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3rd Six Weeks
| Week 1 Chapter 16 – The Rock and Fossil Record Read Pgs. 424 - 435 Sections 1 & 2 Vocabulary in Journal Do section reviews on pgs. 428(1-3), 432(1-4), & 435(1-4) | Chapter 16 – The Rock and Fossil Record Read Pgs. 436 - 445 Sections 3 & 4 Vocabulary in Journal Do section reviews on pgs. 440(1-4), & 445(1-3) | Chapter 16 – The Rock and Fossil Record Discover Lab How Do You Stack Up? pgs 446 – 447 Follow the instructions on these two pages | Chapter 16 – The Rock and Fossil Record Read Chapter 16 Highlights pg 448 Do Chapter 16 Review pgs 449 – 450(1-15),(17-21), & (23-26) | Chapter 16 – The Rock and Fossil Record |
| Week 2 Science Kits | Clean Science Lab | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
| Week 3 UIL Preparation Activities | TEKS 8.6C, 8.1A,B, 8.2A-E, 8.3A-D, 8.4A,B C-Scope Lesson Newton’s Laws Engage Activity – Cup Race | TEKS 8.6C, 8.1A,B, 8.2A-E, 8.3A-D, 8.4A,B C-Scope Lesson Newton’s Laws Explore – Newton’s Laws Stations | TEKS 8.6C, 8.1A,B, 8.2A-E, 8.3A-D, 8.4A,B C-Scope Lesson Newton’s Laws Explore – Newton’s Laws Stations (Continued) | TEKS 8.6C, 8.1A,B, 8.2A-E, 8.3A-D, 8.4A,B C-Scope Lesson Newton’s Laws Explain – Newton’s Laws |
| Week 4 Newton’s 1st Law Worksheet | Newton’s 1st Law Worksheet Continued | Newton’s Laws Packet | Newton’s Laws Packet Continued | Newton’s Laws Activities in Computer Lab |
| Week 5 Clean Science Lab | Mid Term Study Worksheet | Mid Term Study Worksheet | Mid Terms | Mid Terms |
2nd Six Weeks
| Week 1 TEKS 8.5D-F, 8.2C,E, 8.3B,C, 8.4A C-Scope Lesson Formulas, Equations, and the Conservation of Mass Vocabulary – chemical change, chemical formula, chemical equations, subscript, coefficient product, reactant, yields, law of conservation of mass, precipitate, chemical reaction, exothermic reaction, endothermic reaction | TEKS 8.5D-F, 8.2C,E, 8.3B,C, 8.4A C-Scope Lesson Formulas, Equations, and the Conservation of Mass Engage – Chalk It Up | TEKS 8.5D-F, 8.2C,E, 8.3B,C, 8.4A C-Scope Lesson Formulas, Equations, and the Conservation of Mass Engage – Chalk It Up(Cont.) Explore/Explain – Using Chemistry Language | TEKS 8.5D-F, 8.2C,E, 8.3B,C, 8.4A C-Scope Lesson Formulas, Equations, and the Conservation of Mass Explore - Bubbles | TEKS 8.5D-F, 8.2C,E, 8.3B,C, 8.4A C-Scope Lesson Formulas, Equations, and the Conservation of Mass Explore - Precipitate |
| Week 2 Counting Atoms in a Chemical Formula | Balancing Chemical Formulas | Balancing Chemical Formulas | Balancing Chemical Formulas | Balancing Chemical Formulas TEST |
| Week 3 NO SCHOOL | Balancing Equations | Grade and Discuss Balancing Equations Worksheets | Balancing Equations Test | Grade Journals |
| Week 4 Benchmark Testing | Benchmark Testing | Benchmark Testing | Benchmark Testing | Benchmark Testing |
| Week 5 Halloween Safety | Catastrophic Events Project | Catastrophic Events Project | Catastrophic Events Project | Bullying and CyberBullying and Internet Safety |
| Week 6 Rocks: Mineral Mixtures -Read pages 392 – 406 -Write all vocabulary (with definitions) from sections 1 & 2 in journal -Do #’s 1 – 4 from pages 399 & 402 and 1 – 3 from page 406 in journal | Rocks: Mineral Mixtures -Read pages 407 – 415 -Write all vocabulary (with definitions) from sections 3 & 4 in journal -Do #’s 1 – 4 from page 410 & 1 – 3 from page 4154 in journal | Rocks: Mineral Mixtures -Read Chapter 15 Highlights on page 418 out loud together -Do Chapter 15 Review on pages 419 & 420 (1 – 17) | Rocks: Mineral Mixtures Review | Rocks: Mineral Mixtures TEST |
1st Six Weeks
| Week 1 Rules Set up Science Journal | Science Safety, Procedures, and Notebooks | Science Safety, Procedures, and Notebooks | Science Safety, Procedures, and Notebooks | Science Safety, Procedures, and Notebooks |
| Week 2 Read and discuss Sections 1 and 2 in Text Book pgs 38 – 49 Answer Questions on pg. 43 (1 – 5) and pg 49 (1 -4) in Journal | Look over the Chapter 2 notes on page 52. Do Chapter 2 Review in Journal pgs 53 – 55 (1 – 15, 20, and 1 – 3 on pg. 55 | Read and discuss Sections 1 and 2 in Text Book pgs 60 – 67 Answer Questions on pg. 61 (1 – 3) and pg 67 (1 -3) in Journal | Read and discuss Sections 2 continued in Text Book pgs 68 – 71 Answer Questions on pg. 71 (1 – 3) Look Over Chapter Notes on pg. 74 | Do Chapter 2 Review in Journal pgs 75 – 77 (1 – 13, 15 - 19, and 1 – 5 on pg. 77 |
| Week 3 Comp Day – No School | Go over and grade work in journal from last week’s assignments | Review for Test on Thursday | Test | Friday Kit Fun Students will be able to explore with the science kits in the science lab |
| Week 4 Prepare for Test Tomorrow Write a sentence with each vocabulary word. | Test | TEKS 8.5B,C, 8.2E C-Scope Lesson Arrangement of the Periodic Table Engage – Grocery Sort Explore – Grouping Atoms by Structure | TEKS 8.5B,C, 8.2E C-Scope Lesson Arrangement of the Periodic Table Explore – Grouping Atoms by Structure | TEKS 8.5B,C, 8.2E C-Scope Lesson Arrangement of the Periodic Table Explain – Organization of the Periodic Table |
| Week 5 Vocabulary Physical Properties and the Periodic Table | Periodic Table Activity – Connecting Concepts | Triple Beam Balance Learning How to Use the Triple Beam Balance Triple Beam Balance Activity | Parts of the Microscope | TEST |
| Week 6 Finish TEST Parts of the Microscope | Periodic Table Projects | Periodic Table Projects | Make up Day Extra Credit Work | Science Discovery Day Work with the Science Kits |
