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Week of April 14 - April 18
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8th Grade Assignments - All Core Classes
Monday - April 21 - NSCAS Review - ixl T.1 and T.2 (Fossils and Relative Age Dating)
Tuesday - April 22 - NSCAS Science Test
Wednesday - April 23 - Science Fair Work - All Day Middle School Track Meet Here
Thursday - April 24 - Finish NSCAS Science Test
Friday - April 25 - Science Fair Work - Explain Project - Write an Introduction
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Monday - April 14 - Quiz over Eclipses - Notes over the Solar System - Solar System Practice Worksheet
Tuesday - April 15 - NSCAS Review Packet - ixl S.3
Wednesday - April 16 - NSCAS Review Packet - ixl. B.1 and B.2
Thursday - April 17 - Finish NSCAS Review Packet - NSCAS Practice Test
Friday - April 18 - No School
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Monday - April 7 - Phenomenon of the Day - Aluminum Foil - Color of Light Quiz - Lesson Check "Color of Light" - Virtual Lab "Which colors of the light spectrum are most important for plant growth?"
Tuesday - April 8 - Phenomenon of the Day - Vegetable Oil as Fuel - Unit 4 Phenomenon "How do the movements of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon influence the seasons, phases of the Moon, and eclipses?" - Video "Sunrise over the Earth" - Lesson 1 Launch "Seasons" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "What causes seasons?" - Make a Claim - Notes over Sun - Moon - Earth System
Wednesday - April 9 - Phenomenon of the Day - Sundials - Review Notes over the Sun-Moon-Earth System - Lesson Review pages 72-74 - Lesson Check Quiz "Sun-Moon-Earth System"
Thursday - April 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - Cell Reproduction - Lesson 2 Launch "Phases of the Moon" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "Why isn't the Moon always full?" - Video "Moon Metamorphosis" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet - Note Sheet
Friday - April 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - Popcorn - Review Note Sheet on Moon Phases - Moon Phase Practice
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Monday - March 31 - Phenomenon of the Day - Dark Side of the Moon - Lab "Two-Sided" page 94 - Lab "The Rough Side" pages 98-99 - Notes over Reflection and Mirrors - Review pages 102-104
Tuesday - April 1 - Phenomenon of the Day - Dark Spots on the Sun - Lesson Check Quiz "Reflection and Mirrors" - Lesson 3 Launch "Through the Lenses" - Lesson 3 Phenomenon "Refraction and Lenses" - Make a Claim - Notes over Refraction and Lenses
Wednesday - April 2 - Phenomenon of the Day - Supermoon - Lab "Bending Light" pages 110-111 - and Lab "Looking Through Lenses" pages 114-115 - Gizmo "Refraction"
Thursday - April 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - Looking Through Water - Lesson Check Quiz "Refraction and Lenses" - Lesson Review pages 120 - 122 - Lesson 4 Launch "Crayon Color" - Lesson 4 Phenomenon " How do colors appear from white light shining on and through the crystals?" - Make a Claim
Friday - April 4 - Phenomenon of the Day - Zombie Snails - Notes over Color of Light - Simulation "Color Vision" and "Animal Eyes"
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Monday - March 24 - ixl Review on Wave - L.1, L.2, L.3, L.4, and L.5
Tuesday - March 25 - ixl Review - Finish any not done over waves (L.1 - L.5) - Newton's 3rd Law G.8, - Engineering Process C.4, - Magnetic Forces I.2, - and Gravitational Potential Energy H.1
Wednesday - March 26 - Phenomenon of the Day - Solar Wind - Lesson 1 Launch "Traveling Waves" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "How does light compare to sound in between these tall buildings?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet - Lesson 1 Notes over How Light Travels
Thursday - March 27 - Phenomenon of the Day - Gamma Ray Bursts - Review Lesson 1 Notes over How Light Travels - Investigation "Across the Spectrum" pages 71 - Lesson 1 Review pages 82-84 - Lab "What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?"
Friday - March 28 - Phenomenon of the Day - Slinky Free Fall - Lesson Check Quiz "How Light Travels" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "Why are the African Wild Cat's Eyes Glowing?" - Make a Claim - Lab "Two Sided" page 94
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March 17 - March 21 - Spring Break
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Monday - March 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - White Holes in Space - Notes over Mechanical Wave Interactions and the Ear - Simulation "Sound" - Investigation page 43 "It's All Material" - Quiz Tomorrow - Parent - Teacher Conferences 3:45 - 7:45
Tuesday - March 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - Sandhill Crane Migration - Quiz over Mechanical Wave Interactions and the Ear - Lesson Check Quiz - Start Learn Smart Review
Wednesday - March 12 - Phenomenon of the Day - Sound - Finish Learn Smart Review - Parent - Teacher Conferences 3:45 - 7:45
Thursday - March 13 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:00 - 12:00
Friday - March 14 - No School
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Monday - March 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - Records and Players - Lab "Don't be Alarmed" pages 22-23 - PhET Lab "Wave on a String"
Tuesday - March 4 - Falcon Rewards Field Trip to Spare Time - Phenomenon of the Day - Sleep - Simulation "Earthquake Waves" - Virtual Lab " How do seismograph stations help determine an earthquake epicenter?"
Wednesday - March 5 - Phenomenon of the Day - White Holes - Lesson Check Quiz "Introduction to Waves" - Lesson Review pages 32-34
Thursday - March 6 - Phenomenon of the Day - The Great Red Spot - Lesson 2 Launch "Why are the walls of a recording studio covered in foam?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet - Notes over Mechanical Wave Interactions
Friday - March 7 - No School
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Monday - February 24 - Phenomenon of the Day - Blizzards - Review Notes over Electric Forces - PhET "Magnet and Compass" and "Charges and Fields"
Tuesday - February 25 - Phenomenon of the Day - Van de Graff Generator - Lesson Check "Electric Forces" - Lesson Review pages 214-216
Wednesday - February 26 - Phenomenon of the Day - Asteroid Belt - Unit 3 Phenomenon "Why does a wave knock you down?" - Video "Catch a Wave" - Lesson 1 Launch "Getting the Ball Back" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "Why do you feel thunder?" - Make a Claim - Lab pages 10-11 "Making Waves" - Term Sheet
Thursday - February 27 - Phenomenon of the Day - Muscle Cramps - Notes over Wave Properties - Quiz Tomorrow
Friday - February 28 - Phenomenon of the Day - Redwood Trees - Quiz over Wave Properties - Lab "Strike That" pages 17-18 - PhET "Parts of a Wave"
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Monday - February 17 - No School - Martin Luther King Day -Teacher Professional Work Day
Tuesday - February 18 - No School - Cold/Snow Day
Wednesday - February 19 - No School - Cold/Snow Day
Thursday - February 20 - No School - Cold/Snow Day
Friday - February 21 - Phenomenon of the Day - Canker Sore - Lesson 1 Launch "Electric Charges" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "Why does the balloon attract the water?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet - Notes over Electric Charges
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Monday - February 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - - Review Mechanical Energy Test - Lesson 1 Launch "Which pole is it?" - Lesson 1 Encounter "Why doesn't the plant fall down?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
Tuesday - February 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - - Lab "Paper Clip Pickup" pages 176-177 - Notes over Magnetic Forces
Wednesday - February 12 - Phenomenon of the Day - - Lab "Magnetic Fields" pages 182-183 and "Moving Magnets" pages 187-188 - PhET "Magnet and Compass"
Thursday - February 13 - Phenomenon of the Day - - Lesson Check Quiz "Magnetic Forces" - Lesson Review pages194-196
Friday - February 14 - Phenomenon of the Day - - Lesson 2 Launch "Electric Charge" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "Why does the balloon attract the water?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
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Monday - February 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - Hiccups - Lab "Energy of a Pendulum" pages 146-148 - 3-D Thinking pages 150 and 153 - PhET Lab "Energy Skate Park"
Tuesday - February 4 - Phenomenon of the Day - Yawns - Gizmo "Roller Coaster Physics" - Collect Evidence - Lesson Review page 158-160
Wednesday - February 5 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do we see our breath when it is cold? - Lesson Check "Conservation of Energy" - Begin Learn Smart Review
Thursday - February 6 - Review for Mechanical Energy Test - Test Tomorrow - Finish Learn Smart Review
Friday - February 7 - Mechanical Energy Test - Hand in Notes - Hand in Books for Participation Grade - Finish Learn Smart Review
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Monday - January 27 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do bananas turn brown? - Lesson 2 Launch "Don't Fall" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "How does changing the position of the ball affect its energy?" - Video "Increasing Potential" - Make a Claim - Lab "Slingshot Physics"
Tuesday - January 28 - Phenomenon of the Day - Cell Phone Signals- Video "Potential Energy Explained in 5 Levels" - Notes over Potential Energy - Lab "Dropping the Ball"
Wednesday - January 29 - Phenomenon of the Day - Geodes - Finish the Lab "Dropping the Ball" - Lesson Check "Potential Energy" - Lesson Review pages 138-140 - Collect Evidence
Thursday - January 30 - Phenomenon of the Day - Dreams - Lesson 3 Launch "Swing Low" - Video "Pendulum Demo" - Lesson 3 Phenomenon "What happens to the weight as it swings?" - Make a Claim - Lab "Energy of a Pendulum"
Friday - January 31 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why are yawns contagious? - Notes over Conservation of Matter - 3-D Thinking page 150 - Collect Evidence A
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Monday - January 20 - No School - Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday - January 21 - Phenomenon of the Day - Cauliflower Ear - Investigation "Rolling On" page 112 - Video "Our World: Potential and Kinetic Energy" - Notes over Kinetic Energy - Lab "Mass Matters" page 113-115 - 3-D Thinking page 115
Wednesday - January 22 - Phenomenon of the Day - Sahara Desert Flooding - Collect Evidence - Lesson Check Quiz "Kinetic Energy" - Lesson Review pages 122-124
Thursday - January 23 - Phenomenon of the Day - Monarch Migration - Lesson 2 Launch "Don't Fall" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "How does changing the position of the ball affect energy?" - Video "Increasing Potential" - Make a Claim - Lab "Slingshot Physics"
Friday - January 24 - Phenomenon of the Day - Combustible Lakes - Notes over Potential Energy - Investigation "Dropping the Ball"
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Monday - January 13 - Phenomenon of the Day - Gray Hair - Math Connection page 89 - 3-D Thinking page 90 - Collect Evidence - Lesson Check "Gravitational Forces" - Lesson Review pages 92-94
Tuesday - January 14 - Phenomenon of the Day - Height Loss with Age - Learn Smart Review
Wednesday - January 15 - Review for Forces and Motion Test - Test Tomorrow
Thursday - January 16 - Forces and Motion Test - Hand in Notes - Show Book for Participation Grade
Friday - January 17 - Phenomenon of the Day - Wind - Review Forces and Motion Test - Module 2 Phenomenon "What role does energy play in an amusement park ride?" - Lesson 1 Launch "Soccer Ball" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "What determines how far you can move a ball?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
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Monday - January 6 - No School - Teacher Professional Work Day
Tuesday - January 7 - Phenomenon of the Day - Slime Molds - Collect Evidence and Review Lesson 3 Material - Lesson Check Quiz "Force Pairs" - Lesson Review pages 72-74
Wednesday - January 8 - Phenomenon of the Day - Santa Ana Winds - Lesson 4 Launch "Ball Toss" - Lesson 4 Phenomenon "What pulls the skydiver to the ground?" - Make a Claim - Lab "Use the Forces" - Lesson 4 Term Sheet
Thursday - January 9 - Phenomenon of the Day - Baby Teeth - Notes over Gravitational Force - Investigation "The Pencil that Dropped Around the World" - PhET "The Force of Gravity" pages 83-84
Friday - January 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do your ears ring? - Lab "Weighing Washers" page 87-88 - Math Connection page 89 - 3-D Thinking page 90 - Collect Evidence B and C
December 23 - January 6 - No School - Winter Break
Monday - December 16 - Phenomenon of the Day - Beaver Dam Building - 3-D Thinking page 52 - Lesson Check Quiz "Force and Acceleration - Lesson 2 Review pages 54-56
Tuesday - December 17 - Phenomenon of the Day - Heart Nebula - Lesson 3 Launch "Blowing in the Wind" - Lesson 3 Phenomenon "How does the air push the airboat forward" - Make a Claim - Lab page 62-63 "Pulling Your Weight" - Term Sheet
Wednesday - December 18 - Phenomenon of the Day - Sandhill Crane Migration - Lesson 3 Notes over Newton's 3rd Law of Motion - 3-D Thinking page 64 and 67 - Investigation "Back to Back" and "Bounce Back" page 68-69
Thursday - December 19 - Phenomenon of the Day - Fireflies - 3-D Thinking page 70 - Virtual Lab "Motion, Forces and Simple Machines"
Friday - December 20 - Phenomenon of the Day - Clownfish - Catch Up Day
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Monday - December 9 - Phenomenon of the Day - Moonbows - Collect Evidence - Lesson Check Quiz "Position and Motion" - Lesson Review pages 31-33
Tuesday - December 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - Starling Murmuration - Lesson 2 Launch "Constant Mowing" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "What happens to a water tube when it is pushed or pulled?" - Video "Pushed Away" - Make a Claim - Notes over Velocity, Acceleration, and Forces - Lesson 2 Term Sheet
Wednesday - December 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - Ferrofluid - Review Notes from Yesterday - Investigation "When Push Comes to Shove" p. 41-42 - Math Connection page 44
Thursday - December 12 - Phenomenon of the Day - Tides - Quiz over Newton's 2nd Law of Motion - Investigation page 48-49 "Diagram a Force - Practice Worksheets
Friday - December 13 - Phenomenon of the Day - Beaver Dam Building - 3-D Thinking page 52 - Lesson Check Quiz "Force and Acceleration" - Lesson 2 Review pages 54-56
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Monday - December 2 - Phenomenon of the Day - Blisters - Review Evidence of Evolution Test - Unit 2, Module 1 Phenomenon "Why is the boat still moving if no one is rowing it?" - Lesson 1 Launch "Train Ride" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "How can you describe the position and motion of the train outside the window?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
Tuesday - December 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - Lightning Sprites - Notes over Reference Point, Position, Displacement, and Speed - Draw a Map to Home - Investigation page 11 "Start from Here" and page 13 "See You Soon" - 3-D Thinking page 19 - Collect Evidence A and B
Wednesday - December 4 - Phenomenon of the Day - Blood Falls - Lab "Be the Fastest" pages 20-21 - Investigation page 25 "Point the Way" - Quiz over Speed Tomorrow
Thursday - December 5 - Phenomenon of the Day - Moonbow - Quiz over Speed - Investigation pages 27-28 "Plot It" - 3-D Thinking page 29 - PhET - "The Moving Man"
Friday - December 6 - Phenomenon of the Day - Starling Murmuration - Virtual Lab "Motion and Momentum" - Collect Evidence C and D
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Monday - November 25 - Review for Evidence of Evolution Test - Finish Learn Smart Review
Tuesday - November 26 - Evidence of Evolution Test - Hand in Notes - Hand in Books for Participation Grade
Wednesday - Friday - November 27-29 - No School
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Monday - November 18 - Phenomenon of the Day - Star Formation - Lesson Check Quiz "Fossil Evidence of Evolution" - Lesson Review pages 144-146
Tuesday - November 19 - Phenomenon of the Day - Anti - Thunderstorm - Lesson 2 Launch "Fins and Flippers" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "How can the wings of this bat and the wings of a bird provide evidence for an evolutionary relationship?" - Video "Winging It" - Make a Claim - Lesson 2 Term Sheet
Wednesday - November 20 - Phenomenon of the Day - Catatumbo Lightning - Notes over Comparative Anatomy, Homologous, Analogous, and Vestigial Structures and Embryology - Collect Evidence - Investigation page 155 "Developing Evolutionary Understanding" - 3-D Thinking page 156
Thursday - November 21 - Phenomenon of the Day - Blood Falls - Investigation page 157 "Evolving Your Knowledge" - Virtual Lab "Classifying Using Biotechnology" - Learn Smart Review
Friday - November 22 - Phenomenon of the Day - Moonbows - Lesson Check Quiz " Biological Evidence of Evolution" - Lesson Review pages 160-161 - Finish Learn Smart Review
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Monday - November 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - Chameleons - Review and Finish Taking Notes from Friday - Quiz Tomorrow over Fossil Formation and Fossil Record - Lab "Return to Form"
Tuesday - November 12 - Phenomenon of the Day - Black Holes - Quiz over Fossil Formation and Fossil Record - Lab "Return to Form"
Wednesday - November 13 - Phenomenon of the Day - Echolocation - Finish Lesson 1 Notes over Extinction and Transitional Fossils - Lab "It's Time for a Change" page 140-143 - 3-D Thinking page 140 - Collect Evidence
Thursday - November 14 - Time for Change Animal Evolutionary History Project
Friday - November 15 - Phenomenon of the Day - Batteries - Share Time for Change projects - Virtual Lab "Dino Dig"
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Monday - November 4 - Big Red Sportsmanship Pep Rally and Nebraska Women's Basketball Game - Lincoln PBA Arena
Tuesday - November 5 - Review for Natural Selection and Adaptation Test - Test Tomorrow
Wednesday - November 6 - Natural Selection and Adaptation Test - Hand in Notebooks - Hand in Notes
Thursday - November 7 - Phenomenon of the Day - Lunar Eclipses - Review Natural Selection and Adaptation Test - Module 3 Phenomenon "How do whale pelvic bones show evidence of evolution?" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "How do fossils such as the Tiktaalik, provide evidence of evolution?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
Friday - November 8 - Phenomenon of the Day - Bruises - Notes over fossil formation, fossil record, and geologic time scale - Investigation p. 36 - 3-D Thinking page 139 - Collect Evidence A
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Monday - October 28 - Phenomenon of the Day - Laminar Flow - Lesson Check Quiz "Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection - Lesson 2 Review pages 98-100
Tuesday - October 29 - Phenomenon of the Day - Double Rainbows - Lesson 3 Launch "Corn Connection" - Lesson 3 Phenomenon "Why do all these dogs look different?" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet - Begin Artificial Selection Notes
Wednesday - October 30 - Phenomenon of the Day - Pancake Ice - Finish Artificial Selection Notes - Virtual Lab "Gene Splicing" - Collect Evidence
Thursday - October 31 - Phenomenon of the Day - Naked Mole Rat - Lesson Check Quiz "Artificial Selection" - Lesson 3 Review pages 114-116
Friday - November 1 - Phenomenon of the Day - Hawaiian Islands - Learn Smart Review
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Monday - October 21 - Review Incomplete Dominance and Codominance Punnett Squares - State Softball Championship 12:30
Tuesday - October 22 - Phenomenon of the Day - Goosebumps - Practice Reading and Writing Pedigrees
Wednesday - October 23 - Phenomenon of the Day - Arctic Cotton - Dihybrid Punnett Squares
Thursday - October 24 - Phenomenon of the Day - Duck-Billed Platypus - Gizmo "Natural Selection
Friday - October 25 - Phenomenon of the Day - Glass Blowing - Gizmo "Evolution, Mutation, and Natural Selection
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Monday - October 14 - No School - Teacher Workday
Tuesday - October 15 - Phenomenon of the Day - Comets - Review Punnett Square Work - More Punnett Square Practice- Quiz Tomorrow
Wednesday - October 16 - Phenomenon of the Day - Seeing the Moon During the Day - Lab "Predicting Results"
Thursday - October 17 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do ants carry dead ants away? - Notes over Incomplete Dominance - Punnett Square work over incomplete dominance - Quiz Tomorrow
Friday - October 18 - Phenomenon of the Day - Goosebumps - Lab "Genetic Traits"
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Monday - October 7 - Falcon Rewards Trip to Bellevue Berry Farm
Tuesday - October 8 - Phenomenon of the Day - Seeing the Moon during the Day - Notes over Darwin, Traits, Natural Selection, and Adaptations - Collect Evidence B - Quiz Tomorrow
Wednesday - October 9 - Phenomenon of the Day - Comets - Notes over Punnett Squares - Punnett Square Practice - P- T Conferences 3:45 - 7:45
Thursday - October 10 - No School - Teacher Development - P-T Conferences 12:45 - 7:45
Friday - October 11 - No School - Fall Break
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Monday - September 30 - Phenomenon of the Day - Ozone Layer - Lesson Check Quiz "How Traits Change" - Lesson 2 Launch "Tree Snails" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "Why do you think this plant has flowers that look like bees?" - Video "Nature's Copycat" - Make a Claim - Term Sheet
Tuesday - October 1 - Mrs. Siekman at ESU #3 for Science Standards Meeting - ixl R.8 (Genes, proteins, and traits) and R.9 (Mutations) - Look for a science fair project in Science Buddies
Wednesday - October 2 - Phenomenon of the Day - Mini Moon - Labs "Classroom Variables" and "Population Variables"
Thursday - October 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - Thunder - Review Labs from yesterday - Collect Evidence A - Video "The Making of a Theory - Charles Darwin
Friday - October 4 - Finish "The Making of a Theory - Charles Darwin" - Fill in Video Notes
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Monday - September 23 - Phenomenon of the Day - Cancer patient hair loss - Notes over Mutations - Gizmos "RNA and Protein Synthesis"
Tuesday - September 24 - Phenomenon of the Day - Plant Germination - Microscope Lab - Prepared Slides
Wednesday - September 25 - Phenomenon of the Day - Hair Lava - Microscope Lab - Prepared Slides
Thursday - September 26 - Phenomenon of the Day - Salt Flats - Lab "Extracting DNA from Strawberries"
Friday - September 27 - Phenomenon of the Day - Hysterical Strength - Mutation Classification page 74 - Collect Evidence, Revise Claim and Write Reasoning - 3-D Thinking page 74 - Lesson Review pages 76-78
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Monday - September 16 - Phenomenon of the Day - What are Sun Halos and how do they form? - Review Geologic Time Test - Module 2 Phenomenon "Why does this butterfly, when it stretches its wings, look like an owl?" - Lesson 1 Launch "Cat Eyes" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "Why is the alligator white and not green?" - Video "White Alligator" - Make a Claim
Tuesday - September 17 - Phenomenon of the Day - What causes sunrises and sunsets? - Investigation "Crack the Code" pages 52-53 - Notes over DNA - Quiz Tomorrow - 3-D Thinking page 67 - Lab "Model DNA" page 65-66
Wednesday - September 18 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do voices crack? - Quiz over DNA - Finish DNA Models - Notes over RNA and Transcription - Video "Transcription" - Investigation page 68 "Transcription"
Thursday - September 19 - Phenomenon of the Day - What are bismuth crystals? - Gizmo "Building DNA" - Notes over Translation and Mutations - 3-D Thinking page 74 - Quiz Tomorrow over Replication, Transcription, and Translation
Friday - September 20 - Phenomenon of the Day - Balding - Quiz over Replication, Transcription, and Translation - Gizmo "RNA and Protein Synthesis"
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Monday - September 9 - Phenomenon of the Day - What are tornadoes and what causes them? - Quiz over Gaps in the Rock Record - Investigation "Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down" page 38 - 3-D Thinking pages 36 and 39 - Investigation "Riddle of the Rocks" page 40 - Collect Evidence A and B
Tuesday - September 10 - Phenomenon of the Day - Energy Transfer in a Newton's Cradle - Notes over the Geologic Time Scale - Investigation "It's About Time" - Collect Evidence C, Revise Claim and Give Reasoning - Lesson Review pages 46-49
Wednesday - September 11 - Phenomenon of the Day - What are mammatus clouds and how do they form? - Lesson Check Quiz "Building a Time Line" - Learn Smart Review
Thursday - September 12 - Phenomenon of the Day - What are tsunamis and why do they occur? - Review for Test - Finish Learn Smart Review
Friday - September 13 - Geologic Time Line - Hand in Notes - Check books for Participation
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Monday - September 2 - No School - Labor Day
Tuesday - September 3 - Phenomenon of the Day - How does volcanic lightning occur? - Finish Investigation "Clues to Earth's Past" - Collect Evidence B, Revise Claim and Reasoning - Lab "Paleogeographic Mapping"
Wednesday - September 4 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why are there different colors in the Aurora Borealis? - Lesson Check Quiz "Analyzing Rock and Fossil Records" - Lesson Review pages 24-26
Thursday - September 5 - Phenomenon of the Day - What causes red tides and bioluminescence? - Lesson 2 Launch "Scientific Explanations" - Lesson 2 Phenomenon "How do geologists know that separate sequences of rock layers might have formed at the same time?" - Make a Claim - Video "Relative Dating of Rock Layers" - Lesson 2 Term Sheet
Friday - September 6 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do Arctic quakes occur? - Notes "What happens when fossil records are incomplete? - Investigation "Gaps in the rock record"
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Monday - August 26 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why do we not feel motion if the Earth is tilted and spinning? - Video "How old is the Earth? - Notes "The Basis for Understanding Earth's Past" and "Relative Age Dating"
Tuesday - August 27 - Phenomenon of the Day - Why was Hydrogen the first element to form? - Video Animation "Relative Age Dating" - Investigation page 10 "The present is the key to the past" - 3-D Thinking page 11 - Lab "Layers Rock" pages 12-13 - Collect Evidence A - Quiz Tomorrow over Relative Age Dating
Wednesday - August 28 - Phenomenon of the Day - What would happen if the Earth's moon was destroyed? - Relative Age Dating Quiz - Investigation "Relatively Speaking" pages 14-17 - Video "How do Fossils Form?
Thursday - August 29 - Science MAP Testing
Friday - August 30 - Finish Science MAP Testing
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Monday - August 19 - Phenomenon of the Day - Cloning - Measurement Lab
Tuesday - August 20 - Finish Measurement Lab
Wednesday - August 21 - Phenomenon of the Day - What would happen if the Earth stopped moving? - Paper Towel Inquiry Lab
Thursday - August 22 - Finish Paper Towel Inquiry Lab - Table - Graph
Friday - August 23 - Phenomenon of the Day - Does the Moon make its own light? -Module 1 Phenomenon "How can rocks tell the story of Earth's History?" - Lesson 1 Launch "How old is Earth?" - Lesson 1 Phenomenon "How can the rock layers and geologic features be used to sequence past geologic events?" - Video "Shoshone Road Cut" - Make a Claim - Lesson 1 Term Sheet
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Monday - August 12 - No School - Teacher Work Day - Open House
Tuesday - August 13 - No School - Teacher Work Day
Wednesday - August 14 - 11:45 Dismissal - Introductions
Thursday - August 15 - All About Me Activity
Friday - August 16 - Finish All About Me Activity - Classroom Expectations