Week 11/26/07 - 11/30/07
Monday 11/26/07
All classes turn in signed grade sheet.
Pd. 1 & 5 - Journal: write the 3 questions for this investigation. Complete the investigation report.
Pd 6 & 7 - Take test on Motion and Gravity. Complete the investigation report.
Pd. 3: Journal: which planet used to be considered Earth’s twin and why? Which planet has the most moons? How many?
View planets - add to your notes on planets.
Tuesday 11/27/07 Turn in signed grade sheets.
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal Entry: What is deforestation? Why do people cut down forests? View example of a finished product. Complete investigation report. Learn how to annotate your images.
Pd. 3 Journal Entry: What is located between Mars and Jupiter? What problems do these cause for Earth? Finish filling out charts for planets. Classify planets by different properties.
Wednesday 11/28/07 - Last day to turn in signed grade sheets.
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal: Name 2 affects of climate that deforestation causes. Do you think forests should be cut down? Why or why not? Review how to annotate images. Learn how to post images and reports on wiki page.
Pd. 3 Journal: Name 4 properties that the inner planets have in common. Name 4 properties that the outer planets have in common.
View example of final product with photostory. Choose 2 planets to compare. Create a storyboard of completed photostory with images, text and script.
Thursday 11/29/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal: Explain 3 actions that people can take to reduce the effects of deforestation. Last day to check, correct group report and annotated images. Last day to upload group report and annotated images and save the page.
Pd. 3 Journal: what is the Oort Cloud? Where is it? What does it consist of?
Last day to complete storyboard for your planet photostory. Learn how to create a photostory.
Friday 11/30/07
Pd. 1,3,5,6,7 READ activity.
Week of 11/12/07 - 11/16/07
Monday 11/12/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Journal: The force of gravity on the Earth is _______. The force of gravity on the moon is__________. The force of gravity on the moon is less than Earth’s because ____________. The formula for finding the time or distance an object falls to the ground is_____________.
Complete Gravity Simulation. Use teacher simulation, or your own to answer the questions.
Pd.3 – Complete Chapter 23 preview document. Finish for homework.
Tuesday 11/13/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Journal: read pages 38-42, fully explain, terminal velocity, free fall, orbital motion and projectile motion. Determine times and distances of box drop on different planets.
Homework: Illustrate and explain projectile motion. Name and explain the 2 forces involved.
Pd.3 – Quiz on Chapter 23 preview. Use Chapter 23 to collect data about planets.
Homework: Fill in data from text
Wednesday 11/14/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Journal: What is the formula that shows the relationship between distance, gravity and time? Problem using formula. Video pretest, video on gravity, post test. Homework: 3 problems on gravity. Quiz on gravity and speed Monday.
Pd. 3 – Journal: Name the 4 inner planets and the 4 gas giants. Which planet is the largest? Which planet is closest in size to earth? Which planet is now considered too small to be a planet? Practice dropping a box off a 200m building. Complete finding data on planets.
Thursday 11/15/07
Pd.1,5,6,7 –Start EarthKAM project
Pd 3 – Start project on planets
Friday 11/16/07
Pd 1,5,6,7 Review for quiz on Monday on speed and gravity including problems.
Pd 3 Use videos to gather more data about planets.
Week of 11/5/07-11/9/07
Monday 11/5/07Pd 1,5,6,7 Collect paper drop lab and discuss. Go over class rules and procedures. Set goal for 2nd marking term. Review terminology, gravity and mass. Begin Global Sun Temperature project.Pd 3: Set goal for 2nd marking term. Go over class rules and procedures. Review parts of sun and definitions.
Tuesday 11/6/07Pd. 1,5,6,7 Turn in signed goal sheet, turn in Paper drop lab from weekend, complete and turn in Toy Speed lab for grade. Record data for Global Sun Temperature Project. Perform the Toy Speed Lab. Complete for homework.Pd. 3 Practice matching parts of sun and definitions with diagram. Test on part of sun and definition. Homework. Draw 5 constellations, name them and write a story about one of them.
Wednesday 11/7/07Pd 1 ,5,6,7 Turn in signed goal sheet, turn in Paper drop lab from weekend, complete and turn in Toy Speed lab for grade. Record data for Global Sun Temperature Project. Begin Gravity SimulationPd. 3 Turn in signed goal sheet. Collect 5 constellations paper and story. Pass out quizzes. Read pages 672-675, on your own paper, write the main idea for each paragraph. Complete for homework. View video on constellations and stars.
Thursday 11/8/07Pd. 3 Quiz on notes from Wednesday. Complete video on stars. Start constellation lab. Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal : What is speed? What 2 measurements do you need to determine speed? What is the formula for speed? Zach rides his bike for ½ hour (.5) over a distance of 2 ½ (2.5) miles. What is zach’s speed? Show all 3 steps. Quiz on Speed Friday. Complete Gravity Simulation
Friday 11/9/07Pd. 1,5,6,7 Worksheet on speed. Quiz on speed. Enhance Gravity Simulation.Pd. 3 Journal: Begin Planets.
Week of 10/29/07 - 11/2/07
Monday 10/29/07
Pd 1,5,6,7 Post assessment on Newton’s 3 laws
Pd 3: Journal: ½ worksheet on Spectra: lab on viewing spectra and identifying elements with spectroscopes.
Tuesday 10/30/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Lab assigned on Falling Bodies due next Monday. Read pages 36-42 on gravity. Complete answers to questions. Pd. 3 Journal: What are sunspots: How are they related to solar flares? How do solar flares affect the Earth: Active book on graphing and analyzing solar flares.
Wednesday 10/31/07
Pd1 Complete Destination Mars project
Pd 5,6,7 Spiders, bats and snakes video Pd. 3 ½ sheet warm-up. Complete worksheets on Life cycle of stars and xword puzzle.
Thursday 11/1/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal: What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground? Where does this force come from? In the Myth busters video, what force slowed down the penny as it fell?
Pd. 3 Use the HR diagram to complete chart on stars and their class and magnitude
Friday 11/2/07
Pd. 1,5,6,7 Review the lab, discuss results. Draw a diagram of what happened. Draw a diagram on the back. Complete the paragraph. Turn in Yeah cards. Paper lab due Monday. Next week Determining speed and velocity.
Pd. 3 Journal: How and when did the sun form? What is the sun made of? How is the sun able to generate so much energy? View part 1 of the Savage Sun and answer questions. Next week SOHO.
