Week of 9/17/07 - 9/21/07
Monday 9/17/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 - Journal: write 5 safety rules for our science lab. Finish observation lab. (6). Ppt on safety rules. Take safety contract home and get it signed. Worksheet on safety.Pd.3 - Journal: write 5 safety rules for our science lab. Book check - must be covered. Finish the Nose Knows lab. Write conclusion for lab. Ppt on safety rules. Take safety contract home and get it signed.
Tuesday 9/18/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 - SAFETY CONTRACT DUE!!! Collect signed grade sheets. Journal: 1______________ is about equal to 1 yard.1 ____________ is equal to about the thickness of your fingernail1 ____________ is equal to about the width of your pinkie nail1 ____________ is equal to about the mass of 1 m&m1 ____________ is equal to about a quart1______________is equal to about 1/2 mile ( really 6/10 of a mile) Measuring in Metric - make a meter. Homework - worksheet on measuring -finish for homework.Pd.3 - Journal same as Pd 1,5,6,7. Collect Science safety contract. Bubble gum lab. Graph lab data for homework. Measuring in Metric - worksheet on measuring and metric prefixes- finish for homework.
Wednesday 9/19/07
Last day to turn in grade sheet – all classes.Pd. 1,5,6,7 – JOURNAL: Look around the room, tell the location of each the following Safety Items:1. Fire extinquisher – 2. Phone to call office –3. Eyewash station – 4. Fire exit – 5. Goggles for experiments - 6. Sink with water for washing off chemicals Practice converting from one unit to another using the stairstep method. Finish for homework.Pd. 3 – Journal same as pd 1,5,6,7 Practice converting from one unit to another using the stair step method. Do front of worksheet for homework.
Thursday 9/20/07
Journal: 1 meter= ________ cm; 1cm = ___________mm____________cm = 1 meter _____________ = 1 km 1kg = __________ g 1 hour = _____________min1min= ____________ sec 1 hour = __________sec 1 cm3 = __________ ml 1 L = __________mL1000 L = __________ kLPd.1,3,5,6,7 – Check homework. Practice converting. Homework: all classes: finish back of worksheet on conversion. Study for safety, conversion and metric quiz on Friday. Journals due Friday.
Friday 9/21/07
Journals due – all classes. Last day to turn in safety contract.Quiz all classes: topic: lab safety, measuring in metric, scientific method.
Week of 9/10/07 - 9/14/07
Monday 9/10/07
Pd. 1. Journal: How do boats float on water? Write what you think is the reason. Challenge Lab: Float the Titanic.
Pd. 3,5,6,7 Journal: What Safety rules do we need to follow in Science Lab? What steps do scientists follow when doing science?
No Homework
Tuesday 9/11/07
Pd.1 - Complete the Float the Titanic Challenge
Pd. 3 - Complete the Iceman video, re. scientific method
Pd. 5,6,7 - read chapter 1.2 and 1.3 of the Purple Physical Science book re. Scientific method and measurement.
Wednesday 9/12/07
Pd. 1,3,5,6,7 - Journal: Is their really enough suction from a large ship sinking to suck under people and boats close to it in the water?
View Mythbusters to find out. Record which steps of the scientific method they used to support or bust the myth!
Thursday 9/13/07
Pd.1,5,6,7 - Journal: How do police use science in their investigations?
Read “LOOK SHARP”, use a T chart notetaking strategy to write one important idea and explanatory detail for each Q&A. Finish for homework.
Pd 3 - Journal: write a summary of what you read in your novel or magazine. Read pages 6-12 of text and answer questions - finish for homework.
Friday 9/14/07
Pd 1,5,6,7 - Collect Homework (6-14 on Sharp Look paper). Make chart for Observation lab. Complete observation lab - turn lab in. Receive field trip form for Assateague National Park field trip on 10/5/07. Money ($10) must be turned in by 10/1/07. See form for eligibility rules. Receive grade sheet, must be signed and turned in by 9/19/07. Look for quiz by Thursday. Journals due on Friday9/21/07.
Pd 3. - Journal: How are humans able to smell. Is the human sense of smell a well developed sense?
Collect Homework (1-9) pages 6-12 in text. Read article on smell, prepare for lab on Monday. Receive grade sheet - must be signed and turned in by 9/19/07.
Wednesday 9/5/07-9/7/07
Wednesday 9/5/2007
All classes: Journal Entry: List the steps of the Scientific Method
Compete with your group in the annual Cruise Ship design challenge. Create 3 designs, choose the best to compete in the final challenge.
Homework: Write a paragraph explaining how how your group incorporated the scientific method into your Cruise Ship design challenge.
Thursday 9/6/07
Pd 1 - Complete writing or drawing your illustration of the Challenges of exploring the wreck of the Titanic.
Pd 3,5,6,7 - Publish your writing or drawing your illustration of the Challenges of exploring the wreck of the Titanic.
Homework: All classes - Journal due Friday
Friday 9/7/07
Pd.1 Publish your writing or your illustration of the Challenges of exploring the wreck of the Titanic. Turn in Journal
Pd. 3,5,6,7 Turn in Journal. Challenge Lab - Float the Titanic.
Have a great weekend.
