Science Syllabus

3-3 to 3-7, 2008

Monday, March 3rd

6th   Read over chapter 10, focusing on the last three sections: 40 Minutes.

Rest of time: play Science Jeopardy (trivial pursuit cards, Science and Nature category) in teams.

NC Standards: 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 2,03, 4,01, 5.04 

7th Read over chapter 5, focusing on the last three sections: 40 Minutes.

Rest of time: play Science Jeopardy (trivial pursuit cards, Science and Nature category) in teams.

8th Read over chapter 15, focusing on the last three sections: 40 Minutes.

Rest of time: play Science Jeopardy (trivial pursuit cards, Science and Nature category) in teams.

Tuesday, March 4th

6th – Review Chapter 10 for Test

Work on Galaxy Song and Sun is a Mass presentations: all period. (Production night).

NC Standards: 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 2,03, 4,01, 5.04 

7th – Chapter 5, Sections 1 and 2, continued: Climate modeling activity, page 181. Creating humidity with bowls of water in two separate locations in the classroom. Read sections 1 and 2, answer section assessment questions for CW,HW. Interviews for current event paragraphs.

 NC Standards: 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08, 3.05

8th – Review Chapter 15 for Test

NC Standards: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08, 1.09, 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.09

Wednesday, March 5th

6th  - Chapter 10 Exam Review

NC Standards: 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 2,03, 4,01, 5.04 

Work on Galaxy Song and Sun is a Mass presentations: all period. (Production night).

NC Standards: 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 4.01, 5.05

7th - Section 3: Long term changes in climate. Ice ages and temperature, page 191. Math activity, graphing. Causes: Earth’s position, Solar energy, Volcanic activity, Continental drift.

NC Standards: 1.01, 1.08, 3.02, 3.05

8th – Review for Chapter 15 Exam

NC Standards: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1,06, 1.08, 4.01, 4.05, 4.06

Thursday, March 6th

6th – Chapter 10 Exam

NC Standards: 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 2,03, 4,01, 5.04 

7th- Consumer Lab, page 186: Cool climate graphs. What is the best time of year to visit various cities, based on climate data? Graph.

NC Standards: 1.02, 1.05, 1.07, 1.08

8th – Chapter 15 Exam

NC Standards: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1,06, 1.08, 4.01, 4.05, 4.06

Friday, March 7th

ALL GRADES: CURRENT EVENT PARAGRAPHS DUE

Current Event Paragraphs – Share and discuss.

Science Labs

6th – Star stories. Each student pair picks one constellation, researches the stories behind that constellation, writes a story of their own (shape can change), and shares any meaningful celestial body which may be a part of that constellation (nebula, galaxy, etc.) Question: why aren’t planets included in any constellations?

7th- 7th Lab: Draw a map of the US from the world climate map on page 178, 179. Shade in the various climates found in the lower 48 states (No HI or AK needed). Make a key like the one to the left of the map. On the back of the map, or the front if there is room, provide descriptions like the ones at the bottom of the page for Tropical Rainy, Dry, Temperate Marine, Temperate Continental, Polar and Highlands. This may be done on one blank sheet of printer paper. Provide colored pencils.

8th – Skills lab, page 658: Where’s the evidence? Visible evidence of chemical reactions, parts 1 and 2. Analyze and conclude.