Tuesday and Wednesday: Oct. 30-31

Objectives:

• I can describe the change in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed
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Materials:

ice cubes, trays, water, food coloring, textbook, vocabulary sheet

Activities:

*Opening activity: Transfer of Energy,Heat Energy How does it feel?

*Read pages 56-57

*Hands-on Lab: A Simple Heat Experiment

*Begin Vocabulary - read through pages 58-60 and complete vocab sheets

Homework:

• Vocabulary Sheet

Assessment:

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1-2

Objectives:

• I can describe the change in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed
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Materials:

States of Matter sheet

Activities:

*Read the effect of Pressure - page 61

*Video How and Why Contrails Form

*Finish vocabulary sheet, adding words from pages 62-63

*If Time, handout States of Matter interactive notebook page as a review. Glue all pages into notebook

Homework:

• Vocabulary Sheet

Assessment:

Monday and Tuesday, Oct 15-16

Objectives:

• In my interactive notebook, explain the relationship between particle motion and state of matter
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Materials:

antacid tablets, water, balloons, and 1 L plastic bottles, stopwatch (maybe or just watch clock)

Activities:

• Hand back tests and go over
• Topic 2: Solids. Liquids, Gases Quest Kickoff (Interactivity: Getting a Lift)
• Begin Lesson 1: States of Matter
• uInvestigate: Properties of Matter Hand's on lab
• In interactive notebook, glue in the three states of matter and add arrows showing particle motion

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday and Thursday Oct. 17-18

Objectives:

• I can explain the difference between amorphous and crystalline solids and give examples of both

Materials: samples of both solid types

Activities:

• Describing Solids text pages 48-49 to lead into two types of solids: crystalline and amorphous
• Have samples of these types of solids (amorphous: candle, glue stick, eraser, rubber, plastic and crystalline: salt, sugar, sapphire, snow picture)
• Complete interactive notebook page on solids, drawing pictures of two different types of solids

Homework:

• Complete solids interactive notebook page

Assessment:

Friday and Monday Oct. 19 and Oct. 22

Objectives:

• I can define and understand surface tension

Materials:

pennies, droppers, water, dish soap

Activities:

• Describing Liquids pages 51-52
• Hands-on labs: penny lab for surface tension
• http://www.indypl.org/kids/blog/?p=8914

video on water in space

• Explain why pepper is afraid of soap and not water as an "exit ticket"

Homework:

• Add surface tension to liquid interactive notebook page

Assessment:

Tuesday and Wednesday Oct. 23-24

Objectives:

• use a model to demonstrate how a gas moves to fill all space available and can lift an object
• I can define viscosity

Materials:

graduated cylinders, stop watches, marble, honey, dish soap

CD, hot glue gun, bottle cap, balloon

Activities:

• Finish up liquids by the hands on lab: Marble races to demonstrate viscosity video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69iUhlqFJFk
• or discuss engine oil viscosity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5a4kP-5Jiw
• Read Describing Gases page 53
• Hands-on labs: Balloon Hovercraft - remind that gases move and fill all the space available (particle motion)
• Complete interactive notebook page for liquids (viscosity) and gases
• Interactivity: Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases lesson check online
• Exit Ticket: why liquids in a thermometer?

Homework:

• complete interactive notebook page for gases and review interactive notebook for quiz on Lesson 1 next class

Assessment:

Thursday October 25 and Tuesday October 30

Objectives:

• quiz

Materials: Chromebook and quiz

Activities:

• Quiz on Lesson 1
• When completed quiz, go online to access . . . Design Your Lift interactivity

Homework:

Assessment:

• Lesson 1 quiz

Monday and Tuesday, Oct 8-9

Objectives:

• I can separate a mixture into its pure substances
• I can design a procedure using appropriate tools and equipment to remove the salt, sand, and iron filings from the water

Materials:

60g mixture, magnets, magnifying glasses, cups, grad. cylinder, filter paper, water . . . (see book)

Activities:

• Review for test - Go over any questions from pages 34-35
• uDemonstrate Lab: Help Out the Wildlife - pages 38-41

Homework:

• Review interactive notebook to study for test

Assessment:

Wednesday and Thursday - Oct. 10-11

Objectives:

Materials:

• Chromebooks

Activities:

• Topic 1 Test
• Glue Topic 2 into interactive notebook
• Quest kick-off - if time

Homework:

Assessment:

• Topic 1 test

Friday, Oct. 12

Objectives:

• STEM fieldtrip to UW-Stout for career exploration

Materials:

Activities:

Homework:

Assessment:

Monday Oct. 1

Objectives:

• I can explain the difference between a physical and chemical change

Materials:

• chalk , metal spoon, vinegar, dropper (enough for five groups)
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Activities:

• Read pages 25-28
• Hands on Lab: Is a New Substance Formed?
• Interactive Notebook page: Physical and Chemical Changes

Homework:

• Interactive notebook page

Assessment:

Tuesday, Oct. 2

Objectives:

• use my knowledge of mixtures, solutions, density, buoyancy, and chemical and physical changes to explain today's lab

Materials:

• baking soda, vinegar, raisins, beakers, graduated cylinders, water
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Activities:

• Dancing Raisins lab
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Homework:

Assessment:

• Dancing Raisins Lab sheet (one per group)
• Turn in Interactive Notebooks

Wednesday, Oct. 3

Objectives:

• I can...explain thermal energy and the difference between endothermic and exothermic changes

Materials:

Activities:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKg3TSO4v8 (just a video for us - background knowledge)
• Read and discuss pages 30-31
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cUK4jcAEaU (watch up to 5:26 - great explanation of endo and exothermic change)
• Lesson 3 Check

Homework:

Assessment:

Thursday, Oct. 4

Objectives:

• Review for testing next week

Materials:

• textbook

Activities:

• Topic 1 Review and Assess pages 34-35 - do with a partner
• Go over answers in class and clarify any questions students may have

Homework:

• Review for test - read through interactive notebook

Assessment:

Homecoming - no science today

Objectives:

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• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

Homework:

Assessment:

Monday, 9/24

Objectives:

• Calculate the density of liquids and solids
• I can...

Materials:

• Density Column Sheet
• textbook

Activities:

• Density visual: elevator in corner - add mass - increase density
• Read Page 18: Determining Density in textbook
• Complete Density column sheet and turn in

Homework:

• Density column sheet if not turned in during class

Assessment:

Tuesday, Sept. 25

Objectives:

• I can...apply my understanding of density to organize materials in a density model

Materials:

• various liquids: vegetable oil, water, rubbing alcohol, dawn dish soap, whole milk, corn syrup, honey
• clear cylinder, solid items
• diet soda and its regular counterpart

Activities:

• Review Density from yesterday - Star Wars clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U3Oti2L8S4
• ask question: How does the changing ratio of mass to volume endanger Luke, Leia, and Han?
• As watching, glue the Density pages into interactive notebook.
• At tables, sort/match densities to liquids. Predict the order of layers
• Demo: pour liquids into cylinder to test their predictions - place a solid into the cylinder (piece of pasta, paperclip, hexbolt, grape)
• Exit ticket: DEMO: explain this: why does a diet mt. dew can float and a regular mt. dew doesn't?

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday, Sept. 26

LeRoy Butler motivational speaker - so no science today

Objectives:

• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

Homework:

Assessment:

Thursday, Sept. 27

Objectives:

• I can...investigate density using various material including solid and liquids

Materials:

• yeast, hydrogen perioxide, food coloring, bottle, alum. pie pan
• ice cube, water in cup

Activities:

• Discuss Diet vs. Regular sodas from yesterday and give explanation demo
• Read page 19: Density and Temperature - model ice cube in water - floats - BUT this is not the norm.
• Elephant Toothpaste for Kids demo that density decreases as temperature increases

Homework:

Assessment:

Friday, Sept. 28

Objectives:

• I can...analyze data to calculate estimated amounts of spillage and think critically about the information to infer how scientists collaborate to address similar situations as they arise

Materials:

• textbook

Activities:

• Introduce An Epic Disaster
• Explain how we get our gasoline to fuel our cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmQASxBSR8
• What happens when something goes wrong?
• Deep Water Horizon movie trailer - but skip very beginning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-UPJyEHmM0
• REad page 22
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuzuyEKLd8 5 years later
• Answer questions page 23

Homework:

Assessment:

Monday, 9/17

Objectives:

• I can...define weight, mass, and volume
• I can...

Materials:

• play-doh
• water in plastic cup
• textbook

Activities:

• Lesson 1 Check
• when finished read pages 15-17 and answer the Reading Check on pg. 16.
• Try Float Your Boat activity

Homework:

Assessment:

Tuesday, 9/18

Objectives:

• I can...measure mass using a balance scale
• I can...

Materials:

• triple beam balance
• various objects to weigh on balance scale; including two empty soda cans (one crushed)

Activities:

• Video: how to use and read a triple beam balance (MTB: Middle Top Bottom)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stW-C7F7QOg
• Worksheet to practice reading the balance
• Which Has More Mass (connect activity lab)

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday, 9/19

Objectives:

• I can...calculate volume of regular and irregular shaped items
• I can...

Materials:

• graduated cylinder
• water
• irregularly shaped objects
• ruler

Activities:

• Practice finding volume (l x w x h)
• Use the water displacement method to find volume of irregular objects.
• Interactive notebook: All About Density

Homework:

Assessment:

Thursday, Sept. 20

Early Release: no science; all teaching social studies

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

Homework:

Assessment:

Friday, Sept. 21

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

• Coke & Diet Coke
• triple beam balance
• tub of water

Activities:

• Read first paragraph on pg. 18.
• Simple classroom elevator visual for density
• Calculating density demo with Coke and Diet Coke
• Tub of water - predict what will happen when Coke and Diet Coke are put in water.
• What happens and why? Use this to introduce the formula for calculating density (mention that the density of an object or substance is often compared to water - water's density is 1 g/ml)
• Calculating Density interactive notebook page

Homework:

Assessment:

Monday 9/10

Objectives:

• I can...use visual examples to describe matter
• I can...give examples of physical and chemical properties of matter

Materials:

• cookie sheet, cups, spoon
• baking soda, corn starch
• water and vinegar

Activities:

• Begin Topic 1: Matter page 1 in Textbook. Discuss essential question.
• Lesson 1: Describing and Classifying matter - physical and chemical properties of matter
• Interactive Notebook - chemical and physical changes

Homework:

Assessment:

Tuesday Sept. 11

Objectives:

• I can...explain what makes up matter
• I can...

Materials:

• play-doh

Activities:

• pages 8-10 in textbook
• Hands on Lab (pg. 9)
• Interactive Notebook - elements, molecules, compounds

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday Sept. 12

Objectives:

• I can...identify different types of mixtures
• I can...

Materials:

• play-doh used in ELA last week

Activities:

• Read pg. 8 - elements and make a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen element out of three different colors of play-doh
• REad pg. 9 and make molecules out of play-doh
• Read pg. 10 and explain which molecules made earlier are also compounds
• Interactive notebook page on elements, molecules, and compounds

Homework:

Assessment:

Thursday, Sept. 13

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• types of Mixtures pg. 11 in textbook
• Videos by Tyler DeWitt: Separating Mixtures with Distillation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHwlke8MMcU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTYNCFBpK4
• videos take about 15-20 minutes total

Homework:

Assessment:

Friday, Sept. 14

Objectives:

• I can...review lesson 1 vocabulary
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• Review day of lesson 1: Lesson 1 check
• Interactive notebook page
• Lesson Quiz

Homework:

Assessment:

• Lesson Quiz