Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22, 2019

Monday, March 18, 2019  

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of unit 6 concepts by completing a unit 6 test.

Language Objective: Students will write to answer and solve questions about unit 6 concepts using complete sentences and the CER and 5 steps to problem solving method on a unit 6 test.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of periodic patterns by using metals, nonmetals, and metalloids from the periodic table in the INB

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of an ion using superscript notation

  • metals activity
  • Organize INB

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension of reflection and refraction by completing a 32 minute research paper.

Language Objective: Students will write to summarize information from chapter 29 by using a structured paragraph frame to complete a 32 minute research paper.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 

Physics

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Chemistry

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Thursday, March 21, 2019 

Physics

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Chemistry

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Friday, March 22, 2019

Physics

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Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of periodic patterns by using metals, nonmetals, and metalloids from the periodic table in the INB

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of an ion using superscript notation

  • metals activity
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Monday, March 11 – Friday, March 15, 2019

Monday, March 11, 2019  

Physics

Content Objective: 

Students will demonstrate comprehension of the characteristics of the EM spectrum and different ways light interacts with matter by completing a brace map and think/pair/share

Language Objective: students will write and orally explain to compare electromagnetic waves and different way light interacts with matter using complete sentences on a brace map and think out loud

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate applying patterns and trends by identifying properties and patterns from the arrangement of elements in a periodic system.  

Language Objective: Students will write and orally discuss patterns  and new vocabulary in complete sentences using:

  • A valence electron is…
  • The valence electrons ______ as you move left to right across a period (row)
  • The valence electrons ______ as you move down a group (column)
  • A “family” in the periodic table represents…

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will evaluate evidence from text to support a claim regarding wavelength and frequency.

Language Objective: Students will write to discuss EM spectrum about wavelengths in the INB.

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of ion formation by using a mathematical expression to determine net charge of an ion using the periodic table in the INB.

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of an ion using superscript notation.

  • Ion formation
  • periodic table charges

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of wavelength and frequency using CER and solve for the speed of light wave speed by completing a structured practice.

Language Objective: Students will write to explain EM spectrum and solve problems about wavelength and frequency using the speed of light for wave speed using the 5 steps to problem solving and CER method on a structured practice.

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate creation of neutral compound from charged ions by assembling cards using a mathematical expression from “rules” in the INB.

Language Objective: Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of neutral compounds using:

  • create neutral compounds from ions cards
  • For every ____ you need ____ to form a neutral compound

Thursday, March 14, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of period, frequency and wave speed by completing a review brochure and unit 6 stations review.

Language Objective:

Students will write to answer and solve questions about period, frequency and wave speed using the 5 steps to problem solving method on a unit 6 review brochure and stations review.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate creation of neutral compounds from 3 or more charged ions by assembling cards using a mathematical expression from “rules” in the INB

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of neutral compounds using:

  • To form a neutral compound…
  • For every Ca2+ ion, you need…
  • An example of a neutral compound with 3 or more ions is…

Friday, March 15, 2019

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of period, frequency and wave speed by completing a review brochure and unit 6 stations review.

Language Objective:

Students will write to answer and solve questions about period, frequency and wave speed using the 5 steps to problem solving method on a unit 6 review brochure and stations review.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of periodic patterns by using metals, nonmetals, and metalloids from the periodic table in the INB

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally report to describe net charge of an ion using superscript notation

  • metals activity
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Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8, 2919

Monday, March 4, 2019  

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate analysis of  informational texts by completing analysis questions from an SAT Reading Passage.

Language Objective: Students will actively read to answer questions about ocean waves using annotations and reading like a scientist strategies on a practice SAT Reading Passage.

  • Active reading and annotate
    • Circle key words, underline topic sentence, write questions
  • Question Table
    • What is the question asking you to do
    • Predicted answer
    • Actual answer

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate evaluating a claim by using evidence from texts and using reasoning to justify the claim.

Language Objective: Students will write to describe reasoning and evidence to support a claim using complete sentences in a template.

  • Use evidence and data from the text to support the claim that since 1979 Antarctica is continually losing more and more gigatons of ice per year
    • CER

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension of  interference, standing waves, the Doppler effect, and shock waves/bow waves by completing a 4-square and thinking aloud during demonstrations.

Language Objective: Students will read and write what they learned about interference, standing waves, the Doppler effect, and shock waves/bow waves using visuals from the text and demonstrations to complete a summary and provide responses to questions.

  • 4 square
  • Think out loud

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding a reading passage about the periodic table by summarizing the passage and answering questions

Language Objective:  Students will write to summarize the passage using keywords in complete sentences and answering questions from prompts

  • Read and Annotate Article Reading Lesson: The periodic table is an icon
    • answer question prompts

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of light and the Electromagnetic spectrum by playing “teacher” and “student” roles during an A-B role play.

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally summarize information about the EM spectrum and characteristics of light using complete sentences on a structured practice.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing patterns and trends of the periodic table by sorting element cards based on patterns of properties.

Language Objective: Students will write to describe patterns using complete sentences.

  • “If an element is in column/row, then ___(describe shared property)__”
  • “As you move down/across a column/row, ____(describe changes)____

Thursday, March 7, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of light and the Electromagnetic spectrum by taking and sharing notes from video presentations about EM spectrum.

Language Objective: Students will write and orally summarize information about the EM spectrum and characteristics of light using “give one, get one” note taking and sharing strategy.

  • Videos

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing  properties of elements by generalizing patterns from a table of properties onto a template of a periodic table.

Language Objective:  Students will write to describe “rules” for how a periodic table is organized using complete sentences.

  • Atomic Number
  • Average Atomic Weight
  • Reactivity

Friday, March 8, 2019

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension of the characteristics of the EM spectrum by completing a comparison foldable.

Language Objective: Students will write to summarize information about the Electromagnetic spectrum using complete sentences on a foldable.

  • Compare and contrast 2 EM Waves of choice:
    • Wave Speed (faster or slower)
    • Energy (more or less)
    • Frequency (higher or lower)
    • Wavelength (shorter or longer)

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate applying  pattern recognition by demonstrating patterns across a row and down a column of the periodic table.

Language Objective:  Students will write to describe patterns using “If…then…” statements about patterns across a row and down a column of the periodic table.

  • number of electrons
  • creating a Bohr model
  • Lewis (dot) structure
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Monday, February 25, 2019 – Friday, March 1, 2019

Monday, February 25, 2019  

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of finding the period of a pendulum by completing a lab investigation..

Language Objective: Students will write to answer questions about variables that affect a period of a pendulum using different string length, amplitude (angle) and number of washers (mass).

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate analyzing patterns and trends by sorting element cards based on patterns of properties.

Language Objective: Students will write to describe patterns using complete sentences.

  • “If an element is in column/row, then ___(describe shared property)__”
  • “As you move down/across a column/row, ____(describe changes)____

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of wave speed, period, and frequency by completing a stations review.

Language Objective: Students will write to answer to solve questions of wave speed, period and frequency using the CER and 5 STEPS TO PROBLEM SOLVING on a stations review.

  • Station Review
  • Quiz: wave speed, wavelength, period, and frequency of waves

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding patterns and trends about the periodic table by annotating and summarizing an article using stems bookmark

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally discuss the reading passage by predicting what they think the author will say in the second part of the passage using:

  • So what ________ is saying is . . .
  • Based on what I’ve read, I predict that . . .

Reading Lesson: The periodic table is an icon

  • read and annotate

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of characteristics of waves by interpreting and describing visuals in the INB.

Language Objective: Students will read and write to summarize explanations about characteristics of waves by describing wave concepts from chapter 25 visuals.

  • Talk to the Visuals

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding a reading passage about the periodic table by summarizing the passage.

Language Objective:  Students will write to summarize the passage using keywords in complete sentences using:

  • “As you move down a column/across a row, then…”
  • “If cards share the same row/column, then”

Thursday, February 28, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of sound waves by completing a CER focus question.

Language Objective:  Students will write to provide evidence to support properties of a sound wave using CER to complete an argumentative writing prompt and 4-square.

  • CER: Do sound waves need a medium to travel through?
    • collect evidence from article; model using visual and describe from text

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate applying patterns and trends by predicting the properties or arrangement of elements in a periodic system

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally discuss reasoning behind decisions using complete sentences using:

  • “If an element is in this column/row, then____(describe prediction)__.”
  • “Due to __(pattern), this property will be between  ______ and _______

Friday, March 1, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of  interference, standing waves, the Doppler effect, and shock waves/bow waves by completing a 4-square and thinking aloud during demonstrations.

Language Objective: Students will read and write what they learned about interference, standing waves, the Doppler effect, and shock waves/bow waves using visuals from the text and demonstrations to complete a summary and provide responses to questions.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate evaluating a claim by choosing evidence from texts and using reasoning to justify the claim

Language Objective:  Students will write to describe reasoning and evidence to support a claim using complete sentences in a template.

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Monday, February 18, 2019 – Friday, February 22, 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019 – No School Mid-Winter Break 

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate application of period/frequency by completing a structured practice.

Language Objective: Students will write and solve for the period and frequency of a wave using the CER and the 5 steps to problem solving method on a structured practice.

Chemistry

Content Objective: 

  • Students will demonstrate applying SAT reading passage strategies by answering SAT questions from the passage.
  • Students will demonstrate summarizing SAT reading passage strategies by creating anchor charts

Language Objective: 

  • Students will write and orally discuss SAT reading strategies using: 
    • The answer to question ____ is ____.
    • Because …
    • And I found the answer in paragraph ____, line ____
  • Students will write and orally discuss a SAT reading strategies using the notes from their interactive notebook.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of wave speed,  wavelength, and frequency by completing a structured practice

Language Objective: Students will write and solve for wave speed,  wavelength, and frequency using the CER and the 5 steps to problem solving method on a structured practice.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing patterns and trends by evaluating information in a series of video experiments.

Language Objective:  Students will write to ask essential questions using scientific vocabulary including row, column, periodic table, element.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of finding the period of a pendulum by completing a lab investigation

Language Objective:  Students will write to answer questions about variables that affect a period of a pendulum using different string length, amplitude (angle) and number of washers (mass)

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing patterns and trends by evaluating similarities and differences among elements in a series of video experiments.

Language Objective:  Students will write to determine using scientific vocabulary including row, column, periodic table, element .

Friday, February 22, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of finding the period of a pendulum by completing a lab investigation.

Language Objective: Students will write to answer questions about variables that affect a period of a pendulum using different string length, amplitude (angle) and number of washers (mass)

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding structure of atoms by reviewing the bohr model.

Language Objective:  Students will write to explain the structure of the atom using scientific vocabulary including element, nucleus, proton, neutron, electron, energy level, atomic number, atomic mass.

  •  Periodic Table Review
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Monday, February 11, 2019 – Friday, February 15, 2019

Monday, February 11, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of waves by identifying different concepts from chapter 25 on a double bubble and using an A/B jigsaw.

Language Objective: Students will read and write to answer questions about characteristics of waves by identifying different concepts from chapter 25 using on an A/B jigsaw.

  • Ch 25 A/B Jigsaw
  • Double Bubble

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding an SAT reading passage by summarizing the passage. 

Language Objective: 

  • Students will write and orally discuss to identify the strategies used to summarize a passage using:

One strategy used…

  • Students will write and orally discuss the one sentence summaries of the passage using topic and keywords.  
    • Underline topic

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 – SNOW Day: no school

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding of characteristics of waves by interpreting and describing concepts from pictures and diagrams in the INB

Language Objective: Students will read and write to summarize explanations about characteristics of waves by describing wave concepts from chapter 25 using the INB

  • Ch 25 Diagrams

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding a SAT reading passage by summarizing the passage.

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally discuss the main idea of a reading passage using : The topic of this paragraph is…

  • Underline Topic
    • paragraph 2,3,4

Thursday, February 14, 2019 – 1/2 day (hours 4th-6th)

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding a SAT reading passage by summarizing the passage.

Language Objective:  Students will write and orally discuss a one sentence summary using the key words of each paragraph.

  • use key words and topic to write sentence summary
    • Paragraph 2,3,4

Friday, February 15, 2019 – No School Mid-Winter Break

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Monday, February 4, 2019 – Friday, February 8, 2019

Monday, February 4, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 on a four-square group poster.

Language Objective: Students will read and write to answer questions about characteristics of waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 using sentence stems on a group poster.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing tables and graphs by examining the organization of a data table.

Language Objective: Students will orally discuss to identify strategies used to determine the organization of tables and graphs using:  One strategy that was used was…

  • What to expect on the SAT Video
  • Organization of a data table – modeled
  • Strategies for organization of a data table
    • pair/share

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of waves by exploring different section from chapter 25 during a gallery walk.

Language Objective: Students will read and orally answer questions about vibrations and waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 using sentence stems on a poster.

  • complete 4-square poster
  • gallery walk and reflection

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate analyzing tables and graphs by examining the organization of a data table.

Language Objective: Students will orally discuss to identify strategies used to determine the organization of tables and graphs using: One strategy that was used was...

  • Reading Tables and Graphs.
  • Strategies for Reading Tables and Graphs

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 SNOW DAY

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of wave characteristics  by identifying the different parts of mechanical waves.

Language Objective: Students will read and write to summarize information about transverse and longitudinal waves using a diagram.

Chemistry

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding the periodic table by annotating an article to write questions and answers using A/B partners.  

Language Objective:  Students will orally read and discuss to identify questions and answers using… question is____, answer is ____.

  • Read and annotate A/B partners
  • Write and answer 5 questions from article

Friday, February 8, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of wave characteristics by identifying parts of transverse waves and graphing different transverse waves

Language Objective:  Students will read, write, and graph to summarize information about transverse waves using a diagram, data, and graph.

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding an SAT reading passage by summarizing the passage.

Language Objective: Students will write and orally discuss to identify the strategies used to summarize a passage using:  One strategy used…


Students will write and orally discuss the one sentence summaries of the passage using topic and keywords.  

  • SAT Reading Strategies.

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January 28 – February 1, 2019

January 28, 2019 – SNOW Day: no school

January 29, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  .

Language Objective: .

  • Semester 2 Notebook set-up
  • Meta-cognitive Log

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding patterns in the periodic table by identifying them in a video.

Language Objective:  Students will write to describe patterns in the periodic table from a video.   One new thing I learned was….     Another new thing I learned was…

  • Semester 2 Notebook set-up
  • Quiz
  • Periodic Table of the Elements Video Notes
    • Give One/Get One

January 30, 2019 – COLD Day: no school

January 31, 2019 – COLD Day: no school

February 1, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 while completing a metacognitive log and mini-tree maps.

Language Objective:  Students will read and write to answer questions about characteristics of waves by exploring details using a metacognitive log and mini-vocabulary tree maps.

  • metacognitive log
  • mini vocabulary tree maps

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate application of a group norms by participating in a team building activity.

Language Objective:  

Students will write and orally report interpretations about group successes and challenges using:

  • I contributed to our group by…
  • One thing our group did well was…
  • One thing that our group could have done better is…
  • Team building activity
  • Reflection of successes and challenges

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January 21 – January 25, 2019

Welcome to Semester 2!

January 21, 2019 – MLK Observation Day: no school

January 22, 2019 – 1/2 Day 7:20am – 10:30am; attend 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hours 

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of classroom expectations and procedures by reviewing and explaining the semester 2 syllabus.

Language Objective:  Students will orally rehearse and write about important rules, expectations and class room routines that will help them be successful during S2 physics by reviewing the classroom syllabus.

  • Syllabus and Class norms

January 23, 2019 – 1/2 Day 7:20am – 10:30am; attend 4th, 5th, and 6th hours

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate comprehension of classroom expectations and procedures by reviewing and explaining the semester 2 syllabus.

Language Objective:  Students will orally rehearse and write about important rules, expectations and class room routines that will help them be successful during S2 physics by reviewing the classroom syllabus.

  • Syllabus and Class norms

January 24, 2019

Physics

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate knowledge of physics 1 and 2 concepts by completing a pre-test and choosing words to the best of their knowledge on a ABC brainstorming.

Language Objective: Students will write about Semester 1 and 2 concepts using a ABC brainstorming quick write and quick draw.

  • Pre-Test
  • ABC Brainstorm
  • Quick Write

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate Group Norms by completing a team task.

Language Objective:  Students will write to record details and thoughts about group norms using:

  • Group Norms look like …
  • Group Norms sound like …

January 25, 2019 

Physics

Content Objective: Students will demonstrate comprehension of characteristics of waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 while completing a metacognitive log and a four-square group poster.

Language Objective: Students will read and write to answer questions about characteristics of waves by exploring different sections from chapter 25 using sentence stems on a group poster.

  • Metacognitive Log
  • 4 square poster

Chemistry

Content Objective:  Students will demonstrate understanding Classroom and Group Norms by completing a summative assessment

Language Objective:  Students will write to answer questions about Group Norms using prior knowledge and recent experiences

  • Summative Quiz
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week of January 14th

End of Semester 1

Final Exam Schedule

Wednesday Exams

1st hour 7:20am – 8:50am

2nd hour 9:00am – 10:30am

 

Thursday Exams

3rd hour 7:20am – 8:50am

4th hour 9:00am – 10:30am

 

Friday Exams

5th hour 7:20am – 8:50am

6th hour 9:00am – 10:30am

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