​Mr. Ray's Science Classes
8th Grade Physical Science
Daily Agenda
August 24: Introduction to Physical Science & Meet Mr. Ray
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Meet Mr. Ray
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Syllabus - Classroom expectations & procedures
August 25: Students will analyze and operate safety equipment found in the Science Classroom.
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Mr. Ray's Website Introduction
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Google Classroom Sign In
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Safety - Is it water?
August 26: Students will be analyzing the safety equipment in the classroom and how to remain safe in a Chemistry Classroom.
August 29: Detailed Observations & the Scientific Process
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What is the Scientific Process? - Notes
August 30: Students will be differentiating between qualitative and quantiative observations.
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Scientific Method Notes
August 31: Scientific Process/Method
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Identifying Variables - Independent, Dependent, & Control
September 1: Scientific Process/Method
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Scientific Method Notes
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Scientific Method Examples
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Intro to Pendulum lab
September 2: Analyzing variables within a Scientific Investigation/Experiment
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Pendulum Lab - Whiteboard Data, Discussion, & Conclusions
September 6: Analyzing Variables within a Scientific Investigation/Experiment
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Pendulum Lab - Whiteboard Data, Discussion, & Conclusions
September 7: Identifying Variables within a Scientific Investigation/Experiment
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Pendulum Lab - Whiteboard Data, Discussion, & Conclusions
Identifying Variables Worksheet
September 8: Process of collecting & analyzing scientific data
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Collecting & Analyzing Scientific Data Notes
September 9: Process of collecting & analyzing scientific data
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Collecting & Analyzing Scientific Data Notes
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Review - Scientific Method, Quantitative vs. Qualitative Observations, & Scientific Variables
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Prepare for Designing Your Own Lab Project/Exam - Assessment
September 12: Students will be applying their knowledge of the scientific method, scientific variables, and experimental design to conduct their own experiment.
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Unit 1 Coffee House Review
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Designing Your Own Lab - Lab Report due Monday, September 19
September 13: Students will be applying their knowledge of the scientific method, scientific variables, and experimental design to conduct their own experiment.
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Designing Your Own Lab - Lab Report due Monday, September 19
September 14: Students will be applying their knowledge of the scientific method, scientific variables, and experimental design to conduct their own experiment.
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Designing Your Own Lab - Lab Report due Monday, September 19
End of Unit 1
September 15: Students will be analyzing units of measurement.
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Introduction to Measurement - Notes
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Accuracy vs. Precision
September 16: Students will be able to make measurements using the metric system.
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Metric system introduction
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Accuracy vs. Precision Toss Lab
September 19: Students will be analyzing the effectiveness of the metric system.
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Submit Lab Report - Due Today
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Metric Introduction Notes - Purpose of Measurement
September 20: Students will utilize two methods of finding an object's volume.
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What is volume? - Measurements/Displacement
September 21: Students will utilize two methods of finding an object's volume.
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Finish Volume Lab
September 22: Students will be applying metric units to solve for density.
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Density Notes
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Density Demonstrations
September 23: Students will be able to explain how the density of liquids are different even though they have the same volume.
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Density Math - Examples
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Density Online Simulation
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September 28: Students apply their knowledge of density to many different liquids.
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Density Math Review
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Finish the Density Online Simulation
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Density Lab (In-Class)
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September 29: Students apply their knowledge of density to many different liquids.
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Finish Density Lab - Discussion
September 30: Students will be using identifying how to convert units.
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Introduction to Metric Conversions
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Metric Conversion Notes
October 1: Students will be able to convert metric units.
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Metric Conversion Notes
October 2: No Class (Meadows Homecoming Games)
October 5: No School (Staff Professional Development)
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October 6: Students will be able to find many different types of measurements & convert units.
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Metric Conversions Review
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Metric Olympics (Lab)
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October 7: Students will be able to find many different types of measurements & convert units.
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Finish Metric Olympics (Lab)
October 8: Students will be able to convert standard units to metric units.
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Turn In Metric Olympics
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Dimensional Analysis/Conversion Notes
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Duck Homework Q’s
October 9: Students will be able to convert units to metric units.
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Finish Dimensional Analysis/Conversion Notes
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Dimensional Analysis Practice Q's
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October 9: Students will be able to convert units to metric units.
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Metric Conversion Review Q's
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Unit 2 Review
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October 12: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 2 Test.
October 13: Students will be assessed over Unit 2 Concepts.
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Unit 2 Test
End of Unit 2
October 14: Students will be able to identify the state of matter of many different things.
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Return Unit 2 Test - Retake Process/Questions/Errors
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States of Matter Discussion
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Soliquid?
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October 15: Students will be able to identify the state of matter of many different things.
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States of Matter Discussion/Notes
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October 16: Students will be able to identify the state of matter of many different things.
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States of Matter Discussion/Notes
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S/L/G Dance Party​
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October 19: Students will researching and interpreting a scientific article on Phase Changes.
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Thermai Expansion Notes
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Why Does Matter Matter?
October 20: Students will be analyzing how matter changes from one state to another.
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Phase Change Notes
October 21: Students will construct a graph to display the phase change of water.
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H20 Heating Curve (Lab)
October 22: Students will construct a graph to display the phase change of water.
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Finish H20 Heating Curve (Lab)
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Phase Change Notes
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Phase Change HW Q's
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October 23: Students will assessed over states of matter and phase changes.
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Open Note Quiz - 3.1 & 3.2
October 27: Students will be analyzing the relationship between pressure and volume (Boyles Law)
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Boyles Law Notes/Demos
October 28: Students will be able apply knowledge of matter to phase changes.
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Ice Cream Phase Change (Lab)
October 29: Students will interpret change in potential and kinetic energy.
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Sublimation - Root Beer Law
October 30: Students will interpret how pressure impacts multiple factors on earth.
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Atmospheric Pressure Notes
November 2: Students will interpret how pressure impacts multiple factors on earth.
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Pressure Notes Con't
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Boyle's Law Soccer Demo
November 3: Students will analyze the relationship between pressure and volume (Boyle's Law).
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Boyle’s Law Demos
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Charles Law Introduction - Notes/Demo
November 4: Students will analyze the relationship between pressure & temperature (Charles Law)
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Charles Law Notes/Demo Examples
November 5: Students will analyze the relationship between pressure & temperature (Charles Law)
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Charles Law Notes/Demo Examples
Novebmer 6: Students will preform & analyze many experiments to demonstrate the change in pressure.
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Pressure Lab
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November 9: Students will perform & analyze many experiments to demonstrate the change in pressure.
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Pressure Lab
November 10: Students will perform & analyze many experiments to demonstrate the change in pressure.
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Collect Pressure Lab
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Bernoulli's Principle Notes/Demos - Exit Ticket
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Archimedes’ Principle Notes
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November 11: Students will analyze how pressure causes a plane to lift off.
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Bernoulli's Principle Notes/Demos
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Bernoulli's Principle Paper Blow/Balloon Race
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Venturi Effect Notes
November 12: Students will analyze how pressure causes a plane to lift off.
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Bernoulli's Principle Notes/Demos
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Bernoulli's Principle Paper Blow/Balloon Race
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Venturi Effect Notes
November 13: Students will interpret how pressure impacts multiple factors on earth.
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Liquid Nitrogen Demos/Discussion/Questions
November 16: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 3 Test.
November 17: Students will be assessed over Unit 3.
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Unit 3 Test
End of Unit 3
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November 18: Students will be able to distinguish between a physical and chemical change.
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Hand Back Unit 3 Test - Retakes?
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Elephant Toothpaste Lab
November 19: Students will be able to classify matter by the physical and chemical properties.
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Physical Properties Discussion
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Classification of Matter Notes
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Elephant Tooth Paste (Round 2) Exit Ticket
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November 20: Students will able to identify the characteristics of physical and chemical changes.
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Chemical vs. Physical Changes Lab
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November 23: Students will able to identify the characteristics of physical and chemical changes.
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Finish Chemical vs. Physics Changes Lab
November 24: Students will be able to differientiate between an element, compound, & mixture.
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4.2 Notes - Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures
Thanksgiving Break!
November 30: Students will be able to classify substances as either an element, compound, or mixture.
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Classification of Matter 2 - Notes
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Nuts & Bolts Activity
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December 1: Students will be able to classify substances as either an element, compound, or mixture.
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What is it? Lab - Identifying what elements make up a compound
December 2: Students will be able to classify substances as either an element, compound, or mixture.
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Finish What is it? Lab - Identifying what elements make up a compound
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Distribution Practice
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"Reading Compounds"
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Element vs. Compound Review
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December 3: Students will be able to distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds.
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Organic vs. Inorganic Notes
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Organic Compound Recognition Mini Lab
December 4: Students will be able to determine the relationship between a solvent and solute.
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Solvent vs. Solute Notes
December 7: Students will be able to determine the relationship between a solvent and solute.
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Solvent vs. Solute Notes
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Tasty Solutions Lab
December 8: Students will reviewing the difference between a mixture, compound, and element.
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Heterogeneous Mixtures
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Element, Compound, or Mixture? (In-class activity)
December 9: Students will be able to identify the characteristics of saturated and unsaturated solutions.
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Saturated vs. Unsaturated Solutions Notes
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Supersaturated Demo
December 10: Students will be applying their knowledge of supersaturated solutions to construct a snow globe.
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Snow Globe Lab - Baby Food Jars!
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December 11: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 4 Test.
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Unit 4 Test Review - Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures
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December 14: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 4 Test.
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December 15: Students will be assessed over Unit 4 Concepts.
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Unit 4 Test
December 16: Students will be able to describe an atom and what it is composed of.
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Hand Back Unit 4 Test
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Webster's Dictionary Atom Definition (Activity)
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Unit 5 Notes - Atomic History
December 17: Students will able to interpret the process for discovering microscopic matter.
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Sock/Can Observations Lab
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The study of Matter - Notes
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December 18: Students will be able to describe how mass is conserved.
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Conservation of Mass Lab
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H20 vs. H2O2 Mini Lab
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December 21: Students will be able to interpret Dalton's early model of the atom.
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Law of Multiple Proportions/Law of Definate Composition - Notes
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Dalton's Model of the Atom - Billards
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December 22: Students will be modeling how the discovery of the electron was established and how it impacted the model of the atom.
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Taped Together - Mini Lab
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Discovery of the Electron - Notes
Winter Break!
January 4: Students will be identifying major controbutions to the model of the atom.
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Thompson's Cathode Ray/Electron Notes
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January 5: Students will be modeling how Rutherford designed his model of the atom.
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Black Box Experiment
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Rutherford's Model - Notes
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January 6: Students will be able to design Bohr Models to represnt the atom.
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Bohr Model - Notes
January 7: Students wil be able to interpret Schrodinger's Model of an electron cloud.
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M&M Target Bohr Models
January 8: Students will be reviewing all models of the atom and making Bohr Models.
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Popplet Review - All Models Timeline
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Bohr Model Review
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January 11: Students will be able to interpret Schrodinger's Model of an electron cloud.
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Review - Democritus, Aristotle, Dalton, Rutherford, & Bohr
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Schrodinger Notes
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Chadwick Notes
January 12: Students will be conducting research for how the model of the atom has changed over time.
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Model of the Atom Project (Day 1) - Project Checklist & Timeline Rubric (100 Test Points)
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January 13: Students will be conducting research for how the model of the atom has changed over time.
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Model of the Atom Project (Day 2) - 100 Test Points
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January 14: Students will be designing and constructing their model of the atom project.
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Model of the Atom Project (Day 3) - 100 Test Points
January 15: Students will be designing and constructing their model of the atom project.
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Model of the Atom Project (Day 4) - 100 Test Points
January 19: Students will be able to identify the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for each element.
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Isotope Notes - Atomic Number vs. Atomic Mass
January 20: Students will be able to identify the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for each element.
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Counting Atoms Challenge - Minute to Win It!
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Identifying P,N, & E - Practice
January 21: Students will be able to identify the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for each element.
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Identifying P,N, & E - Practice
January 22: Students will be designing and constructing their model of the atom project.
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Model of the Atom Project (Day 5) - 100 Test Points
January 25: Students will be able to identify the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for each element.
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Model of the Atom Project Due Today - Worth 100 Points (or 1 Test)Finish Minute to Win It - Challenge
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Identifying P, N, & E - Building Isotope Models
January 26: Students will be able to calculate the average atomic mass of an element.
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Identifying P, N, & E - SMAPEN Tables
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Calculating Average Atomic Mass - Notes
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January 27: Students will be able to calculate the average atomic mass of an element.
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Calculating Average Atomic Mass Review
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Create Your Own Element
January 28: Unit 5.2 Quiz
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Unit 5.2 Quiz (50 Points) - SMAPEN, Average Atomic Mass, & Mol
January 29: Students will be analyzing the properties of metals and nonmetals.
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Hand Back Graded Quiz - Retakes?
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Periodic People Activity
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Periodic Table Configuration Notes
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February 1: Students will be able to identify the trends found on the periodic table.
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Unit 6 Periodic Table Notes - Metals vs. Nonmetals
February 2: Students will be analyzing properties of metals.
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Sodium Demonstration & Bronze Penny Demonstration
February 3: Students will be able to classify substances as Metals, Nonmetals, or Metalloids.
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Is it a Metal, Nonmetal, or Metalloid? (Lab)
February 4: Students will be able to determine the number of valence electrons for each element.
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Is It a Metal, Nonmetal, or Metalloid? - Lab Results
February 5: Students will be able to develop dot diagrams for each element to identify the number of valence electrons.
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Valence Electron Diagrams - Analyzing the Periodic Table Notes
February 8: Snow Day
February 9: Students will be able to make dot diagrams for elements to indicate the number of valence electrons.
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Dot Diagram Notes/Practice
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February 10: Students will be able to make dot diagrams for elements to indicate the number of valence electrons.
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Dot Diagram Practice with Ions
February 11: Science Iowa Assessment
February 12: Try Out Iowa Assessment
February 15: Students will be reviewing Unit 6 concepts.
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Dot Diagram Review Practice
February 16: Students will be assessed over Unit 6 concepts.
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Unit 6 Test
February 17: Students will be reviewing the periodic trends, valence electrons, and knowledge of compounds to interpret how chemicals bond.
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Hand Back Unit 6 Test
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Introduction to Unit 7 - Chemical Bonding
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February 18: Students will be reviewing the periodic trends, valence electrons, and knowledge of compounds to interpret how chemicals bond.
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Covalent Bonding - Stability & Octet Rule
February 19: No School - Staff Development
February 22: Students will be able display how covalent bonds are formed.
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Covalent Bonding Notes
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Drawing Covalent Bonds - Practice
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February 23: Students will be able to interpret what is a polymer and how it relates to covalent bonding.
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Covalent Bonding Assignment
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What is a polymer - Notes
February 24: Students will be able to interpret what is a polymer and how it relates to covalent bonding.
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Covalent Bonding Review/Practice
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What is a polymer - Notes
February 25: Students will be able to interpret what is a polymer and how it relates to covalent bonding.
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Dissecting Diaper - Lab
February 26: Students will be able to design models for how Metals & Nonmetals bond together.
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Dissecting Diapers - Polymer Review
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Ionic Bonding Notes & Practice Problems
February 24: Students will be able to design models for how Metals & Nonmetals bond together.
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Ionic Bonding Practice Problems
February 25: Students will be able to design models for how Metals & Nonmetals bond together.
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Ions Notes
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Ionic Bonding - Notes/Practice
February 26: Students will be able to construct both Ionic & Covalent Bonds
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Bonding Egg Hunt - In-Class Activity
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February 29: Students will be able to identify the charge of a given compound.
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Identifying Charges - Notes/Practice Problems
March 1: Students will be able to explain the difference between an acid and base.
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Acids & Bases Introduction/Notes
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March 2: Students will be able to explain the difference between an acid and base.
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Infused Learning - Review Acids/Bases & Ionic/Covalent
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Acid/Bases Notes
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March 3: Students will be able to evaluate how acids/bases are nuetralized.
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Fizzy Sherbet Lab
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March 4: Students will be analyzing the pH scale by testing everyday liquids.
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pH Testing - Acids & Bases (Litmus Paper & Lab Quest)
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Students can bring in own materials!
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March 7: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 7 Test.
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Unit 7 Review - Acid/Base Review
March 8: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 7 Test.
March 9: Students will be assessed over Unit 7 Learning Targets
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Unit 7 Test - Part 1
March 10: Students will be competing in the Science Olympics!
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Penny Boat Competition
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SPRING BREAK!
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March 21: Students will be identifying the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
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Hand Back Unit 7 Test - Retakes?
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Unit 8 Notes/Discussion
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March 22: Students will be able write chemical reactions to identify the limiting reactant.
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Unit 8 Notes
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Writing Chemical Reactions - Sandwich & Car Examples
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March 23: Students will be able to explain the conservation of mass & relate it to chemical equations.
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S'more Lab - Conservation of Mass Analogy
March 24: Students will be able to write & balance chemical equations.
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Chemical Equations Notes
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Balancing Chemical Equations Q's.
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March 25: Students will be able to write and balance chemical equations.
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Chemical Equations Demos
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March 28: Students will be able to write and balance chemical equations.
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Balancing Chemical Equations Walk Around Activity
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Chemical Equation Practice
March 29: Students will be able to write and balance chemical equations.
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Balancing Chemical Equations Walk Around Activity
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Chemical Equation Practice
March 30: Students will be able to balance chemical equations and apply them to real-world examples.
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Chemical Equation Practice
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Types of Chemical Reactions - Notes/Demo
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April 1: Students will be able to evaluate a chemical equation and determine the type of reaction.
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Types of Chemical Reactions - Notes/Demo
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Balancing Chemical Equations Quiz
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April 4: Students will be able to conduct an experiment for the decomposition of Baking Soda.
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Synthesis vs. Decomposition Notes
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Decomposition of Baking Soda - Lab
April 5: Students will be able to evaluate a chemical equation and determine the type of reaction.
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Combustions Notes
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Methane Bubble Demo
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April 6: Students will be able to analyze combustion reactions and determine the reactants and products.
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Combustion Notes
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Combustion Demos
April 7: Students will be able to identify each type of chemical reaction.
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Types of Chemical Reactions Lab
April 8: Students will be analyzing the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions.
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Exothermic vs. Endothermic Lab​​
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April 11: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 8 Test.
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April 12: Students will be assessed over Unit 8 Concepts.
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Unit 8 Test
April 13: Students will be identifying how an electrical current is produced.
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Hand Back Unit 8 Test - Retake Process
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Unit 9 Introduction - Electricity Notes
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April 14: Students will be able to interpret static electricity and how electrons are transferred.
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Static Electricity Notes - Vocab/Transfering Charge
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April 15: Students will be able to interpret static electricity and how electrons are transferred.
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Static Electricity Notes - Vocab/Transfering Charge
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Vander Graaf Examples/Demos
April 18: Students will able to classify substances as conductors or insulators.
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Pass a Current - Student to Student Example
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Electrical Current Notes
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Conductors vs. Insulator Notes
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Conductors vs. Insulator Classification Lab
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April 19: Students will be able to interpret electrical currents & potiential difference.
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Electrical Current/Potential Difference Notes
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April 20: Students will be analyzing the different types of current and how it is changed/converted in your home.
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AC vs. DC Current - Notes/Activity
April 21: Students will be analyzing the different types of current and how it is changed/converted in your home.
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Electricity Reading Activity - Read & Answer Q's
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April 22: Students will be interpreting Ohm's law and be able to solve Ohm's Law equations.
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Ohm's Law - Notes/Discussion
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Ohm's Law - Practice Problems
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April 26: Students will be analyzing the difference between series and parallel curcuits.
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Series vs. Parallel Curcuits Notes
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Series vs. Parallel Curcuits pHet simulation
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April 27: Students will be analyzing the difference between series and parallel curcuits.
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Series vs. Parallel Curcuits Lab
April 28: Students will be analyzing the difference between series and parallel curcuits.
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Series vs. Parallel Curcuits Lab
April 29: Students will be able to interpret & calculate electrical power.
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Electrical Power - Notes & Practice Problems
May 2: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 9 Test.
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May 3: Students will be assessed over Unit 9 Concepts.
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Unit 9 Test
May 4: Students will be analyzing different types of waves moving through a medium.
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Hand Back Unit 9 Test - Retakes/Questions
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Introduction to Waves - Notes/Examples
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May 5: Students will be analyzing different types of waves & calculating velocity, frequency, and amplitude.
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Anatomy of Waves - Notes
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Slinky Measurement - Mini Lab
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May 6: Students will be interpreting the movement of sound waves.
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May 9: Students will be interpreting the movement of sound waves.
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Human Hearing/Pitch - Notes/Demos
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May 10: Students will be interpreting the movement of sound waves.
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Dopler Effect - Notes/Demos/Videos
May 11: Students will be analyzing resonance and how it forces vibration.
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Resonance/Interference Notes
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May 12: Students will be analyzing the properties of light & light waves.
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Light Waves Notes/Demos
May 13: Students will be analyzing different wave types, frequency, & resonance.
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Resonance Lab - Annoying Noises
May 16: Students will be analyzing different wave types, frequency, & resonance.
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Resonance Lab - Annoying Noises
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Reading Assignment - Why is the sky blue?
May 17: Students will be analyzing different types of electromagnetic radiation.
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Electromagnetic Radiation Notes
May 18: Students will be analyzing different types of electromagnetic radiation.
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Electromagnetic Radiation Notes
May 19: Students will be reviewing for the Unit 10 Test.
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Unit 10 Review
May 20: Students will be assessed over Unit 10 Concepts.
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Unit 10 Test
May 23-June 2 (7 days): Students will be applying scientific skills to accomplish tasks.
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Science Olympics
STOP!