General+Science+Daily+Summary

General Science Daily Summary Activity summaries appear in black, Homework appears in red.

September
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8/30 First Day of school whole school activity aimed at school building introduction and team building. 8/31 First Day of class. Classroom rules and procedures, laboratory safety and textbook assignment. 9/1 Introduction to textbook. Textbook treasure hunt. (Begun in class, finish for homework, due Tuesday 9/7). 9/2 Introduction to Library. Evaluating Websites. 9/7 Chapter 1.1 Matter. Vocabulary section 1.1 9/8-9 Laboratory on measuring mass and volume. 9/10 Quiz-Unit 1.1, Writing Lab. Reports 9/13 Notebook organization handout. Vocabulary and questions section 1.2, Atoms are very small. 9/14 Molecules are made of atoms, Particles are always in motion. 9/15-16 Matter combines to form various substances. 9/20 Difference between Elements, Compounds and Mixtures, Chapter 1.3. Vocabulary and Questions 1.3 9/21 Chapter 1.4 Molecular motion and phase, Vocabulary and Questions 1.4 9/22 Laptops-Portfolio-Take apart your object. Make Poster 9/23 Review Questions Study for Quiz 9/24 Quiz sections 1.3 and 1.4. 9/27-8 Review for test 9/29 Chapter 1 test

October

10/4,5 Physical Properties 10/6,7 Chemical Properties 10/8 Section 2.1 Quiz, Phase Change 10/12,13 Phase Change Lab. 10/14 Physical Separation 10/15 Quiz Sections 2.2 and 2.3 10/18 Physical and Chemical Properties. Questions and Vocab. Section 2.3 10/19 Board exercise for Chemical and Physical properties 10/20 Chapter 2 Test10/21 Introduction to Energy, Vocab.and questions 3.2 10/22 Potential and Kinetic Energy 10/25-26 Six Types of Energy 10/27-28 Energy Transformations. Vocab. and questions 3.3 10/29 Begin Energy presentation in the library, Discovery Channel

November

11/1 Keynote Introduction 11/2-5 Prepare for Group Energy presentation 11/8 Energy Presentations 11/9 Review Energy Chapter 11/10 Temperature and Heat, Vocab and Questions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 11/11 United Streaming Video-Heat and Temperature 11/12 Chapter 3 Test 11/15 Temperature, Heat and Heat Flow Quest. Vocab Chapt. 4.1  11/16-18 Specific Heat, Quest. Vocab. Chapt. 4.2, 4.3  11/19 Chapter 4 Assessment-Exchange Books 11/22 Review Questions 4.1,4.2, and 4.3 11/23 Heat and Temperature Video 11/24 Quiz 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3

December

11/30-12/3 Chapter 1.1, Structure of atoms. Questions and Vocab. 1.1  12/6 Ions and Isotopes BrainPop, Long Atom Worksheet 12/8-10 Quiz section 1.1 Structure of Periodic Table, periods and groups, 12/13 Quiz section 1.2 Introduce activity for Tuesday and Wednesday 12/14-15 Color code periodic tables with sub. 12/17 Test Chapter 112/20-23 Element Ornament

January

1/3 Review Test, Hoffman demonstration, Read 2.1, Do Questions and Vocabulary 1/4 Review Questions, Chemical Formulas 1/5 Quiz Section 2.1, Bonding, Read 2.2, Do Questions and 1/6-7 Lewis Structure Worksheets 1/10-11 Review for Midterm Exams 1/12-26 Midterms and Snow Days

1/27-8 Chem Chapter 2 Worksheets. 1/31 Building Covalent Molecules-Ball and Stick models

February 2/1-2 Snow Days 2/3 Complete Covalent Models, Review Worksheets 2/4 Chapter 2.2 Quiz 2/7 (Sub) Periodic Table Video 2/8 Review Chapter 2 (Keynotes/ Models) 2/9 (Sub) Periodic Table Video 2/10 Chapter 2 Test 2/11 Chapter 3 Introduction