November
assigned 11/8...functions of the skeletal system...due 11/9
Draw/ label/define parts of a bone...page 197
Draw and label five types of joints...discuss range of motion and provide an example of each.
Beware of spelling and other mechanical errors
11/9 students were assigned a webquest ...due 11/20
web address...www.innerbody.com
11/16....oral bone quiz ( they have been working on this for ahile now) 11/19
questions on types of bone, ossification, levers, and types of movement are also due on 11/19
11/26 Students were given a checklist to use to complete their WAC.
The Wac is due December 4.
Students were also given a take-home exam on the skeletal system. The exam is due 11/30.
10 points will be deducted everyday the test is turned in past the due date.
12/17...Last week the class worked on experiments. They completed a lab about levers and a second lab on
pulley systems. Half of the class worked on classwork, half on the lab and vice versa so all students
had an opportunity for a hands-on experience.
The following assignments were completed in class...it was homework if the student did not finish the
work in class.
Pulleys Systems...read page 70 and prepare a brief outline...page 77 vocab sets 1&2...page 77problems
1-8.
Levers
Calculating mechanical advanatge and work...handouts done in class.
A Rube Golderg (simple machine) project will be asssigned/ needs to be completed over break.
12/18 Rube Goldberg Simple Machine Project Due 1/3/08
12/19 Rube Goldberg Project Part 1 due 12/20
Take home exam on simple machines due 1/11/08/. Minus five points every day late.
The test was handed to the students on 1/7/08.
1/17/08 Flashlight design and construction due 1/30/08. No exceptions!
1/24/08 Parallel and Series Circuits...math in science...practice sheets due 1/25/08.
1/25/08 Chap 7...vocab sets 1-3...Chap 8 Problems 2+3...Chap 9 Problems 2+3. Due 1/28/08
1/28/08. page 142 #9...1/29/08
1/28/08 open composition notebook-electric exam 1/30/08.
2/4/08 Learning Goals for chapter 10 due Friday 2/8....we will do a few in class everyday. If the student does not do the work during class it will be homework.
2/7/08 We are building an electromagnet in class.
2/11/08 Chapter 1 Vocabulary sets 1-4...Concept Review 2, 5-7, 9-12
2/15/08 Skill Sheet 1...Speed Problems
2/18/08 Problems 1,2, 7-10,12..page 18-20
2/25/08 tell about...1) high acceleration 2) low acceleration 3) deceleration 4) zero acceleration
page 39 vocab sets 1-3, concept review 2,4,6-7, 9-12 due 2/26/08
LONG-TERM EXPERIMENT ASSIGNED...MUST FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD!
PROJECT BOARD REQUIRED!
DUE APRIL 29+30
2/26/08 chapter 1 and 2 science test 3/3
3/4/08 Newtons Laws of Motion
State what each law says. State each law in your own words. Draw an illustration of each law.
Force
Define. When is force needed? What are the two units of force? What is the difference between force
and mass?
Textbook pages 45-47 DUE 3/5
3/5/08 Chapter 3 Concept Review 1-6, 11 Due 3/7? (ballgame...extend to Monday, 3/10)
3/10/08 Both classes need to finish the graphs for lab 3.1 at home...we will finish section 6+7 in class
tomorrow.
3/11/08 Chapter 3 open note test will be given on 3/19/08
3/11/08 Chapter 3 vocab sets 1+2 ...write out the term and response. Newton's 2nd Law Skill sheet also
assigned for 3/12/08.
3/12/08 Newton 2nd Law pop quiz...if absent you must make this up.
3/13/08 Complete lab 3.3 section 3+4 tonight.
3/14/08 Skill sheet 3-D, Chap 3 vocab set 3+4. Concept Review 12-14.
4/1/08 Lab 5-3...if the student does not finish the activity in class, he/she should complete the work at home
tonight. We will discuss the lab on 4/2/08.
4/4/08 WAC due 4/11
4/11/08 element quiz 4/18...students are required to know both the symbol and name. Students have list of
45 elements.
Element cards are due 5/6/08
Board Work Define proton, neutron and electron.
Due 4/14 Tell how subatomic particles are arranged w/i an atom.
Summarize atomic theory.
Compare models of atom...draw each model.
4/21/08 Element retest...4/24/lunchtime
REMINDER-PROJECTS ARE DUE 4/29-4/30. ALL PROJECTS MUST BE IN THE CLASSROOM
ON 4/29.
4/25/08 Balancing Chemical Equations..12 problems due Monday.
4/28/08 Model of an Atom due 5/8/08.
5/1/08 Page 371....5-11...period 2 Due 5/06/08.
5/2/08 Scan Chap 18. do vocab set 1+3, concept review 1-4 and problems 1-5. Due 5/6.
5/7/08 Test on atoms, periodic table, etc. 5/12/08
5/7/08 What is it? Example
Addition Reaction
Decomposition Reaction
Single-Displacement Reaction
Double-Displacement Reaction
Combustion Reaction
Due 5/8/08