Homework for Week: Work on Ch. 17 workbook pages and study guides.
Monday: Test Ch. 16. Groups work on Final Exploravision project. Due tomorrow – test grade.
Tuesday: Begin Ch. 17: Newton’s Beads Demo. Students write observations in notebooks. Gravity, and motion, terminal velocity. Computer animations.
Wednesday: Graphing Motion Lab.
Thursday: Free fall and projectile motion. Quicklab: Projectile motion in notebooks.
Friday: Force, Mass, Acceleration Lab.
Homework for week:
1. Ch. 9 Study Guide due and Ch. 9 Test on Friday.
2. Study Island Economics quizzes must be completed 1/30. studyisland.org
Monday: Read American Arts at the bottom of p308 – p. 311 and answer Analyzing Information question p. 311. Quiz 9-2: Nationalism and Sectionalism. Read Erie Canal and answer questions. Begin teaching 9-3 – American Culture.
Tuesday: Finish 9-3. Groups make graphic organizers about American visual art, songs, literature, education. If absent, do Graphic organizer on page 311 #5.
Wednesday: Pep Ralley
Thursday: Quiz on Section 9-3. Read excerpts from American Writers and discuss. TCAP practice. Review for test tomorrow.
Friday: Test Ch. 9. Start reading Ch. 10.
Study Island quizzes on Economics must be completed by 1/30. Students can do some at home by going to studyisland.com. They have thier usernames and passwords. They can do game or test mode.
Tuesday: Inauguration activities/discussion. Ch. 8 Tests returned and discussed. Ch. 9 Study guides distributed. TCAP practice p. 293. Timeline activity p. 294/5.
Wednesday: Discuss p. 293-295. Instruction on America’sforeign policy, Section 9-1. Groups make graphic organizers of Nations, Agreement/Doctrine, Issue and Effects (p.301 #4). Carousel Activity. Response system practice quiz on Sec. 1 tomorrow.
Thursday: 9-1 quiz using cps response system. Nationalism & Sectionalism. Anticipation guide followed by instruction. Change anticipation guide answers if needed.
Friday: Erie Canal p. 306-307. Cumberland Road Map Activity. Quiz on 9-2 Monday. Study Island questions on computers.
Test on Ch. 16: Monday 1/26
Exploravision Final Project due: Tuesday 1/17
Tuesday: Acceleration, Forces, and Friction. Guided practice calculating acceleration. Ch. 16 Test Monday 1/26. Exploravision Rough Draft due tomorrow.
Wednesday: Graphing Motion lab using motion detectors.
Thursday: Friction lab using ramps, wooden cars, sails, and photogates.
Friday: Finish notes on Ch. 16. Work on Exploravision Final Project.
Monday: Thinklink Test B. Checked Ch. 16 workbook pages and Study Guides.
Tuesday: Work on Exploravision project. Checklists, requirements additional information distributed. Rough drafts due on 1/21 – quiz grade. Final project including 5 web page graphics due 1/26 – test grade. Exploravision.org for more info.
Wednesday: Frame of motion and calculating speed and velocity. Domino Lab. Practice calculating average speed. Graded worksheet tomorrow.
Thursday: Graded worksheet on Calculating Speed. Graphing speed using motion detectors and laptops.
Friday: Exploravision work on computers.
Ch. 8 Study Guide due and Test Friday 1/16
Monday: Quiz Section 8-1. Sec. 8-2: Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark and Pike’s expeditions. Interactive map activities Classzone.com. Quiz 8-2 tomorrow.
Tuesday: Quiz Sec. 8-2. Notes 8-3: Coming of war. Causes of War of 1812. Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts. Conflicts in the West. Homework: P.283 1-4. Quiz Section 8-3 tomorrow.
Wednesday: Review & check homework p. 283. Quiz Sec. 8-3. Notes on War of 1812. Groups make graphic organizers of major battles and details and share with class. Quiz tomorrow on Section 8-4.
Thursday: Quiz 8-4. Review for Test tomorrow. Study guides and tests due tomorrow.
Friday: Test Chapter 8. Study Island Review of Economics objectives on computers. Start reading Ch. 9.
Monday: Review ch. 7. Begin Ch. 8-1. Pass out Ch. 8 Study guides.
Tuesday: TCAP coach book – read p. 35 – 46. Questions p. 39, 43, 47-50 on own paper. If finished doo Section reviews ch. 9.
Wednesday: Pike’s Expedition Map Activity – graded.
Thursday: Biography Packet – answers on own paper.
Friday: Finish notes and Quiz on 8-1.
Monday: Work on Exploravision projects in computer lab. Rough drafts of everything but web pages due by January 21. Final draft, web pages, and cover sheet due 1/26. See Exploravision.org for more information.
Tuesday: Work on Ch. 16 workbook pages – due Friday 1/9.
Wednesday: Study guide Ch. 16 – due Friday 1/9.
Thursday: Do all section reviews in Ch. 16 and finish workbook pages and study guide. Due tomorrow.
Friday: Check workbook pages and study guides. Intro to physics lab.
