Course Syllabus

 

 

 

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SCIENCE STUDENTS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR NOTES & HANDOUTS EACH NIGHT.  MAKING FLASH/CARDS FOR VOCABULARY TERMS IS A HELPFUL STUDY STRATEGY.

Extra help is available during your Commons time.  Please come with questions/handouts that you don't understand. This is not a "lesson" time, but rather a time to ask questions and get answers.

 

01/15/20  Today we checked the Nitrogen and Carbon cycle worksheets from yesterday. We did two different reviews to give the students an idea of what the questions for tomorrow's NC Science Final would be like.
Homework:  Get a good nights sleep, eat a good breakfast, bring your laptop and charger to school tomorrow. 
1st period - Report to Mrs Russ for homeroom and testing tomorrow.

2nd period - Report to Ms Lockram for homeroom and testing tomorrow.

4th period - Report to Mr Grieser for homeroom and testing tomorrow.

01/14/20  Today we discussed symbiotic relations within ecosystems and practiced identifying the 3 types. If you were absent, please watch the Brainpop Video SYMBIOSIS. Students started  a packet related to the Nitrogen and Carbon cycles. The packet should be completed for class tomorrow, as well as the Read & respond assignment for ADAPTATIONS.
If  you were absent today, please watch the following video links related to cycles:  Nitrogen Cycle Discovery Ed (linked on Ecosystems module)
                 Brainpop Nitrogen cycle
                 Carbon Cycle Discovery Ed.(linked on Ecosystems module)
                 Brainpop Carbon cycle

01/13/20  Today we discussed plant tropisms and practiced identifying food chains and food webs in an ecosystem.  If you were absent, please watch the Brainpop video on Carnivorous Plants (adaptations of plants).  Homework is to finish the 1-8 worksheet if you didn't turn it in today AND do the Flocabulary assignments (video & vocabulary game) for ADAPTATIONS.  

01/09/20  Plant Process (photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration)  If you were absent for the plant processes lesson, please go on the PLANTS canvas module and check out activities related to those processes mentioned above.

01/08/20 
REMINDER:  FLOCABULARY ASSIGNMENTS (TYPES OF ROCKS) DUE BY THURSDAY. 
Today we learned about soil formation, soil types, and soil profiles. Tonight you should finish the drawing of the soil profile you started in class today (sheet labeled O, A, B, C, R) 
**As always, review your notes and handouts on terms related to SOIL**
IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY, PLEASE WATCH THE D.E. VIDEO LINK, ALL ABOUT SOIL. You can also watch a short clip from Brainpop on SOIL to help you understand the topic!
 

01/07/20  Review the 10 vocabulary terms we discussed in class today. You will have a quick check up on them tomorrow. If you were absent today, please watch the 1st link under Rocks and Minerals (Uplift and Erosion) as well as the Brainpop video "Weathering".

01/06/20   QUIZ ON SOUND & EAR PARTS TOMORROW!

Today we reviewed Sound and Ear Parts with a 32 task card activity.  Tonight you should review the questions you missed for the quiz.  
*due by Thursday:   Flocabulary video & game (Rock Types) 

If you were absent today, watch the Brainpop video "Rock Cycle".
Do the 1st link in Canvas "How Rocks Undergo Change" interactive.
Start the Flocabulary assignment mentioned above and be prepared  for the quiz on SOUND & EAR PARTS when you return to school.

12/19/19  Today we discussed resonance and breaking the sound barrier. If you were absent, please do the D.E. interactive Speed of Sound. We also started a large crossword puzzle which reviews all the terms we have learned related to SOUND.  The second part of this unit (SOUND AND EYE PARTS) will be assessed on our second day back from the break (January 7, 2020)

12/18/19  Today we did a frequency lab using tuning forks. There is no written homework tonight. If you were absent, please watch the D.E. video link titled, Science Kids Sounds video to learn about the concepts you have missed in class.

12/17/19  Today we took the quiz on Light and Vision. If you were absent, please watch the video links on my modules for Bats using Echolocation, Brainpop Dolphins, and D.E. Elephants and Infrasound. **challenge - Can you make a tune using the Phil Tulga site we visited today?

12/16/19  Today we finished a Directed Reading on Sound and started discussing the Doppler Effect. Tomorrow you will have a QUIZ on LIGHT AND VISION. This is part 1 of the assessment for Light & Sound.  We will continue with part 2 (Sound) when we return from the break. These 2 assessments will take the place of one large test.

12/13/19  Today we took a practice vocabulary check on the parts of the eye. If you did not do well, but sure to study the chart handout we completed in class on Thursday.  We added notes today related to MECHANICAL sound waves, frequency (hertz), and amplitude (decibels). 

12/12/19  Today we continued our study of the light and the human eye. We completed 7 stations that demonstrated the refraction of light and how nearsightedness and farsightedness are corrected using different shapes of lenses. Tonight, please review the terms we discussed and put into your notes today. 

12/11/19   Today we learned about the parts of the human eye and how we perceive color. Homework: finish labeling the Eye Parts worksheet if you didn't finish in class. Remember to use the Manchester How the Eye Works link. If you were absent today, you should watch Brainpop-Eyes, and also do the link Manchester How the Eye Works. Be sure to go all the way to the end which is a 6 question quiz. 

12/10/19  Today we finished the light behavior stations. Homework: complete the 3 part vocabulary matching worksheet, using your notes as needed. We will also have a vocabulary check-up on LIGHT BEHAVIOR tomorrow.    S*T*U*D*Y!!!

12/09/19  2nd & 4th periods should have the viewers guide for Out of the Darkness complete for class tomorrow. Bring back the worksheet that you were using to record your station answers today in class. We will finish the stations tomorrow.  STUDY/REVIEW THE VOCABULARY WORDS WE PUT IN YOUR SPIRAL NOTEBOOK TODAY.

12/06/19  If you are missing class today due to the Outsiders play, please complete the "Out of Darkness" video and guide questions. You will make up the Directed Reading assignment in class due to needing a textbook.

12/05/19  If you were absent today, you will make up the Thermal Energy test on Monday in Study Hall. 

12/04/19  THERMAL ENERGY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC TEST TOMORROW.

12/03/19  Our test has been moved to Thursday, December 5th due to the CogAT test being given on Wednesday.  Today we checked the test study guide and played our review game.  

12/02/19  Finish all of the study guide for Thermal Energy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Tomorrow we will check the study guide and play our review game. TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.

11/26/19  Today we brainstormed uses of electromagnetic waves for class posters using yesterdays research. We watched a Bill Nye on WAVES, and completed an extra credit crossword puzzle on the topic of ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. Next week we will wrap up and review this unit. 

11/25/19  Today in groups we completed a chart of the 7 types of electromagnetic waves, their uses and a description of each.  Independently, students researched EM waves and found 4 uses, other than those on the chart, for each wave. You can use your laptop to research the uses. You will find the links, "EM Spectrum Interactive", "Glencoe Interactive" useful. they are near the bottom of the Energy Module. Most students turned this in today, but if you didn't finish, please complete it tonight.  
*REMINDER - All EMS Flocabulary assignments are due tomorrow! 11/26/19

11/22/19  Today we began our study of electromagnetic waves. By Tuesday (11/26/19), you need to complete the 4 assignments on Flocabulary related to ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM.

11/21/19  Today we did a Conductors Virtual Lab (see link) to test for insulators and conductors of electricity. If you did not finish the video worksheet that goes with Heat, Temperature and Energy, please finish it for class tomorrow. As always, review your notes and handouts.

11/20/19  Today we did three D.E. interactives related to Thermal Transfer (Heat Go Round, Heat on the Move, Melt Off)  We completed a vocabulary matching activity and added notes to our binder related to Temperature, Measuring Temperature, Thermal Expansion, and Heat.  There will be a vocabulary check up tomorrow. Study your notes!

11/19/19  Today we discussed thermal energy and how it is transferred.
1st period - Review the 9 vocabulary terms related to Thermal Energy.
2nd period - Finish watching the last 10 minutes of the D.E. video, "Measure for Measure and complete the viewers guide. *review vocabulary
4th period-Finish the  red  textbook question s related to CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, AND RADIATION, if you didn't get them finished in class today.  **review new vocabulary terms

11/18/19  Test Day for Matter   
*If you did not finish writing each of the 9 new vocabulary words in a sentence of your own, please finish for homework.

11/14/19  Today we practiced identifying PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND CHANGES.  If you were absent, please watch the Brainpop video, Property Changes, as well as the D.E. video link, Chemical and Physical Properties and  Changes. Homework: finish the test study guide on Matter and complete the crossword puzzle if you didn't get it done in class today.  Tomorrow we will check both sheets and play our test review game. MATTER TEST ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18th.

11/13/19  Today we discussed the terms SOLUTE, SOLVENT, SOLUBILITY, SATURATION. We completed a Virtual Solubility Lab and turned it in for a classwork grade. (if you didn't get yours completed and turned in today, please finish it tonight) HOMEWORK: #10-22 Matter Study Guide should be finished for class tomorrow. Feel free to work past #23 if you would like.
TEST ON MATTER WILL BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18th.

11/12/19  MATTER TEST STUDY GUIDE - Complete #1-9 for homework

11/07/19  Study & review the properties of matter we discussed in class today...VOLUME, DENSITY, MASS

11/06/19  Today we found practiced finding the volume of matter using water displacement. There is no written homework tonight. Review your notes.

11/05/19  Today we began looking at the PROPERTIES OF MATTER. We completed reading the volume using graduated cylinders at a station activity. Tonight you should finish the backside of the lab sheet (#1-10) reading the graduated cylinder. You should answer using A,B,C,D choices. As always, continue reviewing the vocabulary related to MATTER.
*Notes were added to the spiral notebook today!

11/04/19  Today we continued learning about States of Matter and the unique melting and boiling points of the elements. If you did not finish the worksheet in class today, please have it completed for class tomorrow. **As always, continue to review the vocabulary related to Atoms and Matter.
*If you were absent, you can watch the DE video PHYSICAL SCIENCE STATES OF MATTER linked at the top of my Canvas module.

11/01/19  If you were absent today, please watch the Brainpop video, STATES OF MATTER, and be sure to catch up on notes when you return to class.  We added notes about the different states of matter and did a checkup on matter in class. 

10/31/19  If you were absent today, please watch the Brainpop video, CHEMICAL BONDS.  Today we completed the D.E. exploration; Compounds and Molecules and added these two terms to our spiral notes section. If you did not finish the Elements Crossword Puzzle, please complete it for homework. (You can use the periodic table in your agenda)

10/30/19  Today the students worked on an in-class project to create their name in element symbols. If you did not complete this project in class today, please use the half sheet (Guidelines) to finish this for homework. Do not forget the statements that must be written and completed on the back. As always, review your vocabulary words related to MATTER, ATOMS, ELEMENTS.

10/29/19  Flocabulary assignment due on Friday, November 11th. Today we took a check up of the parts of an atom, and practiced reading the periodic table using a chart to record the atomic number, symbol, and element name. We also completed a models worksheet related to identifying elements by their atom. As always,keep review your notes and handouts related to ATOMS, MATTER, and the PERIODIC TABLE.

10/28/19 Finish both sides of the worksheet, Parts of the Atom, if you didn't get done in class today.  If you were absent today, we did the module "All About Atoms" and completed a models of atoms worksheet using the periodic table. You can watch the Brainpop videos, ATOMIC MODEL and PERIODIC TABLE in order to get a better idea of the material you missed in class today. There will be a short checkup on the parts of an atom tomorrow. REVIEW YOUR PINK NOTES NIGHTLY PLEASE!

CLEAN THE HANDOUTS SECTION OF YOUR SCIENCE BINDER THIS WEEKEND. THE ONLY 2 ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE THERE ON MONDAY ARE:
    *Build an Atom     *Bill Nye; Atoms

10/25/19  Today students looked over the questions the missed on their test. In class, we added notes (pink) related to the parts of an atom, completed the DE interactive titled BUILD AN ATOM, and completed a viewers guide while watching Bill Nye; Atoms.  

10/24/19  Today we took the test on Plate Tectonics. Tomorrow we begin our new unit of study, MATTER!

10/23/19  Today we checked all questions from the study guide and played a review game for the test tomorrow. Study the questions you missed today and be prepared to show me what you know tomorrow!

10/22/19  Today students worked on the test study guide. Anyone not getting finished in class is to complete the guide for tomorrow.

10/21/19  Today we played Last Man Standing, with rounds related to earthquakes and volcanoes. We also completed 2 crossword puzzles which reviewed vocabulary terms for earthquakes and volcanoes. If you were absent, please do the link, Different Magma, Different Volcanoes. Be sure to click on each type of volcano to learn more characteristics of each type. Start studying for your test now!

10/18/19  Today we heard group presentations on volcanic hazards. We also complete a 10 vocabulary check on terms related to volcanoes. A Flocabulary Read & Respond assignment on volcanoes was given and must be completed by Wednesday, October 23. 

10/17/19 

REPORT CARDS SEND HOME YESTERDAY SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.
Today we completed a graphic organizer for the "good" and "bad" effects of volcanic eruptions. Small groups worked on one volcanic hazard they were assigned to research. Tonight, you should continue looking for a few more facts so that your group chart can be completed in class tomorrow. As always, continue reviewing the vocabulary related to earth's structure, plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

10/16/19  Today we made a graphic organizer for the 3 main types of volcanoes and their characteristics. If you were absent, you have 3 assignments on Flocabulary related to volcanoes to complete today (video, vocabulary cards, vocabulary game). You should also complete the 1st link on the Volcanoes module; DE Volcanoes Interactive Video

10/15/19  Today we completed a quiz on Faults, and learned how to read the Richter Scale. If you were absent, please click on the link from the University of Illinois (Shake, Rattle, and Slide) Click the ACTIVITIES tab and do "The Big Shake Up" activity. Listen to each earthquake's description to relate the magnitude of the Richter Scale numbers.

10/14/19  Today we studied seismic waves and completed a textbook Directed Reading worksheet. Tomorrow there will be quiz on FAULTS. Be sure to know the TYPES of faults, TYPES of stress, TYPES of landforms created by faults. If you were absent, you should watch the Brainpop video on Earthquakes and try the REVIEW QUIZ afterwards. Be sure to check the makeup work folder when you return to school.

10/11/19  Today we did a cut & glue activity dealing with the 4 boundary types. We learned how different types of mountains form due to the stress caused by tectonic movement.  We reviewed, boundaries, faults, and stress types. If you were absent, you should do the DE interactive Landforms as well as the link titled "SLIP SLIDE & COLLIDE". Be sure to click on each green tab at the top of the Slip Slide & Collide site in order to read and do all the activities. Students also received a GEOLOGY crossword puzzle which is due by Tuesday, October 15th

10/10/19  Today we watched the D.E. video Mountain Building 4:30 min. and discussed how plate tectonics is related to the formation of mountains. We practiced identifying faults, stress, and boundaries in a card activity around the room and glued more notes into the spiral notebook for Science.  Students also completed a 10 word vocabulary check. If you were absent, please watch the D.E. video, as well as the Brainpop video on Mountains. You will complete the 10 word vocabulary check and glue in notes when you return to school. As always, spend some time reviewing the terms related to our unit of Earth & Plate Tectonics.

10/09/19  School not in session.

10/08/19  Today we added notes to our handouts on the 3 types of faults. Be sure to get caught up if you were absent today.

10/07/19  Today we completed a Directed Reading on Plate Boundaries. We also watched the video clip, Types of Boundaries D.E. (on Canvas) and completed the DE Exploration, Dance of the Plates. If you checked out a textbook to complete the Directed Reading, please return it tomorrow.

10/03/19  Today we looked at the evidence for the theory of Continental Drift and completed an activity called Wegener's Puzzling Continents that shows both shape and fossil evidence. If you were absent, please watch Brainpop "Ocean Floor" and complete the puzzle activity when you return to class.

10/02/19  Today we took a checkup on the parts of the earth (10 vocabulary terms) and also completed a class project where we mapped seismic waves to determine the structure of the interior of the Earth. HOME: Finish the video, Continents Adrift, along with the 8 questions (half sheet) about the video. 

10/01/19  Today we watched the D.E. video "Digging Through the Earth" and completed the D.E. exploration "Earth Structure"(these links are on my Canvas module) Homework: complete the REINFORCEMENT worksheet "The Layered Earth".
Absent today? Watch the Brainpop video Earth Structure

09/27/19  Today we took the test. We added notes to the spiral on Earth Parts and worked on a Flocabulary assignment. The 3 activities from Flocabulary (Earth layers; video, cards, game) are due by 4:00 on Tuesday (Oct 2)

09/26/19  TEST TOMORROW: Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, Exploration  

Focus on the concepts you did not know today during the test review game!

09/25/19  Finish the test study guide if you did not get it completed in class today. We will play our review game tomorrow and be ready to test on Friday.  Remember, you need to spend some time on your own, reviewing the vocabulary terms for this unit.

09/24/19  Homework: Do at least 1-10 on the Study Guide for our upcoming test.  Tomorrow we will finish the exploration sheet you started with a partner today and begin reviewing for the test. If you were absent today, you should watch minutes 18:00-37:00 of ABOVE AND BEYOND; SPACE EXPLORATION (link on canvas)

09/23/19  Today we at how different types of telescopes help us gather information about space (DE Watching the Universe exploration) and began discussing man's exploration of space. 
If you were absent today, please watch the first 18 minutes of the video ABOVE AND BEYOND; SPACE EXPLORATION. (link on canvas)
1st block: review terms related to solar system, planets, stars, galaxies

2nd/4th block:  finish the Planetary Puzzle if you didn't get it completed in class today.

09/20/19  Today we took a quiz on small bodies in space. We also read about types of galaxies and added notes to the spiral. If you were absent, please do the link GALAXY MATCH D.E. (under the module, Sun, Stars, & Galaxies)

09/19/19  Today we had more practice with identifying comets, meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, and asteroids. 
1st Block: Complete the Flocabulary quiz on SMALL BODIES and study!
2nd Block: Glue down the small body descriptions in the correct column on the chart you got in class today and study!

4th Block: Complete the Flocabulary quiz on SMALL BODIES and study!

09/18/19  1st block:
                Review Small Body terms and notes
Make corrections on the checkup if you want to earn back points.     
2nd block:  Review Small Body terms and notes
                    Flocabulary video and vocabulary game
Make corrections on the checkup if you want to earn back points.     

4th block:    Review Small Body terms and notes
                    Flocabulary video and vocabulary game               
Make corrections on the checkup if you want to earn back points.   


 

09/17/19  Review/study the vocabulary and handouts related to our SUN and STARS LIFE CYCLE that we did in class today.

09/16/19  Flocabulary: Sun - Read & Respond (6 questions)
Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to turn in your Planet poster.

09/13/19  Finish your Planet poster if you did not turn it in today. The last day for turn in is TUESDAY 9/17/19.

09/12/19  If you did not finish the viewers guide fill in the blank statements from DE Spin Around the Solar System videos, please have them ready to turn in tomorrow. HINT: Question #3 under Gas Giants: the sun claimed about 99% of the solar system's matter. If you were absent, you should watch the Brainpop video SOLAR SYSTEM and be sure to pick up your missed work from the Make-up folder when you come back to school.
**optional extra credit - Crossword Puzzle due on Friday 09/13/19**

09/11/19  No written homework!  Bring back the D.E. viewers guide questions that you picked up after the test today. We will complete them together in class.
UPCOMING TEST:  PLANETARY MOTION - Wednesday, September 11 

09/10/19  EARTH, MOON & SUN TEST TOMORROW.
Use the study guide to help yourself review for the test. Focus on the topics you had trouble with during the Review Game we played in class today!!

09/09/19 
1st period:  finish the Study Guide sections assigned in class today. Remember that Flocabulary is due by Wednesday. You may work ahead on the Study Guide if you have time!!
2nd period: Finish all of the Study Guide. Remember that Flocabulary (4 activities on Eclipses) is due by Wednesday.   
4th period:Finish all sections of the Study Guide EXCEPT for SEASONS. Remember that Flocabulary is due by Wednesday.

 

09/06/19  Today we looked at how lunar and solar eclipses occur. We completed a 2-sided sheet using links from Canvas (pick yours up if you were absent today) We also continued to work on the Flocabulary activities assigned to you on the topic of Eclipses. These must be complete by Wednesday morning (test day)  If you were absent, you can watch the video link, "Spring and Neap Tide Animation" to better understand these special tides.

09/05/19  Complete the first 2 activities assigned under the topic of Eclipses on Flocabulary (watch video/do vocabulary cards)

09/04/19  MOON PHASE QUIZ TOMORROW. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO LABEL THE PHASE ACCORDING TO ITS SHAPE, AS WELL AS PUT THE PHASES IN THE CORRECT ORDER.

09/03/19   Tonight  you should study the 8 moon phases. You will need to know both the ORDER and APPEARANCE of the phases.  You will have a quiz on Thursday on the phases of the moon.  If you did not finish the worksheet "E-Learning Moon Phases", please finish it for homework.  If you were absent today, we glued in notes related to the moon phases, and did the following Canvas links from my modules page:

E-Learning Moon Phases 
Inconstant Moon D.E .interactive

08/30/19  Today the class turned in 8 vocabulary terms that they used in a sentence of their own choosing. We also watched the D.E. video A Closer Look at the Moon. If you were absent, please go to my modules and look for the link for this video. We also investigated the moon using the link for ELearning Moon Phases. You may do this link from home as well.

08/29/19  Review terms for planetary motion. If you are retaking the Scientific Method checkup tomorrow, be sure to study tonight!

08/28/19  Charge your laptop tonight and bring it to your core classes tomorrow. You should also review the terms related to planetary motion that we glued into your spiral notebook today.

08/27/19  Get your Science Safety Contract signed by your parent tonight and bring it back to class tomorrow.  After receiving your Chromebook tomorrow, you are expected to bring it, charged, to Science class EVERY DAY.  You should also carry your earbuds to each of your core classes.

 

08/26/19  Practice using your combination lock tonight. If you can do it in 20 seconds or less, I will allow you to put it on your locker tomorrow!  Bring your supplies (notebooks....) to class tomorrow. We will be setting up your Science notebook for the year!

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