***Homework will always be due the next day unless a specific date follows the assignment***
Week of 6/15 - 6/19
Mon. - 6/15 - Study Final Review Packet
Tues. - 6/16 - Study Final Review Packet
Wed. - 6/17 - Study Final Review Packet
Thurs. - 6/18 - Half Day. SCIENCE FINAL EXAM! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
Fri. - 6/19 -
Week of 6/8 - 6/12
Mon. - 6/8 - Complete chemistry study guide
Tues. - 6/9 - Study for chem test on 6/11
Wed. - 6/10 - Study for chem test on 6/11
Thurs. - 6/11 - Final Review Packet 1-8, 37, 38, 40
Fri. - 6/12 - Complete Evolution and Body Systems sections in the Final Review Packet
Week of 6/1 - 6/5
Mon. - 6/1 - Have a parent sign the Element Project Part 1 Rubric and return on Tuesday for a quiz grade.
Finish Separating Mixutures Lab and pg. 75.
Tues. - 6/2 - No homework
Wed. - 6/3 - No homework
Thurs. - 6/4 - Complete the Vitamin Graphic Organizer and Summary Paragraph. Due Monday, 6/8/09.
Fri. - 6/5 - Work on Element Project Part 2. Due next Tuesday.
Week of 5/25 - 5/29
Mon. - 5/25 - No School
Tues. - 5/26 - pg. 71. PART 1 of the ELEMENT PROJECT is due today.
Wed. - 5/27 - No homework
Thurs. - 5/28 - BOSTON!!
Fri. - 5/29 - BOSTON!!
Week of 5/18 - 5/22
Mon. - 5/18 - Complete p. 52 in workbook. Use the study sheet to guide your studying and preparation for Wednesday's chemistry
quiz.
Tues. - 5/19 - Complete any unfinished practice problems on pg. 62. Study for tomorrow's cemistry quiz by focusing on the concepts and pages
indicated on the study sheet.
Wed. - 5/20 - Work on element project.
Thurs. - 5/21 - Work on element project.
Fri. - 5/22 - Work on element project. PART I is due next Tuesday, 5/26/09.
Week of 5/11 - 5/15
Mon. - 5/11 - Get test signed.
Tues. - 5/12 - None.
Wed. - 5/13 - reread element project with a parent at home.
Thurs. - 5/14 - Work on element project.
Fri. - 5/15 - Work on element project.
Week of 4/27 - 5/1
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES TEST WILL BE NEXT MONDAY. Your Review packet consists of workbook pages that will be assigned Monday night, Tuesday night, and Wednesday night. We will review in class on Friday. The test will cover ALL topics and concepts learned in the Properties of Matter Workbook.
The Review Homework assignments should not exceed 20 minutes. Extra help will be offered during recess on Thursday and Friday.
Mon. - 4/27 - Test review. Students will begin these review pages in the classroom and must complete unfinished work for homework.
1. Page 74. Read and answer guided questions.
2. Page 75. Answer questions 1-5.
3. Page 77. Answer multiple choice questions 11-16.
Tues. - 4/28 - Test review.
1. Page 78-79. Read and answer guided questions.
2. Page 79. Answer questions 1-5.
Wed. - 4/29 - Test review.
1. Page 82-83. Read and answer guided questions.
2. Page 83. Answer questions 1-3.
Thurs. - 4/30 - Complete the student report section for the "Stinky Feet" Lab. Remember this lab will be collected tomorrow and graded as a test.
Fri. - 5/1 - Study for your Physical and Chemical Properties Test on Monday.
Week of 4/20 - 4/24
Mon. - 4/20 - No homework.
Tues. - 4/21 - Finish a note to a friend on pg. 47 and phase change review questions on pg. 57
Wed. - 4/22 - pg. 70-72, 80, 86 (study guide). Quiz is tomorrow.
Thurs. - 4/23 - No homework.
Fri. - 4/24 - No homework.
Week of 3/30 - 4/3
Mon. - 3/30 - OPEN NOTEBOOK QUIZ IS TODAY! No homework.
Tues. - 3/31 - No homework.
Wed. - 4/1 - Properties of Matter Alien (in chemistry workbook).
Thurs. - 4/2 - Density practice problems (in chemistry workbook).
Fri. - 4/3 - No homework.
Week of 3/23 - 3/27
Mon. - 3/23 - Complete study guide for Body Systems Quest #2. Bring in science
textbook.
Tues. - 3/24 - Study for quest #2 tomorrow (Immune system, Endocrine system, Muscular system,
Skeletal system). Bring in Science textbook.
Wed. - 3/25 - Body System Quest #2 is TODAY. No homework
Thurs. - 3/26 - No homework. FROG DISSECTION.
Fri. - 3/27- No homework. FROG DISSECTION.
MONDAY 3/30: OPEN NOTEBOOK QUIZ
Week of 3/16 - 3/20
Mon. - 3/16 - Immune System reading with questions. Complete the packet.
Tues. - 3/17 - No homework
Wed. - 3/18 - No homework
Thurs. - 3/19 - No homework
Fri. - 3/20- No SCHOOL
Week of 3/9 - 3/13
Mon. - 3/9 - Muscular and Skeletal reading with questions.
- FOOD FLIGHT PROJECT DUE TODAY.
Tues. - 3/10 - Tic-Tac-Toe Question Board. Choose one question on the board, read the article,
and write a short paragraph to answer the question.
Wed. - 3/11 - Tic-Tac-Toe Question Board. Choose another question on the board, read the
article, and write a short paragraph to answer the question.
- GET YOUR QUEST SIGNED.
Thurs. - 3/12 - Tic-Tac-Toe Question Board. Choose a third question on the board, read the
article, and write a short paragraph to answer the question. YOU NEED TO HAVE
TIC-TAC-TOE ON THE BOARD!
Fri. - 3/13- No Homework
Week of 3/2 - 3/6
Mon. - 3/2 - No homework
Tues. - 3/3 - Food Flight Performance Assessment (due next Monday: 3/9)
Wed. - 3/4 - Complete study guide (questions 1-8)
Thurs. - 3/5 - Study for BODY SYSTEMS QUEST #1(50 point test on Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive, and Excretory Syatems)
Fri. - 3/6 - Food Flight Performance Assessment (Due Monday: 3/9)
Week of 2/23 - 2/27
Mon. - 2/23 - No homework
Tues. - 2/24 - Lung capacity questions
Wed. - 2/25 - No homework
Thurs. - 2/26 - No homework
Fri. - 2/27 - Food Flight Mini project (Due Next Friday: 3/6)
Week of 2/16 - 2/20
Mon. - 2/16 - No school
Tues. - 2/17 - No school
Wed. - 2/18 - Work on study evolution guide
Thurs. - 2/19 - Study hard...Evolution Test is tomorrow! Study guides will be collected on friday.
Fri. - 2/20 - NO homework
Week of 2/9 - 2/13
Mon. - 2/9 - No homework
Tues. - 2/10 - Tree of Life Cladogram Worksheet
Wed. - 2/11 - No Homework
Thurs. - 2/12 - Study guide (due on 2/18 - Next Wednesday)
Fri. - 2/13 - NO SCHOOL
Week of 2/2 - 2/6
Mon. - 2/2 - Vocab. workbook 79-83
Tues. - 2/3 - Vocab. book 79-83 (Due tom.)
Wed. - 2/4 - Finish peppered moth lab questions and write a paragraph answering the AIM (How did the dark colored peppered evolve? - use overproduction, variation, and the evironment selected in your paragraph)
Thurs. - 2/5 - No homework
Fri. - 1/30 - NO HOMEWORK
Week of 1/26 - 1/30
Mon. - 1/26 - Have your Genetics Test signed by a parent/guardian
Read 140-145 in your textbook. Answer checkpoint questions on page 142 and 144.
Tues. - 1/27 - Vocab. book 76-78
Wed. - 1/28 - Design an organism (DUE ON FRIDAY)
Thurs. - 1/29 - Continue working on Design an organism handout (DUE TOMORROW)
Fri. - 1/30 - NO HOMEWORK
Week of 1/19 - 1/23
Mon. - 1/19 - NO SCHOOL
Tues. - 1/20 - NO Homework
Wed. - 1/21 - To clone or not to clone activity
Thurs. - 1/22 - Have your Genetics Test signed by a parent or guardian and return tomorrow
OPEN NOTEBOOK QUIZ IS TOMORROW: dates for quiz (11/3 - Present)
Fri. - 1/23 - No homework
Mon. - 1/12 - Study guide vocabulary 1-10
Tues. - 1/6 - Study guide problems 1-10
Wed. - 1/7 - Finish study guide
Thurs. - 1/8 - STUDY FOR GENETICS TEST TOMORROW
Fri. - 1/9 - No homework
Week of 1/5 - 1/9
Mon. - 1/5 - Finish your imaginary pedigree
Tues. - 1/6 - No homework,
Wed. - 1/7 - No homework
Thurs. - 1/8 - No homework
Fri. - 1/9 - No homework
Week of 12/22 - 12/26
Mon. - 12/22 - Finish Sex-Linked Traits Lab
Tues. - 12/23 - No homework, ENJOY THE BREAK!!
Wed. - 12/24 -
Thurs. - 12/25 -
Fri. - 12/26 -
Week of 12/15 - 12/19
Mon. - 12/15 - Postcard describing incomplete dominance or codominance
Tues. - 12/16 - No homework
Wed. - 12/17 - Sex-Linked Traits worksheet
Thurs. - 12/18 - No homework
Fri. - 12/19 - No homework
Week of 12/8 - 12/12
Mon. - 12/8 - 1) Write a letter to a friend describing Mendel's experiments.
2) DNA and Heredity Quiz signed.
Tues. - 12/9 - No homework
Wed. - 12/10 - Vocabulary sentenses
Thurs. - 12/11 - No homework
Fri. - 12/12 - No homework
Week of 12/1 - 12/5
Mon. - 12/1 - Vocabulary workbook
Tues. - 12/2 - No homework
Wed. - 12/3 - Study for DNA and Heredity Quiz
Thurs. - 12/4 - No homework
Fri. - 12/5 - No homework
**DNA and Heredity Quiz is on Thursday.
Week of 11/24 -11/28
Mon. - 11/24 - Complete Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA reading guide
Tues. - 11/25 - No homework
Wed. - 11/26 - No homework
Thurs. - 11/27- HAPPY THANKSGIVING, school closed
Fri. - 11/28 - School closed
Week of 11/17 -11/21
Mon. - 11/17 - Compare Mitosis and Meiosis in a paragraph.
Tues. - 11/18 - Complete study guide page 1 only.
Wed. - 11/19 - Study for cell processes test.
Thurs. - 11/20 - Study for cell processes test.
Fri. - 11/21 - No Homework!
Week of 11/10 -11/14
Mon. - 11/10 - Periods 1, 2 : No Homework
Periods 6, 7: Mitosis Staions Activity 5: Paragraph writing
Tues. - 11/11 - No School!
Wed. - 11/12 - Periods 1, 2: Mitosis Stations Activity 5: Paragraph writing
Periods 6, 7: No Homework
Thurs. - 11/13 - No Homework!
Fri. - 11/14 - No Homework!
Week of 11/3 -11/7
Mon. - 11/3 - Use the summarizing reading strategy for the handout, "What is Asexual Reproduction."
Tues. - 11/4 - No School!
Wed. - 11/5 - Asexual vs. Sexual handout
Thurs. - 11/6 - Vocabulary work book pages 30-36.
Fri. - 11/7 - No Homework!
Week of 10/27-10/31
Mon. - 10/27 - Get your cell test signed by a parent/guardian at home.
Tues. - 10/28 - Write a paragraph about what you learned in class today.
Wed. - 10/29 - Read A Change in Leaf Color by Emily Sohn and complete during and after reading questions.
Thurs. - 10/30 - No Homework!
Fri. - 10/31 - No Homework! OPEN NOTEBOOK QUIZ IS TODAY!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Week of 10/20-10/24
Mon. - 10/20 - Read pages 23-31 in your textbook. Answer questions #1, 2, 3, and 5 on loose leaf.
Tues. - 10/21 - Cell-a-bration worksheet (double-sided).
Wed. - 10/22 - Study guide
Thurs. - 10/23 - CELL AND MICROSCOPE TEST tomorrow 10/24. STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!!
Fri. - 10/24 - No Homework!
Week of 10/13-10/17
Mon. - 10/13 - SCHOOL CLOSED!
Tues. - 10/14 - Reread Part I and Part II of the CELL PROJECT with a parent/guardian at home and have your parent/guardian sign the rubrics after
reading them both thoroughly.
Wed. - 10/15 - Vocabulary workbook.
Thurs. - 10/16 - Vocabulary workbook.
Fri. - 10/17 - Finish your Cell Trading Cards (Part I) so they are ready to be handed in on Monday for a grade (see the rubric for details).
Complete the worksheet titled, My Cell Project Plan.
1) Choose the project you would like to do for Part II (Cell Model, Story, or Analogy Poster).
2) Choose the type of cell your project will focus on (either Animal or Plant Cell).
3) Write a paragragh describing what you would like your finished product to be.
Week of 10/6-10/10
Mon. - 10/6 - Microscope Review Crossword.
STUDY for Microscope quiz tomorrow.
Tues. - 10/7 - No Homework.
Wed. - 10/8 - Get Microscope quiz signed.
Thurs. - 10/9 - SCHOOL CLOSED!!!
Fri. - 10/10 - No Homework.
Week of 9/29-10/3
Mon. - 9/29 - No Homework!
Tues. - 9/30 - SCHOOL CLOSED!!!
Wed. - 10/1 - SCHOOL CLOSED!!!
Thurs. - 10/2 - Finish Letter d Lab Questions (DUE FRIDAY 10/3)
Fri. - 10/3 - No Homework!
***Microscope QUIZ next Tuesday 10/7.
You should know: 1) How to label the microscope
2) The function of each part
3) How to focus a specimen clearly using magnification
powers: 4x and 10x
Week of 9/22-9/26
Mon. - 9/22 - Study for Quiz Tomorrow (Lab Safety and Tools, Science Skills, and Scientific Method)
Tues. - 9/23 - Bring your textbook home!
Wed. - 9/24 - Alien drawing illustrating 7 Life Processes
Thurs. - 9/25 - Get your quiz and lab report signed!
Fri. - 9/26 - No homework
Week of 9/15-9/19
Mon. - 9/15 - Study Scientific Method Notes
Tues. - 9/16 - Scientific Method Packet (pages 2-4 only)
Wed. - 9/17 - Finish Dancing Raisins Graph
Thurs. - 9/18 - Finish Lab Write-up
Fri. - 9/19 - None
***Safety, Tools, Science Skills, and Scientific Method QUIZ on Tuesday 9/23***
Week of 9/8-9/12
Mon. - 9/8 - Get safety contract signed.
Tues. - 9/9 - Tools of the Scientist Handout (due Wed.)
Science Safety Poster (due Fri.)
Wed. - 9/10 - None
Thurs. - 9/11 - None
Fri. - 9/12 - Safety Poster Due Today!