This page will be updated throughout the year to inform you of the latest classwork and homework. Be advised that information regarding probable future assignments is subject to change.


Abbeviation Key
HOLT = Holt Physical Science Book
PH = Prentice Hall Science Book (in classroom only)
WB = workbook
HO = Handout
Handouts & lecture notes will be available online here: Downloadable assignments
Old warm-ups online here: warm-ups Achive
Prior year lesson plans:
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009 		Prior year warm-ups:
2012-2013
2011-2012
Date Classwork Homework
---August---
T 8/13/13 Information cards, discuss parent letter, discuss rules and procedures, overview of class website Parent letter (DUE 8/16)
W 8/14/13 Warm-up (1), check out books, Activity: Introductions 3-ring folder with dividers (due 8/26)
R 8/15/13 Warm-up (2), finish activity: introductions, grading example, QUIZ: Grading, rules, and procedures
F 8/16/13 Seating Chart, Warm-up (3), Intro: Scientific Method, Prelab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice), overview of class website DUE TODAY: Week 1
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) activity: introductions
3) grading example
M 8/19/13 Warm-up (1), HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice), discuss lab write-up (data/results, conclusion) HO: Performing an Experiment
T 8/20/13 Warm-up (2), Lab: Chromatography (Scientific Method practice) lab write-up
W 8/21/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Metric system & Dimensional Analysis, HO: Time Problems #1-20 HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL & #12-20 EVEN
R 8/22/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL #12-20 EVEN, Intro: Metric System Conversions, HO: Metric System Conversions #1-14 HO: Metric System Conversions #1-14
F 8/23/13 Warm-up (5), correct HO: Metric System Conversions, Activity: Metric Helicopters DUE TODAY: Week 2
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Lab: Aircraft Movement
3) HO: Scientific Method
4) Lab: Chromatography
5) HO: Performing an Experiment
6) HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL #12-20 EVEN
7) HO: Metric System Conversions #1-14
8) Activity: Metric Helicopters
M 8/26/13 Warm-up (1), QUIZ: Scientific Method and Conversions, Folder Check, wordsearch: metric system  
T 8/27/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Measuring Length, HO: Length, Metric Measuring Activity: Length Finish Metric Measuring Activity: Length
W 8/28/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Measuring volume, HO: Volume, Metric Measuring Activity: Volume HO: Using Correct Units #1-12
R 8/29/13 Warm-up (4), correct: HO: Using Correct Units #1-12, Intro: Measuring Mass, HO: Using the Balance, Activity: Mass DUE TODAY: Week 3
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) wordsearch: metric system
3) HO: Length
4) Metric Measuring Activity: Length
5) HO: Using correct Units #1-12
6) HO: Volume
7) Metric Measuring Activity: Volume
8) HO: Using the Balance
9) Activity: Mass
F 8/30/13 Admissions Day - School Closed
---September---
M 9/2/13 Labor Day - School Closed  
T 9/3/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Density, Demo: Density Column, HO: Density Problems #1-20 HO: Density Problems #1-20
W 9/4/13 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Density, Density word problems #1-7 Density word problems #1-7
R 9/5/13 Holiday - Rosh Hashanah  
F 9/6/13 Warm-up (3), Lab: Density DUE TODAY: Week 4
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) HO: Density Problems #1-20
3) HO: Density word problems #1-7
4) Lab: Density
M 9/9/13 Warm-up (1), QUIZ: Metric Measuring & Density, Intro: Buoyancy, Read HOLT pp. 412-418 HOLT p. 419 #1-13
T 9/10/13
Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 419 #1-9, Demos: Water displacement by boat, Egg in fresh and salt water, submarine with baking powder, HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21
 HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21
W 9/11/13 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Buoyancy, HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines bring pennies
R 9/12/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines, Lab: Buoyancy, discuss Lab: Buoyancy  
F 9/13/13 Warm-up (5), wordsearch (self-made) DUE TODAY: Week 5
1) Warm-up (5)
2) HOLT p. 419 #1-13
3) HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21
4) HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines
5) Lab: Buoyancy
6) wordsearch (self-made)
M 9/16/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Pressure, Pressure Demos (Cartesian diver, collapse of aluminum can, & water pressure in 2L bottle), Read HOLT pp. 406-411 HOLT p. 411 #1-9
T 9/17/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Bernoulli's Principle, Bernoulli's Principle Demos (ping pong ball & blow dryer, blow air above paper, blow air over straw in water), HO: Test Review Questions #1-15 HO: Test Review Questions #1-15
Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
W 9/18/13 Warm-up (3), Correct HOLT p. 411 #1-9, Crossword: Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
R 9/19/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Test Review Questions #1-15, Review Game Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
F 9/20/13 (min day) TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure DUE TODAY: Week 6
1) Warm-ups (4),
2) HOLT p. 411 #1-9
3) HO: Test Review Questions #1-15
4) Crossword: Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
M 9/23/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Motion, speed, & velocity, HO: Speedy Journey, Read HOLT pp. 336-340, HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
T 9/24/13 Warm-up (2), Activity: Velocity, HO: Velocity Problems HO: Velocity Problems
W 9/25/13 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Inclined to Roll, Activity: Domino Derby  
R 9/26/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: Inclined to Roll  
F 9/27/13 Warm-up (5), Video: Bill Nye Motion, Quiz: Velocity, Speed, & Motion DUE TODAY: Week 7
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) HO: Speedy Journey
3) HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, & 10
4) HO: Velocity Problems
5) Activity: Velocity
6) Activity: Domino Derby
7) Lab: Inclined to Roll
8) Video notes
M 9/30/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Acceleration, Read HOLT pp. 341-342, HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, 11, HO: Acceleration Problems #1-18
 
---October---
T 10/1/13 Warm-up (2), Game: Pictionary  
W 10/2/13 Warm-up (3), Activity: Accelerometer HO: Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
R 10/3/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Force, Demo: Newton's First Law (Ballistic cars, penny/cup, coin/elbow), Read HOLT pp.344-349 & pp. 384-386, HOLT p. 349 #1-9 Read HOLT pp.344-349 & pp. 384-386, HOLT p. 349 #1-9
F 10/4/13 Warm-up (5), HO: Force Problems, QUIZ: Acceleration & Force DUE TODAY: Week 8
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, & 11
3) HO: Acceleration Problems #1-18 EVEN
4) Activity: Accelerometer
5) HO: Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
6) HOLT p. 349 #1-9
7) HO: Force Problems
M 10/7/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Friction and Gravity, Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction Read HOLT pp. 350-355, HOLT p. 355 #1-10
T 10/8/13 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p.355 #1-10, Intro: Force Diagrams, HO: Force Diagram HO: Force Diagram
Read HOLT pp. 370-375, HOLT p. 375 #1-9
W 10/9/13 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 375 #1-9, Prelab: Parachutes and Air Resistance, Read HOLT pp. 376-382, HOLT p. 383 #1-12 HOLT p. 383 #1-12, Bring 2 plastic grocery bags
R 10/10/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: Parachutes and Air Resistance, discuss lab  
F 10/11/13
Warm-up (5), HO: Explorelearning.com: Free fall
DUE TODAY: Week 9
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction
3) HOLT p. 355 #1-10
4) HO: Force Diagram
5) HOLT p. 375 #1-9
6) Lab: Parachutes and Air Resistance
7) HOLT p. 383 #1-12
8) HO: Explorelearning.com: Free fall
M 10/14/13 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Friction, Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force
T 10/15/13 Warm-up (2), Lab: Friction  
W 10/16/13 Warm-up (3), Video: Bill Nye Friction, Wordsearch: Force  
R 10/17/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Action & Reaction, HO: Momentum Problems, Video: Bill Nye Momentum HO: Momentum Problems, Bring 2 empty aluminum cans (not crushed, with tab on top)
F 10/18/13 Warm-up (5), Activity: Air Track, HO: Explorelearning.com: Air Track

Online Air Track Simulation (flash)
Online Air Track Simulation (java) 		Read HOLT pp. 389-390, HOLT p. 391 #1-7, Bring 2 empty aluminum cans (not crushed, with tab on top)
DUE TODAY: Week 10
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Crossword: Velocity, acceleration, & force
3) Lab: Friction
4) Video Notes
5) Wordsearch: Force
6) HO: Momentum Problems
7) HOLT p. 391 #1-7
8) HO: Explorelearning.com: Air Track
M 10/21/13 Warm-up (1), Activity: Newton's 3rd Law, Prepare for Activity: Motion and Force Stations Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
T 10/22/13 Warm-up (2), Activity: Motion and Forces Stations (5 stations - 6 min each) HO: Motion, Force, Momentum Test Review Questions
Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
W 10/23/13 Warm-up (3), Activity: Motion and Forces Stations (7 stations - 6 min each) Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
R 10/24/13 Warm-up (4), Review Game  
F 10/25/13 Warm-up (5), Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum DUE TODAY: Week 11
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Activity: Newton's 3rd Law
3) Activity: Motion and Forces Stations
4) HO: Motion, Force, Momentum Test Review Questions
M 10/28/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Energy, Read PH pp. 358-363, PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b
T 10/29/13 Warm-up (2), finish and correct PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, Video: Bill Nye Energy Bring several peanuts (thursday) and 2 other types of nuts (friday)
W 10/30/13 Warm-up (3), Lab Safety Guidelines, Prelab: Energy in Food, Intro: Energy Conversion, HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10

Audiometric Testing in Room 1		 HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10
R 10/31/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10, Lab: Energy in Food (peanut)  
 
---November---
F 11/1/13 Warm-up (5), Lab: Energy in Food (2 other nuts), Discuss lab DUE TODAY: Week 12
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, & 3b
3) Video Notes
4) Lab: Energy in Food
5) HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10
M 11/4/13 Warm-up (1), HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8, wordsearch: Energy HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8
T 11/5/13 Warm-up (2), , Intro: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming. Video: Chasing Ice (start - 27:25), HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice  
W 11/6/13 Warm-up (3), correct HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8, Finish Video: Video: Chasing Ice (34:45 - end), HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice
R 11/7/13 Warm-up (4), HO: Global Warming Essay and Poster  
F 11/8/13
Warm-up (5), Share Global Warming Posters, Quiz: Energy & Global Warming
 DUE TODAY: Week 13
1) Warm-ups (5)
3) HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8
4) wordsearch: energy
5) HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice

Global Warming Poster and Global Warming Essay are also DUE TODAY, but do not staple them to Week 13
M 11/11/13 HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day  
T 11/12/13 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Roller Coaster, Lab: Roller Coaster Bring materials for Lab: Roller Coaster (tape, glue, empty paper towel or toilet paper rolls, etc.)
W 11/13/13 Warm-up (2), HO: Explorelearning.com: Roller Coaster Bring materials for Lab: Roller Coaster (tape, glue, empty paper towel or toilet paper rolls, etc.)
R 11/14/13 Warm-up (3), Lab: Roller Coaster  
F 11/15/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: Roller Coaster DUE TODAY: Week 14
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HO: Explorelearning.com: Roller Coaster
M 11/18/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Roller Coaster  
T 11/19/13 Warm-up (2), Finish Lab: Roller Coaster
W 11/20/13 LAUSD District Test #1 Read HOLT pp. 110-113, HOLT p. 113 #1-6
R 11/21/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: States of Matter, Prelab: Mystery Goop, Read HOLT pp. 114-119 HOLT p. 119 #1-8
F 11/22/13 Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 119 #1-8, Lab: Mystery Goop, discuss lab DUE TODAY: Week 15
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Lab: Roller Coaster
3) HOLT p. 113 #1-6
4) HOLT p. 119 #1-8
5) Lab: Mystery Goop
M 11/25/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
T 11/26/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
W 11/27/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
R 11/28/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving  
F 11/29/13 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
 
---December---
M 12/2/13 Warm-up (1), wordsearch: states of matter, Read HOLT pp. 134-137 HOLT p. 137 #1-6
T 12/3/13
 Warm-up (2), HO: Phase Changes, Prelab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water, Read HOLT pp. 138-141 HOLT p. 141 #1-5
W 12/4/13
Warm-up (3), Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water
  
R 12/5/13 Warm-up (4), Correct HOLT p. 137 #1-6 and p. 141 #1-5, HO: Explorelearning.com: Phase Changes  
F 12/6/13 Warm-up (5), Video: Bill Nye Phases of Matter, QUIZ: States of Matter DUE TODAY: Week 16
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) wordsearch: states of matter
3) HOLT p. 137 #1-6
4) HO: Phase changes
5) Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water
6) HOLT p. 141 #1-5
7) HO: Explorelearning.com: Phase Changes
8) Video notes
M 12/9/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures, Read HOLT pp. 142-147, HOLT p. 147 #1-8 HOLT p. 147 #1-8
T 12/10/13 Warm-up (2), Activity: Compounds & Mixtures, Read HOLT pp. 164-171, HOLT p. 171 #1-8
 HOLT p. 171 #1-8
W 12/11/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Atoms, Video: Bill Nye Atoms, Read HOLT pp. 172-178, HOLT p. 179 #1-10 HOLT p. 179 #1-10
R 12/12/13 Warm-up (4), Intro: Periodic Table, HO: Atoms Read HOLT pp. 194-201, HOLT p. 201 #1-11
F 12/13/13 Warm-up (5), HO: Periodic Puns Read HOLT pp. 202-208, HOLT p. 209 #1-10
DUE TODAY: Week 17
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 147 #1-8
3) Activity: Compounds & Mixtures
4) HOLT p. 171 #1-8
5) HOLT p. 179 #1-10
6) HO: Atoms
7) HOLT p. 201 #1-11
8) HO: Periodic Puns
M 12/16/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Drawing electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures
T 12/17/13 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: Valence Clues, HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
W 12/18/13 Warm-up (3), Crossword: Ch. 4-7, correct HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
R 12/19/13 Warm-up (4), Review Game: Periodic Table Bingo Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
F 12/20/13 Warm-up (5), Test: Ch. 4-7 DUE TODAY: Week 18
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 209 #1-10
3) HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures
4) HO: Valence Clues
5) HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
6) Crossword: Ch. 4-7
12/23/13

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1/10/14 		Winter
Vacation		  
---January---
M 1/13/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Ions and Ionic Bonds, Prelab: Ions and Conductivity, Read HOLT pp. 226-229, HOLT p. 229 #1-7 HOLT p. 229 #1-7
T 1/14/14
Warm-up (2), Lab: Ions and Conductivity, Read HOLT pp. 230-235, HOLT p. 235 #1-9
HOLT p. 235 #1-9
W 1/15/14 Warm-up (3), Science Fair Information Science Fair Parent Letter DUE 1/16/14
R 1/16/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Covalent Bonding and Drawing Lewis Structures, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, Making Molecular Models HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, Read HOLT pp. 236-241
F 1/17/14 Warm-up (5), correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2, correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2 HOLT p. 241 #1-9, Science Fair Topic DUE 1/21/14
DUE TODAY: Week 19
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 229 #1-7
3) Lab: Ions and Conductivity
4) HOLT p. 235 #1-9
5) HO: Drawing Structural Formulas
6) HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2
M 1/20/14
HOLIDAY - MLK
T 1/21/14 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p. 241 #1-9, QUIZ: Ionic & Covalent Bonds  
W 1/22/14 Warm-up (2), Video: Prepare for the Science Fair, Science Fair workday (purpose, hypothesis, reference list)  
R 1/23/14 Warm-up (3), Procedure Practice (leaving the room on a Friday and getting ready in the morning), work on Science Fair Procedure Science Fair Purpose, Hypothesis, and Reference List DUE 1/24/14
F 1/24/14 Warm-up (4), Game: Pictionary DUE TODAY: Week 20
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HOLT p. 241 #1-9
3) Video Notes
4) Procedure Practice
M 1/27/14 Warm-up (1), Intro Chemical Reactions, work on Science Fair components Read HOLT pp. 256-261, HOLT p. 261 #1-9
T 1/28/14 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 261 #1-9, Prelab: Chemical Changes, Wordsearch: Periodic Table & Bonding  
W 1/29/14 Warm-up (3), Lab: Chemical Changes #A-D
R 1/30/14 Warm-up (4), Discuss Experiments #A-D, Lab: Chemical Changes #E-G Science Fair Procedure with materials list DUE 1/31/14
F 1/31/14 Warm-up (5), Discuss Lab: Chemical Changes #E-G, Prelab: Gold Penny, Intro: Chemical Equations, Potassium permanganate demo (decomposition reaction), HO: Chemical Reaction Types DUE TODAY: Week 21:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 261 #1-9
3) Wordsearch: Periodic Table & Bonding
4) Lab: Chemical Changes
5) HO: Chemical Reaction Types
 
---February---
M 2/3/14 Warm-up (1), Lab: Gold Penny, Read HOLT pp. 262-266, HOLT p. 267 #1-9 HOLT p. 267 #1-9
T 2/4/14 Warm-up (2), Discuss Lab: Gold Penny, correct HOLT p. 267 #1-9, Video: Bill Nye Chemical Reactions  
W 2/5/14 Warm-up (3), Intro: Balancing Equations, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems
R 2/6/14 Warm-up (4), Correct HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems, HO: Explorelearning.com Balancing Chemical Equations HOLT pp. 272-273 #1-15 & 18-25
F 2/7/14 Warm-up (5), HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2, QUIZ: Chemical Reactions and Equations DUE TODAY: Week 22:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 267 #1-9
3) HO: Chemical Reaction Types
4) HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems
5) HOLT pp. 272-273 #1-15 & 18-25
6) HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2
7) HO: Explorelearning.com Balancing Chemical Equations
M 2/10/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Acids & Bases, Demo: Bromothymol blue indicator "speaking of carbon dioxide", Demo: phenolphthalein "witches brew", Read HOLT p. 286-291, HOLT p. 291 #1-7 HOLT p. 291 #1-7
T 2/11/14 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 291 #1-7, Lab: Acidic & Basic Food  
W 2/12/14 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Acids/Bases and pH, Read HOLT pp. 292-295 HOLT p. 295 #1-7
R 2/13/14
Warm-up (4), Lab: Acids/Bases and pH
 HO: Acids, Bases, and pH vocabulary
F 2/14/14 Warm-up (5), Crossword: Ch. 8-10 Study for Test: Ch. 8-10
DUE TODAY: Week 23:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 291 #1-7
3) Lab: Acids/Bases and pH
4) HOLT p. 295 #1-7
5) Lab: Acidic & Basic Food
6) Crossword: Ch. 8-10
M 2/17/14 HOLIDAY - President's Day  
T 2/18/14 Warm-up (1), wordsearch: Acids and Bases, HOLT p. 300 #1-14 & 25-27 HOLT p. 300 #1-14 & 25-27
Study for Test: Ch. 8-10
W 2/19/14 Warm-up (2), Game: Jeopardy

Study for Test: Ch. 8-10

R 2/20/14 Warm-up (3), Test: Ch. 8-10
F 2/21/14 (min day) Warm-up (4), Game: Hangman DUE TODAY: Week 24:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) wordsearch: Acids and Bases
3) HOLT p. 300 #1-14 & 25-27
M 2/24/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Chemistry of Living Things, Prelab: Carbohydrates, Read HOLT pp. 310-313, HOLT p. 313 #1-6 HOLT p. 313 #1-6
T 2/25/14 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 313 #1-6, Lab: Carbohydrates, Discuss Lab: Carbohydrates  
W 2/26/14 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Vitamin C Testing, Read HOLT pp. 314-319, HO: Nutrients: Compounds of Living Things Bring white glue Monday 3/4
R 2/27/14 Warm-up (4), Lab: Vitamin C Testing Lab write-up, HOLT p. 319 #1-7, Bring white glue Monday 3/4
F 2/28/14 Warm-up (5), Discuss Lab: Vitamin C Testing, correct HOLT p. 319 #1-7, Prelab: Polymer Ball, QUIZ: Chemistry of Living Things

Bring white glue Monday 3/4
DUE TODAY: Week 25:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 313 #1-6
3) Lab: Carbohydrates
4) HO: Nutrients: Compounds of Living Things
5) Lab: Vitamin C Testing
6) HOLT p. 319 #1-7
 
---March---
M 3/3/14 Warm-up (1), Lab: Polymer Ball Lab write-up
T 3/4/14 Warm-up (2), Discuss Lab: Polymer Ball, LAUSD District Test #2  
W 3/5/14 LAUSD District Test #2, Read HO: DNA and Nucleic Acids Text and do Questions #5, 6, 8, and 9 Wordsearch: Science Fair
R 3/6/14 Warm-up (3), Intro: Nucleic Acids, Transcription, & Translation, HO: Transcription and Translation HO: Transcription and Translation
F 3/7/14 Warm-up (4), HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation, Online Demo: Transcription and Translation,, correct HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation DUE TODAY: Week 26:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Lab: Polymer Ball
3) HO: DNA and Nucleic Acids Questions #5, 6, 8, and 9
4) Wordsearch: Science Fair
5) HO: Transcription and Translation
6) HO: Advanced Transcr1iption and Translation
M 3/10/14 Warm-up (1), Activity: Transcription and Translation  
T 3/11/14 Warm-up (2), QUIZ: Nucleic Acids, Transcription and Translation, Video: Gattaca (15 min), HO: Gattaca Video Questions  
W 3/12/14 Video: Gattaca (45 min)  
R 3/13/14 Video: Gattaca (45 min)  
F 3/14/14 Warm-up (3), Intro: Light, Intro: Classifying stars and Constellations, HO: Configuring a Constellation, Read HOLT pp. 434-442, HOLT p. 443 #1-6 HOLT p. 443 #1-6
DUE TODAY: Week 27:
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) Activity: Transcription and Translation
3) HO: Gattaca Video Questions
M 3/17/14
Warm-up (1), Activity: Making and Using a Star Wheel, HO: Reading a Star Map, Classifying stars and constellations interactive
HO: Reading a Star Map
T 3/18/14 Warm-up (2), Video: Bill Nye Outer Space, HOLT p. 443 #7-13 HOLT p. 443 #7-13
W 3/19/14 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 443 #1-13, HO: Explorelearning.com Star Spectra  
R 3/20/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Life Cycle of Stars, Prelab Lab: Stars, Read HOLT pp. 444-449 HOLT p. 449 #1-10
F 3/21/14 Warm-up (5), Lab: Stars (Station 5: Blackbody Spectrum) DUE TODAY: WEEK 28:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 443 #1-6
3) HO: Reading a Star Map
4) Video Notes: Billy Nye Outer Space
5) HOLT p. 443 #7-13
6) HO: Explorelearning.com Star Spectra
7) HOLT p. 449 #1-10
8) Lab: Stars
M 3/24/14 Warm-up (1), Video: History Channel: Life and Death of a Star  
T 3/25/14 Warm-up (2), Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book
W 3/26/14 Warm-up (3), Finish Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book, QUIZ: Stars & Light DUE TODAY: Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book (not stapled)
R 3/27/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Galaxies & Universe, Read HOLT pp. 450-453, HOLT p. 453 #1-9 HOLT p. 453 #1-9. Bring a balloon tomorrow.
F 3/28/14 Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 453 #1-9, Activity: The Expanding Universe DUE TODAY: WEEK 29:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) Video notes: Life and Death of a Star
3) HOLT p. 453 #1-9
4) Activity: The Expanding Universe
M 3/31/14 HOLIDAY - Cesar Chavez  
 
---April---
T 4/1/14 Warm-up (1), Intro: Rockets and Satellites, Prelab: Balloon Rockets Read HOLT pp. 454-457
W 4/2/14 Warm-up (2), Lab: Balloon Rockets HOLT p. 457 #1-7
R 4/3/14 Warm-up (3), Lab: Balloon Rockets
F 4/4/14 Warm-up (4), Intro: Moon, Eclipses, & Tides, Video: History Channel: Total Eclipse Read HOLT pp. 492-499, HOLT p. 499 #1-14
DUE TODAY: WEEK 30:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HOLT p. 457 #1-7
3) Lab: Balloon Rockets
4) Video notes: Total Eclipse
M 4/7/14 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p. 499 #1-14, Video: Apollo 13 (40 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions  
T 4/8/14 Warm-up (2), Video: Apollo 13 (35 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions  
W 4/9/14 Warm-up (3), Video: Apollo 13 (45 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions  
R 4/10/14
Warm-up (4), Finish Video: Apollo 13 (15 min), Discuss HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions, HO: Crashed on the Moon
 
F 4/11/14 Warm-up (5), Game: Pictionary DUE TODAY: WEEK 31:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions
3) HO: Crashed on the Moon
M 4/14/14 -
F 4/18/14		 HOLIDAY - Spring Break  
M 4/21/14 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Egg-stronaut Drop, Video: Wonders in Astronomy with Bill Nye or Video: The Day the Moon was Gone  
T 4/22/14 Warm-up (2), wordsearch: make your own  
W 4/23/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (3), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop  
R 4/24/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (3), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop
F 4/25/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (4), Crossword: Astronomy, Review Game Study for Test: Astronomy
DUE TODAY: WEEK 32:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) Video notes
3) wordsearch: make your own
4) Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop
5) Crossword Astronomy
M 4/28/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (4), Crossword Astronomy, Review Game Study for Test: Astronomy
DUE TODAY: WEEK 32:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) Video notes
3) wordsearch: make your own
4) Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop
5) Crossword Astronomy
T 4/29/14 Warm-up (1), Test: Astronomy  
W 4/30/14 (block schedule 1, 3, 5) Warm-up (2), Intro: Solar System, Planet Project Information, Planet Project Preparation  
---May---
R 5/1/14 (block schedule 2, 4, 6) Warm-up (2), Intro: Solar System, Planet Project Information, Planet Project Preparation  
F 5/2/14 Planet Project Preparation DUE TODAY: WEEK 33:
1) Warm-ups (2)
M 5/5/14 Planet Project Preparation
T 5/6/14 Planet Project Preparation  
W 5/7/14 (CST Science Test) Planet Project Preparation
R 5/8/14 Planet Project Presentation  
F 5/9/14 Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/12/14 Science Fair Workday - Bring your display board and things to glue on it. Construction paper of various colors will be provided.  
T 5/13/14 Planet Project Presentation  
W 5/14/14 Science Fair Presentations
R 5/15/14
Science Fair Presentations, set up Science Fair in cafeteria
  
F 5/16/14 (min day) Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/19/14 Planet Project Presentation  
T 5/20/14 Planet Project Presentation  
W 5/21/14 Planet Project Presentation
R 5/22/14    
F 5/23/14    
M 5/26/14 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day  
T 5/27/14    
W 5/28/14    
R 5/29/14    
F 5/30/14    
---June---
M 6/2/14    
T 6/3/14    
W 6/4/14    
R 6/5/14    
F 6/6/14 Culmination