Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Warmup::  Do you believe that NASA landed a space craft on the moon in 1969?  Why or why not?

Moon Hoax is a hoax activity.  Finish for homework.

Pd.3 – Warmup:  Pretest on weather.  Check pretest.  Read 283-285 and draw diagrams on all 3 pages.  Complete for homework.

Tuesday  3/4/08

Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Warmup:: Which Apollo mission landed on the moon in July 1969?  What were the names of the 3 astronauts on that mission?  Check Homework.  View part of Too the Moon series – recreation of Apollo mission.

Pd.3 – Warmup:  Quiz on Homework  and pretest from Monday.  Big Ideas of Science – How and why do tornadoes form?  part of video on tornados.  Homework:  Explain how tornadoes form.  What is a funnel cloud.  Where do most tornados take place?

Wednesday  3/5/08

Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Warmup:: Explain why the moon has phases.  Why do we see different parts or all of the moon on different nights?  Lab on moon phases.  Homework:  Answer the warmup question again, based on your lab work, in a paragraph with diagrams. Counts as test grade – due Friday.

Pd. 3 – Warmup:  Explain how tornados form.   Lab on Tornadoes.  Homework:  Complete conclusion for lab.  Counts as a test grade – due Friday.

Thursday  3/6/08

Pd.1,5,6,7 –Warmup: What causes the seasons on the earth?                                    Big Ideas of Science  What causes the seasons

Homework:

Pd 3 – Warmup:  What is the difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect.  Project on Global warming and green house effect

Friday 3/7/08

Pd 1,5,6,7 Warmup:  Seasons lab

Pd 1: Warm up – spy satellite article:   read 1^st two paragraphs of spy satellite article and answer 2 questions.  Complete Moon Madness and turn in worksheet.

 Pd 3:  Warm up – List the 3 types of clouds.Lesson on types of clouds.Observe, draw and name clouds outside. 

Pd 5-7:  Warm up-  Draw and label the 8 phases of the moon – start with the new moon.  Make flash cards of the phases of the moon – memorize for homework.

 Tuesday:  – 2/26/08

Pd 1 – Make flash cards of the phases of the moon – memorize.

Pd 5,6,7 – finish moon madness, quiz on phases of the moon – homework:  paper on seasons

Follow this link to take the moon phases quiz.   http://www.quia.com/quiz/1317449.html

Pd 3 – Warmup – chart on clouds – HW – do questions 5-10 on sheet 

Wednesday 2/27/08

Pd 1,5,6,7,:  Test Prep in Holt Book – video on seasons 

Pd 3 – Lab on Density of FluidsHomework:  Answer questions 

Thursday 2/28/08

Pd 1,5,6,7:  Warmup – why do we have different seasons?  Season cycler Pd 3:  Warm up: read rest of weather chapter – finish the questions on the question sheet 

Friday 2/29/08 

Pd 1,5,6,7:Continue with Season cycler 

Pd 3:  Warm up – what are warm fronts and cold fronts:   Chapter review.

Wednesday 1/2/08 – Today we will start the New Year out right by developing some Learning Goals.

Pd. 1,5,6,7  Create 3 Learning Goals and how you will attain them.  View first half of video about the Solar System and take notes.

Homework:  Get goal sheet signed.  Quiz on notes from video on Thursday.

Pd. 3.  Create 3 Learning Goals and how you will attain them.  View video Our Restless Atmosphere.

Homework:  Get goal sheet signed.

Thursday 1/3/08

Pd. 1,5,6,7 Turn in signed goal sheet.  Quiz on first half of video.  Finish video and notes.   Homework:  chart on comparing the planets.

Pd. 3 Turn in signed goal sheet.  Warm up on video Our Restless Atmosphere.

Vocabulary activity.  On the back, draw, label and color the cross section diagram of our atmosphere.  Quiz on today’s work on Friday.

Friday 1/4/08

Pd. 1,5,6,7  Check homework – chart on comparing planets.  Quiz on the rest of the video notes.  Space Monopoly.

Pd. 3  Finish cross section diagram of atmosphere.  Quiz on voc. and diagram of atmosphere.

Monday 12/10/07:

Pd 1,5,6,7 Warm up on voc; learn about planets formed. Quiz on reading Tuesday.

Pd 3: Learn how planets formed; work on photostory.

Tuesday 12/11/07

Pd 1,5,6,7 Quiz on reading; use sketchy to illustrate 5 voc words. How did earth gain its atmosphere

Pd. 3 How did earth gain its atmosphere, finish photostory project.

Wednesday 12/12/07

Pd 1,5,6,7 Compare 3 texts, finish voc sketchy. Beam to Mrs. H

Pd 3. Share photostory projects.

Thursday 12/13/07

Pd 1,5,6,7 Hubble telescope – galaxies

Pd 3 – ActivBooks – layers of the atmosphere

Friday 12/14/ 07

PD 1,5,6,7 Complete Hubble telescope – galaxies

Pd 3 – complete ActivBooks – layers of the atmosphere

Monday 12/3/07-

Pd. 3 Read pp 640-644 in text. Write the main idea for each paragraph, using your own words. Answer #1-4 on page 644. Information on the MMHS Technology Media Festival.

Pd. 1,5,6,7 Journal: What are stars? How are stars made? How old are stars? What are stars made of?

Take the video anticipation quiz. View the video ‘A look at the stars’ correct your quiz as you view the video.

Tuesday 12/4/07

Pd. 3 quiz on main idea and reading from Monday. More on MMHS tech media festival. Photostory project. Make story board for project. Complete for homework.

Pd. 1,5,6,7 – More on MMHS Tech Media Festival, Finish Video, Take quiz on video. Categorize voc words.

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.

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.

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.

 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.

Tuesday  10/16/07Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Journal:  Day’s objective: Use
Newton’s laws of motion to successfully complete a
MISSION to MARS.  Homework:  voc and definition matchPd.3 – Journal:  Day’s objective:  Explain how scientist determine the the makeup of stars.  Start Spectra lab.Homework:  finish HR diagram for homework. 

Wednesday  10/17/07Pd. 1,5,6,7 – Journal:  Day’s objective:  Define terms associated with
Newton’s 3 laws.  Check voc.  Complete Mars
Mission.  Ppt of Teacher space camp.Pd. 3 – Journal day’s objective:  Determine how bright line spectra are observed and measured. Turn in HR diagram Continue with Spectra labHomework:  Star voc. 

Thursday  10/18/07Pd.1,5,6,7 –Journal: Day’s objective:   READ article – Space

Camp
View parts of Space Camp video.  Pd 4 – Journal: Day’s objective: How does a star’s mass affect its life cycle?Complete Discovery Science Star Activity.  Video on stars