January 27

Lesson Plans: January 27th – 31st

Monday – Review for Tuesday’s test over Earth’s natural resources and conservation. A take home review will be given to student’s, and we will play a gimkit game that will review the unit concepts.

Tuesday – Earth’s Natural Resources & Conservation Test.

Wednesday – We will begin discussing our new unit, Organization of the Solar System, starting with the theories on the formation of the solar system.

Thursday & Friday – We will take an in-depth look at the 4 inner planets of our solar system that are closest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These planets are also known as the “terrestrial” planets because they are made mostly of liquid and solid rock.  We will also discuss some similar characteristics they share, as well as the many distinct differences.

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January 11

Lesson Plans: January 13th – 17th

Monday thru Thursday: We will begin working on our wind turbine project. Students will assemble a turbine out of the materials listed below. The specifications of the turbine must be over a foot tall in order to lift a cup of 10 pennies 1 foot off the ground when the box fan blows the turbine blades.

Material for Wind Turbine Project

  • popsicle sticks
  • rubber bands
  • straws
  • string
  • skewers
  • dixie cups
  • tape
  • toilet paper rolls
  • paper towel rolls
  • small plastic cups
  • shoe box
  • toothpicks

If you have an idea for other materials you’ll have to verify with me first.

Friday – We will test out our projects

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January 6

Lesson Plans: January 7th – 10th

Tuesday & Wednesday – We will begin discussing Unit 4 Earth’s Energy Resources.  We will look at fossil fuels, how they came to be, and the different types and uses.

Thursday & Friday – We will begin looking at Earth’s natural resources. Students will learn to differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources.  We will also look at the effects these resources have on the environment.

 

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December 9

Lesson Plans: December 9th – 13th

Monday – Students will complete Earth’s 4 Spheres assignment.

Tuesday & Wednesday – We will begin looking at the Earth’s interior layers including the temperature, pressure, and depth.

Thursday & Friday – Students will learn about geoscientists and how they study the physical characteristics of Earth, including its composition and geologic past.

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December 2

Lesson Plans: Dec. 2nd – 6th

Monday & Tuesday – We will begin our new unit on Earth’s structures looking at its four spheres: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Students will learn how the materials cycle through these spheres at varying speeds.

Wednesday – Students will make a 4-tab foldable handbook to label the spheres and describe the different processes that relate to each.

Thursday & Friday – We will look more in depth at the geosphere, learning about the layers, changes in temperature and pressure with depth, and how these changes cause rocks to transform.

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November 4

Lesson Plans: November 4th – 8th

Monday & Tuesday – We will begin looking at ocean tides. Students will learn how the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon cause daily, spring, and neap cycles of the ocean tides due to gravitational forces.

Wednesday – We will have a review for our test on Friday.

Thursday – Grade and go over review for test.

Friday – The Sun, Earth, & Moon System Test

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October 22

Lesson Plans: October 22nd – 25th

Tuesday – We will work on our Force, Motion, and Energy Review. This will include questions over kinetic and potential energy, finding overall net force on an object, and Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion.

Wednesday – We will grade our review, and have a study jam review for the test on Thursday. Students who get their review signed after it has been graded will receive bonus points on the test.

Thursday – Force, Motion, and Energy Test.

Friday – We will introduce our next unit on investigating the Solar System.

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