This Week

4/29 - 5/3

• MONDAY: Subunit 2 Explain Part 4 - No Homework!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Explain Part 4 & 5 - Finish Part 5 if not completed in class!
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Elaborate - Finish Part 2 if not completed in class!
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Evaluate Part 1 - Finish if not completed in class!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Evaluate Part 2 - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

Last Week

4/22 - 4/26

• REMINDERS:

1. Re-Writes of Unit 2 Final DUE FRIDAY

• MONDAY: "Straws" Screening - No Homework.
• TUESDAY: Straws Survey; Subunit 1 Evaluate Part 2 (KWL / Driving Questions) Subunit 2 Engage (KWL/Driving Questions) - No Homework.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Engage Part 1 & 2; Subunit 2 Explore Part 1 - Finish Reflection Questions if not completed in class!
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Explore Part 2 & 3; Subunit 2 Explain Part 1 & 2 - Finish Reflection Questions if not completed in class!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Explain Part 3 - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

Previously...

4/22 - 4/26

• REMINDERS:

1. Re-Writes of Unit 2 Final DUE FRIDAY

• MONDAY: "Straws" Screening - No Homework.
• TUESDAY: Straws Survey; Subunit 1 Evaluate Part 2 (KWL / Driving Questions) Subunit 2 Engage (KWL/Driving Questions) - No Homework.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Engage Part 1 & 2; Subunit 2 Explore Part 1 - Finish Reflection Questions if not completed in class!
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Explore; Subunit 2 Explain Part 1 & 2 - Finish Reflection Questions if not completed in class!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Explain Part 3 - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

4/1 - 4/5

• REMINDERS:

1. NOTEBOOK CHECK THURSDAY 4/4 (Lift-Off & Subunit 1)

• MONDAY: Roads to Respect - No Homework.
• TUESDAY: Roads to Respect - No Homework.
• WEDNESDAY: Roads to Respect - No Homework.
• THURSDAY: Notebook Check Lift-Off & Subunit 1
• FRIDAY: Minimum Day - No Homework, Enjoy the Break!

3/25 - 3/29

• REMINDERS:

1. NOTEBOOK CHECK MONDAY 4/1 (Lift-Off & Subunit 1)

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate Part 1 & 2: Card Sort & Reflection - Finish Reflection Questions in Notebook if not finished in class!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate Part 3: Cells Working Together in the Human Body - Finish illustrations & reflection if not finished in class! (Cell Resource Cards are posted to google classroom if needed!)
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate Part 4: Connections to the Culminating Project - Finish if not completed in class!
• THURSDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate Part 4: Connections to the Culminating Project - Finish if not completed in class!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 1 Evaluate Part 1: Critique, Correct Clarify; Olweus Survey - No Homework, enjoy the weekend.

3/18 - 3/22

• REMINDERS:

1. NOTEBOOK CHECK MONDAY 3/25 (Lift-Off & Subunit 1)

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Engage Card Sort & Reflection - Finish Reflection Questions in Notebook!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Explore Introduction to the Microscope Reading - Finish Reading if not finished in class
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 1 Explore Living & Non-Living Things Under the Microscope - Finish Reflection Questions
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Explore Videos; Subunit 3 Explain Class Discussion - Record ideas in notebook!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 3 Explain Reading - No Homework, Enjoy the Weekend!

3/11 - 3/15

• REMINDERS:

1. Culminating Project Letter DUE BY END OF PERIOD ON 3/14

• MONDAY: Notebook Check; Subunit 3 Evaluate Culminating Project Work session - Sections 1 & 2
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate Culminating Project Work session - Action Plan Summaries
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Peer Feedback" - Work on Letter Revisions from Peer Feedback
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate Culminating Project Work session - "Peer Feedback" Revisions - LETTERS DUE VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY END OF PERIOD
• FRIDAY: Unit 3: Cells & Body Systems Lift-Off - no homework, enjoy the weekend!

3/4 - 3/8

• REMINDERS:

1. Group Cause & Effect Poster Gallery Walk on WEDNESDAY 3/13
2. Notebook Check MONDAY 3/11

• MONDAY: Subunit 3 Explain "Part 3" & Subunit 3 Elaborate "Part 1" - Finish Personal Impact Reflection if not finished in class.
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Elaborate "Part 2" - Finish strategy analysis table if not finished in class
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Part 1" - Finish Subunit 3 KWL if not completed in class
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate Culminating Project Introduction - Organize notebook for writing & notebook check!
• FRIDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate Culminating Project Work session - "First Set" of Paragraphs

2/25 - 3/1

• REMINDERS:

1. Cause & Effect Diagrams are DUE 3/1

• MONDAY: Subunit 3 Engage - Complete Carbon Footprint Survey if not finished in class
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Explore "Part 1" - Finish Data Analysis Questions if not finished in class
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Explore "Part 2" - Making Groups (No Homework)
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Explain "Part 1" - School Actions Card Sort / Group Brainstorm
• FRIDAY: Subunit 3 Explain - Group Actions Cause & Effect Diagrams

2/18 - 2/22

• MONDAY: President's Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate Quiz Review; Subunit 2 Elaborate "Part 1" - Quiz Re-writes are due NEXT TUESDAY 2/26
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Elaborate "Part 2" - Quiz Re-writes are due NEXT TUESDAY 2/26
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Evaluate "Part 1" - Cause & Effect Diagram DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Evaluate "Part 2" & Subunit 3 Engage "Part 1" - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

2/11 - 2/15

• MONDAY: Subunit 2 Explore "Part 3" - Answer #7 & #8 if not completed in class
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Explain "Part 1 & 2" - Answer observation questions from Procedure #11 & the Post-Lab questions in your notebook if not completed in class.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Explain "Part 3" - Answer the reflection questions from #4 in your notebook if not completed in class.
• THURSDAY: Reading - "The Ocean's Affect on Climate" - Finish Reading & Annotations if not finished in class;
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Climate Change Playlist - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

2/4 - 2/8

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Evaluate "Part 3 & 4" - Finish Elaborate Quiz & Evaluate Part 1 & 2!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Engage - Finish Questions at end of Engage lesson
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Explore "Part 1 - Dataset" - Finish Part 1B questions if not finished in class;
• THURSDAY: Reading - "Global Circulation of Atmosphere" - Finish Reading & Annotations if not finished in class;
• FRIDAY: Subunit 2 Explore "Part 2 - Demo" - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

1/28 - 2/1

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Explain "Part 3B" - Finish Question #8 & Part 4
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Explain "Part 5" - Finish Reflection Questions
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate "Part 1" - Finish Incomplete Classwork
• THURSDAY: Subunit 1 Elaborate "Part 2" - Finish Incomplete Classwork
• FRIDAY: Subunit 1 Evaluate "Part 1 & 2" - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

1/22 - 1/25

• MONDAY: MLK, Jr. Holiday - No School
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Explore "Part 3 & 4" - Finish incomplete classwork (including "Part 2" if not finished yet!)
• WEDNESDAY: 6th Grade Pier Trip - No homework
• THURSDAY: Subunit 1 Explain "Parts 1 & 2" - Finish incomplete classwork
• FRIDAY: Subunit 1 Explain "Part 3A" - No Homework - Enjoy the weekend!

1/14 - 1/18

• MONDAY: Unit 2 Lift-Off "Part 1" - Finish incomplete classwork
• TUESDAY: Unit 2 Lift-Off "Part 2" - Finish incomplete classwork
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 1 Engage "Part 1" - Finish incomplete classwork
• THURSDAY: Subunit 1 Engage "Part 1" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• FRIDAY: Subunit 1 Explore "Parts 1 & 2" - Finish incomplete classwork for TUESDAY NIGHT; Enjoy the Long Weekend!

1/8 - 1/11

• MONDAY: No School
• TUESDAY: None.
• WEDNESDAY: None.
• THURSDAY: None.
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

SEMESTER II

12/17 - 12/21

• MONDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Individual Patent Application" - Pages 1 - 3 should be COMPLETE BY TUESDAY
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Individual Patent Application" - Complete for Wednesday Peer Feedback Day!
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Individual Patent Application" - Begin to update based on Peer Feedback
• THURSDAY: Wrap up any loose ends before the grading period ends!
• FRIDAY: None - ENJOY THE BREAK - YOU DESERVE IT!

12/10 - 12/14

• MONDAY: Subunit 3 Elaborate "Explanation & Particle Diagram" - Finish explanation rough draft before Friday.
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Individual Patent Application" - Keep working on explanation rough draft; make sure you have completed all the work required for your Patent Application.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Device Designs" - Update design based on materials exploration today.
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Evaluate "Particle Diagrams" - Update diagrams based on device construction today.
• FRIDAY: Subunit 3 Explain "Procedures for Testing" - No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

12/3 - 12/7

• MONDAY: Subunit 3 Explore "Experimental Design" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• TUESDAY: Subunit 3 Explore "Experiment" Finish reflection on your prediction.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Explore "Debrief & Graph" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Explain "Reading" & "Reflection Questions" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• FRIDAY: Subunit 3 Explain "Demo Reflection Questions" - No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

11/26 - 11/30

• MONDAY: "Lesson 3: Heat Transfer" Reading & "Lesson Check" Finish any incomplete classwork.
• TUESDAY: "Topic 6 Assessment" Finish any incomplete classwork.
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 3 Engage "Pre-Demonstration Questions & Predictions" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• THURSDAY: Subunit 3 Engage "Demonstration" & "Post-Demonstration Questions" - Finish incomplete classwork.
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

11/12 - 11/16

• MONDAY: None - Enjoy the Holiday!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Elaborate "Predictions & Demo" (Part 1 & 2) Finish any incomplete classwork
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Elaborate "Pre-Lab / Discussion" (Part 3a) Finish any incomplete classwork
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Elaborate "Lab" (Part 3) Finish any incomplete classwork, including reflection questions & device designs!
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

11/5 - 11/9

• MONDAY: Subunit 2 Explain "Modelling" (Part 1) Finish any incomplete classwork
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Explain "Reading" (Part 2) Finish any incomplete classwork
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 2 Explain "Reflection Questions" (Part 3) Finish any incomplete classwork
• THURSDAY: Finish any incomplete classwork from Energy reading.
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

10/29 - 11/2

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Evaluate Part 4 "Revisit the Water Bottle Problem" NOTE: This is the 'quiz' for Subunit 1 & will be graded on Tuesday!
• TUESDAY: Subunit 2 Engage Finish any incomplete classwork
• WEDNESDAY: None - Happy Halloween!
• THURSDAY: Subunit 2 Explore Complete "Noticing Patterns" from lab stations if not completed in class
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

10/22 - 10/26

• MONDAY: Subunit 1 Engage Reflection & Explanation
• TUESDAY: Subunit 1 Explore Parts 1 & 2 Reflections
• WEDNESDAY: Subunit 1 Explore Part 4 Reflection (Concept Map)
• THURSDAY: Subunit 1 Explain Reflection (At end of Reading)
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

10/15 - 10/19

• MONDAY: Finish Reading & "Lesson Check"
• TUESDAY: None
• WEDNESDAY: If needed, print, "cut & paste" your SLC reflection into your hard-copy of your script.
• THURSDAY: None
• FRIDAY: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!

10/8 - 10/12

• MONDAY: Finish collecting evidence for your Flu CER assignment;
• TUESDAY: Finish your Reasoning for your Flu CER assignment;
• WEDNESDAY: Complete Flu CER OR do Re-write for extra credit;
• THURSDAY: No Homework
• FRIDAY: No Homework

10/1 - 10/5

• MONDAY: Finish "What is Science" Worksheets
• TUESDAY: Finish CER Explanations
• WEDNESDAY: Finish "What is Science," CER Explanations, &/or catch up on any outstanding assignments!
• THURSDAY: Write your "Flu CER" Claim in your notebook.
• FRIDAY: No Homework

09/24 - 09/28

• MONDAY: No Homework
• TUESDAY: Finish reading & summarizing article using the "How Science Works" diagram
• WEDNESDAY: No Homework
• THURSDAY: Finish "What is Science" Worksheet(s)
• FRIDAY: No Homework

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