In-Class Work and Homework
2001-2002 School Year
In-Class Work and Homework2001-2002 School Year |
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12/3/01
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12/10/01
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Key to Web Links Contains advanced topics if shaded green |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No school | |
| Tuesday | Introduction to Science | |
| Wednesday | Course Expectations | Get Parent Letter signed (due Tuesday, 9/4) |
| Thursday | Science Pretesting | |
| Friday | Science Pretesting | Get a lab notebook (by Thursday) |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | No school | ||
| Tuesday | Lab Safety |
Parent Letter Due Read and Review Safety Handouts OR Virtuatext |
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| Wednesday | Cognitive pretesting | ||
| Thursday |
Safety Quiz
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Set up lab notebook for Lab 1 | |
| Friday | Lab 1: Building an Electrophorus |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lab 2: Tape Charge | Set up Lab Notebooks for Lab 3 |
| Tuesday | Lab 3: To Charge or Not to Charge | Turn in Lab Notebooks at end of lab |
| Wednesday | Lecture: Static Electricity |
Read Sections 1-1, 1-2 OR Read Virtuatext Review Guide: Static Electricity (due Friday) |
| Thursday | Review for Test | |
| Friday | Test: Static Electricity | Last grade before progress report |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | X File 2: The Case of the Missing Wire | Set up lab notebook for Lab 4 |
| Tuesday | Lab 4a: Batteries and Bulbs 1 | |
| Wednesday | Lab 4b: Batteries and Bulbs 2 | |
| Thursday | Lecture: Properties of Electrical Circuits | |
| Friday | Lab 5: Investigating Current Flow |
Read Sections 1-3, 1-4 OR Read Virtuatext Reading Guide 1-3/1-4 (Due Thursday) |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | Lab 5 (contd.) | ||
| Tuesday |
Period 3: Traits Testing Others: Lightning video |
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| Wednesday | Review | ||
| Thursday | Test: Electrical Circuits | ||
| Friday |
Lab 6: The Hanging Magnet |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday |
Lab 7: Magnetic Poles Lecture/Discussion: Magnetic Domains |
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| Tuesday |
Lecture/Discussion: Magnetic Fields Lab 8: Mapping the Force 1 |
Reading Guide: Due: |
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| Wednesday |
Lab 8 (contd.) Lab 9: Mapping the Force 2 |
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| Thursday | Lecture/Discussion: Induced Magnetism | Reading Guide (Due Next Wednesday) | |
| Friday |
Lab 10: Electricity and Magnetism |
Terra Nova Testing this week - will disrupt the schedule shown below. Updates
as soon as I know what will happen. Most likely, the Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
schedule will be spread out through the week.
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion: Motors and Generators | Reading Guide Due Thurs (per. 4-6) or Fri (per. 1-3) |
| Tuesday |
Per. 4-6 Lecture/Discussion: Transformers Review |
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| Wednesday |
Per. 1-3 Lecture/Discussion: Transformers Review |
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| Thursday |
Per. 4-6 Test |
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| Friday |
Per. 1-3 Test |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday |
Main Concept: Definition of EM; how it is produced; basic behaviors (travels by radiation, can be bent (refracted), can reflect, can diffract, can move electrons in a solar panel |
Reading Guide: Due: Friday |
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| Tuesday |
Lecture/Discussion: Electromagnetic Energy Electromagnetism as a wave; wavelength, frequency; EM spectrum |
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| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion: Dual Particle/Wave nature of light. | ||
| Thursday | Review | ||
| Friday | Test | Set up for next lab |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Bill and Ted's Excellent Meeting of Dead Science Dudes - assign teams, choose leaders | |
| Tuesday | Team Activities - Due 10/31 | |
| Wednesday | Work on Study Guides | Study Guide - Due 10/31 |
| Thursday | Work on Study Guides | |
| Friday | No School |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Work on PowerPoint/Presentations |
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| Tuesday | Activities | |
| Wednesday | Presentations | |
| Thursday | Presentations | |
| Friday |
Lecture/Discussion Viewing/Study guide |
Take-Home Essay Test - Due Tuesday Study Guide - Due Tuesday |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion - Bohr Models and Electron Dots |
Take-Home Essay Test - Due Tuesday Study Guide - Due Tuesday |
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| Tuesday |
Lecture/Discussion - Periodic Table Names |
Set up for next lab (for tomorrow) Element Flashcards - Due Tuesday |
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| Wednesday | Lab: Reactivity of the Active Metals |
Reading Guide Due Tuesday |
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| Thursday | Lecture/Discussion: The Periodic Table | ||
| Friday | Activity: Periodic Table of Xeno |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | No School | ||
| Tuesday | Review | ||
| Wednesday | Test | Set up for next lab | |
| Thursday |
Lecture/Discussion: Chemical Bonds |
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| Friday |
Lab: Classifying Substances |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Post-Lab Discussion | |
| Tuesday | Activity: Bonds and Electrons | |
| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion: Binary Ionic Compounds | Reading Guide, Lab notebook due Tuesday |
| Thursday | No School | |
| Friday | No School |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion: Polyatomic Ionic Compounds |
Reading Guide: Chemical Compounds |
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| Tuesday |
Evaluate Lab Notebooks |
Set up Lab Notebook | |
| Wednesday | Lab: Making a Chemical Compound | ||
| Thursday | Activity: Naming Chemical Compounds and Writing Chemical Formulas | ||
| Friday | Activity: Naming Chemical Compounds and Writing Chemical Formulas (contd.) | Set up for next lab |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
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| Tuesday | Lab: The Conservation of Matter | ||
| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion: The Conservation of Matter |
Reading Guide: Due: |
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| Thursday | Lab: Classifying Changes in Matter | ||
| Friday | Activity: Writing Word Equations |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links | |
| Monday | Activity: Writing Formula Equations | ||
| Tuesday | Activity: Writing Balanced Equations | ||
| Wednesday | Review | ||
| Thursday | Test | Set up for next lab | |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture: Kinetic-Molecular Theory | |
| Tuesday | Lab: States of Matter |
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| Wednesday | Lab: States of Matter | |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion: Changes of State and Energy |
Reading Guide 7 Due: 1/10/02 |
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| Wednesday | Review | |
| Thursday | Test: States of Matter (Chapter 7) | |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | X File 12: The Case of the Blackened meal | |
| Tuesday | Lecture: Carbon and Hydrocarbons |
Reading Guide 10 Due: 1/22/02 |
| Wednesday | Lab: Organic Chemistry | |
| Thursday | Lab (contd) | |
| Friday | Lecture: Substituted Hydrocarbons |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No School | |
| Tuesday | Activty: Bag It! | Bring in a plastic bag (due tomorrow); bring in a plastic container (due Friday); List of Common Polymers (due tomorrow) |
| Wednesday | Lab: The Big Stretch-Off | |
| Thursday | Lab: Properties of Polmers | |
| Friday | Lab: Identifying Uknown Polymers | Plastics in the Community (due 2/1/02) |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
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| Tuesday | Lab: Polymer Films | Polymer Questions (due tomorrow) |
| Wednesday | Activty: Paper Clip Polymers | |
| Thursday | Lab: Polymers as Insulators | |
| Friday | Lab: Absorbancy |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Recycling | |
| Tuesday | Preparation for Plastics Tribunal | |
| Wednesday | Plastics Tribunal | |
| Thursday | Bag It! Revisited | |
| Friday | Review |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No School | |
| Tuesday | Test: Organic Chemistry | |
| Wednesday | Introduction to Nutrition |
Homework: Food Log (due Friday) |
| Thursday | Nutrients | ADAM Medical Encyclopedia |
| Friday | Reading Food Labels | Understanding and Using Food Labels |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No School | |
| Tuesday | Analyzing Diets |
Bring Books tomorrow! |
| Wednesday | Absent |
Reading Guide 11 - Due 3/6/02 |
| Thursday | Diabetes and Alternative Diets | |
| Friday | Tasting Alternative Foods |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | X File 13: The Case of the Sweetened Cracker | |
| Tuesday | Lab: Saliva, Enzymes, and Digestion | |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
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| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion: Nutrition |
Reading Guide: Due: |
| Tuesday | Activity: Analysis of A Daily Diet | |
| Wednesday | Activity: Vitamin C in Beverages | |
| Thursday | Review | |
| Friday | Test | Set up for next lab |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
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| Thursday | X File 17: The Case of the Moldy Fruit | |
| Friday | Lab: |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion |
Reading Guide: Due: |
| Tuesday | Activity | |
| Wednesday | Activity | |
| Thursday | Lecture/Discussion: The Immune System | |
| Friday | Lecture/Discussion: AIDS |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No School | |
| Tuesday | No School | |
| Wednesday | No School | |
| Thursday | No School | |
| Friday | No School |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | X File 18: The Case of the Rare Lobes | |
| Tuesday | Activity: Pedigrees | |
| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion |
Reading Guide: Due: |
| Thursday | Activity | |
| Friday | Lecture/Discussion |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Activity | |
| Tuesday | Review | |
| Wednesday | Test | Set up for next lab |
| Thursday | X File 19: The Case of the Fruits and Nuts | |
| Friday | Lab: Flower Dissection |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion: Family Life | |
| Tuesday | Lecture/Discussion: Family Life | |
| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion: Family Life | |
| Thursday | Guest Speaker | |
| Friday | Test |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | X File 20: The Case of the Peppered Moth | |
| Tuesday | Simulation: Natural Selection | |
| Wednesday | Lecture/Discussion: Darwin and Evolution |
Reading Guide: Due: |
| Thursday | Lecture/Discussion: Modern Evidence for Evolution | |
| Friday | Activity |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Activity | |
| Tuesday | Review | |
| Wednesday | Test | |
| Thursday | X File 21: The Case of the Jigsaw Continents | |
| Friday | Prep for Presentations |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Symposium 1 | |
| Tuesday | Symposium 1 (contd) | Symposium Questions (due Thursday) |
| Wednesday | Prep for Presentations | |
| Thursday | Symposium 2 | Symposium Questions (due Wednesday) |
| Friday | Symposium 2 (contd) |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Lecture/Discussion |
Reading Guide: Due: |
| Tuesday | Review | |
| Wednesday | Test | |
| Thursday | X File 22: The Case of the Stranded Fish | |
| Friday | Early Earth |
Reading Guide: Due: Monday, 6/3 |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | No School | |
| Tuesday | No School | |
| Wednesday | Paleozoic | |
| Thursday | Mesozoic | |
| Friday | Cenozoic |
| Day of Week | In-Class Work | Homework and Web Links |
| Monday | Review | |
| Tuesday | Review | |
| Wednesday | Final Exam | |
| Thursday | Graduation | |
| Friday | No School |