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*If class is missed on days when a lab is assigned in class, student must schedule time to make up the lab.
Unit 0:
PowerPoints Notes
Assignment Downloads
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Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Monday, August 12 |
Introductions |
House of Cards Tower Building Activity |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Complete 1/2 "About Me" Paper |
Value |
Tuesday, August 13 |
Data Collection, Graphing |
Science Skills Formative Assessment #1: Practice Makes Perfect Graphing Task |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Complete 1/2 "About Me" Paper |
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Wednesday, August 14 |
Evidence in Science Hypothesis Formulation |
Science Skills Formative Assessment #2: The Checks Lab (Group Assignment) |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Complete 1/2 "About Me" Paper |
Value |
Thursday, August 15 |
Experimental Design Critical Thinking |
Finish Checks Lab Hypothesis and Turn in Group Question Sheet |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Complete 1/2 "About Me" Paper |
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Friday, August 16 |
Scientific Method |
Start "Awakenings" Scientific Method Observation Tally Assignment |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Complete 1/2 "About Me" Paper |
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Monday, August 19 |
Scientific Method |
Finish "Awakenings" Scientific Method Observation Tally Assignment |
-Lab Safety Contract Signed -Purchase Lab Composition Book |
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Tuesday, August 20 |
Lab Report Writing |
Start Lab #1: Blast Off (Variables) Lab -Purpose, Hypothesis, Procedure, Data Collection |
-Lab Safety Contract Signed |
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Wednesday, August 21 |
Lab Report Writing |
Finish Lab #1: Blast Off (Variables) Lab -Data Analysis & Conclusions |
-Lab Safety Contract Signed -Work on Lab Report |
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Thursday, August 22 |
Scientific Method Experimental Design |
-Lab #2: Design Your Own Experiment |
-Lab #2: Design Your Own Experiment |
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Friday, August 23 |
Scientific Method Experimental Design |
-"Awakenings" Q's & Tally Sheet Turn int |
Work on Lab #1: Blast Off & Lab #2: Design Your Own Experiment (REPORTS due next Friday) |
Unit 1: The Foundations of Astronomy
Units, Measurements, Scale, Distance, Ancient Astronomy, Modern Exploration, Laws of Astronomy
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Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Monday, August 26 |
SI Units & Metric Conversions |
Notes: Metric Units, SI Units Lab #3 SI Units & Conversion Practice |
-Get Syllabus Signed & Lab Fees -Lab #3 Work |
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Tuesday, August 27 |
SI Units & Metric Conversions |
Lab #3 SI Units & Conversion Practice |
-Work on Lab Notebooks (due Fri) |
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Wednesday, August 28 |
SI Units & Metric Conversions |
Lab #3 SI Units & Conversion Practice |
-Work on Lab Notebooks (due Fri) |
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Thursday, August 29 |
SI Units & Metric Conversions |
Labs #1-#3 Catch Up and Complete (due tomorrow) |
-Work on Lab Notebooks (due Fri) |
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Friday, August 30 |
Intro to Skepticism Pseudoscience vs. Science |
Turn in Lab Books (Labs #1-#3) Critical Thinking Seminar #1 |
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Monday, September 2 |
Labor Day |
No School |
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Tuesday, September 3 |
U.S. Space Exploration |
Watch "Apollo 11" Documentary (2019) Work on Video Questions Handout |
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Wednesday, September 4 |
U.S. Space Exploration |
Watch "Apollo 11" Documentary (2019) Work on Video Questions Handout |
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Thursday, September 5 |
U.S. Space Exploration |
-Discuss Kennedy's 1962 Moonshot Speech -Write "Modern Moonshot" Speech (due tomorrow) |
Complete "Modern Moonshot" speech |
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Friday, September 6 |
U.S. Space Exploration |
Assigned Space Program, Research the program in class and start making Mini-poster (due Monday) |
Finish US Space Program Mini-Poster |
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Monday, September 9 |
U.S. Space Exploration |
"Museum Walk": Post NASA Program posters and take notes on each program. -Arrange program name and date on a timeline (in Notebook) |
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Tuesday, September 10 |
Scale & Distance of Space |
Notes: Scale & Distance in Astronomy Lab 4: Solar System Scale & Distance Calculations |
Work on Lab 4 |
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Wednesday, September 11 |
Scale & Distance of Space |
Lab 4: Solar System Scale & Distance Calculations |
Work on Lab 4 |
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Thursday, Sept 12 |
History of Astronomy |
Lab 4: Solar System Scale & Distance Calculations |
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Friday, Sept 13 |
Intro to Skepticism Pseudoscience vs. Science |
Lecture #2: Scientific Skepticism Survey Results Make Your Own C Theory Debunk Inside Job 911 & Friday the 13th |
HW: Work on Lab 4 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjycTS0CVk |
Monday, Sept 16 |
Rocketry History of Space Exploration |
October Sky |
HW: Work on Lab 4 |
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Tuesday, Sept 17 |
Rocketry History of Space Exploration |
October Sky |
HW: Work on Lab 4 |
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Wednesday, Sept 18 |
Rocketry History of Space Exploration |
October Sky Bring Supplies for Rocket Building |
HW: Work on Lab 4 |
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Thursday, Sept 19 |
Rocketry |
Construction of Rockets |
HW: Work on Lab 4 |
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Friday, Sept 20 |
Rocketry |
Finish Building Rockets (Launch Monday) Start lab report (make data table for launch data & sketch of rocket) |
HW: History of Astronomy Webquest (due Monday) HW: Work on Lab 4 |
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Monday, Sept 23 |
Rocketry |
Start Lab 5: Launch Rocket -Obtain launch data -Make hypothesis |
Finish History of Astronomy Webquest |
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Tuesday, Sept 24 |
Rocketry |
Work on History Astronomy Webquest in Class -Turn in History of Astronomy Webquest |
HW: Work on Labs 4-5 |
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Wednesday, Sept 25 |
Rocketry |
Documentary "Hubble" |
Study for Test (Monday) Work on Labs 4-5 |
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Thursday, Sept 27 |
Rocketry |
Lab 5: Background Info, Purpose, Calculations, Class Data Lab 5: Analysis & Conclusion |
Study for Test (Friday) Work on Labs 4-5 |
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Friday, Sept 28 |
Review/Catch up |
-Review topics for Test -Work on finishing Labs 4 & 5 |
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Monday, Sept 30 |
Unit 1 |
-Work on finishing Labs 4 & 5 |
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Value |
Tuesday, Oct 1 |
Unit 1 |
-Work on finishing Labs 4 & 5 |
Value |
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Wednesday, Oct 2 |
Unit 1 |
-Unit 1 Test (Scientific Method concepts, metric conversions, units of space distance, US space program, history of astronomy, october sky, rocketry) -Turn in Lab Book (Labs 4-5) |
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Thursday, Oct 3 |
Unit 1 |
Unit 1 Test Corrections (in class) |
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Friday, Oct 4 |
Homecoming |
No class meeting |
No class meeting |
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Mon, Oct 7 |
Unit 1 |
Sub in class -Watch "Through the Wormhole" |
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Tuesday, Oct 8 |
Unit 1 |
Finish Unit 1 Test Corrections (in class) |
HURRICANE MICHAEL |
Unit 2: Earth, Sun, & Moon System & Our Solar System
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Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
Homework |
Wednesday, October 9 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System: Planetary Motion |
Excel Data Lab: Sun & Moon Rise & Set (Due Friday, Oct 11) |
Value |
Thursday, October 10 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System: Planetary Motion |
Excel Data Lab: Sun & Moon Rise & Set (Due Friday, Oct 11) |
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Friday, October 11 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System: Planetary Motion |
Finish: Excel Data Lab: Sun & Moon Rise & Set (Due Friday, Oct 11) |
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Monday, October 14 |
Teacher Planning Day |
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Tuesday, October 15 (Start of 2nd 9 Weeks) |
Sun, Earth, Moon System: Planetary Motion |
Start "The Farthest" (Doc about Voyager II) Take notes using "video note" handout |
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Wednesday, October 16 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System: Planetary Motion |
Start "The Farthest" (Doc about Voyager II) Take notes using "video note" handoutValue |
Value |
Thursday, October 17 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System |
Assignment: Design your own Golden Record |
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Friday, October 18 |
Sun, Earth, Moon System |
Work on Golden Record (due Monday) |
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Monday, Oct 21 |
Earth's Rotation |
Time Zone Wheel Assignment (Part 1) |
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Tuesday, October 22 |
Sun, Earth, Moon Motion |
Finish Time Zone Wheel Assignment (Part 2) |
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Wednesday, October 23 |
Sun, Earth, Moon Motion |
Notes: Rotation, Revolution, Tilt, Lunar Phases |
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Thursday, October 24 |
Our Moon |
Moon Phases Practice Handouts |
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Friday, October 25 |
Sun, Earth, Moon Motion |
Start "Gravity" (Movie) |
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Monday, October 28 |
Sun, Earth, Moon Motion |
Finish "Gravity" (Movie) |
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Tuesday, October 29 |
Sun, Earth, Moon Motion |
Workbook Problem Set (Page 321-327) |
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Wednesday, October 30 |
Our Moon |
Notes: Tides Lab: Tides (Complete in Lab Book) |
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Thursday, October 31 |
Halloween |
Write Scary Space Stories (Competition) |
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Friday, November 1 |
Halloween |
Read and Vote for Scary Space Stories |
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Monday, November 4 |
Seasons |
Activity: Ancient Observatories (Make 2 circle diagrams) |
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Tuesday, November 5 |
Seasons |
Finish Activity: Ancient Observatories (answer question worksheet) Assign Solar System Projects |
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Wednesday, November 6 |
Solar System |
Solar System Research Project (Powerpoint) Assigned (Due Monday, November 18) |
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Thursday, November 7 |
Solar System |
Work on Solar System Research Project (Powerpoint) |
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Friday, November 8 |
Solar System |
Work on Solar System Research Project (Powerpoint) |
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Monday, November 11 |
Solar System |
No School- Veterans' Day |
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Tuesday, November 12 |
Solar System |
Read pages 800-803 in textbook & complete "Planetary Orbits" Worksheet |
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Wednesday, November 13 |
Solar System |
Group Project Assigned: "Design your own Solar System" (Due on Friday, November 15) |
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Thursday, November 14 |
Solar System |
Work on Group Project: "Design your own Solar System |
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Friday, November 15 |
Solar System |
Work on Group Project: "Design your own Solar System & Turn in at end of class |
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Monday, November 18 |
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Tuesday, November 19 |
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Wednesday, November 20 |
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Thursday, November 21 |
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Friday, November 22 |
Value |
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Monday, December 2 |
Solar System |
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Tuesday, December 3 |
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Wednesday, December 4 |
Value |
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Thursday, December 5 |
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Friday, December 6 |
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Monday, December 9 |
Stars |
Cosmos: Episode 8 Sisters of the Stars Complete Video Questions |
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Tuesday, December 9 |
Stars |
Notes: Life Cycle of Stars Lab: Stellar Evolution |
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Wednesday, December 11 |
Stars |
Notes: Properties of Stars Lab: Star Data (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) |
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Thursday, December 12 |
Finals Review |
Work on Lab Reports Assign Final Exam Study Guide |
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Friday, December 13 |
Finals Review |
Work on Lab Reports Work on Final Exam Study Guide |
PPT- Ch2 Mapping Our World | |
File Size: | 3372 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
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Date |
Topic |
What We Did in Class |
What is the Homework? |
Additional Resources |
Tuesday, Oct 23 |
Sub |
Ch. 6 Earth/Space Science Workbook |
Value |
Value |
Wednesday, Oct 24 |
Sub |
Ch. 6 Earth/Space Science Workbook |
Value |
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Thursday, Oct 25 |
Sub |
Ch. 6 Earth/Space Science Workbook |
Value |
Value |
Friday, Oct 26 |
Sub |
Ch. 6 Earth/Space Science Workbook |
Value |
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Monday, Oct 29 |
Test Corrections |
-Ch 4-5 Test Returned and test corrections completed |
Value |
Value |
Tuesday, Oct 30 |
Igneous Rocks |
Lunar Rock Board Game Design and Build |
Read Chapter 6 in Text |
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Wednesday, Oct 31 |
Igneous Rocks |
Lunar Rock Game Play & Peer Grade |
Read Chapter 6 in Text |
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Thursday, Nov 1 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Notes: Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks; The Rock Cycle |
Read Chapter 6 in Text |
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Friday, Nov 2 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rock Worksheet |
Complete Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rock Worksheet |
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Monday, Nov 5 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Lab #9: Rock Cycle Crayons Lab |
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Tuesday, Nov 6 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Lab #9: Rock Cycle Crayons Lab |
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Wednesday, Nov 7 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Lab #9: Rock Cycle Crayons Lab |
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Thursday, Nov 8 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Lab #10: Rock Classification |
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Friday, Nov 9 |
Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks |
Movie: "Volcano" |
Study for Chapter 6 Test |
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Monday, Nov 12 |
Veterans' Day |
No School |
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Tuesday, Nov 13 |
Review |
Study Guide & Review for Chapter 6 Test |
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Wednesday, Nov 14 |
TEST |
Chapter 6 (Metamorphic & Sedimentary Rocks) Test |
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Thursday, Nov 15 |
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EARTHQUAKES WEBQUEST | |
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