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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:
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009 		Prior year warm-ups:
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
Date Classwork Homework
---August---
T 8/16 Information cards, discuss parent letter, discuss rules and procedures Parent letter (DUE 8/19)
W 8/17 Warm-up (1), Activity: Introductions 3-ring folder with dividers (due 8/26)
R 8/18 Warm-up (2), finish activity: introductions, grading example, QUIZ: Grading, rules, and procedures
F 8/19 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 8/22 Warm-up (1), HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice), discuss lab write-up (data/results, conclusion) HO: Performing an Experiment
T 8/23 Warm-up (2), Lab: Chromatography (Scientific Method practice) lab write-up
W 8/24 Warm-up (3), Intro: Metric system & Dimensional Analysis, HO: Time Problems #1-20 HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL & #12-20 EVEN
R 8/25 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 8/26 Warm-up (5), correct HO: Metric System Conversions, Activity: Metric Helicopters HO: Scientific Method Coloring

DUE TODAY: Week 2 **Turn in on Mon 8/29 because of Quiz**
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
9) HO: Scientific Method Coloring
M 8/29 Warm-up (1), QUIZ: Scientific Method and Conversions, wordsearch: metric system Read HOLT pp. 42-48
T 8/30 Warm-up (2), Intro: Measuring Length, HO: Length, Metric Measuring Activity: Length Finish Metric Measuring Activity: Length
W 8/31 Warm-up (3), Intro: Measuring volume, HO: Volume, Metric Measuring Activity: Volume HO: Using Correct Units #1-12
 
---September---
R 9/1 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 9/2 Admissions Day - School Closed  
M 9/5 Labor Day - School Closed  
T 9/6 Warm-up (1), Intro: Density, Demo: Density Column, HO: Density Problems #1-20 HO: Density Problems #1-20
W 9/7 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Density, Density word problems #1-7 Density word problems #1-7
R 9/8 Warm-up (3), Lab: Density
F 9/9 Warm-up (4), QUIZ: Metric Measuring & Density, Intro: Buoyancy, Video Clips: Water displacement by boat, Demo: Weight of rock in and out of water, Demo: Egg in fresh and salt water Read HOLT pp. 412-418, HOLT p. 419 #1-13

DUE TODAY: Week 4
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HO: Density Problems #1-20
3) HO: Density word problems #1-7
4) Lab: Density
M 9/12 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p. 419 #1-13, Activity: Buoyancy/Density Simulation, HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21 HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21
T 9/13
Warm-up (2), Prelab: Buoyancy, HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines, Activity: submarine with baking powder
HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines

bring pennies
W 9/14 Warm-up (3), correct HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines, Lab: Buoyancy, discuss Lab: Buoyancy  
R 9/15 Warm-up (4), 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
F 9/16 Warm-up (5), Correct HOLT p. 411 #1-9, Intro: Bernoulli's Principle, Activity: Bernoulli's Principle), HO: Test Review Questions #1-15 HO: Test Review Questions #1-15

DUE TODAY: Week 5
1) Warm-up (5)
2) HOLT p. 419 #1-13
3) Activity: Buoyancy/Density Simulation
4) HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21
5) HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines
6) Lab: Buoyancy
7) HOLT p. 411 #1-9
8) Activity: Bernoulli's Principle
M 9/19 Warm-up (1), correct HO: Test Review Questions #1-15, Review Game, Crossword: Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure Crossword: Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure

Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
T 9/20 Field Trip - UCLA Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
W 9/21 Audiometric Testing Room 1, TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
R 9/22 Warm-up (4), Activity: Motion and Reference Points
F 9/23 Warm-up (5), Intro: Motion, speed, & velocity, HO: Speedy Journey, Prelab: Inclined to Roll, HO: Velocity Problems HO: Velocity Problems

DUE TODAY: Week 6
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Test Review Questions #1-15
3) Crossword: Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
4) Activity: Motioin and Reference Points
5) HO: Speedy Journey
M 9/26 Warm-up (1), Read Activity: Domino Derby and Activity: Velocity, Lab: Inclined to Roll Read HOLT pp. 336-340
T 9/27 Warm-up (2), Activity: Domino Derby, Activity: Velocity HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
W 9/28 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, Video: Bill Nye Motion, Quiz: Velocity, Speed, & Motion  
R 9/29 Warm-up (4), Intro: Acceleration, Read HOLT pp. 341-342, HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, 11 HO: Acceleration Problems #1-20 EVEN
F 9/30 Warm-up (5), Game: Pictionary DUE TODAY: Week 7
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Velocity Problems
3) Lab: Inclined to Roll
4) Activity: Velocity
5) Activity: Domino Derby
6) HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, & 10
7) Video notes
8) HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, & 11
9) HO: Acceleration Problems #1-20 EVEN
 
---October---
M 10/3 Unassigned Day - School Closed  
T 10/4 Warm-up (1), Activity: Accelerometer HO: Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
W 10/5 Warm-up (2), 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
R 10/6 Warm-up (3), HO: Force Problems, QUIZ: Acceleration & Force
F 10/7 Warm-up (4), Intro: Friction and Gravity, Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction Read HOLT pp. 350-355, HOLT p. 355 #1-10

DUE TODAY: Week 8
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) Activity: Accelerometer
3) HO: Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
4) HOLT p. 349 #1-9
5) HO: Force Problems
6) Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction
M 10/10 Warm-up (1), correct HOLT p.355 #1-10, Intro: Force Diagrams, HO: Force Diagram Read HOLT pp. 370-375, HOLT p. 375 #1-9
T 10/11 Warm-up (2), Lab: Parachutes and Air Resistance Read HOLT pp. 376-382, HOLT p. 383 #1-12
W 10/12 Unassigned Day - School Closed  
R 10/13 Field Trip - Getty Center
F 10/14
Warm-up (3), Lab: Friction Sliders
DUE TODAY: Week 9
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) HOLT p. 355 #1-10
3) HO: Force Diagram
4) HOLT p. 375 #1-9
5) Lab: Parachutes and Air Resistance
6) HOLT p. 383 #1-12
7) Lab: Friction Sliders
M 10/17 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Friction, Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force
T 10/18 Warm-up (2), Lab: Friction  
W 10/19 Warm-up (3), Video: Bill Nye Friction, Wordsearch: Force  
R 10/20 Warm-up (4), Intro: Action & Reaction, HO: Momentum Problems, Video: Bill Nye Momentum  
F 10/21 Warm-up (5), Activity: Air Track, Activity: Air track simulation

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: Friction
5) Wordsearch: Force
6) HO: Momentum Problems
7) Video Notes: Momentum
8) Activity: Air track simulation
M 10/24 Warm-up (1), Activity: Newton's 3rd Law, Prepare for Activity: Motion and Force Stations HO: Motion, Force, Momentum Test Review Questions (complete by Thursday)
T 10/25 Warm-up (2), Activity: Motion and Forces Stations (5 stations - 6 min each)
Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
W 10/26 Warm-up (3), Activity: Motion and Forces Stations (7 stations - 6 min each) Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
R 10/27 Warm-up (4), Correct HO: Motion, Force, Momentum Test Review Questions, Review Game Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
F 10/28 Warm-up (5), Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum DUE TODAY: Week 11
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 391 #1-7
3) Activity: Newton's 3rd Law
4) Activity: Motion and Forces Stations
5) HO: Motion, Force, Momentum Test Review Questions
M 10/31 Warm-up (1), Video: Mythbusters halloween Bring several peanuts and 3 other types of nuts on Thursday
 
---November---
T 11/1 Warm-up (2), Intro: Energy, Lab Safety Guidelines, Read PH pp. 358-363, PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b Bring several peanuts and 3 other types of nuts on Thursday
W 11/2 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Energy in Food, finish PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10, wordsearch: energy HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10
Bring several peanuts and 3 other types of nuts on Thursday
R 11/3 Warm-up (4), correct PH p. 363 #1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, Lab: Energy in Food (peanut + 1 other type)  
F 11/4 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) HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10
4) wordsearch: energy
5) Lab: Energy in Food
M 11/7 Warm-up (1), Intro: Energy Conversion, HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8, Video: Bill Nye Energy HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8
T 11/8 Warm-up (2), Intro: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming. Video: Chasing Ice (start - 27:25), HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice
W 11/9 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 11/10 Warm-up (4), HO: Global Warming Essay (graphic organizer for first 2 paragraphs) and Poster DUE TODAY: Week 13
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8
3) Video Notes
4) HO: Video Q's Chasing Ice
F 11/11 HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day  
M 11/14 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Roller Coaster, Quiz: Energy & Global Warming, Share Global Warming Posters Global Warming Poster DUE TODAY
T 11/15 Warm-up (2), Lab: Roller Coaster  
W 11/16 Warm-up (3), Lab: Roller Coaster  
R 11/17 Warm-up (4), Lab: Roller Coaster
F 11/18 (reverse min day) Lab: Roller Coaster
M 11/21

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F 11/25		 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
M 11/28 Lab: Roller Coaster
T 11/29 Finish Lab: Roller Coaster  
W 11/30 Warm-up (5), Activity: Energy Skate Park Simulation
 Read HOLT pp. 110-113, HOLT p. 113 #1-6
 
---December---
R 12/1 Warm-up (6), Intro: States of Matter, Prelab: Mystery Goop, Read HOLT pp. 114-119 HOLT p. 119 #1-8
F 12/2 Warm-up (7), correct HOLT p. 119 #1-8, Lab: Mystery Goop, discuss lab DUE TODAY: Week 14 & 15
1) Warm-ups (7)
2) Lab: Roller Coaster
3) Global Warming Essay
4) HOLT p. 113 #1-6
5) HOLT p. 119 #1-8
6) Lab: Mystery Goop
M 12/5 Warm-up (1), HO: Phase Changes, wordsearch: states of matter, HO: States of Matter Coloring HO: States of Matter Coloring
T 12/6 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water, Video: Bill Nye Phases of Matter Read HOLT pp. 134-137
W 12/7 Warm-up (3), Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water HOLT p. 137 #1-6
R 12/8 Warm-up (4), Correct HOLT p. 137 #1-6, Activity: States of Matter Simulation Read HOLT pp. 138-141, HOLT p. 141 #1-5
F 12/9 Warm-up (5), Game: Challenge, QUIZ: States of Matter DUE TODAY: Week 16
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Phase changes
3) HO: States of Matter Coloring
4) wordsearch: states of matter
5) HOLT p. 137 #1-6
6) Video notes
7) Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water
8) Activity: States of Matter Simulation
9) HOLT p. 141 #1-5
M 12/12 Warm-up (1), Intro: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures, Read HOLT pp. 142-147, HOLT p. 147 #1-8 HOLT p. 147 #1-8
T 12/13 Warm-up (2), Activity: Compounds & Mixtures, Read HOLT pp. 164-171, HOLT p. 171 #1-8 HOLT p. 171 #1-8
W 12/14 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 12/15 Warm-up (4), Intro: Periodic Table, HO: Atoms  
F 12/16 (min day) Warm-up (5), HO: Periodic Puns Read HOLT pp. 202-208, HOLT p. 209 #1-10

Review Chapters 4-7 on Energy, States of Matter, Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, and the Periodic Table

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) Video notes
6) HOLT p. 179 #1-10
7) HO: Atoms
8) HOLT p. 201 #1-11
9) HO: Periodic Puns
12/19

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1/6 		Winter
Vacation		  
 
---January---
M 1/9 Warm-up (1), Intro: Drawing electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures HO: Valence Clues
T 1/10 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: coloring periodic table, HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
W 1/11 Warm-up (3), Crossword: Ch. 4-7, correct HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
R 1/12 Warm-up (4), Review Game: Periodic Table Bingo Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
F 1/13 Warm-up (5), Test: Ch. 4-7 (Open Folder) 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: coloring periodic table
6) HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
7) Crossword: Ch. 4-7
M 1/16 HOLIDAY - MLK  
T 1/17 Warm-up (1), Intro: Ions and Ionic Bonds, Read HOLT pp. 226-229, HOLT p. 229 #1-7 HOLT p. 229 #1-7
W 1/18 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Ions and Conductivity, Lab: Ions and Conductivity, Read HOLT pp. 230-235, HOLT p. 235 #1-9 HOLT p. 235 #1-9
R 1/19 Warm-up (3), Science Fair Information Science Fair Parent Letter DUE 1/20/17
F 1/20 Warm-up (4), Intro: Covalent Bonding and Drawing Lewis Structures, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, Making Molecular Models DUE TODAY: Week 19
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HOLT p. 229 #1-7
3) Lab: Ions and Conductivity
4) HOLT p. 235 #1-9
5) HO: Drawing Structural Formulas
M 1/23
Warm-up (1), correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2, correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2
 Read HOLT pp. 236-241, HOLT p. 241 #1-9
Science Fair Topic DUE 1/24/17
T 1/24 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 241 #1-9, QUIZ: Ionic & Covalent Bonds  
W 1/25 Warm-up (3), Video: Prepare for the Science Fair, Science Fair workday (purpose, hypothesis, reference list)  
R 1/26 Warm-up (4), 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 1/27/17
F 1/27
Warm-up (5), Game: Pictionary
 DUE TODAY: Week 20
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2
3) HOLT p. 241 #1-9
4) Video Notes
5) Procedure Practice
M 1/30 Warm-up (1), Intro: Chemical Reactions, work on Science Fair components Read HOLT pp. 256-261, HOLT p. 261 #1-9
T 1/31 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 261 #1-9, Prelab: Chemical Changes, Wordsearch: Bonding & Reactions

---February---
W 2/1 Warm-up (3), Lab: Chemical Changes #A-D  
R 2/2 Warm-up (4), Discuss Experiments #A-D, Lab: Chemical Changes #E-G Science Fair Procedure with materials list DUE 2/3/17
F 2/3 Warm-up (5), Discuss Lab: Chemical Changes #E-G, Prelab: Gold Penny, Intro: Chemical Equations, Potassium permanganate demo (decomposition reaction), HO: Chemical Reaction Types Bring a clean penny monday

DUE TODAY: Week 21
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HOLT p. 261 #1-9
3) Wordsearch: Bonding & Reactions
4) Lab: Chemical Changes
5) HO: Chemical Reaction Types
M 2/6 Warm-up (1), Lab: Gold Penny, Read HOLT pp. 262-266, HOLT p. 267 #1-9 HOLT p. 267 #1-9
T 2/7 Warm-up (2), Discuss Lab: Gold Penny, correct HOLT p. 267 #1-9, Video: Bill Nye Chemical Reactions  
W 2/8 Warm-up (3), Intro: Balancing Equations, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems
R 2/9 Warm-up (4), Correct HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems, Explorelearning.com: Balancing Equations, Activity: Balancing Chemical Equations Simulation HOLT pp. 272-273 #1-15 & 18-25
F 2/10 Warm-up (5), HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2 #1-6, 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: Explorelearning: Balancing Equations
7) HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2 #1-6
M 2/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Acids & Bases, Demo: Bromothymol blue indicator "speaking of carbon dioxide", Demo: phenolphthalein "witches brew", Demo: Alka-seltzer Rainbow, Read HOLT p. 286-291, HOLT p. 291 #1-7 HOLT p. 291 #1-7
T 2/14 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 291 #1-7, Prelab: Acids/Bases and pH, HO: Acids, Bases, and pH vocabulary OR HO: Acids, bases, bonds coloring Read HOLT pp. 292-295
W 2/15 Warm-up (3), Lab: Acids/Bases and pH HOLT p. 295 #1-7
Lab write up: Acids/Bases and pH
R 2/16 Warm-up (4), Crossword: Ch. 8-10 Crossword: Ch. 8-10
F 2/17 (reverse min day) Warm-up (5), Lab: Acidic & Basic Food DUE TODAY: Week 23:
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) HOLT p. 291 #1-7
3) Lab: Acids/Bases and pH
4) HO: Acids, Bases, and pH vocab OR HO: Acids, bases, bonds coloring
5) HOLT p. 295 #1-7
6) Crossword: Ch. 8-10
7) Lab: Acidic & Basic Food
M 2/20 HOLIDAY - President's Day
T 2/21 Warm-up (2), 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 2/22 Warm-up (3), Game: Jeopardy Study for Test: Ch. 8-10
R 2/23 Warm-up (4), Test: Ch. 8-10  
F 2/24 Warm-up (5), Mythbusters: Hindenburg DUE TODAY: Week 24:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) wordsearch: Acids and Bases
3) HOLT p. 300 #1-14 & 25-27
4) Video Notes
M 2/27 Warm-up (1), Intro: Chemistry of Living Things, Prelab: Carbohydrates, Video: Bill Nye Nutrition

Read HOLT pp. 310-313, HOLT p. 313 #1-6
T 2/28 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 313 #1-6, HO: Nutrients: Compounds of Living Things, Lab: Carbohydrates
Lab write up
---March---
W 3/1 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Vitamin C Testing, Read HOLT pp. 314-319, HOLT p. 319 #1-7 Bring white glue Monday 3/7
R 3/2 Warm-up (4), Lab: Vitamin C Testing Lab write-up, Bring white glue Monday 3/7
F 3/3 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 3/7

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
M 3/6 Warm-up (1), Lab: Polymer Ball Lab write-up
T 3/7 Warm-up (2), Discuss Lab: Polymer Ball, Read HO: DNA and Nucleic Acids Text and do Questions #5, 6, 8, and 9, Wordsearch: Science Fair  
W 3/8 Warm-up (3), Read HO: DNA and Nucleic Acids Text and do Questions #5, 6, 8, and 9, Game: Pictionary

 
R 3/9 Warm-up (4), Intro: Nucleic Acids, Transcription, & Translation, HO: Transcription and Translation, HO: Genetic Engineering Pro/Con HO: Transcription and Translation
F 3/10 Warm-up (5), 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: Genetic Engineering Pro/Con
7) HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation
M 3/13 Warm-up (1), Activity: Transcription and Translation  
T 3/14 Warm-up (2), QUIZ: Nucleic Acids, Transcription and Translation, Video: Gattaca (15 min), HO: Gattaca Video Questions
W 3/15 Video: Gattaca (45 min)  
R 3/16 Video: Gattaca (45 min)  
F 3/17 Warm-up (3), Intro: Light, Intro: Classifying stars and Constellations, HO: Universe Travel Problems, HO: Configuring a Constellation DUE TODAY: Week 27:
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) Activity: Transcription and Translation
3) HO: Gattaca Video Questions
M 3/20 Warm-up (1), Video: Bill Nye Outer Space, Activity: Making and Using a Star Wheel, HO: Reading a Star Map HO: Reading a Star Map
T 3/21 Warm-up (2), Classifying stars and constellations interactive, Read HOLT pp. 434-442, HOLT p. 443 #1-13 HOLT p. 443 #1-13
W 3/22 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 443 #1-13, HO: Explorelearning.com Star Spectra  
R 3/23 Warm-up (4), Intro: Life Cycle of Stars, Prelab: Stars, Read HOLT pp. 444-449 HOLT p. 449 #1-10
F 3/24 Warm-up (5), Lab: Stars (Station 5: Blackbody Spectrum) DUE TODAY: WEEK 28:
1) Warm-ups (5)
2) HO: Reading a Star Map
3) HOLT p. 443 #1-13
4) Video Notes: Billy Nye Outer Space
5) HO: Explorelearning.com Star Spectra
6) HOLT p. 449 #1-10
7) Lab: Stars
M 3/27 Warm-up (1), Video: History Channel: Life and Death of a Star  
T 3/28 Warm-up (2), Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book  
W 3/29 Warm-up (3), Activity: Zodiac Sign, Finish Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book, QUIZ: Stars & Light
R 3/30 Warm-up (4), Intro: Galaxies & Universe, Read HOLT pp. 450-453, HOLT p. 453 #1-9 DUE TODAY: WEEK 29:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) Video notes: Life and Death of a Star
3) Activity: Zodiac Sign
4) HOLT p. 453 #1-9
F 3/31 HOLIDAY - Cesar Chavez  
 
---April---
M 4/3 Warm-up (1), Intro: Rockets and Satellites, Prelab: Balloon Rockets, wordsearch: astronomy Read HOLT pp. 454-457
T 4/4 Warm-up (2), Lab: Balloon Rockets HOLT p. 457 #1-7
W 4/5 Warm-up (3), Lab: Balloon Rockets
R 4/6 Warm-up (4), Intro: Moon, Eclipses, & Tides, Video: History Channel: Total Eclipse or Video: IMAX Hubble Read HOLT pp. 492-499, HOLT p. 499 #1-14
F 4/7 Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 499 #1-14, Video: Apollo 13 (40 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions DUE TODAY: WEEK 30:
1) Warm-ups (4)
2) HOLT p. 457 #1-7
3) Lab: Balloon Rockets
4) Video notes: Total Eclipse
5) HOLT p. 499 #1-14
M 4/10

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F 4/14		 HOLIDAY - Spring Break  
M 4/17 Warm-up (1), Video: Apollo 13 (45 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions,  
T 4/18 Field Trip - UCLA  
W 4/19 Finish Video: Apollo 13 (50 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions
R 4/20 Warm-up (2), wordsearch: make your own HO: Space Travel Problems
F 4/21 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Eggstronaut Drop, HO: Crashed on the Moon Bring supplies for lab: Eggstronaut Drop

DUE TODAY: WEEK 31:
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions
3) wordsearch: make your own
4) HO: Space Travel Problems
5) HO: Crashed on the Moon
M 4/24 (block schedule) Warm-up (1), Lab: Eggstronaut Drop, HO: Life on Other Worlds?  
T 4/25
Warm-up (2), crossword: Astronomy
  
W 4/26 (block schedule) Warm-up (1), Lab: Eggstronaut Drop, HO: Life on Other Worlds?
R 4/27 (block schedule) Warm-up (3), Review Game, Test: Astronomy  
F 4/28 (block schedule) Warm-up (3), Review Game, Test: Astronomy DUE TODAY: WEEK 32:
1) Warm-ups (3)
2) Lab: Eggstronaut Drop
3) HO: Life on Other Worlds?
4) crossword: astronomy
---May---
M 5/1 (block schedule) Intro: Solar System, Planet Project Information, Planet Project Preparation: Become an expert on your planet, Plan, Start making poster, & Presentation (how to make a word doc lecture)  
T 5/2 Per 2, 4, 6: Intro: Solar System, Planet Project Information, Planet Project Preparation: Become an expert of your planet, Plan, Start making poster

Per 3, 5: Planet Project Preparation: poster, Presentation, Activity (how to make a crossword puzzle, wordsearch, double puzzle, and maze)		  
W 5/3 (block schedule) Planet Project Preparation: poster, Presentation (how to make a word doc lecture), Activity (how to make a crossword puzzle, wordsearch, double puzzle, and maze)  
R 5/4 Planet Project Preparation: poster, Presentation, Activity (how to make a pictionary, hangman, and jeopardy)
F 5/5 Planet Project Preparation: poster, Presentation, DUE TODAY: Planet Project Schedule Plan
M 5/8 (block schedule) Planet Project Preparation: Practice what everyone will say and do, Planet Project Presentation  
T 5/9 Per 2, 4, 6 Planet Project Preparation: Final day: Practice what everyone will say and do

Per 3, 5 Planet Project Presentation		 Bring your Science Fair display board and things to glue on it
W 5/10 (block schedule) Planet Project Presentations Bring your Science Fair display board and things to glue on it
Bring your Science Fair display board and things to glue on it
R 5/11 (block schedule) Planet Project Presentations
F 5/12 (block schedule) Planet Project Presentations Bring your Science Fair display board and things to glue on it
M 5/15 Science Fair Workday - Glue things on the Science Fair board. Prepare for the presentation. Note cards and construction paper of various colors will be provided.
T 5/16 Science Fair Presentations DUE TODAY: Science Fair Experiment
W 5/17 Science Fair Presentations
R 5/18 Science Fair Presentations, set up Science Fair in cafeteria
F 5/19 (reverse minimum day) Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/22 Planet Project Presentation  
T 5/23 Planet Project Presentation  
W 5/24 Planet Project Presentation
R 5/25
Planet Project Presentation
  
F 5/26 Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/29 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day  
T 5/30    
W 5/31
 
---June---
R 6/1    
F 6/2    
M 6/5    
T 6/6    
W 6/7    
R 6/8    
F 6/9 Culmination 8:30am