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Monday:
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Properties of Matter
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Physical Properties
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What are physical properties of matter?
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List & Discuss common physical properties
of matter.
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Chemical Properties
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What are chemical properties of matter?
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List & Discuss common chemical properties
of matter.
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Tuesday:
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Properties of Matter
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Comparing Chemical & Physical Properties
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What is the difference between physical & chemical
properties?
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Wednesday:
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Properties of Matter
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Comparing Two Elements Quick Lab
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Using properties to identify unknown
substances
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Physical properties of matter
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Chemical properties of matter
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Thursday:
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Properties of Matter
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Compare Physical & Chemical properties to
identify unknown substance
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Friday:
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Field Trip to City Fair
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
5th Six Weeks (Week 1)
Monday, February 16, 2015
4th Six Weeks (Week 7)
Science:
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Monday:
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Six Weeks Exam
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What is Energy?
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Temperature
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Thermal Energy & Heat
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What is Matter?
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Tuesday:
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District Benchmark #2
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Wednesday:
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District Benchmark #2
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Thursday:
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Review Six Weeks Exam
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4th Six Weeks Exam
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Friday:
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What is Matter?
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Class assignment on Density Calculation.
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Density: Mass/Volume
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Students will mathematically solve for Density
when given Mass & Volume utilizing the density formula.
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Monday, February 9, 2015
4th Six Weeks Exam Review
Six Weeks Exam is scheduled for Monday: FEB. 16, 2015
Science 4th Six Weeks Exam Review
1. What is: The Law of Conservation of
Energy
2. What is energy?
3. What is an energy transformation?
4. What are the seven different forms
energy can take?
5. Know the difference between kinetic,
potential, and mechanical energy.
6. What is Gravitational Potential
Energy?
7. What is the Kinetic Theory of Matter?
8. How is temperature related to kinetic
energy? Particle movement & arrangement.
9. What are the three physical states of
Matter?
10. How
can heat affect the physical state of an object?
11. Know
the difference between thermal energy, temperature, and heat.
12. What
are the three types of heat?
a. Know conduction, convection,
radiation, and how are they different.
13. Know
the boiling and freezing point of water in both Fahrenheit and Celsius.
14. What
are three scales used to measure temperature?
15. What
are the two units used to measure HEAT?
16. One
Calorie is equal to 4.18 Joules
17. Know
what Matter, Mass, and Weight are and how are they different.
18. How
is Mass measured?
19. What
is Volume and how can it be determined?
20. What
is Density?
21. How
can Density be determined? Formula.
22. How
are density, mass, and volume related?
23. Know
how to use the formula to determine density: Density = Mass/Volume
Sunday, February 8, 2015
4th Six Weeks (Week 6)
Monday:
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Quiz on:
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Temperature
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Thermal Energy & Heat
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What is Matter
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Tuesday:
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Benchmark Day
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Reading and Math Review Day
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Wednesday:
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Benchmark Day
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Reading & Math Review Day
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Thursday:
Six Weeks Exam Review
o What is Energy?
o How is Temperature Related to Kinetic Energy
o Temperature, Thermal Energy, & Heat
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Friday:
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Sunday, February 1, 2015
4th Six Weeks (Week 5)
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Science
Monday:
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What is matter?
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Discuss with class what matter is
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What is mass
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What is weight
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How does mass differ from weight?
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Discuss how to measure mass and weight.
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Using a balance and a scale
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Tuesday:
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Measuring Space
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What is volume?
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How is the amount of space occupied by matter
measured?
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V=L x W x H of a rectangular prism
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How can volume be determined?
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Using a formula
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Using water displacement
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Wednesday:
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Density
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What is density?
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How are mass, volume, and density all related
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How is density determined?
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Formula: D = M ÷ V
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Calculate density, mass, or volume given two
of the three variables using Density formula.
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Thursday:
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What is Matter?
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Lab on Volume and Density
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Formulas:
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V = L x W x H
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D = M ÷ V
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Friday:
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Introduction to Matter Review
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Review
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Mass, Volume, and Density
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
4th Six Weeks (Week 4)
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Science
Monday:
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Temperature Review:
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How are heat and energy related to each other?
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What is measured when we measure temperature?
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New Lesson: Thermal Energy & Heat
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Define Thermal Energy
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Discuss the difference between thermal energy
and temperature.
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Tuesday:
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Define Heat?
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How is heat measured?
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Calorie, Joules
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1 calorie = 4.18 joules
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Differentiate between heat and thermal energy.
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Define: conduction, conductor, insulator, and
radiation
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Wednesday:
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Small groups activity: Heat Race:
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After all groups have finished, we will discuss how
long each method took.
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Thursday:
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Thermal Energy in a bottle Demonstration
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Which way did the energy go? Review Activity
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Methods of thermal energy transfer:
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Conduction, Convection & Radiation
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Friday:
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Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Heat Quiz
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Sunday, January 18, 2015
4th Six Weeks (Week 3)
Science
Entomology
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Monday:
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How is temperature related to kinetic energy?
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Explain and discuss the kinetic theory of
matter.
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Compare the speeds of particles in solids,
liquids, and gases.
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Review Kinetic theory of matter
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Think fast Questions
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Which of the following has particles with a
higher average kinetic energy?
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Present examples: Steam or ice water, etc..
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Which of the following has particles with a
lower average kinetic energy?
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Present examples: Snow or water, etc..
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Tuesday:
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Define temperature, degree, and thermometer.
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Students must create a word triangle for each
of the vocabulary terms in their Science Journal.
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Relate temperature to kinetic energy of
particles.
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High Temp. = higher kinetic energy
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Low Temp. = lower kinetic energy
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Due to particle movement
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Measure temperature using different scales.
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Fahrenheit
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Celsius
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Kelvin
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Wednesday:
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Thermal Energy & Heat
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What is the relationship between heat and
temperature?
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Define: Thermal Energy & Heat
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Discuss and differentiate between thermal
energy, temperature, & heat.
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Small groups activity: Heat Race:
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Give each group a zipped plastic bag with an
ice cube inside. Instruct groups to
agree on a way to melt the ice cube without opening the bag. They can use
anything in the room to help: sunlight, warm air, body heat, etc…
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After all groups have finished, discuss how
long each method took.
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Thursday:
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Tinseltown Movie Trip
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Watching the movie Selma
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Friday:
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Thermal Energy in a Bottle Demonstration
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Demonstration will show students thermal
energy in action.
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Define: conduction, conductor, insulator, and
radiation
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Students must create a word triangle for each
of the vocabulary terms in their Science Journal.
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Entomology
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Monday:
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Create your Insect
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Activity:
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Create an original Insect
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Students must tear pieces of colored paper to
create their own interpretation of an insect utilizing the insect anatomy
covered in class.
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Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Legs, Antennae, Eyes,
Abdominal structures, etc..
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Tuesday:
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The life cycle of an insect
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2 kinds
of metamorphosis
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Simple metamorphosis
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Fertilized egg, nymph, adult
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Complete Metamorphosis
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Fertilized egg, larva, pupa, adult
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Wednesday:
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Classification
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Where do insects fit
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King Phillip came over for good soup
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Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus,
species
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Thursday:
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Trip to Tinseltown
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Movie: Selma]
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Friday:
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What is an Arthropod
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5 classes
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Crustaceans, arachnids, insects,
diplopods, & chilopods
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