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5 Staff In-service |
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7 Course Intro & Matrix; Scientist Worksheet HW: Parent Signature; Scientist Worksheet |
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HW: workbook ch. 1 due 10/17 |
11 Sci. Method Notes; Making Observations Lab HW: Q p. 15 |
12 Review |
13 Sponge Bob Review HW: finish review packet |
14 Packet 1 due; Marble Ramp Lab HW: Finish lab questions; Read Section 3 pgs. 16-26 |
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17 Meaurement and Density |
18 Bubbles Lab HW: Finish lab graph/questions |
19 Scientific Investigation Lab HW: finish lab |
20 Measure and Density Lab |
21 Lab Continued; Liquid Layers; Packet 2 due |
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24 Video; sub |
25 Density Problems, lab p. 27 HW: p. 26 and math practice; 4 lab questions p27 |
26 Metric System HW: read section 4 pgs. 30-33; answer questions & math |
27 Metric System Back to School |
28 Length Lab; Packet 3 due |
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4 Lab HW: finish 9 questions and Design |
5 What's for Dinner? (due 2/12) |
6 Molecular Models Lab HW: Questions p. 305 |
7 Review |
8 Workbook; packet 18 due |
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11 Holiday |
12 Presentations |
13 Vocab. Review HW: CH 8 WORKBOOK; VIDEO PACKET |
14 Jeopardy hw: study |
15 Ch 8 Test; packet 19 due HW: READ CH 9 PGS. 341-347 |
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18 Holiday |
19 Airplane Lab HW: ch 9 workbook due 3/10 |
20 Reaction Lab HW: answer the 6 questions on p. 357 |
21 Motion Lecture; Determining Speed |
22;Bubble Gum Physics |
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HW: SPEED MACHINES |
26Speed Trials lab |
27 NOVA: Roller Coaster |
28 Roller Coaster Project HW: work on report |
29 Roller Coaster Project; packet 21 due |
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1 Mass Lab |
2 Volume Lab |
3 Gummy Bear Lab |
4 Gummy Bear Lab Continued |
5 Metric Mania ;Packet 4 due |
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8 English or Metric |
9 Metric Mania Scavenger Hunt HW: Read pgs. 34-41 |
10 All about Graphing |
11 candy bar/gum lab HW: questions p. 41 |
12 Sponge Bob Safety, Packet 5 due HW: Bring markers; ch 1 workbook due 10/17 |
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15 Student Holiday :) |
16 Jigsaw; Safety Posters HW: workbook due tomorrow; finish poster if not done in class |
17 Jeopardy |
18 Chapter 1 test |
19 Packet 6 due; Intro to chem HW: Symbols quiz 11/6; Workbook CH 2/3.1-2 due 11/8; element symbols worksheet due Monday |
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22 Mixture Notes HW: bring coins; finish work packet |
23 Conservation of Mass Lab HW: Read ch 2.1 |
24 Mixtures Review |
25 Messing with Mixtures Lab |
26 Packet 7 due; Ghoulish Lights lab; Questions |
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29 Heat Lab |
30 Sugar Lab HW: Read pgs. 68-77 |
31 Same as yesterday |
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4 Ch 4 Test |
5 Lewis Dot/Criss Cross HW: Bring lab materials [drawing compass, metric ruler, calculator]; ch 5 workbook due 12/12; read ch 5 |
6 Lab-p. 183 HW: Finish the 5 analysis questions |
7 Formulas and Bonding; Packet 12 due |
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10 Jigsaw |
11Electron Configuration HW: Bring lab supplies; Workbook due tomorrow |
12 Ice Cream Lab |
13 Jeopardy |
14 Ch 5 Test; Ch Packet 13 due HW: read ch 6.1-3 |
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17 Sponge; Mentos Lab |
18 Chem Reaction Notes |
19 Types of Reactions |
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7 Chemical Equations |
8 Chem Equations HW: Balancing Equations worksheet |
9 Round the Room HW: finish balancing |
10 Workbook sections 1-3 HW: WORKBOOK DUE TUESDAY |
11 Notes p. 231, 236, 239; packet 4 due HW: ALL ABOVE DUE TUES. |
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14 Review HW: Study types of reactions and balancing |
15 Chapter 6 Test |
16 Solutions; Salt Crystal Lab HW: CH 7 Workbook due 1/25 |
17 Acid/Base Notes |
18 In a Jam; packet 5 due |
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21 MLK Holiday |
22 Jigsaw |
23 Computer Lab Review |
24 Sections 3 & 4 |
25 Video; packet 6 due |
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28 Jeopardy |
29 Ch 7 Test HW: read Ch 8 pgs 296-304 |
30 Cracking the Code Video
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31 Body Graph; Organic Molecules HW: PUZZLE |
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1 Mr. Styrofoam Peanut Lab; packet 8 due |
2 Same thing as yesterday |
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5 States of Matter Lab HW: STUDY |
6 Elements Quiz HW: Questions p. 77 |
7 Ch 3 section 1-2 Jigsaw HW: workbook due tomorrow |
8 jeopardy Hw: Study |
9 Ch 2 & 3.1-3.2 Test packet 9 due |
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12 Veteran's Holiday |
13 Adopt an Element HW: ch 4 workbook due 11/28; read p. 124-130; memo Dalton's ideas (p. 125-fig.2) |
14 Atom size; structure notes; Dalton Quiz |
15 Atoms and Isotopes HW: P. 130 |
16 Review; packet 10 due HW: ELEMENT PROJECT; WORKSHEET IF NOT FINISHED |
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19 Element Presentations HW: BRING REMINDER BINDER |
20 Elements; popcorn 131-137 |
21 Video HW: bring colored pencils for Monday |
22 Thanksgiving Holiday |
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HW: READ P. 138-163 |
27 Intro Periodic Table; questions p. 137 |
28 Alien Lab; workbook due HW: Lab due Fri. |
29 Periodic Table Puns HW: worksheets due Fri. |
30 Jigsaw; packet 11 due |
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