Science
8/12-8/16
This week will start off setting up routines and our materials. We will also dive into the Scientific Method and how to handle materials during our experiments this year. There is a quizlet below to help students study.
quizlet.com/416853168/scientific-method-flash-cards/
8/19-8/23
This week are moving on from the Scientific Method and exploring the Engineering Design Process. There will not be a quiz this week. However, they will have a graded in-class project to see how well they can follow and document the Engineering Design Process.
8/26-8/30
9/3-9/6
This week, students will distinguish between inherited characteristics and those characteristics that result from a direct interaction with the environment. Apply this concept by giving examples of characteristics of living organisms that are influenced by both inheritance and the environment. Students will also have their chapter 4.1 quiz over how animal receive and use information this Tuesday (9/3).
9/9-9/13
This week we will dive into the similarities between offspring and their parents. Students will provide evidence and analyze data that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in a group of similar organisms.
9/16-9/20
This week in Science, we will continue our look at animal and plant characteristics. Students will use evidence to construct an explanation for how variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction. We will have a quiz over chapters 5.1 and 5.2 on Monday, the 23rd. Students will need to study their guided notes for both chapters and the Quizlet vocabulary (located via the QR code at the top of their notes). I also highly suggest that the students take the practice assessments for chapters 5.1 and 5.2 on Discovery Ed to help prepare them.
9/23-9/27
This week, we are continuing our unit on Characteristics and their Environment by looking at Extinctions. Students will analyze and interpret data from fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago. Compare similarities and differences of those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of animals (and plants) that once lived on Earth are now extinct. Students have their 5.1 and 5.2 quiz on Monday. They need to study their vocab words (written in their notebooks and QR at the top of their notes), study their notes, and reread the chapters in order to be prepared. If students are having trouble logging into the DE, please use this video to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3oRPAAVaQA&t=147s
9/30-10/4
On Tuesday, we will have our 5.3 quiz over Extinction. Students will need to study their notes, reread the chapter, and I highly recommend taking the practice assessment on Discovery Ed (when on the chapter, click the Evaluate tab in order find it). After which, we will be starting one of my favorite topics, space. We will be starting with everyone’s favorite star, the sun. Students will explain that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth. They will also identify how scientific discoveries lead to new and improved technologies.
10/7-10/11
This week students will be using data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion. They will be collaborating with a partner/group on a powerpoint presentation that will be due by the end of the week. We will also have our quiz over 6.1 on Tuesday. Students will need to study their notes, study the quizlet (found on the notes), and I highly recommend taking the practice assessment on Discovery Ed (when on the chapter, click the Evaluate tab in order find it).
10/21-10/25
This week, students will use data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion.
10/29-11/1
This week is all about Galaxies. Students will research and explain the position of the Earth and the solar system within the Milky Way galaxy, and compare the size and shape of the Milky Way to other galaxies in the universe.
11/4-11/8
This week is all about Constellations. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. We also have our quiz over Galaxies (Chapter 6.4) on Wednesday.
11/11-11/15
This week, we will be wrapping up constellations and moving onto the changing of the seasons. Students will Relate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, as it revolves around the sun, to the varying intensities of sunlight at different latitudes. Evaluate how this causes changes in day-lengths and seasons.
11/18-11/22
This week, we will be focusing on the seasons. Students will relate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, as it revolves around the sun, to the varying intensities of sunlight at different latitudes. Evaluate how this causes changes in day-lengths and seasons.
12/2-12/6
This week, we will be moving toward phases of the moon. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. Students will also have their quiz over seasons on Tuesday, December 3rd.
12/9-12/13
This week, we will be focusing on Eclipses. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. We will have our quiz over the phases of the moon on Wednesday. In order to be prepared, students should study their 8.2 notes, take the practice quiz on DE, and be able to label all 8 moon phases.
12/16-12/20
This week, we will continuing to look at eclipses. We will also be completing some fun holiday themed STEM challenges and projects.
1/6-1/10
This week students will do a quick review of eclipses from before the break. We will also move on from space and start our physical science unit (chapter 1.1) Students will analyze and interpret data from observations and measurements of the physical properties of matter to explain phase changes between a solid, liquid, or gas. Students will also analyze and interpret data to show that the amount of matter is conserved even when it changes form, including transitions where matter seems to vanish.
1/13-1/17
This week, we are wrapping up and reviewing our look at Earth and Space science. Students will be working on final unit study guide this week. It will be for a completion grade. We will then have a final unit test on Tuesday the 21st. We also have our quiz over Rock Dating (ch. 7.1) tomorrow.
1/27-1/31
We are continuing with our physical science unit this week. We will have our quiz over phase changes on Wednesday. After that, we will begin our lesson over solutions. Students will design a process to measure how different variables (temperature, particle size, stirring) affect the rate of dissolving solids into liquids.
2/2-2/6
This week, we will continue our unit on physical science. Students will Evaluate the results of an experiment to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances result in a change of properties. We will have our quiz over Ch. 1.2 Solutions on Wednesday.
2/10-2/14
This week, we ill continue our book at chemical changes. Students will evaluate the results of an experiment to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances result in a change of properties.
2/18-2/21
This week, students will test the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the speed and direction of motion of objects. They will also make observations and measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
This week will start off setting up routines and our materials. We will also dive into the Scientific Method and how to handle materials during our experiments this year. There is a quizlet below to help students study.
quizlet.com/416853168/scientific-method-flash-cards/
8/19-8/23
This week are moving on from the Scientific Method and exploring the Engineering Design Process. There will not be a quiz this week. However, they will have a graded in-class project to see how well they can follow and document the Engineering Design Process.
8/26-8/30
- This week students will get logged onto their Discovery Ed techbook for the first time this year. We will be studying how animals receive and use information from their environment.
- 5.LS1.1 - Compare and contrast animal responses that are instinctual versus those that are gathered through the senses, processed, and stored as memories to guide their actions.
9/3-9/6
This week, students will distinguish between inherited characteristics and those characteristics that result from a direct interaction with the environment. Apply this concept by giving examples of characteristics of living organisms that are influenced by both inheritance and the environment. Students will also have their chapter 4.1 quiz over how animal receive and use information this Tuesday (9/3).
9/9-9/13
This week we will dive into the similarities between offspring and their parents. Students will provide evidence and analyze data that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in a group of similar organisms.
9/16-9/20
This week in Science, we will continue our look at animal and plant characteristics. Students will use evidence to construct an explanation for how variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction. We will have a quiz over chapters 5.1 and 5.2 on Monday, the 23rd. Students will need to study their guided notes for both chapters and the Quizlet vocabulary (located via the QR code at the top of their notes). I also highly suggest that the students take the practice assessments for chapters 5.1 and 5.2 on Discovery Ed to help prepare them.
9/23-9/27
This week, we are continuing our unit on Characteristics and their Environment by looking at Extinctions. Students will analyze and interpret data from fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago. Compare similarities and differences of those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of animals (and plants) that once lived on Earth are now extinct. Students have their 5.1 and 5.2 quiz on Monday. They need to study their vocab words (written in their notebooks and QR at the top of their notes), study their notes, and reread the chapters in order to be prepared. If students are having trouble logging into the DE, please use this video to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3oRPAAVaQA&t=147s
9/30-10/4
On Tuesday, we will have our 5.3 quiz over Extinction. Students will need to study their notes, reread the chapter, and I highly recommend taking the practice assessment on Discovery Ed (when on the chapter, click the Evaluate tab in order find it). After which, we will be starting one of my favorite topics, space. We will be starting with everyone’s favorite star, the sun. Students will explain that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth. They will also identify how scientific discoveries lead to new and improved technologies.
10/7-10/11
This week students will be using data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion. They will be collaborating with a partner/group on a powerpoint presentation that will be due by the end of the week. We will also have our quiz over 6.1 on Tuesday. Students will need to study their notes, study the quizlet (found on the notes), and I highly recommend taking the practice assessment on Discovery Ed (when on the chapter, click the Evaluate tab in order find it).
10/21-10/25
This week, students will use data to categorize different bodies in our solar system including moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids according to their physical properties and motion.
10/29-11/1
This week is all about Galaxies. Students will research and explain the position of the Earth and the solar system within the Milky Way galaxy, and compare the size and shape of the Milky Way to other galaxies in the universe.
11/4-11/8
This week is all about Constellations. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. We also have our quiz over Galaxies (Chapter 6.4) on Wednesday.
11/11-11/15
This week, we will be wrapping up constellations and moving onto the changing of the seasons. Students will Relate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, as it revolves around the sun, to the varying intensities of sunlight at different latitudes. Evaluate how this causes changes in day-lengths and seasons.
11/18-11/22
This week, we will be focusing on the seasons. Students will relate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, as it revolves around the sun, to the varying intensities of sunlight at different latitudes. Evaluate how this causes changes in day-lengths and seasons.
12/2-12/6
This week, we will be moving toward phases of the moon. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. Students will also have their quiz over seasons on Tuesday, December 3rd.
12/9-12/13
This week, we will be focusing on Eclipses. Students will explain the cause and effect relationship between the positions of the sun, earth, and moon and resulting eclipses, position of constellations, and appearance of the moon. We will have our quiz over the phases of the moon on Wednesday. In order to be prepared, students should study their 8.2 notes, take the practice quiz on DE, and be able to label all 8 moon phases.
12/16-12/20
This week, we will continuing to look at eclipses. We will also be completing some fun holiday themed STEM challenges and projects.
1/6-1/10
This week students will do a quick review of eclipses from before the break. We will also move on from space and start our physical science unit (chapter 1.1) Students will analyze and interpret data from observations and measurements of the physical properties of matter to explain phase changes between a solid, liquid, or gas. Students will also analyze and interpret data to show that the amount of matter is conserved even when it changes form, including transitions where matter seems to vanish.
1/13-1/17
This week, we are wrapping up and reviewing our look at Earth and Space science. Students will be working on final unit study guide this week. It will be for a completion grade. We will then have a final unit test on Tuesday the 21st. We also have our quiz over Rock Dating (ch. 7.1) tomorrow.
1/27-1/31
We are continuing with our physical science unit this week. We will have our quiz over phase changes on Wednesday. After that, we will begin our lesson over solutions. Students will design a process to measure how different variables (temperature, particle size, stirring) affect the rate of dissolving solids into liquids.
2/2-2/6
This week, we will continue our unit on physical science. Students will Evaluate the results of an experiment to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances result in a change of properties. We will have our quiz over Ch. 1.2 Solutions on Wednesday.
2/10-2/14
This week, we ill continue our book at chemical changes. Students will evaluate the results of an experiment to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances result in a change of properties.
2/18-2/21
This week, students will test the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the speed and direction of motion of objects. They will also make observations and measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.