Week 3/23

Met Hurricane simulator 

week 3/18

Robotics still building with Artec blocks, some are starting create your own projects

Forensics: help! Honey the class bunny went missing. Check your answers here. Hints Here

Chemistry: Conduct elephant toothpaste changing something. When finished class demonstration with Potassium permanganate. We started the flame test experiment. 

Physical science: We learned about rockets and build model rockets with guests from CSU (will post info on how to launch them next week) 

Meteorology: learn about hurricanes

Robotics 2: most are working on their chosen solder project 

Week 3/9

Robotics still building with Artec blocks, some are starting create your own projects

Forensics: help! Honey the class bunny went missing. Check your answers here. Hints Here

Chemistry: Conduct elephant toothpaste changing something. When finished class demonstration with Potassium permanganate. Set up for rocket skateboard experiment, or build molecules with ping pong balls using Phet 

Physical science lab report for elephant toothpaste https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZfkFD0lt0I-qYxrmy_KhRLYgwptXKK1O/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112603788186628655514&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Meteorology: learn about hurricanes

Robotics 2: most are working on their chosen solder project 

Week 3/2 

Robotics still building with Artec blocks, some are starting create your own projects

Forensics: most days still trying to escape their exit room. Next is help Honey the class bunny went missing. Check your answers here. Hints Here

Chemistry: Conduct elephant toothpaste changing something. When finished class demonstration with Potassium permanganate. Set up for rocket skateboard experiment, or build molecules with ping pong balls using Phet 

Physical Science: Conduct elephant toothpaste changing something. 

Meteorology: Finish testing our tornado proof houses, move on to hurricanes

Robotics 2: most are working on their chosen solder project 

Week 2/9

Mrs. Sherer was sick Monday-Tuesday Here was the plan. Forensics did their exit escape rooms. Robotics 1 worked on their kits. 

3rd Hour Lesson Plan

They have been doing a long experiment involving elephant toothpaste using different catalysts. Tell them I don’t want them experimenting with the 35% Hydrogen Peroxide today. Instead I want them to grab their ipad and rewatch each video and do a compare and contrast on Sodium Iodide, Potassium iodide, and yeast. When they finish that I want them to make sure everyone’s lab report has a complete set of collect data. 

Next they are supposed to set up in their notebook a new experiment with elephant toothpaste changing the independent variable. They can write down their set up but can’t conduct it until next week. 

I want them to then research on elephant toothpaste and devil’s toothpaste. They can do this by reading or watching youtube videos on the experiments. I want them to answer any questions they have about the experiments, and answer “so what’s happening?” “what causes the reaction” 

Does this research change the experiment you want to conduct? 

This should take the whole period. If it doesn’t, have them do this 

Then watch this video The sci guys elephant toothpaste. 

Have them write in their notebooks what a catalyst is, stop the video with the definition displayed. Finish watching video unstopped. Then I want you to go back in the video to the molecules breakdown at 3:30. I now want students to draw the molecule hydrogen peroxide —> turning to the molecules water and oxygen gas 

➡️➕➕Heat

4th Hour

Physical Science 

Projector (the blue cable is hanging on the floor off my desk by the projector) 

Speaker 

4th Hour Lesson Plan

Watch Mark Rober World’s Largest Elephant Toothpaste experiment

Pause the video at 6 minutes before the reaction happens and ask the kids if they think it’s going to work, why or why not? 

Then play 

Then watch this video The sci guys elephant toothpaste. 

Have them write in their notebooks what a catalyst is, stop the video with the definition displayed. Finish watching video unstopped. Then I want you to go back in the video to the molecules breakdown at 3:30. I now want students to draw the molecule hydrogen peroxide —> turning to the molecules water and oxygen gas 

➡️➕➕Heat

Next they are supposed to set up in their notebook a new experiment with elephant toothpaste changing the independent variable. They can write down their set up but can’t conduct it until next week. 

If perhaps there is extra time, show them this simulation, and as the class tells you what to do, do it on the screen. Follow their instructions exactly even if you know they are incorrect. Do, sandwich, molecules, then game if time.  https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/reactants-products-and-leftovers/latest/reactants-products-and-leftovers_all.html 

5th Hour

Meteorology 

Projector, speaker,

On my desk:   

5th Hour Lesson Plan

Watch this video on why the US has so many tornados compared to the rest of the world. 

Option 1: Continue tornado house projects. The handouts are to the left of the mini fridge in the top slot or on the tray above the printer. I printed new budgets, pass out their packets. Point out they may buy hot glue for the whole project for $1. If they show you a complete drawing and a budget sheet filled out they can play find and seek in the room for the materials (or ask art room), then they may start building. They cannot go over their $10 budget not even $10.10. Set the projects anywhere they will fit. If they finish before class is up they can grab an ipad and research how people in the real world engineer tornado proof buildings. 

Option 2: 

Watch this video on 8 types of tornado

Then play tornado jeopardy and see how much we know and don’t. It’s important to go over the answers as there is so much we don’t know! Feel free to google things that they don’t know and show them!

6th Hour

Robotics 2

Depends

6th Hour Lesson Plan

These students are working on multiple things. Monday: They may continue soldering on their projects, or take out the Electricity sets from the robotics cabinet and complete some lessons from the book provided in it. There are 3 sets (green with blue on them). Tuesday did some soldering but moved to electricity kits. 

week 2/2 

Robotics 1 is now on Artec block building 

Forensics: We have started escape rooms from the "Exit" brand

Chemistry: Is doing elephant's toothpaste using yeast. We are working on writing a lab report. 

Physical Science: We conducted the elephant's toothpaste experiment with yeast last week and this week. The next step is for them to set up their own experiment with elephant's toothpaste changing the independent variable and conduct it. 

Meteorology: We are focusing on tornados. Now students are tasked with creating a tornado proof 3in by 3in building. 

Robotics 2: we are working on soldering 

Week 1/26 

Robotics 1 is now on Artec block building 

Forensics: Learned about serology 

Chemistry: Is doing elephant's toothpaste using potassium iodide then again with sodium iodide. We are working on writing a lab report. 

Physical Science: We conducted the elephant's toothpaste experiment. Wednesday has not had a chance to write Problem or Hypothesis yet for elephants toothpaste. 

Meteorology: We are focusing on tornados. Students were tasked with trying to create an example tornado in the tornado box with a fog machine and fan. Monday and Tuesday finished and moved on to creating a tornado using water. 

Robotics 2: we are working on soldering 

Week 1/12-1/19 

Robotics 1 is now on Artec block building 

Forensics: Learned about serology 

Chemistry: Is doing elephant's toothpaste using potassium iodide then again with sodium iodide. We are working on writing a lab report. 

Physical Science: Learned about independent and dependent variables, and learned how to write problem and prediction for our lab report. Wednesday has not had a chance to write these for elephants toothpaste. 

Meteorology: We are focusing on tornados. We took notes on tornadoes, then students were tasked with trying to create an example tornado in the tornado box with a fog machine and fan. 

Robotics 2: we are working on soldering 

Week 12/15

Holiday Party day! Most classes played games. Some had to finish some projects we have been working on. 

Week 12/8

Robotics 1: Most students are now on cue, a couple are moving on to Artec Blocks on Monday and Tuesday

Forensics: Watch the blood typing video, then read this handout and answer the question up until the genetics section. Then go through this powerpoint and take notes on the note catcher 

Wednesday REAL Blood typing 

Chemistry: Finishing their chosen labs. additional assignment https://www.dhmo.org/ and dihydrogen monoxide 

Physical Science: Create scientific method foldable.  Then watch this video Tuesday got to 1 minute. Then fill out the independent and dependent variables handout. On part 2: create a prediction for each of the experiments, as well. 

Wed do milk, food coloring, and dish soap experiment. 

Meteorology:  Correct red wave lengths are long waves they just don't get refracted off particles as much as blue and violet. continue severe weather unit

Robotics 2: We're starting on soldering.  You can continue Codfinity at home if you wish till Feb. 1st. Information for log in is on Robotics page

Week 12/1!

Robotics 1: Most students are now on cue, a couple are moving on to Artec Blocks on Monday and Tuesday

Forensics: REAL Blood typing 

Chemistry: Finishing their chosen labs. additional assignment https://www.dhmo.org/ and dihydrogen monoxide 

Physical Science: finish this: Watch this video write in notebooks If (Independent variable) then (dependent variable) because (Science behind it). Then watch this video Tuesday got to 1 minute. 

Monday and Wednesday didn't do bowling ball experiment yet. Then do milk, food coloring, and dish soap experiment. 

Meteorology:  Correct red wave lengths are long waves they just don't get refracted off particles as much as blue and violet. Start severe weather unit

Robotics 2: We're starting on soldering.  You can continue Codfinity at home if you wish till Feb. 1st. Information for log in is on Robotics page

Week 11/17 

Robotics 1: Most students are now on cue, a couple are moving on to Artec Blocks on Monday and Tuesday

Forensics: Blood typing activity link 

Chemistry: Monday and Tuesday are finishing their chosen labs. Wednesday is ready to do experiment portion. 

Physical Science: Watch this video write in notebooks If (Independent variable) then (dependent variable) because (Science behind it). Then watch this video Tuesday got to 1 minute. 

Monday didn't do bowling ball experiment yet. 

Meteorology:  We discussed why the sky is blue. Placed a little milk in water and shined a flashlight through it. Made some more guesses then watched this video showing light rays and gas particles in the sky. Then We built Anemometers based on this video.  

Robotics 2: We're starting on soldering.  You can continue Codfinity at home if you wish till Feb. 1st. Information for log in is on Robotics page

week 11/10 materials on rolling cart

Robotics 1: Most students are now on cue, a couple are moving on to Artec Blocks on Monday 

Forensics: We will do blood typing the week after break. We are going to look at our super glue fingerprints and try to match them back to their owner using the fingerprint page we did with ink in our notebook. Once they are all matched tape yours into your notebook. Then watch this video and then try dusting random objects in the class with paint brushes and corn starch. Must clean up mess from this. How hard was this activity? 

Chemistry: Continue their Chosen Experiment by setting up an effective lab report, prepping materials, then running the lab at least 3 times.

Monday: bubbles

Tuesday: Bucket fog rings

Wednesday: Launch potatoes 

Physical Science: Continuing our learning on density. From the rolling cart each student will need a plastic test tube and write their name on it with permanent marker. Then have the students pull up the list of liquids they compared densities on last week. Ask them which liquid should go first in our tube. some liquids are clear. We can add food coloring to make them visible. The heaviest we have is honey. Lightest is rubbing alcohol. Fill tube with the different liquids then close the tubes. 

Meteorology: Watch this video to learn how ozone is made in the atmosphere. Then Model Ozone creation in the atmosphere with marshmallows and wood sticks. This lab is in the weather & Climate Science lab for kids. 

Robotics 2: We're starting on soldering.  You can continue Codfinity at home if you wish till Feb. 1st. Information for log in is on Robotics page. Watch this video on soldering

Week 11/3 

Robotics 1: Most students are now on cue, a couple are moving on to Artec Blocks on Monday 

Forensics: We used fingerprinting ink to do a complete fingerprint sheet to analyze whorls, arches, and loops. Then we did How to Lift Fingerprints: Cyanoacrylate Super Glue Fuming We may have or may not have watched this video on How fingerprints are formed.  We will do blood typing week after break. 

Chemistry: Start their Chosen Experiment by setting up an effective lab report and prepping materials 

Monday: bubbles

Tuesday: Bucket fog rings

Wednesday: Launch potatoes 

Physical Science: Next up 7 Layer Density Column so we are go to learn about density. Ask students what they think density means. Show this video https://youtu.be/SYsflJxCbQg? feature=shared  ask them if they want to sing along now. Usually, they say no lol you'll need to explain that D=M/V means density is the calculated objects mass divided by it's volume. We then took notes in our notebook, which are in Physical Science Notes on our new vocab words mass, weight, volume, density. Then we too a guess on about 10 different liquids and which we think are more or less dense and finally put them in order. 

Meteorology: We reviewed fronts, then did this experiment  watched this video because we can't create it in class. Next we created as many fronts in the simulation that we could create

Robotics 2: Finish Codefinity to move on to soldering 

Week 10/20 30 minute classes 

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and some are now starting Cue

Forensics: Played Werewolf

Chemistry: Built Hydrogen and Oxygen gas, water, and Carbon dioxide out of molecular set on periodic table battleship boards. Discussed turning the models into bigger sizes using ping pong balls. Showed Phet Simulations   that they could use for a variety of classes. I want them to use the Build a Molecule simulation, which shows how a molecule should look and its bond structure by clicking 3D. Fill this out --    emailed to office   https://phet.colorado.edu/files/activities/3448/file-preview_5914.pdf#toolbar=0&navpanes=0&statusbar=0&messages=0

Physical Science: Highlighted on our physical vs chemical change handout. Next up 7 Layer Density Column so we are go to learn about density. Ask students what they think density means. Show this video https://youtu.be/SYsflJxCbQg? feature=shared  ask them if they want to sing along now. Usually, they say no lol you'll need to explain that D=M/V means density is the calculated objects mass divided by it's volume. Then play with either the Graduated Cylinder on the floor next to my heater and objects or this phet simulation. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/density  

Meteorology: 3D Prints? Discuss homework of Barometer for Tuesday and Wednesday. Project and draw. i want them to draw the images too but you'll have to notate bigger words for cold and warm air                      Draw Fronts    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i6xhBoGrkk5acayqdAloGhDNNGVLmCTD/view?usp=sharing 

Then if time you can simulate what happens here

https://acmes.online/simulation_link_details/21 

Robotics 2: they can log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com (Mrsshererisawesome) and start the ninja sushi Maze! Keep track of where you are in your notebook as we are sharing the same account. 

Or 

Code freely on either cue or dash robots and ipads 

Week 10/13 Grade notebooks

Tuesday and Wednesday Meteorology HW Track the air pressure on barometer scale

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and some are now starting Cue

Forensics: Reveal our invisible writing with light, heat, or grape juice. May start learning about fingerprints. continue 3D prints

Chemistry: Post lab for Five white substances. watch Chemical reactions video. Discuss decomposition reactions. 

Physical Science: Complete five white substances. Figure out what unknown substances are then do post lab. Discuss Physical vs chemical change

Meteorology: 3D Prints? Discuss homework of Barometer for Monday.  Tuesday and Wednesday  Make a barometer and scale. Add High to the sun and Low to the rain image on the scale. HOMEWORK Take notes on the back of the scale every day for the week. 

Robotics 2: Next log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com (Mrsshererisawesome) and start the ninja sushi Maze! Keep track of where you are in your notebook as we are sharing the same account. 

Week 10/06 Meterorology HW Track the air pressure on barometer scale

Wednesday is one week behind due to me being sick.

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and some are now starting Cue

Forensics: Use the3D print notes for handwriting final analysis. Write in invisible ink on separate paper for next week reveal. (Lemon Juice, Vinegar, and Baking soda and water). TAPE in notebook. Watch video on invisible ink 

Chemistry: Continue Five White Substance Lab   Chemical reactions video 

Physical Science: Continue 5 white substances, 3D prints

Meteorology: Make a barometer and scale. Add High to the sun and Low to the rain image on the scale. We also watched this video on air masses and fronts. Tuesday mostly forgot their jars and read instead. HOMEWORK Take notes on the back of the scale every day for the week. Wednesday was still behind a week. 

Robotics 2: Next log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com (Mrsshererisawesome) and start the ninja sushi Maze! Keep track of where you are in your notebook as we are sharing the same account. 

Week 9/29 MEteorology HW Bring clean jars

Wednesday is one week behind due to me being sick.

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and 3D Prints

Forensics: Take notes on how to 3D print, then use that handwriting for final handwriting analysis. 

Chemistry: Continue Five White Substance Lab 

Physical Science: Continue 5 white substances, 3D prints, and Types of Matter, Element, Compound, mixture 

Meteorology: We created a cloud in a bottle, and wrote down what we did, what we saw and what we learned. This is in meteorology notes.  We then learned how to read a radar map and drew the color scale from this video with the addition of blue for mist before light green. 

Robotics 2: 3D Print donut, fix flaws, print again, then create own model for print, must have 15+ objects. Next log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com and start the ninja sushi Maze! Keep track of where you are in your notebook as we are sharing the same account. 

Week 9/22 

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and 3D Prints

Forensics: Write on! Typography. Identify who forged the checks! Write down who did it and 2 characteristics in their handwriting that gave it away. Watch the handwriting robot video  We aren't watching it all the way but you can here. 

Chemistry: Finished our Chemistry notes of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures.  Choose 1 labs we may do from fancy books. Water Vs Hydrogen Peroxide  Atoms Example. Discuss Qualitative vs Quantitative Data. Start Five White Substance Lab 

Physical Science: Finished our Physical Science notes of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures.  Discuss Qualitative vs Quantitative Data. Start Five White Substance Lab  Start 3D prints? Types of Matter, Element, Compound, mixture 

Meteorology: We created a cloud in a bottle, and wrote down what we did, what we saw and what we learned. This is in meteorology notes. 

Robotics 2: 3D Print donut, fix flaws, print again, then create own model for print, must have 15+ objects. Next log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com and start the ninja sushi Maze! 

Week of 09/15 

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and 3D Prints

Forensics: Write on! Typography. Learn about how handwriting differs between people. Watch the handwriting robot video  We aren't watching it all the way but you can here. 

Chemistry: Discuss and notate what are compounds. Build the atoms of Nitrogen and Fluorine. Choose 2 labs we may do from fancy books. Water Vs Hydrogen Peroxide       Atoms Example

Physical Science: Discuss and notate what are elements and compounds.  Finish Color code and complete Build an Atom. Start 3D prints? Types of Matter, Element, Compound, mixture 

Meteorology: Discuss clouds, create them with cotton balls, in formation of altitude located at, and discuss atmosphere. Match your art clouds to clouds outside. Took notes on All of the cloud types video but only up until "Lenticular Clouds".

Watch this video What are clouds      Photo of clouds and cloud layers   4 Types of Clouds cross match

ALL of the cloud types Video

Robotics 2: 3D Print donut, fix flaws, print again, then create own model for print, must have 15+ objects. Next log onto Codefinity.com with shererscience@gmail.com and start the ninja sushi Maze! 

Week of 09/08 Happy Birthday Mrs. Sherer

Robotics 1: Continue Dash robots and 3D Prints

Forensics: Discuss how the werewolf game can relate to crime scene investigations. Then start lab 1 Write on! Typography

Chemistry: Discuss and notate what are elements and compounds. Color code and complete Build an Atom

Physical Science: Discuss and notate what are elements and compounds.  Color code and complete Build an Atom

Meteorology: Discuss clouds, create them with cotton balls, in formation of altitude located at, and discuss atmosphere

What are clouds      Photo of clouds and cloud layers   4 Types of Clouds cross match

ALL of the cloud types Video

Robotics 2: 3D Print donut, fix flaws, print again, then create own model for print, must have 15+ objects

Week of 09/01 No SCHOOL

Week of 08/25     SAFETY CONTRACT DUE!   

Students with multiple classes with me, separated their notebooks via tabs based on first to last subject with me. 

Robotics 1: No Robots on Tables. 3D prints have a 2 hour or 20g of filament Limit. 

Tuesday started to learn how to 3D print with the Bambu Handy App and how to change filament

Monday/Wednesday: We started learning: Block coding using Robot Dash, how to track our progress through dash lessons, and chose partners. 

Periods 2-5: Forensics-Chemistry-Physical Science-Meteorology: 

Collect Safety Contract that was homework. 

Forensics: Play Werewolf then discuss what strategies helped them in the game and relate to forensics. 

Monday needed notebook setup and/or going over the rules, and possibly safety contract 

Chemistry: Periodic table battleship Except Tuesday 

Physical Science: Periodic table battleship

Meteorology: Finish either WEATHER JEOPARDY or METEOROLOGY JEOPARDY, Wednesday didn't have enough time because they were messing around, so start game.

Robotics 2: Continue to learn how to 3D print with the Bambu Handy App. 

Then Tuesday and Wednesday will learn 3D Modeling a donut VIA TinkerCad 

Class Code Z1G-XW3-XSV                                                    Login Code: firstnamelastname

Monday will take their download of their 3D Modeled donut and learn how to turn it into a 3D using Bambu Studio. See ROBOTICS Page to learn How to: Print with Bambu Studio   Video. 

Week of 08/20   

Students with multiple classes with me, separated their notebooks via tabs based on first to last subject with me. 

Robotics 1: We learned our class technology rules. No Robots on Tables 3D prints have a 2 hour or 20g of filament. 

Monday/Wednesday started to learn how to 3D print with the Bambu Handy App and how to change filament

Tuesday: We started learning: Block coding using Robot Dash, how to track our progress through dash lessons, and chose partners. 

Periods 2-5: Forensics-Chemistry-Physical Science-Meteorology: 

We received a copy of the Safety Contract as homework. We passed out notebooks, wrote our names on them and Mrs. Sherer, cut and pasted our Science Rules and Class Expectations into our notebooks, discussed those, cleaned up after ourselves and placed our notebooks in the notebook drawer. 

Forensics: Then played One Night Werewolf. Monday may have missed notebook setup or going over the rules.

Chemistry: May have played periodic table battleship, however some did not have enough time.

Physical Science: May have played periodic table battleship, however some did not have enough time.

Meteorology: Played either WEATHER JEOPARDY or METEOROLOGY JEOPARDY, Wednesday didn't have enough time because they were messing around. 

Robotics 2: We started to learn how to 3D print with the Bambu Handy App and how to change filament. Mondays class completed this last week, so they actually moved on to 3D Modeling a donut VIA TinkerCad 

HW for periods 2-6: SAFETY CONTRACT DUE 08/25 Week

Except M Forensics still needs