Week of

Week #

    Homeroom

   Science lab

 9/4/06

   1

     Unit A

Lesson 1

Cells

p A6-9

Intro, Seating ,Binder set up, Calendar

Scene of Accident activity

Set up How Plant Use Leaves p A106-A107

 9/11/06

   2

Lesson 1 cont.

p A10-A13

Using Microscope Activity

  9/18/06

    3

Lesson 2

Human Body Systems

p A16-A21

Observing Cheek/ Onion Cells lab

 9/25/06

    4

Lesson 3

Systems Working Together

p A24-A27

 How Muscles Cause Movement lab

P A22-A23

10/2/06

    5

Review

Chapter 1 Test

Squid Dissection

 Begin Chapter 2

10/9/06

    6

Lesson 1, p A38-A41

Classification

Creature Feature

activity

10/16/ 06

    7

Lesson 2, p A44-A47

Vertebrate Classification

Building a Model Backbone lab

P A42-A43

10/23/06

    8

Lesson 3, p A50-A53

Plant Classification

Vascular Plants lab

P A62-63

Demo celery

10/30/06

   9

Review &

Chapter 2 Test

Non vascular Plants lab

P A78-79

Skip Chapter 3 lessons 3,4,5.

11/6/06

   10

Chapter 4

Lesson 1, p A102-A107

How Plants Make Food

How Plants Use Leaves lab p A100-101

Write up

     UNIT B

      Chapter 1

11/13/06

   11

Lesson 1, p B6-9

Earth’s Atmosphere

A Property of Air Expt.

p B4-B5

11/20/06

Thanksgiving Break

11/27/06

   12

Lesson 2, p B 12-17

Weather

BN Atmosphere

Weather WS

12/4/06

   13

Lesson 3, p B 20-23

Ocean Water

News paper Weather page Q’s

Set-up salt water cups in  Ziploc bags p B 18-19

12/11/06

   14

Lesson 4 p B 26-29

Why the Water Cycle is Important?

Complete B 18-19

observation and write-up

BN Water Cycle

Water Cycle bracelet

12/18-21/06

   15

Review Chapter 1 Test

Air Pressure Expts.

Water cycle bracelet

12/22/06

- 1/3/07     

Christmas Holidays

1/4- 6/07

   15

Review &

Chapter 1 Test

Air Pressure Expts.

Water cycle bracelet

     Chapter 2

Earth’s Weather

1/8-12/07

   16

Lesson 1, p B 40-43

The Causes of wind

The Sun’s Energy Heats

Unevenly lab p B 38-39

1/15-19/07

   17

Lesson 2, p B46-47

Air Masses and Weather

Wind Speed lab

P B 44-45

1/22-26/07

  18

Lesson 3, p B 52-57

Severe Storms

Tracking Hurricanes

Lab p B 50-51

1/29-2/2-07

  19

 Review and

Chapter 2 TEST

Read p B 58-59,60

Savage Skies PBS

Chapter 3

Weather Prediction and Climate

2/5-9/07

 20            

Lesson 1, p B 68-73

Weather Prediction

Science fair Presentation

Pseudoscience BN

We

will

will double lessons for

 the next  4 weeks

2/12-17/07

  21

Unit A Chapter 4

lesson 3, p A 116-119

Sexual Reproduction in Plants

 *Read p A 74-75

Flower Parts lab p A114-115

DCQ’s  p A 115 #’s 1,2,3.

2/19-23/07

  22

Lesson 1 p C6-11

The importance of Physical properties

UNIT B Ch 4

Lesson 1, P B 92-97

How Earth and Moon Compare

BN Properties of Matter

Hot or Cold p C33 activity

2/26- 3/2/07

   23

Lesson 2, p C14-19

Changes in state

Unit B ch 4

Lesson 2, p B 100-105

Space Exploration

Changing States of Matter Lab p B 12-13

DCQ’s 1,2,3.

3/5/07

  24

Lesson 3, P C 22-27

Changes in matter

Unit B Ch 5

Lesson 1, P B 116-121

The Sun

Review and TEST

Chemical Properties lab

P C 20-21

DCQ’s #’s 1,2,3

Chapter 2

Atoms and Elements

3/12-16/07

 25

Lesson 1, p C40-45

Atoms and Elements

Model of an Atom activity

3/19-20/07

    26

Lesson 2, p C 48-51

Elements and Compounds

Grouping Elements lab

P C46-47

DCQ’s #’s 1,2,3.

Chapter 3

Energy(lesson 2 only)

3/26-30/07

    27

Lesson 2, p C 48-51

Electric Energy

Electric Circuit Lab

 p C 68-69

4/2-5/07

4/6Fri. no school

    28

Ch.2.1, 2.2 & Ch3.2

Review and TEST

Cabbage juice-pH lab

4/9-13/07

SPRING BREAK!

4/16-20/07

  29

Unit B ch 5

The Solar System

Lesson 2, p B 124-129

The Planets

Mineral Identification Lab

4/23-27/07

  30

Lesson 3, p B 132-135

The Orbits of Planets and Moons

*Read  P C 96-97 in Unit C

Electromagnets / Electric Motors lab

4/30-5/4/07

  31

Week of CAT 6 TEST

Review

Transfer Thermal Energy activity BN The Sun

Unit A

Ch 3,lessons 3,4,5

5/7-11/07

   32

Lesson 3, p A 80-85

Different Methods of

Reproduction

Popcorn lab

5/14-18/07

   33

Lesson 4, p A 88-91

The Uses of Plants

Starch lab

Unit A

ch 4, lessons 2,4

5/21-25/07

 34

Lesson 2, p A 110-113

How Tropism and Other Responses Help Plants

Leaf Casts lab p A131

5/28-6/1/07

   35

Lesson 4, p A 122-127

How Plants Grow

Monocot- Dicot Ws

Fiber lab

6/4-8/07

   36

Review

Creek Visit