Session 1 Aug 25th to Oct. 8th 2010

Day Agenda Assignments
W Aug 25 Welcome Back! Rules and Expectations and Procedures  
Th Aug. 26 Lab Safety video and contract powerpoint Lab safety contract and worksheet
F. Aug 27th Get to know your textbook Textbook survey
Mon. Aug. 30th Describe some characteristics of living things. Vocabulary:
biology, cell, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, metabolism, stimulus, homeostasis, evolution
Tues. Aug. 31 Explain how life can be studied at different levels. Reading guide Chap1 Section3
W Sept. 1 Using the metric system in Science Metric Mania Lab
Th Sept. 2 Metric system cont. Metric Mania Lab
F Sept. 3 Section 1.4 Section 1.4 reading guide
Tu Sept.7 Chapter test review  
W Sept. 8 Chapter Test  
Th. Sept. 9 Volume Lab  
F Sept. 10 Microscope lesson and video label parts of microscope
M Sept 13 Letter e lab

 

 

Tu Sept 14 WS 1.4  
W Sept 15 Article Analyis in Computer Lab  
Th Sept 16 Article Analyis in Computer Lab  
F Sept 17 Chapt Quiz, turn in all chapter 1 assignments  
M. Sept 20 Planet Earth Video  
Tu Sept 21 Planet EArth Video  
W Sept 22 Planet Earth Video  
Th Sept 23 2.1
Identify the three subatomic particles found in atoms.
atom, nucleus, electron, element, isotope, compound, ionic bond, ion, covalent bond, molecule
F Sept 24 Explain what chemical compounds are.
Describe the two main types of chemical bonds.
 
M Sept. 27 Complete Section Review 2.1  
Tu Sept 28 Planet Earth video: Caves  
W Sept. 29 Section 2.2 vocabulary: Lecture Notes
cohesion, adhesion, mixture, solution, solute, solvent, suspension, pH scale, acid, base, buffer
 
Th Sept. 30 2.2
Explain why water molecules are polar.
Differentiate between solutions and suspensions.
 
F Oct 1

Explain what acidic solutions and basic solutions are.

Acids and Bases Lab

 
M Oct. 4 chap.2.3 Describe the functions of each group of organic compounds.  
Tu Oct 5

14 common elements mnemonics lesson
Al C HOPKINS CaFe Mg NaCl
(Al C. Hopkins Cafe, mighty good salt!)

 
W Oct 6 2.4.1 Explain how chemical reactions affect chemical bonds in compounds.
2.4.2 Describe how energy changes affect how easily a chemical reaction will occur.
2.4.3 Explain why enzymes are important to living things.
 
TBA Enzyme Lab  
TBA Chapter 2 online study guide 2.4 review work
TBA Chapter 2 test Enzyme lab write up
TBA Last day of marking period Garden Day