WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 9| Monday, April 12
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Activities: Pressure 3. Worksheet: Pressure and Gravity Either copy the worksheet and glue in your spiral or work off the computer. If you work off the computer, write the title on the top line of a page in your spiral Pressure and Gravity ; number your answer (same number as question)and write your answer . If you copy the worksheet; glue into your spiral, then answer. Homework: Read Chapter 11 Section 1 pp 416-422 Pressure. Define the key terms in the T-note format. Write the formula for finding pressure under your key terms. |
| Tuesday, April 13
DUE: 11:1 key terms; formula for pressure
1. Activity: Test Review Chapter 10 Forces Notes: Introduction to Fluid Forces 2. Homework: Copy and Read summaries of section 3 and 4. Review/highlight key terms in summary. Instructions will guide you back to your book to examine diagrams. |
| Wed. April 14
/ Thurs. April 15
DUE: Copy of the summaries, highlight key terms,
questions answered
1. IRC - Standard 2 Forces Electronic Binder Homework: Worksheet: Calculating Fluid Forces Either copy the worksheet and glue in your spiral or work off the computer. If you work off the computer, write the title on the top line of a page in your spiral Calcuating Fluid Forces ; number your answer (same number as question)and write your answer . If you copy the worksheet; glue into your spiral, then answer. |
| Friday,April 16
DUE: Calculating
Fluid Forces worksheet
1. IRC - Standard 2 Forces Electronic Binder Homework: Clean out backpack, review notes in spiral. |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 9| Monday,
March 29
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Completing the Olympic presenstations Homework: Practice your part of the presentation. |
| Tuesday, March. 30
1. STAR Homework: Practice your part of the Olympic Presentation |
| Wed., April 31 / Thurs., April
1
1. Olympic Presentation Homework: If your group has not yet presented, prepare by practing your part. |
| Friday, April 2
1. Complete the Olympic Presentation 2. Basketball Bowl (4,5) Homework: Clean out backpack. Organize your spiral. Get ready for the next standard. |
| Monday,
March 22
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Notes: Potential and Kinetic Energy Homework: Read 9:4 pp.358-363 Energy; define key terms using the T-note format, Do the activity and then take the Self Test cgp3053 |
| Tuesday,
March 23 DUE: 9:4 key terms, Self Test
1. Reading quiz on 9:4 KE and PE 2. Review for Standard 2 Test Homework: Review for test |
| Wed., Mar.
24 / Thurs., Mar. 25
1. Olympic Sport - work on Presentations 2. Test: Chapter 10: Forces (standard 2) Homework: Take the STEP survey. Click on the student survey and read carefully. Practice your part of the presentation |
| Friday,
March 26ASSEMBLY
1. IRC Survey and begin work on Binder Homework: Clean out your backpack. Organize your spiral. Lights out SaturdayClick here - Watch this promo for earthhour; sign up and turn the lights out!  
60 Hours
- Lights Out! |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 7| Monday, March 15
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Notes:Multiple forces acting on an object. Centripetal Forces, Projectile Motion, Forces on an airplane Homework: Solve the Math Practice Problems. p. 392. (write formula, plug in numbers with units and solve with units) Read pp402-405. Chapter 10 Section 5. Define the key terms using the T-format. |
| Tuesday, March 16
/ Wed., Mar. 17Happy
St. Patrick's Day
Open House DUE: key terms, Math Practice Problems
1. Reading Quiz: 10:5 Rockets and Satellites 2. Lab Activites: Multiple forces acting on an object Homework: Review lab activites, Review all notes. Pack a highlighter and correcting pen in your backpack. |
| Thursday, Mar. 18
Highlighter and correcting pen
1. Review Motion Test Homework: Read Summary on Newtons Laws |
| Friday, March 19
1. Project: Olympic Sport Presentation work. Homework: Review key terms, review notes, practice calculations, clean out backpack, organize spiral. Test next week. Chapter Review |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 6| Monday, March 8
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Activity: Making an Impact Homework: Read 10:1 pp.374-377The Nature of Force. Define the key terms using the T-note format. |
| Tuesday, March 9
Key terms10:1,
1. Reading Quiz: 10 :1 Nature of Force 2. Notes: What is Force?, Inertia, Friction, gravity 3. Homework: Read 10:2 pp 380-388 Friction, Gravity and Elastic Forces. Define the key terms using the T-note format. |
| Wed., March. 10 /
Thurs., March 11 Key terms 10:2
1. Reading Quiz: 10-2 Friction, Gravity and Elastic Forces 2. Lab Activities: Types of Friction, Gravity (video clip), Weight, Elastic Forces Homework: Review activities |
| Friday, March 12 IRC
1. Research for presentation on Olympic Sport (motion, friction: equipment, clothing) Homework: Clean out backpack. Review notes and labs |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 5| Monday, March 1
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Activity: Acceleration 3. Worksheet: Falling Object Homework: Take home quiz: Describing and Measuring Motion. Answer the questions and create the graph require for the quiz without using any other sources but your knowledge of motion and graphing. |
| Tuesday, March 2
/Wed., March 3
Describing
and Measuring Motion
1. IRC - Complete the Binder for Standard 1 Motion Homework: Review for test. |
| Thurs., March 4
1. Lab quiz - Determining Gravity 2. Review Worksheets and Labs for Test Homework: Review for test |
| Friday, March 5
1. Test: Motion (chapter 9, Standard 1) Homework: Clean out backpack. Save all motion papers in a folder to use when reviewing for the 3rd quarter assessment. |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 4| Monday, February 22
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Notes: Acceleration 3. Worksheet: Snail's Pace race continues 4. Worksheet: Calculating Motion Homework: Review Notes on Motion, Frame of Reference |
| Tuesday, February 23
1. Worksheet: A SpeedyJourney 2. Notes: Graphing Activity (notes graphing motion) Homework: Review graphing speed and acceleration. Speed/time graph; Velocity/time graph |
| Wed., Feb. 24
/ Thurs., Feb. 25
1. L: Determining Gravity Homework: http://www.nbcolympics.com/science-of-the-games/index.html . Check out the information the science of your favorite Olympic sport |
| Friday, February 26
1. Notes: Olympic Sport Homework: Clean out backpack. Review notes from this week. |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 3| Monday,
February 15 No school President's Holiday
Homework: Watch the Olympics http://www.nbcolympics.com/event-results-schedules/index.html OR check it online http://www.nbcolympics.com/science-of-the-games/index.html |
| Tuesday,
February 16
1. weekly schedule 2. lab quiz: A Walk In the Park 3. Worksheet: Snail's Pace 4. Worksheet: A SpeedyJourney 5. Worksheet: Calculating Motion Homework: Read pp. 350-353 Chapter 9 Section 3 Acceleration Define key term and do the Math Practice p. 353 problems. Show all steps: Formula, plug in number with units and solve with units. Is your Olympic Sport on tonight? Watch it! |
| Wednesday,
February 17/ Thursday, February 18 Due key
term9:3 Math Practice
1. IRC - start entering information into the binder (MyComputer..Studentw...Walters...Handout...Motion...Motion Binder) Enter the information from your spiral Homework: Is your Olympic Sport on tonight? Watch it! Finish any worksheet(A SpeedyJourney, Calculating Motion) that is still unfinished. (due Monday, 2/22) |
| Friday,
February 19
1. Notes/Activities: Physics of the Olympics Sports Homework: Clean out your backpack. Is your Olympic Sport on tonight? Watch it! |
| Monday,
February 8
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Quiz: Star Chart: Is the Sky Moving? 3. Notes: Speed and Velocity Homework:Read pp342-347 9:2 Speed and Velocity (due Tuesday) Reading quiz on Wed. Define the key terms in the T-note format. |
| Tues., Feb.
9 Due 9:2 key terms
1. STAR Homework: Read over the lab A Walk in the Park . Do the activity on the webcode cgp3011, working the graph. Take the Self Test and copy the questions and answers into your spiral |
| Wed., Feb.
10 / Thurs., Feb. 11 Due: Self
Test cgp 3011
1. Reading quiz: 9:2 Speed and Velocity 2. L: A Walk in the Park (graphs completed using the excel tutorial - link found in handout folder.) 3. Worksheet: Snail's PaceTitle your paper, copy the chart for each problem, show steps and solve. Homework: Complete the problems on Snail's Pace in the instructed manner. Finish Lab questions (quiz on Tuesday) |
| Friday,
February 12 NO SCHOOL
1. Review for quiz on Tuesday. 2. Olympics Opening Ceremony When is your favorite Sport on TV. Make sure you watch. Lots of motion, forces (including fluid forces) and energy! http://www.nbcolympics.com/event-results-schedules/index.html |
February
1- 5| Monday,
February 1
1. Weekly Schedule 2. Work on Learning Log for Second Quarter Homework: Complete learning log, note and signature. Due February 3rd for periods 2,4,6 and February 4 for periods 1,5 |
| Wed, February 3
/ Thurs. Febuary
4 Due: Learning Log, 9:1
1. Reading quiz 9:1 2. Notes: Frame of Reference; Star'tling Discovery , Distance and Displacement 3. Lab: Star Chart: Is the sky moving? Homework: Review notes, and lab |
| Friday, February
5
1. worksheet: Relative Motion-the river Homework: clean out backpack. |
| Monday, June 8
DUE: Lab Tracking the Moon, Contest for binder covers (submit your
best cover)
1. Activity: Tracking the Moon Homework: Review for Stardard 2f, 4 test. Copy to word document, print and read L:Shooting off Rockets, Rocket Height Calculator, Inclinometer, Data Table. Rocket rubric. BINDERS DUE6.11: Astronomy - LIST 4d,e |
| Tuesday, June 9
DUE: L:Shooting
off Rockets,
Rocket
Height Calculator, Inclinometer, Data Table, Rocket
rubric
1. Prepare for Lab Final. Must have all the print outs 2. Evaluation of class Homework: Review for Astronomy midterm (Standard 4 test) BINDERS DUE 6/11: Astronomy - LIST 4d,e |
| Wednesday, June 10
1. Prepare for Lab Final Homework: Review key terms for motion, forces(including fluid forces) and pressure. Review rubric for lab |
| Thursday, June 11
BINDER 4 d, e
1. Test: Standard 4 Astronomy Homework Review key terms for motion, forces(including fluid forces) and pressure. Review rubric for lab |
| Friday, June 12
1. Final lab for periods 2,5 2. Period 4 - continue preparing for finals Homework: Review key terms for motion, forces and pressure. Review rubric for lab |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 17| Monday, June 1
1. Reading quiz - chapter 14 2. Review planetary notes, sun, comet, asteroids, meteoroids Homework: Review for Solar S ystem (we will need to start right at the beginning of class - use SSR time to review, ask questions.) |
| Tuesday, June 2
1. Quiz: Solar System Homework: Read chapter 12 Section
3 Phases, Eclipses, and Tides pp478-485 key terms cfp-5013
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| Wednesday, June 3
Due: cfp-5013
1. Notes: Earth's Moon /Lunar Phases, Eclipses and Tide Homework: Read chapter 12 Section 4 Earth's Moon p489-491 Define key terms. |
| Thursday, June 4
1.Lab: Lunar Phases click here Homework: Finish lab(complete by Monday) Review for Standard 4 Astronomy Midterm |
| Friday, June 5
1. Disneyland 
EC: Determine the final velocity at the base of splash mountain. Assuming 0 m/s initial velocity, a vertical free fall. You must write the formula, plug in the numbers with units (let's keep it metric) and solution with correct unt HINT: Do not ask about the distance of the fall -there is an easier way to figure this put!! Homework: Review for Standard 4 Test, organize your final binder check 4de due on Thursday, June 11. |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 16
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day
 Homework:
Continue with tracking the moon (some of you should star seeing the
moon setting in the west...look at the rising and setting times on your
chart) Do you have any assignments not yet
turned in-any tests that you need to make up? Please see Ms. Walters
during SSR, Lunch and after school. |
| Tuesday, May 26
1. Activity: Planetary card 2. Complete the planet information: Solar System quest with Starchild Homework: Bring binder (or Astronomy section) to class on your block day. Review reading for quiz:section 1,2,3,4. Print out notes on Kepler's laws |
| Wednesday, May 27/Thursday,
May 28
1. Q: Evaluation of quizzes: Tools and Measurement and Stars and Galaxies 2. Notes: Kepler's Laws Homework: Review section 5. Print out notes for Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors |
| Friday, May 29
2. Notes: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors 3. Draw the structure and orbit of a comet (diagrams in textbook) Homework: Read the information on comet and follow the instruction for marking the reading. |
| Monday, May 18 periods 1,2,3,4History
CST
1. IRC - solar system research Homework:Finish
homework assigned last week.Organize binder
list4abc(review as you punch holes and put paper in their appropriate
place.(due Wed). Do questions on cfd5032.
(due Tuesday with your lab)Read chapter 15 Section 1Observing
the Solar Sytem pp. 538-544. Do a horizontal time-line to include
the major figures in astronomy Greeks- Ptolemy,(use a zig-zag line to represent
the large time gap) Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe, Kepler. Use the landscape
format for your paper. A diagonal line off the time line to write
each name. Underneath the line the dates and the significance of
their contribution.(due Wed) Print out form for horizontal time-Line
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| Tuesday, May 19 Period 1,2,3,4,5,6Science
CST
1. Lab: Stormy Sunspots(group copy and your own copy -see homework) Homework: cfd5032stapled to the front of Stormy Sunspots, Read chapter 14 Section 3 The Inner Planets pp552 -559 Add notes to the planets notes |
| Wednesday, May 20DUE: Stars,
Galaxy, Expanding Universe binder check
and DUE: timeline, cfd5032stapled
to the front of Stormy Sunspots, (notes on the planets)
1. Video: Influences in Astronomy 2. Notes: Kepler's Laws Homework: Read chapter 14 Section 4 The Outer Planets pp562-569 Add notes to the planets notes. Print out for class: Lab: Planetary Orbits |
| Thursday, May 21
1. Lab: Planetary Orbits Homework: Complete lab and review for quiz on Tuesday |
| Friday, May 22
1. Reading quiz for section 3 and 4 2. Notes: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors 3. Draw the structure and orbit of a comet (diagrams in textbook) Homework: Read chapter 14 Section 5 Comets, Asteroids, Meteors pp572-575 Define key terms. Due on Tuesday. Clean out backpack, organize spirals |
| Monday, May 11
Due Galaxy Quest, Red shift, Hubble's Law
1. Review the galaxy identification / Galaxy Quest 2. Review worksheets: Red shift and Hubble's Law Homework: Read chapter 15 section 5 pp. 622-627 Do key terms |
| Tuesday, May 12
1. CST practice test 2. Expanding Universe 3. Review for quiz Homework: Review for Quiz |
| Wednesday, May 13
1. Quiz: Stars, Galaxies and the Universe 2. Homework: Read Chapter 14, Section 2 The Sun pp 545-550 Spend time reading diagrams pp546,549 Homework: Rest up for test. Organize binder list4abc(review as you punch holes and put paper in their appropriate place. print out note on the sun |
| Thursday, May 14periods
4,5,6
1.Video: The Sun 2. Lab: Stormy Sunspots (page551) copy in your spiral or print it out Homework: Do questions on cfd5032. (due Tuesday with your lab)Read chapter 15 Section 1Observing the Solar Sytem pp. 538-544. Do a horizontal time-line to include the major figures in astronomy Greeks- Ptolemy,(use a zig-zag line to represent the large time gap) Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe, Kepler. Use the landscape format for your paper. A diagonal line off the time line to write each name. Underneath the line the dates and the significance of their contribution.(due Tuesday) Print out form for timeline |
| Friday, May 15
periods 1,2,5,6
1. Period 1,2 Follow Thursday 2. period 5,6 IRC planet research Homework: Organize binder (review as you punch holes and put paper in their appropriate place. Clean out backpack. Binders due on Wednesday. Finish Thursday's homework assignment: webcode and time-line. Binder list 4abc |
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WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 13| Monday, May 4 JPL extra credit
due today
1. Lab Quiz: Parallax 2. Worksheet: Plotting stars on the HR diagram 2. Notes: Lives of Stars, Galaxies Homework: Read Chapter 15 Section 4 pp.614-619 do key terms, prepare for reading quiz... Print for class Activity - Red Shift and Activity - Hubble's Law |
| Tuesday, May 5
1. Reading Quiz; 15:4 Star Systems and Galaxies 2. Activity - Red Shift 3. Activity - Hubble's Law Homework: Print out the "Track The Moon" for class introduction. Review for big quiz: covering measuring distance (AU, Light Year), tools: Electromagnetic spectrum, telescopes- optical, radio(earth ones and Hubble), infrared(Spitzer), x-ray (Chandra), star spectra, H-R Diagram. Bring flash drive or print out for class IRC Galaxy Quest |
| Wednesday, May 6 / Thursday,
May 7
1. Introduction to Track the Moon 2. IRC Galaxy Quest Homework: Review for big quiz: covering measuring distance (AU, Light Year), tools: Electromagnetic spectrum, telescopes- optical, radio(earth ones and Hubble), infrared(Spitzer), x-ray (Chandra), star spectra, H-R DiagramFinish Galaxy Quest |
| Friday, May 8
1. Quiz Measurement and Tools. 2. Start tracking the moon Homework: cleanout backpack, organize spirals, making sure current worksheets are in your spirals. Track the moon for Sat. and Sunday. |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 12| Monday, April 27
DUE: Webquest: Astronomy Tools and Measurements
1. Weekly schedule 3. Lab quiz 3. Review webquest material Homework: Review notes, Read Chapter 15: 3Lives of Stars pp608-613 Do webcode cfp 5043 print out quiz or write quiz in your spiral |
| Tuesday, April 28
DUE: cfp 5043
1 Reading quiz: 15:3 Lves of Stars 2. Activity: Star Life Cycle 3. Notes: finish Characteristics of Stars, begin Lives of Stars Homework: Review notes (quiz coming up)Print out for class Measuring Parallax lab |
| Wednesday, April 29
/ Thursday, April 30
1. Lab: Measuring Parallax 2. Video: Cosmos Homework: Complete and review lab. |
| Friday, May 1
1. Review Parallax L ab 3. Notes: Galaxies Homework: cleanout
backpack, organize spirals, making sure current worksheets are in your
spirals.
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WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 11| Monday, April 20
1. Weekly schedule 2. Review the worksheets 3. Telescopes Homework: Read Chpt 15 Sect. 2: Characteristics of Stars pp 598-605 Do key terms. Print out quarter final evaluation |
| Tuesday, April 21
1. Reading quiz 2. Review quarter final 2. Notes: Characteristics of Stars Homework: Print out Astronomy Tools webquest worksheet. work on the evaluation of the quarter final. |
| Wednesday, April 22 / Thursday,
April 23
EARTH DAY (check out webpage) 1. Webquesting: Astronomy Tools Homework: Finish webquest. Print out Flame Test |
| Friday, April 24
1. Lab: Flame Test Homework: Clean out backpack, organize spirals. Review for lab quiz |
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE 12| Monday, April 13
1. Weekly Schedule 2. October Sky Homework: Read Chapter 15: 1 pp590-596 Do key terms. Copy, paste and print: Electromagnetic Spectrum (print landscape) |
| Tuesday, April 14
1. Reading quiz: 15:1 2. October Sky-finish video/worksheet Homework: Read pages 620-621 (scientific notation),Copy,paste and print: Numbers in Scientific Notation, and Distance to stars , for class work Remember to print front back or two sheets to a page. |
| Wed., April 15 / Thurs., April
16
1. New seats 2. Worksheet: Electromagnetic Spectrum (bring your colored pencils) 2. Measuring out in space: Numbers in Scientific Notation, Distance to stars 3. Telescopes Homework: finish worksheets |
| Friday, April 17
1. Video: Cosmos 2. Review worksheets Homework: Organize binder with returned papers and tests. Clean out your backpack |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 12th
Period 2 Exam 7:50 - 9:52 a.m. (122) 8th graders take exam at this time BREAK 9:52 - 10:07 a.m. (15) Period 3 10:07 – 10:59 a.m. (52) 7-8 LUNCH 10:59 - 11:29 a.m. (30) Period 4 (9-12) 11:06 – 11:58 p.m. (52) Period 4 (7-8) 11:36 - 12:28 p.m. (52) 9-12 LUNCH 11:58 - 12:28 p.m. (30) Period 5 Exam 12:35 - 2:37 p.m. – (122) 8th graders
only take exam at this time
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FRIDAY, JUNE 13th
Period 1 Exam 7:50 - 9:52 a.m. - 8th & 12th graders only take exam at this time (Grades 7,9,10,11 can incorporate SSR and review at this time) BREAK 9:52 - 10:07 a.m. Period 3 10:07 – 10:59 a.m. 7-8 LUNCH 10:59 - 11:29 a.m. Period 4 (9-12) 11:06 – 11:58 p.m. Period 4 (7-8) 11:36 - 12:28 p.m. 9-12 LUNCH 11:58 - 12:28 p.m. Period 6 Exam 12:35- 2:37 p.m. - 8th & 12th graders only take exam at this time |
Period 2 Exam 7:50 - 9:52 a.m. (122) 8th graders take exam at this time
BREAK 9:52 - 10:07 a.m. (15)
Period 3 10:07 – 10:59 a.m. (52)
7-8 LUNCH 10:59 - 11:29 a.m. (30)
Period 4 (7-8) 11:36 - 12:28 p.m. (52)
Period 5 Exam 12:35 - 2:37 p.m. – (122) 8th graders
only take exam at this time
MONDAY, JUNE 15th
Period 1 Exam 7:50 - 9:52 a.m. - 8th
BREAK 9:52 - 10:07 a.m.
Period 3 10:07 – 10:59 a.m.
7-8 LUNCH 10:59 - 11:29 a.m.
Period 4 (7-8) 11:36 - 12:28 p.m.
Period 6 Exam 12:35- 2:37 p.m. - 8th
