Agenda 12/4/15

1. Binder check
2. Correct study guide pages 165 to 167
3. Myth busters helium football

Homework
Study for the test which is on Tuesday 12/8/15

Table of contents

Agenda 11/30/15

1. Kick - off - Sect. 5 Assessment page 163

2. Alien Periodic Table page 156

3. Science Project

4. Coding

Homework

1. Organize Binder for Binder (INB) Check

2. TEST on Chapter 4 TUESDAY DEC. 5

Agenda 11/17/15

1. Go over test

2. Correct Assessments

3. Coding

4. Movie if Time

Homework

Vocabulary Charts 4.4 

Agenda 11/13/15

1. Kick-off- Start V.C. 4.3

2. Flame test demo

3. Periodic Table discussion

4. 4.3 assessment 

Homework

1. Finish V.C. 4.3 and 4.3 assessment

Interesting article about elements 112 to 116

http://www.livescience.com/20698-elements-periodic-table-flerovium-livermorium.html

Agenda 11/6/15

1. Kick off - Start V.C. 4.2

2. Video and discuss 4.1

3. Correct 4.1 assessment page 130

4. Start 4.2. assessment 

5. Coding

Homework

None 

A video that might help you understand what we covered in class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQP4UJhNn0I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb6MguN0Uj4

Agenda

1. Review
2. Test
3. Coding
4. Start chapter 4.1

Homework
Finish 4.1 vocabulary and section summary

Agenda 10/28/15

1. Kick off - Describe the difference between Charles Law and Boyles Law.

2. Chapter 3 assessment review pages 115 to 117

3. Coding

Homework 

1. Binder Check

Table of Contents

1. TOC 

2. Kick-offs

3. Physical and chemical Properties 

4. Measuring Matter

5. Law of Coservation of matter

6. Writing a laboratory Report

7. Vocabulary chart ch. 3 sect. 1

8. Vocabulary chart ch. 3 sect. 2 and sect. 3

9. Chapter 3 Notes

10. Summary page of the state of matter

11. Page 111 Math Analyzing Data and section 3 review assessment

12. Chapter 3 Assessment pages 115 to 117

Agenda 10/26/15

1. Kick-off - Review for quiz

2. Quiz

3. Discuss chapter 3 section 3
4.  Analyzing Data and section 3 assessment on page 111

5. Coding

Homework

1. finish vocabulary 

2. Finish worksheets

Density Lab Winners

Boys Group

Andrei Mojica, Blake Gebhardt, Sage Kita, Adam Cisis

Girls Group

Alyssa Rodriguez, Mary Price, Lauren Chen, and Kathleen Bambrick

Quiz Study Guide

1. Make sure you understand what a controlled experiment is.

2. How do you find the density of an unknown sample?

3. How do we know if something has undergone a physical change or a chemical change.

4. Explain the concept  "law of conservation of matter".

5. Understand the states of matter and how they can change from one state to another.

6. Explain how, use scientific vocabulary, a solid can go to a gas and how that gas can go back to a solid.

Agenda 10/22/15

1. Kick-off- Describe the transitional phases between states of matter. 

2. Vocabulary Chapter 3 sections 1-3

3. Discuss Chapter 3 section 2

4. Finish Worksheets

Homework

1. Finish Vocabulary

2. Finish Worksheets

Agenda10-20-15

1. Kick-off - How can we describe the motion of a solid, liquid, and a gas?

2. Vocabulary Charts for Chapter 3 section 1, 2, and 3

3. Discuss Chapter 3 section 1

4. Finish Worksheets from last week, you should have four. 

Homework

None - we will do the work in class this week

Study Aid

https://quizlet.com/

Table of contents

Agenda 10/2/15

Team Amazon Mascot

Love the frog!

Agenda 9/30/15

1. Kick off - None

2. Finish lab design from last class

3. Work on science project

4. Review and assessment pages 81 to 83

Homework

1. Science Project

Agenda 9/28/15

1. Kick off Journal (10 minutes) – What do you already know about designing an experiment?
2. Circle of Knowledge discussion (10 minutes) –
1. Essential Question = Why is it important to know how to design and conduct an experiment even if you might not enter a science career?
3. Hook (5 minutes)
1. My son's teacher wants do an experiment to teach her students about density. She asked me to give her a couple of ideas.
4. Article on Designing an Experiment ( 15 minutes) Annotate and write ideas from the article
5. (30 minutes) Students are given the task of designing a density lab for 4^th graders.
6. Type up the experiment in google docs (15 minutes)
7. Kahoot (10 minutes) – density questions and experimental design questions

Homework

1. Science Project

Science project due Oct. 8

Science Rules!

Science rules!

TABLE OF CONTENTS for binder check.

Doing science together!

Science can happen anywhere!

Science can happen anywhere!

Agenda 9/22/15

1. Kick -off - What are the properties of a mixture?

2. Vocabulary Chart  Chapter 2 section 2/ Chapter Assessment for section 2

3. Measurement Handouts

4.Finish Balance Lab/ Science Project

Homework

1. Science Project

2. Measurement Handouts

3. Book work for Chapter 2 section 2

Agenda 9/18/15

1. Kick off - Math analyzing data on page 72

2. review chapter 1 test

3. Measurements - Balancing Lab

4. Vocabulary chapter 2 section 2/ Chapter assessment page 72

There are many youtube videos on how to use a Triple beam balance. Here is one I thought was great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAf6HoVK6JI


Site for page two-  Triple Beam Balance Tutorial

http://ohaus.com/input/tutorials/tbb/tbbentry.swf

Agenda 9/16/15

Kick off- Math skill on page 64

2. Discuss chapter 2 section 2/ Videos

3. Science Project 

4. Finish vocabulary chapter 2 section 1 and chapter assessment page 67 questions 1 through 4

Homework

1. Science Project

2. Finish vocab. and chapter assessment

Videos - You might find some of your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lHHOiTdmK4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEoQ6TNLJl8

Agenda 9/14/15

1. Kick off - Why does MATTER matter?

2. Tools lab continued

3. Discuss Chapter 2 section 1/Bill Nye Video on Matter

4. Vocabulary Chart Chapter 2 section 1/ Chapter Assessment Review page 67 questions 1 through 4

Homework

Science Project- 

Should be done

Table of Contents

Introduction

Literature Review

Procedures and Materials

Bibliography

Start the Experiment if you haven't already

Be inspired to create and think scientifically

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqEmkp2zL6s

9/10/15 Agenda

1. Kick-off - Why is it important to know how equipment works?

2. Safety Test Retake

3. Tools Lab

4. Science Project

Homework

Science Project

Agenda 9/8/15

1. Kick- off - Organize INB

2. INB Check

3. Science Project 

4. Show Literature Review to teacher

Homework 

Science Project

Agenda 9/1/15

1. Kick off- Prepare table of contents for binder check. Due Monday

2. Safety Song activity

3. Safety Test

4. Science Project

Homework

1. Science Project

2. Study for Chapter 1 test - Test is on Thursday for Periods 1 and 2. Friday for period 3

Agenda from Friday

agenda 8/26/15

1. Kick-off - Why is it important to prepare before starting an experiment?

2. Chapter 1 section 5 vocabulary

3. Safety Discussion

4. Science Project/ Check topics, questions, hypothesis

Homework 

1. Science Project - Literature Review Section

2. Chapter 1 section 5 and section 6 assessment reviews on pages 41 and 47

Agenda 8/24/15

1. Kick-off - Why would a scientist estimate?

2. Vocabulary from chapter 1 section 4 page 30

3. Discuss metric conversion and math in science section 4

4. Scale Model of the classroom activity

5. Start Homework

Homework

1. Work on Literature Review of  Science Project

2. Finish chapter 1 section 3 and 4 assessment review pages 26 & 33

More great videos to help with understanding metric conversion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XoDCewJ-z0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCZn5MLKvk

Creating table of contents in Google documents

Agenda 8/20/15

1. Kick-off - What purpose does mathematics play in science?

2. Science Project

3. Correct and check homework

4. Measurement Discussion

Homework

1. Science Project

2. Finish vocabulary chart for chapter 1 section 3

3. Look at the video links on the blog for metric conversion

Metric Video

This one might help you better. You might find another one that helps too so let me know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWPF3p-oVww


Here is another video that might help as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=cMFwpxkIFMY

More videos found by students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCZn5MLKvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XoDCewJ-z0

Agenda 8/18/15

1. Kick off Journal - Describe how the scientific method is not a linear process. 

2. Continue thinking scientifically and working on the Science Fair Project

3. Page 9 & 15 assessment questions

4. Check Homework

Homework

1. Finish the assessments on page 9 & 15

2. Science project - have your topic, question, and hypothesis ready by next week

8/14/15

Essential Question: How does scientific inquiry (aka scientific method) lead to the process of thinking scientifically?

8/14/15

Agenda

1. Kick-off Journal Question - What is Physical Science?

2. Pass out syllabus and discuss

3. Science Fair Project Topic (Optional- submit your science fair project to the Google Science Fair in the spring)

4. Build your vocabulary activity

Homework

1. Get papers signed

2. finalize your topic for project

3. Vocabulary Chart Building pages 6 & 10 in the textbook

8/13/15

Essential Question: How does scientific inquiry (aka scientific method) lead to the process of thinking scientifically?

8/13/15

Agenda

1. Introduction

2. Marshmallow Observation Activity

3. Extra credit - document your self using marshmallows as glue. Research the method on the internet. You should also write down all your observations on paper.

Homework

NONE

INB table of contents due June 3rd

Science Final

Wednesday June 3rd 

It will cover chapter 11 (invertebrates), 12 (vertebrates), and 7 (evolution)

I will give the students a study guide during class. It will be worth 100 points all multiple choice

Classwork for chapter 12 that was not finished in class should be finished at home which includes:

Section 1 assessment page 460

Section 2 assessment page 467

Section 3 assessment page 471

Section 4 assessment page 479

Section 5 assessment page 485

Section 6 assessment page 494

Please finish before your textbooks are collected.

Inb due wed 5-13

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Test improvements

Choose one of the quiz improvement assignments for the body system to earn half the points you missed on the last quiz. Go to the assignments tab and in the Test Improvement folder find one of the body system assignments.

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Agenda 5/11/15

Homework

Study for quiz 13-1 - Know functions of the body systems

INB Check

Finish project if not done

Agenda

presentations

Work on INB

Projects if not done

Agenda 3/3/15

Homework

Finish science project

Agenda

1. warm-up - work quietly 

2. Work quietly on science 54321 and vocabulary charts for 13-1, 13-2, 13-3

3. Discuss chapter 13 section 4

4. Lever Packet

5. If time work on science project

Agenda 2-25-15

Homework

Work on Science project

Agenda

1. warm-up - Are cellphones useful in the classroom?

2. Sci. 54321 Ch. 13-1 and Vocab. Chart Ch. 13-1

3. Work on Science project

4. Finish what can go wrong? class assignment

Agenda 2/23/15

Site we went over when he was gone. http://tinyurl.com/obs3vot - PDF also attached.

Student were assigned the following.

1. work on science project - homework

2. in Class assignment

a. pick one body system of your choice

b. Discuss the structures and functions of the parts of that system

c. research what can go wrong (don't go over 10 problems) with that system and what doctors can do to cure or help those issues

d. With your partner determine the best way you want to present that system, it's problems, and treatments. 

Agenda 2/11/15

Homework

Science project - Due date extended to first week of March

Agenda

No Warm-up

1. Strawberry Lab

2. Finish Genome Video

3. Work on science project

INB Check Next Week

Agenda 2-9-15

Homework

Work on Science Project

Agenda

1. Warm-up

Describe how gene therapy will help advance the field of medicine

2. Guilty or Innocent?

3. Genome Video

4. DNA Fingerprinting

Agenda 2-3-15

Homework

Work on science project, you should be working on the experiment and data collection. You should have the literature review completed and the introduction as well.

Agenda

1. warm-up

Describe the GINA Act of 2008

2. Discuss chapter 6 section 3

3. Vocabulary chart chapter 6 section 3

4. Science 54321 Chapter 6 section 3

5. Family Puzzle Lab

Baby Face writing prompt

What would the future hold for Americans if the GINA act of 2008 was not enacted?

Science 54321 Compare and contrast

Section 1

Sex-linked gene versus gene

Section 2

Genetic disorder versus disease

Section 3

Selective breeding versus hybridization 

Agenda and Homework

Homework

Complete the Literature Review for the science project

Agenda

1. Finish Baby Face Lab

2. Finish Vocab chart and science 54321 for Chapter 6 section 1

3. Work on Science Project

Agenda 1-22-15

Homework

Work on step 6 of the science project - due Friday Jan. 30, 2015

agenda

1. test

2. chapter 6 section 1 vocab. chart

3. chapter 6 section 1 science 54321

4. Work on science project

Agenda 1-20-15

Science Project

steps 1 through 5 should be done. Start step 6. I will check step 6 next week.

Test this Thursday. 5 questions from chapter 5, study guide discussed in class. You can use your notes on the test. 

Make sure you have turned in Take a class survey lab activity. 

Jan. 12, 2015 agenda

Agenda

1. warm-up - Write down a rule you remember.

2. new seats, rules and safety review

3. Review Ch. 5 sect. 1 and Ch. 5 sect. 2

4. Start Science research project

Homework

find topic and question for project

http://jstpetersci.blogspot.com/p/quarter-3-project.html

read through the information on the link and then scroll down and do steps 1 through 3 only.