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Daily Physical Science Agenda
Date SOL
Objective
 QT  Classwork Homework
Tuesday
9.2

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Introductions
Get to Know Each Other Activity
Syllabus
Procedures
Student Info Sheets

Signed Papers (Scholastic,
Student/Parent & Grades Online):
due Thursday
Thursday
9.4
PS.1 M-1
Finish Procedures
Learning Styles
Classroom Assistants
Time Capsule
Super Scientists

Notebooks (Quiet Time & Science):
due Friday
Monday
9.8
PS.1 M-2
Pre-Assessment SOL Test
Bioglyphs
Let's Grow Metric Lab

Notebooks (Quiet Time & Science):
due Friday
Wednesday
9.10
PS.1 DS
6-40 

Complete Let's Grow Metric Lab
Complete
Time Capsule
Complete
Learning Styles
Complete
Super Scientists
Read Science World Magazine #1

Notebooks (Quiet Time & Science):
due Friday
Friday
9.12
PS.1 DS
6-70 

Vocabulary Foldable
Science Process Skills Pre-Test

Vocabulary Foldable-Section 1:
due Tuesday
Tuesday
9.16
PS.1 DS
7-18 

Marble Ramp Expt.
Set Up Notebooks
Take Notes on Sci. Inv. p.1

Nature of Science Worksheets
Section 1: due Thursday
Thursday
9.18
PS.1 DS
6-2

Take Notes on Qualitative &
Quantitative
Observations
Introduce Lab Equipment
Scientific Observations Expt. 

Science Tools Worksheets
Vocabulary Foldable-Section 2:
due Monday
Monday
9.22
PS.1 DS
7-2

Take Notes on Sci. Inv. p.2
Thinking Like a Scientist (TLS)
Confection Connection (Lab #1)

Nature of Science Worksheets
Section 2: due Wednesday
Wednesday
9.24
PS.1 DS
6-89 

Take Notes on Metric System
Metric System Conversion Practice


Metric Conversion & Challenge
Prefix & Suffix Worksheet &
Word List: due Friday
Friday
9.26
PS.1 DS
7-46 

Go over Metric Conversion & Challenge HW
Read & Do Exercise 1 of TLS



Read & Study Notes
Re-do NOS Sec. 2 - Reading
& Worksheets
NOS Section 3-Reading
Honesty Agreement:
due Tuesday

Tuesday
9.30
PS.1 DS
7-81

Scientific Measurement
Penny Observations (Lab #2)

Read & Study Notes
Read & Do Exercises 2 & 3 TLS:
due Thursday
Thursday
10.2
PS.1 DS
8-2

Edutest Benchmark Testing
Go over TLS Exercises 2 & 3
Metric System (Lab #3)

Read & Study Notes
Read & Do Exercise 4 TLS:
due Monday
Monday
10.6
PS.1 DS
6-47

Go over TLS Exercise 4
Science Safety Procedures
Measurement of Length (Lab #4)


Read & Study Notes
Study for Scientific Investigation
Quiz (scientific method,
vocabulary, metric system &
conversions, lab tools &
measurements, observations)
:
due Wednesday

Wednesday
10.08
PS.1 DS
8-13

Scientific Investigation Quiz #1
Measurement of Volume (Lab #5)

Read & Study Notes
Lab equipment packet
pp. 2, 2, 3, 8: due Friday
Friday
10.10
PS.1 DS
7-113
Classification with Data
Table Construction

Measurement of Temperature
(Lab #7)

Read & Study Notes
Lab equipment packet p. 4 &
do both Process Skills &
Exercises in Scientific
Measurement notes:
due Tuesday

Tuesday
10.14
PS.1 DS
8-85
Experimental Design Diagram
Design Scenario #1
Vocabulary Matching
Mixing Water (Lab #8)


Read & Study Notes
Design Scenario Practice #1
Title & Hypothesis Writing Practice 
& Just for Practice (Vocab.):
due Thursday


Thursday
10.16
PS.1 DS
6-61

Computer Tutorial - using a
triple beam balance
Measurement of Mass (Lab #6) 

Parent Teacher Conferences:

Thursday evening: 4pm - 7pm

Read & Study Notes
Design Scenario Practice #2
Sponge Bob Variables
Lab equipment packet
pp. 5-7: due Monday

Note: you will be turning in the
entire packet

Monday
10.20
PS.1 DS
8-86
Design Scenarios #2 & 3
Airplane (Lab #9)

Read & Study Notes
Sponge Bob Experiment Worksheet
Design Scenario Practice #3:
due Wednesday


Wednesday
10.22
PS.1 DS
8-38
Design Scenarios #4 & 5
Candle (Lab #10)

Re-do Title-Hypothesis Writing
Re-do Scenarios #1-3:
due Friday


Friday
10.24
PS.1 DS
7-110

Complete Labs
Expt. Design Diagram Quiz

Read & Study Notes
Design Scenario Practice #4 & 5: due Monday
Wednesday
10.30
PS.1 DS
8-96

Dry Ice Expt.
Using Data & Statistics
Experimental Design Expt.
Little Red Fishee Thing

Read & Study Notes
Study for 1st 9 Weeks test:
due Friday
Friday
11.
PS.1 DS
6-103
1st 9 Weeks Test
Read & Study Notes
 NOS Section 3-Worksheets:
due Thursday

Tuesday
11.8

** NO School Today **
Thursday
11.10
PS.1 DS
7-61

Graphing Notes
3 Types of Graphs
Practice Reading Graphs

Read & Study Notes
Create Graph on
Population Growth:
due Monday
Monday
11.14
PS.1 DS
6-112

Interpreting Graphs #1
Demo with water to create graph
Interpreting Graphs #2
Graphing Skill 2-3


Read & Study Notes
Making Graphs worksheet
due: Tuesday
Wednesday
11.16
PS.1 DS
7-8

Sub Plans: Graphing Packet
with review of scientific investigation skills


Read & Study Notes
Scientific Investigation Take
Home Quiz due: Tuesday
Friday
11.18
PS.1 DS
6-66

Sub Plans: Science Skills
Video with Guide
Graphing Packet
with review of scientific investigation skills


Read & Study Notes
 Complete Graphing Packet
(if necessary)
Scientific Investigation Take
Home Quiz due: Tuesday
Tuesday
11.22
PS.1 DS
7-105
Graphing Quiz
Issue Textbooks or CDs
Do Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Read & Study Notes
 Organizing Data
Graphing Practice
Scavenger Hunt
due: Monday

Enjoy your Thanksgiving break
with family & friends!

Extra Credit: Tortoise & Hare/
Ping, Ping Graphing worksheet

Thursday
11.24
** NO School Today **
Monday
11.28
PS.1 DS
7-26

Data Analysis Notes - Mean, Median, Mode & Range
Practice using Data Analysis
Article Analysis - Current Event


Read & Study Notes
Article Analysis #13
Finish Practice using Data Analysis:
due Wednesday

***Begin thinking about your Science Fair project topic***

Wednesday
11.30
PS.1 DS
7-50

Density Notes
Density Lab
Density Practice Problems


Read & Study Notes
Finish Density Practice Problems
due: Friday
Begin NOS Review Packet
due: Tuesday
Article Analysis #1
due: Monday (Dec. 12)

Friday
12.2
PS.1 DS
6-10

Henderson Heroes
Go over Density Practice Problems
Density of Liquids Demo


Read & Study Notes
Complete NOS Review Packet
due: Tuesday
Article Analysis #1
due: Monday (Dec. 12)

Tuesday
12.6
PS.2 DS
6-71

**No School - Snow Day**


Read & Study Notes
Complete NOS Review Packet
due: Tuesday
Article Analysis #1
due: Monday

Thursday
12.8
PS.2 DS
7-76

Update TOC & SNB with PS.2
Go over Scavenger Hunt
Introduce Chap. 15 - Matter
Discuss Vocabulary Notecards
Concept Foldable



Read & Study Notes
Chap. 15 Notecards
due: Thursday
Begin working on Chap. 15 packet
Article Analysis #1
due: Monday

Monday
12.12
PS.2 DS
7-119

Draw Matter Concept Map
Element, Mixture, and
Compound Demo
Physical & Chemical Properties
Physical & Chemical Changes


Read & Study Notes
Complete Review Packet
due: Friday

Wednesday
12.14
PS.2 DS
8-29
Science Museum Field Trip
Read & Study Notes
Study for Chap. 15 Test

Friday
12.16
PS.2 DS
8-4

Chap. 15 Test
Vocabulary Notecards & Notetaking - Chap. 16


Read & Study Notes
Finish Vocabulary Notecards &
Notetaking
due: Wednesday (Jan. 4)
Article Analysis #2
due: Friday (Jan.6)

Monday
12.19 -
Monday
1.2
** NO School - Winter Break ** Enjoy your Winter break
with family & friends!
Wednesday
1.4
PS.2 DS
8-6
Chap. 16 - Solids, Liquids, Gases
Notetaking
Oobleck Lab

Read Chap. 16 Section  1
Vocabulary Notecards
Article Analysis #2
Science World EC
due: Friday
Begin Chap. 16 Packet
due: Thursday (1.12)

Friday
1.6
PS.2 DS
8-77

Library Research Day
for Science Fair Project

Read Chap. 16 Section 2
Physical & Chemical
Changes Worksheet
Oobleck Lab Write-up - 2 parts
due: Tuesday
Continue Chap. 16 Packet
due: Thursday

Tuesday
1.10
PS.2 DS
8-51

Go over Physical & Chemical Changes Worksheet
Chap. 16 Foldable
Finish Notetaking
States of Matter

Finish Chap. 16 Packet
Finish States of Matter
due: Thursday
Thursday
1.12
PS.2 16-1 Computer Lab Day -
Science Fair Research Paper
Matter Questions


Substance vs. Mixture Packet
due: Wednesday
Continue working on your Science Fair Project
due: Jan. 20

Monday
1.16
** NO School Today **
Wednesday
1.18
PS.2 16-2
Density & Buoyancy
of Substances Lab
Bimetallic Strip Demo
Thermal Changes in Matter Lab


Lab Write-ups
due: Friday

Friday
1.20
PS.2 16-3
Structure of a Solid, Liquid, & Gas
Testing of Viscosity of Common Liquids
Density of a Liquid Lab Observing


Lab Write-ups
Begin Review Packet
due: Thursday

Tuesday
1.24
PS.2 17-4
What's the Difference?
Review for Test

Study for Chap. 16 Test
due: Thursday
Thursday
1.26
PS.2 Chap. 16 Test
Chap. 17 - Vocabulary
Notecards
due: Monday (2/6)

Monday
1.30
PS.3 & 4 M-161 9 Week Benchmark Testing Read Chap. 17 Section 1
Thursday
2.2
PS.3 & 4 M-162 Atoms KWL Foldable
Chap. 17 Notetaking - Section 1
Chap. 17 Reading

Chap. 17 Vocabulary  Notecards
Article Analysis #4
Read Chap. 17 Section 2
due: Monday

Begin Chap. 17 Reading Packet - Section 1
due: Wednesday

Monday
2.6
PS.3 & 4  M-171
Chap. 17 Notetaking - Section 2
Review Matter, Chemical Properties, & Thermal Energy in SNB
Kinetic Theory Graph
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons

Read Chap. 17 Section 3

Finish Chap. 17 Reading Packet - Section 1
due: Wednesday

Begin Chap. 17 Reading Packet - Section 2
due: Tuesday

Begin Chap. 17 Packet
due: Thursday (2/16)

Wednesday
2.8
PS.3 & 4 M-172
Chap. 17 Notetaking - Section 3
Quiz on Kinetic Theory Graph & Atom Basics


Lab Write-Up
Finish Chap. 17 Reading Packet - Section 2
due: Tuesday

Begin Chap. 17 Reading Packet - Section 3
due: Thursday

Begin Periodic Table Basics
Mini Project
due: Thursday (2/16)

Friday
2.10

**
NO School Today **


Parent Teacher Conferences:

Friday morning: 8:30am - 11:30am

Tuesday
2.14
PS.3 & 4 M-173
Video - What Makes Up Matter?
SNB Quiz 
Investigating Density Lab 

Lab Write-Up
Begin Chap. 17 Review Packet 
due: Wednesday
Thursday
2.16
PS.3 & 4 M-174
Computer Lab - Chemistry Scavenger Hunt & Atomic Theory

Begin your Atom Project
due: Monday (3/6)
Monday
2.20
** NO School Today **
Wednesday
2.22
PS.3 & 4 M-175
Review for Chap. 17 Test
Changing Sugar Lab


Study for Chap. 17 Test

Article Analysis #7 - Plants,
Food, Medicine
due: Monday (3/6)

Friday
2.24
PS.3 & 4

Chap. 17 Test
Chap. 20 Vocabulary & Foldable


Finish
Chap. 20 Vocabulary & Foldable
Changing Sugar Lab
due: Tuesday

Tuesday
2.28
PS.4 & 5 20-1 Chap. 20 Notetaking - Section 1
Chap. 20 Vocabulary Activity #1

Read Chap. 20 - Section 1
Do Chap. 20 Reading Packet - Section 1
due: Thursday

Begin Chap. 20 Packet
due: Wednesday (3.8)

Thursday
3.2
PS.4 & 5 20-2 Chap. 20 Notetaking - Section 2
Chap. 20 Vocabulary Activity #2
Video - Matter & Chemical Changes

Atom Project
Do Chap. 20 Reading Packet - Section 2
due: Monday

Continue Chap. 20 Packet
due: Wednesday

Monday
3.6
PS.4 & 5 20-3 Chap. 20 Notetaking - Section 3
Chap. 20 Vocabulary Activity #3
Chap. 20 SNB Quiz #1


Finish Chap. 20 Packet
due: Wednesday

Do Chap. 20 Reading Packet - Section 3
due: Friday

Article Analysis #8 - Health, Disease, Medicine, Research
due: Monday (3.20)

Wednesday
3.8
PS.4 & 5 20-4
Go over Chap. 20 Packet
Chap. 20 Vocabulary Activity #4

Begin Chap. 20 Review Packet
due: Tuesday
Friday
3.10
PS.4 & 5 20-5
Practice writing & naming compounds
Chap. 20 Wrap-up

Finish Chap. 20 Review Packet
due: Tuesday
Tuesday
3.14
PS.4 & 5 20-6
More Practice writing & naming compounds
Chap. 20 Wrap-up
Solubility Lab

Study for Chap. 17 & 20 Test

Solubility Lab Write-Up
due: Thursday
Thursday
3.16
PS.4 & 5 20-7 Chap. 20 Test Review Study for Chap. 17 & 20 Test
Monday
3.20
Sub Plans
Sub Homework
due: Wednesday
Article Analysis #9 - Chemistry, Chemicals, Medicine, Pesticides
due Thursday (4/6)

Wednesday
3.22

Chap. 17 & 20 Test

Begin Chap. 22 Solubility Vocabulary Activity

Finish Solubility Vocabulary Activity
Friday
3.24
PS.2 22-1
Chap. 22 Vocabulary Word Search
Go over Super Packet

Begin Chap. 22 Packet
due: Tuesday (4.4)
Tuesday
3.28
PS.2 22-2
Chap. 22 Vocabulary Jumble
Go over Super Packet
Surface Area & Solubility Lab

Chap. 22 Packet
due: Tuesday (4.4)
Thursday
3.30
PS.2 22-3
Chap. 22 Vocabulary Crossword
Go over Super Packet

Finish Chap. 22 Packet
due: Tuesday (4.4)
Tuesday
4.4
3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Testing
Finish Article Analysis #9
due Thursday

Thursday
4.6
PS.2 22-4
Chap. 22 Vocabulary Word Search #2
Chap. 22 Notes

Article Analysis #10 - Paleontology, Fossils
due Thursday (4/20)
Monday
4.10 -
Friday
4.14
* NO School - Spring Break* Enjoy your Spring break
in the sun!
Tuesday
4.18
PS.2 & 5 23-1
Chap. 22 Teaching Transparency
Chap. 23 Notes
Work on Class Packet - Physical & Chemical Changes

Chap. 23 Packet
due Friday
Thursday
4.20
PS.2 & 5 23-2 Chap. 23 Notes continued
Work on Class Packet - Chemical Reaction Classification
Clinging Molecules Lab

Article Analysis #11 - Computers, Internet, Software, Games
due Tuesday (5/2)

Chap. 23 Packet
due Friday

Monday
4.24
PS.2 & 5 23-3
Chap. 23 Foldable
Chap. 23 Notes continued
Work on Class Packet - Balancing Chemical Equations

Chap. 23 Packet
due Friday
Wednesday
4.26
PS.2 & 5 23-4
Grape Juice Indicator Lab
Work on Class Packet - Balancing Chemical Equations

Chap. 23 Packet & Write-up Lab
due Friday
Friday
4.28
PS.2 & 5 23-5
Finish Class Packet - Balancing Chemical Equations

Chap. 22 & 23 Review Packets
due Tuesday
Tuesday
5.2
PS.2 & 5 23-6 Review for Chap. 22 & 23 Test
Study for Chap. 22 & 23 Test
due Thursday

Article Analysis #12 - Animals,
Food, Research
due Tuesday (5/16)

Thursday
5.4
SOL Practice Test
Chap. 22 & 23 Test
Chap. 2 Vocabulary Activity

Chap. 2 Vocabulary Activity
due: Monday

Chap. 2 Packet
due: Wednesday

Monday
5.8
PS. 10 2-1 Chap. 2 Foldable
Chap. 2 Notetaking - Motion
Word Problems
Work on Class Packet

Chap. 2 Packet
due: Wednesday

Chap. 3 Packet
due Friday

Wednesday
5.10
PS. 10 2-2 Chap. 2 & 3 Notetaking - Motion & Forces
Word Problems
Work on Class Packet

Chap. 3 Packet
due Friday

Chap. 2 & 3 Review Packets
dues Tuesday

Friday
5.12
PS. 10 3-1
Chap. 3 Foldable
Chap. 3 Notetaking - Forces
Word Problems
Finish on Class Packet

Chap. 2 & 3 Review Packets
dues Tuesday
Tuesday
5.16
PS. 10 3-2 Review for Chap. 2 & 3 Test
Study for Chap. 2 & 3 Test
due Thursday

Thursday
5.18
PS.10
Chap. 2 & 3 Test
SOL Review

Monday
5.22
PS.11 R-1 SOL Review - Electricity
Elecricity Packet
due: Friday
Wednesday
5.24
PS.7 & 11 R-2 SOL Review - Maagnetism & Heat
Magnetism & Heat Packets
due: Tuesday

Friday
5.26
PS.8 R-3 SOL Review - Energy & Waves
Energy & Waves Packets
due: Friday

Tuesday
5.30
PS.8 & 9 R-4 SOL Review - Light & Electromagnetic Waves
Light & Electromagentic Waves Packets
due: Friday

Friday
6.2
PS.9 R-5 SOL Review - Life Science
All Extra Credit
due: Thursday

Tuesday
6.6
SOL Testing
Get a good night's sleep & eat a healthful breakfast

Thursday
6.8
SOL Testing
Get a good night's sleep & eat a healthful breakfast

Monday
6.12
SOL Testing
Get a good night's sleep & eat a healthful breakfast

Wednesday
6.14
Class Project
Friday
6.16

End of Year Trip - Whitewater Rafting

Tuesday
6.20

**
Last Day of Even Day Classes **

Enjoy your Summer!