Week 1

Monday- Go over Student Handbooks.  House Celebration Day :  )

Tuesday- Discuss classroom expectations/procedures- 1st quarter project assigned (see attachment below)

Wednesday- "The Test"- students will be taking the 7th grade science final exam- 100 questions

Thursday- L-to-J PreQuiz (0 points)

Friday- Draw a Scientist Project begins (bring colors) (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Week 2

Monday- Computer Lab Research for Science Career (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Tuesday- Computer Lab Research for Science Career (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Wednesday- Computer Lab Research for Science Career (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Thursday- Computer Lab Research for Science Career (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Friday- Computer Lab Research for Science Career (11.A.3c), (11.A.3g), (13.B.3c) (see attachment below)

Week 3

Monday- Research for Science Career is due.  Round 1 of speeches.

Tuesday- Round 2 of speeches.

Wednesday- Round 3 of speeches (BE PREPARED TO GIVE SPEECH)

Thursday- Final round of speeches (BE PREPARED TO GIVE SPEECH)  /  Redraw Scientist without stereotypes

Friday- Explain compare and Contrast Essay comparing both drawings of a scientist

Week 4

Monday-  Assign "Bio Essay #1"  (10 points)  Due September 2.

Tuesday- L to J Quiz #1

             5 paragraph essay due (25 points): 

            (1) What is a "scientist"?

            (2) Describe your 2nd drawing of a scientist

            (3) How are your 2 drawings similar

            (4) How are your 2 drawings different

            (5) How has your opinion of a "scientist" changed during this project?

Wednesday- Begin chapter 1 on the scientific method.  11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Thursday- LENGTH- Measurement labs begin. 11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Friday-  MASS- Measurement labs continue. 11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Week 5

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- VOLUME- Measurement labs continue. 11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Wednesday- DENSITY- Measurement labs continue. 11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Thursday- DENSITY- Measurement labs continue. 11.A.3b  11.A.3c  11.A.2b

Friday- Review day for all labs (length, mass, volume, density)

Week 6

Monday- Performance Assessment over Measurement Labs

Tuesday- Performance Assessment over Measurement Labs

Wednesday- Review for Chapter 1 Test- (see attached study guide from link above)

Thursday- Chapter 1 Test (Study Chapter Review)

Friday- Go over Chapter 1 Test

Week 7

Monday- Metric Conversions- Length.

Tuesday- Metric Conversions- Mass.

Wednesday- Metric Conversions- Volume.

Thursday- Unit Conversions (using "T-Problems")

Friday- Test over Metric Conversions.  (50 points)

Week 8

Monday- Review for the Common Measurement Units test (making flash-cards)

Tuesday-  Test over Common Measurement Units. (25 points)  (see attached study guide from link above)

Wednesday- Review for the BIG TEST  Study guide attached below.

Thursday- Students will be taking the BIG TEST (100 questions- know 25 or more)  (100 points)

Friday- Go over Big Test results.  Update portfolios.

Week 9- First Quarter Projects are DUE this week (25 points)

Monday-  Science Quiz #3 (0 points)

Tuesday- Discuss 2nd Quarter Projects

Wednesday- House Celebration Day  :  )

Thursday- Parent / Teacher Conferences

Friday- No School

Week 10

Monday- No School

Tuesday-  Chapter 2, Section 1 (UCP 1,2,3,4; LS 1c)

Wednesday- Ch. 2, Section 1 (in the chapter 2 packet- pgs 26, 12-15, 1-3, 45)

Thursday- Chapter 2, Section 2 (UCP 1,3,4,5; SAI 2; LS 1c, 4c)

Friday- Ch. 2, Section 2 (in the chapter 2 packet- pgs 27, 16-20, 4-6, 46)

Week 11

Monday- Finish sections 1 & 2 in the chapter 2 packet.  

Tuesday- Video titled "Cells"

Wednesday- Chapter 2, Section 3 (SAI 1; LS 1c, 2d).

Thursday- Chapter Review- pg 54-55 #s 3,4,8-10,12,16.

Friday- Chapter 2 Test.  (see attached study guide from link above)

Week 12

Monday- Chapter 3: Section 1 (LS 1a, 1c, 3c, 4c; SAI 1, 2)

Tuesday-  Finish Ch. 3 section 1

Wednesday- Chapter 3: Section 2 (LS 1a, 2a, 2b, 2d, 5b; SAI 1, 2)

Thursday- Finish Ch. 3 section 2

Friday-  Review over Ch. 3 sections 1 & 2

Week 13

Monday- Chapter 3: Section 3 (LS 2b, 2c, 3a, 3c, 3d, 5b; SAI 1, 2)

Tuesday- Chapter 3 Review: pg 76 #1-10, 12-17.

Wednesday- Chapter 3 Test: (see attached study guide from link above)

Thursday- Go over Ch. 3 tests.

Friday- Test Retakes.

Week 14

Monday- Chapter 4 Section 1.

Tuesday- Finish Chapter 4 Section 1

Wednesday- NO SCHOOL

Thursday- Chapter 4 Section 2

Friday- Finish Chapter 4 Section 2.

Week 15

Monday- Chapter 4

Tuesday- Review over Ch. 4 sections 1 & 2

Wednesday- Study for Ch. 4 test.  Chapter 4 individual work packets.

Thursday- Review for Ch. 4 test.

Friday- Chapter 4 Test. (see attached study guide from link above)

Week 16

Monday- Ch. 4 Test Retakes

Tuesday- Planet Earth video 

Wednesday- NO SCHOOL

Thursday- NO SCHOOL

Friday- NO SCHOOL

Week 17

Monday- Ch. 9 section 1 (SAI 1; UCP 1,5)

Tuesday- Ch. 9 section 2 (SAI 1; UCP 1,5)

Wednesday- Ch. 10 section 1 (SAI 1,2; SPSP 5; ES 1c,1d)

Thursday- Ch. 10 section 2 (SAI 1,2; SPSP 5; ES 1c,1d)

Friday- Ch. 10 section 3-4 (SAI 1,2; UCP 1,2; ES 1c,1d)

Week 18

Monday- Class review for the Ch. 9 and 10 test.

Tuesday- Test over Ch. 9 and 10: (see attached study guide from link above)

Wednesday- Go over Ch. 9 and 10 Test.  Work on student portfolios.

Thursday- Test retakes over Ch. 9 and 10 test.  Work on student portfolios.

Friday- Review for the BIG TEST.  Work on student portfolios.

Week 19-  2nd Quarter Projects are DUE THIS WEEK (30 points)

Monday- Review for the BIG TEST.

Tuesday- Students will be taking the BIG TEST (100 questions- know 50 or more)

Wednesday- Go over Big Test.

Thursday- Test Retakes.

Friday- TBA

3rd Quarter

Week 20

Monday- 3rd Quarter Project is assigned.  (attached below)  Begin Ch. 17 Section 1 (PS 1a)

Tuesday- Finish Ch. 17 Section 1.  Students will also be writing elements 1-10 five times apiece.

Wednesday- Workday over Ch. 17 section 1 in Ch. 17 science packet.

Thursday- Ch. 17 section 2 (PS 1a)

Friday- Workday over Ch. 17 section 2 in Ch. 17 science packet.

If you are needing a copy of the ch. 17 study guide, go to the STUDY GUIDES link at the top

Week 21

Monday- Ch. 17 section 3 (PS 1a)

Tuesday- Workday over Ch. 17 section 3 in Ch. 17 science packet.

Wednesday- Chapter Review over Ch. 17.  Finish science packets for Ch. 17.

Thursday- Ch. 17 Test (Know the information from study guides and elements 1-10 from periodic table)

Friday- Students will be going over Ch. 17 tests and making corrections.  (Make-up tests)

Week 22

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Ch. 18 section 1 (UCP, 1, 2; PS 1a)

Wednesday- Ch. 18 section 1 (UCP, 1, 2; PS 1a) Bill Nye video titled "Phases of Matter"

Thursday- Students will be completing the Ch. 18 Section 1 Study Guide

Friday- Chapter 18 section 2 (UCP 1, 2, 3; PS 1a)

Week 23

Monday- Finish Ch. 18 section 2

Tuesday- Chapter 18 section 3 (UCP 3; SAI 1; PS 1a, 3a)

Wednesday- Finish Ch. 18 section 3

Thursday- Class review for the Ch. 18 test

Friday- TBA

If you are needing a copy of the ch. 18 study guide, go to the STUDY GUIDES link on the left

Week 24

Monday- Review for Ch. 18 test.

Tuesday- Ch. 18 Test (Know the information from study guides and elements 1-15 from periodic table)

Wednesday- Ch. 20 Section 1 (UCP 2; SAI 2; HNS 1, 2, 3)

Thursday- Bill Nye Video titled "Atoms"

Friday- Ch. 20 Section 2 (PS 1c)

Week 25

Monday- Review over Chapter 20- Atoms

Tuesday- Review over Chapter 20- Atoms- (more work with drawing models of atoms).

Wednesday- Chapter 20 test (over study guides & elements 1-20)

Thursday- Go over Chapter 20 test.  Make up tests.  Update data sheets.

Friday- TBA

Week 26

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- TBA

Wednesday- TBA

Thursday- TBA

Friday- TBA

Week 27

Monday- TBA

Tuesday- TBA

Wednesday- TBA

Thursday- TBA

Friday- TBA

Week 28      3rd Quarter element poster projects are due this week.

Monday- Go over chapter 20 test

Tuesday- Chapter 21- Section 1

Wednesday- Metals Packet

Thursday- Chapter 21- Section 2

Friday- Review Chapter 21- Section 2

Week 29

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Practice Test over Chapter 21

Wednesday- Review Chapter 21

Thursday- Chapter 21 Test

Friday- Go over Chapter 21 Test

Week 30

Monday- Ch. 21 Section 2 (UCP 2; SAI 2; HNS 1, 2, 3)

Tuesday- Practice test over Ch. 21

Wednesday- Review for the Ch. 21 test.

Thursday- Test over Ch. 21.  Know the study guides and elements 1-25 from the periodic table.

Friday- Go over Ch. 21 Test.  Make-up tests.

Week 31

Monday- Test Retakes over Ch. 21 Test.

Tuesday- Element Test over Elements 1-30 from the periodic table.

Wednesday- Review for the BIG TEST.

Thursday- The students will be taking the BIG TEST.  They will need to know 75 of the 100 questions.

Friday- Go over the BIG TEST.  Update data sheets.  Discuss the paper airplane project.

Week 32

Monday- TBD

Tuesday- TBD

Wednesday- TBD

Thursday- TBD

Friday- No School

Week 33

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- NO SCHOOL

Wednesday- NO SCHOOL

Thursday- NO SCHOOL

Friday- NO SCHOOL

Week 34

Monday- Group 1: Paper Airplane project (see attachment below)/Group 2: Chapter 12- Days 1 & 2

Tuesday- Group 1: Paper Airplane project continued /Group 2: Chapter 12- Days 3 & 4

Wednesday- Group 1: Paper Airplane project continued /Group 2: Chapter 12- Days 5 & 6

Thursday- Group 1: Paper Airplane project continued /Group 2: Chapter 12- Days 7 & 8

Friday- Group 1: Paper Airplane project DUE DATE /Group 2: Chapter 12- Test

Week 35

Monday- Properties of Flight activity packet.

Tuesday- Students will being watching a video titled "Flight" and completing a flight word search.

Wednesday- Today begins the 3-week kite project.  A project rubric will be discussed in class.  (Attached)

Thursday- Group selections (must be 2-4).  Internet research for kite design.

Friday-  Internet research for kite design.  Kite project materials list DUE.  

Week 36

Monday- PARC Testing in the morning. Students will be typing their kite lab reports in the afternoon.

Tuesday- PARC Testing in the morning. Students will be typing their kite lab reports in the afternoon.

Wednesday- PARC Testing in the morning. Students will be typing their kite lab reports in the afternoon.

Thursday- PARC Testing in the morning. Students will be typing their kite lab reports in the afternoon.

Friday- PARC Testing in the morning. Students will be typing their kite lab reports in the afternoon.

Week 37

Monday- Working in their groups, students will be constructing their kites.

Tuesday- Working in their groups, students will be constructing their kites.

Wednesday- Working in their groups, students will be constructing their kites.

Thursday- Working in their groups, students will be constructing their kites.

Friday- Working in their groups, students will be constructing their kites.

Week 38

Monday- Students will be finalizing their kites and test flying them on days with wind.

Tuesday- Students will be finalizing their kites and test flying them on days with wind.

Wednesday- Students will be finalizing their kites and test flying them on days with wind.

Thursday- Students will be finalizing their kites and test flying them on days with wind.

Friday- Today is the last day for the kite project.  Kites/Reports must be completed and have the ability to fly for 60 seconds-100 points.

Week 39

Monday- Review for the BIG TEST (final exam).

Tuesday- Review for the BIG TEST (final exam).

Wednesday- "Celebrate Youth" at Shawnee College

Thursday- Students will be taking THE BIG TEST (the final exam).  They need to know 93 questions.

Friday- Students will be completing THE BIG TEST.  Finishing up test from Thursday.

Week 40

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Students will be completing a class survey.

Wednesday- Students will be meeting their 8th grade teachers.

Thursday- PBIS Celebration.

Friday- No School

Students will be constructing a parachute in groups of 2-4.

Students will be constructing a helicopter in groups of 2-3.

Students will be constructing a maple tree seed- "whirly bird"

Students will be planting a maple tree for Earth Day

Students will be constructing a paper plane that can fly the longest.  Groups of 1-2.

Students will be constructing a hang glider in groups of 2-3.

Students will be constructing a car in groups of 2-3.

Students will be playing "Science Apprentice".

Students will be constructing a boat in groups of 2-4.

Students 2 week projects are due.  Students will be cleaning the classroom.