OVERVIEW OF NHIS QTR 2 UNIT: WAO KANAKA & KULA Revised 10/22/04

OCT
10 -16 / SUN / MON 11
Holiday / TUE 12
Cont. Qtr 1 Proj / WED / THU 14
Land resources management activity (RJ only) / FRI / SAT
17-23 / MON 18
RJ – cont f/ Fri
MM – cont. f/ Qtr 1 / TUE 19
Presenter: Board of Water Supply (review water cycle & health of Leeward kai, wai) / THU 21
RJ-practice to present land mgmt
MM- begin land mgmt activ
24-30 / MON 25
Cont. Land Mgmt activity.
Math: mass & gravity / TUE 26
Intro propagation techniques & chemistry in agriculture today; Begin Term Project to Propagate Ki/Ti / THU 28
Begin Propagation Project: teams create experiment with 3 trial designs & begin planting
NOV
10/31
- 6 / SUN / MON
PC Day / TUE
Election Day / WED / THU 4
Kumulipo & Sci comparison (review 5 kingdoms & classification) / FRI / SAT
7 – 13 / MON 8
Read: Wing (opt)
& 4 Types of Plants in Hawaii
Math: volume & displacement / TUE 9
(school cancelled) / THU
Veteran’s Day
14 – 20 / MON 15
Read: Wind (opt) & Endemic Plant uses in Hawai‘i Nei
Math: latitude & longitude graphing / TUE 16
Reading: Wave (opt) & Intro Favorite Plant Display Project (Power Point list of plants in Hawai‘i today) / THU 18
Reading Mākua brochures (opt) & Intro Mākua Ahupua‘a & field trip goals – plant species resources & management, archeology, petroglyphs
21 – 27 / MON 22
Read or Video: Makahiki Festival
Math: physics of sports / TUE 23
Makahiki Competition & physics of sports (Polynesian Club to organize field events in class) / THU
Thanksgiving

Guest presentations of native plants (as eg Favorite Plant Project research)

DEC
11/28 – 4 / SUN / MON 29
Read: Indigenous Plant Uses
Prep for trip: practice Oli
Math: abbreviations in science (ppt, ppm, metric, etc.) / TUE 30
Group #1 - Field Trip to Mākua;
Group #2 - Biological Structure of Plants / WED / THU 2
Group #2 - Field Trip to Mākua;
Group #1 - Field Trip Follow-up & tie in to Projects; Biological Structure of Plants / FRI / SAT
5 – 11 / *Student testing 12/8 Wed / MON 6
Read: Polynesian & post-Capt. Cook
Math: simple machines / TUE 7
Group #2 - Field Trip Follow-up & tie in to Projects;
Research for Plant Display Project (use color coded note-taking method if doing essay) / THU 9
Organize notes (if doing essay & presentation) & complete 3-fold display
12 – 18 / MON 13
Read: Extinct & Endangered Plants in Hawai‘i
Math: mechanical advantage / TUE 14
Last work period for both Projects / THU 16
Propagation Report & Favorite Plant Display Board both due.