursday: Practice the scientific method
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: none
Friday: Practice the scientific method
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 1, September 5-9, 2016
Monday: No School - Labor Day
Tuesday: Welcome
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Observations & inferences (watch review video here )
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none
Thursday: Observations & inferences
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none
Friday: Observations & inferences
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none
We are currently pilot testing a Mi-STAR unit titled Unit 7.1: Off the Grid - Creating an Energy Plan. Find more information about the Mi-STAR curriculum here.
Q4 - Week 9, May 29-June 2
Monday: Monday: Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday: Wrap up Apollo 13 documentary
Objective: Compare and contrast the movie with what really happened
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Dichotomous Keys
Objective: Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Assignment: none
Thursday: Review for math exam (German presentation during math class).
Objective:
Assignment:
Friday:
Objective:
Assignment:
Q4 - Week 8, May 22-26
Monday: Apollo 13 Movie
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Apollo 13 Movie
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Apollo 13 Movie/ Apollo 13 documentary
Objective: Learn about the Apollo 13 mission
Assignment: none
Thursday: 7th grade to Michigan Iron Industry Museum
Objective: Field trips
Assignment: none
Friday: Class Day
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 7, May 15-19
Monday: Present unit challenge presentations
Objective: Convince Mom & Dad that you can generate electricity
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Present unit challenge presentations
Objective: Convince Mom & Dad that you can generate electricity
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Post-Test
Objective: Assess what you have learned
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Final Exit Slip Surveys, Exit Slips
Objective: Wrap up unit 7.1
Assignment: none
Friday: Walk-About Painesdale
Objective: Learn about the history of Painesdale and connections to The Journal of Otto Peltonen
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 6, May 8-12
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - models
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - models
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations - slides
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Work on unit challenge presentations
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Practice unit challenge presentations
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 5, May1-5
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Check Your Progress, Unit 7.1 Lesson 10 - Anchor
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Math M-STEP
Objective: N/A
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Science M-STEP
Objective: N/A
Assignment: none
Thursday: Visit to the Keweenaw National Historic Park Visitor Center
Objective: Learn about the history of the Copper Country
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 10
Objective: Use a decision matrix to choose the best location for a generator
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 4, April 24-28
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Share & Check Your Progress
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Anchoring
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Uncover (Build & test electromagnets)
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Thursday: SNOW DAY
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 9 - Share & Connect
Objective: How can electromagnetism transform mechanical energy into electrical energy? What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 3, April 17-21
Monday: No School - Easter
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 7 - Skate Park: Connect and Check Your Progress
Objective: What happens to energy when it appears to "disappear" in a system
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Lesson 4-7 Exit Slip/Survey, Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Anchor
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Uncover - Magnets
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 8 - Magnetism & Static Electricity: Uncover - Static Electricity
Objective: What factors affect the strength of (static) electric and magnetic forces?
Assignment: none
Q4 - Week 2, April 10-14
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Test a windmill
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Share models of windmills
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Connect to unit challenge & Check Understanding
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 7 - Skate Park: Uncover and Share
Objective: What happens to energy when it appears to "disappear" in a system
Assignment: none
Friday: Good Friday - No School
Q4 - Week 1, April 3-7
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Graph and analyze pendulum data
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Connect to unit challenge
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Check Your Progress
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Wrecking Ball video
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 6: Make a Windmill - Build a Windmill
Objective: How does energy change as it is transferred within and between systems?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 9, March 20-24
Monday: Spacial visualization tests
Objective: (We are the control group for a research project at MTU)
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Pendulum Model & Questions
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Connect & Check Progress
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Catapult
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 5: Mass, Speed, & Kinetic Energy - Pendulum Activity
Objective: How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 8, March 13-17
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light - Models
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light - Connect & Check Your Progress (use this water wheel video)
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Junior High Band gone - Bill Nye Energy video
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Survey after Lesson 3 (complete during 5th hour with Ms. Ruohonen); 7th grade meets with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 4: Potential Energy = Energy of Position - Splat-o-meter & Pendulum Activity
Objective: What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 7, March 6-10
Monday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: Unit Summary Table if not finished in class
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 3: Making the Light Light
Objective: How can energy of motion be transformed into electrical energy? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
Assignment: none
Friday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Q3 - Week 6, February 27-March 3
Monday: Early dismissal due to power outage
Objective: n/a
Assignment: n/a
Tuesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman in the computer lab
Objective: career explorations
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.1 Pre-Test
Objective: Assess prior knowledge
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 1: Off the Grid!
Objective: Introduce the Unit Question: How can we capture and transform energy from the world around us to help meet our needs?
Assignment: none
Friday: Unit 7.1 Lesson 2: Exploring Electricity Generation Methods
Objective: What scientific knowledge and evidence do we need to explain where and how electricity can be generated?
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 3, February 20-24
Monday: Claims, evidence & reasoning practice
Objective: Practice writing a scientific explanation using claims, evidence, and reasoning; Identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in a scientific explanation
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Claims, evidence & reasoning practice
Objective: Practice writing a scientific explanation using claims, evidence, and reasoning; Identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in a scientific explanation
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Mystery Mixture Activity
Objective: Determine the composition of a mystery mixture; Make a scientific explanation about the mystery mixture using claims, evidence, and reasoning
Assignment: Write a CER explanation if not finished in class
Friday: Lab safety review
Objective: Review safety procedures for the lab
Assignment: Lab safety practice assignment
Q3 - Week 3, February 13-17
Monday: L9 Share - Poster gallery walk
Objective: Complete a gallery walk to gather information to fill in evidence matrix
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L9 Connect & Check Your Progress
Objective: Analyze the evidence matrix and recommend the best insulation
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Unit 7.3 Post Test
Objective: Assess what you have learned
Assignment: none
Thursday: Unit 7.3 Survey & Exit Slip
Objective: Provide feedback to Mi-STAR
Assignment: none
Friday: Practice Claims, Evidence, & Reasoning
Objective: Identify claims & Evidence
Assignment: none
Q3 - Week 3, February 6-10
Monday: L8 Check Your Progress
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L9 Anchor/Uncover
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Finish life cycle models
Wednesday: Outdoor Olympics - class does not meet
Thursday: L9 Share
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Create insulation presentation/poster
Friday: L9 Share
Objective: Determine which insulation will be the best
Assignment: Create insulation presentation/poster
Q3 - Week 2, January 30 - February 3
Monday: L8 Uncover/Share
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L8 Connect
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L8 Connect
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Class meeting
Friday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Q3 - Week 1, January 23-27
Monday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L7 Connect
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L7 Check Your Progress/Embedded Assessment
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Thursday: L8 Anchoring
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Friday: L7 Exit Survey & L8 Uncover
Objective: How do the stages of a product's life cycle impact Earth Systems? How can science & technology reduce a product's life cycle impact on Earth Systems?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 10, January 16-20
Monday: L7 Uncover - Pop Activity
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Class does not meet
Thursday: Class does not meet
Friday: L7 Share
Objective: How is temperature related to the motion of particles that make up a sample of matter? What are some important properties of materials that limit the amount of transfer of thermal energy between objects?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 9, January 9-13
Monday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Polystyrene foam board video
Fiberglass insulation
Celullose insulation
Rock Wool(Stone Wool)
Tuesday: L6 Connect
Objective: Research the manufacturing process for your insulation
Assignment: How its Made worksheet
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: L6 Check Your Progress
Objective: Answer "How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?"
Assignment: none
Friday: L6 Check Your Progress/L7 Anchoring
Objective: Answer "How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?"
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 8, January 2-6
Monday: No School - Christmas Vacation
Tuesday: L6 Uncover - Making Flubber
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment:
Thursday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Friday: L6 Share
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 7, December 19-23, 2016
Monday: L5 Connect/Check - Finish Insulation Research, L5 Exit Slip
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L6 Anchoring - Natural or Synthetic (during 4th hour), 7th hour meet with Ms. Sherman
Objective: How are materials processed to change their properties? How are synthetic substances made? What changes occure during processing that make substances useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: 7th & 8th grade Christmas Party (details will be provided in class)
Thursday: NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS VACATION
Friday: NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS VACATION
Q2 - Week 6, December 12-16, 2016
Monday: L5 Connect - Observe Properties of Insulation
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Snow Day
Friday: L5 Connect - Research Properties of Insulation
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 5, December 5-9, 2016
Monday: L5 Uncover 1 - Making Ooblek
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L5 Share 1
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L5 Uncover/Share 2 - Card Sort
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Thursday: L5 Share 2 Discussion of Card Sort
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: none
Friday: L5 Connect - Describe Insulation Properties
Objective: What are the properties of materials that make them useful to humans?
Assignment: Describe properties & function of a material
Q2 - Week 4, November 28-December 2, 2016
Monday: L4 Anchoring & Uncover Part 1 - Population Videos
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L4 Uncover Part 2 - Popcorn simulation
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: L4 Share/Connect
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment:
Thursday: L4 Connect & Check
Objective: What happens to Earth's Resources as human population grows or as individuals consume more of a particular resource? How can we use science & technology to minimize the impact on our limited supply of natural resources?
Assignment:
Friday: L5 Anchoring & Uncover
Objective:
Assignment:
Q2 - Week 3, November 21-25, 2016
Monday: L3 - Connect Your Ideas
Objective: Research assigned insulation material (Possible resources)
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L3 - Check your Progress
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Wednesday: October Sky movie
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday: No School :)
Q2 - Week 2, November 14-18, 2016
Monday: L3 - Uncovering Your Ideas - Map analysis
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: L3- Share Your Ideas - Support or Refute Claims
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: Copper mining worksheet
Wednesday: L3- Share Your Ideas
Objective: Why are different natural resources found in certain locations & not others, why is this important to society, and how do they form? How long does it take for resources to form and/or be replenished?
Assignment: none
Thursday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: L3 - Connect Your Ideas
Objective: Research assigned insulation material (Possible resources)
Assignment: none
Q2 - Week 1, November 7-11, 2016
Monday: Finish Lesson 2, Introduce Unit Challenge
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Lesson 3
Objective:
Assignment:
Wednesday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Half Day, Class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: Lesson 3 - Anchoring & Uncovering
Objective: What resources are needed to make a cell phone? Where are they located?
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 9, October 31- November 4, 2016
Monday: Mi-STAR Attitudinal Survey here
Objective: n/a
Assignment: Thank You card for Engineering Ambassadors
Tuesday: Mi-STAR Pre-Test
Objective: Assess prior knowledge
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Mi-STAR Lesson 1
Objective: Students will express their prior knowledge & experience of why houses look the way they look & why this varies from region to region & over time; Students will express their prior knowledge & experience relating to the selection of materials used in home designs such as scociety's needs, climate, economic conditions & resource availability
Assignment: none
Thursday: Mi-STAR Lesson 2
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: Draw a model of the life cycle of a water bottle
Friday: Mi-STAR Lesson 2 Life Cycle of a Water bottle
Objective: What are the separate parts of the "life" of a product (like a water bottle) and what happens during each of these parts?
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 8, October 24-28, 2016
Monday: Visit from Engineering Ambassadors
Objective: Learn more about science & engineering
Assignment: none
Tuesday: 3-1 Matter
Objective: Describe what matter is and give examples of matter or non-matter
Assignment: none
Wednesday: 3-1 continued
Objective: Identify & name the parts of an atom
Assignment: Thank You cards for Engineering Ambassadors
Thursday: Atoms & Elements Webquest
Objective: Identify the parts of an atome; Explain what an element is; give examples of elements
Assignment: none
Friday: Half Day, class does not meet
Objective: n/a
Assignment: n/a
Q1 - Week 7, October 17-21, 2016
Monday: Reasonable measure in the metric system
Objective: Choose the most reasonable metric measure for a common object
Assignment:none
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Review
Objective: n/a
Assignment:Chapter 2 Review worksheet
Wednesday: Meeting with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: Chapter 2 Test
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Friday: 3-1 The Structure of Matter
Objective: Explain what matter is and what it is made of
Assignment: 3-1 crossword puzzle
Q1 - Week 6, October 10-14, 2016
Monday: 2-3 Communicating Data
Objective: Identify & use 3 types of graphs; Determine the correct graph to use for a set of data
Assignment: Measurement review worksheet
Tuesday: Reading & making graphs
Objective: Create a line graph from data
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Water Festival @ MTU
Objective: Learn about the Great Lakes
Assignment: none
Thursday: Predicting with Graphs
Objective: Use a graph to make predictions
Assignment: Make a Thank You card for the Water Festival
Friday: No School - Teacher Inservice
Q1 - Week 5, October 3-7, 2016
Monday: Measuring Length in the Metric System
Objective: Correctly identify & use metric units used to measure length
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Length Lab
Objective: Measure common objects using the metric system
Assignment: none if finished in class
Wednesday: Mass & Temperature in the Metric System
Objective: Know & use metric units to measure mass & temperature
Assignment: none
Thursday: Volume in the Metric System
Objective: Know & use metric units to measure volume in the metric system
Assignment: none
Friday: Reasonable Measures
Objective: Choose the most reasonable metric measure for everyday objects
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 4, September 26-30, 2016
Monday: Study period (50% of class gone for football & basketball)
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Class meeting for Onkelo's Bowl, 2-2 SI Units - Length
Objective: Know how to measure length using the metric system
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Length Lab
Objective: Measure lengths using the metric system
Assignment: none
Thursday: Measuring Length Practice
Objective: Measure lengths using the metric system
Assignment: Length worksheet
Friday: Onkelo Bowl in a.m., No school in p.m (Teacher Inservice)
Q1 - Week 3, September 19-23, 2016
Monday: Review of scientific method, observations & inferences
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Meet with Mrs. Sherman
Objective: Study skills & EDPs
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Chapter 1 Test
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Thursday: 2-1 Description & Measurement
Objective:
Assignment: none
Friday: Spatial Test with Mrs. Raffaelli
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 2, September 12-16, 2016
Monday: Bill Nye & Science Hangman
Objective: Review - 50% of class gone due to football & basketball
Assignment: none
Tuesday: Review the scientific method
Objective: Describe steps scientists follow to solve problems
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Practice the scientific method -
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: crossword puzzle
**Quiz on Observations/Inferences
Thursday: Practice the scientific method
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: none
Friday: Practice the scientific method
Objective: Apply the scientific method to a problem
Assignment: none
Q1 - Week 1, September 5-9, 2016
Monday: No School - Labor Day
Tuesday: Welcome
Objective: n/a
Assignment: none
Wednesday: Observations & inferences (watch review video here )
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none
Thursday: Observations & inferences
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none
Friday: Observations & inferences
Objective: Make observations & inferences; identify observations as qualitative or quantitative
Assignment: none