Week

Date

Weekly Class Topics

Homework from prior week due and graded every Monday; Test on prior week’s chapter work every Tuesday; Lab work expected Wed-Fri as needed.

Chapter

Homework

Add in “Handouts” (“R & R”; “Enrich”) & “Science Fair Projects” as Assigned to each week below…

Aug 30-Sept 3

Science Process; Thinking Skills; Metric System, Measurement in Science; Diagnostic testing

1.1-1.3

RNG 11-24; Active Art p.11, 37

Sept 7-Sept 10

Math, Graphs, Safety in Lab. Out-loud Ch. Reading; Labor Day Sep 6

1.4-1.6

RNG 25-37; Standards Practice 1-6; Assessment Code cxa 1010; AA, p37; 5-paragraph writing assignment; SciFair “What you Enjoy”

Sept 13-17

Nature of Matter & Energy, Introduction to Chemistry; Chemical v. Physical Change; Science Fair Project Design

2.1-2.3

RNG 39-48; Standards Practice 1-8; Assessment Code cxa 1020; Active Art p. 71; SciFair “Community Issues”

Sept 20-24

States of Matter; Surface tension, Sublimation, State changes, Viscosity; Science Fair Project Design

3.

RNG 49-64; SciFair Idea due Friday

Monday Get Ready: Pearson “Changes in Matter”, “Chemical Changes” video, “Conserving Matter” active art; Book; Stds prac. 1-8, pg. 83; Website; Practice Test Ch. 2; Stds Practice 3 worksheets

Tuesday—RNG 49-53; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—RNG 54-58

Thursday—RNG 59-64

Friday--

Sept 27-Oct 1

States of Matter; Surface tension, Sublimation, State changes, Viscosity; Science Fair Project Design

3.

R & R; Standards Practice 1-8; Assessment Code cxa 1030 Active Art p. 108; SciFair “Content Link due Friday”

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Gasses Enrich worksheet, Explore state changes; Book, STDS Practice, p. 117; Website, STDS practice 3 worksheets.

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 3 TEST 1

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Oct 4-8

Elements & the Periodic Table; Atomic structure, Organizing elements, Metals

4.1-4.3

RNG 65-82; SciFair “All Variables Due Friday”

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 3 TEST 2

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Oct 11-14

Elements & the Periodic Table; Non-metals, Semimetals, Inert gases, Radioactivity; No School Friday

4.4-4.5

RNG 83-87; Standards Practice 1-8 Assessment Code cxa 1040; Active Art p. 134, 162; R & R; SciFair “Control/Rq/Hyp ” due Friday

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 4 TEST 1

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Oct 18-22

Science Fair Projects Week; Benchmark Test; No School Friday

n/a

Study for benchmark test; SciFair “Materials” Due Friday

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 4 TEST 2

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Oct 25-29

Atoms, Bonding, Compounds, Crystal structure, & Ionic bonds

5.1-5.2

RNG 89-104; SciFair “Procedure” Due Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday—;

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Nov. 1-5

Atoms, Bonding, Compounds, Covalent bonds, & Metalic bonds

5.3-5.4

R & R; Standards Practice 1-8; Assessment Code cxa 2050; Active Art p. 178; SciFair “Data tables & begin experimenting”

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 5 TEST 1

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Nov 8-12

Compound Projects Week; Science Fair Project Design; No school Nov. 11; Veteran’s Day

5.

Build a Compound Project; SciFairProj

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 5 TEST 2

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Nov. 15-19

Chemical reactions & Conservation of Matter, Chemical thermodynamics, Chemical v. Physical changes, equations, types of chemical reactions;

6.

RNG 105-122; Science Fair Project Design Veteran’s Day 11/11; SciFair Proj work

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ;

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Nov 22-23

Chemical reactions; Thanksgiving 11/24-26

6.

R & R; Standards Practice 1-7; Assessment Code cxa 2060; Active Art p. 228; SciFair Proj work

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 6 TEST 1

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Nov 29-Dec 3

Acids & Bases; Science Fair Project Design

7

RNG 123-136; SciFair Proj work

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 6 TEST 2

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Dec 6-10

Acids & Bases

7.

Standards Practice 1-8; Assessment Code cxa 2070; Active Art p. 259; SciFair Proj work Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 7 TEST 1

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Dec 13-17

Carbon chemistry & Living Systems

8.

RNG-137-153; SciFair Proj work

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due; Ch. 7 TEST 2

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--; Ch. 8 TEST 1

Dec 20-31

WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK

Jan 3-7

Carbon chemistry & Polymers & Composites; Science Fair Project Design Benchmark Test 2; Midyear Test

8.

Study for tests; R & R; Standards Practice; Assessment Code cxa 2080; Active Art p. 295; SciFair “Title” Due Friday

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Jan 10-14

Introductory Explorations in Physics

9.

Independent Investigations; SciFair Typed Title, Summary Intro, and Cycle of Inquiry Due Friday

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Jan 18-21

Motion; Speed, Vectors, Graphing speed v. time, Velocity MLK Holiday 1/17

9.

RNG 155-170; SciFair typed “Results Summary” due Friday

Monday Get Ready— Pearson, Book, Website,

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Jan 24-28

Science Fair Project Work;

n/a

SciFair typed “Analysis” due Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Jan 31-Feb 4

Acceleration, Forms of Energy, Work, Conservation of Energy

9.

R & R; Standards Practice; Assessment Code cxa 3090; Active Art p. Active Art p. 346, 362; SciFair typed “Conclusion” & “Materials” due by Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Feb 7-11

Edible Race Car Projects Week Presidents Wk 2/14-18

9

Car design & building; SciFair first half of display board completed by Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Feb 21-25

Forces; problems, vectors, cumulative; balanced; statics; compression, tension, Inertia, Gravity, Newton’s 1^st & 2^nd

10.1-10.3

RNG 171-181; SciFair second half of display board completed by Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Feb 28-Mar 4

Forces; Momentum, Conservation, Centripetal forces, Satellites, Newton’s 3^rd Law; Science Fair Project Design

10.4-10.5

RNG 182-188; R & R; Assessment Code cxa 3100; Active Art p. 398; SciFair Final Touches due Friday

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Mar 7-11

½ Science Fair; ½ Forces in Fluids, D = m/v; calculation of D in regular & irregular solids and liquids; Archimedes’ Principle, buoyancy, sinking

11.1-11.2

RNG 189-203;

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Mar 14-18

½ Science Fair; ½ Forces in Fluids; Hydraulic systems, Pascal’s and Bernoulli’s Principles, Lift; Science Fair Projects Due

11.3-11.4

Report typing completed this week; R & R; Assessment Code cxa 3110; Active Art p. 434

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Mar 21-25

Earth, Moon, & Sun; Seasons & Motions; Benchmark Test 3 Tuesday

12.1-12.4

RNG 205-220; Monday Study for Benchmark Test

Mar 28-Apr 1

Role of gravity in planetary motion, Orbit, Rotation, Revolution, Axis, Mass, Weight, Inertia

12

R & R; Stds Practice; Assessment Code cxa 4120; Active Art p. 469;

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Apr 4-8

Exploring Space; Spring Break Week 4/11-15

13.1-13.4

RNG 221-234; Begin Rocket Designs

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Apr 19-22

Self-Designed Rocket Lab Week; No school 4/18

13

Assessment Code cxa 4130; Active Art p. 483, 507; Redesign Rockets

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

Apr 25-29

The Solar System; Orbital patterns, The Sun, Stellar evolution, The Inner Planets, Measuring astronomical distance

14.1-14.3

RNG 235-254

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

32/3

May 2-13

STAR Testing 2 Weeks (subject to change)

n/a

34

May 16-20

The Solar System; Outer planets, Gas giant, Comets, Asteroids, & Meteors, tails, trails, belts, & the Oort cloud, Reflected & inherent light

14.4-14.5

RNG 255-258; R & R; Standards Practice; Assessment Code cxa 4140; Active Art p. 543; No School 4/18

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

35.

May 23-27

Stars, galaxies & the universe; Telescopes, Stellar classification, Stellar development & stages of star life,

15.1-15.3

RNG 259-279

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

36.

May 31-Jun 3

Stars, galaxies & the universe; Star systems & galaxies, The expanding universe, Formation of the solar system, Memorial Holiday 5/30

15.4-15.5

R & R; Standards Practice; Assessment Code cxa 4150 Active Art p. 611

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

37.

Jun 6-10

Independent Investigations Labs Benchmark Test 4; Outcome Test

Study for benchmark test;

Monday Get Ready—

Tuesday— ; STDS Practice Due

Wednesday—

Thursday—

Friday--

38.

Jun 13-16

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE WEEK