Minerals and Rocks

Monday

Complete Mineral Mining Lab

Tuesday

Review Minerals Unit

Wednesday

Puzzle Packets due - Correct in class and assess extra credit for trimester

Thursday

Mineral Test

Friday

NO SCHOOL -  END OF TRIMESTER

Minerals and Mineral Resources

Monday

Complete mineral lab

12 minerals identified correctly

Tuesday

Mineral Resources Lab

Wednesday

 Cookie Mining Lab

Thursday

Happy Turkey Day and vacation day

Friday

Mineral Unit

Monday

Complete Mineral Prelab Activity

Tuesday

Review Mineral Notes

Discuss Characteristics of Minerals and Identification of Minerals
Element and Compound Retake - Lunch (need to sign up and have pass before Tues)

Wednesday

Mineral Lab
Element and Compound Retake - Early morning 7:45 (need to sign up and have pass before Wed)

Thursday

Mineral Lab

Week in Review

Friday

Weekly Quiz

Mineral Unit

Monday

Chemical and Physical Changes Lab

Tuesday

Element and Compound Foldables and Puns Due

Finish Chem Phys Changes Lab

Wednesday

Review for Elements and Compounds Test

Thursday

Elements and Compounds Test

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Friday

Begin Mineral Unit

Mineral Prelab

Matter: the material of the Universe

Monday:

Late Start

Atomic structure activity

Elements and compounds foldables

Tuesday:

Drawing an atom

Atomic structure practice worksheet

Element puns

Wednesday:

Out of class for Holocaust presentation 

Thursday:

Compound and Mixtures

Chemical and Physical Changes

Week in Review

Friday:

Weekly quiz

Atomic structure practice due

Trivia of the Week

What and where is To-to-kon oo-lah?


To-to-kon oo-lah, otherwise known as El Capitan is the tallest granite monolith in the world.  It rises 3,593 feet from the Yosemite Park valley floor in the California, United States. BASE jumpers (who use a parachute) have jumped off but a few have died. For a short time in 1980 you could get a permit to BASE jump from El Capitan but its now illegal.

Matter in the Universe

Monday

Complete conclusion activity

Scientific Method Post Test

Tuesday

Complete Post test

Myth busters and puzzle packets

Wednesday

Begin unit on matter

Matter: the material of the Universe notes

Thursday

Continue conversation about matter

practice with atoms

Friday

Weekly quiz

practice with atoms

Scientific Method

Monday

Complete diaper lab data collection

Variable Worksheet due

Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30

Tuesday

Review hypothesis writing and variables

Complete diaper lab analysis and conclusion - due Wednesday

Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30

Wednesday

Writing a Conclusion lab activity

Scientific Method Post test Monday

Thursday

No School MEA Weekend

Friday

No School MEA Weekend