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16 Tuesday
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Orientation night - I am looking forward to meeting all of you!
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17 Wednesday
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first day of school :)
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17 Wednesday
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Syllabus and safety contract will be sent home to be reviewed. (Is your 1st homework)
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18 Thursday
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Experimental Design handout to be added to science journal notebook as well as a reference page
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19 Friday
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explore mini-lab using experimental design set up and complete science journal startup
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22 Monday
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Energy Machines and Motion Lab lesson 1 (circuit of inquiry)
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23 Tuesday
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Finish E.M.M. lab 1 and discuss reflecting on what they've done.
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24 Wednesday
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Types of Energy; Galileo and his notebook
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25 Thursday
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Safety with chemicals discussion and getting started with energy transformations lesson
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26 Friday
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E.M.M. Lesson 2 - making a wet cell battery
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29 Monday
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Wrap-up lesson 2 lab with energy transformations; add Glossary section to journal
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30 Tuesday
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lesson 3 Lab over rechargeable batteries
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31 Wednesday
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practice graphing as a class and wrapup lesson 3 with reflections and battery readings
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1 Thursday
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lesson 4 - homework tonight to graph the results from the activity today
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2 Friday
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Grade graph in class, wrap-up knowledge of batteries, teacher looks over notebooks for first check
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5 Monday
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Labor Day - no school
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6 Tuesday
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Renewable vs. nonrenewable energy notes page and powerpoint slide/video clips
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7 Wednesday
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Quiz over energy . SCIENCE CLUB MEETS from 3:15 - 4:00 to learn about science fair
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8 Thursday
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Intro to forces notes and start lab over forces; Homework - 5.1 worksheet graphing and questions
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9 Friday
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Compare difference between weight and mass, balanced vs unbalanced forces. complete lesson 5
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12 Monday
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Go over energy quiz; grading 5.1; notes called Intro to Forces
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13 Tuesday
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Lesson 6 : frictional force lab; added to glossary today (load force, force, mass, weight)
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14 Wednesday
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Lesson 6: frictional force reflecting
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15 Thursday
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reading on forces; discussion; add to glossary/review gravitational (attractive) force; friction
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16 Friday
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contact vs noncontact forces; net force diagrams; finished discussion over lesson 6 lab; HW - worksh
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19 Monday
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Magnets lesson; finish up video clips over forces
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20 Tuesday
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Magnets Lab and review of forces and energy; Homework - Net force diagrams practice worksheet
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21 Wednesday
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Science Jeopardy Review Game for Energy and Forces Test
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22 Thursday
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TEST over Energy and Forces (reviewing the energy section of your notebook is a good idea)
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23 Friday
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(Graded) Notebook check; Video over electricity
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26 Monday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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27 Tuesday
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Finish Video; add learner objective codes to notebooks and test analysis for Energy and Forces Test
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28 Wednesday
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electricity reading and notes
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29 Thursday
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Light Up predicting and testing Lab; what is a conductor? what is an insulator? discussion day
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30 Friday
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Static Crazy lab day
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3 Monday
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Guest speaker for electricity - Mr. Boren from Empire electric
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4 Tuesday
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Notes on circuits and practice drawing circuits correctly with symbols; series vs. parallel circuit
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5 Wednesday
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Meet in Library for circuits weblink for practice
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6 Thursday
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multiple reciever lab day to test resistors
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7 Friday
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study guide over electricity and discussion of series/parallel lab results
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10 Monday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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11 Tuesday
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Science jeopardy review game
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12 Wednesday
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TEST over electricity
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13 Thursday
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Sound day 1 - introduction to what is sound, pitch and amplitude (test in 1 week)
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14 Friday
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Sound day 2 -labs to test how matter effects sound and
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17 Monday
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Sound reading and notes (study for test Friday); data analysis of electricity test
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18 Tuesday
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Sound Lab 3 - pitch and the wavelength; rotating sound stations
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19 Wednesday
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sound explorations demonstrations and activity
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20 Thursday
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Review game of "sink or swim for sound"
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21 Friday
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Sound TEST
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24 Monday
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Pretest for Light kit -then Lesson 1 Introduction to light lab
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25 Tuesday
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finish lesson 1 rotating lab stations and reflecting questions; data analysis of sound test
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26 Wednesday
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finish any of lesson 1;read pg 12-19, begin lesson 2 - sources of light with a sicence journal entry
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27 Thursday
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complete lesson 2 on sources of light
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28 Friday
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light notes and vocabulary for glossar; HOMEWORK: lesson 2 -Energy transformations worksheet due Mon
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31 Monday
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homework from Friday due; Light lesson 3 - how light spreads out
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2 Wednesday
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quick wrap-up on light lessons 2 &3; read pgs 35-39
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2 Wednesday
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Quiz on lessons 2-3, notes and then add Light and Distance notes to journals
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3 Thursday
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EARLY OUT due to conferences: Lesson 5: Vocab. Lab
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4 Friday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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7 Monday
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First day of pinhole cameras (lab packet for lesson is due Wednesday)
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8 Tuesday
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Pinhole Camera Lab and reading; Homework - complete the paragraph on last page of packet
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9 Wednesday
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Wrap-up Pinhole camera's and how the light carries the image; Quiz over lessons 5 & 6; SCIENCE CLUB
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10 Thursday
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Prisms Lab (refraction of light)/ Why do we have Rainbows Lesson
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11 Friday
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Lesson 9 - electromagnetic spectrum lesson (afternoon substitute)
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14 Monday
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complete electromagnetic spectrum activity and video
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15 Tuesday
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Electromagnetic spectrum notes and reading
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16 Wednesday
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organizing EM spectrum cards and understanding how the spectrum works
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17 Thursday
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Jeopardy Review
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18 Friday
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First Light TEST (7:30 morning study group in Mrs. Baird's room)
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21 Monday
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Eye diagram and chart given to study for test on Dec. 16th; Eye Video
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22 Tuesday
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Complete Video and go over first light test for mastery coding
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23 Wednesday
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Thanksgiving Break
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28 Monday
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Spectroscopes; discuss diffraction
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29 Tuesday
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Spectroscopes lab
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30 Wednesday
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wrap-up of Spectroscopes lab; reading in kit book and writing reflections
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1 Thursday
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Filtering out colors
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2 Friday
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Lesson 11 computer lab activity - subtractive color mixing
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5 Monday
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Computer lab activity on lesson 12 - additive color mixing
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6 Tuesday
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Lecture and notes on additive/subtractive color mixing; notebook fix/fun day if hour brings 15
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7 Wednesday
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Quiz on spectroscopes and color mixing; Lesson 14 begins (mirrors/how they reflect); SCIENCE CLUB
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8 Thursday
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Lesson 14.2 and 14.3 teacher led lab on reflection diagraming
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9 Friday
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How is light refleted? Measuring angle of incidence and angle of reflection Lab 15
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12 Monday
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finish lesson 15 Lab and notes, reading pgs 159-161
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13 Tuesday
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Quiz on lessons 14 & 15; Bending mirrors Lab(convex mirror vs. concave mirrors) Lab 16
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14 Wednesday
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Notes and reading over concave VS convex
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15 Thursday
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Eye dissection Lab day - Dr. Repsher as guest lab director
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16 Friday
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Eye diagram TEST; lesson 17 (notes and reading only)
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19 Monday
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Quiz on lessons 11-16 big ideas; Get back eye diagram test
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20 Tuesday
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Grade quiz in class; video on sight
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21 Wednesday
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Winter Break
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3 Tuesday
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Notebook check and begin Lesson 17 Refraction
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4 Wednesday
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Return from winter vacation
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4 Wednesday
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Lesson 17 Notes
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5 Thursday
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Conclude Lesson 17 with a lab and diagram
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6 Friday
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Lesson 18 Convex Lens lab
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9 Monday
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Lesson 18 Concave Lens lab
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10 Tuesday
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Go over powerpoints on Lenses and refraction; fiber optics discussion
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11 Wednesday
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Optical Illusions; study guide for Friday's test
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12 Thursday
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Science Jeopardy Review for Final Light test
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13 Friday
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Final Light test (will not be an open book- please study!)
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16 Monday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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17 Tuesday
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Star Trek video and notebook listing of five technology designs and how inventors are working to mak
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18 Wednesday
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Notes added to notebook over Machines and how forces effect work
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19 Thursday
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Discussed and practiced the work formula (work=force and distance)
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20 Friday
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complete a notebook entry on Work word problems and
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23 Monday
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Began our comparison of simple machines and how effort force not work was lowered.
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24 Tuesday
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Inclined Plane lab data collection; Looked at Light tests; grade reports sent home to be signed
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25 Wednesday
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Inclined plane wrap up discussion over effort force changes according to slope; glossary
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26 Thursday
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We continued the comparison of work and machines-looking at how levers affect work. compared input/o
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27 Friday
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Today we read about types of levers; completed and graded a Lever worksheet; wrapped up on Levers
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30 Monday
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Compare Input work and Output work for the pulley systems
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31 Tuesday
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Discuss the 3 simple machines and which reduces effort force the most and why; Practice work problem
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1 Wednesday
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Complete worksheet over work and power (L 8 -work and the motor); Quiz; Science Club meets
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2 Thursday
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Read and discuss forces and how they effect work; Notebook check of lab entries and glossary;
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3 Friday
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Reflecting questions; powerpoint discussion HW: labeling on lever and pulley worksheet
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6 Monday
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Jeopardy
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7 Tuesday
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Science test over machines, work and forces
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8 Wednesday
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Motion and potential/energy changes; L18 Fan Cars Intro; Science club experiment afternoon
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9 Thursday
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L18 Fan cars data collection: Types of motions:circular, projetile, straight line HW- graph lab data
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10 Friday
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Turn in L18 lab paper for grading graph; complete reflecting questions, read about frame of referenc
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13 Monday
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Motion Notes, Newton's Laws
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14 Tuesday
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Reviewing Newton's Laws - Newton activity
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15 Wednesday
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Online links for Newton's Laws
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17 Friday
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Video on Newton;s Laws and worksheet
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20 Monday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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22 Wednesday
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Roller Coaster Day 1 - tieing motion all in together (Designing and planning a group coaster)
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23 Thursday
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Building coaster and testing workable design
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24 Friday
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Collecting trial data on time to run and distances for data tables and questions over coaster
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25 Saturday
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Present groups coaster to class (each group presents coaster and answers as other groups watch)
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28 Tuesday
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Final day for coaster presentation
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1 Thursday
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EXTRA CREDIT Device Poster due
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6 Tuesday
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TEST ON MOTION (with speed, Newton's Laws, and graphing)
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16 Friday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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19 Monday
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SPRING BREAK WEEK
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21 Wednesday
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Coaster introduction with video over potential and kinetic energy and roller coasters; start design
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2 Monday
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This is MAP week, so photosynthesis review and trophic level discussion as well as 10% biomass rule
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6 Friday
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NO SCHOOL
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9 Monday
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NO SCHOOL for students
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10 Tuesday
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Wrap up photosynthsis (HW -worksheet); study guide for test; limiting factors and reproductive poten
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11 Wednesday
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IN Library for reproductive potential activity on Milkweed Bugs using the computers for kit resource
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12 Thursday
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IN Library for computer activity on Milkweed Bugs finishing worksheets (HW only if not done in class
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13 Friday
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Oh deer and discussion over limiting factors for reproductive potential
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16 Monday
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review food webs and go over study guide; revisit pretest and make corrections
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17 Tuesday
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TEST on Pop and Ecosystems part 1
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18 Wednesday
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adaptations study for rest of week
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23 Monday
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fossils and ecosystem issues study for the week
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30 Monday
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Genetics study week
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7 Monday
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Sexual versus asexual reproduction week with Punnett squares
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14 Monday
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review for final Pop and Eco test
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15 Tuesday
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Final Pop and Eco kit test
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17 Thursday
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Final Exam over Experiment variables and graphing
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