Social Studies:

MONDAY: Watch Part II of Founding Brothers.  Continue answering the “Founding Brothers Video Questions”.  Read “The Adams Family Moves to Washington.  Complete “Adams Presidency Reading Questions”.

HOMEWORK: Complete the “Adams Presidency Reading Questions”.

TUESDAY: Collect and review the “Adams Presidency Reading Questions”.  Watch Part III of Founding Brothers.  Continue answering the “Founding Brothers Video Questions”.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Re-Write and interpret the “Kentucky Resolution” and the “Virginia Resolution”.  Chapter 11 Notes pt.II.  Complete the “Chapter 11 Review”.

HOMEWORK: Complete the Chapter 11 Review by next Monday (1/30/12).

FRIDAY: Today is a 16-minute long class!!  Discuss and demise of Alexander Hamilton.

HOMEWORK: Chapter 11 Review is due Monday.

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Science:

Elements and Atoms Open Note Quiz = Monday.

Creating a Cell Model Project is due 2/1 or 2/2 depending on what day you have Science.

MONDAY: Collect Bohr Model extra credit assignment (if you chose to do it).  Take the “Atoms and Elements Open Note Quiz”.  Get Cells and Heredity Textbooks.  Introduction to the online textbook.  Read 1.1 “Discovering Cells” (pp.6-12 in the Cells and Heredity book).

HOMEWORK: Read 1.1 “Discovering Cells” (pp.6-12 in the Cells and Heredity book).

TUESDAY: Take the “Cell Structure and Function” survey to assess prior knowledge.  Read 1.2 “Looking Inside Cells” (pp.16-24).  Answer Section 2 Assessment Questions 1a-4b (bottom of p.24) on a sheet of loose leaf paper.

HOMEWORK: Answer Section 2 Assessment Questions 1a-4b (bottom of p.24) on a sheet of loose leaf paper.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Collect and review the Section 2 Assessment Questions.  Watch Inside a Cell video.  Looking Inside a Cell Notes.  Assign and discuss the “Creating a Cell Model” project.

HOMEWORK: Creating a Cell Model project is due next Wednesday/Thursday.

FRIDAY: Today is a 16-minute long class!! We will have an organelles pop quiz (don’t worry, it is not for a grade).

HOMEWORK: Creating a Cell Model project is due next Wednesday/Thursday.

Social Studies:

Any late or missing work needs to be turned in by Friday 1/20/12 for it to go on your 2nd marking period report card.

MONDAY: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Chapter 11 Practice Quiz.  Choose roles for tomorrow’s political conference and begin preparations for the conference.

HOMEWORK: Be ready for the Federalist/Republican Political Convention Wednesday and Thursday.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Finish preparations for the political convention.  Participate in the convention.  Reflect on the convention.

HOMEWORK: Read 1.6 and 11.7 (GA pp.155 – 157).

FRIDAY: Watch and discuss video segment of Founding Brothers.  Answer the “Founding Brothers Video Questions” worksheet as you watch the video.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

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Science:

Last week to turn in any late or missing work.

Elements and Atoms Quiz = next Monday.

MONDAY: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Check in Student Sheet 23.1.  Share results from Inquiry 23.1 and discuss the data.  Atomic Structure Notes.

HOMEWORK: Complete Student Sheet 23.1 if you didn’t do so yet.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Collect Student Sheet 23.1.  Complete the “Elements Worksheets” packet.  Watch “The Elements” video.

HOMEWORK: Complete the “Elements Worksheets” packet.

FRIDAY: Collect the “Element Worksheets” packet.  Finish Atomic Structure Notes and Bohr Model Notes.  Bohr Model Challenge = potential extra credit points on Monday’s quiz.

HOMEWORK: Bohr Model Extra Credit will be collected Monday (if you choose to attempt it).

Any late or missing work needs to be turned in by Friday 1/20/12 for it to go on your 2nd marking period report card.

Social Studies:

MONDAY: Bill of Rights Quiz.  Introduce the next unit: Challenges to an Emerging Nation (Chapters 11 and 12).  Complete Preview 11 (ISN p.73).  Discuss the moods of and reasons for the songs “Hail Colombia” and “Fair and Free Elections” from Preview 11.

HOMEWORK: Read 11.1 -11.3 (GA. pp.145-148).

TUESDAY: Pop quiz over last night’s reading.  Chapter 11 Notes Part I.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Create and film a short vignette depicting the various viewpoints of important figures around George Washington during his presidency.  The video needs to be uploaded to the class wiki page by the end of class.  Read 11.4 and 11.5 (GA pp.149-154) and complete Reading Notes 11.4 and 11.5 (ISN pp.74-75).

HOMEWORK: Finish reading 11.4-11.5 (GA pp.149-154) and complete Reading Notes for 11.4 and 11.5 (ISN pp.74-75).

FRIDAY: Check in homework.  Watch and discuss the four vignettes filmed and uploaded in the last class.  Assign SS Reflection #3 on moodle.

HOMEWORK: Complete SS Reflection #3 on moodle.

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Science: Project Presentations begin 1/11/12.  The cube itself is due 1/13/12.

MONDAY: Discuss results from Inquiry 22.2 and collect Student Sheet 22.2.  Introduce Lesson 23: Chemical Reactions involving Metals.  Discuss how metals might differ in their properties and examine metal samples that we will be using in tomorrow’s inquiry.  Read through the procedure for Inquiry 23.1: Comparing the Reactions of Different Metals with Acid.

HOMEWORK: Sign up for a presentation slot on the class moodle site to determine when you will be presenting your Unit II Project.

TUESDAY: Set up equipment and review safety procedures for woring with acids.  Conduct Inquiry 23.1: Comparing the Reactions of Different Metals with Acid.  Complete Student Sheet 23.1.  Reflect on and discuss the results of our inquiry.

HOMEWORK: Complete Student Sheet 23.1.  Be ready to present your Unit II project.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Collect Student Sheet 23.1.  Class presentations of their Unit II Projects.

HOMEWORK: Unit II Project Cube displays are due Friday.

FRIDAY: Collect Unit II Cube Displays.  Finish up Unit II presentations.  Museum tour of everyone’s cube displays and class votes on best projects.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

Social Studies: Bill of Rights Quiz = next Monday.

MONDAY: Last day of Winter Break. Go State!

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Bill of Rights practice quiz.  Work on the Chapter 10 Review.

HOMEWORK: Complete the Chapter 10 Review.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Collect and review the Chapter 10 Review.  Primary Sources lesson from Mrs. Truesdell.  We will be looking at the Bill of Rights through primary sources.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Bill of Rights Jeopardy

HOMEWORK: Study for Monday’s Bill of Rights Quiz.

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Science: Project Presentations begin 1/11/12.  The cube itself is due 1/13/12.

MONDAY: Last day of Winter break!

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Introduce Lesson 22: Comparing Elements.  Sort elements into metals and non-metals.  Discuss the placement of metals and non-metals on the periodic table.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Last day to work on your cube project and presentation during class.  Remember that you need to have a visual component to your presentation other than the cube itself.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Conduct Inquiry 22.2: Reacting Two Elements.  Complete Student Sheet 22.2.

HOMEWORK: complete Student Sheet 22.2.

Social Studies: Bill of Rights Quiz = postponed until after break.

MONDAY: Answer and discuss review questions for the Bill of Rights.  Continue Bill of Rights Notes.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Read, discuss, and rule on the supreme court cases “Tinker v. Des Moines” and “Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier”.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Read, discuss, and rule on the supreme court cases “Wallace v. Jafree” and “New Jersey v. T.L.O.”.  Read “What is Due Process of Law?” (pp.234-239 of We The People).  Evaluate the Supreme Court case “In re Gault “.  Assign SS Reflection #2.

HOMEWORK: Complete SS Reflection #2.

FRIDAY: Check over progress report for missing work.  Watch the last part of the video “America the Story of Us: Rebels”.

HOMEWORK: Enjoy your break.

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Science: Introductory Research and Initial Bibliography is due 12/16/11.

MONDAY: Finish exploring elements.  Complete Student Sheet 21.1.  Share and compare properties of our elements.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Sort elements from Lesson 21 into categories based on their properties.  Discuss and take notes on the organization of the periodic table of elements.  Collect Student Sheet 21.1.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Read and practice procure for Lesson 20: Breaking Down a Compound.  Conduct Inquiry 20.1: Splitting Water.  Complete Student Sheet 20.1. Read “Hydrogen and Oxygen” (pp.176-177).  Discuss results of Inquiry 20.1.

HOMEWORK: Complete Student Sheet 20.1

FRIDAY: Collect Introductory Research and Bibliography for the Unit II Project.  Collect Student Sheet 20.1.  Read and discuss “The Properties of Hydrogen and the Death of an Airship” (pp.180-182).

HOMEWORK: Enjoy your break.  Don’t forget that the rest of the Unit II project will be due shortly after we return from break.

Social Studies: Bill of Rights Quiz Next Wednesday/Thursday.

MONDAY: Set up committees for the “How Congress Works” role playing game.  Committee members earn extra points towards their Constitution quiz based on what place their committee comes in at the end of the game.  Play the first few rounds of the simulation.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Design strategies for your committee to successfully get its bills passed by both houses of Congress.  Play the last few rounds of the “How Congress Works” role playing game.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY: Finish playing “How Congress Works”.  Discuss the difficulties that we had in getting bills written and passed, and comparing how our simulation is similar and different to how Congress actually works.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

THURSDAY:  Preview 10 (ISN pp.162-163).  Discuss responses for Preview 10.  Introduce Chapter 10 “The Bill of Rights”.  Read 10.1 “Introduction”, and 10.2 “Creating the Bill of Rights” (GA pp.132-134).  Discuss the reasons behind the creation and adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

HOMEWORK: Read 10.3 – 10.6 (GA pp.135-142).  Complete Reading Notes 10 (ISN pp.64-67).

FRIDAY: Check in homework. Review and discuss Reading Notes 10.  Read through the Supreme Court Case “Tinker v. Des Moines”.  Decide how you would rule on this case, giving justification for your ruling.  Share and discuss each group’s decisions on this case.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

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Science: Introductory Research and Initial Bibliography is due 12/16/11.

MONDAY: Collect Research Proposals for the Unit II Project.  Generate a list of elements and characteristics (prior knowledge).  Introduce Inquiry 21.1: Investigating and Classifying Elements.  Demonstrate how to test elements for magnetism, conductivity, and hardness.  Begin filling in Student Sheet 21.1 together.  Begin exploring elements and filling in table 1 of Student Sheet 21.1

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Continue exploring the elements around the room and filling in table 1 of Student Sheet 21.1.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY: Finish exploring the elements around the room and complete table 1 of Student Sheet 21.1. Work on researching your unit II project and conference about your project with Mr. Emmi.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

THURSDAY: Class time to research your Unit II Project.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Optional day to do test corrections from the Unit I test (each corrected answer = 0.5 points added to the score).  If not doing test corrections, students may work on their Unit II Project.

HOMEWORK: Introductory Research and Initial Bibliography are due at the start of class Monday.

Social Studies: Constitution Quiz is Wednesday/Thursday

MONDAY: Collect and review answers to the “Chapter 9 Review”.  Watch the “Almost Painless guide to the Judicial Branch”.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Constitution Jeopardy.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  8th graders will be taking their ACT Explorer test (time will be made for them to make-up the Constitution quiz towards the end of class or Friday if they need).  Constitution quiz.  Watch America: The Story of Us – Rebels and Revolution.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Website # 1, website # 2.  Set up committees (teams) for the “How Congress Works” strategy game.  Explain the rules and play the first couple rounds of the game.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

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Science: Properties of Matter Test will this Tuesday

MONDAY: review answers to last Tuesday’s pop quiz.  Pop quiz covering lessons 4-6 (not graded).  Review answers and prepare for tomorrow’s Unit I test.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: Unit I test.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Read “Choosing Materials for Pedal-Powered Flight” and “The Right Material” in the Properties of Matter textbook.  Answer questions from the end of each reading in notebooks.  Discuss why and how certain materials are chosen when designing different products.  Complete Student Sheet 10a.  Introduce the Unit II Project.  Begin brainstorming what product you will research for your Unit II Project.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Discuss the Unit II Project.  Put together your project proposal.  Begin conducting research fro your project.

HOMEWORK: Typed proposal is due at the start of class Monday.

Social Studies:

MONDAY: Collect and review “Powers of Congress” worksheet.  Watch the Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch and the Almost Painless Guide to the Judicial Branch.  Work on the “Powers of the President” worksheet.

HOMEWORK: Complete “Powers of the President” worksheet.

TUESDAY: Collect “Powers of the President” worksheet and review answers.  Work on the “Chapter 9 Review”.

HOMEWORK: Chapter 9 Review is due next 11/28/11

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  No School.

HOMEWORK: Chapter 9 Review is due next 11/28/11

FRIDAY: No School.

HOMEWORK: Chapter 9 Review is due next 11/28/11

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Science: Properties of Matter Test will be the week after Thanksgiving.

MONDAY: Collect Student Sheet 7.1  and Student Sheet 8.1.  Pop Quiz (not for a grade) to review lessons 7-8 for the Unit Test next week.  Review answers to the pop quiz.  Read “Boiling Oil” and “Lost Wax Casting” (pp.68-73 of Properties of Matter Book).

HOMEWORK:  Nothing.

TUESDAY: Pop Quiz (not for a grade) to review lessons 2-3 for the Unit Test next week.  Review answers to the pop quiz.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  No School.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: No School.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

AMAZING VIDEO OF EARTH TAKEN FROM THE ISS FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER!

Social Studies:

MONDAY: Take the Bar Exam if you haven’t passed it yet.  Form legal firms of four people.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

TUESDAY: With your legal firm you will be consulting the Department of Justice on Constitutional dilemmas.  Each firm needs to make a decision and justification for each of the dilemmas presented to them.  The firm with the most correct judgments wins.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  Finish judging the Constitutional dilemmas with your legal firms.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

FRIDAY: Watch “The Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch” video.  Complete the “Powers of Congress” worksheet.

HOMEWORK: Complete the “Powers of Congress” worksheet.

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Science: Properties of Matter Test will be the week after Thanksgiving.

MONDAY: Discuss conservation of matter.  Introduce Lesson 8 “Conservation of Mass”.  Conduct Inquiry 8.1 “Investigating Mass and Melting”. Complete Student Sheet 8.1.

HOMEWORK:  Nothing.

TUESDAY: Discuss answers to Student Sheet 8.1.  Brainstorm procedures for determining how mass changes when water freezes.  Conduct Inquiry 8.2 “Investigating Mass and Freezing”.  Fill in Student Sheet 8.2.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  Set up the temperature probes for Lesson 7 “Heating Ice Water”.  Conduct Inquiry 7.  Complete Student Sheet 7.1 (You will not need to make your own graph if you can print the graph created by our temperature probes).

HOMEWORK: Nothing,

FRIDAY: Finish conducting Inquiry 8.2 “Investigating Mass and Freezing.  Complete Student Sheet 8.1 packet.  Review for the Properties of Matter test.

HOMEWORK: Complete Student Sheet 8.1 packet if you didn’t finish during class.

Social Studies:

MONDAY: Discuss Preview 9 from the ISN.  Introduce Chapter 9: The Constitution, and read 9.1 and 9.1 (HA119-120).  Complete the “Exploring the Preamble” worksheet.  Assign SS Reflection 1 on moodle. 

HOMEWORK: Complete the “Exploring the Preamble” worksheet.  Complete SS Reflection 1 on moodle by Friday.  Read Chapter 9 (HA pp.119-131).

TUESDAY: Collect “Exploring the Preamble” worksheet.  Begin answering the questions in Reading Notes 9 (ISN pp.54-56).  Each successfully completed page counts as college credit towards your Juris Doctorate degree. Website for the Constitution

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY:  Complete your courses for your Juris Doctorate degree (Complete ISN pp.54-59).  Take the Bar Exam.  Start your legal firm (if you pass the Bar!).

HOMEWORK: Complete Reading Notes 9 (ISN pp.54-59) if you didn’t finish in class.

FRIDAY: Form and set up your legal firms.  Plan for the competition on Monday to see which firm is awarded the Department of Justice contract.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

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Science: Properties of Matter Test will be towards the end of next week.

MONDAY: Collect Student Sheet 5 – Engineering for Expansion. Read through and conduct Lesson 6 “Applying Heat”. Complete part of Student Sheet 6.1 “Heating Substances”.

HOMEWORK:  Nothing.

TUESDAY: Finish conducting Inquiry 6.1.  Complete Student Sheet 6.1. Reflect on observations made while heating the various powders.  Read “Heating and Cooling Matter”.  Notes on chemical and physical changes.  Assign Sci Reflection 2.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Collect Student Sheet 6.1. Discuss the properties of phase changes of matter.  Conduct Inquiry 7 “Heating Ice Water”.  Complete Student Sheet 7.1.

HOMEWORK: Complete Student Sheet 6.1.  Complete Student Sheet 7.1. Complete Sci Reflection 2 on moodle.

FRIDAY: Collect Student Sheet 7.1.  Notes on phase changes.  Read “Lost Wax Casting” and “Boiling Oil”.  Pass out and review “Student Sheet 6: Review for Characteristic Properties Test”.

HOMEWORK: Nothing.