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:
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009

Date Classwork Homework
---August---
T 8/14/12 Information cards, discuss parent letter, discuss rules and procedures, overview of class website Parent letter (DUE 8/17)
W 8/15/12 Warm-up (1), check out books, Activity: Introductions 3-ring folder with dividers (due 8/27)
R 8/16/12 Warm-up (2), finish activity: introductions, grading example, QUIZ: Grading, rules, and procedures DUE TODAY: Week 1: Warm-ups (2), activity: introductions, grading example
F 8/17/12 Lawrence Revolution - Advisory ALL DAY
M 8/20/12 Seating Chart, Warm-up (1), Intro: Scientific Method, Prelab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice)  
T 8/21/12 Warm-up (2), HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Aircraft Movement (Scientific Method practice) lab write-up
W 8/22/12 Warm-up (3), discuss lab write-up (data/results, conclusion), Lab: Chromatography (Scientific Method practice) HO: Performing an Experiment
R 8/23/12 Warm-up (4), Intro: Metric system & Dimensional Analysis, HO: Time Problems #1-20 HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL & #12-20 EVEN
F 8/24/12 Warm-up (5), correct HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL #12-20 EVEN, Intro: Metric System Conversions, HO: Metric System Conversions #1-14 DUE TODAY: Week 2: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Aircraft Movement, HO: Scientific Method, Lab: Chromatography, HO: Performing an Experiment, HO: Time Problems #1-10 ALL #12-20 EVEN, HO: Metric System Conversions #1-14
M 8/27/12 Warm-up (1), correct HO: Metric System Conversions, Activity: Metric Helicopters  
T 8/28/12 Warm-up (2), QUIZ: Scientific Method and Conversions, Folder Check, wordsearch: metric system  
W 8/29/12 Warm-up (3), Intro: Measuring Length, HO: Length, Metric Measuring Activity: Length, HO: Using Correct Units #1-12 Finish Metric Measuring Activity: Length
R 8/30/12 Warm-up (4), correct: HO: Using Correct Units #1-12, Intro: Measuring volume, HO: Volume, Metric Measuring Activity: Volume DUE TODAY: Week 3: Warm-ups (4), Activity: Metric Helicopters, wordsearch: metric system, HO: Length, Metric Measuring Activity: Length, HO: Volume, Metric Measuring Activity: Volume, HO: Using Correct Units #1-12,
F 8/31/12 Admissions Day - School Closed  
 
---September---
M 9/3/12 Labor Day - School Closed  
T 9/4/12 Warm-up (1),Intro: Measuring Mass, HO: Using the Balance, Activity: Mass  
W 9/5/12 Warm-up (2), Intro: Density, Demo: Density Column, HO: Density Problems #1-20, Prelab: Density HO: Density Problems #1-20
R 9/6/12 Warm-up (3), Lab: Density lab write-up, HO: Density word problems #1-7
F 9/7/12 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Density Problems #1-20, correct HO: Density word problems #1-7, Discuss Lab: Density, QUIZ: Metric Measuring & Density DUE TODAY: Week 4: Warm-ups (4), HO: Using the Balance, Activity: Mass, HO: Density Problems #1-20, Lab: DensityHO: Density word problems #1-7
M 9/10/12 Warm-up (1), Intro: Buoyancy, Read HOLT pp. 412-418
HOLT p. 419 #1-13
T 9/11/12 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 9/12/12 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Buoyancy, HO: Density, seperating substances, & submarines bring pennies
R 9/13/12 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines, Lab: Buoyancy, discuss Lab: Buoyancy  
F 9/14/12 (min day) Warm-up (5), wordsearch (self-made) Solve wordsearch
DUE TODAY: Week 5: Warm-up (5), HOLT p. 419 #1-13, HO: WB pp. 165-167 #1-21, HO: Density, separating substances, & submarines, Lab: Buoyancy
M 9/17/12 Unassigned day - School closed
T 9/18/12 Warm-up (1), Intro: Pressure, Pressure Demos (Cartesian diver, collapse of aluminum can, & water pressure in 2L bottle), Read HOLT pp. 406-411,  
W 9/19/12 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), HOLT p. 411 #1-9 HO: Test Review Questions #1-15
Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
R 9/20/12 Warm-up (3), Correct HOLT p. 411 #1-9, Crossword: Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
F 9/21/12 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Test Review Questions #1-15, Review Game Study for TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
DUE TODAY: Week 6: Warm-ups (4), wordsearch, HOLT p. 411 #1-9, HO: Test Review Questions #1-15, Crossword: Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure
M 9/24/12 TEST: Metric Conversions, Measurements, Density, Buoyancy, & Pressure  
T 9/25/12 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
W 9/26/12 Unassigned day - School closed  
R 9/27/12 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, Activity: Velocity, HO: Velocity Problems HO: Velocity Problems
F 9/28/12 Warm-up (3), Prelab: Inclined to Roll, Activity: Domino Derby DUE TODAY: Week 7: Warm-ups (3), HO: Speedy Journey, HOLT p. 343 #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, & 10, HO: Velocity Problems, Activity: Velocity, Activity: Domino Derby
 
---October---
M 10/1/12 Warm-up (1), Lab: Inclined to Roll  
T 10/2/12 Warm-up (2), Quiz: Velocity, Speed, & Motion  
W 10/3/12 Warm-up (3), Intro: Acceleration, Read HOLT pp. 341-342, HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, 11, HO: Acceleration Problems #1-18
R 10/4/12 Warm-up (4), Activity: Accelerometer Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
F 10/5/12 Warm-up (5), Game: Pictionary DUE TODAY: Week 8: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Inclined to Roll, HOLT p. 343 #1, 2, 7, & 11, HO: Acceleration Problems #1-18 EVEN, Activity: Accelerometer, HO: Acceleration Word Problems #1-10
M 10/8/12 Warm-up (1), 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 HOLT p. 349 #1-9
T 10/9/12 Warm-up (2), QUIZ: Acceleration & Force, HO: Force Problems HO: Force Problems
W 10/10/12 Warm-up (3), Intro: Friction and Gravity, Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction Read HOLT pp. 350-355, HOLT p. 355 #1-10
R 10/11/12
Warm-up (4), correct HOLT p.355 #1-10, Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force
 Read HOLT pp. 370-375, HOLT p. 375 #1-9
F 10/12/12 Warm-up (5), correct HOLT p. 375 #1-9, Intro: Force Diagrams, HO: Force Diagram DUE TODAY: Week 9: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 349 #1-9, HO: Force Problems, Activity: Surfaces under the microscope & Friction, HOLT p. 355 #1-10, HOLT p. 375 #1-9, Crossword: velocity, acceleration, & force, HO: Force Diagram
M 10/15/12 Warm-up (1), Prelab: Friction, Read HOLT pp. 376-382, HOLT p. 383 #1-12 HOLT p. 383 #1-12
T 10/16/12 Warm-up (2), Lab: Friction Bring 2 plastic grocery bags
W 10/17/12 Warm-up (3), correct HOLT p. 383 #1-12, Activity: Parachutes and Air Resistance  
R 10/18/12 LAUSD District Test #1
F 10/19/12 (minimum day) Warm-up (4), Intro: Action & Reaction, HO: Momentum Problems
 HO: Momentum Problems
DUE TODAY: Week 10: Warm-ups (4), Lab: Friction, HOLT p. 383 #1-12, Activity: Parachutes and Air Resistance
M 10/22/12 Warm-up (1), Demo: Air Track, Read HOLT pp. 389-390, HOLT p. 391 #1-7

Online Air Track Simulation (flash)
Online Air Track Simulation (java)		 Wordsearch: Force, Bring 2 empty aluminum cans (not crushed, with tab on top)
T 10/23/12 Warm-up (2), Activity: Newton's 3rd Law HO: Motion, Forces, & Momentum Test Review Questions #1-10
W 10/24/12 Warm-up (3), Review Game HO: Motion, Forces, & Momentum Test Review Questions #11-20
R 10/25/12 Warm-up (4), Correct HO: Motion, Forces, & Momentum Test Review Questions #1-20, Activity: Motion and Forces Stations Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
F 10/26/12 Warm-up (5), Activity: Motion and Forces Stations Study for Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
DUE TODAY: Week 11: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 391 #1-7, Wordsearch: Force, Activity: Newton's 3rd Law, HO: Motion, Forces, & Momentum Test Review Questions #1-20, Crossword: Motion, Force, & Momentum, Activity: Motion and Forces Stations
M 10/29/12 Warm-up (1), Test: Motion, Forces, & Momentum
T 10/30/12 Warm-up (2), Intro: Energy, Read PH pp. 132-137, PH p. 137 #1-4
W 10/31/12 Warm-up (3), Lab Safety Guidelines, Prelab: Energy in Food, Read PH pp. 140-145, PH p. 145 #1-4 Bring several peanuts and 2 other types of nuts
---November---
R 11/1/12 Warm-up (4), Lab: Energy in Food (peanut)  
F 11/2/12 Warm-up (5), Lab: Energy in Food (2 other nuts), Discuss lab DUE TODAY: Week 12: Warm-ups (5), PH p. 137 #1-4, PH p. 145 #1-4, Lab: Energy in Food
M 11/5/12 Warm-up (1), Video: Energy with Bill Nye, Intro: Energy Conversion, HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10 HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10
T 11/6/12 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10, HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8, wordsearch: energy HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8
W 11/7/12 Warm-up (3), Intro: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming, Video: An Inconvenient Truth (30 min)  
R 11/8/12
Warm-up (4), HO: Global Warming Essay and Poster
  
F 11/9/12 Warm-up (5), Share Global Warming Posters, Quiz: Energy & Global Warming DUE TODAY: Week 13: Warm-ups (5), HO: Energy Practice Problems #1-10, Video Notes: Energy with Bill Nye, wordsearch: energy, HO: Energy Conversion Problems #1-8,
Global Warming Poster and Global Warming Essay are also DUE TODAY, but do not staple them to Week 13
M 11/12/12 HOLIDAY - Veteran's Day  
T 11/13/12 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 11/14/12 Warm-up (2), Lab: Roller Coaster  
R 11/15/12 Warm-up (3), Lab: Roller Coaster
F 11/16/12 Warm-up (4), Lab: Roller Coaster DUE TODAY: Week 14: Warm-ups (4)
M 11/19/12-
F 11/23/12		 HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving
M 11/26/12 Warm-up (1), Finish Lab: Roller Coaster
T 11/27/12 Warm-up (2), Intro: States of Matter, Read HOLT pp. 110-113, HOLT p. 113 #1-6  
W 11/28/12 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 113 #1-6, Prelab: Mystery Goop, Read HOLT pp. 114-119 HOLT p. 119 #1-8
R 11/29/12 Warm-up (4), correct HOLT p. 119 #1-8, Lab: Mystery Goop Lab write up
F 11/30/12 Warm-up (5), discuss lab, video: matter (PH dvd), QUIZ: States of Matter DUE TODAY: Week 15: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Roller Coaster, HOLT p. 113 #1-6, Lab: Mystery Goop, HOLT p. 119 #1-8
 
---December---
M 12/3/12 Warm-up (1), HO: Phase Changes, Prelab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water, Read HOLT pp. 134-137 HOLT p. 137 #1-6
T 12/4/12 Warm-up (2), wordsearch: states of matter, Read HOLT pp. 138-141 HOLT p. 141 #1-5
W 12/5/12 Warm-up (3), Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water  
R 12/6/12 Warm-up (4), Correct HOLT p. 137 and p. 141, Intro: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures, Read HOLT pp. 142-147, HOLT p. 147 #1-8 HOLT p. 147 #1-8
F 12/7/12 Warm-up (5), Activity: Compounds & Mixtures, QUIZ: Elements, compounds, & mixtures Read HOLT pp. 164-171, HOLT p. 171 #1-8
DUE TODAY: Week 16: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Melting and Boiling Point of Water, HO: Phase changes, WB p. 51 #1-6, HOLT p. 137 #1-6, HOLT p. 141 #1-5, HOLT p. 147 #1-8, Activity: Compounds & Mixtures
M 12/10/12
Warm-up (1), Science Fair Info
 Science Fair Parent Letter DUE 12/11/12
T 12/11/12 Warm-up (2), Intro: Atoms, Read HOLT pp. 172-178, HOLT p. 179 #1-10
HOLT p. 179 #1-10
W 12/12/12 Warm-up (3), Intro: Periodic Table, HO: Atoms Read HOLT pp. 194-201, HOLT p. 201 #1-11
R 12/13/12 Warm-up (4), HO: Periodic Puns Science Fair Topic DUE 12/14/12
Read HOLT pp. 202-208, HOLT p. 209 #1-10
F 12/14/12 Warm-up (5), Science Fair Workday DUE TODAY: Week 17: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 171 #1-8, HOLT p. 179 #1-10, HO: Atoms, HOLT p. 201 #1-11, HO: Periodic Puns, HOLT p. 209 #1-10
M 12/17/12

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F 1/4/13		 Winter
Vacation
 
---January---
M 1/7/13 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 1/8/13 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: Valence Clues, Work on Science Fair Purpose, Hypothesis, and Reference List HO: Valence Clues
W 1/9/13 Warm-up (3), correct HO: Valence Clues, QUIZ: Atoms & Periodic Table, HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions
Science Fair Purpose and Hypothesis DUE 1/10/13
R 1/10/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions, Crossword: Ch. 4-7 Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
Science Fair Reference List DUE 1/11/13
F 1/11/13 Warm-up (5), Review Game: Periodic Table Bingo DUE TODAY: Week 18: Warm-ups (5), HO: Electron orbital diagrams and Lewis Dot structures, HO: Valence Clues, HO: Test Ch. 4-7 Review Questions, Crossword: Ch. 4-7
Study for TEST: Ch. 4-7
M 1/14/13 Warm-up (1), Test: Ch. 4-7  
T 1/15/13 Warm-up (2), Science Fair Procedure Practice, Video: Science Fair Procedure Practice: Write a procedure for getting ready in the morning
W 1/16/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Ions and Ionic Bonds, Read HOLT pp. 226-229, HOLT p. 229 #1-7 HOLT p. 229 #1-7
R 1/17/13 Warm-up (4), correct HOLT p. 229 #1-7, Prelab: Ions and Conductivity, Work on Science Fair Procedure Science Fair Procedure with materials list DUE 1/18/13
F 1/18/13
 Warm-up (5), Lab: Ions and Conductivity, Read HOLT pp. 230-235, HOLT p. 235 #1-9 DUE TODAY: Week 19: Warm-ups (5), Procedure Practice, Video: Science Fair Notes, HOLT p. 229 #1-7, Lab: Ions and Conductivity, HOLT p. 235 #1-9
M 1/21/13 HOLIDAY - MLK  
T 1/22/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Covalent Bonding and Drawing Lewis Structures, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, Making Molecular Models HO: Drawing Structural Formulas
W 1/23/13 Warm-up (2), correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2 HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2
Read HOLT pp. 236-241
R 1/24/13
Warm-up (3), correct HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2, correct HOLT p. 241 #1-9, QUIZ: Ionic & Covalent Bonds,
HOLT p. 241 #1-9
F 1/25/13 Warm-up (4), Game: Pictionary DUE TODAY: Week 20: Warm-ups (4), HO: Drawing Structural Formulas, HO: Drawing Structural Formulas 2, HOLT p. 241 #1-9
M 1/28/13 Warm-up (1), Intro Chemical Reactions, Read HOLT pp. 256-261, HOLT p. 261 #1-9 HOLT p. 261 #1-9
T 1/29/13 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 261 #1-9, Prelab: Chemical Changes, Wordsearch: Periodic Table & Bonding
W 1/30/13 Warm-up (3), Lab: Chemical Changes #A-D
R 1/31/13 Warm-up (4), Discuss Experiments #A-D, Lab: Chemical Changes #E-G lab write-up
---February---
F 2/1/13 Warm-up (4), Prelab: Gold Penny, Intro: Chemical Equations, Potassium permanganate demo (decomposition reaction), HO: Chemical Reaction Types DUE TODAY: Week 21: Warm-ups (4), HOLT p. 261 #1-9, Wordsearch: Periodic Table & Bonding, Lab: Chemical Changes, HO: Chemical Reaction Types
Bring a clean pre-1982 penny for Lab: Gold Penny (clean with vinegar)
M 2/4/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Gold Penny, Read HOLT pp. 262-266, HOLT p. 267 #1-9 HOLT p. 267 #1-9
T 2/5/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Balancing Equations, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems
W 2/6/13 Warm-up (3), Correct HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2, QUIZ: Chemical Reactions and Equations HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2
R 2/7/13 LAUSD District Test #2 HOLT pp. 272-273 #1-15 & 18-25
F 2/8/13 Warm-up (4), Wordsearch: make your own DUE TODAY: Week 22: Warm-ups (4), HOLT p. 267 #1-9, HO: Chemical Reaction Types, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems, HO: Chemical Equations Sample Problems 2, HOLT pp. 272-273 #1-15 & 18-25 wordsearch: make your own
M 2/11/13 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 2/12/13 Warm-up (2), Prelab: Acids/Bases and pH, Read HOLT pp. 292-295 HOLT p. 295 #1-7
W 2/13/13 Warm-up (3), Lab: Acids/Bases and pH  
R 2/14/13 Warm-up (4), correct HOLT p. 295 #1-7, Lab: Acidic & Basic Food  
F 2/15/13 Warm-up (5), Crossword: Ch. 8-10 Study for Test: Ch. 8-10
DUE TODAY: Week 23: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 291 #1-7, Lab: Acids/Bases and pH, HOLT p. 295 #1-7, Lab: Acidic & Basic Food, Crossword: Ch. 8-10
M 2/18/13
HOLIDAY - President's Day
 
T 2/19/13 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 2/20/13 Warm-up (2), Game: Jeopardy Study for Test: Ch. 8-10
R 2/21/13 Warm-up (3), Test: Ch. 8-10
F 2/22/13 (min day) Warm-up (4), Game: Hangman

DUE TODAY: Week 24: Warm-ups (4), wordsearch: Acids and Bases, HOLT p. 300 #1-14 & 25-27
M 2/25/13 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 2/26/13 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 313 #1-6, Lab: Carbohydrates, Discuss Lab: Carbohydrates  
W 2/27/13 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 2/28/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: Vitamin C Testing Lab write-up, HOLT p. 319 #1-7, Bring white glue Monday 3/4
 
---March---
F 3/1/13 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: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 313 #1-6, Lab: Carbohydrates, HO: Nutrients: Compounds of Living Things, Lab: Vitamin C Testing, HOLT p. 319 #1-7
M 3/4/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Polymer Ball

Lab write-up
T 3/5/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Nucleic Acids, Transcription, & Translation, HO: Transcription and Translation HO: Transcription and Translation
W 3/6/13 Warm-up (3), HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation, Online Demo: Transcription and Translation, Wordsearch: Science Fair HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation, Wordsearch: Science Fair
R 3/7/13 Warm-up (4), correct HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation, Activity: Transcription and Translation  
F 3/8/13 Warm-up (5), QUIZ: Nucleic Acids, Transcription and Translation, Video: Gattaca, HO: Gattaca Video Questions DUE TODAY: Week 26: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Polymer Ball, HO: Transcription and Translation, HO: Advanced Transcription and Translation, Wordsearch: Science Fair
M 3/11/13 Video: Gattaca  
T 3/12/13 Video: Gattaca  
W 3/13/13 Warm-up (1), 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
R 3/14/13 Warm-up (2), Activity: Making and Using a Star Wheel, HO: Reading a Star Map, Classifying stars and constellations interactive Bring your Science Fair Display Board and things to paste on it Monday
F 3/15/13 Warm-up (3), Video: Stars and Constellations, HOLT p. 443 #7-13 Bring your Science Fair Display Board and things to paste on it Monday
DUE TODAY: Week 27: Warm-ups (3), HO: Gattaca Video Questions, HOLT p. 443 #1-6, HO: Reading a Star Map, HOLT p. 443 #7-13
M 3/18/13 Warm-up (1), Science Fair Workday  
T 3/19/13 Warm-up (2), Intro: Life Cycle of Stars, Prelab Lab: Stars, Read HOLT pp. 444-449 Read HOLT pp. 444-449
View History Channel Video: Life and Death of a Star
W 3/20/13
Warm-up (3), Lab: Stars (Station 5: Blackbody Spectrum)
 HOLT p. 449 #1-10
R 3/21/13 Warm-up (4), Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book Activity: Star Life Cycle Flip Book
F 3/22/13 (min day) Warm-up (5), QUIZ: Stars & Light DUE TODAY: WEEK 28: Warm-ups (5), Lab: Stars, HOLT p. 449 #1-10
M 3/25/13 -
F 3/29/13		 HOLIDAY - Spring Break

---April---
M 4/1/13 HOLIDAY - Cesar Chavez  
T 4/2/13 Warm-up (1), Science Fair Presentations
W 4/3/13 Warm-up (2), Science Fair Presentations  
R 4/4/13 Warm-up (3), Science Fair Presentations, Set up MPR for Science Fair, Science Fair Evaluation: Describe 3 projects you liked and why they were interesting  
F 4/5/13 (min day) Warm-up (4), Clean up Science Fair DUE TODAY: WEEK 29: Warm-ups (4), Science Fair Evaluation
M 4/8/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Galaxies & Universe, Read HOLT pp. 450-453, HOLT p. 453 #1-9 HOLT p. 453 #1-9. Bring a balloon tomorrow.
T 4/9/13 Warm-up (2), correct HOLT p. 453 #1-9, Activity: The Expanding Universe  
W 4/10/13 Warm-up (3), Intro: Rockets and Satellites, Prelab: Balloon Rockets Read HOLT pp. 454-457
R 4/11/13 Warm-up (4), Lab: Balloon Rockets HOLT p. 457 #1-7
F 4/12/13 Warm-up (5), Lab: Balloon Rockets DUE TODAY: WEEK 30: Warm-ups (5), HOLT p. 453 #1-9, Activity: The Expanding Universe, HOLT p. 457 #1-7, Lab: Balloon Rockets
M 4/15/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Moon, Eclipses, & Tides, Read HOLT pp. 492-499, HOLT p. 499 #1-14 HOLT p. 499 #1-14
T 4/16/13 Warm-up (2), Video: Apollo 13 (30 min)  
W 4/17/13 Warm-up (3), Video: Apollo 13 (40 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions  
R 4/18/13 Warm-up (4), Video: Apollo 13 (40 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions
F 4/19/13
Warm-up (5), Finish Video: Apollo 13 (25 min), HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions, Prelab: Egg-stronaut Drop
 Bring supplies for Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop
DUE TODAY: WEEK 31: Warm-ups (2), HOLT p. 499 #1-14, HO: Apollo 13 Video Questions
M 4/22/13 Warm-up (1), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop
T 4/23/13 CST Testing Schedule
Warm-up (2), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop		  
W 4/24/13 CST Testing Schedule
Warm-up (2), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop		 Video: Wonders in Astronomy with Bill Nye, Wordsearch: Astronomy
R 4/25/13 CST Testing Schedule
Warm-up (3), Video: Wonders in Astronomy with Bill Nye, Wordsearch: Astronomy 		 
F 4/26/13 CST Testing Schedule
Warm-up (3), Video: Wonders in Astronomy with Bill Nye, Wordsearch: Astronomy 		DUE TODAY: WEEK 32: Warm-up (3), Lab: Egg-stronaut Drop, Video Notes, Wordsearch: Astronomy
M 4/29/13 CST Testing Schedule
Warm-up (1), HO: Crashed on the Moon
T 4/30/13 CST Testing Schedule
Pictionary		 Study for Test: Astronomy
 
---May---
W 5/1/13 Warm-up (2), Crossword: Astronomy Study for Test: Astronomy
R 5/2/13 Warm-up (3), Review Game Study for Test: Astronomy
F 5/3/13 Warm-up (4), Test: Astronomy DUE TODAY: WEEK 33: Warm-ups (4), HO: Crashed on the moon, Crossword: Astronomy
M 5/6/13 Warm-up (1), Intro: Solar System, Planet Project Information Read HOLT pp. 472-478, HOLT p. 479 # 1-10
 
T 5/7/13 Warm-up (2), Planet Project
W 5/8/13 Planet Project  
R 5/9/13 Planet Project
F 5/10/13 Planet Project DUE TODAY: WEEK 34: Warm-ups (2), HOLT p. 479 # 1-10
M 5/13/13 Planet Project
T 5/14/13 Planet Project Presentation  
W 5/15/13 Planet Project Presentation  
R 5/16/13 LAUSD Test #3  
F 5/17/13 Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/20/13 Planet Project Presentation
T 5/21/13
Planet Project Presentation
W 5/22/13 Planet Project Presentation  
R 5/23/13 Planet Project Presentation  
F 5/24/13 Planet Project Presentation  
M 5/27/13 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day
T 5/28/13 Planet Project Presentation  
W 5/29/13 Video  
R 5/30/13 Video  
F 5/31/13 Video  
 
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