Date: 11/9/2017

6th grade

Topic: Excretory System

Objective:Describe the main function of the Excretory System

Home Learning: Complete Achieve 3000 (The Winning Wheat) and study for Vocabulary/Body Systems quiz.

Station 1

Students will complete Edpuzzle (The Urinary System). Students will watch the video and take notes in their Interactive Journal.

Station 2

Students will work with the teacher to complete Excretory guided notes through discussion and power-points.

Station 3

Students will work in collaborative groups to create an infomercial on the Excretory System.

                                

8th Grade

Topic: Tides

Objective: Describe how Lunar Phases causes different tides

Home Learning: Study for assessment on seasons, tides, lunar phases, and days. Students will also complete achieve 3000 (Save the Beach) and PENDA (Interacting Spheres) 

Station 1

Students will complete Edpuzzle (Tides). Students will watch the video and take notes in their Interactive Journal.

Station 2

Students will work with the teacher to complete a FCIM lesson on Earth's Spheres through discussion and an activity

Station 3

Students will work in collaborative groups to complete a Tide Activity.

TIDE IMAGE

Date: 11/06-07/2017
Topic: Tides
Objective: Investigate and analyze tide data in order to identify when neap and spring tides are occurring.
Home Learning: Study for vocabulary assessment,  Complete Achieve 3000 (Save the Beach), and PENDA (Interacting Spheres)

TIDE IMAGE

Date: 10/17-18/2017

Topic: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Objectives:

• SC.8.L.18.1 Describe and investigate the process of photosynthesis, such as the roles of light, carbon dioxide, water and chlorophyll production of food release of oxygen. (Complexity: High) 
• SC.8.L.18.2 Describe and investigate how cellular respiration breaks down food to provide energy and releases carbon dioxide. (Complexity: High)

Home Learning:

• Study for vocabulary test on 10/25/2017 (A DAY) or 10/26/2017 (B DAY)
• Complete Vocab foldable ( Due 10/19-20/2017).
• Achieve 3000 article Give up oil? Not so fast? (due 10/22/2017).
• Complete PENDA activity Cellular Respiration and The Carbon Cycle ( due 10/22/2017).

Teacher Introduction

• Watch, analyze, and take the quiz from Study jams on Photosynthesis Video (Click the video title). It is not required to send or write the answers down in your Interactive Journal.

Station 1

• Watch and take notes in your Interactive Journal from the Photosynthesis Tutorial (Click the tutorial title).

Station 2

• Complete PENDA activity  on Cellular Respiration and The Carbon Cycle.

Station 3

• Complete Achieve 3000 article  Water these plants? Maybe not.

Reference Images 

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It is required to know the formula (Word and Chemical format) in order to master the standard.

Date: 10/12/2017
Topic: Density
Objective: Students will use the density formula to solve problems.
Home Learning: Students will complete their study guides in preparation for their test.

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                    Density= D, Mass= M, and Volume= V


  

       Examples of how to solve density problem.

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STUDENT WORK STATIONS

• Station 1- Students will complete a tutorial on density. Students will click on the term " green density" to start the tutorial.
• Station 2- Students will complete density practice problems in collaborative groups.
• Station 3- Students will have a Data Chat about class progress.

Date: 10/3/2017

6th Grade

Topic: Levels of Organization

Home Learning: Students will study for their vocab test, get study log signed, and complete Levels of Classification on-line notes.

Levels of Classification Tutorial (Students will click the title and use the Tutorial to complete their on-line notes)

8th Grade

DATE: 10/3/2017

TOPIC: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
OBJECTIVE: IDENTIFY SUBSTANCES USING THEIR PROPERTIES.
HOME LEARNING: STUDENTS WILL STUDY VOCABULARY/NOTES AND COMPLETE ACHIEVE 3000.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

1. Study Jams Properties of Matter Video
2. Properties of Matter Tutorial  
3. Properties of Matter Power Notes (Students will click the title and use the powerpoint to complete Properties of Matter Guided Notes).
4. Properties of Matter (Boiling point/Melting Point) (***Read all of the pages, we will have a quiz on the information!!!!)

DATE: 10/2/2017
TOPIC: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
OBJECTIVE: IDENTIFY SUBSTANCES USING THEIR PROPERTIES.
HOME LEARNING: STUDENTS WILL STUDY VOCABULARY/NOTES AND COMPLETE ACHIEVE 3000.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

1. Study Jams Properties of Matter Video
2. Properties of Matter Tutorial  
3. Properties of Matter Power Notes (Students will click the title and use the powerpoint to complete Properties of Matter Guided Notes).
4. Properties of Matter (Boiling point/Melting Point) (***Read all of the pages, we will have a quiz on the information!!!!)

Date: September 26, 2017
Topic: Introduction to Properties of Matter
Objective: Identify substances using their properties
Home Learning: Students will complete a vocabulary foldable and study for vocab test (Intro the Matter and States of Matter terms)


Students will create a Vocabulary Foldable for the following terms:

• Solubility- the ability of a substance to dissolve another one
• Solute- the substance that gets dissolved
• Solvent- the substance that does the dissolving
• Solution- a mixture of a solute and solvent; uniformed throughout
• Saturation Point- stage in which no more substance can be dissolved
• Thermal Conductivity- the rate at which a substance transfers heat
• Electrical Conductivity- is a measure of how well an electric current can move through a sunstance
• Melting Point- when a substance is at a temperature at which it changes from a solid to a liquid
• Boiling Point- the teperature at which a liquid turns into a vapor
• Magnetism- when substances attract each other through a magnetic force

The foldable will include the term on the outside, define the term in the inside flap, and illustrate an example on the base of the paper.

Date: 9/25/2017
Topic: States of Matter
Home Learning: Study for Test (Unit Test(9/27/17) (Vocabulary Quiz (9/27/17)

Student Work Period:

·         Students will:

v  Complete an Edpuzzle video on States of Matter (STATION 1)
Watch and discuss a States of Matter YouTube video (STATION 2)

v Collaborate on States of Matter card sort activities (STATION 3)

v  Data chat on Baseline and current performance (STATION 4)

v  Students will complete a check point on States of Matter 

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ANCHOR CHART 2

ANCHOR CHART 3

ANCHOR CHART 4

             

Date: 9/22/2017
Topic: States of Matter
Home Learning: Study for Test (Unit Test(9/26/17) (Vocabulary Quiz (9/28/17)

Student Work Period:

·         Students will:

v  Complete an Edpuzzle video on States of Matter (STATION 1)

v  Collaborate on States of Matter card sort activities (STATION 2)

v  Data chat on Baseline and current performance (STATION 3)

v  Students will complete a check point on States of Matter 

ANCHOR CHART 1

 

ANCHOR CHART 2

ANCHOR CHART 3

ANCHOR CHART 4

             

8th Grade

Date; September 18, 2017

Topic: Acid, Bases, and Salts

Home Learning: Study for vocabulary quiz

Acids, Bases, and Salts Vocabulary

• Compound- composed of two or more elements (mixture)
• Base(Alkaline)- substance with a pH of 8-14
• pH Scale- Measures how acidic or basic a substance is
• Acid- substance with a pH of 0-6
• Neutral- Substance that does not have a positive nor negative charge
• Salts- combination of acids and bases

Acid and Base Notes

8th grade fourth block

States of Matter Tutorial

6th Grade

Date: September 7, 2017

Topic: Cell Theory and Homeostasis

Home Learning: Study for vocabulary Quiz

Cell Theory and Homeostasis Vocabulary

• Cell- basic unit of life or basic unit of structure and function
• Cell Theory- all living things are composed of cells, cell are the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from pre-existing cells
• Single Cell (unicellular) – made up of only one cell
• Multicellular- made up of more than one cell or many cells
• Prokaryote- one celled organism that does not have a nucleus or organelles
• Eukaryote- organism made up of cells that have organelles and a nucleus
• Organism- a living thing
• Homeostasis- Stable internal balance
• Photosynthesis-chemical process by which plants make food
• Scientific Law- statements that describes how something in the universe acts

8th Grade

Date; September 7, 2017

Topic: Acid, Bases, and Salts

Home Learning: Study for vocabulary quiz

Acids, Bases, and Salts Vocabulary

• Compound- composed of two or more elements (mixture)
• Base(Alkaline)- substance with a pH of 8-14
• pH Scale- Measures how acidic or basic a substance is
• Acid- substance with a pH of 0-6
• Neutral- Substance that does not have a positive nor negative charge
• Salts- combination of acids and bases

Acid and Base Notes

Date: 08/30/2017 and 9/1/2017

Topic: Mixtures and Solutions
Objective: Distinguish between Mixtures and Solutions. Give and describe examples of both concepts.

MIXTURE AND SOLUTIONS GUIDED NOTE ANSWERS

Elements:

• atom
• cannot
• Periodic Table

Compounds:

• atoms
• chemically
• cannot

Mixtures:

• elements or compounds
• homogeneous
• heterogeneous

Mixture, Solutions, and Pure Substances Vocabulary 


(Students will create a Vocabulary Foldable for each term). Students will use the following article to define the vocab terms.

• Heterogeneous Mixture-Mixture does not have uniformed composition
• Homogeneous Mixture-Mixture does have uniformed composition
• Mixture-combination of two or more substances that have not combined chemically
• Pure Substance- has a definite and constant composition,
• Solution-Mixture in which the molecules of one substance is dissolved in another substance
• Suspension-Mixture in which particles are large enough to settle out.
• Element-Different kinds of atoms
• Compound-Matter made up of two or more elements
• Solvent- substance in which dissolves
• Solute- subatance that gets dissolves

Mixtures and Solution On-line Activities

Mixture and Solutions Video 1 

Solutions, Suspension, and Colloid Video 2

Solutions, Suspension, and Colloid Video 3

Mixture and Solution Interactive Activity 1

Solute substance that gets dissolved, Solvent Substance that dissolves , and Solution result of combining a solute and solvent.

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DATE: 8/25/2017

TOPIC: Scientific Investigations

HOME LEARNING:Students will complete vocab foldable, study for vocab quiz (8/31/2017), and get parent log signed.

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

v  Discuss week one vocabulary results

v  Use CONPPT to cite several examples of knowledge that is based on science.

v  Give examples of claims that are not based on science and provide evidence to support their claims

v  Identify tested/independent variables and outcome/dependent variables

v  Complete a check point on What is science? (YOU DO)

Vocabulary

Empirical Evidence- Evidence based on observation or experiments

Quantitative Data- can be measured or counted (example numbers)

Qualitative Data- describes something (examples: color/ smell)

Replication- The reproduction of a scientific investigation by another person to ensure it is correct

Repetition- Making multiple sets of measurements or observations in scientific investigations

Trial- Multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation

Control Group- Group that is not affected by the factor being tested

Tested Group- the group to which the variable is given

Consistent- done in a certain way over time

Predictable-  what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observations

Date: August 24, 2017
Objective: Introduction to the Atom
Home Learning: Complete edpuzzle video/quiz and study for vocab quiz (8/30/2017)

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

v  On-line atomic structure tutorial http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/119034

v  Complete a vocabulary foldable

Atom-smallest unit of matter

Proton-positively-charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of atoms

Neutron-  subatomic particle with no electrical charge (neutral) found in the nucleus of an atom

Nucleus-cluster of protons and neutrons found in the center of an atom

Electron- negatively charged subatomic particle found in clouds around the nucleus of an atom 

Electron Cloud- fields surrounding the nucleus of an atom that contain electrons

v Create a model that will

§  Identify that atoms are the smallest unit of all matter and that each atom consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

§  Identify the location of the nucleus and electron cloud and determine which subatomic particles belong in each location

Date: August 23, 2017
Topic: Safety and Scientific Method
Home Learning: Students will have science documents signed and returned to teacher the following class. Complete assignments not finished during class.

Class Assignments

·         Students will work on the following:

v  Create or Update Interactive Journals and Portfolios

v  6^th block with take and check their vocabulary quiz.

v  Students will use CONPPT to cite several examples of knowledge that is based on science. They will also give examples of claims that are not based on science and provide evidence to support their claims



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Date: August 22, 2017
Objective: Introduction to the Atom
Home Learning: Complete any assignments not finished in class and study for vocab quiz (8/24/17)

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

v  On-line atomic structure tutorial http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/119034

v  Complete a vocabulary foldable

Atom-smallest unit of matter

Proton-positively-charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of atoms

Neutron-  subatomic particle with no electrical charge (neutral) found in the nucleus of an atom

Nucleus-cluster of protons and neutrons found in the center of an atom

Electron- negatively charged subatomic particle found in clouds around the nucleus of an atom 

Electron Cloud- fields surrounding the nucleus of an atom that contain electrons

v Create a model that will

§  Identify that atoms are the smallest unit of all matter and that each atom consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

§  Identify the location of the nucleus and electron cloud and determine which subatomic particles belong in each location