Fall2010semesterplan.doc

Class: Physical Science

Date: September 2010

week: 1

Date: Sept. 13 – Sept. 17 week: 2Date: Sept. 20 – Sept. 24 week: 3Date: Sept. 27 – Oct. 1 week: 4Date: Oct. 4 – Oct. 8

Topics

 Get to Know You…  Notebook Setup  Measuring Motion: section 1

(Chapter 12: Matter in Motion)

 What is a Force: section 2 (Chapter 12: Matter in Motion)

Standards

 8.1a-8.1f  8.2a-8.2e

Lecture Notes

 Student Interest Inventory  Science Book Scavenger

Hunt

 Avid Notebook Setup pages 1-9 (title page, scoring rubric, left & right pages, CA standards on CST, parent review, unit title page, unit table of contents)

 12.1

 Content Brainstorming  Unit title page

 Math Focus

 12.2

Readings

 Pages 336-343  Pages 344-349

Homework

 Get syllabus signed  Bring notebook to class  Directed Reading B  Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

Labs & Projects

 Pyramid Activity

 Icebreaker  Graphing Speed & Acceleration on whiteboards  Bridge Building group activity

AV, Internet

 Brainpop  Brainpop

Demos

 

Special

  Arm wrestling activity

Tests

 Section Quiz

 Average Speed/Velocity quiz

 Section Quiz: What is a Force?

Points

 Syllabus-5 points

 Science Book Scavenger Hunt-20 points

 Bring notebook to class-5

points  Directed Reading B-15 pointsSection Review-9 points  Section Quiz-20 points  Average Speed/Velocity

quiz-20 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

Teacher: Ms. Goodfriend

Class: Physical Science

Semester: Fall 2010 (Semester Plan)

Date: October 2010

week: 5

Date: Oct. 11 – Oct. 15 week: 6Date: Oct. 18 – Oct. 22 week: 7Date: Oct. 25 – Oct. 29 week: 8Date: Nov. 1 – Nov. 5

Topics

 Friction: A Force that

Opposes Motion: Section 3 (Chapter 23: Matter in Motion)

 Review of Chapter 12: Matter

in Motion  Gravity: A Force of Attraction: Section 1 (Chapter 13: Forces & Motion)

 Newton’s Laws of Motion: Section 3 (Chapter 13: Forces & Motion)

Standards

 8.2a,c,d,e  8.1a-f, 8.2a-e, 8.9e-f, 6.2.3  8.2a,c-e,g  8.2c,e,f

Lecture Notes

 12.3

 Friction Outline  12.1-3Study Guide  13.1Combination Notes  13.3Combination Notes

Readings

 Pages 350-355   Pages 370-375  Pages 384-391

Homework

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Chapter 12 Review  Standards Assessment

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

Labs & Projects

 Fingerprint Activity

 Shoe Activity

 Domino Derby

 Detecting Acceleration

 Quicklab: Circling Marbles  Newton’s Laws Skits  Magic Eggs

 Coin in a Cup  The Magic Thread

AV, Internet

 Brainpop   Brainpop

Demos

    Newton’s Laws Skateboard

Quicklab

Special

  Word Picture 

Tests

 Matter in Motion Test  Section Quiz  Section Quiz

Points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Matter in Motion Test-100 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

Class: Physical Science

Date: November 2010

week: 9

Date: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12 week: 10Date: Nov. 15 – Nov. 19 week: 11Date: Nov. 22 – Nov. 26 week: 12Date: Nov. 29 – Dec. 3

Topics

 Buoyancy & Density:

Section 2 (Chapter 14: Forces in Fluids)

 What is Matter: Section 1 (Chapter 3: Properties of Matter)

 Physical Properties: Section 2 (Chapter 3: Properties of Matter)

 Four States of Matter: Section 1 (Chapter 4: States of Matter)

Standards

 8.8a-d  8.8b  8.7c, 8.8a,b,d  8.3d-e

Lecture Notes

 14.2

 Analyzing Pictures in Text  Math Focus

 3.1

 Venn Diagram: Volume & Mass & Weight

 3.2  4.1

 States of Matter Card Game

Readings

 Pages 412-419  Pages 78-83  Pages 84-89  Pages 110-113

Homework

 Interactive Reader CA Standards Workbook Chapter Review

Standards Assessment

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook  Chapter Review

 Standards Assessment

 Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook 

Labs & Projects

 Foil Boats Group Activity   Quicklab: Finding Density 

AV, Internet

   

Demos

   Density Tower 

Special

 

Tests

 Section Quiz  Section Quiz  Chapter 3 Test 

Points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-50 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Section Quiz-20 points  Chapter 3 Test-100 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

Teacher: Ms. Goodfriend

Class: Physical Science

Semester: Fall 2010 (Semester Plan)

Date: December 2010

week: 13

Date: Dec. 6 – Dec. 10 week: 14Date: Dec. 13 – Dec. 17 week: 15Date: Dec. 20 – Dec. 25 week: 16Date: Dec. 27 – Dec. 31

Topics

 Elements: Section 1

(Chapter 5: Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures)

 Compounds: Section 2 (Chapter 5: Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures)

 Winter Break-No Class  Winter Break-No Class

Standards

 8.7c  8.3a, 8.5a, 8.7c  

Lecture Notes

 5.1  5.2  

Readings

 Pages 134-137  Pages 138-141  

Homework

 Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Section Review  Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook  Chapter Review

 Standards Assessment



Labs & Projects

  Quicklab: Identifying

Compounds  

AV, Internet

   

Demos

   

Special

  

points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points  Chapter 5 Test-80 points

Teacher: Ms. Goodfriend

Class: Physical Science

Semester: Fall 2010 (Semester Plan)

Date: January 2011

week: 17

Date: Jan. 3 – Jan. 7 week: 18Date: Jan. 10 – Jan. 14 week: 19Date: Jan. 17 – Jan. 21 week: 20Date: Jan. 24 – Jan. 28

Topics

 Winter Break-No Class  Development of the Atomic

Theory: Section 1 (Chapter 6: Introduction to Atoms)

 The Atom: Section 2 (Chapter 6: Introduction to Atoms)

 Arranging the Elements: Section 1 (Chapter 7: The Periodic Table)

Standards

  8.3a  8.3a, 8.7b  8.3f,8.7a-c

Lecture Notes

  6.1  6.2  7.1

Readings

  Pages 164-171  Pages 172-179  Pages 194-201

Homework

  Interactive Reader

 CA Standards Workbook  Interactive ReaderCA Standards Workbook  Chapter Review

 Standards Assessment

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

Atoms Table

AV, Internet

  Brainpop  Brainpop 

Demos

   

Special

  Facebook/Myspace  

Tests

   Chapter 6 Test 

Points

  Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points  CA Standards Workbook-10

points

 Section Quiz-20 points  Chapter 6 Test-100 points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points

Teacher: Ms. Goodfriend

Class: Physical Science

Semester: Fall 2010 (Semester Plan)

Date: Jan / February 2011

week: 21

Date: Jan. 31 – Feb. 4 week: 22Date: Feb. 7 – Feb. 11 (Final Day) week: Date: week: Date:

Topics

 Grouping The Elements:

Section 2 (Chapter 7: The Periodic Table)

Lecture Notes

 7.2   

Readings

 Pages 202-209   

Homework

 Interactive Reader  CA Standards Workbook

 Chapter Review  Standards Assessment

 

Labs & Projects

   

AV, Internet

   

Demos

   

Special

 Element Bingo   

Tests

 Chapter 7 Test   

Points

 Interactive Reader-10 points

 CA Standards Workbook-10 points

 Section Quiz-20 points

 Chapter 7 Test-100 points  Final Exam-100 points