Week of June 5, 2023 Happy Summer to ALL Thank you for all your hard work keeping your student on track this year. Mon - Go over test. Continue with interpreting graphs and create a bar graph. Tues - Begin working on line graph plotting sunrise and sunset times using weather journal data. Wed - Continue with line graph and begin daily High and Low temps graph. Thurs - All school celebration. Science will be TBA once I know the day's schedule. Friday - 1/2 day of awards and homeroom activity.
UPDATED: Due to long weekend and half day Friday I have postponed the test.
Thursday May 25 - Friday June 2 Thurs - Interpreting graphs. (Looking at graphs on the board and answering some Qs about it) Friday - Movie: Weather and Climate Tues - Review for test Wed - Continue with interpreting and creating a line graph. Thurs - Take test over weather Friday - go over test. Begin line graphs using data from weather journal.
Week of May 23, 2023 Mon - Turn in Weather Journal.Turn in and go over Chpt 13 L2 notebook. Finish up weather fronts from Monday. (Turn in) Tues - Weather patterns "Journal #8" with partner. Due Tomorrow but we will likely go over at the end of the hour. Pass out study guide for Friday test Wed - Turn in Journal #8 if you didn't yesteday. Work on study guide. Thurs - Study/review for tomorrow's quiz Friday - Take test. Read and answer questions about El Nino.
Week of May 15, 2023 **WEATHER JOURNAL DUE NEXT MONDAY Mon- Continue Relative Humidity practice with partner. Quiz tomorrow over determining relative humidity. Tues - Relative humidity/weather instruments quiz. Read pp. 459-464 Answer questions 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11 on pg 468. Write out Qs 1,4,5,9. (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Go over quiz and go over pg 461, and go over quiz. Thurs - Complete Chpt 13 Lesson 2 Notebook. Fri - Cold and warm front simulations, current surface weather maps. Continue working on Chpt 13 Lesson 2 Notebook (due Monday) Weather Fronts handout/activity with partner. Weather Journal Due on Monday.
Week of May 8, 2023 Mon - Turn in Chpt 13 L1 Describing Weather and go over. Movie, Science Kids: Weather andClimate (youtube video). First half of weather journal due Wednesday. Last day to check barometers. Tues - Field Trip to MIS Wed - Check first 1/2 of weather journal (just to see if it's done ONLY, I am not checking accuracy.) Complete "Describing Weather" KCB w/partner, begin answering questions on barometer lab handout. Thurs- Finish up and turn in barometer questions. Barometer wrap up and discussion. Fri - Understanding and determining relative humidity. Relative humidity practice with partner. Take notes over instruments used for weather observations.
Week of May 1, 2023 Mon - Short discussion over jet stream wind. Work on Study guide for Wednesday's quiz over Air Currents. Take notes over sea breeze/land breeze. Tues - Make classroom barometers. I have made a rubric which includes 10pts for following directions for this assignment. Wed - Take Quiz over air pressure. Check barometers. Read pp 451-455 & complete Qs 1-10 all on pag 456. Write out Qs 3,4,5 Thurs - Check barometers and discuss how they work. Go over Pg 456 Questions. Go over quiz from yesterday. Fri - Check weather journal. Complete Chpt 13 L1 notebook "Describing Weather" (Due Monday) There will be a midway check of weather journal next Wednesday.
Week of April 24, 2023 Mon - Go over test. Read pp 427-430 & answer Q's 1-9 all on pg 431. . Write out Qs 1,2,8. (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Go over pg 431 Qs. Sea and Land Breeze Interactive. Short video explaining wind. Begin KCB Air Currents worksheet if time permits. Wed - Discuss Weather Journal (We will be recording daily weather data for the next 4 weeks. This is a big grade at the end of the quarter.) Finish up and go over Air Currents ws from yesterday. (Due Tomorow) Thurs - Quick check of weather journal for Tuesday's data. Work on Chpt. 12 Lesson 3 notebook. (Due Tomorrow) Fri - Go over Chpt 12 L 3 notebook and TURN IN. Mr. Weber will explain the Coriolis Effect. Coriolis effect YouTube video. Take notes over sea breeze/land breeze.
Week of April 17, 2023 Mon - Work on science Notebook Chpt 12. Lesson 2 (Due Wed) Pass out study guide Friday's test Tues - . Convection videos. Mr. Weber Personal Tutor. Conduction/Convection/Radiation activity with partner. Finish yesterday's work. Wed - Turn in Chpt 12 L2 Notebook. Work on study guide for Friday's test. Thurs - Review for test in game groups. Fri- Take test. Movie: Water and Weather (Weather Classroom)
Week of April 10, 2023 Mon - Go over Chpt 12 L1 Notebook and turn in. Parnter up: Make a drawing to show air pressure decreases as altitude increases. Read top of pg. 414 together. Partners will devise a plan to measure the weight of air. I will demonstrate how this can be done. Tues - Create/draw air pressure poster. (Due Thursday) Wed - Continue working on poster. Begin reading pp 418-423. Complete questions 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 on pg 424. Write out Qs 3,4,6. (Due on Friday) Thurs - Turn in poster. Finish up pg 424 Qs. Fri - Go over/ turn in Pg 424 Qs from las Thursday. Watch video: The Atmosphere: Weather Classroom. (24 min.)
Week of April 3, 2023 Mon - Pass out and work on study guide for Wednesday's test. Tues - Review for tomorrow's test Wed - Take test and exchange books. Turn in study guide. Begin working on tomorrow's assignment. Thurs - Complete Chpt 12 Lesson 1 Science Notebook (Due Monday) Fri - 1/2 Day of School. Movie questions and summary: When We Left Earth
Week of March 20, 2023 Mon - Take notes over Moon facts. Google classroom assignment "The Moon's Near Side." (Due Tomorrow) Tues - (Turn in G. Classroom work.) Watch video and tides simulator and discuss. Begin working on Tides Data Activity with partner. (Due Tomorrow end of hour) Wed - Continue work on and turn in Tides Data Activity. Adjusted schedule for Reward Party. TBD Thurs - Go over Tides Data Acivity. Bay of fundy videos and discussion of the world's highest tidal volume. Movie: MOON DANCE ****End of marking period is Today Fri - No School Spring Break Begins
Week of March 13, 2023 ****End of marking period is March 23 ****I will be collecting warm-up questions this Thursday 16th. Mon - No School for students Tues - Go over test. Make flash cards for Moon Phase quiz for Thursday's quiz. Turn in pg 740 Questions from las Friday. Wed - Go over pg 740 Questions. Go over quiz expectations for Tomorrow's quiz. Moon phases simulator/demo Thurs - Take quiz over moon phases. Read pp 743-748 Answer Qs #3,4,5,6,7,8,9, on pg 749 Write out questions 3,7. (Due Tomorrow) ****Turn in 31 warm up Quesions for Q3. This is a big grade. Fri- Go over Pg 749 Questions. View lunar and solar eclipse animations/simulations. Discuss the hows and whys of eclipses.
Week of March 6, 2023
Mon -Go over pg 831 Qs from last Tues. Watch video clip on Doppler effect and Doppler shift & Big Bang Theory. Pass out/work on study guide for thursday's test. Tues -View the following simulators: https://astro.unl.edu/animationsLinks.htmlhttps://wkar.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac18-35-sci-ess- daylightsunpath/daylight-hours-and-the-suns-apparent-path/ Work on study guide for Thursday's test. Wed - Review for test in Game Groups. Thurs-Take Seasons/Planets test. Turn in study guide. Work on tomorrow's assignment. Fri - Go over test. Make flash cards for Moon Phase quiz next Tuesday. Continue/Finish: Read pp 735-739. Complete Qs 1,2,3,4,5,6,8. Write out Qs #1,2,3,4. (Due Tuesday) No School on Monday.
Week of February 27, 2023
Mon - no school for 4th day. Tues - Read pp 825-830. Answer Questions 1, 3-6,8, 9, 10 on pg 831. Write out Q's : 1, 4, 6, 9. (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Turn in pg 831 Qs. Begin solarsystemscope.com "web quest" with partner. (Complete solar system data table and questions with partner. ) Thurs - Continue and finish yesterday's work. Fri -Watch movie: Science Kids: Earth and Our Solar System (discoveryed.com (half day due to predicted snow)
Week of February 20, 2023 Mon - NO SCHOOL (Mid-Winter Break) Tues - Go over pg 766 Qs and turn in . Mr. Douglas, "personal tutor" to explain warm up #26. Short video over gravity and inertia. Wed - Begin working on Chapter 21 Lesson 1 science notebook. Due tomorrow Thurs- Turn in science notebook. Begin solarsystemscope.com "web quest" with partner. (Complete solar system data table and questions with partner. ) (Due next Tues.) Fri - Continue and finish up yesterday's work. Due on Tuesday.
***Change in schedule due to 4 Days without school
Week of February 13, 2023 Mon - Earth's eccentricity acitivity with partner Tues - Finsih up yesterday's work. Complete Seasons Fill-In/Crossword. (Due Thurs.) Wed - View PBS animation/simulation for Sun's Path across Boston (Similar path and latitude as ours.) Watch movie: The Reason for the Seasons. Take notes for next study guide and test. Thurs - Read pp 761-765. Complete Q's 1,3,4,5,7,9 on pg 766. Write out Qs 4,5,9. Sketch the diagram in question #7 and label the arrows. ( Due on Tuesday ) Fri - NO SCHOOL (Mid-Winter Break)
Week of February 6, 2023 Mon - Read pp. 724-731 in Exploring the Universe. Answer Q's 1-7 all. (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Take Seasons Quiz. Go over Monday assignment. View University of Nebraska Seasons Simulator and PBS seasons video. Begin seasons "science notebook" (small packet) Wed - Continue/Finish science notebook from Tues. (Due Tomorrow). View PBS "Earth in Orbit" showing seasonal changes and tilt. Thurs - Go over science notebook. View simulations to help explain answers on notebook. Fri - Metric conversion practice for next week's "eccentricity" activity.
Week of January 30, 2023 Mon - Go over "Photosynthesis, Tracing Back" Work on study guide for Wednesday Test Tues - Review for test in game groups. Wed - Take Plant Energy test. Turn in completed Study guide. Thurs - Go over test. Draw/label/define flower parts. (Due Tonorrow) Fri - Take notes over seasons for seasons quiz on Tuesday. Seasons movie.
Week of January 23, 2023 Mon - Elodea & Seed Drawings. This can be a Google Classroom assignment for all students. All work to be turned in tomorrow. Tues - Finish and turn In Monday work. Go over Photosynthesis A & B worksheet we turned in last Friday. Wed - Turn in Mon/Tues work if needed. Pass out Study Guide for next Tuesday test. Complete "Photosynthesis, Tracing Back" activity with partner and research. (Due Tomorrow) Thurs - Go over "Photosynthesis, Tracing Back" Work on study guide for Tuesday test. Fri - 1/2 DAY OF SCHOOL for students. Watch movie over plants and Photosynthesis.
Week of January 16, 2023 Mon - No School MLK Day Tues - Take photosynthesis quiz. Complete "Sambal's Photosynthesis Questions." (Due Tomorrow.) Wed - Go overSambals, Go over quiz. Thurs - Complete Carbs, Proteins and Fats assignment. (Due tomorrow) 2 short photosynthesis movies. 1. Nutrient Cycling Soil Food Web 2. Photosynthesis Explained. Fri - Go over Carbs, Proteins,Fats and TURN IN. Complete Phosynthesis A & B worksheet. (Due Monday)
Week of January 9, 2023 New Quarter Begins
Mon - Take notes over photosynthesis equation for Next Tuesday Quiz. Begin photosynthesis packet. (Due tomorrow. ) Tues - go over homework and TURN IN, begin photosynthesis poster. Wed- continue work on poster. Due tomorrow. Thurs - Turn in poster. Complete Viewing Plant Cells Questions (Due Tomorrow) Most students will finish in class, today. Fri - Go over Viewing Plant Cells Questions. Review for TUES quiz. ***REMINDER for me: order elodea for Monday 23rd.
Week of December 19, 2022 Mon - Work on study guide for WED test. Complete any missing work. Complete any missing warm up questions to turn in tomorrow. Tues - Turn in warm up questions (38pts BIG GRADE). Review for tomorrow test Wed - CELLS TEST and turn in study guide. Thurs - Go over test and warm ups. CSI Activity: Who Stole Santa's Sleigh? Fri - 1/2 day for students. REWARD celebration for students who earned the reward.
Week of December 12, 2022
***Heads up: Daily Warm up questions due on Tues. Dec 20. Big grade!!! Mon - Go over Adv. and Disadv. of both types of reproduction. Read pp 61-65. Answer Q's 1,2,4,6,9 on pg 66. (Due Tuesday/tomorrow) Tues - Day of Diffusion: Go over pp. 66 Qs from yesterday. Diffusion domonstration/discussion. Watch diffusion (Google Classroom) videos and Answer Questions (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Go over Tuesday's videos and Qs and TURN IN. Cells True and False Activity (Due Thurs./tomorrow) Thurs - Turn in Wed. work. Pass out and work on Study Guide for next Wednesday's Cells Test. Fri - Movie: Dog's Decoded.
Week of December 5, 2022 Mon - Quick review for tomorrow's quiz. Cells Movies: Life in a Drop of Pond Water , Science Kids: All About Animal/Plant Cells Tues - Take quiz over 5 levels of organization. Work on Cells Vocabulary for Friday's matching quiz. Wed - View Cells Alive interactive website. Go over take home test. Finish up vocabulary for Friday's quiz. Thurs - Discover advantages/disadvantages of sexual vs. asexual reproduction. (This focuses on the environmental implications of this topic. Example: one advantage of sexual reproduction is the offspring have many differences, therefore, the population is less likely to be "wiped out." Study for tomorrow's quiz. Fri - Vocabualary matching quiz. Finish up adavantages and disadvantages from yesterday. (Due Monday)
Week of November 28, 2022
Mon - Go over test. Read Lesson 1 pg 9-15 and answer Q's 1-4, 6-8, 11 on pg 16. (Due Tomorrow) Take notes over cell theory for Thursday's quiz. (This is a short fill in the blank test over the cell theory). Tues - Go over Pg 16 Qs and turn in. Time to work on Take Home test due tomorrow. Wed - Turn in Take Home Test. Read pg 43-47. Answer Qs 1,2,5,7,10 on pg 48 & Qs 1,2,3,9,10 on pg 58. (Due Tomorrow) but most people should finish today. Thurs - Take quiz over cell theory. Finish up and go over questions from Wed. Fri - Correct Take Home test. Take notes over 5 Levels of Organization for next Tues. quiz.
Week of November 21, 2022 Mon - Take TEST A Changing Earth's Surface Exchange books if we have time. Tues - Exchange books. Begin working on CELLS take-home test. (Due next Wed Nov. 30) This is a lenghty assignment that should be worked on in chunks each day. If students wait until the last day, they are minimizing chances of a good score on the assinment.
Week of November 14, 2022
Mon - Continue working on study guide. Mt. St. Helen's video and discuss. (Cyber Attack) Tues - Review for Wednesday's test. Continue with video with extra time. (Cyber Attack) Wed - Take TEST A Changing Earth's Surface Watch Earhquake video if time. (Cyber Attack) Thurs - Exchange books. Begin CELLS unit. Begin working on CELLS take-home test. (Due next Tuesday) Friday - Go over Monday's test. Read Lesson 1 pg 9-15 and answer Q's 1-4, 6-8, 11 on pg 16. (Due Monday) Take notes over cell theory for Monday's quiz. (This is a short fill in the blank test over the cell theory).
Week of November7, 2022
Mon - "Convection Day" Understanding the principles of convection; the force driving plate tectonics/eathquakes. Videos & demos of plate tectonics at work. Take quiz at the end. Nothing to prepare for, just pay attention. Tues - Read pp 327-341; Answer Qs #1,2,4,5,8,10,11,15,17 on page 356-357 & #1, 7 on page 358 Due Tomorrow. Wed - Go over Pg. 356-357 Qs from Friday (Turn In) . Tim and Moby Fossils video. Short video clip of Mt. St. Helens disaster. Thurs - Correlating Rocks and Fossils activity with partner. Fri - Go over Correlating Fossils work. (Turn in) Pass out and complete study guide for next Wednesday's test.
Week of Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2022
Mon - Correct Lesson Outline (Turn in) for quiz grade and watch video about land forms and plate tectonics. Standard Deviants Module 4:Mts./Volc./E.Qk. Tues - Read chapter 9 and complete chapter review Q's 1-7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21 on pp. 320 - 321 & Q's 6. 7. 11 on pp 322 - 323 (Due Thursday) Wed - Continue Chpt. 9 Review Qs from Fri. (Due Tomorrow). Discuss tomorrow's activity and begin Epicenter Activity Day 1: Use P-waves and S-waves to locate epicenter on map. Find lag times only. Thurs - Turn in Chpt 9 Review Quesitons. Day 2 of Epicenter Activity. Fri - Go over Chpt 9 Review Questions. P-wave and S-wave videos.
Week of October 24, 2022 Mon - Complete Content Practice A&B Develeopment of a Theory (Due Tomorrow) Tues - Movie: Earth's Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye Wed - Complete Chapter 8 Lesson 2 & 3 Lesson Outline (Due next Tuesday. ) Thurs - Continue working on Lesson Outline. Fri - ALL SKATE reward party for those who earned it. Leave school ~9:30 and return ~2:20.
Week of October 17, 2022 *****End of marking period this Friday, October 21 . Mon - No School for students Tues - TURN IN 22 warm up Qs. Exchange books. - Read pp 217-221, Q's 1,2,4,6 on pg 222; Read pp 225-227, Q's 1,4,5,6,7,8 on pg 230 (Due Tomorrow) Wed - Go over test. Go over homework and turn in. Watch sea floor spreading video clip. -Begin "Seafloor spreading interpretstion and Questions" (This is a NOAA diagram/graph and questions with partner.) Thurs - Continue Wed. assignment with partner. (Due today if done, or Tomorrow) Fri - Go over Thursday's assignment (Sea Floor Qs) & turn in. Complete any late/missing work to turn in today for end of marking period.
Week of October 10, 2022
*****Half Day this Friday October 14 *****Parent teacher conferences this Thursday, Oct 13, 3:30-6:30.
Mon - Begin 14 stations lab. Student and partner will view rocks & minerals, (some under microscopes) and answer questions/draw pictures about them. -Pass out study guide for Thursday's test. -TURN IN Rocks and Minerals Key Builder from last Thurs/Friday if not submitted. Tues - Same as Monday. This needs nearly 2 days to finish. Remaining time to work on study guide. Wed- Review for test on Thursday. Thurs - Take test & turn in study guide. Finish up any late work. Fri- -Half day for students. -Movie Rocks and Minerals DVD (My collection)
Week of October 3, 2022
Mon - Pre-lab questions and discussion/prep for Tuesday Lab. Tues- Minerals Identification Lab with partner. (Turn in tomorrow) Wed - Finish up Lab. (turn in) Complete Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Outline (Due Tomorrow) Thurs - Introduction to the Microscope & worksheet (1/2 the kids today/ half tomorrow) TURN IN Tuesday's work. - Rocks and Rock Cycle Key Concept Builder Lesson1. (Due Friday or Mon) (1/2 the kids today/ half tomorrow) Fri - Finish opposite assignment from Thursday
Week of September 27, 2022
Mon - What is a Mineral "Key Concept Builder." Finish and turn in. Finish/turn in any late work from last week. Tues - Watch Videos and answer questions from Google Classroom (What is a Mineral & A Brief Intro to Minerals). (Due Tomorrow.) Vocabulary quiz tomorrow!! Wed- TAke 17 word matching vocab quiz. Turn in Videos Qs . Complete Chapter 4 Qs 1,2,7,8,9 11-13, 22-25, on Pp.142-143. (Due tomorrow.) Thurs- Go over pg. 142-143 questions and TURN IN, finish up any missing work. Fri-Gold Rush Tech video and summary
Week of September 19, 2022 Mon - Introduction to Density. Begin density worksheet with partner. Tues - Continue density worksheet with partner. We will be finding the denisty of a few objects and recording data. Turn in worksheet with partner(s) names. Wed - Complete rocks and minerals vocabulary using book's glossary and index where needed. (Matching quiz next Monday or Tuesday over vocabulary.) Thurs - 1. Read pp. 77-83 and 87-91 in your science book. 2. Answer Questions 1-5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21 on pp 104-105. Fri-1/2 Day of School! Go over and Turn in pp 104-105 questions.
Week of September 12, 2022
Mon. - Movies: Earth’s Systems, Geologists Notebook, Solar wind and cosmic rays . Write 2 separate 5 sentence summaries for the movies we watched in class. (Due Tuesday). Turn in Poster if not turned in on Friday. Tues. -Turn in Summaries from movies. Begin working on Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Outline. You will need Pp 49-55 from your book to complete this. (Due Wed.) Pass out study guide for Friday's test. Wed. - Turn in Lesson 2 Outline from Tuesday. Work on study guide for Friday's test. Thur. - Review for tomorrow's test. Fri. - Take test over Earth's Layers. Watch movie: Science Kids:Earth's Materials and Systems.
Week of September 5, 2022
Monday - No Shool Labor Day Tuesday- Finish last Thursday's Lesson 1 Outline. Exchange books. Chapter Review on page 70 #’s 1,3-9, 11, 14, 16, 24, 25 (Due Thursday) Wednesday- Finish up page 70-71 Chapter Review Questions. Thursday- Go over Chapter 2 Review Questions. Begin Earth’s Layers “poster” (Label Earth’s layers) Friday- Continue "poster", due Monday if not finished today.
Week of Aug 29 - Sept. 1, 2022
Monday: Finish Pg. 534 Questions and turn in. Watch water cycle video clips ("personal tutor", "brain-pop"). View Cyber animation of water cycle. Go over page 534 Questions. Tuesday: Water cycle video clip. Work on water cycle poster. (Due Thursday) Wednesday: Continue working on poster, due tomorrow (Thursday) Thursday: Turn in poster at beginning of hour. Complete Lesson 1 Outline Pp. 527-533. We will finish this next Tues. if not finished up today. Friday: No School Labor Day weekend
Week of Aug 24-26
Thursday: Pass out books (Water & Other Res.) Assemble science journals. Friday: Read Pp 527-533, Answer Qs# 1-9 ALL on page 534.