Lesson PlansWeek of 11/13/06 Earth and Space Science

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Objectives / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday

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/ Various reading and mathematics assessment anchors.
Use characteristic physical or chemical properties to distinguish one substance from another (e.g., density, thermal expansion/contraction, freezing/melting points, streak test).
Explain how certain questions can be answered through scientific inquiry and/or technological design
Use space/time relationships, define concepts operationally, raise testable questions, or formulate hypotheses.
AND MORE… / STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: 3.3.10.; 3.2.10.; 3.2.7.; 3.2.4.;
3.4.7.; 3.4.4.; 3.4.12;. and a variety of 8th and 11th grade assessment anchors.
PCA: Density problem on overhead. / PCA: Check hw. Density problem on board. / PCA: What is wrong with this data? Check hw. / PCA: Warm up prob on overhead. Check hw. / PCA: Quiz on metric and math anchors.
1. Overhead notes going over various student hypotheses.
2. Overhead notes and discussion on which objects will have similar and different density values.
3. Student demonstrations on how to calculate mass and volume in front of the class. / 1. Parents visitation day.
Overhead notes about student data collected the previous day.
LAB: Density calculations using mass calculation with TBB. Volume using various equations. Volume calculation using water displacement. Average volume calculation. Density calculation. Sink or float analysis. / 1. Overhead notes about hw problem.
LAB: Density calculations using mass calculation with TBB. Volume using various equations. Volume calculation using water displacement. Average volume calculation. Density calculation. Sink or float analysis. / Weather mapping intro.
1. Overhead notes completing the data table for all the objects.
Calculation of object density averages.
2. Creating box and whisker plots in addition to stem and leaf plots.
Cool down problem to end class. / 1. Textbook based concept map.
Using various pages in the book to apply concept of density to 4 branches of earth science.
Bar graph instruction using overhead.
Cool down problem on board.
HW: Problem given at the end of class. / HW: 2nd to last page of density lab. Den wksht. / HW: Last page of density lab. Den wksht. / HW: Quiz. / HW: Complete graph and rest of lab.
Objectives / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday

Accel

/ Various reading and mathematics assessment anchors.
Use characteristic physical or chemical properties to distinguish one substance from another (e.g., density, thermal expansion/contraction, freezing/melting points, streak test).
Explain how certain questions can be answered through scientific inquiry and/or technological design
Use space/time relationships, define concepts operationally, raise testable questions, or formulate hypotheses.
AND MORE… / STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: 3.4.7.D; 3.4.10.D; 3.5.7.C; 3.5.10.C; 3.5.12.C; and a variety of 8th grade and 11th grade assessment anchors.
PCA: SSR / PCA: Go over hw. / PCA: Go over metric hw. / PCA: Check hw. Go over hw. / PCA: Quiz on metric and math anchors.
1. Metric lab review.
Application outdoor lab.
Concluding problem on board to end class. / 1. Preview of density lab.
Parents visitation day.
Overhead notes about density and various calculations.
LAB: Density calculations using mass calculation with TBB. Volume using various equations. Volume calculation using water displacement. Average volume calculation. Density calculation. Sink or float analysis. / 1. Overhead notes about hw problem.
LAB: Density calculations using mass calculation with TBB. Volume using various equations. Volume calculation using water displacement. Average volume calculation. Density calculation. Sink or float analysis. / Met unit preview.
1. Overhead notes completing the data table for all the objects.
Calculation of object density averages.
2. Creating box and whisker plots in addition to stem and leaf plots.
Cool down problem to end class. / 1. Textbook based concept map.
Using various pages in the book to apply concept of density to 4 branches of earth science.
Bar graph instruction using overhead.
Cool down problem on board.
HW: Additional problem given at the end of class. / HW: 2nd to last page of density lab. Den wksht. / HW: Last page of density lab. Den wksht. / HW: Quiz. / HW: Complete graph and rest of lab.