•FOURTH QUARTER
WEEK 8
Thursday, May 17
STUDY GUIDE for QUARTER 1
QUARTER 2
QUARTER 3
QUARTER 4
Wednesday, May 16 - ADV - Answer these two questions after viewing the video:
1. Do you think an accident like this could happen in the U.S.? Why/ Why not?
2. Do you think we should continue to construct nuclear power plants? Explain.
Tuesday, May 15 - ADV Complete Half-Life Acitivty #2 (Licorice)
Monday, May 14 - Complete Half-Life Activity #1 (M&M lab)
WEEK 7
Tuesday, May 8
8th PERIOD - Organic Polymer NOTES (Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic Acids)
Use GREEN TEXT pages 70-71 and 512-515; WATCH this VIDEO
Monday, May 7
ADV / G&T - WEBQUEST DUE!
G&T ONLY - HOMEWORK:
RESEARCH AND COME to class tomorrow w/
1)1) 5 PROS and 5 CONS to developing NUCLEARPOWER in an area.
2)2) # of Nuclear POWER plant accidents in the U.S.since 1970 (include the date, location and #killed/injured AND URL of source)
EXTRA CREDIT:
# of OIL SPILLS affecting US in thesame time period; date/ location / approx. # ofgallons spilled, killed/injured)
GENERAL 8th: READ GREEN TEXT pages 70 -71 and 512-515; List food sources for CARBOHYDRATES / PROTEINS / LIPIDS
WEEK 6
Friday, May 4
G&T - Recycle projects due
Thursday, May 3
ADV/ G&T - Poster production ADV
PROJECT preparation G&T
Webquest time for those who need computer access
GEN - Video Field Trip: LANDFILL
Complete question sheet as/after you watch.
Wednesday, May 2
SAWGRASS presentation AM classes
ADV and G & T -
Invasion of FL WEBQUEST - CLICK HERE
VIDEO to watch about the Invasion
NOTE change in DUE DATE: MONDAY, May 8
Tuesday, May 1
ADV - Petroleum
Gulf Oil Spill video segment/ BLUE TEXT pages 736-741; DEFINE VOCAB from p. 73 and COPY section summary from p. 741
MINI- POSTERS due on FRIDAY, Sources for
G&T - COMPUTER LAB A
Webquest - Invasion of FL due FRIDAY
Recycle project
GEN - What's made from PETROLEUM?
WS / RECYCLE NUMBER FRAME notes
Monday, April 30
ADV- Bring materials to produce a mini-poster to encourage your peers to RECYCLE either
AL cans, glass containers, or plastic bottles; include data about current recycling
percentages on your poster.
G& T - 1) Choose either AL cans, glass containers, or plastic soda bottles
2) Choose to produce either
a) a JINGLE (30 second minimum) performed live or recorded;
b) a 30 second PSA (video segment) OR
c) a 3-5 slide powerpoint
that encourages your peers to RECYCLE the material you've chosen.
3) Whichever format you choose, you should include a) two benefits to recycling;
b) % of your material currently being recycled; and
c) emphasis on the impact of individual action
Projects are DUE on Friday, May 4th
WEEK 5
FRIDAY, April 27
COMPLETE the HOME WATER USE SURVEY for MONDAY!
GEN -
OPEN BOOK TABLE PARTNER QUIZ
FRAME notes from GREEN TEXT pages 788- 791
ADV and G&T
GREEN TEXT:
Pages 778 – 786 OUTLINE IT! Take NOTES from it!
FILL your WATER USEAGE SURVEY data intothe spreadsheet
WATER VIDEO
Thursday, April 26
GEN - 8th period
GREEN TEXT:
Pages 778 – 786
1)1. Describe types of air pollution
2)2. Identify causes of water pollution
3)3. Explain methods that can be used to prevent erosion.
DEFINE:
Pollutant Ozone depletion
Acid precipitation Erosion
Greenhouse effect Hazardous waste
ADV and G&T
In your LAB JOURNAL
1. PREDICT how many gallons of water youthink you use at home in 1 day; family for 1 week.
2. ASK how much your family spends onelectricity in 1 month.
3. FIND OUT what it costs to fill the gas tank ofthe car you travel in most often.
•GREEN TEXT – pages 770 – 776
–DEFINE the NEW VOCABULARY
–ANSWER Self-Check questions #1-5, p. 776
HOMEWORK: COMPLETE “Home Water Useage Survey”
Wednesday, April 25
Earth Day video segment 2 (to see the video CLICK HERE)
Tuesday, April 24
FCAT SCIENCE testing
Earth DAY video segment 1
Monday, April 23
FCAT review activity
WEEK 4
Friday, April 19
Need to complete the Physical Science REVIEW WS click HERE
If you're looking for help with PUNNET SQUARES (Genetics/Heredity) use the following website. You'll click on the TV on the site AND the LAB notebook, play around and you'll find LOTS of information. CLICK HERE
Thursday, April 18
REMEMBER! Complete the STUDY ISLAND FCAT REVIEW assignments AND the POST TEST before Monday, 4/23.
Wednesday, April 17
FCAT MATH SESSIONS 1 and 2
CLICK to watch the rest of the NOVA "Hunting the Elements"
Tuesday, April 17
FCAT READING SESSION 2
FCAT review w/ textbooks and/or SLIDES
Monday, April 16
FCAT - READING SESSION 1
REVIEW slides from identified areas of emphasis
WEEK 3
FRIDAY, April 13
ID individual areas of emphasis / Class list
EARTH / LIFE / PHYSICAL textbooks and REFERENCE SHEETS
(NOTE: the REFERENCE SHEETS are on the Science Website HOMEPAGE for you to use!)
Thursday, April 12
FCAT REVIEW - Computer Lab
REMEMBER to complete your STUDY ISLAND FCAT REVIEW ASSIGNMENTS!!
Wednesday, April 11
CARBON CYCLE
Tuesday, April 10
PHOTOSYNTHESIS and CELLULAR RESPIRATION
POST LESSON evaluation
Monday, April 9
PHOTOSYNTHESIS and CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Review NOTES/ ACTIVITY
WEEK 2
Friday, April 6 - NO SCHOOL
Good Friday
THursday, April 5 -
FCAT REVIEW Day 3 - Life Science / Heredity and Genetics; Natural Selection
Wednesday, April 4 -
Chemical Reactions POST LESSON QUIZ
Tuesday, APril 3 -
Chemical REactions LAB STATIONS
Monday, April 2 -
FCAT REVIEW #2 is online; for those who did NOT complete FCAT review #1 it has been REASSIGNED as FCAT #1 Second - DO IT!!! Due Monday, April 9
Chemical REACTIONs - FIVE major types VIDEO CLIP
Use BLUE TEXT pages 641-650 to add note details and EXAMPLES of each type; INCLUDE these two as well, EXOTHERMIC, ENDOTHERMIC
WEEK 1
Friday, March 30 -
REMEMBER! Study Island Assignment due by MONDAY! FCAT REVIEW #1
FCAT REVIEW DAY 2
Thursday, March 29 -
FCAT REVIEW DAY 1
Wednesday, March 28 -
COMPLETE the ACID / BASE lab;
Predict the pH of the solutions from yesterday using the pH color scale
Litmus as an Indicator
Use the strips of litmus to test each of yesterday’ssamples to determine if they are acid / base / or neutral solutions.
1.1. Record your results. Based on the color theyturned the litmus paper, which are acids? Bases?Are there any neutral solutions?
2.2. Did all the acidic solutions turn the paper the same SHADE of red? Were all the basic BLUES the same? How can you explain this?
Tuesday, March 27 -
Complete ACID, BASE, SALT notes using BLUE BOOK pages 696 - 705
BEGIN ACID, BASE, SALT lab stations; COMPLETE one station today,
finish the second and third on Wednesday
Monday, March 26 - VIDEO NOTES / ACID, BASES, SALTS
Use text pages 214-217 to complete
FCAT REVIEW STUDY ISLAND #1