Class Calendar

 

September 2007

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

No School - Labor Day

4

Go over class procedures

5

Go over Parent Letter

Take Metric Pretest

 

6

Metric Pretest due if not completed in class yesterday

Journals must be brought to class

Metric System Notes

7

Go over Metric System Reading

Hand out and work on Metric Mania

Parent Letter Due

8

 

9

10

Metric Mania Due

Begin Length Lab in class - finish at home

Hand out Length Homework

11

Length Lab is due

Take double-column notes of a mass and weight reading from the dinosaur book.

12

Length homework is due

Begin Mass and Weight Lab in class

13

Finish the Mass and Weight Lab in class and turn it in

Work on the Mass and Weight Homework with time remaining.

14

Take Mass and Weight Notes

Take Science Notebook Quiz #1

 

15

16

17

Read "Volume Reading"

Do the Volume Lab (in notebooks)

18

Mass and Weight Homework is due

Complete the Volume Lab (in science notebooks)

Take Volume Notes

Hand out Volume Homework

19

Catch-up Day or begin Properties of Matter Unit

20

Volume Homework is due

Metric System Review

21

Metric System Review

Conversion Extra Credit

22

23

24

Review for Test

What Is Matter? assignment to be done in notebooks

 

25

Metric System Test

Lab Safety

26

Begin Lesson 1

27

Finish Lesson 1 and turn it in

28

Begin Lesson 2 in science notebooks

29

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October 2007

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

Work on Lesson 2

 

 

2

Finish Lesson 2

Take Lesson 2 Notes

3

Lab Safety Quiz

Hand out Archimedes Procedure

4

Work on  Lesson 3

5

Peer edit Archimedes Procedure

6

7

8

Lesson 3 Due

Lesson 3 Notes

Begin Lesson 4 in science notebooks

9

Turn in final copy of Archimedes Procedure - you will turn in your rough draft and peer evaluation sheet with the final copy.

Work on Lesson 4

 

10

Finish Lesson 4

Density Reading Homework (double column notes, 9 facts & 9 questions, no "what" questions)

Lesson 4 Notes

11

Lesson 4 Notes

Begin Lesson 5 (to be done in science notebooks)

12

Density Reading Homework is due

 Lesson 5

 

 

13

 

14

15

Complete Lesson 5

Lesson 5 Notes

Lesson 5 Reading Assignment

 

16

Science Notebook Quiz #3

Lesson 5 Reading Assignment

Work on Study Guides

17

Lesson 5 Reading Assignment

Begin Lesson 6

18

Lesson 5 Reading Assignment is due

Finish Lesson 6 and turn it in.

 

19

Study Guide Checkpoint (#10,11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 must be completed)

Prep for Lesson 7

Lesson 6 Notes

 

20

21

22

Complete Lesson 7

 

23

Lesson 7 Reflections

Lesson 7 Notes

Prep for Lesson 8

 

24

Lesson  7 Notes

States of Matter Assignment

25

Complete and turn in States of Matter Assignment

Begin Work on Lesson 8

26
 

No School

If weather permits, an extra credit observation session with the telescopes will take place at 8pm.  Email Mr. Burdon if you are interested.  Limit 12 students and 1 adult per student.

27

28

29

Complete Lesson 8

Lesson 8 Notes

Review for Test

30

Unit 1 Study Guide Due

Unit 1 Test

 

31

Begin Atoms Internet Assignment

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

November 2007

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

 

1

Continue Work on Atoms Internet Assignment

2

Bill Nye Chemistry Video

3

4

5

Science Notebook Quiz #4

Finish Bill Nye Chemistry Video and turn in.

Begin Atoms Book Assignment

 

6

Continue Work on Atoms Book Assignment

7

Atoms Internet Assignment Due

Go over tests

Continue work on atoms book assignments

 

8

Elements & Compounds Notes

Begin Lesson 11 in notebooks

9

Atoms Book Assignment Due

Work on Lesson 11

10

 

 

11

12

No School

13

Work on Lesson 11 in notebooks

14

Work on Lesson 11

15

Chemistry Test

 

16

Complete Lesson 11

Lesson 11 Notes

17

18

19

Begin work on Lesson 12

Lesson 12 Notes

20

Turn in Lesson 12 (as homework)

Begin work on Lesson 13 (in science notebooks)

21

Science Notebook Quiz #5

Finish Lesson 13

 

22

No School

23

No School

24

25

26

Continue working on Lesson 13

27

Lesson 13 Notes

Work on Lesson 13 WASL Practice

28

 Work on Lesson 13 WASL Practice

 

29

Lesson 13 WASL Practice

30

Lesson 13WASL Practice due

Peer Edit Lesson 13 for Lab Report format.

Work on Solubility Practice Problems

 

 


 

December 2007

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

Go over Requirements for Lesson 13 Lab Report

Lesson 14 (in Notebooks)

4

Lesson 14 Notes

Lesson 15 (in Notebooks)

Solubility Practice Problems Due

 

5

Lesson 15

6

Lesson 15 Due (we will complete this in class)

Lesson 15 Notes

Lesson 16 Notes

Begin Lesson 17 (in science notebooks)

7

Lesson 17

Lesson 13 Lab Report Due

8

9

10

Work on Lesson 17

Lesson 17 Notes

 

11

Notebook Quiz 6

Complete Lesson 17

Separation Science at the FBI (do during class and due during class)

12

Lesson 17 Notes

Lesson 18 (do in your science notebook)

13

Lesson 18

14

Complete Lesson 18

Read Articles "The Samurai's Sword" and "Ice Cream in the Old Days"

15

16

17

Lesson 18 Notes

Science Notebook Quiz 7

Review for Test

18

Unit 2 Test

Unit 2 Study Guide due

19

No School

20

No School

21

No School

22

23

24

No School

25

No School

26

No School

27

No School

28

No School

29

30

31

No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

1

No School

2

Bill Nye Chemical Reactions Video (watch and turn in)

3

Lesson 20 (in science notebooks)

4

Lesson 20 postponed due to Mr. Burdon losing his voice.  Watch "The Elements" Video and turn in.

5

6

7

Finish Lesson 20

Lesson 20 Notes

8

Go over tests

Lesson 21 (to turn in)

9

Lesson 21

10

Work on Lesson 21

Properties of Matter Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

Vocab Assinment due

11

Lesson 21

 

12

13

14

Complete Lesson 21 and turn it in

Lesson 25

 

15

Lesson 25

16

Lesson 25

17

Lesson 25

18

Lesson 25 Notes

Review for final

19

20

21

No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

22

Science Final (Day 1)

Hand out 1st Semester Crossword Puzzles

23

Go over finals

Begin Properties of Matter Reflections

24

Science Final (Day 2)

Last day to turn in missing work before the end of the first semester.

25

Crossword Puzzles Due

Go over finals

Work on Properties of Matter Reflections

26

27

28

No School - Snow Day

29

Lesson 25 Lab Report Due

Earth in Space Lesson 1

30

Intro to Earth in Space

Lab Report Due

31

Intro to Earth in Space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

February 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

 

    1

Properties of Matter Reflection Due

Lesson 2 (in Science Notebooks)

2

3

4

Intro to Earth in Space due

Work on Lesson 3.1 (in science notebooks)

5

Do Lesson 2 Reflection Questions and turn in (an in class assignment)

6

Earth in Space Unit 1 Vocabulary Assignment due

Earth in Space Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Work on Lesson 3.1

7

Work on Lesson 3.1 and 3.3

8

Finish Lesson 3.3 and hand it in

Lesson 3.4

Lesson 3 Notes??

9

10

11

Lesson 3 Notes

Bill Nye Video - Seasons.  Complete in science notebooks

12

Lesson 4.2 in computer lab

13

Mr. Burdon absent - watch Bill Nye Moon Video

14

Computer Lab to complete Lesson 4.2 and turn it in.

Begin work on 4.3

15
 

Work on Lesson 4.3 in the computer lab and then turn it in.

16

17

18

No School

19

No School

20

No School, but watch the sky for a lunar eclipse!!!!  It will begin just after sunset.

21

Lesson 4.2 and 4.3 Reflections in science notebooks

22

Science Notebooks Quiz #1

Lesson 4.1 in science notebooks

Reason for the Seasons article

23

24

25

Finish 4.1

Lesson 4.1 Fill in notes - glue into notebooks

Hand out Reasons for the Seasons

 

 

 

26

Lesson 4.3 fill in notes Notes

Lessons 1 - 4 review assignment

 

27

Reasons For the Seasons Due

Continue working on Lessons 1-4 Review

28

Lesson 1 - 4 Due

Sun, Earth, Moon Video

Lesson 5.1

 

29

Lesson 5.2 (put in science notebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

March 2008

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

Starry Night Moon Assignment

 

4

Complete Starry Night Lunar Phases Assignment in class and turn it in

Do Lesson 5.2 Reflections

Work on Study Guides

 

5

Review for Test

6

Earth in Space Unit 1 Study Guide is due

Earth in Space Unit 1 Test

7

No School

8

9

10

Work on  Moon Poster

Apollo Article (in science notebooks)

11

Lesson 5 Notes

Lesson 6

12

Moon Poster Due

Eclipses Article

Lesson 6 Notes

13

Electromagnetic Spectrum Research

14

Eclipses Articles Due

Lesson 6.2 - turn lab sheet in at the end of the period.

15

16

17

Science Notebook Quiz #2

Go over Unit 1 Tests

Go over Lesson 6 Reflection Questions

Lesson 6 Notes

 

18

Lesson 7.1

 

Electromagnetic Spectrum due, if not turned in already

19

Lesson 7.1

 

20

Lesson7.1 is due once completed (in class assignment)

Lesson 7.2

21

Lesson 7.2

 

22

23

24

Lesson 7.2

 

25

Lesson 7.2 Peer Editing and Self-Reflection

Lesson 7 Articles (in science notebooks)

 

26

Lesson 7 Reading Assignment

27

Lesson 7 Reading Assignment Due

Star Sketch

 

28

 

Life Cycle of a Star

 

29

30

31

Spring Break

 

 

 

 

 


 

April 2008

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

 

1

Spring Break

2

Spring Break

3

Spring Break

4

Spring Break

5

6

7

Star Sketch

 

8

Star Sketch Due

Life Cycle of a Star Computer Lab Assignment

9

Lesson 7.2 Lab Report Due

10

Review for test

11

Earth in Space Unit 2 Study Guide due

Earth in Space Unit 2 Test

12

13

14

Soccer Soaker WASL practice

15

Periods 2 & 3 = Reading WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = Down on the Moon

16

Soccer Soaker due

17

Periods 2 & 3 = Reading WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = The Savage Sun

18

Periods 2 & 3 = Math WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = Savage Sun due & begin comet flip book

19

20

21

Periods 2 & 3 = Math WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = Comet Flip book

22

Periods 2 & 3 = Science WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = Comet Flip book due

23

Solar System Scale

24

Solar System Scale

25

Periods 2 & 3 = Science WASL

Periods 4 - 6 = X-tra terrestrial excursions (due today)

26

27

28

Lesson 14

29

Lesson 14

Planet Fact Sheets - Work on Mercury and Venus

30

Lesson 14

Notebook Quiz #2

 

 

 

 


 

May 2008

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

 

 

 

1

Complete Lesson 14 (in science notebooks -  not to turn in)

Lesson 14 notes

2

Unit 3 Vocab Test

Unit 3 Vocab Sheet Due

Lesson 15.1 and 15.2

3

4

5

Lesson 15.1 and 15.2 are due at the end of class

6

Lesson 15.3 and 15.4

Planet Fact Sheets

(Mars, Jupiter, Pluto)

7

Work on  Planet Fact Sheets

Complete lessons 15.3 and 15.4

Hand out Planet Quiz Study Guide

8

Go over lesson 15.3 and 15.4 then turn them in.

Lesson 15 Notes

Complete Planet Fact Sheets

Begin Lesson 16 (in science notebooks)

9

Planet Fact Sheets Due

Planet Quiz

Lesson 16

10

11

12

Lesson 16 Notes

Earth in Space Units 1 - 3 Review

13

Earth in Space District Assessment

14

Human Body Systems Lesson 1

15

HIV/AIDS

16

Tides Assignment Due

Complete Lesson 1

Science Notebook Quiz #3

17

18

19

Lesson 2

Lesson 2 Notes

20

Lesson 1 is due

Video - Fuel into Food.  Video worksheet is due

21

Lesson 3

22

Complete Lesson 3 and hand it in.

23

No School

24

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