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Blue= Lesson Focus,  Red=Testing/Grades/Main Events, Green = Technology Lab Projects, Pink=Homework,  Black = Information,  Mustard = Science Lab    

This calendar is intended to serve as a general guide. There are many factors that may put us ahead or behind schedule. Check your Agenda, my website, with a fellow student, or e-mail me for updated information.

 Welcome To Science

Go over procedures and rules

 

 

 

 

 





Homework:  *Cover Text *Finish all about me WS
*Review rule

26

Sciences and Scientist

Resource-  Battle at..

EQ 1.01 How do scientist create questions?
 







 

 

 

Set up folders
Homework:
Review p. 4-7

27

Fields of Science

Resource - Classnotes

Resource

EQ: Categorize fields of science.
1.01  Construct 2 possible questions for each major fields of science

 


BE READY TO SHOW ME YOUR COVERED TEXT



 


Homework
:
Finish fields of science web.
Review p. 7-9

28

Scientific Method and
Lab Write Ups –Question:Does gender play a role in determining % of  RPS winners?


Resource- Science Method Classnotes


EQ 1.02 Apply Scientific method to scientific investigation
Identify steps of the scientific method. Why is a control important?




Homework:

Reveiw P 17 1-9
STUDY
Review p. 10-17

29


Scientific Method

 Lab Write Ups -Continued

 

 

 

QUIZ -



EQ 1.02  What are dependent and independent variables and how are they used? How many variables can I Manipulate?


 

 

 

Homework:

None

 

 

 

 

Date(s): August 25, 2006
Brief Description: Students will be given information on the following:
Introduction
Class Rules
Using the internet
Hand out text while students work on an ALL ABOUT ME WS._ quality work
Classroom Procedures
      Notebook SETUP –

Calendar
table of contents
notebook rubric
Finished up early- what to do

 

Folder procedures –random rows -  turned in and all due assignments graded  – any assignment missing is late/ if folder is not turned in all work is considered late – 5pts / 10pt/20 pts from then on
                         
     
WHAT WILL I BE LEARNING THIS YEAR_- Students will work with a partner to list at least three ways to answer this question

Show internet photos

 

Look through book – read material -

 

Instructions for covering text (paper bags are best)
Name game


Homework:  Cover Text /Finish all about me WS/


 

Date(s): August 26, 2006
Brief Description:

Write three questions that you have had about starting school. Discuss observation guidelines on back on notes
Discuss methods students may have for solving problems
Discuss how to read a science text


Read and discuss p 4-7 Take notes from book/ Work together to share
Watch video clip United Streaming – What is a scientific investigation? Students will be asked to list three words that they believe relate to scientific investigation from the video.( your own words - infer, observe, predict, theory and model) Define
Students will do an observations- (have three students come into class and move around –.Observation Boxes- 
Homework:
Study Classnotes       
Answer #4 and  5 on  P. 9 
Cover text

Date(s): August 27.2006
Brief Description:  Brain storm and  catagorize
 List different types of scientist/ sciences  individually
Share ideas with group- see if you can put them into closed categories. Be ready to tell why you choose those categories
AS a class generate a web.
Begin to illustrate it. 
Read P 7-9
Take class notes as we watch short video segments depicting different fields of science
Homework
BE READY TO SHOW ME YOUR COVERED TEXT
STUDY FIELDS OF SCIENCE CLASSNOTES

 Date(s):  August 28, 2006
Brief Description:
DO Now: Do p 9 ( 1, 3, and 6)
Read p 10-13
Take notes on the scientific method
Watch short video clip on the scientific method
Look at p 3  and do several steps of scientific method
Homework
: P 17 1-9

Date(s):   August 29
Brief Description:
Read and be ready to discuss #7 on page 9
Do a model lab write up
Discuss Graphing requirements and lab write up requirements
Homework: