Monday, 01/05

• Welcome Back - A Fireball!
• Warm-Up #13
• Discuss Chapter 2 Review
• Work on Galilean Thermometer Pamphlet (See Scoring Rubric)

Homework: Galilean Thermometer Pamphlet (See Scoring Rubric) (DUE: Wednesday, 01/07)

Tuesday, 12/16

• Discuss Particle Explanations
• Eureka!
• Continue Properties R' Us (See Scoring Rubric)

Homework: Chapter 2 Review (DUE: Thursday, 12/18)

Friday, 12/12

• A Very Strange Thermometer
• Discuss Reflect and Connect
• Begin Properties R' Us (See Scoring Rubric)

Homework: Particle Explanations (DUE: Tuesday, 12/16)

Wednesday, 12/10
(Early Release)

• Combustion Jar with Egg!
• Complete Reacting to Density (Part 3)

Homework: RC #1-5 (pg. 89-90) (DUE: Friday, 12/12)

Monday, 12/08

• Share Science in the News
• Combustion Jar!
• Complete Reacting to Density (Part 2)

Homework: None

Thursday, 12/04

• Group Data: Reacting to Density
• Stop & Think (pg. 84) Teamwork
• Reacting to Density (Part 2)

Homework: Science in the News (see sample) (DUE: Monday, 12/08)

Tuesday, 12/02

• Warm-Up #12
• Reacting to Density (Part 1)

Homework: Finish Reacting to Density (pg. 83) (DUE: Thursday, 12/04)

Wednesday, 11/26

• Warm-Up #11
• Discuss Reflect and Connect and Genuine Gemstones
• WB Particle Pictures of Matter

Homework: None - Notebooks Collected for Grading (Honors Students Need to Complete Final Drafts of Proposal and Research Log #1)

Monday, 11/24

• Discuss Reflect and Connect
• Mind Over Matter
• Democritus Play with Reflect and Connect #1-4

Homework : RC #1-4 (pg. 79) and Genuine Gemstones (DUE: Wednesday, 11/26)

Thursday, 11/20

• Discuss Mass vs. Volume Graphs
• Sink or Float (Part III)
• Begin Mind Over Matter
• Chapter 2 Quiz

Homework : RC #1-3 (pg. 73) (DUE: Monday, 11/24)

Tuesday, 11/18

• Warm-Up #10
• Discuss Stop and Think
• Sink or Float (Part II)

Homework : Mass vs. Volume Graphs for Aluminum and Wax With Slope Calculations (DUE: Thursday, 11/20)

Friday, 11/14

• Discussion: Quality Graphing in Science
• Complete Explain: Sink or Float
• Discussion: Calculating Slopes

Homework : Stop and Think #1-6 on pg. 69 (DUE: Tuesday, 11/18)

Wednesday, 11/12

• Discuss Reflect and Connect
• Begin Explain: Sink or Float?

Homework : None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Friday, 11/07

• Discuss Science in the News
• WB Wave Toy Recipes
• Complete Explore: Materials Make the Toy

Homework : Reflect and Connect #1-4 on pg. 65 (DUE: Wednesday, 11/12)

Wednesday, 11/05

• Warm-Up #9
• Discuss Scientific Investigation Practice
• Explore: Materials Make the Toy

Homework : Science in the News (see sample) (DUE: Friday, 11/07)

Monday, 11/03

• Puzzle: Solids and Holes
• Discuss Radish Conclusion
• Engage: Toying with Matter

Homework : Scientific Investigation Practice (DUE: Wednesday, 11/03)

Thursday, 10/30
(Early Release)

• Finish Sports Drink Ads - Discuss Evaluate Scores
• Measure the Radishes!
• Quality Conclusions in Science

Homework : Complete Radish Conclusion (DUE: Monday, 11/03)

Tuesday, 10/28
(Early Release)

• Present Sports Drink Ads
• Begin Engage: Toying with Matter

Homework : None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Friday, 10/24

• Complete Labels and Work on Advertisement
• Be Ready to Present Ads Next Time!

Homework : Group Advertisement (see Rubric) (DUE: Tuesday, 10/28)

Wednesday, 10/22

• Share Sports Drink Labels
• Data! Mix and Collect Data for Your Sports Drink

Homework : Final Draft of Sports Drink Label - Modeled After a Real Label (DUE: Friday, 10/24)

Monday, 10/20

• Discuss Chapter 1 Quiz
• Homemade Sports Drink (see Rubric)

Homework : Rough Draft of Sports Drink Label - Modeled After a Real Label (DUE: Wednesday, 10/22)

Thursday, 10/16

• Short Quiz
• Complete Back Up That Claim!
• Begin Homemade Sports Drink (see Rubric)

Homework : Back Up That Claim Question #9 (DUE: Monday, 10/20)

Tuesday, 10/14

• Warm-Up #6
• Discuss Quality Notebooks
• Back Up That Claim!
• Tend to the Radishes

Homework : Bring 3 Recipes for a Sports Drink - Search the Web, There's Lots! (DUE: Thursday, 10/16). Short Quiz Next Time.

Thursday, 10/09

• Discuss Controlled Experiments
• Groups Create Investigation Frame
• Plant the Radishes! (and Chestnuts)

Homework : None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Tuesday, 10/07

• Discuss Stop and Think
• WB Where's the Evidence? (Finish All Groups)
• It's All on the Label
• Notebook Conferences

Homework : Controlled Experiments (Fertilizer Investigation) (DUE: Thursday, 10/09)

Friday, 10/03

• WB Where's the Evidence?

Homework : Stop and Think #1-4, pg. 37 in our Textbook (DUE: Tuesday, 10/07)

Wednesday, 10/01

• Explain: Where's the Evidence?

Homework : Science as Inquiry (DUE: Friday, 10/03)

Monday, 09/29

• Complete Explore: Mystery Sports Drink
• Begin Explain: Where's the Evidence?

Homework : Essential Features of Scientic Inquiry (DUE: Wednesday, 10/01)

Thursday, 09/25

• Explore: Mystery Sports Drink

Homework : None

Tuesday, 09/23

• Warm-Up #5
• Discuss Powerful Thirst Questions
• Explore: Mystery Sports Drink

Homework : None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Thursday, 09/18

• Discuss Quality Notebooks and Honors Inquiry Science
• Reflect and Connect (pgs. 16-17)
• Begin Explore: Mystery Sports Drink

Homework : Powerful Thirst Questions with Reading on Pgs. 18 - 19 (DUE: Tuesday, 09/23)

Tuesday, 09/16

• Warm-Up #4
• Discuss Mary Leakey Questions
• Explore: What Do You Know for Sure?

Homework : None - Notebooks Collected for Grading

Friday, 09/12

• Warm-Up #3
• Discuss RCs
• Complete The Mystery Cube
• Begin Explore: What do you know for sure?

Homework : Mary Leakey Questions (handout) with Reading on Pgs. 14 - 15 (DUE: Tuesday, 09/16)

Wednesday, 09/10

• Warm-Up #2
• Discuss What is Science?
• Engage: Who Did It?
• The Mystery Cube

Homework : Reflect and Connect Qs on Pg. 10 (DUE: Friday, 09/12)

Monday, 09/08

• Discuss Syllabus with Warm-Up #1
• Check Answers for Lab Safety Assignment
• Textbook/CD Checkout
• How we're going to learn science: Jigsaw Activity

Homework : Notebook Response (7 sentences): What is Science? (DUE: Wednesday, 09/10)

Thursday, 09/04

• Welcome and Introductions!
• Classroom Scavenger Hunt
• Distribute/Set-Up Science Notebooks
• Lab Safety Demonstration

Homework : Complete Classroom Scavenger Hunt (Part 3) and Lab Safety Assignment (DUE: Monday, 09/08)