Monday, March 31, 2025

4. Nuclear Reactions

Monday, :3/31
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 16
In Class: Guided Reading Ch. 15, EdPuzzle & Notes - Atoms,  Gizmo - Element Builder (Isotopes)
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 15


Tuesday, 4/1:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 15
In Class: Finish Gizmo, Quick Check - Isotopes, Game - PEN
HW: Study Guide - Atoms,  Isotopes, and Nuclear Reactions


Wednesday, 4/2:
Due: None
In Class: 
Notes - Nuclear Reactions, Cards - Nuclear Decay Scheme graph
HW: Finish Lab Graphs, Study Guide - Atoms,  Isotopes, and Nuclear Reactions, Practice Quizizz


Thursday, :4/3
Due: Lab Graphs
In Class: 
Notes - Half Life, Lab - Half-Life, Half-Life Practice, Table Challenges
HW: Study Guide - Atoms,  Isotopes, and Nuclear Reactions, Practice Quizizz


Friday, 4/4:
Due: None
In Class: 
Review Lab Questions, Table ChallengesLab Quiz - Nuclear ReactionsMystery Element
HW: Finish Mystery Element, Study Guide, Practice Quizizz


Monday, 4/7:
Due: None
In Class: 
Mystery Element, Review for Test
HW: Finish Mystery Element, Study Guide, Practice Quizizz


Tuesday, 4/8:
Due: Mystery Element, EdPuzzles, Study Guide, Quizizz
In Class: Test - Atoms, Isotopes, and Nuclear Reactions
Metacognition update, Mystery Element
HW: None

Friday, March 14, 2025

6. Astronomy

Friday, 3/14:  Pi Day!!
Due: None
In Class: Movie - Beyond the Big Bang
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 13


Monday, 3/17:  St. Patrick's Day!
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 13
In Class: Finish movie, 
Element Spectra, Lab - Hubble's Law
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 14, Explore this Website: The Scale of the Universe


Tuesday, 3/18:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 14, 
Explore this Website: The Scale of the Universe
In Class: Finish LabNotes and Discussion on The Big Bang Theory
HW: Test - Study Guide, finish Hubble's Law Graph and conclusion questions
Absent Work - EdPuzzle - Hubble's Law


Wednesday, 3/19:
Due: Lab Graph & Questions
In Class:  
Lab Quiz - Hubble's Law, Galaxy Quest, Gizmo - Star Spectra
HW: Study Guide


Thursday, 3/20:
Due: 
In Class: Finish Gizmo, Movie - The Life and Death of a Star, Lab - Star Classification
HW:  Study Guide, Practice Quizizz


Friday, 3/21: No School!

Monday, 3/24: No School!


Tuesday, 3/25:
Due: 
Guided Reading Ch. 14
In Class: Finish Lab, Notes - The Stellar Cycle, Star Cycle Flow Chart
HW: Test - Study Guide, Practice Quizizz


Wednesday, 3/26:
Due: Study for Test, Practice Quizizz
In Class: Lab Quiz - HR DiagramStar Cycle Activity, Star Cycle Challenge
HW: Study for test


Thursday, 3/27:
Due: Study Guide
In Class: Lab Quiz - The Stellar Cycle, Review for the test
HW: Study


Friday, 3/28:
Due: Study for Test
In Class:  Test - Astronomy, Introduce Chemistry
HW: None

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

5. Waves (Light & Sound)

Quarter 3 Ends Soon! All Quarter 3 assignments must be turned in by Friday, 3/14. This includes missing work, absent work, and EdPuzzles. Make sure you check PowerSchool!

Thursday, 3/6:
Due: None
In Class: Notes - Wave Structure, Practice Questions, Sound Demos
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 9, Study Guide- Waves

Friday, 3/7:
Due:
Guided Reading Ch. 9
In Class: Notes - Phenomena, Wkst - Waves,
HW: Study Guide, Guided Reading Ch. 10

Quarter 3 Ends Soon! All Quarter 3 assignments must be turned in by Friday, 3/14. This includes missing work, absent work, and EdPuzzles. Make sure you check PowerSchool!

Monday, 3/10:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 10
In Class: Lab - Wave Stations
HW: Study Guide- Waves, Guided Reading Ch. 11

Tuesday, 3/11:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 11
In Class: Finish Lab Stations, Practice Worksheets
HW: Study Guide, Practice Quizizz

Wednesday, 3/12:

Due: Lab Packet
In Class: Lab Discussion, Electromagnetic Spectrum
HW: Study Guide, Practice Quizizz
**On the unit test you will be allowed to use your lab packet. If you complete your study guide by hand (no printed keys or photocopies allowed) then you may use your handwritten study guide on the test as well.**

Thursday, 3/13:
Due: Study Guide- Waves, Practice Quizizz
In Class: Test - Sound and Waves (You will be allowed to use your lab packet)
HW: All Quarter 3 assignments must be turned in by Friday, 3/14. This includes missing work, absent work, and EdPuzzles. Make sure you check PowerSchool!

Monday, February 24, 2025

4. Electricity

Tuesday, 2/25:
Due: None
In Class: Discuss the behavior of charged particles, Notes - Coulomb's Law, Van de Graaff demos
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 8
Absent Work: EdPuzzle - Coulomb's Law


Wednesday, 2/26:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 8
In Class: Demo - Circuit Breakers, Notes - Ohm's Law and Power, Worksheet - Ohm's Law
HW: Study for Test - Electricity and Circuits
Absent Work: EdPuzzle - Voltage, Current, Resistance
                         EdPuzzle - Ohm's Law and Power


Thursday, 2/27:
Due: None
In Class: 
Gizmo - Circuits (pg. 1-3), Notes - Circuits, Calculating total resistance
HW: Study for Test - Electricity and Circuits
Absent Work: EdPuzzle - Series Circuits, 
EdPuzzle - Parallel Circuits


Friday, 2/28:
Due: None
In Class: Discuss Series and Parallel Circuits, Finish Gizmo - Circuits
HW: Study for Test - Electricity and Circuits
Absent Work: EdPuzzle - Series Circuits, EdPuzzle - Parallel Circuits


Monday, 3/3:
Due: Study for Test - Electricity and Circuits
In Class: 
Lab - Series and Parallel Circuits, Worksheets - Series vs. Parallel circuits
HW: Study for Test, Practice Quizizz


Tuesday, 3/4:
Due:  
Study for Test - Electricity and Circuits
In Class:  Lab Quiz, Genecons, Review for Test
HW: Study for Test, Practice Quizizz


Wednesday, 3/5:
Due: Study Guide, Practice Quizizz
In Class: Test - Electricity and Circuits, Introduce Waves and Sound
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 9