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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Monday:
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Motion & Speed Review
o
How are distance, time, and speed related?
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Acceleration Review
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How does motion change?
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Forces
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How do Forces affect motion?
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Tuesday:
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Forces
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What is force and how does it act on an
object?
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Contact forces
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Distance Forces
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What happens when multiple forces act on an
object?
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Compare the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces
on an object.
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Apply the concept of net force to determine
direction of motion.
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Wednesday:
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Forces
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Newton’s Laws
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What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
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Explain law using the concept of INERTIA
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What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
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Describe the relationship among force, mass,
and acceleration.
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What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
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Explain how forces act in pairs.
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Thursday:
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Machines
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What do simple machines do?
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What is mechanical advantage?
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What is mechanical efficiency?
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Types of Machines
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What are the classes of levers?
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What is a wheel and axle?
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What are types of pulleys?
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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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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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· 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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· Pure Substances and Mixtures.
o How can matter be classified?
§ Elements, compounds, & mixtures.
o Textbook Assignment
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· · 4th Six Weeks Exam Review and Discussion
· Pure Substances and Mixtures
o Chapter Discussion
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· How do pure substances and mixtures compare?
o What are pure substances?
o How can elements be classified?
§ How can compounds be classified?
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· How do pure substances and mixtures compare?
o What are mixtures?
o How can mixtures be classified?
o Homogeneous & Heterogeneous
· Quick Lab: Observing Mixtures
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· Pure Substances and Mixtures
o Lesson Quiz
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