8/17/2015 Pre Skills Warm-up 8/18/2015 Pre Skills Syllabus/ Course introduction/ procedures/ rules/ paperwork What I thought you taught today Getting to know you activity w/ music in the background x Cup activity 8/19/2015 Pre Skills Warm-up Intro to scientist drawing Benchmark test/ start scientist drawing Student drawing based on his/her 8/20/2015 Pre Skills -st-d Lab Safety Video Lab demo Students pick the way they want to respond 8/21/2015 Pre Skills Lab Equipment 5 Paragraph explaining the scientist drawing x 8/24/2015 Pre Skills Warm-up 8/25/2015 Pre Skills -st -K Set-up notebook/interactive notebook Finish Scientist /Due today x Review lab safety/lab equipment and introduce Scientific method penny lab Ability grouped 8/26/2015 Pre Skills Warm-up Continue scientific methods scientific method assessment sheets reduce work load 8/27/2015 Pre Skills -St-D Brainpop/assessment sheet cereal lab Different study guides 8/28/2015 Pre Skills Warm-up Review/Interactive notebook demo candle Different tests
8/31/2015 Preskill Review for test Basketball review 9/1/2015 Preskill Test United streaming- Digging through Earth Modified based on 9/2/2015 A Warm-up Introduction to the compositional layers of the earth Apple Lab Students design drawing based on his/her 9/3/2015 A Intro to the physical layers of the Earth Begin Foldable Creativity of foldable 9/4/2015 A Khan's academy on layers of the earth Finish foldable/academic assessment cover both layers of the earth Creativity of foldable 9/7/2015 A out Out 9/8/2015 A/E Introduce project/ layers of the earth/reiterate the physical layers of the earth corn starch lab Lab sheet is based on 9/9/2015 A/E Warm-up into to plate tectonic / plate tectonic song Cd-Rom / Notes Notes based on 9/10/2015 A/E Review plate tectonic Graham Cracker Lab Differentiated grouping 9/11/2015 A/E Warm-up Read book pages over plate tectonics Skill sheets to reinforce plate tectonics Different skill sheet based on
9/14/2015 d/e/a Read pages 205-207 mantle lab X 9/15/2015 d/e/a Ticket out the door 9/16/2015 d/e/a Deforming Earth's Crust/ pg 206-217/ Notes Color/cut/paste-plate tectonic, Brain pop Hands on Clay to demonstrate the formations of mountains Clay creations are based on his/her abilities and will be graded accordingly 9/17/2015 d/e/a Warm-up FIELD TRIP to RACOON MOUNTAIN x 9/18/2015 d/e/a Tic-Tac-Toe mountains Based on activates G1-2 activities/g2-3 activities/ G3-4 activities 9/21/2015 d/e/a Continue Tic-Tac-Toe / OPEN HOUSE 5-6:30 Based on activities G1-2 activities/g2-3 activities/ G3-4 activities 9/22/2015 d/e/a Intro Earthquakes/ Notes from text pg230 Video Quiz/ Slinky demo x 9/23/2015 d/e/a Warm-up Reviews materials taught Assessment sheets Different ways to record data 9/24/2015 d/e/a Lab explanation Earthquake Lab Difficulty is based on 9/25/2015 d/e/a Reviews materials taught / 6th grade Graduation Assessment wrap-up x
9/28/2015 d/e/a Warm-up Mountain Building The students will build the different types of mountains with clay 9/29/2015 /d/e/a/f Volcanoes The students will construct the different types of volcanoes with clay 9/30/2015 /d/e/a/f Warm-up Earthquake Earthquake Lab Students design drawing based on his/her 10/1/2015 /d/e/a/f Review for test Basketball review Groups are designed based on 10/2/2015 /d/e/a/f Test Test designed based on 10/5/2015 10/6/2015 10/7/2015 /d/e/a/f Warm-up Re-teach/review test results x /d/e/a/f Science Projects Due Science Project Presentations /d/e/a/f Warm-up Science Project Presentations Student had complete control on how the project was presented/ graded from a rubric Student had complete control on how the project was presented/ graded from a rubric 10/8/2015 /d/e/a/f Science Project Presentations 10/9/2015 /d/e/a/f Warm-up Weathering preview Video over weathering Skill sheet based on
10/12/2015 Fall Break 10/15/2015 Fall Break 10/14/2015 Warm-up Weathering Notes 278-283 Thinking Map Notes based on 10/15/2015 Weathering Continued Penny lab/sugar lab Hands-on level based 10/16/2014 Weathering Continued/ END OF THE WEEKS Weathering book Book based on choice 10/19/2015 Warm-up Weathering Continued Video over weathering Notes based on 20-Oct Notes Weathering / erosion / deposition paper demonstration Hands-on level based 10/21/2015 Warm-up Soil Introduction Soil video Notes based on 10/22/2015 Field Trip 10/23/2015 Warm-up Soil Continued Skill sheets over soil Based on
10/26/2015 Notes on Soil Conservation Start Soil Packet Notes based on 10/27/2015 Finish Soil Packet/Brain pop Students work in teams to answer brain pop questions 10/28/2015 Dust Bowl Activity Reading Soil Lab X 10/29/2015 Notes on Soil Climate Primary/Secondary Sources X 10/30/2015 Question Conservation clips from the dust bowl Dust bowl Video x 11/2/2015 Warm-up Review for Test Basketball review Groups are designed based on 11/3/2015 Warm-up Test Different tests 11/4/2015 Into to Erosion/Deposition Notes Different ways to record data 11/5/2015 Glaciers/ sand dunes/etc. Demo-Erosion Difficulty is based on 11/6/2015 Warm-up Continue Erosion x
11/9/2015 Warm-up Students work in groups to complete lessons Student work 11/10/2015 11/11/2015 11/12/2015 Warm-up Students work in groups to complete lessons Present lesson to class from Section 1 and 2 Present Lessons to the class in Sections 3 and 4 Student work Student work Student work 11/13/2015 Video Quiz Interactive activity x 11/16/2015 Warm-up Assessment from assessment group Test Test based on 11/17/2015 Renaissance Day x 11/18/2015 Into to minerals Interactive activity x 11/19/2015 Crystals Each student will make a Borax crystal and take home the next day. Each student will design crystal based on preference 11/20/2015 Warm-up Crystals continued/ THANKSGIVING BREAK 23-27 La- each group will make a different type of crystal Each group will have a different crystal
11/30/2015 /b/c Minerals/Rock Information Centers Center difficulty is based on student need 12/1/2015 /b/c Students will read and work on mineral packet Each group will called back to complete the lab Different groups will make a different crystal experiment 12/2/2015 /b/c Finish Mineral Packet Students will complete Borax crystal Choice in design 12/3/2015 /b/c Review for mineral Test Basketball review Different Study Guides 12/4/2015 /b/c Warm-up Test Test is differentiated based on 12/7/2015 /b/c Warm-up Rock Notes Show different rocks/ graphic organizer Notes based on Need 12/8/2015 /b/c Introduction to the tree type of rocks Starburst Lab Groups based on 12/9/2015 /b/c Review/re-teach Rock Scavenger Hunt Skill sheet based on 12/10/2015 /b/c Warm-up Notes over the rock cycle Brain pop Study Guide for needed students 12/11/2015 /b/c Read/Draw the Rock cycle Movie on the rock cycle Drawing based on
12/14/2015 /b/c W2w Rock Cycle Drawing Sediment Story Based on student choice 12/15/2015 /b/c Warm-up Rock Cycle Drawing Sediment Story Based on student choice 12/16/2015 /b/c Warm-up Finish Rock Cycle Drawing Finish Sediment story Based on student choice 12/17/2015 Finals 12/18/2015 Finals 12/21-1/1 Winter Break