| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| M Sept. 27 | Complete Section Review 2.1 |
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| Tu Sept 28 | Planet Earth video: Caves | |
| W Sept. 29 | Section 2.2 vocabulary: cohesion, adhesion, mixture, solution, solute, solvent, suspension, pH scale, acid, base, buffer |
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| Th Sept. 30 | 2.2 Explain why water molecules are polar. Differentiate between solutions and suspensions. |
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| F Oct 1 | Explain what acidic solutions and basic solutions are. Acids and Bases Lab |
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| M Oct. 4 | chap.2.3 Describe the functions of each group of organic compounds. | |
| Tu Oct 5 | 14 common elements mnemonics lesson |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | |