Physical+Science+Course+Calendar

19 || MONDAY || Understanding the World Around Us: Why do we "DO" science? What did we "DO" before science? || Warm-Up Activity: Seating Chart Notecard Information Science Safety Quiz Assignment #1: Make an Appointment Internet Use Policy Video Review: Observation & Inference ||  || Where do you go if you can't find something? Who should you ask if don't understand something? What is an inference? What is an observation? || Wiki Review Communications Discussions ||  || What should know in January? || Pre-Test
 * DATE || DAY || ESSENTIAL _ QUESTION ___ || LECTURE MATERIALS || HW ||
 * AUGUST
 * 20 || TUESDAY || What do you do if you don't know something?
 * 21 || WEDNESDAY || What do you know today?

media type="custom" key="23657252" width="30" height="30" ||  || What is a dependent variable? What is an independent variable? || What does the word "accuracy" mean? How can we test "precision" and "accuracy"? || ||   || How is a control different from a dependent variable? || Graphing Data (Graph observed data and known value from last the "ball-drop" activity last week. Uranium Dioxide Lab (Analysis & Conclusion by Friday) ||  || Investigating Superstitions: Experimental Design ||   || Superstition Investigations ||   || What do I not know? How will I learn what I don't know? || EQQ #1 Review: Metric System Lecture ||   || 2 || MONDAY || Labor Day Holiday ||   ||   || How can you use science in your daily life? || Observation walk "Experiment" write-up Metric Measurement Lab ||   || What is the basis of the metric system? What are the units of the metric system? || Metric System Lecture (In-Class version) ||   || Metric Squares Metric Measures in the field media type="custom" key="23772762" width="30" height="30" || Page 3, Page 9 Metric Measure DA (End Zone) Metric Squares || ||  || The Bartering System ||   || What are the components of a "good" graph? || ||   || How is density measured? What is mass? What is volume? || media type="custom" key="23913156" || Density Lab (HW due Friday) || Unit 1 Test Review and Density HW Review ||  || 1 || TUESDAY || What are the states of matter? How can you tell the difference between the states of matter? What are the correct units of measure for each state of matter? (L, S, & G) || media type="custom" key="23961532" Here is the link for the textbook. [] The access code is: dbcf5f28de ||  || How do you calculate density? What is a homogenous mixture? What is a heterogeneous mixture? || 4 Square Activity: Chapter 18 Section 1 & 2 (HW) ||  || Page 37 & 38 from Worksheet || Lab || Chromatography Lab ||  || particles? What holds the nucleus of an atom together? What does the atomic number tell us about an atom? What does the atomic mass tell us about an atom? || media type="custom" key="24094456" ||  || What is the average atomic mass? || Periodic Trends ||  || How are the electrons configured around the nucleus of an atom? What are the electron orbital patterns? || Periodic Practice Day: Protons/Neutrons & Electrons; Atomic Number & Atomic Mass; Calculating Average Atomic Mass || Periodic Table & Page 53/54 due || Page 59 & Page 65/66 (Electron Configuration Column Only) is due on Friday! ||  || ||   || Why is the outer electron shell important in the formation of molecules? How are molecules formed? || Quiz Review (What I Know...) Dot Diagram Help ||  || Electron Dot/Shell Diagram Due Name Game ||  || 1 || FRIDAY || Last Day of Fall Break ||  ||   || Why & How does salt form? Why does rust happen? || Molecules & Bonding Review media type="custom" key="24317274" ||  || What is a covalent bond? What is polarity? What is a polar covalent bond? ||
 * 22 || THURSDAY ||< What is a variable?
 * 23 || FRIDAY || What does the word "precision" mean?
 * 26 || MONDAY || What is a controlled variable (or control)?
 * 27 || TUESDAY ||  || Uranium Dioxide Lab Review
 * 28 || WEDNESDAY ||  || EQQ#1
 * 29 || THURSDAY || What do I know?
 * 30 || FRIDAY || How do you turn an observation into a research question? || [[file:Scientific Inquiry Review .pptx]] ||  ||
 * SEPTEMBER
 * 3 || TUESDAY || What does the scientific mindset mean to you?
 * 4 || WEDNESDAY || How are quantifiable observations measured?
 * 5 || THURSDAY ||  || HW Questions & Review Work Day ||   ||
 * 6 || FRIDAY ||  || EQQ #2 ||   ||
 * 9 || MONDAY || Why is the metric system "better" than the English system? || Mad Metric Minute (Page 3)
 * 10 || TUESDAY || What is dimensional analysis? || [[file:The End Zone.pptx]]
 * 11 || WEDNESDAY ||  || HW Questions & Review Work Day ||   ||
 * 12 || THURSDAY ||  || [[file:Dimensional Analysis Review.pptx]]
 * 13 || FRIDAY || NO SCHOOL || RAIN DAY ||  ||
 * 16 || MONDAY || How do scientists present and interpret quantitative data?
 * 17 || TUESDAY || TESTING 1-4 ||  ||
 * 18 || WEDNESDAY ||  || Graphing Review and Test Review ||   ||
 * 19 || THURSDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 20 || FRIDAY || Teacher Work Day || NO SCHOOL ||  ||
 * 23 || MONDAY ||  || Unit Review: Graphing Exercise and Review worksheet are due! ||   ||
 * 24 || TUESDAY ||  || Unit #1 Test ||   ||
 * 25 || WEDNESDAY || What is density?
 * 26 || THURSDAY || How dense are you? || The Dunk Tank! ||  ||
 * 27 || FRIDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 30 || MONDAY ||  || Period 1 Students....find my office!
 * OCTOBER
 * 2 || WEDNESDAY || What are the three parts of an atom?
 * 3 || THURSDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4 || FRIDAY || How does a substance with different densities mix? ||  || 4-Square *Chapter 18-1 & 18-2
 * 7 || MONDAY ||  || Chemical & Physical Properties || Pre-Lab
 * 8 || TUESDAY ||  || EQQ #3
 * 9 || WEDNESDAY ||  || HW Review and quiz review ||   ||
 * 10 || THURSDAY ||  || What is "stuff" made of? ||   ||
 * 11 || FRIDAY ||  || The Periodic Table of Elements || Periodic Table Worksheet ||
 * 14 || MONDAY || What are the three sub-atomic
 * 15 || TUESDAY || What is an isotope?
 * 16 || WEDNESDAY || How does the number of electrons change as atomic mass increases or decreases?
 * 17 || THURSDAY ||  || media type="custom" key="24125872"
 * 18 || FRIDAY ||  || Explaining electron energy level 3 & 4
 * 21 || MONDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 22 || TUESDAY ||  || EQQ #4 ||   ||
 * 23 || WEDNESDAY || What are molecules?
 * 24 || THURSDAY ||  || pHet Molecule simulation ||   ||
 * 25 || FRIDAY ||  || Molecule Simulation Due
 * 28 || MONDAY || Fall Break Begins ||  ||   ||
 * 29 || TUESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 30 || WEDNESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 31 || THURSDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * NOVEMBER
 * 4 || MONDAY || Why & How does water form?
 * 5 || TUESDAY || What is an ionic bond?

media type="custom" key="24316724" ||  || Simulator #2 media type="custom" key="24343548"media type="custom" key="24346448" media type="custom" key="24344648"media type="custom" key="24346466" media type="custom" key="24381326" Page 77 (from workbook) due on Friday ||  || On-Line Quiz ||  || How does conservation apply to chemical reactions? || Balancing Equations worksheet (Page 83 of Workbook) pHet Balancing Equations Simulation || ||  || 2 || MONDAY || How are speed and velocity different? How are they similar? Know how to use the calculations for: Speed, Acceleration, Velocity and Force? || 4-Square Chapter 3(Sections 1-3) ||  || What is the relationship between a constant acceleration and velocity? What is the relationship between a negative acceleration and velocity? || media type="custom" key="24599540" Newton's Laws ||  || Homework (Begin after the quiz) Page 119 ||  || HW page 115-116 1-10 ||  || HW Page 117 -118 (Skip 1 & 2) ||  || 22 through January 3 ||  || Winter Break ||   ||   || Review some more! ||  || Review Session In-Class & After School (3-4) ||  ||
 * 6 || WEDNESDAY || EQQ #5 ||  ||   ||
 * 7 || THURSDAY ||  || Dot Diagram Simulation for Molecules
 * 8 || FRIDAY ||  || media type="custom" key="24320734"
 * 11 || MONDAY || What is the "Law of Conservation of Mass"?
 * 12 || TUESDAY ||  || Balancing Equations Review ||   ||
 * 13 || WEDNESDAY ||  || Chemical Bonding Review (Page 79 in workbook)
 * 14 || THURSDAY ||  || Unit Test Review ||   ||
 * 15 || FRIDAY || Unit 2 TEST ||  ||   ||
 * 18 || MONDAY ||  || Chemical Equations in Practice: Copper Extraction ||   ||
 * 19 || TUESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 20 || WEDNESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 21 || THURSDAY ||  || [[file:Interval Velocity Calculation.docx]] ||   ||
 * 22 || FRIDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 25 || MONDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 26 || TUESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 27 || WEDNESDAY || Teacher Work Day ||  ||   ||
 * 28 || THURSDAY || Thanksgiving Holiday ||  ||   ||
 * 29 || FRIDAY || Thanksgiving Holiday ||  ||   ||
 * DECEMBER
 * 3 || TUESDAY || What is the relationship between a constant velocity and acceleration?
 * 4 || WEDNESDAY || What are Newton's 3 laws of motion? ||  ||   ||
 * 5 || THURSDAY ||  || Force pHet ||   ||
 * 6 || FRIDAY ||  || EQQ #6
 * 9 || MONDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 10 || TUESDAY ||  || Galileo (Question 6,7,&8) Help
 * 11 || WEDNESDAY ||  || Review Page 115-116 (T&G)
 * 12 || THURSDAY ||  || Force, Mass & Acceleration... on a skateboard! ||   ||
 * 13 || FRIDAY ||  || Lab Review and Analysis ||   ||
 * 16 || MONDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 17 || TUESDAY ||  || [[file:Semester 1 Exam Study Guide.docx]] ||   ||
 * 18 || WEDNESDAY ||  || [[file:PE & KE.pptx]] ||   ||
 * 19 || THURSDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 20 || FRIDAY ||  || EQQ #6 ||   ||
 * DECEMBER
 * January 6 || MONDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 7 || TUESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 8 || WEDNESDAY ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 9 || THURSDAY ||  || Newton's Law Reviewed
 * 10 || FRIDAY ||  || media type="custom" key="24834662" ||   ||
 * 13 || MONDAY ||  || [[file:Answer Key to Semester 1 Final.pdf]]
 * 14 || TUESDAY ||  || Review Session In-Class & After School (3-4) ||   ||
 * 15 || WEDNESDAY || Final Exams || 2,8,4 Prep 8 ||  ||
 * 16 || THURSDAY || Final Exams || 3,6,1 Prep 1 ||  ||
 * 17 || FRIDAY || Final Exams || 7,5 Prep 5 ||  ||