5th period agenda

Columbia Junior High School

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PERIOD 5 AGENDA

Date	Activity	Homework/Graded Assignments
Mon 9/4	Review class policies and procedures NBPTS permission slip HP and ISTE permission slip Safety contract slip Standards slip Student survey	Signed parent slips - due 9/7
9/5	Bouncing Ball Lab
9/6	Class notes - rules for collecting data and graph drawing Draw graph for ball lab
9/7	Mass and volume relationship lab	Signed parent slips - due today
Mon 9/10	Complete - graph from 9/7 lab Class notes - Graphs, data, conclusions
9/11	Measuring cubes lab Complete all unfinished work	Book check
9/12	Class notes - physical and chemical properties, density Practice density calculations	Homework: Density Math Skills worksheet - Practice questions 1 and 11 for completion grade
9/13	Review last nights' homework Floating and sinking lab Write a conclusion to the following question - Why do objects float or sink in water?	Write conclusion Homework: Density Math Skills worksheet - Mixed Practice questions 13-15 for regular grade - due tomorrow
9/14	Living in the NW project: pre-assesment
Mon 9/17	Class notes - Volume measurement by displacement Does the amount and/or size of a substance affect its' density?	Lab data table and conclusion
9/18	Continue with - Does the amount and/or size of a substance affect its' density? Review last two graded assignments.	Lab data table and conclusion Homework: POW1 due Friday
9/19	Class notes - floating and sinking Lab - shape/volume and floating
9/20	Discussion of labs and write ups Review of density, amount and floating and sinking Mythbusters video
9/21	Class notes - affecting density, what is density	Homework: POW2 due Tuesday
Mon 9/24	Sand and volume lab	Lab analysis
9/25	Living in the NW project - initial ideas	Homework: POW3 due Wednesday
9/26	Review POW1 and last lab Liquids density lab
9/27	Class notes - Review liquid density and properties of matter Review of how to answer homework	Homework: density column due Monday
9/28	Density and States of matter lab
Mon 10/1	Density and temperature lab States of matter video
10/2	Finish video Student analysis of Fri and Mon labs	Write a conclusion to both labs Test on Thursday - Review
10/3	Class notes - Teacher review of labs
10/4	Test Complete Living in the NW project - initial ideas
10/5	Lava Lamp project - review and start	Work on project: due Friday Oct 12th
Mon 10/8	Review test Class notes - Energy transfer Learning and enthusiasm chart If time, work on project	Work on project: due Friday Oct 12th
10/9	Density computer simulations and assessment.	Work on project: due Friday Oct 12th
10/10	Wax cooling lab Class notes for lab	Work on project: due Friday Oct 12th Graph from lab
10/11	Class notes - molecular kinetic theory and energy; Phase Change graphs	Work on project: due Friday Oct 12th
10/12	Guest teacher - notes on solids liquids and gasses from video	Project due today
Mon 10/15	Evaporation of alcohol lab
10/16	Phase change lab #2
10/17	Gas Laws Lab	Complete all questions from the labs done Mon - Wed
10/18	Grade labs Class notes - States of Matter
10/19	Class notes - Phase change summary, States and Kinetic theory	Use our recent class activities and notes to explain what happened and why in the alcohol evaporation lab - finish for homework
Mon 10/22	Living in the NW project - writing questions
10/23	Charles Law lab Review of Charles and Boyles Law	POW 5 - due Wed 10/24
10/24	Cartesian Diver activity handout (only used p1) Instructions	Homework - Water Cycle Project - due Wed 10/31 Diver explanations
10/25	Guest teacher - read and make notes on p88-90 (gas laws) and p100 (plasma), then complete the review sheet.	Review sheet Homework - Water Cycle Project due Wed 10/31
10/26	Class notes - Pressure Complete and turn in review sheet Mythbusters - Air Cylinder Rocket	Homework - go to gradechecker, review your grade and missing assignment list. Get missing assignments from my webpage, do them and turn them in on Tuesday Oct. 30th Homework - Water Cycle Project due Wed 10/31
Mon 10/29	Guest teacher - Video: "Changes in Properties of Matter"; DVD - Mythbusters "Steam Cannon"	Homework - Water Cycle Project due Wed 10/31
10/30	Class notes - Alcohol and Diver lab explanations Review homeworks etc.	Homework - Water Cycle Project t due Wed 10/31
10/31	Early release: Starbucks senario - start writing and planning (class notes)	Hypothesis
11/1	Starbucks senario - finish writing and planning, start lab work	Data table Conclusion
11/2	Class notes - Writing and scoring procedures	SR5 - copy can be found in todays class notes. - score and annotate where they got the points
Mon 11/5	Starbucks senario follow-up: What other factors could affect how fast sugar dissolves? Class notes - instructions
11/6	Starbucks senario follow-up: What other factors could affect how fast sugar dissolves? - finish hypothesis, start lab work
11/7	Starbucks senario follow-up: What other factors could affect how fast sugar dissolves? - finish lab work
11/8	Starbucks senario follow-up: What other factors could affect how fast sugar dissolves? - finish lab work as required, write data table and conclusion	Completed Starbucks senario follow-up write up Study for test
11/9	States of Matter - open note test
Mon 11/12	No school - Verterans day
11/13	LIN - planning for experiments, page one only	LIN phaase 4 p1
11/14	Teacher led review of Starbucks investigation data Class notes - data, example reviews
11/15	Students do their own data review	Review graph and conclusion
11/16	Class notes - dissolving theory then apply this to our sugar investigations
Mon 11/19	Class notes - solubility graphs Complete poster activity Work on late assignments
11/20	Class notes - solubility and concentration Do and review q7 from homework sheet	Homework - Solubility sheet - q9-11
11/21	Early release
11/22	No school
11/23	No school
Mon 11/26	LIN 4 - posting experiments	Homework - Unit 4 Project and Kool Aid POW, both due Mon Dec 3rd
11/27	Introduction to the periodic table - Finding Uncle Bob	Homework - Unit 4 Project and Kool Aid POW, both due Mon Dec 3rd
11/28	Review Uncle Bob - link to formation of Periodic Table Class notes - Periodic Table Class notes - Coloring activity Periodic Table	Homework - Unit 4 Project and Kool Aid POW, both due Mon Dec 3rd
11/29	Class notes - atoms and their parts Complete yesterdays coloring activity Class notes - p, n, e activity Template for activity	Homework - Unit 4 Project and Kool Aid POW, both due Mon Dec 3rd Coloring activity
11/30	Class note - Av. Atomic mass and Isotopes Complete p, n, e activity Assessment - PT review sheet	Homework - Unit 4 Project and Kool Aid POW, both due Mon Dec 3rd p, n, e activity Assessment
Mon 12/3	Go over Poster Project and TimeLine Project Class notes - electrons	Homework - Periodic Table Element Project due by Mon Dec 10th and Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/4	Guest teacher: Bohr Model diagrams - template Fill in Valence electrons and electron configuration for the first 18 elements	Homework - Periodic Table Element Project due by Mon Dec 10th and Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/5	Guest teacher: read p115 in text and make notes on ions Read Lewis Dot diagrams handout and draw same for elements 1-18 on blank table	Homework - Periodic Table Element Project due by Mon Dec 10th and Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/6	Review valence electron table drawn 12/4 Class notes - Look at how to identify ions Draw ions for elements 1-18 Discuss structure of the Periodic Table Watch Noble Gasses video	Homework - Periodic Table Element Project due by Mon Dec 10th and Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/7	Complete LIN section 4 postings	Homework - Periodic Table Element Project due by Mon Dec 10th and Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
Mon 12/10	Class notes - Ionic Bonds	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/11	Class notes - Covalent bonding and reading formulas Activity - Counting atoms	Counting atoms Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/12	Ionic and Covalent Bonds Lab	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/13	Complete lab questions Chemical bonds video	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/14	Guest teacher - notes on Chapter 6, sections 1 and 2, on chemical reactions	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
Mon 12/17	Law of Conservation of Mass Lab Superhero science DVD	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/18	Chemical Reaction Lab	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
12/19	Half day - Xmas break	Atomic theory Timeline Project due by Dec 19th
Thur 1/3	Alka-Seltzer lab Complete all lab question from previous two labs	Extra credit to first 5 students to bring in a red cabbage Homework - LIN Phase 5 procedure worksheet due Mon Jan 7tth
1/4	Class notes - What is a chemical reaction?	Homework - LIN Phase 5 procedure worksheet due Mon Jan 7tth
Mon 1/7	Intro to acids and bases and indicators lab activity	Data table and conclusion
1/8	Class notes - acids, bases and indicatiors
1/9	LIN 5 - procedure activity
1/10	LIN 5 - procedure activity Alien Juice Bar	Study for finals - review sheet
1/11	Marble chip WASL Investigation	Homework - Marble chip WASL Investigation due Thur Jan 17th Study for finals - review sheet
Mon 1/14	Marble chip WASL Investigation	Homework - Marble chip WASL Investigation due Thur Jan 17th Study for finals - review sheet
1/15	Marble chip WASL Investigation	Homework - Marble chip WASL Investigation due Thur Jan 17th Study for finals - review sheet
1/16	Marble chip WASL Investigation	Homework - Marble chip WASL Investigation due Thur Jan 17th Study for finals - review sheet
1/17	Finals - silent study day, teacher Q&A	Homework - Life Cycle of a Star worksheet due Fri Jan 18th Study for finals - review sheet
1/18	What Type of Stars are in our Universe?	Homework - Think and Reflect q's from class handout due Tue Jan 22th Study for finals - review sheet
Mon 1/21	No school	Study for finals - review sheet
1/22	Star Book Project	Homework - Star Book Project due Wed Jan 23th Study for finals - review sheet
1/23	Star Book Project	Study for finals - review sheet
1/24	Finals - Half day	Study for finals - review sheet
1/25	Finals - Half day