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Trimester 1: 2009/2010
Ms. McCormick
SALINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
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 Month of September 2009
 
 Week of 9/7 - 9/11
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 Tuesday Parent letter sent home today
 Wednesday Reminder: Don't forget your Ropes Course $ and Permission Slip
 Thursday  
 FridayTower Challenge Field Trip
 

 Week of 9/14 - 9/18
 DayToday
 Homework
 Monday Lab Safety Contract Due Wednesday
 Tuesday "What is Science" Worksheet Due Wednesday
 Wednesday 
 Thursday Study for Lab Safety Quiz on Friday
 FridayLab Safety Quiz
 

 Week of 9/21 - 9/25
 Day Today Homework
 MondayObjective vs. Subjective Observations. Lab Equipment Worksheet
Study for lab Safety Quiz Re-Take if it applies.
 TuesdayIntro to Bunsen Burner Lab
No HW
 WednesdayFinish Bunsen Burner Lab
"Think Like a Scientist" Worksheet (3 Scoop Answers and Talk to the Text). Due Thursday
 ThursdayIntro to Lab Report Writing (Note Sheet on Moodle)
No HW
 FridayFinish Lab Report Notes, Practice the Scientific Method
Practicing the Scientific Method Worksheet. Due Monday

 Week of 9/28 - 9/30
 Day Today Homework
 MondayCorrect Weekend HW, Practice Inferences
 HW: None
 TuesdayPractice with Procedure Writing. Background Information for Flight Test.
 HW: None
 WednesdayIntro to Flight Test
 HW: Complete Lab sheet up to Procedure section.
 Thursday  
 Friday  

 Month of October
 
 Week of 10/1 - 10/2
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 Tuesday  
 Wednesday
  
 Thursday
 Roto-Copter Flight Test
 HW: Complete Graph (bar) and Complete 4 paragraph Conclusion Statement.
 FridayComputer time to work on Formal Lab Report for Flight Test.
 HW: Finish Roto-Copter Lab Report. Must be typed. Use the lab report template on Moodle. Due Monday.

 Week of 10/5- 10/9
 Day Today Homework
 MondayTurn in Roto-Copter Lab. Notes on Graphing, Graphing Activity, "Shake it Up" Lab. "C" person turns in lab. HW: 1st Page of Graphing Packet. Due Tuesday. Quiz on Wednesday (Scientific Method, Lab Equipment, Graphing)
 TuesdayReview Graphing Packet, Quiz Review.
 HW: Study for Quiz
 Wednesday
Quiz: Scientific Method, Lab Equipment, Graphing
Intro to Metrics
 HW: Metric Mania Conversion Challenge Worksheet. Due Thursday
 Thursday
Intro to Metrics, Factor-Label Method
 HW: Factor-Label Worksheet. Answers to odd questions on Moodle. Due Friday
 FridayReview of Conversions and Factor-Label Method. Class time to work on HW wrkst.
 HW: Conversion Worksheet HW, Due Monday. Graded Assignment.Work sheet can be downloaded from Moodle.

 Week of 10/12 - 10/16
 Day Today Homework
 MondayCorrect Conversion HW. Mythbusters- "The Myth of the Ping Pong Rescue"
 HW: None
 TuesdayIntro to Significant Figures HW: Finish the Significant Figure Calculations (12 problems). Due Wednesday. Answers to problems can be found on Moodle.
 Wednesday
Metric Mania Lab. "D" Person turns in Lab Activity Sheet. HW: Read the story of "Archimedes and the Crown" and Talk To The Text (TTTT) Due Thursday. Does not apply to Section One.
 ThursdayFinish Metric Mania Lab. Discuss the story of "Archimedes and the Crown" and do a lab activity about Water Displacement. "C" Person turns in the lab sheet.
 HW: Students will be brainstorming ideas about how to put a Consumer Product to the test. They will need to come in on Monday with 4 different ad claims made by companies that claim their product can do something that no other product does. We will then design an experiment to test those claims.
 Friday NO SCHOOL
 

 Week of 10/19 - 10/23
 Day Today Homework
 Monday Review Sig Figs. Intro to Consumer Product Test
 HW: Start bringing in supplies for your Consumer Product Test.
 Tuesday Consumer Product Test Work Day
 HW: Make sure you have your supplies for your experiment.
 Wednesday
 Run your Experiment for Consumer Product test.
 HW: Work on Presentation
 Thursday
 Consumer Product Test Work Day in the Library. Quiz Review: Measurements, Factor-Label Conversion and Sig Figs.
 HW: Work on Presentation
 Friday Finish Working on Consumer Product Test. First two groups will present today.
 HW: Prepare for Consumer Product Test Presentations. Study for Quiz on Tuesday. Quiz Review Sheet due on Monday (Answer Key on Moodle)

 Week of 10/26 - 10/30
 Day Today Homework
 Monday Consumer Product Test Presentations. Quiz Review Sheet Due.
 HW: Study for Quiz
 Tuesday Quiz: Measurements, Factor-Label Conversion and Sig Figs. HW: None
 Wednesday
Wrap up first unit, clean out binders, "Powers of Ten" video
 HW: None
 Thursday Intro to Chemistry
 HW: None
 Friday The Chemistry of Slime: Examining Polymers
 HW: Have a safe and spoooooooky weekend.

 Month of November
 
 Week of 11/2 - 11/6
 Day Today Homework
 Monday Review Polymers, Vocab Share Out, Vocab Sheet #1
 HW: Finish Vocab Sheet #1
 Tuesday New Lab Groups, Inquiry of Matter Lab
 HW:
 Wednesday
 Finish Inquiry of Matter Lab. Group Discussion on Matter.
 HW:
 Thursday The History of the Atom, Island of Stability Video, Read Aloud Activity
 HW: Read the Rutherford Pre-Lab Worksheet. T.T.T.T using the Think Aloud Checklist.
 Friday The History of the Atom. The "Rutherford Experiment" Lab Activity.
 HW:

 Week of 11/9 - 11/13
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 Tuesday  
 Wednesday
  
 Thursday  
 Friday  

 Week of 11/16 - 11/20
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 Tuesday  
 Wednesday
  
 Thursday  
 Friday  

 Week of 11/23 - 11/27
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 Tuesday  
 Wednesday
  
 Thursday  
 Friday:
 End of Marking Period 


 Month of December
 
Week of 11/30 - 12/4
 Day Today Homework
 Monday  
 11/30
 1/2 Day: Parent/ Teacher Conferences
 
 Tuesday 1/2 Day: Parent/ Teacher Conferences 
 Wednesday
  
 Thursday:
 2nd Trimester Begins 
 Friday  



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