Chemistry: Review
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HW: Review for tomorrow’s quiz (covers everything we’ve covered so far).
CW: Balancing Chemical Reactions worksheet.
DN: Take a sheet of paper, fold it to make 16 boxes, and randomly pick 16 words to make an INGO card.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min< Students complete the Do Now by making an INGO card.
10min INGO Review Game.
10min Students balance the chemical reaction formulas on the Balancing Chemical Reactions worksheet.
10min Students practice drawing molecules. Doodle and simplified version.
5min One last INGO game.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
MiniLab: Paper Bending
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CW: Complete Avatar (Bending Secrets) Slideshow MiniLab write-up.
DN: Complete the Avatar (Bending Secrets) Slideshow
RESOURCES
Avatar: Bending Secrets (Google Classroom)
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now by starting Avatar (Bending Secrets) Slideshow assignments.
5min Class discussions on Avatar (Bending Secrets) Slideshow answers. Turn in via Google Classroom.
5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.
10min Students collect data on folding paper in half for different paper sizes (1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and full size).
10min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
10min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: Seafloor Spreading CER
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HW: 10 Flashcards on ALL Ecosystem related notes from Q1 (except the nitrogen cycle).
CW: Continental Drift CER.
DN: What are some pieces of evidence that support continental drift?
Reminder: [1] Quiz and Notebook Check on Wednesday. [2] Midterm on Friday.
RESOURCES
Continental Drift CER + Locating Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question in their notebooks.
15min Separation Modeling Activity with table groups.
10min Students complete the second CER of the worksheet. Teacher provides guiding questions and tips. Students share their Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning.
5min Additional CER practice.
10min Students make flashcards covering the ecosystem in preparation for the midterm.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Plate Tectonics: Review
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HW: Study for Plate Tectonics Quiz.
CW: Complete Plate Tectonics Review worksheet.
DN: Why do earthquakes not happen in the middle of a tectonic plate?
Reminder: Quiz tomorrow. Notebook check soon.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering questions.
10min Tectonic Haikus. Class writes a haiku for Transform together. Students independently write haikus for convergent and divergent. Students share haikus with class.
10min Students answer questions 1-6 on the handout independently. Class reviews answers together.
10min Students complete the diagram on the back of the handout.
5min Quick Review.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Plate Tectonics: Ancient Disasters
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CW: Complete Ancient Natural Disasters Handout with circles and answers.
DN: What is a tsunami?
Reminder: Quiz on plate tectonics on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Tsunami videos. Quick discussion.
10min Using Seismic Wave Travel Time Chart to determine distance away from the earthquake based on the time between P and S-waves. (Skip to the 8 Minute mark on the 2nd video.)
10min Using the key on a map to draw circles or partial circles to find the epicenter of an earthquake. (At least three circles are needed.)
5min Finish answering questions on handout.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Plate Tectonics: Convergent & Divergent SMA
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CW/HW: [1] Turn in and/or check partner has turned in the Convergent & Divergent StopMotion Animation via Google Classroom. [2] Finish Earth’s Features & Tectonic Plates (B) Handout.
DN: Take the Earth’s Features & Tectonic Plates (B) Handout, draw the convention currents first and then complete the rest.
Resources
Earth’s Features & Tectonic Plates (B) Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now by taking handout and completing.
5min Teacher outlines the Convergent & Divergent SMA with the objective being: to demonstrate how convection controls the motion of the plates.
5min Students are placed in groups of two or three with equal distribution of technology.
10min Students organize their groups and delegate tasks to finish both animations on time.
10min Convergent & Divergent StopMotion Animation. Showing divergent plates and convection currents in the magma/mantle and repeating for convergent plates. Turn in via Google Classroom.
5min Clean up. Wrap up.
Winter Break Xtra Credit Opportunities 2021-22
Work alone or in pairs. Follow instructions exactly. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY!!!
Rock Candy (Cementation) - Requires 7 Days
by Sunday 1/2 via Google Classroom. No exceptions.
Special Topic: Immune System (Day 2 of 2)
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CW: Finish Alien Invasion Comic (An Immune System Analogy) + Add B-Cell/Antibody Addition
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DN: What is an antigen?
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Reminder: Xtra Credit assignments will be posted on Monday (12/20).
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question in notebook.
5min Recap of Immune System Story.
10-15min Students complete work on comic for the immune system analogy.
5min Peer share. Students read each other’s comics. Make changes to their work.
5min B-Cell Addition. Class develops analogy for the immunes system B-Cell/Anitbody.
10min Students complete work on comic.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.