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Activities and Labs for 10/31 – 11/11

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Mon 10/31 and 11/1 Computer Lab to finish presentations (fakebook) over scientist. Kids may work on these at home as well. Go to Google DOCS.

Wed 11/2 Notes and Labs over mass, weight, density, newton’s 3 laws

Thurs 11/3 Review for test in computer lab

Fri 11/4 TEST

Mon 11/7 TEKS 8.9C Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Tues 11/8 TEKS 8.9C Hurricanes

Wed 11/9 TEKS 8.9C Tornadoes, Mudslides, Sinkholes

Thurs 11/10 Topographic Maps 8.9C

Fri 11/11 Review TEKS 8.9 A,B,C by playing Taboo, watching short videos, and card sorts

Revised Lessons and Activities

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  • Mon 10/17 Finish Presentations
  • Tues 10/18 Go over the last test. Review main concepts, RUBIES testing strategy, and future questions
  • Wed 10/19 Introduce 8.7 Earth. Outside activity and notes HOMEWORK: Crossword
  • Thur 10/20 Notes 8.7A Oceans, Continents, Currents, all about our planet HOMEWORK: Ch22 Vocabulary
  • Fri 10/21 Planet Earth Film
  • Mon 10/24 Notes Ch22 TEK 8.7B HOMEWORK: Ch22 packet–due Wednesday 10/26
  • Tues 10/25 Bubble labs HOMEWORK: work on Ch22 packet
  • Wed 10/26 – Fri 10/28 Computer Lab to research scientists and work on project

Activities and Lessons for October 3-21

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First PLEASE see my project page about the upcoming NEWTON’S LAWS project due OCT14!

  • M 10/3 Notes 8.6 Motion, Energy, and Newton’s 3 Laws, handout and discuss project info. HOMEWORK: p. 21-22
  • T 10/4 Group: Complete the Weekly Reader on Friction and Energy  HOMEWORK: p.27 & 29
  • W 10/5 Labs 8.6 Friction and Newton’s Laws HOMEWORK: p.39 & 41
  • T 10/6 Computer Lab   NO HOMEWORK
  • F 10/7 Bill Nye: Energy,  Crossword over Newton’s Laws and Energy

 

  • M 10/10 NOOOOOOO SCHOOL
  • T 10/11 Labs: Outside- Review 8.6
  • W 10/12 Review 8.5 and 8.6
  • T 10/13 Test
  • F 10/14 PROJECTS ARE DUE!! Begin Project Presentations

 

  • M 10/17 Finish project presentations
  • T 10/18 Introduce 8.7 Earth, continents, oceans, seasons, time
  • W 10/19 Notes 8.7 A Rotation and Revolution
  • T 10/20 Lab: Bubble
  • F 10/21 Notes 8.7 B Lunar Cycle, Lab: Edible moon

Lessons and Activities for Sept 12 – 23

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Mon 9/12 (To review 8.5A,B,C) In groups, students will complete pages 3-15 in their workbook. HOMEWORK: Finish workbook p.3-15

Tues 9/13 Go over answers and grade the workbook. This activity is worth 2 daily grades. *Begin 8.5D,F Chemical Formulas- students will learn how to balance compound equations and identify common formulas. HOMEWORK: p.18 & 33

Wed 9/14 Lab: Reaction in a baggie- chemical and physical changes. Review balancing equations-Notes. HOMEWORK: p.34 & 35

Thur 9/15 Computer Lab: Periodic Table/Equations NO HOMEWORK

Fri 9/16 Notes and lab: 8.5E Chemical changes- floating potato, elephant’s toothpaste, and digestion HOMEWORK: p.19 & 27

Mon 9/19 (Go Outside) Notes: States of matter and Earth’s most abundant elements, Lab: Identify different matter, compounds, and mixtures HOMEWORK: p.25 & 35

Tues 9/20 REVIEW FOR TEST

Wed 9/21 TEST

Thurs 9/22 Computer Lab: Chem4kids

Fri 9/23 In groups: Weekly Science Reader Activities

Lessons and Activities for 8/22-9/9

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First 3 weeks of school students will be learning about TEKS 8.4 and 8.5 A,B,C. These are the Nature of Science, Models of Atoms, The Periodic Table, and the Relationships Between Elements. The TEST will be Thursday September 8th.

M 8/22 collect materials, create social contracts, Science Taboo

T 8/23 Organize and set up science notebook, go over Lab Safety Contract and Nature Center Rules, discuss TEKS

W 8/24 Video Clip “trapped like caterpillars” and discuss the Nature of Science. Composition book p.3&4 science vocabulary

Th 8/25 Video Clips “The Farm of Tomorrow” and “Dexter’s Lab: Changes”. Notes: Changes in Science

F 8/25 Lab: Problem Solving- Using tools and materials in certain labs

M 8/29 Notes: Model of an atom comp book p.6-8. TEKS 8.5 A,B
HOMEWORK: atom model and worksheet p.15

T 8/30 VC “Pets Teach Science About Atoms”. Notes: Chem4kids.com models of atoms. Quiz: Atoms
HOMEWORK: Atomic basics worksheet

W 8/31 Atoms p.23 together. Group work: p.25 and create an atom out of marshmallows and gummy bears lab.
HOMEWORK: Create a nursery rhyme about an atom. You can use the “row row row your boat”, “twinkle twinkle”, or something like that. Must be in composition book p. 9

Th 9/1 Computer Lab: Periodic Table Activities. Drama: Act out attraction between atoms (ions and isotopes)
HOMEWORK: Atomic puns worksheet

F 9/2 Periodic Table Notes p.11-12. Group: Relationships among elements activity/graph worksheet p. 9-10.
HOMEWORK: p. 31,32,43, and puzzle

M 9/5 NO SCHOOL

T 9/6 Notes: metals, nonmetals, and metalloids composition book
HOMEWORK: p. 16,17,23,24

W 9/7 Group: Periodic Table p. 33&34 and work on review for test.
HOMEWORK: Review and study

Th 9/8 TEST!

F 9/9 Lab: Chrismas cookies mystery substance
HOMEWORK: Element crossword