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4 7th graders

5 Course Intro & Matrix; Scientist Worksheet       HW:  Parent Signature; Scientist Worksheet

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 8 Textbooks passed out; Bingo; section 1

HW:  workbook ch 1 due 10/14

9 Scientific Method Notes; m&m lab

hw:  crossword puzzle

10 Review; Fact v. Opinion; Science in Action;section 2

hw:  textbook p. 15 section 2 questions

11 Scientific Method w/ Sponge Bob Questions

HW:  Read text pgs. 16-26; Finish Sponge Bob

12 R.U.L.E.S.

Implementation Day

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15  Measurement Notes; Tootsie Roll Lab

hw:  Finish lab questions

16 Make up Pictures

Marble Ramp Lab

17 Wear Red, White, Blue;  Bubbles Lab

hw:  finish lab questions/graph

18 Scientific Method Investigation (need your rulers!)

hw:  finish questions

19 Scientific Method Video

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22 Density Notes;Problems

hw:  study density

23  Density assessment; lab

hw:  lab questions on pg. 27 (1-4)

24   Measure and Density Lab

hw:  p. 26 (include math practice!)

25  Back to School

Liquid Layers

26  Gum & Candy Bar Lab

 

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29 Metric System

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Intro Conversion Factor

HW:  read textbook pgs. 30-33; answer section 4 questions and math practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 Human Genome

hw:  body graph

3 Human Genome

4 Intro notes

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10 Molecular Models

11 Work on Workbook review

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1 Unit Conversions review

2 Mass Lab & Length Lab

3 Volume Lab

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6 Metric Mania

7 English or Metric Challenge Questions

8 Scavenger Hunt

hw:  read pgs. 34-41

9 All about Graphing

10 Lab & Questions

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13 Student Holiday

HW:  workbook due tomorrow

14 Sponge Bob Safety

hw:  bring colored pencils

15 Questions and Safety Posters

16 Jeopardy

hw:  study

17 Chapter 1 Test

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20 Intro to Chem

hw:  Workbook ch 2; ch 3.1; ch 3.2 due 11/7

Symbols quiz 11/5

21 Mixture Notes

hw:  bring pennies and nickels

22 Conservation of Mass Lab

hw:  read text ch 2.1

23 Mixtures Review

24 Messing with Mixtures Lab

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27 Latent Heat Lab

28 Sugar Lab

hw:  read text pgs. 68-77

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30 Ghoulish Lights Lab

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1 Lab, p. 63

2 Periodic Table Puns

3 Jigsaw

4 workbook due; Jeopardy

5 Ch. 4 Test

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8 Lewis Dot; Formulas

hw:  bring lab materials; ch 5 workbook due 12/15

9 Lab, p. 183

10 Formulas & Bonding 11 Jigsaw

12 Electron Configuration

hw:  bring ice cream supplies

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15 Ice cream lab; workbook due

16 Bonding Video

17 Jeopardy

18 Ch. 5 Test

19 video

hw:  Reach ch 6, sections 1-3 (Quiz after break!)

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5 Quiz, Lab

6 Chemical Reaction Notes

7 Types of Reactions

8 Chemical Equations

9 Chemical Equations

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12 Snowman Challenge

hw:  bring colored pencils

13 Review

hw:  bring workbook

14 We'll work on workbook in class for review 15 Jeopardy 16 Ch. 6 test

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19 Holiday

20 Solutions; lab

hw:  ch 7 workbook due 1/29

21 Jigsaw

22 Acids/Bases Notes

23 In a Jam lab

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26 Computer Lab

27 Jigsaw

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29 go over workbook; jeopardy

30 Ch 7 test

hw:  read pgs. 296-304

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3 Mr. Peanut Styrofoam Lab 4 States of Matter; Oobleck Lab 5 Elements Quiz; questions 6 Jigsaw 7 Bill Nye Video

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12 Jeopardy

13 Ch 2 & Ch  3.1-2 Test 14 Atom Video

hw:  ch 4 workbook due 12/4; read pg. 124-130; memo Dalton's Ideas

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17 Dalton quiz; size of atoms; atomic structure notes

18 Atoms and Isotopes

hw. p. 130

19 Adopt an Element

20 Video

21 Element presentations

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hw:  bring colored pencils

25 Periodic Table Notes

hw:  read p. 138-163

26 Intro Periodic Table Lecture and Notes

hw:  questions p. 137

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