***IMPORTANT: For extra TCAP review, there are links to Thinklink questions
on the links page for various topics we have covered this year in science.
Please look over these questions as they will help you to score higher on
your TCAP test.***
April 23-26, 2012
TCAP Week
Week's Agenda:
Monday - Reading/Language Arts
Tuesday - Mathematics
Wednesday - Science
Thursday - Social Studies
Friday - Make-ups
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April 16-20, 2012
This week we will continue our review for the TCAP next week. We will be
going to Cumberland Caverns on Friday for our class trip. Don't forget to
bring your lunch and to wear closed-toe shoes. The cave may be a little
chilly, so you might want to bring a jacket.
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April 9-13, 2012
This week we will go over moon phases, solar and lunar eclipses, tides, and
look again at the different parts of the solar system. We will review the
order of the planets, discuss the differences between inner and outer
planets, and talk about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids.
Week's Agenda:
Monday - Moon Phases Oreo activity and Eclipses
Tuesday - Practice Test
Wednesday - Tides and Seasons
Thursday - Planets and other small bodies in space
Friday - Thinklink Probes in computer lab
Homework:
All work will be completed in class this week.
ALL MAKE-UP WORK AND MISSING WORK IS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH!!!
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April 2-6, 2012
This week will begin out TCAP review of all the material we have covered
this year. We will begin with Ecosystems, biomes, and the interaction of all
living things.
Week's Agenda:
Monday - Go over lab sheet from last Friday and review what we know about
electricity, energy, and energy resources.
Tuesday - Ecosystems, Biomes, Habitat, Population, Community
Wednesday - Food webs and Food Chains, Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore,
Practice TCAP Test
Thursday - Producers, Consumers, Predators, Prey, Parasitism, Commensalism,
Mutualism
Friday - NO SCHOOL / GOOD FRIDAY
Homework: Most of this week's work will be completed in class
Monday - none
Tuesday - Holt TCAP Workbook 179-180; TCAP Coach workbook 42-46, 53-57
Wednesday - Holt TCAP workbook 181; TCAP Coach workbook 39-41
Thursday - Holt TCAP workbook 182-185; TCAP Coach workbook 58-63, 91-94
Friday - NO SCHOOL / GOOD FRIDAY
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March 26-30, 2012
This week we will begin the last chapter of the textbook on "Electricity".
In this chapter, we will begin to look at how objects become charged and how
charged objects interact with each other and other objects. Some terms we
will learn are electric current, voltage, and resistance. We will learn
about different ways to generate electrical energy and how to calculate power
and energy usage. We will also be setting up some electrical circuits and
looking at the difference between a series circuit and parallel circuit.
Finally, we will learn about electrical safety.
Week's Agenda:
Monday - Section 1: Electric Charge and Static Electricity
Tuesday - Section 2: Electric Current and Electrical Energy
Wednesday - Section 3: Electrical Calculations
Thursday - Section 4: Electric Circuits
Friday - Energy Conversion and Electric Circuit Lab
Homework:
Due Monday - Chapter Review page 408 #'s 1-4, 6-7, 9-15, 17, 20, 23-26
***This assignment will go as a test grade***
Due Tuesday - workbook 198-200
Due Wednesday - workbook 201-203
Due Thursday - workbook 204-205
Due Friday - workbook 206-208
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March 19-23, 2012
This week we will start learning about heat and heat technology. We will
revisit the terms radiation, conduction, and convection and will learn about
thermal expansion, the different temperature scales and how temperature and
kinetic energy are directly related.
Week's Agenda:
Monday - Thinklink practice
Tuesday - Chapter 13 Section 1
Wednesday - Chapter 13 Section 2
Thursday - Chapter 13 Section 3
Friday - Chapter 13 Review
Homework:
Due Thursday - workbook 179-181
Due Friday - workbook 182-188
Due Monday - Chapter Review page 408 #'s 1-4, 6-7, 9-15, 17, 20, 23-26
***This assignment will go as a test grade***
