Daily Planner - Updated 11/6/11
25% of your grade is based on:
Participation: Activities, discussions and journals
Classwork Assessments: Worksheets
Homework Assessments: Worksheets and textbook assignments.
75% of your grade is based on:
Assessments: Tests and Quizzes
Inquiry Lab Reports
Week: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
First Week of Trimester 1
Monday, September 5, 2011
Holiday - no school
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
6th grade only - no class
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Introduction, Expectations, Textbook checkout
Parent Sign-off & Movie Permission Forms
due Monday, 9/13
Activity: Following Directions
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tour of room.
Classwork: Textbook Scavenger Hunt
due Monday 9/12
Assign Journals
Friday, September 9, 2011
School Core Values - Activty Schedule
Second Week of Trimester 1
Monday, September 12, 2011
Parent Sign-off Sheets & Movie Permission due.
Participation: Correct Scavenger Hunt worksheet
Classwork: Earth Science Poster Introduction
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Classwork: Earth Science Poster continued.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Participation: Journal Notes on Metrics
Length and Mass
Classwork: Work on ES Poster
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Participation: Journal Notes on Metrics
Volume and Temperature
Classwork: Work on ES Poster
becomes homework due Monday 9/19
Friday, September 16, 2011
Classwork: Metric Measurement Review Lab
Homework: Metric Measurement Worksheet
due Tuesday 9/20
Third Week of Trimester 1
Monday, September 19, 2011
Activity: Metric Measurement Review Lab
Part 2 continued from Friday
Lab Worksheet due today.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Earth Science Poster Peer Critique
Catch-up day/Housekeeping
Participation: Correct Metric WS
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Homework: Metric System Challenge
Soda Can Inquiry--Density Demonstration
Why do some soda cans float and others don't? Journal Notes: Density
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Density Lab Part 1
Worksheet: Are you as dense as I am?
Friday, September 23, 2011
Density Lab Part 2
Worksheet: Are you as dense as I am again?
Homework: Metric Challenge
Due Wednesday
Fourth Week of Trimester 1
Monday, September 26, 2011
Housekeeping
Return papers/scores-- Student file folders
Progress Reports - parents signature required.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Test Review - Density Jeopardy
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Unit 1 Assessment: Metrics & Density
Turn in HW: Metric Challenge and
all assignments for rescore.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Great Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Journal Participation: Procedure for a PB&J sandwich
Friday, September 30, 2011
Review Test Results
Discussion on Scientific Method - Hypotheses.
Fifth Week of School
Monday, October 3, 2011
Density Lab Introduction
(title, problem, background, hypothesis)
Participation: Journal Activity -- hypotheses sentences
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Density Lab Experiment
(materials, procedure, data table)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Density Lab Write Up (library or laptops in class)
Density Lab becomes homework due Thu., Oct. 13
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Density Lab Report - Type papers in class
Friday, October 7, 2011
Co-constructed criteria for homework.
Sixth Week of School
Monday, October 10, 2011
Journal Participation: Atoms/States of Matter Notes
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Journal Participation: Heat Transfer Notes
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Heat Transfer Demonstrations
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Unit 2 Test: Atoms, States of Matter and Heat Transfer
Friday, October 14, 2011
Teacher Inservice - No School
Seventh Week of School
Monday, October 17, 2011
Grade Day - No School
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Atmosphere and Pressure Pre-Test
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Atmosphere Notes: Composition & Pressure
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Atmosphere Notes: Layers
Friday, October 21, 2011
Participation: Temperature Layers WS
Eighth Week of School
Monday, October 24, 2011
Participation: Amazing Layers WS
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Participation: Layers notes practice
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Participation: Pressure notes practice
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Quiz: Atmosphere 4-3-2-1
Housekeeping: return papers
Friday, October 28, 2011
Participation: Pressure Demonstrations
Nineth Week of School
Monday, October 31, 2011
No School - Teacher Inservice
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Atmosphere Test Review
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Unit 3 Test: Atmosphere & Pressure
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Review Test Scores
Friday, November 4, 2011
Journal: Water Cycle Notes
Tenth Week of School
Monday, November 7, 2011
Activity: Water Cycle Posters
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Activity: Water Cycle Journey
HW: Water Cycle Journey Narration
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Density Report Reflection
Cover Sheets for Student-Led Conferences
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Unit 4 Test: Water Cycle
Friday, November 13, 2011
Veteran's Day - No School
Eleventh Week of School
Monday, November 15, 2010
TBD
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
TBD
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
TBD
Thursday, November 18, 2010
TBD
Friday, November 19, 2010
No School - Grade Day
