Week 7
September 29 - October 3, 2014

Learning Goals: Distinguish between physical and chemical properties. Calculate density. Find density of various objects and perform calculations involving density including percent error. Distinguish between physical and chemical changes.

Monday - Complete exploring with mixtures; Review for quiz; Physical and chemical properties  

HW: density wksht

Tuesday - Prep for density lab - procedure; Work on physical scientist project

HW: lab procedure

Wednesday - Quiz: classifying matter; Begin data collection

HW: none

Thursday - Complete data collection; Work on calculations and graph

HW: calculations/graph

Friday - Physical vs. chemical changes video; Changes worksheet; Work on physical scientist biography project

HW: 3 pages project due 10/8

EXTRA CREDIT: First two emails with correct answer receive 10 lab points.
What is the densest naturally occurring element on the planet AND what is its density?

Week 6
9/22-26, 2014

Learning Goals: Differentiate between types of matter and classify matter as element, compound, and mixture.

 

Monday - Unit 1 Test

HW: scientist for project due

Tuesday - Classification of matter ppt; Element, compound, mixture partner ID

HW: mixture vs. pure substance wksht

Wednesday - Element, compound, mixture lab

HW: none

Thursday - Complete Classification of matter ppt; Begin Exploring with mixtures lab

HW: Element, compound, mixture lab due 9/26

Friday - Complete exploring with mixtures lab activity

HW: project research

NOTE:  October 7 - need at least 3 pages of scrap book completed - title page does not count

Week 5

Spirit Week 9/15-19, 2014

Learning goals: Analyze and present data from student designed experiment.
Show how individuals have contributed to the development of major ideas in physical science.

Monday - Complete lab data collection or work on presentation or work on unit 1 review questions
HW: presentation due 9/17; study

Tuesday - Scientific method quiz; Hypothesis, law, theory worksht
HW: Worksht due 9/18; review quest due 9/19

Wednesday - Plop, plop, fizz, fizz lab presentations; Work on unit 1 review questions
HW: worksht due 9/18; review quest due 9/19

Thursday - Discuss hypothesis, law, theory; Introduce Famous Physical Scientist Electronic Scrapbook Project
HW: review quest

Friday - Review for test
HW: study

NOTE: Unit 1 Test Monday, Sept. 22

Week 4
9/8-9/12, 2014

Learning goals: Construct and interpret scientific line graphs. Identify steps of scientific method in class presentation. Build a hypothesis to answer a question, design an investigation, and describe results. Choose best data collecting procedures.



Monday - Use checklist for Gluep lab report, make edits; Complete scientific graphing worksheet
HW: lab due 9/10; graphing wksht

Tuesday - Scientific method ppt; Begin scientific method group work - id steps in scenarios

HW: lab due 9/10

Wednesday - Work on scientific method scenarios

HW: scenairo presentations

Thursday - Present scientific method scenarios; Introduce plop, plop, fizz, fizz lab -  design experiment & get approval

HW: none

Friday - Review for quiz; Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz Lab – design experiment & get approval, begin data collection

HW: study

NOTE: scientific method quiz Tuesday, 9/16

Week 3
9/1-5

Learning goals: Demonstrate use of scientific method to make bouncier Gluep and present findings in lab report. Construct and interpret scientific line graphs.  



Monday - Labor Day No School

Tuesday - Work on Gluep lab competition – make and test original recipe, then alter
HW: none

Wednesday - Gluep lab competition -  test different recipes

HW: none

Thursday - Complete lab if necessary; Work on lab write-up

HW: rough draft

Friday - Scientific graphing and independent/dependent variables; Work on graphing activities

HW: first draft Gluep lab report