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· What is matter?
o Discuss with class what matter is
· What is mass
· What is weight
· How does mass differ from weight?
· Discuss how to measure mass and weight.
o Using a balance and a scale
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· Measuring Space
o What is volume?
· How is the amount of space occupied by matter measured?
o V=L x W x H of a rectangular prism
· How can volume be determined?
o Using a formula
o Using water displacement
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· Density
· What is density?
· How are mass, volume, and density all related
· How is density determined?
o Formula: D = M ÷ V
· Calculate density, mass, or volume given two of the three variables using Density formula.
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· Introduction to Matter Review
o Review
o Mass, Volume, and Density
· What is Matter?
o Lab on Volume and Density
o Formulas:
§ V = L x W x H
§ D = M ÷ V
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Monday, August 29, 2016
1st Six Weeks (Week 2) Intro. to Matter
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Welcome students to the 2016-2017 academic school year.
Welcome students to your new campus Ac2E Middle School.
This is a power statement and therefore expect all of you to give your best every single day in order to live up to this statement.
Monday, May 9, 2016
6th Six Weeks (WK 4) STAAR Assessment Week
Monday
· Math STAAR Examination for 6th Grade
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Tuesday
· Reading STAAR Examination for 6th Grade
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Wednesday:
8th Grade Science STAAR Assessment 
Thursday:
8th Grade History STAAR Assesment
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Friday
· AC2E STAAR Reward day
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Sunday, April 24, 2016
6th Six Weeks (Week 2) Forces and Motion
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Monday:
·
Motion & Speed Review
o
How are distance, time, and speed related?
·
Acceleration Review
o
How does motion change?
·
Forces
o
How do Forces affect motion?
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Tuesday:
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Forces
o
What is force and how does it act on an
object?
§
Contact forces
§
Distance Forces
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What happens when multiple forces act on an
object?
o
Compare the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces
on an object.
o
Apply the concept of net force to determine
direction of motion.
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Wednesday:
·
Forces
·
Newton’s Laws
o
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
§
Explain law using the concept of INERTIA
o
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
§
Describe the relationship among force, mass,
and acceleration.
o
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
§
Explain how forces act in pairs.
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Thursday:
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Machines
o
What do simple machines do?
o
What is mechanical advantage?
o
What is mechanical efficiency?
·
Types of Machines
o
What are the classes of levers?
o
What is a wheel and axle?
o
What are types of pulleys?
o
What are inclined planes?
What are wedges? What are screws?
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Friday:
·
Motion
& Speed, Acceleration, and Forces Quiz
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
5th Six Weeks (Wk 7) 5th Six Weeks Test Week
Monday:
· 5th Six Weeks Exam Review
o Whole class discussion and Q & A
o Review entire unit on Matter
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Tuesday:
· 5th Six Weeks Exam
o Matter
§ Properties of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Pure Substances & Mixtures, and Atoms & Elements
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
· Motion and Speed
o How are distance, time, and speed related?
o Vocabulary:
§ Position, Reference Point, Motion, Speed, Vector, & Velocity
Youtube Video Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mLEvir85lM
· Identify common distance units
o What is a vector?
o What is velocity?
§ Differentiate between speed and velocity.
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Friday:
· Distance-Time Graphs
· Graph distance vs time
o How is constant speed graphed?
o How are changing speeds graphed?
§ Analyze the relationship between speed and steepness of the line on a graph.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
5th Six Weeks (STAAR WEEK) Atoms and Elements Review
STAAR WARS
The Death STAAR is here and our young Jedi have been expertly prepared
to conquer this 2016 STAAR exam.
Padawans training for the coming STAAR exam.
Atoms and Elements Review
-Bohr Atomic Model
-Sub Atomic Particles: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
-Atomic number, Atomic Mass, Valence Electrons
Thursday, March 3, 2016
5th Six Weeks (Wk 3) Atoms and Elements: Atomic Model
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· Pure Substances Vs. Mixtures Lab Activity
o Fusion Lab Manual
§ Observing Mixtures
Quiz Review |
· Atoms and Elements
o How are atoms and elements related?
§ What are atoms?
§ What are the parts of atoms?
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· Atoms and Elements
o What is an element?
o How are elements described?
§ What are atomic numbers?
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· Atoms and Elements
o Atomic Structure and Elements
· Chemical Symbols
o How are elements described?
§ Chemical Symbols
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