Week 37

Monday, June 1, 2020

Due Today: Read final post in Google Classroom!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Final Assignment Post!
2. SpaceX Simulation: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/
3. Exploratorium Science Snacks: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/all

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Return Textbook June 2nd-4th (if you borrowed one)
• Any late work due no later than Friday, June 5th

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Final Assignment Post! (From Monday)
2. SpaceX Simulation: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/
3. Exploratorium Science Snacks: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/all

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Return Textbook (if you borrowed one)
• Any late work due no later than Friday, June 5th

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Final Assignment Post! (From Monday)
2. SpaceX Simulation: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/
3. Exploratorium Science Snacks: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/all

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Return Textbook (if you borrowed one)
• Any late work due no later than Friday, June 5th

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Final Assignment Post! (From Monday)
2. SpaceX Simulation: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/
3. Exploratorium Science Snacks: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/all

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Return Textbook (if you borrowed one)
• Any late work due no later than Friday, June 5th

Friday, June 5, 2020

Due Today: Any late work by noon!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Final Assignment Post! (From Monday)
2. SpaceX Simulation: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/
3. Exploratorium Science Snacks: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/alphabetical/all

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Have a wonderful break! I will miss you.

Week 36

Monday, May 25, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Memorial Day Holiday

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Due Today: Practice Presentations

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Practice Presentations

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Required Zoom Meeting on Wednesday 10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Due Today: Required Zoom Meeting Presentations

Agenda:

1. Zoom: Required Presentations between 10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)
2. Google Classroom: Review Other Group Projects
3. Google Classroom: Self and Peer Reflections

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Self and Peer Reflections due end of day on Thursday

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Due Today: Self and Peer Reflections due end of day

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Review Other Group Projects
2. Google Classroom: Self and Peer Reflections

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Friday, May 29, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: TBA
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM
3. Teacher Grading Day

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Have a restful weekend!

Week 35

Monday, May 18, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Rubric, Group Project Work, Daily Project Logs, and Works Cited
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Put in 80 min+ of work on your project on Mon & Tues

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Due Today: 80 min+ of work on your project on Mon & Tues by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Rubric, Group Project Work, Daily Project Logs, and Works Cited
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log M 5/18 - Tu 5/19 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Required Zoom Meetings on Wednesday (10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Due Today: Required Zoom Meetings

Agenda:

1. Zoom: Required Meetings between 10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)
2. Google Classroom: Group Project Work

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Put in 80 min+ of work on your project on Wed & Thur

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Due Today: 80 min+ of work on your project on Wed & Thur by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Finish and Submit Projects
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log W 5/20 - Th 5/21 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Final Project due by Friday, 5/22 @ noon

Friday, May 22, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Projects Due by Noon
2. Google Classroom: Start Preparing for Presentations
3. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Have a restful weekend!

Week 34

Monday, May 11, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Group Project Work
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Put in 60 min+ of work on your project on Mon & Tues

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Due Today: 60 min+ of work on your project on Mon & Tues by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Group Project Work
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log M 5/11 - Tu 5/12 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Required Zoom Meetings on Wednesday (10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Due Today: Required Zoom Meetings

Agenda:

1. Zoom: Required Meetings between 10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)
2. Google Classroom: Group Project Work

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Put in 60 min+ of work on your project on Wed & Thur

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Due Today: 60 min+ of work on your project on Wed & Thur by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Group Project Work
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log W 5/13 - Th 5/14 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Project Draft for feedback due by Thursday, 5/14 @ 10 PM
• Final Project due by Friday, 5/22 @ noon

Friday, May 15, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Student Catch Up Day
2. Teacher Grading & Feedback Day

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Final Project due next Friday, 5/22 at noon
• Have a restful weekend!

Week 33

Monday, May 4, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Required Research Components #1-4
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Background Research #1-5 & Required Research Components #1-4 by 10 PM today

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Due Today: Background Research #1-5 & Required Research Components #1-4 by 10 PM today

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Required Research Components #1-4
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log M 5/4 - Tu 5/5 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Zoom: Required Meetings between 10:30-12:00 PM (30 minutes per class)
2. Google Classroom: Required Research Components #5 and Important Project Notes (group work)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Required Research Components #5 and Important Project Notes due Thursday

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Due Today: Required Research Components #5 and Important Project Notes due today by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Required Research Components #5 and Important Project Notes (group work)
2. Google Classroom: Daily Log W 5/6 - Th 5/7 (each student completes individually)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Project Draft for feedback due by Friday, 5/15 at noon
• Final Project due by Friday, 5/22 at noon

Friday, May 8, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Student Catch Up Day
2. Teacher Grading Day

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Project Draft for feedback due by Friday, 5/15 at noon
• Final Project due by Friday, 5/22 at noon
• Have a restful weekend!

Week 32

Monday, April 27, 2020

Due Today: Topic Rankings by 5 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Project Intro and Topic Rankings
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Topic Rankings due by 3 PM

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Due Today: Project Research by 10 PM today

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Project Research

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Zoom: Required Meetings between 10:30-12:00PM (30 minutes per class)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• "Project Topics" due tomorrow by 10 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Human Impacts Shared Research Document - Background Research #1-5

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Background Research #1-5 by Fri., 5/1
• Required Content Components by Tues., 5/5

Friday, May 1, 2020

Due Today: Any late work! Background Research #1-5 by end of day

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Human Impacts Shared Research Document - COMPLETE Background Research #1-5
2. Google Classroom: Human Impacts Shared Research Document - BEGIN Required Content Components #1-3

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Required Content Components by Tues., 5/5
• Have a restful weekend!

Week 31

Monday, April 20, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/20 Assignment "Human Population Growth"
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• "Human Population Growth" document & graph due tomorrow by 10 PM

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Due Today: "Human Population Growth" document & graph due today by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Finish 4/20 Assignment "Human Population Growth"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/22 Assignment "Project Topics"
2. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11:00AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• "Project Topics" due tomorrow by 10 PM

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Due Today: "Project Topics" due today by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Finish 4/22 Assignment "Project Topics"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Friday, April 24, 2020

Due Today: Any late work!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/24 Assignment "Catch up, Video, Groups, Office Hours" due today by 3 PM
2. Student Catch Up and Teacher Grading Day
3. Zoom: Office Hours 10:30-11AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Have a restful weekend!

Week 30

Monday, April 13, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/13 Assignment "Your Carbon Footprint and Global Ecological Footprints"
2. Zoom Office Hours: 10:30-11 AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Your Carbon Footprint and Global Ecological Footprints due Tuesday @ 10 PM

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Due Today: Carbon Footprint and Global Ecological Footprints due today by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/13 Assignment "Your Carbon Footprint and Global Ecological Footprints"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/15 Assignment - Lab: Greenhouse Gases and How to Measure a Changing Climate
2. Zoom Office Hours: 10:30-11:30 AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Lab: Greenhouse Gases and How to Measure a Changing Climate due Thurs., by 10 PM

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Due Today: Lab: Greenhouse Gases and How to Measure a Changing Climate due today by 10 PM

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: 4/15 Assignment - Lab: Greenhouse Gases and How to Measure a Changing Climate

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Friday, April 17, 2020

Due Today: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Human Population Growth Video
2. Student Catch Up and Teacher Grading Day
3. Zoom Office Hours: 10:30-11 AM

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Have a restful weekend!

Week 28

Monday, March 23, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Study Guide
   • NOTE: We will NOT go over the answers since you can use this on the test!

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide due Wednesday afternoon.
• Test this Friday, March 27th in Illuminate
  • Limited test window from 8 AM - 12 PM!
  • You can use your Study Guide only!

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Study Guide
   • NOTE: We will NOT go over the answers since you can use this on the test!

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide due Wednesday afternoon.
• Test this Friday, March 27th in Illuminate
  • Limited test window from 8 AM - 12 PM!
  • You can use your Study Guide only!

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: Study Guide due this afternoon!

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Study Guide
   • NOTE: We will NOT go over the answers since you can use this on the test!

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Test this Friday, March 27th in Illuminate
  • Illuminate window is from 8 AM - 12 PM.
  • You have 60 minutes to complete it.
  • You can use your study guide only.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Spend 45 minutes reviewing your Classwork, Notes and Study Guide to prepare for tomorrow's test

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Genetics and Evolution Test on Friday, March 27th

Friday, March 27, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Evolution & DNA Test
   • Illuminate window is from 8 AM - 12 PM.
   • You have 60 minutes to complete it.
   • You can use only your study guide.

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Wishing you a good Spring Break!
• Please check Google Classroom starting up again on Monday, April 6th!

Week 27

Monday, March 16, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Please check Google Classroom for the day's message. No assignments today.

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Please check our Google Classroom every weekday morning starting Tuesday!
• Test on Friday, March 27th

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Masters of Disguise and Camouflage Chameleons Part 1

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Please check our Google Classroom every weekday!
• Genetics and Evolution Test on Friday, March 27th

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: Masters of Disguise and Camouflage Chameleons Part 1

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Masters of Disguise and Camouflage Chameleons Part 2
2. Illuminate Practice Test (2 questions)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Genetics and Evolution Test on Friday, March 27th

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: Masters of Disguise and Camouflage Chameleons Parts 1 & 2

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Embryonic Similarities and Evolution

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Genetics and Evolution Test on Friday, March 27th

Friday, March 20, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: Embryonic Similarities

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Evolution of Whales

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Please check our Google Classroom every weekday morning!
• Genetics, Natural Selection & Evolution Test on Friday, 3/27

Week 26

Monday, March 9, 2020

Kick-off: What are DNA mutations?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. The Genetics of Sickle Cell Anemia Worksheet (20-25 minutes)
2. Malaria and Sickle Cell Anemia — HHMI BioInteractive Video (~13.5 minutes)
3. Video: 60 Minutes update to Sickle Cell Treatments with gene therapy (~14 minutes)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• The Genetics of Sickle Cell Anemia Worksheet due Tuesday
• HMH Lesson Quiz & Pilot Survey due Tuesday

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Kick-off: How can mutations be beneficial, neutral or harmful?

Due: The Genetics of Sickle Cell Anemia Worksheet

Agenda:

1. Changes over Time Reading
2. Mutation Nation Notes
3. Review Monday worksheet

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Block Day, March 11-12, 2020

Kick-off: What is your favorite kind of bird? Why?

Due: None

Agenda:

• Wash your hands!
• Bird Beak Lab and Graph
• Wash up... again! :-)
• Review Worksheet

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Bird Beak Lab due Monday

Friday, March 13, 2020 - Witter Out

Kick-off: How did 2nd trimester go for you?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Trimester 2 Grade Check!
2. Distance Learning Discussion
   • Chromebook checkout in your English class
   • Take 3 handouts to complete later at home
   • Check Google Classroom every weekday starting Tuesday
3. Cosmos: The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Please check our Google Classroom every weekday morning!
• Genetics, Natural Selection & Evolution Test on Friday, 3/27

Week 25

Monday, March 2, 2020

Kick-off: List 3 things you already know about DNA.

Due: Geologic Time Scale Tape Strip (pairs), Star Party Extra Credit

Agenda:

1. Check Geologic Time Scale Tape Strip
2. What is DNA and How Does it Work?
3. HMH Pilot - Go to HMH Science via Clever:
   • Engage: Lesson Opener
   • Exploration 1: Describing the Relationship between Genes and Traits

Upcoming Due Dates:

• HMH Exploration 1 due on Block Day

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Kick-off: What is a gene? What does it code for?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. What is a Gene? and What is a Chromosome?
2. HMH Pilot - Go to HMH Science via Clever:
   • Exploration 2: Exploring the Causes of Genetic Change
   • Exploration 3: Explaining the Relationship between Genetic Change and Natural Selection
• From DNA to Protein

Upcoming Due Dates:

• HMH Exploration 1 due Block
• HMH Exploration 2 & 3 due Friday

Block Day, March 4-5, 2020

Kick-off: How does DNA code for proteins?

Due: HMH Engage & Exploration 1

Agenda:

1. Discuss Replication - DNA Replication
2. DNA in Action Bead Lab
3. Discuss Protein Synthesis - Protein Synthesis
   • DNA Transcription
   • mRNA Translation

Upcoming Due Dates:

• HMH Exploration 2 & 3 due Friday

Friday, March 6, 2020 - Last Day of Trimester 2

Kick-off: Describe protein synthesis including the terms transcription and translation.

Due: HMH Exploration 2 & 3, Kick-offs Weeks 24-25

Agenda:

• DNA to Protein Study Guide
• Lesson 2 Self-Check
• Lesson 2 Practice Online Lesson Quiz
• HMH Pilot Online Survey

Upcoming Due Dates:

• HMH Lesson 2 Self-Check, Lesson Quiz due end of Monday
• Pilot Survey due end of day Tuesday

Week 24

Monday, February 24, 2020 - Tauscher out

Kick-off: How was your break?

Due: Kick-offs Weeks 22-23

Agenda:

1. Return Astronomy Tests
2. Independent Practice - History of Life on Earth
   • Read passage and complete reading notes
   • Answer review questions #1-4
3. Video: AsapSCIENCE - The Evolution of Life on Earth (3 minutes)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• History of Life on Earth Review Questions 1-4 & Self-created Notes due on Block Day
• Test Corrections for scores < 35/50 due Friday, 2/28

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - Tauscher out

Kick-off: During what era did all mammals evolve? When did this era begin?

Due: None

Agenda:

• Geologic Time Scale Tape Strip in Pairs - Instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylT50c3xqY4
• TedEd: The Mysterious Origins of Life on Earth. (5 minutes)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• History of Life on Earth Review Questions 1-4 & Student-created Notes due on Block Day
• Test Corrections for scores < 35/50 due Friday, 2/28

Block Day, February 26-27, 2020 - Tauscher out

Kick-off: What is the difference between a prokaryote and eukaryote?

Due: History of Life on Earth Review Questions 1-4 & Student-created Notes

Agenda:

1. Catch-up: Make-up Presentations & Ticket Pull
2. Kesler Lab: Geologic Time Scale Lab
3. If time... SciShow: A Brief History of Life on Earth (30 min) OR TedTalk The History of the World in 18 minutes (18 min)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Test Corrections for scores < 35/50 due Friday, 2/28

Friday, February 28, 2020

Kick-off: How do scientists use index fossils to determine the age of rock strata?

Due: Test Corrections for scores < 35/50

Agenda:

• Cosmos: Some of the Things That Molecules Do

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Week 23

Monday, February 10, 2020

Kick-off: What do you still need to do to finish your project?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Project Work Day
   • Review Video or Storyboard Rubric
   • Complete Video and Transcript or Storyboard
   • Review Slides Rubric
   • Entire Team Proofread & Edit All Google Slides

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Group Project Slides & Video or Storyboard due end of class tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Kick-off: How do you feel about your final product?

Due: Project slides & video or storyboard by end of period

Agenda:

1. Final Project Work Day
   • Review Video or Storyboard Rubric
   • Complete Video and Transcript or Storyboard
   • Review Slides Rubric
   • Entire Team Proofread & Edit All Google Slides
2. Submit Video or Storyboard to Mrs. Tauscher
3. Self and Peer Reflection Handout

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13
• Self & Peer Reflection due Block, 2/12-2/13

Block Day, February 12-13, 2020

Kick-off: How should you behave as part of the audience?

Due: Self & Peer Reflection

Agenda:

1. Practice Presentations
2. Group Presentations with Plicker Feedback
3. Ticket pull

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Friday, February 14, 2020 (Substitute)

Kick-off: What are your plans for the week off?

Due: Kick-offs Week 22-23

Agenda:

• Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time with video notes

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None!

Week 22

Monday, February 3, 2020

Kick-off: What questions do you have about the Google Slides part of your project?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Discuss Group Presentations - Video vs. Storyboard
2. Project Work Day
   • Review what you've completed so far
   • Complete draft of 8 (of 12) slides minimum
   • Continue adding to Works Cited & Images List
   • Discuss plan to film video or create story board

Upcoming Due Dates:

• If your team hasn't completed a draft of 8 slides, complete this on your own time.
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
  • 4"x6" notecard handwritten on both-sides is ok
• Group Project Slides & Video or Storyboard due end of class on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Kick-off: What questions do you have about the video or storyboard part of your project?

Due: Study Guide: Stars, Galaxies & the Universe

Agenda:

1. Check and Review Study Guide
2. Project Work Day
   • Complete draft of all 12 slides
   • Continue adding to Works Cited & Images List
   • Decide on plan to film video or create story board

Upcoming Due Dates:

• If your team hasn't completed 12 slides, complete this on your own time.
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
  • 4"x6" notecard handwritten on both-sides is ok
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Block Day, February 5-6, 2020

Kick-off: How do you plan to prepare for the test?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Discuss Presentation Format:
   1. Video: 3.5-4 minutes with typed transcript
   2. Storyboard with 8 scenes that your group presents verbally
2. Project Work Day:
   • Review Phone/Filming/Video Expectations
   • Entire Group Reviews Project Google Slides
   • Proofread & Edit Google Slides
   • Outline and begin storyboard or video
   • Begin filming or creating storyboard

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
  • 4"x6" notecard handwritten on both-sides is ok
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Friday, February 7, 2020

Kick-off: How are you doing today?

Due: 4"x6" notecard handwritten on both-sides is ok to use with the test

Agenda:

• Astronomy Test
• After test, independently work on video or storyboard

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Group Project Slides due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations due on Block, 2/12-2/13

Week 21

Monday, Jan. 27, 2020

Kick-off: What are 2 facts you learned about the life cycles of stars from Friday's video?

Due: Study Guide: Solar System

Agenda:

1. Notes: Life Cycles of Stars
2. Review sheet: Lives of Stars
3. Check & Review Study Guide: Solar System
4. Introduce Astronomy Project and complete Interest Forms

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020

Kick-off: What are the end stages of the lives of low mass vs. high mass stars?

Due: Project Interest forms, if you were absent yesterday

Agenda:

1. Notes: Galaxies
2. Gallery Lab: Star Systems & Galaxies

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Galaxy Gallery Lab due Block Day
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Block Day, Jan. 29-30, 2020

Kick-off: Describe the galaxy we live in!

Due: Galaxy Gallery Lab

Agenda:

1. Notes & Videos: The Expanding Universe and the Big Bang
2. Video Links:
   • The Beginning of Everything - The Big Bang
   • Formation of the Solar System
3. Final Study Guide: Stars, Galaxies and the Universe (Ch. 15)
4. Full details of Astronomy Project & Reputable Resources
5. Assign Groups and First Team Meeting

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe due Tuesday, 2/4
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020

Kick-off: How did our solar system form?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Project Work Day
   • Share Slides with your teacher
   • Complete at least 4 slides
   • Begin Works Cited & Images List

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Optional Central Star Party on Tuesday, 2/4 6:30-8 PM
• Final Study Guide due Tuesday, 2/4
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7
  • Both sides of a 4"x6" handwritten notecard is ok
• Group Project due on Tuesday, 2/11
• Project Presentations on Block, 2/12-2/13

Week 20

Monday, Jan. 20, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Kick-off: Describe several ways that the terrestrial and Jovian planets are different.

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Notes - Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
2. Video: Comet, Meteor or Asteroid?
3. Ch. 14.5 Review and Reinforce Worksheet
4. Study Guide: The Solar System

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide: The Solar System due Friday, 1/24

Block Day, Jan. 22-23, 2020

Kick-off: How do asteroids vs. comets travel through our solar system?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Notes - Telescopes and Characteristics of Stars
2. Emission Spectrum Demos
3. Star Size Comparison 2 (6 min)
4. H-R Diagram Doodle Notes
5. H-R Diagram Animation (1.5 min)
6. Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Worksheet
7. Star Name Game (on back of notes)
8. Crash Course Astronomy #26 (if time, ~10 min)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide: The Solar System due Friday, 1/24

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020

Kick-off: What information can you get from an HR Diagram?

Due: Study Guide: The Solar System postponed until Monday

Agenda:

1. "The Universe Series: Life and Death of a Star"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide: The Solar System (check & review on Monday!)
• Astronomy Test on Friday, 2/7

Week 19

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

Kick-off: What are some differences between solar and lunar eclipses?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Notes: The Sun
2. The Sun Review and Reinforce & Enrich Worksheet
   • Textbook Ch. 14 is posted in Google Classroom
3. Finish Study Guide

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide due Block Day

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

Kick-off: What is nuclear fusion and where does it occur?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. History Channel - Secrets of the Sun
2. Drill 2nd Period

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide due Block Day

Block Day, Jan. 15-16, 2020

Kick-off: What are sunspots and why are they significant features of the sun?

Due:

• Ch. 14.2: The Sun - Review and Reinforce & Enrich
• Study Guide: Earth Moon Sun System

Agenda:

1. Check & Review The Sun Review and Reinforce & Enrich
2. Activity: Pocket Solar System
3. Activity: Play dough Worlds in Comparison
4. Video: To Scale the Solar System
5. Check & Review Study Guide: Earth Moon Sun System

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

Kick-off: Which is your favorite planet? Why?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Solar System Notes - Planets, Dwarf Planets
2. National Geographic: Solar System
3. PhET Interactive Simulation Lab: Gravity & Orbits
4. Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets (if time)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• PhET Lab checked Tuesday (Focus on Conclusion Questions #1-2)

Week 18

Monday, Jan. 6, 2020

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. No School

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020

Kick-off: What 2 things are you most interested in learning about as part of the Astronomy Unit?

Due: None

Agenda: New Seats!

1. Notes & Videos: Earth-Sun-Moon System
2. Return and review Waves Test 12/17

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Waves Test Corrections (for scores <28/40) due Friday, January 10th
  • Test PDF is posted in Google Classroom
  • Period 1 only: revisions due Tuesday, January 14th
• Check grades in Illuminate

Block Day, Jan. 8-9, 2020

Kick-off: What is the difference between the period of rotation and the period of revolution of Earth?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Stations Lab: Season, Moon Phases, Eclipses & Tides

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Waves Test Corrections (for scores <28/40) due Friday, January 10th
• Stations Lab due Friday

Friday, Jan. 10, 2020

Kick-off: Why do we have seasons?

Due:

• Waves Test Corrections (for scores <28/40)
• Stations Lab

Agenda:

1. Discuss and turn in stations lab
2. Study Guide: Earth - Moon - Sun. Use your notes & the Pearson textbook
   1. We posted the textbook pages in Google Classroom.

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Study Guide due Block Day 1/15-16
• Binder Check #7 next Friday, 1/17

Winter Break

See you back in class on Tuesday, January 7, 2020!

Note: No school Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 through Monday, Jan. 6, 2020

Week 17

Monday, Dec. 16, 2019

Kick-off: What questions do you have about Tuesday's test?

Due: Binder Check #6 (all waves work due)

Agenda:

1. Binder Check #6
2. Review Waves Speed Frequency Wavelength Practice Problems
3. Brain Games "Watch This"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Waves Test - Properties of Waves, Visible Light, Sound Waves

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None!

Block Day, Dec. 18-19, 2019

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. "400 Years of the Telescope "
2. Binder Clean-out
3. Ticket Pull

Upcoming Due Dates:

• None!

Friday, Dec. 20, 2019

Kick-off: None

Due: None

Agenda:

1. No school until Tuesday, January 7th.

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Enjoy your winter break!

Week 16

Monday, Dec. 9, 2019

Kick-off: What is your favorite sound?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Trimester 2 Extra Credit: Star Parties (posted in Google Classroom)
2. Brain Pop: Sound
3. Notes: Sound Waves
4. Study Guide for 12/17 Waves Test
5. Hand out Binder Check Rubric #6 & Organization Time
6. TedEd "The Science of Hearing"

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Practice Assessments & Practice Problems checked on Block Day next week
• Binder Check on Monday, 12/16
• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019

Kick-off: What is required for sound to travel and why?

Due: None

Agenda:

1. Hook: From Analog to Digital
2. Brain Pop: Analog and Digital Recordings
3. Explore 1: Modeling Digital Signals
4. Notes Graphic Organizer: Mixed Signals
5. Youtube Video: Analog vs Digital as Fast as Possible

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Practice Assessments & Practice Problems checked on Block Day next week
• Binder Check on Monday, 12/16
• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

Block Day, Dec. 11-12, 2019

Kick-off: How are analog and digital signals different?

Due: Practice Assessments

Agenda:

1. Stations Lab: Sound Waves
2. TUVA Lab: The Speed of Sound

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Binder Check on Monday, 12/16
• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

Friday, Dec. 13, 2019

Kick-off: How does the speed of sound change in different mediums?

Due: Kick-offs Weeks 15-16, Practice Assessments - Properties of Waves and Visual Light

Agenda:

1. Complete Practice Assessment for Sound
2. Review Practice Assessments for Properties of Waves & Visible Light & Sound Waves
3. Watch Bill Nye "Sound" (if time)
4. Review Binder Locations for this week's papers for Binder Check

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Binder Check on Monday, 12/16
• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

Week 15

Monday, Dec. 2, 2019

Kick-off: What is light?

Due: None

Handouts: Kick-offs Weeks 15-16, Visible Light Packet, Online Labs Packet

Agenda:

1. Laser Light Maze
2. TedEd: What is Color?
3. Slides: Notes: Visible Light and Student Notes Handout
4. Return and Review Tests

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Laser Light Maze should be finished in class and is due Tuesday
• For students with a score <18/25, test corrections due Friday, 12/6

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019

Kick-off: How are reflection and refraction different?

Due: Laser Light Maze

Handouts: None

Agenda:

1. BrainPop: Rainbows or BrainPop: Refraction and Reflection
2. PhET Lab: Bending Light - Reflection & Refraction and Instructions Handout
3. PhET Lab: Molecules & Light and Instructions Handout
4. Check that you've completed the following:
   • All pages of the Properties of Waves packet
   • STEMscopedia "Properties of Waves" submitted online in STEMscopes via Clever
   • Linking Literacy 2-Minute Paper (5 sentences)
   • PhET Waves on a String

Upcoming Due Dates:

• PhET Labs should be finished in class and are due on Block Day
• For students with a score <18/25, test corrections are due on Friday, 12/6.

Block Day, Dec. 4-5, 2019

Kick-off: Give an example of each of the following: opaque, transparent and translucent materials.

Due: PhET Bending Light Lab and PhET Molecules and Light Lab

Handouts: Stations Lab: Visible Light

Agenda:

1. Finish Notes: "Visible Light (Color)"
2. Stations Lab: Visible Light
3. Stamp and Review Stations Lab

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Visible Light Stations Lab should be finished in class and is due on Friday
• For students with a score <18/25, test corrections are due on Friday, 12/6.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

Kick-off: How do we see color?

Due: Test Corrections for Gravity & Kinetic Energy

Handouts: Properties of Waves & Visible Light Practice Assessments, & Wave, Speed Equation Practice Problems

Agenda:

1. TedEd "Light Waves, Visible and Invisible"
2. Properties of Waves Practice Assessment & Wave, Speed Equation Practice Problems
3. Visible Light Practice Assessment

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Practice Assessments & Practice Problems checked on Block Day next week
• Binder Check on Monday, 12/16
• Test on Waves Unit on Tuesday, 12/17

WEEK 14

Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 Start of Trimester 2!

Kick-off: Describe 3 types of waves that you already know about.

Due: None

Handouts: Introduction to Waves Packet

Agenda:

1. STEMscopes Pilot Survey (in Google Classroom)
2. Prior Knowledge Engagement & Intro Video
3. Notes Part 1: Properties of Waves and Demos
4. BrainPop Waves

Upcoming Due Dates:

Check your grade in Illuminate. Email me tonight if you have any issues. I'm submitting Trimester 1 grades tomorrow!

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019

Kick-off: How are transverse and longitudinal waves different?

Due: None

Handouts: None (see yesterday's packet)

Agenda:

1. Notes Part 2: Anatomy of Waves and Formulas
2. Finish Properties of Waves Packet (all 3 practice sheets)

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Properties of Waves Packet Practice (ALL) due Block Day

Block Day, Nov. 20-21, 2019

Kick-off: How do you measure the amplitude and wavelength of a transverse wave?

Due: Properties of Waves Packet (all)

Handouts: Properties of Waves Stations Lab, Linking Literacy / Picture Vocabulary

Agenda:

1. Stations Lab: Types of Waves
2. STEMscopedia Introduction to Waves (in STEMscopes via Clever) & Linking Literacy handout
3. If time, Basic Properties of Waves Review

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Stations Lab due Friday
• Kick-offs Weeks 13-14 due Friday

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

Kick-off: Explain the difference between low frequency and high frequency waves.

Due: Types of Waves Stations Lab & Checking Packet, Kick-offs Weeks 13-14

Handouts: PhET Waves on a String

Agenda:

1. Check and Review Properties of Waves Packet (all pages)
2. PhET: Waves on a String and Lab Handout
3. Video: Wave Motion Review OR Crash Course: Traveling Waves

Upcoming Due Dates:

• Tests Returned on Monday after Break
• Waves Test on Dec. 12/17
• Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!