SCIENCE HOMEWORK
August
2005
Week 15-19 graphing and start scientific method lecture
| Mon. ice cream survey (circle graph) | Tues. candy bar survey (bar graph) |
| Wed. 20 questions (circle AND bar graph) | Fri. 1st current event due Monday |
Week 22-26 scientific method experiments
| Tues. scientific method WS | Wed. self-quiz WS |
| Thurs. organizing data WS (due Mon.) | Fri. current event due Monday |
SCIENTIFIC METHOD TEST WEDNESDAY, 8/31
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Week 29-2 matter lecture starts Tuesday
| Wed. scientific method test | Thurs. WS 30 |
| Fri. NO current event due Monday |
September
2005
Week 5-9 matter experiments NO SCHOOL MONDAY
| Tues. phases of matter WS | Wed. WS 32 |
| Fri. current event due Monday |
Week 12-16 experiment acids/bases
| Mon. states of matter WS | Tues. WS 33 |
| Wed. matter review WS DUE Fri., 9/16 | Fri. current event due Monday |
CLASSIFICATION TEST TUESDAY 9/27
Week 19-23 kingdom/classification unit
| Mon. inference WS | Thurs. vertebrate WS |
| Fri. current event due Monday |
Week 26-30 kingdom project
| Mon. kingdom review WS DUE Thurs., 9/29 | Tues. KINGDOM TEST |
| Fri. current event due Monday |
KINGDOM TEST TUES., 9/27
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KINGDOM PROJECT DUE MON., 10/3
October
2005
Week 3-7 kingdoms project presentations
| Mon. KINGDOM PROJECT DUE | Wed., FINAL 1st quarter grades |
| Fri. NO current event due Monday |
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Week 10-14 fall intersession NO SCHOOL
BONE TEST FRI., 10,21
Week 17-21 anatomy-skeletal system
| Tues., bone worksheet | Wed., joint WS |
| Fri. BONE TEST and current event due Monday |
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM TEST THURS., 10,27
Week 24-28 anatomy-circulatory system
| Tues., heart worksheet | Thurs., CIRCULATORY TEST |
| Fri. current event due Monday |
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TEST THURS., 11/3
November
2005
Week Oct. 31-Nov. 4 anatomy-digestive system
| Thurs., digestive system test | Fri., current event due Monday |
Week 7-11 start anatomy project FRIDAY NO SCHOOL
| Fri., NO current event due Monday |
ANATOMY PROJECT DUE TUES., 11/15
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*remember that the computer lab is open until 4:30 Mon. - Thurs.
(activity bus is available at 4:45 for ride home)
Week 14-18
| Tues., anatomy project due | Fri. element grid and current event due Monday |
Week 21-25 atoms lecture NO SCHOOL Thurs. & Fri.
| Mon., A-K elements and symbols 5X each | Tues., L-Z elements and symbols 5X each |
| Wed., 1/2 sheet elements WS | NO SCHOOL Thurs. & Fri. NO current event due Mon. |
Week 28-Dec. 2 practice for atoms test Wed., 11/2
| Mon. element matching WS | Tues. 1/2 sheet element symbol WS |
| Wed. atoms WS | Thurs. WS7 |
| Fri. current event due Monday |
ATOMS TEST TUESDAY, 11/6
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December
2005
Week 5-9 cell lecture
| Mon., WS 8 | TUES. ATOMS TEST |
| Thurs., parts of cell WS | Fri. current event due Monday |
CELL PROJECT DUE WED., 12/14
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Week 12-16 cell project NO SCHOOL Friday
| Wed. CELL PROJECT DUE | Thurs., FINAL 2nd quarter grades |
| Fri. NO current event due Monday |
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY 12/16-SUNDAY 1/1
Have a good break and a happy holiday!!!!
January
2006
Week 2-6 start weather/natural disaster lecture
| Fri., water cycle WS and current event due Mon. |
Week 9-13 start weather project
| Mon., layers of atmosphere WS | Tues., climate WS due Fri. |
| Fri. NO current event due Monday |
Week 16-20 continue working on project NO SCHOOL Monday
| Mon., NO SCHOOL | Wed., weather WS due Fri. |
| Thurs., eyewitness poster due | Fri., current event due Monday |
Week 23-27 project workdays
| Tues., reporter questions due, meteorologist poster due, eyewitness poster due | |
| Thurs., expert poster and minute speech due | Fri. current event due Monday |
WEATHER PROJECT DUE MON., 1/30
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February
2006
Week Jan. 30-Feb. 3 weather presentations/start flight
| Mon., weather project due | Tues., weather review WS due Fri., 2/3 |
| Fri., current event due Monday |
Week 6-10 continue flight lecture
| Thurs., aviation terms WS due Fri., 2/17 | Fri., current event due Monday |
FLIGHT TEST THURSDAY, 2/16
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Week 13-17 flight unit
| Mon. Bernoulli WS | Tues. flight test review WS |
| Thurs. FLIGHT TEST | Fri. current event due WEDNESDAY, 2/22 |
FLIGHT MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS MONDAY AND TUESDAY, 2/20 &2/21
Week 20-24 flight field trips Monday and Tuesday NO SCHOOL Thursday and Friday
| Mon. periods 2 and 3 on field trip | Tues. periods 6 and 7 on field trip |
| Fri., NO current event due Monday |
BRING SACK LUNCHES on field trip
March
2006
Week Feb.27-March 3 finish flight unit/start space unit
| Fri., current event due Monday |
Week 6-10 continue space lecture
| Wed., FINAL 3rd quarter grades | Fri., NO current event due Monday |
Week 13-19 SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Week 20-24 continue space unit and start space project and colonization game
| Fri., current event due Wed., 3/29 |
SPACE PROJECT DUE MONDAY, 4/3
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CHALLENGER FIELD TRIPS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
BRING SACK LUNCHES on field trip
Week 27-31 continue space project DUE Monday, 4/4
| Mon. PERIOD 2 field trip | Tues. PERIOD 3 field trip |
| Thurs. PERIOD 6 field trip | Fri. PERIOD 7 field trip NO current event due Monday |
April
2005
Week 3-7 space project presentations
| Mon., space project due | Fri., current event due Monday |
Week 10-14 continue space presentations/start energy unit
| Fri. current event due Mon. |
Week 17-21 start energy project
| Tues., energy WS | Thurs., energy transfer WS |
| Fri. current event due Mon. |
ENERGY PROJECT DUE THURS., 4/27
*remember that the computer lab is open until 4:30 Mon. - Thurs.
(activity bus is available at 4:45 for ride home)
Week 24-28
| Tues., energy review WS due Mon., 5/1 | Thurs., energy project due |
| Fri. current event due Mon. |
May
2006
Week 1-5 energy experiments
| Fri., current event due Mon. |
Week 8-12 start plant lecture
| Wed.,. collect 6 samples simple/ 6 samples compound leaves | |
| Thurs. collect 2 samples parallel veins / 4 samples netted veins | Fri. LAST current event of the year due Mon. |
PLANT TEST THURSDAY, 5/19
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Week 15-19 plant test THURSDAY, 4/19
| Thurs. PLANT TEST |
PATENT/INVENTION PROJECT DUE WED., 5/4
Week 22-25 invention project
| Wed. invention project due | Thurs. last day of class, FINAL 4th quarter grades |

HAVE A NICE SUMMER!!!
Questions and comments: [email protected] last revised 7/2005