First 9 Weeks
August 2016
Monday, August 22nd- Welcome to Griffin
Tuesday, August 23rd- Think Like a Scientist & Building Tours
Wednesday, August 24th- Eportfolio
Thursday, August 25th- AVID Strategies & Procedures
***Classroom Job Applications & Syllabus Signatures due
Friday, August 26th- Journal Set Up
*** Journals are provided for them, they may bring something to decorate their journals.
Monday, August 29th- Lab Safety Intro
Tuesday, August 30th- Safety Walk
*** We will be in the lab today
Wednesday, August 31st- CER- Mini Lab
*** We will be in the lab today, completing our first lab.
September 2016 Thursday, September 1st- Observations & Inferences
*** Mr. Xavier Activity, will be due Friday
Friday, September 2nd- Safety & Procedures QUIZ
Celestial Bodies
Monday, September 12- The Sun
Tuesday, September 13- The Moons of our Solar System
Block Day- September 14/15- Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets
Open House September 14th.
Friday- Solar System Concept Check
Gravity in Space
2nd 9 Weeks
Monday, October 24th, Graphing Motion
Tuesday, October 25th, Bubble Gum Physics
Block Day, October 26/27: Calculating Speed
Friday, October 28: Concept Check
Monday, October 31, Simple Machines
Tuesday, November 1, What is Work
Block Day, November 2/3- CER 2B
Friday, November 4- Presentations
Monday, November 7, Wrap Up Physics
Tuesday, November 8, Review
Block Day, November 9/10, Unit 2 Test
Friday, November 11, Look at Unit 2 Test Review
Monday, November 14th, CER Overview Foam Coasters
Tuesday, November 15th, CER Plan Day
Block Day November 16/17, CER Workday
Friday, November 18, CER Presentations
THANKSGIVING BREAK
2nd 9 Weeks *Please NOTE this schedule could change!
Monday, October 24th, Graphing Motion
Tuesday, October 25th, Bubble Gum Physics
Block Day, October 26/27: Calculating Speed
Friday, October 28: Concept Check
Monday, October 31, Simple Machines
Tuesday, November 1, What is Work
Block Day, November 2/3- CER 2B
Friday, November 4- Presentations
Monday, November 7, Wrap Up Physics
Tuesday, November 8, Review
Block Day, November 9/10, Unit 2 Test
Friday, November 11, Look at Unit 2 Test Review
Monday, November 14th, CER Overview Foam Coasters
Tuesday, November 15th, CER Plan Day
***PreAp Research Project***
Block Day November 16/17, CER Workday
Friday, November 18, CER Presentations
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Monday, November 28, Understanding Minerals
Tuesday, November 29, Mineral Scavenger Hunt (Due Thursday)
Block Day, November 30/December1: Mineral Investigation
Friday, December 2, Mineral Diagram
Monday, December 5, Rock Cycle
Tuesday, December 6, Rock Classification
Block Day, December 7/8: Rock Classification Practice
Friday, December 9: Vocab Building
Monday, December 12, Layers of the Earth
Tuesday, December 13, Comic Book Project
Block Day December 14/15: Comic Book Project Workday
Friday, December 16: 180 Degree
Monday, December 19, Comic Book Project Work Day
Tuesday, December 20, Comic Book Project Due
Wednesday, December 21, Catch Up Day
WINTER BREAK
3rd 9 Weeks
Block Day 1/18-1/19 What is an Element- Intro to Periodic Table
Friday 1/20: Element Breakdown
Monday 1/23: Element Breakdown Workday
Tuesday 1/24: Element Breakdown Presentation
Block 1/25-1/26: Elements 4D Activity
Friday 1/27: elements Quiz
Monday 1/30 Elements in our atmosphere project
Tuesday 1/31 Elements in our atmosphere project
Block 2/1 Elements in our atmosphere project
Friday 2/2 Elements in our atmosphere project
Monday 2/6 Elements vs. compounds
Tuesday 2/7 Elements vs. compounds
Block 2/8 Metals, NonMetals & Metalloids
Friday 2/10 Metals, NonMetals & Metalloids
Monday 2/13: Concept Check
Tuesday 2/14: Chemical Reactions Introduction
Block 2/15-16 Chemical Reactions Lab
Friday 2/17 NO SCHOOL
Monday 2/20- HOLIDAY
Tuesday 2/21 Density what is it?
Block 2/22-23 Density Stations
Friday 2/24 Concept Check
Monday 2/27- Unit 4 Wrap Up
Tuesday 2/28 TBD
Block 2/29-3/1 TELPASS
Friday 3/2: Unit 4 Vocabulary
Monday 3/6: TBD
Tuesday 3/7: Unit 4 Review
Block 3/8-3/9: Unit 4 Exam
Friday 3/10: Periodic Table Project Presentations
Monday 3/14: Introduction to Types of Energy
Tuesday- 3/ 15: Renewable vs. nonrenewable
Block Day:3/16-17:Research & Debate Challenge
Friday: Regular Classes: Workday
Monday: 3/21- Workday (Research & Debate)
Tuesday: 3/21- Workday (Research & Debate)
BLOCK DAY: 3/22-3/23 Debate Presentations
Friday: 3/24 HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL
Monday 3/27 : Research
Tuesday 3/28:Research
Wednesday 3/ 29: Research
Thursday 3/30:Research
Friday 3/31:Debate
Monday4/3 : Alternative Energy Analysis
Tuesday4/4 : Alternative Energy Quiz
Block Day4/5: Community Project
Friday4/6: Community Project
Monday4/10: Community Plan Presentations
Tuesday: Thermal energy, Convection, Conduction, Radiation Notes
Block Day: Ice Cube Challenge & Energy Puzzle
Friday: No School Holiday
Monday 4/17: No School Bad Weather Day
Tuesday 4/18: Conduction, Convection & Radiation Notes
Block Day 4/19-4/20: Conduction, Convection & Radiation Rotations
Friday: Concept Check, Review Assigned
Monday4/24 :Stemscopes Energy Transfers 6.9C Gizmo (energy conversion)
Tuesday4/25: Kahoot, Paper Review work time
Block Day4/26-4/27: Unit 5 Test